Jaunted

Usually, we love when they place designers into teams because this is where so much confrontation and bitchiness comes out. But this team project bored us. The only real struggle we saw was between Victorya and Jillian about who would be team leader. Even Rami's micro-managing of SweetP is tepid. But at least someone else besides Ricky sheds some tears this week.

Once Tim drops the bomb that there is a second look that needs to be created, designers freak out. Most actually said they wanted to throw up. But don't worry, they get more money, another trip to Mood fabrics and some more time.

Nathaniel Hawkins is later brought out to consult on the hairstyle for the ready to wear look. Snooze. But he makes a special announcement. The winner's looks and models will be featured in an ad for Tresemme in Elle Magazine.

In the end the judges including special guest Alberta Ferretti love Team Fierce--Christian and Chris--and their killer avant garde look. The ready to wear look is pretty awful yet Christian takes the winner's slot. But that look was not as awful as Kit's Little House on the Prairie dress as interpreted by Forever21. Her partner Ricky's dress is similarly cheap. However, Kit gets auf'd because she didn't quite get the definition of avant garde. And because she was team leader.

This is the second episode in a row where the designers don't venture out of the workroom or their apartment other than to go to Mood Fabrics. Thus, the map point for this week is the Fashion Institute of Technology's Fahsion Museum where you can see over 50,000 garments and accessories, dating from the 18th century to the present.

Represented are major fashion designers such as Azzedine Alaïa, Balenciaga, Chanel, Comme des Garçons, Dior, Halston, Charles James, Norell, Paul Poiret, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood. Among the 15,000 accessories there are more than 4,000 pairs of shoes alone, including examples by Manolo Blahnik, Ferragamo, Perugia, and Roger Vivier.

Admission to the museum is free and is open from noon to 8pm Tuesday through Friday and 10am to 5pm on Saturdays.