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5. BenDeLaCreme in Rose Quartz
Season 6: Episode 11: Glitter Ball
Comments from the judges:
Michelle Visage: She made comments about having already seen this look and stated that she was afraid that this was all DeLa had to offer the competition.
Santino Rice: He agreed with Michelle that DeLa didn’t surprise him with her looks.
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Bob Mackie: He was particularly harsh on DeLa. He said that he likes rose quartz the best and he didn’t like her dress. Later, he compared it to an old Betty Grable outfit.
Khloe Kardashian: Khloe added that her dress looked cheap.
Real talk:
DeLa’s elimination from this episode was almost as stunning as the negative feedback that she received on her Dripping in Jewels Eleganza outfit. She had made her dress in classic and classy DeLa-style. She looked both feminine, cute, and glamorous. Even Courtney Act was confused by the criticism and thought that DeLa’s outfit was the best of the night. It’s true that DeLa had worn something similar before during the Rusicle runway in Episode 4, but she looked great then and she looked great for the Glitter Ball.
4. Detox as a Jellyfish
Season 5: Episode 5: Snatch game
Comments from the judges:
Michelle Visage: Starting the ball rolling, Michelle told Detox that her side silhouette is too big and told her she looked like a, “Ball with legs”. She also implied that she found the look disappointing, telling Detox that she’s fiercer than her outfit.
Real talk:
This outfit was so breathtaking and fitting for the theme. The sea theme was something that a lot of people took in different directions. Ivy Winters was an adorable goldfish, Alaska walked the runway with an actual fish, Alyssa Edwards wore a mermaid dress, and so on. Detox’s idea to wear a dress that mimicked the jelly fish’s shape was brilliant and inspired. She looked stunning out on that runway. Her perfect legs were sexy, while the poofy layers of the dress were alluring and elegant.
3. Sharon Needles as a Magazine Mogul
Season 4: Episode 7: Dragazines
Comments from the judges:
Regina King: When asked for her thoughts, Regina liked Sharon’s overall look and outfit, but got caught up on the whiteout contacts that she was wearing. She told Sharon that the eyes scare her. She added, “Everything else is pretty and elegant, but it creeps me out.”
Michelle Visage: She also seemed to like the outfit, but thought it wasn’t enough. She told Sharon that she was waiting to see full-on glam. She wanted Sharon to come out with no contacts and no goth look. “Just once!” she insisted.
Real talk:
Sharon defended her look on the runway, stating that her contacts are her trademark. And she was right! Sharon rocks her dark and sinister look with style and class. She also proved early on in the competition that she was able to do glamour after she walked the runway in Episode 3: Glamazons vs. Champions for their girly fashion show. Her contacts work and there’s no reading needed.
2. Alyssa Edwards in Telenovela Realness
Season 5: Episode 9: Drama Queens
Comments from the judges:
Santino Rice: He held no punches when asked his thoughts about this outfit. He declared it, “One of the worst I’ve ever seen in 5 seasons.” He went on to label it a mess that just confused him. During the private discussion, Santino announced that he would fire whoever made that for her.
RuPaul: Quick wittedly, after Santino mentioned firing the dress maker, Ru joked that Aylssa’s grandmother may have been the creator.
Real talk:
Okay, so the dress wasn’t exactly the greatest thing a queen has ever worn down the runway. But one of the worst? Really? There was a lot going on, but it wasn’t that bad. Alyssa looked stunning in her outfit. It wasn’t just the dress that makes a runway look, but the whole package. The dress fit her well, coordinated with her accessories, and had plenty of sparkle. Maybe it wasn’t the best, but it was far from being the worst.
1. Every fucking thing Pandora Boxx wore in Season 2
Real talk:
Santino never had anything nice to say about Pandora’s looks. No matter what she was wearing, he didn’t like it. He later admitted to not being a fan of her style. But from saying that she was rocking a crack whore look to saying that it was easier to be a character rather than herself, it was clear that Santino wasn’t waiting with bated breath for a Pandora Boxx line of clothes. Things didn’t improve during All Stars either. But never mind him, Pandora. We think your runway looks were fierce!
GothBoyUK
Santino wouldn’t have liked Pandora if she’d come out in one of his creations. He took a dislike to her and no matter what she did, he didn’t like it.
Flywing
Santino couldn’t win a fashion challenge HE created so to hear him talk about anyone else’s style is laughable.
Ardy del Rosario
Spot on about Alyssa’s look, when Santino commented that, I thought ” No!” and I immediately thought of Milan’s tux and everything Jiggly wore. Same thing with Pandorra, he just disliked Pandorra’s style and that was just harsh, I remember how he also did the same thing with Shannell who had an amazing wardrobe. Plus the most unforgivable is calling out Chad for being too polished almost half the time during Season 5
Nemesis_Nexus
I do not like Santino, he has been nothing but a close-minded simpleton with ego issues right from the start, namely if HE didn’t make it then HE doesn’t approve of it. I think he was jealous of Pandora Boxx’s originality to the point where he had to be a nasty little troll EVERY time she came onstage! He needs to hit the road (or get run over, either or.) Kim Kardashian knows ALL about looking cheap, after all she IS Kim Kardashian! As far as Miss Visages comment about the “Goth Look”, I’m SO sorry does a little NON-mainstream apparel REALLY upset you THAT much Miss Thang? If so perhaps you should consider a career as a hermit where you never leave your cave and DON’T have to deal with ANY kind of diversity in your sad little cookie-cutter world!
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Aradia Thundercloud
Santino and Michelle need to be replaced. Austin would have been a MUCH better project runway reject to choose for this show (because HE can related to the queens and because he actually has style and talent). Michelle, who the hell is she? And who cares. She has no fashion sense, doesn’t understand drag, and is just rude. Isn’t there a better one-hit-wonder faghag willing to be on the show? How about a queer femme (I am a queer femme, so don’t trip that I said faghag) so we have some variety of representation in the judges? If he has to have a straight woman, I loved the episodes that Kloe Kardashian was on – she was hilarious, knows fashion and knows what its like to be statuesque.
Regardless it’s absolutely true that these looks were MUCH better than others that were ‘safe’. And it is completely mind blowing and wrong that Dela was kicked off in that episode.. I actually stopped watching the season I was so mad, and I have been faithful to the show since the very first episode. They better check themselves before they wreck the show because they chose a bully to win this season and kicked off people who should have made it to the end.
dhatri
Alyssa’s dress was bad but nowhere near the worst in the previous seasons, let alone the 5th. Santino must have had amnesia because earlier in season 5 we all bore witness to the trashbag trainwreck that was Serena Chacha (who thankfully seems to have gotten some assistance in polishing up her craft post-elimination).
Pil Nedergaard Lotze
Jinkx’s Sweet 16 teen outfit. Jinkx is in her 40’s so it makes sense that she would be 16 in the 70’s. And it had a braided candy necklace headband.
The sugar mama outfit could admittedly be better, but I LOVE the candy cane outfit with the antlers. It was everything!
I love Jinkx’s lipsynch of Malambo no. 1, but I find it unfair that she was bottom two.
steph
Uhhh Jinkx is 26. Unless you’re talking about the character that Jinkx used to be who was basically a drunk mom, but she’s pretty much left that behind.
Pil Nedergaard Lotze
I’m taking about Jinkx the character.
blake3b
I agree that Santino is the worst judge, so many things he said didn’t make sense. Him complaining about Chad being “too polished” was so stupid. That goes with Michelle saying Sharon wasn’t being glamorous by having the contacts. Santino was just a real dick to Pandora and she didn’t deserve that. Alyssa’s dress was fine and was definitely not one of the worst outfits ever. Another stupid thing Santino said. Detox looked great as the jellyfish and the judges were stupid not to understand or appreciate it.
Santino definitely needs to be replaced on the show, how about with someone who actually WON on Project Runway??? I like Michelle off of Drag Race but she seems way too harsh and acts like it’s her show. Michelle was a bully to Ben De La Creme the way Santino was to Pandora. Was it because Ben looks like a young Michelle????