Guests tonight are figure skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir — fun !!! I used to watch figure skating all of the time in the 80’s – 90’s (oh the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan days.) — then sort of lost my interest in it and stopped following it like maybe early 2000’s? It was hard to keep track of when the competitions were on. I did watch the Tara Lipinski years. Full disclosure — had a co- worker once that used to call me “Tara” because she thought I resembled her. Not that I am a figure skater AT ALL. Pretty sure I could figure skate as well as I could sew.
She looks exactly the same.
Here’s a little clip about when she won in 1998 at only 15! She and Michelle Kwon were fierce competitors – (especially Michelle Kwon). Tara just went out there, happy to be there as a kid, at her first Olympics. And snagged the gold !
ONE DAY challenge to design and make an outfit for them to wear commentating at the Olympics??? They are in teams, and each team member has one of them to design for.
Nail Biterrrr.
So the teams can be a struggle if the teammates don’t get along or butt heads at all. This will probably get interesting.
Time to shop and Christian is there to offer his mentorship. I wonder what colors they will go for. Hopefully some bright colors.
45 minutes is NOT enough time for this !!! There is so much fabric.
They’re NOT in Joann Fabrics anymore.
My mom (who sews – I do not I get anxious when I have to sew a button) would go NUTS in this place !!
They’re all going over their ideas and starting to put the looks together. They’re all getting a long for the most part.
Christian is doing a save thing where he may save the one with the worst look? I haven’t
watched this for a while. I am not sure what he means by this.
Zayden – that was some twirly twirl !! Apparently he has dabbled in some figure skating.
Christian thinks Sabrina and Prajje’s looks too ice skater costumey. I think that is one thing that I loved about figure skating too, I loved the costumes. Katie gets ticked off because she is having to subdue her look and her partner Octavio does not. As it turns out, he should have been the one to subdue.
Anna is looking for the silk base fabric that she needs. Apparently they left without it. They are improvising.
I like the start of the jacket for Johnny that Coral/Kristina are working on. It’s black and gold, looks really sharp together.
Aaron is some sort of figure skating connoisseur, as he has been following it. Sounds like he was better at following it than I was.
They’re making their outfits to fit the mannequins. I was thinking that they were going to be fit for Tara and Johnnie. I guess that was dumb. Obviously the models need to ‘model’ them. Blonde moment.
Christian seems annoyed that a lot of them are designing as if they’re actually ice skating outfits.
I think this may be happening because those little skating dresses are do darn cute. And they have ice skating on the brain. I would probably do the same thing. If I knew how to design, and sew.
Christian doesn’t like Shantall’s beading. To bead or not to bead
I feel like this is wayyyyyy too much for one fucking day. This is too stressful. These poor designers.
I love the deep blue of Shantall’s and Aaron’s looks.
Katie is a Mormon? Funny because I literally just watched Salt Lake Housewives that was on Sunday.
Christian thinks Chastity’s is also too ice skatey
Sabrina Is getting upset. She has RA and is having a flare up and is in pain. She takes something. Prajje sort of tries to give her a pep talk. But he kind of sucks at it
They all get shuffled out
Kristina seems 100% disinterested in what Sabrina is wearing to the runway show.
Putting on finishing touches – the models arrive.
Kristina’s dress is going to be too big and poofy for Tara’s teeny-ness, I think.
I like Zayden’s Johnny shirt
What is going to be challenging is that the models are of course tall and Tara is of course — not. So their looks may look good on the model but not on Tara.
I like Anna’s white dress as I am seeing it on the model.
Runway time
Shantall and Aaron- this is the deep blue that I liked. I think these are both cute looks, I like the guy’s look too. Truthfully I was never into Men’s figure skating, and never cared for the things they wore. At least they did start ditching the horrible jumpsuits they word in the 80’s.
Prajje and Sabrina – I think his is too much – Sabrina’s is ok. May be too poofy for her.
Kristina and Coral –Too loose and baggy for Tara. I like his jacket – that’s the one I liked right off the bat on the mannequin.
Chastity and Zayden – love love love Tara’s dress, love his too. This dress is perfect for Tara’s frame.
Katie and Octavio – I sort of like them. The guy’s may be too much. Again I think the skirt is too poofy for Tara, and she may not like it
Anna and Bones — in white – very chic and icy. I think they’re cute- but they may be too skaty
Top two teams are chosen.
One of my faves is safe, but not a fave – oh well can’t won em all – Chastity and Zayden’s burgundy little cutie fit and flare type dress. I loved the top of it too with the gem things.
1st fave – Anna and Bones – the icy white fringy white (im finding myself paying not so much attention to the guys’ looks – sorry) I did like this one, just wasn’t sure about it for Tara, since it’s longer.
They don’t like Bones’ craft show look vest, I agree with that, better without the vest
2nd fave – yay – I got one right !!! I am on a roll. If this gets picked as the winner, will be third week my fave was the winner !! I loved the color and the sparkliness of it. It is a very deep V neckline. She could do a lacy little thing under, or they could put a netting fabric there?
1st NOT fave — Sabrina and Prajje – yes that jacket was a lot. A cartoon version of a figure skater. Ouchies. The dress is actually not that bad. It could have worked for her.
2nd NOT fave – Katie’s and Octavio. Katie jut cannot get a break !! Octavio throws Katie under the bus. The man’s outfit is too big and frilly. They tell her that her stuff is too costumey usually. So she didn’t do enough costumey this time. ??? I can see how she is frustrated. It doesn’t seem to me like the top and bottom go together.
Anna and Bones’ look is the fave fave, and Anna’s dress is chosen as the winner !!!
Sabrina gets eliminated. Katie somehow squeaks by again. I would have eliminated Katie.
She seems to be really struggling.
