Like the title of the episode says, this episode was all about Nina. I actually like what Nina stands for, the everyday working woman that needs clothes for the business place but also after work for a night out on the town. The designers were to design a look that Nina would wear from a day at work to night, I felt Nina didn't give much to work with since as she was giving her list of things she dislikes, I was like I don't even know what's really left that could give us a wow factor. I felt a lot of the designs this round weren't as great as I would have hoped but let's check out the best and worst looks and see how they coped with trying to design for one of the hardest judges to please:
Here are the outfits that I did like:
Anya
I really loved this design, what I didn't love was that it wasn't all Anya that did this and probably glad that it didn't win for that fact. I mean this competition is about constructing your own garments or if you do something in a group you take credit for that part. You can't be judge on something that someone else did. Without the collar and finishings that Laura did for this garment, it wouldn't have looked this good. This picture also does not do the outfit justice as it did on the TV. I could see this totally fitting the challenge and it's very modern, maybe not the most Nina like outfit but I think it could possibly be something she might wear.
Joshua M.
This outfit is almost like a mullet, it's business in the front and party in the back. I feel the front is a bit safe and very generic but the shape had something to it but when she turned around I really liked the cutouts and the silhouette but it's very, very orange. I think if he toned done a bit of the orange or even picked a different color I would have liked this more but I still like this more than a lot of the other outfits out there.
Kimberly
I can see why the judges picked this as the winning look, it's an interesting top and very nicely tailored pants. I like where the cutout is since it gives a hint of sexiness but isn't in bad taste for an office attire. I see this less business-like but when I saw Nina wearing it, it really changed my mind and I could see it there. My biggest issue would be the flap at the bottom of the top, I find it having too many asymmetrical pieces to it that it's too repetitive.
Viktor
When I saw this I thought damn for a little black dress this has a wow factor to it. Just those little detailings really gave this outfit a shape that was interesting and that shoulder affect is very current. My issue would be the neckline, I think he could have brought it down a bit more, it makes her neck look short and awkward.
Onto the outfits that I didn't like:
Bert
Can someone tell me one interesting thing about this outfit at all? I really thought this would be in the bottom just for having nothing popping, this looks like a little black dress that has a bit of pleats and darts showing. I find the only things I like are the things he didn't make at all, those shoes and glasses. This isn't terrible but it is so boring that I probably would fall asleep if someone at the office wore this and I had to look at them.
Cecilia
Yes I would fire Nina Garcia too if I saw her walking into the office wearing this. You can't be a fashion editor and think this is good in any way. The fabrics look old and they make you feel sad, the detailing going across the bodice was a good idea and I felt that actual silhouette had promise but the fabrics were just so bad together and bad separately. With the fabrics she bought there was absolutely no way she could have made anything good. I disliked her defeatist attitude as well, she doesn't want to be here and this outfit shows it.
Danielle
I didn't get why this was in the bottom with the judges, I'm not saying this was good but there were worse outfits along with this one. I don't see much fashion or anything intriguing about this outfit but it was better than Bert's and his wasn't in the bottom. I did feel this was just a bit more business than night on the town and that neck area isn't perfectly constructed. I liked that it had some sort of pop of color and nicely tailored pants. It is a snoozefest and has a strange collar.
Julie
This just looks like a collage of fabrics sewn together to make this coat...dress? I would just say coat since I wouldn't personally call this a dress. The very open neck and strange collar just didn't work, I don't know what's up with bad collars in this challenge. I felt she had an idea with this and it doesn't look terrible but it does look a bit last minute put together.
Olivier
I think Olivier has been getting away with producing some bad stuff, this is the second time I feel he wasn't placed in the bottom for something that deserves it. I felt this looked so badly made since it's so puckery and wrinkled. I just think this looks like a mess and reminds me a lot of his outfit from challenge one and I'm not a fan of either of them.
So who did I pick as having the best design this challenge?
Anya! I am basing this only on the design but if I were the judges, I would not have awarded her the win just because someone else helped her make this and this competition is about making your own clothes, while I know in the real industry they have others actually sew the clothes.
The person I would select to be out is........................
Cecilia, just because this just looks terrible. I can't imagine anyone thinking this looks good at all and would wear this anywhere. I felt kind of drab after looking at this design for a bit wondering why it was so terrible. I can't stand this look but I wish I could give Olivier the boot too just because his wasn't that much better.
~Anthony
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