OMG!!!! I"m a McQueen fan! The Exhibit at the Met was stunning. I want this book. I must have stared at the red tartan creation "Widows of Culloden" for an eternity.

I'm really enjoying this PR. I'm late to the show (watched only the last 3 seasons) and its good to see some of the great talent I've missed. Austin's dress was beautiful, as was Michael's & Mondo's. I don't think any of the ladies will be making it to the finals. I guess I'll have to look into the video archives to see what they're capable of.

Can I say that I'd love to have this book?! what a simple fresh approach to sewing. I learned at my mother's knee, altering and adjusting as we went. Draping and fit issues were figured out by "eye", and there were more than a few miss-steps along the way. The styles of the times were so baggy and forgiving that it didn't seam to matter. Now I want impeccable fit, and I'm willing to build my garments correctly, from the ground up. My hairdresser offered to barter some of her services for sewing lessons and I don't intend to pass any of my [past] bad habits on to her! LOL!

Anya has a post-PR interview on Racked: http://racked.com/tags/project-runway

Seems she had a lot more sewing expertise than the edited show lead one to believe. Interestingly, she did her first collection in 2009 and has been sewing for 3.5 years!! She also reveals how they shot the Fashion Week runway show when it happened weeks before the finale (9 designers presented collections with the 4 expected finalist going first).

Smoke and mirrors all-around.

I agree with you. Victor was the most prepared, his clothing was beautifully sewn, and he was the only one who created his own original fabrics. The printed pants were fabulous. Loved the short dress (better w/o the zipped leather overskirt), and the pearl-beaded jacket. My consistent issue with him is that he doesn't create any NEW silhouettes, only new twists on classics.

Anya's eye for prints and fresh silhouettes has keep her in the game longer than her competitors thought possible. However, if you check out her audience-voted popularity on the LP site, you'll understand why the producers want to keep her around. She and Anthony Ryan are VERY popular. If you caught the after-show, she confessed that there was a scandal involving a sex-tape - posted to the internet after she won Miss Trinidad. Oh, Brother! I'll bet she wishes now she'd spent that time in sewing class. Somehow, I'm sure she'll do very well after the show's over. There are tons of expert (Carnival) seamstresses in Trinidad who would be more than happy to sew her line.

I thought Josh's and Kim's clothing (that crazy-looking pink skirt!!!) were gimmicky and unwearable. Maybe there's a market for their stuff. Just no one I know.

Well, I'm speechless. Will be looking for re-runs of the old PR shows just to get a taste of what could have been this season. Josh's clothes were laughable. Anya's, interesting and sculptural but poorly made. I felt like I'd seen Kim's and Victor's clothing in the stores before, except of course, for that dreadful orange coat. Laura got a bum deal. Her clothing wasn't nearly as bad as Josh's, but she was missing a strong distinctive viewpoint ("It"-Factor) that was purely her own. I feel I owe Bert an apology. I take back what I said. He deserves to be showing at Fashion Week.

I'm still cringing about Bert's dress. Even Heidi could not convince that woman that she needed a longer hemline.

For all of Bert's incredible talent (he sews and designs beautifully) he's not establishing himself as one to be respected as an authority on what is flattering to a woman in 2011. He let his client walk that runway with a very unflattering fit and dress length.

Can't agree more. And yes, I did see the after-show threat from Josh to Laura Bennett. Very unpleasant. That was nice of Anya to offer a little soothing rub to try to get him to reel it in, but there's no stopping his vitriol. Even Victor couldn't sympathize. I always say that "hurting people hurt people" and Josh must be one angry/hurt person. No one has escaped his wrath, not even the judges.

I'm pretty new to PR, this is my 3rd season and I've decided to just watch the challenge, the fabric shopping, and then come back for the runway and voting. Can't deal with silly bickering in-between.

BTW- I liked Laura Bennett's comments about Bert's beautiful concept drawings, and the resulting garments. He helped viewers understand how little time there is to execute those designs and why he had to edit much of the details out of his final garments.

oooohhh! Just what I need for my sewing library. I have EVERY issue of THREADS and this would certainly round it out. Hy hairdresser is new to sewing and really appreciates my "lending library". We're already planning to barter for sewing lessons/haircuts! A very nice tradeoff!

Agreed! (all above)

So far, the only candidate making wearable clothing are Kim and Anya. (I wish Anya had been more forthcoming about the help she received on the jumpsuit she designed for Nina). Still, it was chic and she recovered nicely by dying the mustard fabric and accessorizing it with that belt. I liked this week's feather-trimmed dress too.

Bert (minus those ridiculous pants and the crabby attitude) designs and sews beautifully, however, his aesthetic is very dated. I thought there was hope for him on when I saw that wonderful dress he made from his shorts, but the hair/ makeup styling was pure 80's.

Anthony Ryan should have won for the bird-seed dress over Oliver's creation with the dog bedding (another "rule-breaker"). But if Anthony makes another funnel-neck dress I'm going to scream. This week's win for him was a fluke considering that everything seemed to be [poorly] glued on to a badly-sewn chiffon shift WITH NO HEM!!!! AArrgh!!

Josh M's 0range/brown Halloween pinata and Oliver's ghost carwash dress should have earned both a ticket home, in Bert's car.

I miss Mondo!