Project Runway 4 - ep. 9 - Levi's

Down to seven designers, Project Runway gets interesting again. The conflicts are rising to the surface, although nothing like what we've seen in previous seasons where designers actually clashed.

This episode the product tie-in was Levi's. The designers were asked to design an iconic denim look using their selections of of 501 jeans and white cotton. Conflict #1: Victorya and Jillian both designed coats for this challenge. There were sly peeks at each other's work across the workroom and the remark, "It's just really annoying actually."

Ricky voiced how discouraged he was by being in the bottom so often. Christian badmouthed Ricky for not getting eliminated yet. This set the stage for Ricky to finally show off his experience working in lingerie. He won the challenge for his chic denim dress. And, of course, he shed tears throughout.

Victorya lost. Turned out both coat designs didn't impress the judges, but Victorya's was worse. Michael Kors observed that her design looked like a reconnoitered denim jacket with a party skirt added to the bottom.

My favorite designers to root for are Christian and Sweet P. And so far, they're still very much in the running.

Favorite quotes:

• "If I had hair on my head, I'd want to tear it out." - Rami, on putting up with Christian's immaturity
• "Very Joan Cusack in 'Working Girl.'" - Michael Kors on Chris's dress