Kimberley... I LOVE those pants.

The title is a play off of an old Nina put down from many seasons ago. Back when they had design challenges for the INC line at Macy's. It was a team challenge with Bonny in the lead and she made turd brown old lady pants and a pink mock turtleneck top. It was beyond hideous. Nina started right off during the judging with: "Bonny... I HATE those pants." I loved that moment because it represents a lot of what I like about Nina Garcia. She is passionate about clothes, has impeccable style and taste, and is honest to the contestants without every being mean on a personal level (unlike the orange-tinged guy to her left usually). I thought it was a fitting way to begin my post. On to the outfits.

This was a fantastic episode I thought. Everyone was so scared of Nina that I was actually nervous for all of them, empathy pains essentially. That shirt Nina wore during the sketch pitches was an unusual misstep though - I kind of hated the salmon puffy sleeves. But as TLo has mentioned on their blog, it does seem to be an intentional throw off by Nina. It may have worked.



In terms of the winning design I have to admit that when it came down the runway, I shared Becky's earlier in the episode critique of the shiny gold fabric. But as I looked at it more, I began to see that it is definitely something Nina would wear. And the girl does make a nice pair of pants. The top looked a little tight on Nina (and the model frankly) but otherwise it was well done. I also loved the way Kimberley handled herself with the win and when she went to Elle. She had the right levels of excitement, deference, and style. She looked cute in that dress.

But here is where I disagree with judges. I understand the coat dress was poorly executed but I thought Julie had an interesting idea. I actually didn't mind the colors either. She was going for something and clearly ran out of time. Cecilia's sad dress was the worst in my opinion and she should have went home. I also thought her sketch was not that pretty - especially in the color choices.


I mean this looks really sad and definitely boring. The twist also looks on the cheap side.

I know Viktor and others weren't happy about the girls helping each other out, but this show is more than about winning it if you ask me. People/viewers are going to judge you and may even have a need for your skills after the show is over - if you come across as an icy or cold or even mean person (cough, cough Victoria I am looking at you) then nobody is going to want to work with you or support you. Just my two cents, so Bert and Viktor I hope the editing isn't as bad as reality with you guys, but I have a feeling it may be.

And who is Kerry Washington again? I apparently do not read enough pop culture magazines or go see enough movies. Frankly she was not needed at all. Especially with the Miranda-type dominating the middle in the short blond hair cut. Yikes, I don't ever want to work for her.