Bravo TV aired the second episode of the 5th season of Project Runway last night and for this ep they introduced a PR challenge first. Not only were the designers not allowed to shop for the materials they needed to use (that task was left up to their models) but they had to work with “green” eco-friendly materials for their entire design. This ep also featured a celebrity guest judge who is “green”-minded … someone I didn’t guess who appear on the show but, once she did reveal herself, made a perfect fit as guest judge … unfortch, her follow-thru and excitement level was severely lacking:

To be honest, I was very surprised at who got eliminated last night … and I was very impressed with a particular designer who is starting to get on my nerves (big time) but managed to pull off a very nice design in the end. After the jump, find out who was in, who was out and what went down on the ep entitled The Grass Is Always Greener …

Right off the bat, let me say that I’m very bummed that Wesley got eliminated. While I thought his design was hideous, I am sad to be losing him so soon. I loved his style and I believe he has some great talent — unfortch, we won’t be seeing any more of it from here on out. Suede ended up winning the challenge with a very cute little cocktail dress but his third person speak is driving me insane:

I’m ashamed to admit that I wasn’t all that impressed with the “green”ness of this challenge. I have to be honest and say that I feel like the whole movement seems so clichéd at this point. If they really want to make a “green” statement, they should incorporate the practice in all aspects of the show rather than just one challenge where “green” materials are used. I really think that the recycling challenges make more of a strong point on the eco tip … but that’s just my $0.02. I did like that the models did the shopping for the designers … that was a nice twist. Hands down, I loved Kenley‘s design. It was the most chic to me … she really does have talent. I’m surprised that I love her so much … when the cast was unveiled on the Bravo website and her bio photo was missing, I thought for sure she would be one of the early exiters — it seems clear to me now that she may end up as one of the leading contenders. If Suede keeps it up, he may be a contender as well … which may be unfortunate cuz his third person “bisexual” blue hair thing he’s got going on is a smidge annoying. It’s hard to tell which is more irritating — Suede‘s third person speak or Blayne‘s “licious” speak (tho, to his credit, he was less audacious with his “licious”ness in last night’s ep). Of the two, tho, I think Suede has more talent (to be fair, I didn’t hate Blayne‘s 80′s off the shoulder dress — I may be alone here but I thought it was kitschy fun) … his dress was very cool and he deserved to win, tho I would’ve gone with Kenley for the win myself. As I said, I’m bummed that Wesley is dunzo … his departure has lowered the hotness level on the show (and let’s be honest, the hotness level wasn’t all that high to begin with). The designers’ personalities are starting to show … which is good … ‘cuz now we can determine who we love and who we hate ;)

PS: I love me some Natalie Portman but she was totally forgettable. Yawn city. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

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