SUSAN PIERCE: Am I the only one, or does it seem like “Project Runway’s” catwalk shows strut down the runway faster than a viewer can take them in? With two models on the runway due to this week’s Mommy and Me theme of children’s attire with a coordinating adult look, it was twice as hard to take in all the details of the designers’ work before the next pair was striking a pose.
LISA DENTON: That’s been one of my main frustrations with the show since I’ve been watching. Sometimes the cameras will zoom in on a particular part of an ensemble, whether it’s a triumph for the designer or a hot mess. Mostly, they highlight things like seam puckers, uneven hems and loose threads the designers failed to snip, which shows the viewer at home things the judges can see. Without that, it’s hard to take in what works and what doesn’t on those galloping models. And adding two ensembles to the mix, as they did last week, just doubles the frustration.
SUSAN: I actually thought this week’s show was fairly dull, with two exceptions. First, Anthony Williams, the Southerner who always brightens the workroom mood with his drawling observations, asked a group of chattering little girls “Don’t y’all have an off switch?” when they were clustered around his workstation. This from the guy who was the center of an office pool only minutes earlier as to how long he could refrain from talking (14 minutes and 56 seconds was the record).
But the best quip of the night came from Michael Kors. Designer Jonathan Peters had whipped up a mom’s overwrought outfit that was billowing in organza ruffles, to which Kors observed it looked like his model had been caught up in a tornado of toilet paper. Quick wit that was right on the money!