Make it Work!

Isaac Mizrahi reveals the contents of his head. Without surgery!

The competition is getting fiercer and fiercer on The Fashion Show. With only eight contestants broken up into teams of two — and only four designs to judge this week — it's getting pretty hard to sort the haute couture from the clearance rack.

This week, Isaac sits out the mini challenge so he can make a dramatic entrance later as the inspiration for this week's assignment: design a dress for his collection! They're on the job this week — and appropriately they have an eight-hour day to complete their finished designs.

As if that's not bad enough, Daniella gets randomly assigned to work with Reco. Not only do they have to deal with each other (or not deal, as the case may be), but their colleagues, and we the audience, are treated once again to their bickering.

Daniella and Reco (don't) feel the love. More importantly, what IS Merlin wearing? He looks like an extra from the Mos Eisley cantina scene in Star Wars.

There is a ray of light, however, when the producers pull Becky Newton (Amanda from Ugly Betty) out from behind the curtain to judge the mini-challenge.

Previously... on Ugly Betty...

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Dream a Little Dream Coat

Markus pricks his finger on the needle of criticism. [bravotv.com]

This week on Bravo's The Fashion Show, our twelve fashion apostles were challenged to design a coat for every season with more than meets the eye. I was hoping to see something that transformed into an alien robot or a sports car, but I guess hidden pockets and detachable hoods will do in a pinch.

The host with the boast, Isaac Mizrahi, sums it up well between the two hapless hopefuls at the bottom of this week's challenge. Who is the better designer: the one with good ideas and poor execution, or the one with good execution but no confidence?

In one corner, Markus was disappointed in the craftsmanship of his high-concept jewelry wrap — but we have people for that ... right?

Where is my team of sewers, dammit? [bravotv.com]

Haven, on the other hand, was ready to throw herself off the show for sending a sub-par spring coat down the runway.

A southern girl needs her hairspray, sure, but ... a little too much junk in the trunk? [bravotv.com]

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A More Pissed-Off Project Runway?

While Season 6 of Project Runway is lost to the ages somewhere between Bravo and Lifetime (Hint: Wait for it on Netflix.), fans can make do with The Fashion Show, the latest cutthroat couture reality show and Bravo's response to getting their signature show snatched away from them.

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