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After I quit drinking, I started watching MTV reality shows for hours every day.  I could only take so many awkward, scripted first dates and hot tub make seshes (an aside: why is it that the girls always make out with each other but the boys don't?), so I nipped it in the bud, cutting my cable to save my soul from eternal damnation in the bowels of drunkenfratboyland.

However, there is one show on television that stands out among the masses of generic, overtired reality competitions and that is the one and only PROJECT RUNWAY!

For those of you out of the loop, the season four premiere was last night.  Much to my delight, I found a fabulous friend that shares my love of fashion and diva drama and has digital cable, so we got to watch it together!  Here's my take on the outfits for last night's challenge:

(For those of you who didn't watch, the challenge was to create an outfit that expresses who you are as a designer.  Pretty basic.)

Jillian:


We didn't hear too much from Jillian on this episode, but it looks like she is going to be involved in some major drama next week.  My impression so far is that she's a real '80s girl, from the looks of this dress and the fact that her fashion must is a "sweater dress worn with opaque colored tights," according to bravotv.com.

I've been known to be an '80s boy, but I was not digging this dress.  It was almost cute, but not quite.  I love the bright color and love the bubble skirt, but I don't like how the top makes her torso look a giraffe neck.  There's just something about the cut that elongates her in a strange way.

Christian:


Christian, Christian, Christian...I LOVE HIM!  He's fierce and bitchy and arrogant and so, so hot!  I love his clothes and his wacky, wacky hair!  He's so avant garde and NYC and 21 and he sounds like a girl and it's just fabulous!

His outfit, however, was less fabulous.  I hate anything brown and anything with puffy sleeves, though, so I suppose I'm biased, but still, I feel like it's not all that original.  I can see how the judges liked it because it has that "high fashion" feel to it.  It's growing on me, kind of like eggplant.  Put a good sauce on it and it's a lot easier to swallow.

Jack:


Jack is another one of my favorites.  He's from Seattle and wears a really cute argyle sweater-vest on the bravotv.com website, which makes me like him even more.  He didn't talk much in this episode, but next week he's making a big announcement (I know what it is!) that's kind of sad.

I loved his dress though!  I think it was my favorite.  I like the interesting front, the fabric combination works so well, and the bag with the scarf was the perfect touch.  I'm looking forward to seeing more from him.

Kevin:


We didn't learn too much about Kevin this episode, but I kind of love this dress in all of it's tacky, ugly glory.  The corset totally doesn't match and overall, she kind of looks like a French hooker, but I like shiny things.  The dress sans shiny is pretty cute, though, and I absolutely love the colors.  I would have picked different shoes and done her hair up, though.

Chris:


I love Chris.  He is a costume designer and some of his old designs are AMAZING.  He has a dress that looks like a salad!  A SALAD!!!  I can't even comprehend the fantasticity of that!

This dress was nice, but it didn't blow me away.  I'm really looking forward to seeing something a little more interesting from him, hopefully, when the challenges get a little more creative.

Marion:


We didn't learn much about Marion during this episode, so all I can say is that his dress is a hot mess.  It looks like a dumpster of carpet remnants had sex with Frederick's of Hollywood, who had a drinking problem, and birthed this monstrosity.

Kit:


Kit is one of the designers this year that I am really excited about.  I love her style and I loved some of the things that were in her portfolio.  Her dress from last night was definitely interesting, although I feel like it had a lot of potential, but really fell short.  The fabrics look great together and the idea is cute, but what's up with the peek-a-boob?  It ruined a perfectly good dress!

Steven:


Steven seems really boring.  His outfit was really boring.  I like the cut and the colors and everything, but it's nothing I haven't seen done before.  I'm guessing he's going to be one of the first to go.  Next!

Carmen:


Carmen is going to be the diva bitch goddess of the season.  I said that to my friend last night and he got mad at me for being judgemental, but really, her head was almost too big to fit into their Gotham City Apartment.  Plus, he's right.  I *am* judgemental, but my judgements are almost always right...so THERE!

I kind of hate this outfit.  I can see how someone might like it, because it's kind of interesting, but personally, I hate it.  It looks like I Dream of Jeanie meets the Hunchback of Notre Dame.  And parachute pants?  Really?  Really??

Sweet P:


Her name is Sweet P.  She's an old bikerdyke.  She's going to be this seasons Laura/Wendy Pepper.  I hate her already, can you tell?

This dress looks like a potato sack dressed up for Christmas, except a hippie got ahold of it and added those fugly straps on top.  Ugh.  I think this was my least favorite.

Victorya:


Victorya seems nice enough.  I don't really remember too much of what she said last night, even though she had a fair amount of screen time.  I suppose that says something about her personality (or it could just be that I only pay attention to what the hotties say).

I don't understand why the judges were shitting themselves over this dress.  It's ugly and unfocused.  That flower is ridiculous, as are the weird side straps.  It just looks like fallen bra straps or something and I had to more or less physically hold my hands down to keep from reaching out to the television and pushing them up where they belong.  Ew.

Elisa:


I know you all will hate me for this, but I LOVE THE CRAZY HIPPIE LADY!!  When she started smearing the expensive fabric into the grass to give it an "organic look," I almost peed myself with excitement.  Then, when they showed her sitting on her table, using herself as a dress form, I clapped my hands with glee, much to the chagrin of my friend, who was sitting next to me screaming about how she needs to get kicked off first.  Give her a chance, Nina, give her a chance!!

Her dress was adorable.  It did look like she was pooing fabric and I think the placement was a little off, but had she cut the fabric down a little bit and moved it up a little higher, it would have been great.  The front of the dress is super cute, as is the bunched up part on the inside of the bottom.  Oh, and those boots!  I love them!  She's a wacky mermaid!

Simone:


I had a feeling Simone was going to get kicked off first.  I'm glad, I didn't like her creepy, watery-eyed dog face, looking all self-depricating on screen.  She knew she sucked, we knew she sucked.  Auf'd.

Rami:


Rami has a lot of promise.  I'm really excited to see what he has to say and to see what comes out from him in the next few episodes.

This dress is fabulous and deserved to win.  It's simple yet elegant, expertly draped and constructed, and it makes her look like a Greek statue.  I love the flower and I definitely don't agree with Kors' MOB comment.  It's perfect.

So...what do you all think?  Agree or disagree?  I want to hear your comments!