Project Runway 4 - ep. 7 - prom dresses

Project Runway goes back to its senses. Tonight's challenge was to design a dress... for a teenager to wear to her prom. Throughout the episode, the designers mentioned what their own prom experience was like and a photograph from their prom night was also shown. Sadly, Rami had no prom growing up in Israel. Sadder even was Chris who said he didn't go to prom. Instead he stayed at home, watching old movies, and getting drunk.

This challenge, unlike last week's Hershey's silliness, provided these benefits: the designers were forced to work with and please a client; the regular models weren't used; everyone had to make a dress; and best of all, the girls picked their designer based on seeing their portfolios.

This episode showed Christian struggling to work with his outspoken client who also fancied herself a designer.

While it was interesting to see Christian spooked by someone who sassed back at him at every turn, he got so discouraged, he was ready to get eliminated.

Victorya won -- I personally didn't like the dress, but I'm no longer in high school either -- and Kevin got kicked off for the cheap-looking red silk dress he designed for a Filipina.

My favorite quotes:

"I was voted off." - Chris's statement ending a debate about who among the current contestants have fared the worst in judging to date

"When I had a girlfriend, I made her prom dress. That should've been a clue there, right?" - Ricky Lizalde