Project Runway All-Stars Episode 9: When I Get My Dress in Lights

Lights, Camera, Are You Kidding Me?

This week's episode was the sort of silliness that previous episodes of Project Runway would have made fun of. The designers had to literally incorporate lights--actual LIGHTS--into their looks and then show them on a black-lit runway. Oh for god's sake, really? REALLY? My only hope is that Isaac accuses the designs of being "too costume-y."


Here's Angela trying to pretend like designers have to incorporate lights and glow sticks into their designs all the time. Yeah, it's totally normal and not at all stupid.


Austin is excited about the lights challenge. VERY excited.


The Runway

Austin Scarlett
Well, good for Austin for basically making an Austin dress that had a little lighting effect, like if the Austin Scarlett woman was in a weird sci-fi movie. But I think the real star here was Austin's face when he found out about the challenge. As Joel McHale said, "it blew his feeble mind."



Jerrell Scott
Jerrell always talks a good game (almost like he wants to be a reality TV star, huh?) but his taste is just never there. Granted, this was a ridiculous challenge that couldn't possibly bring out the best taste in anyone, yet Jerrell still found a way to let it bring out his worst. But maybe I'm missing something. Maybe I just don't realize how many women who wear giant lights on their heads, faces, boobs and hips are actually quite shy and conservative and feel the need to wear bulky long sleeves and maxi skirts to their ankles. It might be a niche market. You know, for Amish ravers.



Kenley Collins
This might be my favourite look that Kenley has ever done. Is that a good thing? I'm not sure anymore.



Michael Costello
It's interesting that he went with a sort of samurai inspiration, but was that on purpose? I can never tell with Michael.



Mondo Guerra
Mondo likes to be the weirdest guy in the room and he likes his designs to be quirky and odd. So when you throw in a bunch of lights and suddenly EVERYONE is being weird and quirky, it kind of throws him. It's like he couldn't "out-quirky" the quirkiness of the challenge. All in all, it looks like Puss 'n Boots went to Vegas to get into a cage match.


The Results:
Austin's was the least stupid so it won. Jerrell's was the most stupid so it lost. That's really what it came down to. But secretly I did love Kenley's.