PRAS: Cocktails left untouched

 Mychael

Well, it's not too tight. Obviously, it is ridiculously short. The hemline's too high, and while the wrap skirt's nice it kinda points up at her crotch. Combined with the plunging neckline it's all a little too much flesh, which means once again Mychael has gone hootchie-mama. Actually that's not fair. I said last week that Mychael plays with the bounds of sexy, and this has just about the right amount of sexy without her looking trashy. That said, there's a lot here that I love. The colour is gorgeous, and works perfectly with his model's skintone. The construction's good, and the shoulders are very flattering on the model. The back is simple, really nothing there, but it's kinda beautiful for it. Mostly, though, I love the flowers, which are cleverly done and beautiful. It's a fantastic little dress for a sexy cocktail dress challenge, but I have one problem. The colour, the flowers and the shine of the fabric, combined with the bare skin, make me think a bit of "exquisite but slutty bridesmaid's dress," like Mychael might sell 4 of these for an expensive couture wedding party. Although it feels like this girl's going to a wedding, she won't be leaving it alone. If you know what I mean.

Seth-Aaron 

OK, this is gonna show just how little of a clue I actually have about fashion to anyone who hasn't already guessed, but I rather liked Seth-Aaron's work again. It's very very 80s, but unlike Jeffrey's geriatric 80s nightmare, I can happily see calling this an updated modern take on the 80s. It's a strong look, and a girl going to a party in this would make an impact. The neckline and cutouts in the front and back look great, and I like that the back is all-black. The colour combo is very Seth-Aaron and I also like it. I don't love the cut of the skirt, the flare's a bit weird, and it's also too short, like as in short enough that she couldn't bend over without exposing everything. But on the whole it's a young, fun and flattering look, styled in a way that makes it cooler. I think I can just about agree that it wasn't quite in the top, but S-ADHD had one of my highest scores.

Irina

 

I don't quite know what to....how do I......This is fucking weird. But d'you know, I pretty much love it. This should have been vying with Elena for the win. Black-Heart Russian has real skills. It took me quite a long time to realise that it was made of feathers. Well, covered in feathers. I don't love that the detail in the back isn't feathered (did she run out of time or...?) and the cuffs are awful. A sleek strip of the patent leather would have been perfect, but hanging loose it looks weird in a bad way. Still, I love the top, the juxtaposition of patent leather, sheer and feathers, all used perfectly and overall it's a sharp, sleek, sexy, unique dress, which is perfect for Irina. It's pretty stunning, and I'm sorry to see this go uncommented upon. Still, for me, fantastic job, and in my opinion Irina is clearly the one chasing Elena the closest. Seth-Aaron and, surprisingly, Christopher are racing for bronze (Christopher is just a little in front,) Korto and Mychael are doing OK in 5th and 6th respectively and Jeffrey and Viktor are right at the back. It's not at all how I expected the season to go, but I'm kinda pleased by it. Except for Viktor, who I thought and still kinda think might win the series but who for me needs to do a LOT better to chase the leaders. Full rankings and scores for all episodes will be posted along with comments for tonight's show, an unconventional materials which looks pretty tricky, especially since they KNOW the judges will absolutely slaughter anyone who uses fabric.