The challenge for this Episode was a group challenge whereby all the contestants had to work as a team to put together a collection. The theme for the collection was 1960s European Spring The colours chosen were from a colourboard of light pastels…variations of blues and pinks. Only three people were allowed to go and chose the material. The two bossiest ones, Helen and Mark of course pushed their way in and Petrova was the third.
There was scandal when the material arrived back and Juli didn’t get the material she requested. In fact she got the opposite of what she wanted…..cheap bright pink material. There was a classic scene where Mark pulls out this beautiful soft pink silk material and Juli is saying how gorgeous it is thinking it is hers. Mark then informs her it is his and pulls out her hideous material. Juli understandably was quite upset. The sooner Mark goes the better!
There was also one other challenge during the episode and that was a social one. The contestants were guests at a party attended by the host Kirstie Hinze and social commentator and host of the Foxtel gossip show, Confidendital, Sophie Faulkner. Whomever impressed Sophie the most with their social graces won the challenge and received immunity for the current runway challenge. Brent won the challenge. Considering Brent is pretty much the nearest thing PRA has to an alfpha male and he ain’t bad to look at, there is no doubting how Soph reached her decision….and it has nothing do with social grace.
This collection like the last episode, was a little hit and miss. Lui again was the outstanding designer followed closely by Brent. These two will be the ones to beat in the competition.
The guest judge for this challenge was Melbourne Fashion Festival, Karen Webster who looks like and dresses like Marge Simpson’s long lost sister.
Rundown:
Winner: Lui Hon: I can’t even begin to describe Lui’s dress. It was so amazing simple and complex all at the same time. All in all it was beautiful. He’s got the whole Akira Isogawa thing going on.
Helen Manuell: Ah the contestant we love to hate but would strangely miss if she was eliminated. Helen’s design was fit for a Pan Am air hostess for the 60s but not so much a European Spring. Still it was well made and she got through to the next round easily.
Leigh Buchanan: He is without a doubt the wittiest and most enjoyable contestant. Every time he opens his mouth, it’s hysterical. He is Will, Grace, Jack and Karen wrapped into one. His contestant had a Pan Am feel as well until she took off the heavy coat and revealed a beautiful light pink mini dress. It was very 60s.
Juli Grbac: Poor Juli. Mark had pretty much jeopardised her challenge by getting entirely inappropriate pretty in pink material. To make matters worse, her model as she went down the runway decided that the shoes were uncomfortable and kicked them off! I didn’t think the outfit was too bad. It was a little confused but she did the best she could with material that belonged on Nana at her 50th wedding anniversary and not her honeymoon in
Brent Zaicek: Well because he had flirted his way into immunity, Brentski didn’t have to worry about this challenge. He did however do a superb job being only second to Lui’s design. Very Grace Kelly in
Mark Antonio: He is over-rated and over-spoken. He is the least enjoyable contestant. His model was basically wearing a mini nightie and looked like she was about to go to bed.
Eliminated: Petrova Hammond: Unfortunately Petrova’s outfit was well made but it did not meet the brief at all. Strangely Petrova was the one who chose the colours off the colourboard but then didn’t actually use them. Her outfit was mainly grey with a strip of pink across the bust. It looked more communist autumn then European summer.
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