Episode 2 of Project Runway Season 14 was the unconventional challenge. Gosh I love those so much! It really makes designers who had one bag of tricks planned for the show change it up. That's why Taylor Swift (Lindsay Creel) didn't do so hot.
The designers had to choose their materials from Hallmark cards and envelopes in a showroom. Needless to say, the showroom was destroyed by the end. Blake ran for the cards with sequins and Kelly was nice and let him have them. Does anyone else want to see her in a fight?
In the workroom, Kelly totally rocked this challenge. She had a plan from the start and made a really cool outfit. I thought she should have won. Swapnil made an awesome top and then pasted flowers on a skirt. Amanda made an awesome top and then made a skirt, too. Somehow Swapnil was in the top and Amanda was in the bottom. I'll admit her skirt was bad, but not as bad as the judges made it sound. A mop? A piñata to smash? Harsh.
Edmond "Trying Too Hard" Newton really tried too hard. He made a super fun wedding dress out of the card on top and some other paper they had in the workroom on the bottom. Then he made a necklace and a bouquet for the model out of paper, and then he even wore a tuxedo t-shirt to judging. I'll admit that the dress was fun and joyful, but it was blatant pandering that he made the dress from the Hallmark Signature logo. The judges had to give him the win. He was also blatantly uninterested in helping other designers, so he's not going to be a favorite after next week's challenge: the first group one - Yay!
Cuoco's metallic dress was hot and should've been in the top instead of Blake's sparkly monstrosity. He made the same horrifying dress as last week with too much going on, and the judges are giving him too much credit for taste level. If they questioned Kelly's for her fun skirt and hoodie crop top, they should definitely have questioned Blake for his pink-sequined party dress. Blech. Too much for me, just like Arruda's pink ombre dress. You knew a vagina comment would go hand in hand with that dress.
Daveeeed Giampiccolo got sent home for doing the challenge wrong. Yes, his design wasn't that bad, but do you really want to see him at Fashion Week? No. I think they got it just right. If you want to win Project Runway, do great on each challenge individually. They can't judge based on your body of work, especially not as early as the second episode.
Things to look for in the future: Why is everyone racist (Merline and Blake)? That is gonna get to Swapnil pretty soon. Kelly's taste level has already been questioned...methinks she's in trouble. A group challenge means Queen Frostine is gonna cry (again), Hanmiao is going to go nuts, Edmond isn't going to help anyone, Kelly is gonna be too nice, and Swapnil is going to be his usual overbearing self (don't feel too bad about how racist everyone has been...he will show his true jerk colors soon enough). Does anyone else feel like there are way too many people skating by in the middle?
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