PR: Social Scene Challenge

Project Runway's latest challenge was to make a party dress for one of the leading socialites, Nikki Hilton. I love her, I think she's beautiful, and has a great sense of style. She even has her own fashion line. I couldn't think of a better candidate, great choice for the show guys!
Now, down to the nitty-gritty:

Santino aka *insert 4-letter word here*: He definitely modeled his look after Nikki's style. He did well in the interaction with her at the party as well. As much as I hate to say it, his style was really innovative and it looked like something she would wear. I really liked it. He won. Grrr.

Guadalupe aka Lupus: She finally lost! How she made it this far on her hideously ugly dresses, I'll never know. It looked poorly sewn, and just a gaudy monstrosity. Ick! Too much crinkle, bows, flowers... too much Lupe! The only good thing about her look was the necklace, and I know she didn't make that, but that's all I could think of. She reminds me of Starr from PR 1. Barf. I'm glad she's gone.

Andrae aka Emotional wreck: I loved his dress! At first when he whipped out the jersey I was clawing at my eyes, but he really stepped it up. It didn't look like the tradition casual jersey dress. It had beautiful lines with a bit of a sparkle, and the straps were an added elegance. Nice work Spastic!

Chloe aka Mini-Rachel: I loved her dress as usual. It was simple with a twist. She picked a gorgeous color and did a classic design. She adds things that really make the ensemble pop. I think she would've won this challenge if the design had been a tad more complex. I just love all her designs.

Daniel V. aka Sexy Man: I thought that despite his colored fabric disaster, the look turned out really great. It was the most vibrant of all the dresses and it had a great pattern. I thought it was going to be too much going on, but the finished product looked magnificent. It was fun and very chic. My only question is... how does he do his hair? It's the perfect amount of toussledness!

Diana aka Nerdy McNerdyson: I think every week her design is very different. She definitely has her own style. I liked her dress, but I thought that it was too much, too much fabric, too much layering and too much of everything for the style she was trying to achieve. I also don't think that her interaction with Nikki at the party went all that well. She tends to come off as... well, nerdy. I still like her because I think she's got potential, but the make-over needs to happen stat! You sell your clothes by selling yourself.

Kara aka Kara Plain 'n Tall: I actually liked her design. It was a bit too common. Everyone has a dress similar to that, and while it may sell, it's not cutting edge. I think that she needs to down the prozac while she's making all her garments, but her accent is fun to hear as a panicked screech.

Marla aka Matronly Creator: She copied her dress from one of the pictures they received of Nikki Hilton. Her duplicate was ugly, and Tim Gunn had repeatedly warned her of the similarities. He strongly suggested that she change it to not look so similar. She rotated the square top and added a gem. Not a whole lotta difference lady! I think she'll be out next week. In the words of our beloved Michael Kors, "It's so Maaaaatronly. It looks like a mother of the bride". Be gone Marla!

Nick aka Hottie Potatie: His designs are always right on target. I think it was a very close 3-way tie for the win. His look was in a vibrant beautiful blue, that had a great shape. It flowed nicely, it looked completely original, and as always very well thought out. I loved it. I loved the back, loved the fish tail edge, loved the cut, loved the piecing, loved it LOVED IT! He can do no wrong in my book.

Zulema aka Afro Puff: I didn't like her design. I didn't quite understand it. The top started out well, then as you scan down it just dissolved into this creamy bunched mass. I'm not sure what she was going for it. Maybe she should've made it all tailored like the top, or all chaotic like the bottom. I don't know. It just was blah.

I think this challenge had a lot more good designs than the previous, but they still have a long way to go. I think that the top 3 will be Santino, Chloe, and Nick. I hope they do more unique challenges. I want to see different designs, different styles, and I think it's always interesting when they have a "client". The saga continues!