This week on Project Runway Juniors the contestants will face their most dangerous challenge yet… alliances will be tested and lives will be put in jeopardy. Prepare for the most shocking elimination in Project Runway history! Jk, some teens are just going to make some clothes. Pfft. Did you forget what show you were watching? Seriously… why are we all still watching this?
We start off this week with Hannah in a funeral dress. And not even a Giada de Laurentiis sexy funeral dress. Boring. Remember when she dressed like a futuristic Alice in Wonderland? Good times.
It’s actually the perfect time for reminiscing because Hannah let’s us know that we’re down to the final 6 which means there are only 2 challenges until the finale. PRAISE JESUS! She says some nonsense about “pounding the pavement of Fashion Ave” but I don’t catch most of it because I blacked out from happiness for about 5 minutes. When I come to we’re at Mood with Tim Gunn and “special guest” Aya! Seriously, Project Runway Juniors? Where did your budget go? How much do guest stars cost? You film in New York. I’m sure Sonja Morgan would pay you to be on the show. She makes terrible business decisions. Aya is here because they didn’t have the money to pay anyone else it’s time for the 17 magazine challenge! And… sorry. What in the hell is she doing?
Is this your version of blue steel?
I couldn’t fully capture it in screengrabs but she’s either trying to vogue or having a stroke. I don’t know what is going on with her face. We then have a Sesame Street teaching moment where Aya asks if the hamsters know what #OOTD means. They all do… well, almost. Samantha’s a bit slow on the uptake but eventually she raises her hand too. If you’re not up on your beauty and sartorial bloggers or Instafamous celebs it means “Outfit of the Day.” Now that we’re all a little dumber, the hamsters are told they’ll be hitting the streets to look for OOTD’s to inspire their designs. This is still better than the time they sent those Project Runway Threads munchkins to sit in an abandoned playground. At least everyone here is wearing pants. (Nope. Never gonna let it go.)
Aya makes sure to tell them they should be making an “editorial, fashion forward look that could appear in 17.” LOL. How does she state that blatant contradiction with a straight face? Oh, I know. Money. Hey, 17. I can be bought too. Call me.
The hamsters have 30 minute to find an inspiring OOTD before they have to head back to Mood so unless someone’s a sprinter, they’ll probably be in a five block radius around the store. I don’t know what time of day it is but as a New Yorker, here’s a secret, people in the fashion district don’t actually dress that great. There are a lot of fabric stores in the area but it’s not like fashionistas are clacking around in high heels. Depending on whether you’re closer to the 30’s or 40’s you’ve mainly got people going to and from their jobs and the spillover of tourists and randos that are everywhere. Even the women who work in the showrooms and design firms scattered around don’t dress that differently from anyone else with an office job. Mystique shattered! Sorry, NYC tourism board.
Nothing much happens during this segment. Peytie can’t get someone to stop because blond white girls are not impressive in NYC. Samantha keeps talking to random dudes (girl, are you trying to get stabbed in the face?). No one wants to talk to Jaxson because within 10 seconds they already get his “annoying as fuck” vibe. Maya finds the most basic girls to photograph. I mean, no offense to them, but unless she’s doing “athleisure” I have no idea where she’s going with this. Zach finds a girl in a preppy casual outfit like downmarket J. Crew. Peytie decides to take a big risk by making pants *eyeroll*. Zachary finds multiple girls in the same basic safari/trench inspired shirt dresses. And… back to Mood!
They have $200 and 30 minutes to shop. Jaxson chooses a highlighter yellow fabric and faux fur because YOLO! Tim steps in and tells him to get some other options (FIX!). Zach steps up his commentary. In person, he says “Ooh, Jaxson, fur,” in an encouraging way but in his talking head he continues “looks terrible and I’m like yes, Jaxson, you need all of that fabric. Use it all.” It’s actually pretty funny. He’s got potential.
Tim comes in to announce that the winning look will be featured in Seventeen. Um… not sure why you couldn’t have mentioned this back at Mood but whatever.