Stella B. Zotis, I think you are awesome in your own lea-thuh sort of way.  I would never wear your clothing, and I don’t think you’re cut out for a career in fashion-fashion, but you could rock your look for 30 more years and I would do nothing but cheer you on. Especially because you called out Rachel Zoe’s crap taste on national TV.

The fact you got sent home this week? I’m sure it was totally coincidental, and had nothing to do with Zoe’s reality series that also airs on Bravo.

Did Tim Gunn give Heidi a “hi-hi” when he showed up on the runway? Rene Fris is going to have a fit! Who would win in a catfight between those two? I’m thinking Rene’s pants are a little too tight for maneuverability, so I’m going with Tim.

This week’s challenge is to design for a fashion legend, and just in case walking into a building with DVF incorporated into the outside doesn’t clue you in, the American Express commercials this season should: It’s Diane Von Furstenberg, who comes walking down this comically long staircase, which totally ruins the “surprise!” aspect. It’s like this tiny figure starts inching down, little by little, and about three minutes later she finally comes within recognition distance. This causes Kenley to tear up – although I suspect it is because she is regretting her decision to wear denim capri pants and Converse-style sneakers, which only underlines how badly these people are dressed when they’re compared to La VF.

Instead of Mood, the designers get to go through DVF archives for fabric. They’re designing a piece to go with her fall collection, and here is my one point about that: I would think that the piece was supposed to be a cohesive unit with the other looks in the collection, so I think only Korto really succeeded that way. When you look at the DVF designs, you see (surprise!) pattern and black and white. And the other designers just heard “Shanghai!” and went nuts with pink and orange and fireworks prints.

Joe continues to irk me. From his singsong voice when he’s imitating a Chinese person – or, as he says, “Oriental” – to that continuing creepy smile, I just don’t like him. And how frightening was that navel-baring top? What sort of blouse REQUIRES you to wear the ladies’ version of a cummerbund?

Things that make me happy, part 1: Tim says “notions” for the first time this season. NOTIONS! Sundries and notions!

Things that make me happy, part 2: Leanne wins for a second consecutive week. Her design was my favorite.

Things that confuse me: What is Jerell’s issue with hats? That little ice cream man hat he put on his model was ridiculous.

Things that make me happy again: After Stella’s ill-fitting outfit gets her booted, Tim says, “Well, that was an ebullient departure.” EBULLIENT!

ammit

WHAT SAM WORE: 9/4/08
The shirt: Classic fit long-sleeved button-down (Banana Republic)
The pants: Modern fit trousers (Banana Republic)
The shoes: Leather slip-ons by Rush by Gordon Rush (Last Chance)
The scent: Quarzazate by Comme des Garçons
Listening to: “Sorry” by Stéphane Pompougnac

sammit

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