pronounced: dee-zig-in-er: Project Runway: Hello Crazies!

Was anyone else disappointed? I'm not sure what Tim was saying there at the beginning, but here is what I heard:

"In season's past the designers had to create a garment out of unconventional materials. This season...no. Boring fabric. Just like a normal fashion designer. Because we don't want to push to tooo much, it's only a reality show after all...oh right. best designers to date. that has to go in...it's in the contract."

As much as I complain about how 'not fair' making a dress out of grass or coffee filters might be, that's why I watch the show! Maybe my recent fascination with Top Chef has hardened me for other reality competitions. That show took contestants to a GAS STATION and expected French cuisine...

...but then again, looking at these outfits, maybe the producers felt the need to hand-hold the designers when the was the best outfit produced was THIS:

While nitpicking over the dresses the judges liked and disliked is all well and good, I think it's a little more interesting to examine the ones in the middle. This goes back to Michael's first dress (coffee filters) and my friend has a theory they edit out the ones that do really well in order to save those juicy clips for the end (think about it--when did Michael and Laura start getting air time...midway into Season 3?)

I noticed last night they spent even last time on the dress details and more on the designer reactions. I DONT WANT TO SEE some designer looking smug about his or her work, I want to see the craftmanship. It's hard enough I have to work with a 13" non-HD TV that periodically loses color...but that's no excuse for the judges who were there in person. I mean, how did this dress get by the judges scrutiny:
That looks like carpet scraps tied together in some sort of faux-lingerie style...how did this get past the judges? Maybe it moved better, because I honestly don't remember it when it walked, but jesus, it makes me cringe now.

As for my favorite non-picks, they all have varying degrees of inspiration. But again: THE WINNER WAS A TOGA!

First I have to give a shout-out to my new favorite designer. I'm pulling for Jillian until further notice. She's got that Michael feel to her: she's not some overpowering character foil so the cameras are shying away from her, yet her dress seems well-executed and beautiful. That color is fantastic, and it's such a flirty dress, you could see this actually in stores.