Christopher
There's the Christopher I've been waiting to disappoint me. Along with various other things that haven't reared their ugly heads yet, one of Pissy Chrissy's signatures from his own series was fabrics that were far too pale for the task, and for the model. This is such a fabric. Now, having seen the episode it was quite a pretty dress, although I still don't think it was interesting or challenging enough for a high score. The fact he took upholstery fabric and made it look like it did is an achievement, but when the top 3 and bottom 3 were called back, I would have guessed that the bottom 3 would be this, along with Viktor's and...well, I'll get there. Because apart from having been a little too easy, maybe "just a pretty dress," I also had a number of problems with it. First, the fabric is just too pale. It photographs HORRIBLY (which is something at least one of the judges ought to have known surely) and the reason that I had to see the episode to know that the dress was pretty is that, in photographs *does best Phoebe Buffay impression* "I can't see it, I can't SEE it!" Huh, my best Phoebe Buffay impression isn't that good. Who'da thought? See for yourself, in the front and back views, you can vaguely see that there is a dress, but it's only really in the third view that you even get a glimpse of what it might look like, and even then I have issues with the dress I can see. I hate that the lining sticks out beyond the lace in the side view. I also feel that it's just too literal a '20s inspiration, that they went to a cocktail bar and he instantly thought "speakeasy." That was last season. The crystals are the most modern thing about it, and they're kinda cheapening it. To me, this was probably safe, possibly bottom 3 although nowhere near going home, but almost definitely not top 3. Sorry, Christopher. I've liked your work a lot thus far, and had you been in the top for either of your first looks I'd be quite happy, but this was only OK. Back to dark colours, I think.
Jeffrey
I.....Well I guess it's.....No, this is just bad on every level. It's a dress that could only have been bought in the 80s, and even then it would have been dirt cheap. It looks incredibly tacky. Come on, floral-print hot pink velvet halter with a crystal neckpiece, hanging crystals and a bare back, paired with a feathered handbag. How cheap and 80s is that? In all fairness I liked the bag on its own but it's so wrong adding feathers, and gold chain to the list of elements that don't work together. I also love the colour and print but on velvet, not gonna happen. Ever. Obviously this joined my bottom 3, along with Christopher and Viktor. It possibly should have got him sent home, and I can't help but feel that that would have been delicious, to see the arrogant former winner sent home this early while someone who didn't even make fashion week the first time was getting complimented on great work challenge after challenge. Ultimately, there are three winners, two of them putting out good-to-great work, and they can't all win. It's almost as unlikely that they'll all make the final three. At some point, they're all gonna fall by the wayside so that a winner can be crowned. If the producers have already decided who it is, which is a strong possibility, it's unlikely to be one of the past winners. If not, it's pretty clear Elena has put out the best work, and if that continues rewarding her would be the best way to go. Either way, Jeffrey is going home at some point, and when he producess a look as bad as this in challenge 3, there's no reason to save him. Melissa's time had come, and I can't object, but Jeffrey is now equally under the pressure, and he's gonna need to buck up big-time. Good luck to him.
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