'Project Runway' recap: Moody Blues

Lack of a cohesive vision was not Louise's problem. Nope. Her dual looks were perfectly in accord as homages to Angela Keslar craptastic rosette-ery. The skin-tight shift dress with ruffles was fug, but it was the cocktail dress with a warped hem that took top marks in turdiness. As it limped down the runway, the camera cut to Michael, whose head did a herky-jerky dance of distaste. Later, he sniffed, ''This truly looks like a bridesmaid's dress with a shower loofah ruched up the front of it.'' Shaking her head, Zanna Roberts (a.k.a. Another Marie ClaireStaffer Who's Not Nina Garcia) added: ''If I walked into Macy's and saw racks of this, I would walk straight back out. I'd think I'd walked into a bad bridal shop.'' Oh, the dreaded bridal shop zinger! Even Reardon chided Louise for failing to capture the Inc. brand. Which is kind of funny, considering that she's the one who chose Louise's designs.

After reminding Nee-ko-lass just how lucky he was to have immunity, Heidi delivered the rather obvious verdict: ''Louise, you're out.'' Long dramatic pause, followed by the duhn-duhn-duhn music fading back in. Uh-oh! Could she be making good on her previous comment that ''one or more of you will be out''?

''Christopher...'' Heidi intoned, dragging out the moment for utmost dramatic effect.
''You're...in.'' Cue Christopher's second breakdown of the night.

It's true that I've been hard on Christopher in the past two challenges, but I do think he's one of the strongest designers in the competition this season, so I'm hugely relieved that he didn't get the boot. That would have been ridonk — and a surefire sign that the show had gone off the rails. Bullet dodged!

What did you think? Did the Macy's Day Parade Challenge stack the deck? Was it Louise's time to hit the trail? (''I certainly made it a lot further than I had expected,'' she said. Awww … ) Did Irina deserve another win? And what about her ''holiday dress'' they flashed at the end? What's the holiday? National Mariah Carey Butterfly Appreciation Day?

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