Launch My Line episode 3 recap
Original Air Date: 12/16/2009

Last week, Eric stole the judges with his sheer caftan. This week, Dean and Dan say it’s time to buckle down and create pieces people will want to buy. This disappoints Vanessa who feels the judges just aren’t getting her. Frankly, the audience isn’t getting her and her space age looks either.

Bravo Photo: Trae Patton

The Challenge
This week the designers have to create a one piece outfit that isn’t a dress. Vanessa is excited about creating a jumpsuit (yet again!). There are picnic baskets and each designer chooses one. Inside are produce, oats, dried fruit and even insects. Patrick has a mouse! Dean and Dan bring out all kinds of exotic animals. The designers have food for their assigned animal. Marilyn is with the tarantula! Eric sticks with the toucan, as he’s given the option of switching animals since he won last week’s challenge. Patrick is incorporating the head of the snake into his look.

In the Workroom
The designers return to the workroom to show and tell with their experts. Vanessa is doing a romper/jumpsuit incorporating fur of some sort. Merle is having issues incorporating the tortoise. Louanna is also going with a jumpsuit that’s fluid and drapey. Patrick is taking the snake and creating an asymmetrical green dress, which seems like a good direction. Again, Marilyn is having some communication problems with her expert, but decides to take a chance with Coco’s suggestion of a batwing sleeve.

When the trim room is opened, Kathy makes a mad dash for zebra fabric and many of the designers are going for faux fur to enhance their outfits. Kathy’s partner saves her and suggests sticking with a black dress and incorporating the zebra in a less literal way.

Dean and Dan come by to check on the designers and their progress. Akiko is getting a little fed up with Kevin, and I don’t blame her. Dean and Dan point out that the designers should refrain from being too literal with their inspiration. I like Marilyn’s idea of the exposed skin, taken from the tarantula shedding its own skin. Eric doesn’t want to go overboard, and Kathy’s pantsuit is coming along beautifully. I am not liking the zebra belt of the shot of red, as black, red and a neutral is a great palette, but incredibly overdone.

Kathy’s sage bugs Merle, so it’s blown out. And it looks like that’s about where the drama ends on this show. Merle is annoying me in that she always has “critiques” for the other designers, yet spends little time making her own things exceptional. Bor-ing!

On the Runway

Patrick – Over the top.

Merle – Not that great, and she seems to think so.

Vanessa – I really like this!

Kevin – Very, very cool. Not for every figure, but it’s great on the model.

Eric – Oh hell no. That’s just wrong.

Marilyn – Very chic and gorgeous.

Kathy – This came out very cool. I would have liked a different contrasting color (maybe bright yellow or an electric blue), but it’s good overall.

Louanna – Kind of cool, but I’m not feeling the cinched legs.

The Verdict

Merle, Eric and Louanna are declared safe. Patrick tells the judging panel that he and Roberto aren’t feeling each other and they don’t seem too nuts over his literal interpretation of the snake. Stephanie loves Kathy’s dress and the twins call it current. Vanessa is misunderstood once again. Stephanie doesn’t understand how Kevin’s jumpsuit fits with the rest of his collection, but she does love the jumpsuit itself.

Kathy and Marilyn are named the top two designers, and Kathy is the winner of the challenge. This leaves Patrick, Vanessa and Kevin in the bottom three. Kevin is booted and he’s stumped on why, but I’m not sure why. The guy doesn’t really have a knack for this, the ode to his daughter is adorable.

Next week the designers are wowed by the models and a few designers continue to disappoint the judges.

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