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Project Runway All Stars – Week 3, the Miss Piggy Episode

This recap contains spoilers! Stop reading if you don’t want to know who won or lost. This week the designers are issued a challenge to design a cocktail dress that Miss Piggy can wear during promotion of “The Muppets.” This vies for the most surreal episode in the history of the franchise, as everyone must uphold the notion that Miss Piggy is a living “person” with her own desires and opinions. This suspension of disbelief punctures any pretense that the show’s mission is anything other than entertainment. Oh well! Piggy’s diva quips and priceless reaction shots certainly entertain. So does squabbling over the Neiman Marcus Accessory Wall. Expect more of that. And the designs? When the top and bottom designs are selected, you don’t know which are which, because they’re all so cartoonish. Gordana’s diaphanous chemise gets her eliminated because, if anything, it is too subtle, too pretty. Host Angela Lindvall comes right out and admits that Rami’s clowny, flouncy get-up would normally be ridiculous, but under the circumstances, it is right on. Michael wins the day with a loopy, structured minidress and matching headpiece. The lesson here is that you can never forget who your client is. And also, “It’s never too late to follow your dreams,” as Gordana says on her way out.

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