In case you were wondering what floats in an Oompa Loompa’s toilet bowl… Now you know. We admit, we (like most sane people) have a bias against the bubble skirt. Rare is the occasion when the wearer doesn’t look like an escapee from the set of H.R. Pufnstuf, as you can well...

We were both ready to go into this with an “Oh, Marla’s dress wasn’t that bad” approach. Then we got the screencaps. Holy shit. It’s worse. It’s poorly executed AND an ugly design AND the fabric choices are all wrong AND she’s badly accessorized. You...

We just cannot come to an agreement on this one, kittens. Lorenzo thinks it’s girly and fabulous and beautifully made and perfectly Barbie. But Tom thinks it looks like a cliche and he thinks it’s notable that it, more than any of the other designs, looks a little silly on the...

Not so much. On the one hand, we’re trying to remember that we are not actually pre-teen girls and therefore, not particularly qualified to predict what that mysterious little subset of humanity is going to consider The Hottest Thing Going. On the other hand, we don’t care if we...

Yes, it’s South Pacific! The Rodgers and Hammerstein salute to horny, half-naked men and racism! Our movie starts here, on some unnamed South Pacific island in the waning years of WWII, where the men are horny and not afraid to turn to each other for comfort. It is then that we meet he...

Anyone else think the front of Daniel’s dress looked an awful lot like the back of Chloe’s last week? We’re surprised no one called him on this. In fact, we’re surprised no one called him on a lot of things. The judges pitched such a hissy over Marla’s color...

We thought this was cute. It was a little dated and maybe a little too traditionally Barbie, but Emmett did a great job of making a flirty, girly, sparkly dress without lapsing into cliche. Part of the reason it doesn’t look cliched is because of the fabrics he picked. Good job picking...

This one has a special place in the annals of dresses that were totally inappropriate for their challenge. We don’t know WHAT Raymundo was thinking here. There is absolutely nothing about this dress that says “Barbie.” His whole starting point was just wrong. Little girls...

Girl, that’s not just fierce, that is SUPAFIERCE! Who didn’t think this challenge was right up Nick’s alley? He’s got the Barbiest aesthetic out of anyone there and exactly the right sense of drama and color she needs. This dress was PERFECT. This one’s all about...

This was pretty cute, actually. Granted, he used the pants to make pants, the shirt to make a shirt and the jacket to make a jacket, which means for the most part, all he really did was tailor his outfit to fit her, but still, it was cute. And it looks fit and finished, which is more than you...

Daniel was another designer who wisely chose not to use any denim in the design, although this outfit was in dire need of a splash of color. Walking down the runway, she looked like a film negative. There’s not much to say about this one. Design-wise, it’s solid. Simple, but...

It’s funny. Faux “dirty” jeans look hot when they’re worn normally, but all that ripped, distressed, and stained denim being used for skirts, tops and dresses this week just doesn’t work. We can’t help but find ourselves hoping these girls were sprayed down...

Cabaret is the story of a girl with loads of personality and talent and not much looks who has a tendency to sleep with gay men and party all night. In other words, the Liza Minelli Story.Our story opens with the deliciously creepy Joel Grey as the Master of Ceremonies, who bids us...

…than a designer having a total meltdown? Anything at all? We’re not sure who came off looking goofier, Andrae or his model. Oh Jesus, what is she DOING? Walk, girl. Sashay those hips and look pissed off, like a good model. That’s all you’re supposed to be doing. Well,...

We go back and forth on this one. On the one hand, it’s got a certain charm and funkiness to it and we’re impressed how she managed to spin a top out of a scarf and make a hat out of her jacket. She took her very basic starting outfit and she transformed it into something urban...

This is the story of two dresses. Both were wacky-looking things, but one was wacky with a purpose and one was just plain wacky. Let’s take a look, shall we? Strangely enough, Lupe had the best materials with which to work. She had a lot of fabric with beautiful colors and a bold print....

Isn’t it funny how it’s always the women on reality shows that tend to be the most territorial and up-front aggressive right from the start? Zulema had those poor girls quivering in fear and all she did was unpack her luggage. Now that’s some talented bitchery....

We’re not entirely sure why, but Kirsten’s auf’ing, it haunts us, poodles. Something about missed opportunities and having to decide between fashion and personal values – it just spoke to us, darlings. The fabulous Hermes scarf and 6-foot glamazon with drop-dead hair...

Quickie recap: Heidi throws a little party for the designers where Tim informs them that they will have to make their next garment from the clothes they’re wearing at that moment. Hilarity ensues. You can read Tim’s take on this episode here and listen to his podcast here.  ...

Kittens, we’ve looked at so many shitty dresses this week that last night we dreamed we were drowning in a sea of muslin, rick-rack, and Rit dye. Yow. That is one poorly-fitted dress. It looks like Daniel soaked it in water, wrung it out, and handed it to the model 30 seconds before she...

Not so good, not so bad.      Geez, it’s really hard to throw the bitchery around when you know the designer. Emmett darling, we loveya, but we don’t love this dress. Actually, it’s not the dress as much as it’s that jacket. As it is, the dress has a lot...