Auf Wiedersehen

Last week, Project Runway was particularly difficult because it was down to the top five. That means you have numerous challenges to get attached and cheer on your favorite designers. It also means the people left are on their game. Sweet Pea was the unfortunate eliminated. She has always been as nice as her name suggests. I don't think I have ever heard her say an unkind word about another designer. She has had the occasional flop when it comes her runway designs. In particular, the candy store fiasco where she had to start her garment completely over. Still, it is hard to watch a designer who has overcome so many hardships leave the show.

The challenge that her sent her packing based on art. Everyone was to pick a painting or a sculpture on which to base their design, but to reflect their aspirations as a designer. Sweet Pea picked a picture of a peacock. Apparently, the judges considered this to be something of a cliche. They also said it was nothing they hadn't seen from her before. It was declared yet another of her sweet, day-time dresses.

The second challenger to be eliminated is yet to be decided. For the first time in the history of Project Runway, there was a tie between two contenders, Romi and Chris.

Now, Chris also based his final design on a previous dress he did for the show. It had an identical Avant Garde flair and the same basic pattern he had used before. I suppose he thought, if it worked once... His saving grace from immediately losing was the seeming elaborateness of his dress.

Romi seemed to fall into the same pothole as Sweet Pea and Chris. Once again, he presented a garment based on his incredible skill with draping cloth. There is no denying he makes an impeccable garment when he uses that technique. The judges just want to see something new, as do I.

So, Chris and Romi will battle it out for the third spot during New York Fashion Week.