Victorinox Classic XLS MT_15

Victorinox Classic XLS MT

As a former pilot, there are two watches that represent the absolute finest gear for flying: the Omega X-33, and Breitling Aerospace. Both are quartz and analog/digital, and have very different looks. Today's post is about a very similar watch that has a much more reasonable price tag to the Aerospace,breitling fakes, the Victorinox Swiss Army Classic XLS MT. I've not yet confirmed this, but I strongly suspect that it has the exact same movement as the Aerospace, the ETA 988.432, making it one heck of a deal. Specifications of the Victorinox are:

Swiss made, Swiss quartz movement. Anti-reflective-coated sapphire crystal. Stainless steel case, PVD-coated 'gunmetal'. Luminous hands and hour markers. Crown guard. Countdown timer, alarm clock, stopwatch, dual time zone, multiple languages. Water resistant to 100m. 45mm by 12m, quite large.

List price is shown as $1,095USD, but I would expect a discount from that. Let's compare to the Breitling Aerospace:

Titanium case. Night-vision-goggle-compatible backlight.  (I have no idea what that means, but it sure sounds cool.) Second timezone, alarm,replica watches, stopwatch, countdown timer. Crown-driven operation. 100m waterproof. AR-coated sapphire crystal. 42mm by 10.4mm, 38g.

(Picture snipped from the Breitling website)

You can kind of see from the pictures that the displays are identical, which makes sense if the movements are the same. You can also see that the Victorinox is larger. 45mm is large but not huge; I'd be happy to wear one.

As with many Swiss brands, Breitling bars selling over the Internet, but Amazon sells them with a list price of $2,watches replica,795.

There are two things I dislike about this movement: the lack of a second hand (useful for 30-second turns), and the crown-driven operation. It's really hard to manipulate while wearing it, which limits the functionality a bit. Nevertheless, I'm hoping that I can try the Victorinox, as that price is much more up my alley, and I really like how it looks.

By Paul Hubbard

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Fashion Week Fall 2010 Diane Von Furstenberg

In my mind, there are two types of designers: those that make us think about fashion and its relationship to philosophy and art, and those that make fashion accessible and wearable to the average fashion fan. Each pursuit has its own challenges, but it’s without question that Diane Von Furstenberg has the second type of clothing on lock.

Menswear was a dominant theme in DVF’s Fall/Winter 2010 collection, but it was styled in such a way that it would be totally accessible and wearable outside of an office setting. Blazers were layered over floaty chiffon, a girly rose-covered bolero was layered over a suit, and it all looked functional and fun to wear. The textural layering continued with chunky knits over sparkly patterned dresses,high quality watch, and Von Furstenberg threw in a few of her signature wraps for good measure. So what does this collection tell us?

First and foremost, it tells us that DVF is still, and will always be,watches online, a master of print. If I had the cash on hand, I would be the first to line up to buy every patterned party dress in this collection, and there were quite a few of them. They were styled more casually than they might have been in previous collections, but the presentation choice gave potential buyers plenty of ideas about how to get extra mileage out of a fun dress.

Wearability has always been a great part of DVF’s clothing, and this collection continues the tradition. I want almost everything that she presented in my closet now. Yesterday. It’s of-the-moment,rolex 8570f price, richly rendered and will speak to a variety of customers.

                 

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The Seiko Sportura SLQ019_384

The Seiko Sportura SLQ019

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Well,wholesale italian leather handbags, if you missed out on the SLQ017, Seiko just announced the new SLQ019. As far as I can tell, it's identical to the SLQ017, but in carbonized titanium, and with orange subdials. In my opinion, the SLQ019 is one tough looking watch. I've seen the SLQ017 in person, and thought at the time that it was probably the coolest of Seiko's Kinetic line, however I think the SLQ019 is even more compelling. It's sort of the Darth Vader of Seiko's Kinetic lineup. It seems to retail for just under $4,000, however Seiko's are typically discounted 20-25%, so I would expect to pay about $3,000. It looks like it comes with a tool for resizing the bracelet, and an interchangeable leather strap, as well. Nice touch.

The Seiko Sportura SLQ0019 product page. The Seiko Sportura SLQ0017. Other watches in the Seiko Sportura line.

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The Tissot Seastar Chronograph_403

The Tissot Seastar Chronograph

I've always liked the look of the Tissot Seastar diver, and I like this new model
even more with the addition of a chronograph. There's not a lot of information available
on the new Tissot Seastar Chronograph, but here's what I've been able to dig up so
far:

Stainless steel case and bracelet. Water-resistant to 200 meters,wholesale high quality leather custom handbags, or about 650 feet (with pushers screwed down). Sapphire crystal. 3-subdial chronograph. Screwdown caseback and pushers. Quartz movement with 38-month battery. Date. Available in silver (pictured), blue,man watch, or black dials.

The Seastar's sapphire crystal is domed which apparently magnifies
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than a few hundred. You can find more information on the Tissot
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Richard Mille RM 033 Watch

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Richard Mille joins the thin watch craze in 2011 with their 6.30mm thick "Extra Flat Automatic" RM 033 watch. For the complexity of a Richard Mille watch case 6.30mm thick is pretty darn good. The brand makes sure to maintain as much of the signature look as possible in the design of the case - and they also made it round. The hour numeral style is not new, but taken from the Richard Mille RM 017 Tourbillon (that actually was finally released this year).

For the RM 033 (RM033), Richard Mille makes the hour numerals bolder, but kept the interesting ellipses shape in the center of the dial. This is about as formal and "elegant" as Richard Mille watch comes these days. I do quite like the dial, but wish the hands were a bit bigger or easier to see. To me, the shape of the hands seems to just go a bit oddly with almost art deco style Roman numerals. The rest of the dial is basically the top part of the movement. Around the numerals are lume dots, and there is more lume on the hands.

I love the size (and width) of the case at 45.70mm. Like I keep saying, the best thin watches are wide watches. The case is light and done in titanium with typical Richard Mille "spline" screws. Like I said, it was an impressive task to retain the iconic Richard Mille case architecture while trying to flatten it. Even the sides of the case have that nice inset look I have come to appreciate the the finely cut titanium on Richard Mille timepieces. In addition to the shown titanium version, the RM 033 will also be available in 18k red gold or 18k white gold.

The movement in the watch is all new. It is the RM033 automatic with a solid platinum micro-rotor. Having a micro-rotor is pretty much a necessity for all thin watches, and platinum is used for the weight, not just for weird bragging rights. While the watch doesn't have a dedicated power reserve indicator, the movement is skeletonized,rolex swiss replica, which includes the mainspring barrel.  If you take off the watch, you can see the spring in the barrel and get a gauge on how tightly wound it is. Richard Mille says the movement has a power reserve of 42 hours. The movement itself is just 2.60mm thick - which is quite impressive given all the styling that went into it. The movement is made primarily of titanium with some steel.

While Richard Mille considers the watch to be a "formal piece," it still has a lot of the sportiness we have come to love from the uber-luxury brand. On the wrist the watch feels light and solid - like most of their pieces. While it comes on a rubber strap, people are regularly know to switch out the straps with custom jobs. Richard Mille himself is especially known for this. I wonder what other straps options would look good on this watch? Price for it is rather high... but that is to be expect from Mr. Mille. In titanium the RM 033 is $70,000, $85,000 in red gold, and $90,000 in white gold. So get one right away!

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE RICHARD MILLE EXTRA FLAT AUTOMATIC RM 033

CALIBER RMXP1: Skeletonized automatic winding movement with hours, minutes and monoblock platinum rotor

Diameter: 45.70 mm x 6.30 mm.

MAIN FEATURES

(MANY OF WHICH ARE MAJOR TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS)

FREE SPRUNG BALANCE WITH VARIABLE INERTIA

This type of balance wheel represents the ultimate in innovation. It guarantees greater reliability when subjected to shock and also during movement assembly and disassembly. Hence better chronometric results over time.

The regulator index is eliminated and a more accurate and repeatable adjustment is possible thanks to 4 adjustable small weights located directly on the balance.

MONOBLOCK MICRO ROTOR

After the rotor with variable geometry that contributed to the success of Richard Mille’s automatic calibres, a new winding device is introduced in the RM033. By using a platinum, decentrally positioned micro rotor, the barrel can be efficiently wound and an extra flat skeletonzied movement can be achieved.

POWER RESERVE: 42 hours

BOTTOM PLATE, BRIDGES AND BALANCE COCK MADE OF TITANIUM

The baseplate and the skeletonized bridges were first subjected to separate and extensive validation tests to insure optimal strength requirements before manufacturing. The creation of these components in grade 5 titanium with Titalyt® coating for the baseplate and PVD coating for the bridges,watches for you, allows the whole assembly to be given great rigidity, as well as precise surface flatness that is essential for the perfect functioning of the gear train.

SPLINE SCREWS IN GRADE 5 TITANIUM FOR THE BRIDGES

This permits better control of the torque applied to the screws during assembly. These screws are therefore unaffected by physical manipulation during assembly or disassembly and age well.

OTHER FEATURES

- Diameter of the movement: 33.00 mm

- Thickness: 2.60 mm

- Number of jewels: 29

- Barrel arbor – in AP 20 steel

- Balance: Glucydur, 4 arms, inertia moment 5.75 mg.cm2, angle of lift 53º

- Frequency: 21,wholesale bag store,600 vph (3Hz)

- Balance spring: Nivaflex

- Shock protection: Incabloc 908.22.211.100 (transparent)

CASE

It retains the same characteristics and attention to detail of case design with a vast number of stamping and machining operations required for this round case with a total height comprising a mere 6.30 mm.

The design and execution of this watchcase typifies the complete conceptual approach to all parts of the movement, case and dial. As a result, everything has been constructed according to an extremely rigorous specification. For example, a casing ring is no longer used and the movement is mounted on chassis mounting rubbers (ISO SW) fixed by 4 titanium screws

The tripartite case is assembled with 16 spline screws in grade 5 titanium and abrasion resistant washers in steel and complemented by the additional integration of the lugs into the case’s torque screw system

SPLINE SCREWS IN GRADE 5 TITANIUM FOR THE CASE

This permits better control of the torque applied to the screws during assembly. These screws are therefore unaffected by physical manipulation during assembly or disassembly and age well.

CROWN

In ceramic, with double seal O-ring and detailing in titanium, 18-carat red or white gold

INTERIOR FLANGE (upper and lower)

In carbon fiber, with index points filled with approved luminous material.

DIAL

In sapphire (thickness: 0.30 mm) with anti-glare treatment (2 sides),

CRYSTAL

- Bezel side: in sapphire (1800 Vickers) with anti-glare treatment (2 sides).

- Thickness: 1.00 mm

- Case back: in sapphire with anti-glare treatment (2 sides)

- Thickness: at the center 1.00 mm and at outer edges 1.53 mm

FINISHING

MOVEMENT

- Bottom plate in hand-ground titanium, wet sandblasted, Titalyt®treated

- Bridges wet sandblasted, top surface polished by hand, PVD treated

- Locking sections hand polished

- Burnished pivots

- Diamond polished sinks on the bridge side

- Pinions with undercuts

- Sandblasted and rhodium-plated, beveled wheels

GEAR WHEELS

- Concave chamfering with a diamond tool

- Circular-smoothed faces

- Gilding (before cutting the teeth)

Minimum manual correction to the wheels undertaken in order to preserve geometry and performance

STEEL PARTS

- microblasted and hand-drawn surfaces

- sapphire blasted surfaces

- anglage and polishing by hand

PROFILE-TURNING

- lapped and polished ends

- burnished pivots

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Review of the Nike Amp+ iPod Control Watch

The Nike Amp+ iPod control watch is unusual for many reasons. To start with, it only displays hours and minutes. No seconds,watches 4 u, no date, no alarm, no stopwatch. And to see the time, you actually have to press a button to illuminate the LED display.

But the Amp+ isn't designed to be an all-around running or fitness watch. It's specifically designed for runners who already have the Nike + iPod kit. Similar to the Timex iControl we recently reviewed, the Nike Amp+ is a remote control for your iPod Nano, however unlike the Timex, the Nike Amp+ uses the existing Nike + iPod gadget that plugs into your iPod, so you're actually adding the iPod remote control to the Nike iPod system.

Ok, I know that's a little confusing. Let's slow down and start from the beginning.

You're a runner or walker who wants to track your workouts electronically, and easily control your iPod. After installing a special wireless sensor in your Nike shoes, the Nike + iPod kit let's you use your iPod to:

Track your time, distance, pace, and the number calories you've burned. Choose workouts with specific types of goals, and record your personal bests. Program a "power song" which is selectable from a special menu for when you need some additional motivation. Receive voice feedback about your workout so you don't have to look at your iPod while running.

So now you're using your iPod to listen to music, and to record and track workout information, but the problem is that iPods aren't all that easy to use while running. Imagine needing that power song at the foot of a killer incline, and having to fiddle with the scroll wheel to find it. That's where the Amp+ comes in. With the Nike Amp+ watch, you can:

Start and stop your workout. Change tracks forward or backward. Easily play your power song with the press of a button. Raise or lower your iPod's volume. Check your workout progress.

So now in addition to using your iPod to record and track your workout information, you're using your watch to wirelessly control your iPod. The other advantage of the Nike Amp+ watch is that it's water resistant to 50 meters (about 160 feet) while iPods don't do well with any kind of moisture, so if it's raining outside, your iPod can stay safely tucked away.

As you can see from the included video, the Amp+ actually has a low-resolution array of very bright LEDs hidden beneath a matte rubber surface. The entire watch is actually a band of this rubber that you cut to size using the included measuring tape, it is held together by a nice snap-lock clasp. The Amp+ is extremely light and comfortable, and you don't even notice it on your wrist while running. The swoosh logo is subtle, and the whole thing looks like a wide version of the Livestrong armbands. It comes in several colors: red/black, orange/black,swiss replica rolex watch, and pictured here, the blue/gray.

The Nike Amp+ is a great concept, and it functions quite well, but there are a couple of drawbacks:

You have to press a button to see the time. The advantage of LEDs is that they are very bright and easy to see in low-light conditions or while running, but the disadvantage is that they are power hungry,watch rolex replica, and would deplete the battery if they were on all the time. That's why you have to activate the display by pressing a button. The animation is cool, but it takes a bit longer to read the time because of it.

Of course, there are more than enough advantages:

Great way to control your iPod while on the move. The Amp+ let's you keep your iPod safely tucked away where it's not at risk of being dropped or getting ruined by water. Integrates nicely with the Nike + iPod kit for a very complete music/data/remote solution. Lightweight and comfortable. Stylish enough to wear all the time — not just when running.

The Nike Amp+ is a pretty impressive piece of technology. It's both visually and functionally well designed, and is perfect for any athletic technophile.

By Paul Hubbard

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L?ɬ�m-Tec in conjunction with Watch and Clock Forum are offering the chance for the members of www.watchandclockforum.com to design a new L?ɬ�m-Tec watch to be produced in 2010. People wishing to take part in this effort can join www.watchandclockforum.com (membership is free.) and enter the special design forum which was created specifically for this project. For those that do choose to take part in the design project. After the design is completed,wrist watch, there will be a special drawing. The prize will be one of the newly designed watches.

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Watch and Clock Forum, owned by Thomas Carey, is one of the newer internet discussion forums that is devoted to the discussion of both watches and clocks. The site has members for all over the world taking part in the discussion. Watch and Clock Forum also is running a contest series which you can learn more about by visiting the web site.

Follow this link to go the L?ɬ�m-Tec / Watch and Clock Forum project directly:

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The Japanese brand, Samantha Thavasa is famous for recruitment of foreign celebrities as promotional models and bag designers. The brand’s star-studded roster includes the Hilton sisters,watches for you, Beyonce Knowles, Victoria Beckham, Maria Sharapovaess, Penelope Cruz and her sister Monica Cruz, and yes even the lovely blonde socialite Tinsley Mortimer. So naturally,watch rolex replica, Tinsley has been spotted all over town with her latest red/blue/green plaid creations, designed for the fall 2008 handbag collection.

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Louis Vuitton Audra & Multicolore Open-Toe Mule

You’ve made it in this world if you have a Louis Vuitton bag named after you. I guess I can stop believing that I have made it in this world, because there surely isn’t an LV named after me (I’d like to think that in the future there will be someday?,discount replica rolex watch!). The new Louis Vuitton Audra is named after an iconic Broadway singer, Audra McDonald, which gives a new appeal to the Monogram Multicolore canvas line. Best part of the bag for me is the heavy golden metallic hardware and links which gives way to the natural cowhide handles. The shape is also alluring, being not square but triangular. The canvas is the Monogram Multicolore with natural cowhide trim and golden metal hardware,replica and watch, which was of course designed by Takashi Murakami. The inside is lined in Ruby alcantara and has two compartments to hold goodies. I guess the day that I have a high end bag from a classic designer like Louis Vuitton named after me, it means I’m golden. Until then, I’ll be an insignificant bump on a log. If you want to wear another’s fame and fortune in a bag,buy fake watch here, the Audra is available for $1250 via eLuxury.

What better way to pair up a new bag than with new shoes? Now for me personally, LV bags haven’t been my favorite, for the mere reason (to some it may sound stupid) that the fakes keep being made and are so bad. But the shoes, I have always had a liking of. The Louis Vuitton Multicolore Open-Toe Mule is a sexy shoe with an unbelievably cute style. The shoe is trimmed with natural cowhide which is underlined by fuchsia patent leather. This of course matches the insoles, which are made of fuchsia suede goat leather and are accented with yellow topstitching. Some of my favorite parts are the violet velvet bow, and the angular heel which is 2″. You know why that heel is amazing, because it is short! Try being 5’10.5 and finding shoes that don’t make you tower over every man around you. Luckily Vlad is 6’3 so I???d be set with these heels. These shoes could make any outfit right for $490 through eLuxury.

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You never actually own a Patek Philippe

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You merely look after it for the next generation. With this slogan, Patek Philippe seduces you to take the plunge on one of their magnificent watches. It creates some kind of justification to spend a tremendous amount of money on one time piece that could have bought you half a dozen other Swiss quality watches.

One of my favorites is the Patek Philippe Nautilus (ref.5711/1A) in its purest form: stainless steel and with hours, minutes and date only. However,vintage rolex watch, Patek Philippe also manufacturers the 5712/1A, which is basically the same watch in terms of design or look & feel,leather handbags on sale, but it features a moon phase, date and power reserve indicator. These complications make it the ultimate luxury sports watch.

Although purists may find this dial lay-out way too crowded, it does save them from buying the ‘regular’ 5711/1A model and buy another Patek Philippe with complication to go along with it. To a certain point, I will call myself a purist when it comes to watches, but I would be able to live with the 5712/1A and pass it on to the next generation when time has come.

Henrik over at SubGMT is a Rolex specialist, both new & vintage models. At only very rare moments he has another brand in stock. Today, it is this Patek Philippe 5712/1A he was willing to make an exception for. On his website, he writes Although it is not a Rolex, it is a pretty nice watch. Now that’s the spirit of a well-educated Rolex specialist. Only make exceptions for things that are worth making exceptions for.

The Patek Philippe Nautilus 5712/1A has a self-winding movement with a 22 carat gold micro rotor. Despite the small diameter of the rotor – see the photo below – the use of 22 carat gold makes sure it has enough mass to do a proper job on winding the movement. The caliber 240 movement is only 31mm in diameter and a height of only 3.98mm,buy fake watch here, for a complicated movement, that’s stunning.

This particular watch is stamped September 2009 at an authorized Patek Philippe dealer in Germany and is in “like new” condition. The watch comes – of course – with all the proper documentation and warranty papers. The Patek Philippe serial number gives you the right to subscribe to their in-house magazine which covers all topics, from cultural stuff to the latest Patek Philippe watches.

This Nautilus has a diameter of 40mm and water resistant to 60 meters. In fact, this just means that this watch can handle a splash or shower and at least doesn’t let dust gets a chance to get inside the watch case. Don’t even think about going for a swim with this watch, as if it only were to prevent the carefully polished and brushed case and bracelet from scratching.

SubGMT gives this Patek Philippe Nautilus 5712/1A a 19.999 Euro price tag.

Thanks to Henrik for the photos.

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This season of Project Runway feels kind of like the show used to feel before it left Bravo, doesn’t it? It’s a nice feeling – warm, familiar, safe, fabulous. We’ve had three consecutive episodes with both Princess Michael Kors AND Nina Garcia in simultaneous attendance, our designers actually have sewing skills and personalities, and Tim Gunn doesn’t look utterly terrified anymore because the producers have returned him to his natural habitat of New York City.

Another thing that felt oh-so-right about Thursday night’s show was the challenge. Not only was it the customary partner fiasco that we always get in the first few episodes, but it also satisfied the expensive dress/look for less trope that gained favor in the show’s last few season on that OTHER network. Of course, as is customary when creative people are required to work with each other, tempers flared and people got thrown under the proverbial bus. I would accept nothing less.

Our designers were promised the opportunity to “meet” some of the greatest designers of all time, but really what they meant by that was that they were going to go to The Met and look at some historic couture from the museum’s collection. Which is cool, but not exactly “meeting” anyone, and if had been one of the designers, I would have felt slightly bamboozled.

The couture was, of course, fabulous – Balenciaga, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, the usual suspects. The Cryer said that being so close to it made her want to cry, and no one was surprised. Our group was paired off and charged with making an iconic look that would be deserving of a spot in a museum, which is kind of a lofty goal for a reality show, but, you know, let your little light shine, designers.

Tim picked the team leaders from the magical Bag-o-Choosing, and team leaders then picked their helper/partner from the remaining designers. Jesse, one of only two designers left when it was Ping’s turn to pick, had a very rational concern – that he would be stuck with Ping. Which he was! Ping seems like a nice lady, but holy crap, I’d hate to have to perform goal-oriented tasks with her. I’d probably end up making exactly the same face-punch motion that he made in Mood, if only to stop myself from actually having a rage blackout.

The internet seems to have roundly chided Jesse for his frustration with Ping, but I couldn’t help but be kind of sympathetic. He didn’t choose her, and she should be responsible for articulating her vision, collaborating effectively and doing at least a decent portion of the construction work. She doesn’t get a free pass just because she’s Ping. The real world doesn’t reward you for being a unique and beautiful snowflake, it rewards you for getting things done.

Most of the other pairings fared much, much better. The only other hint of drama was from Mila and whatever nondescript, hipstery- looking guy she was working with. Jonathan? Eh? Yeah,breitling fakes, that was it. He seemed irritated about the amount of construction work that he did, but all of the contestants should know by now that during a partner challenge,the watch store, sometimes you’re going to charge it to the game and get things done. At least Mila had a definitive direction in which they were going to go and was able to articulate it to him, even if he did more sewing. At least he didn’t have to, you know, teach her how to show (Ping, I’m looking at you).

You know what else all of the contestants should know? That when Tim Gunn gives you two days, two designers, and $500 to make an outfit, any outfit, that – GATHER ROUND, DESIGNERS! – a twist is coming. Every pair had to pick one of the other teams’ looks and make it into a “look for less” with only $50 to spend at Mood. The designers basically crapped their pants when this development was announced, but I feel like anyone that has watched this show regularly over the past few seasons saw it coming a MILE away. Don’t the designers Netflix the past seasons before they start filming?

People started panicking a bit, but most everyone kept their cool. Well, most everyone that still had it – Ping and Jesse continued to bicker and Jonathan continued to seethe that Mila wasn’t doing enough grunt work. Anthony and Seth Aaron were having disagreements as well, but their interactions with each other were so positive and friendly that you might not even have noticed it. It was the most civil, cordial partner discord in the history of Project Runway, and Anthony telling Seth Aaron to “not fight in front of company” even cracked up Tim Gunn, who I think wants to shrink Anthony and put him in his pocket for periodic amusement.

Ultimately, the looks were…mostly not terrible. I wasn’t as impressed with this challenge as I had been with the past two, but working with a partner while everyone is trying to fight for camera time is known to create some odd results (unless the team is Christian Siriano and Chris March, then it just creates 100% pure fierceness).

We had a top four instead of top three because of the partnering, and people with Serious Fashion Hair were representin’ for all of us out here with the dyed-black bobs. Maya and Jay made a sculptural, asymmetrical evening dress that didn’t win me over until Nina pointed out that the side without the neckpiece had a deep plunge – brilliant. Also, their “look for less,rolex 8570f,” as Princess Michael Kors so accurately pointed out, blew the $500 original out of the water.

Mila and Jonathan made up the other half of the top four with their proportion-and-volume skewering separates that ultimately won them the challenge (despite their blah babydoll “look for less.”) I’ve read a lot of criticism of their winning outfit, but I think that it fit the challenge really well – they weren’t charged with making a pretty dress (which is exactly what everyone else did, or tried to do), they were supposed to make something iconic, and that’s what they did. The ideas in the design were big and esoteric, and when we look back, the best fashion was almost never easy. Indeed, they may have been the only team that 100% satisfied the requirements.

Now, to the bottom, occupied this week by Seth Aaron, Anthony, Ping and Jesse. Seth Aaron and Anthony tried to do Dior better than Dior, which obviously blew up in their faces, because duh, you can’t do that. I didn’t think that the result was ugly, per se, but it was just really not much of anything. Their “look for less” was equally middling. They backed up each other and stood behind their work on the runway, though, in what might have been the most mature and loyal moment you’ll ever find on reality TV.

In rather stark contrast, we had Ping and Jesse. Don’t shoot me, but I kind of liked the weird, drape-y thing which sprang forth from Ping’s over-active imagination. At the very least, the muted, dark colors were unreasonably beautiful. If she (or Jesse) could have turned the arm-carried draping into something with a bit more structure and purpose, I don’t think they would have been in the bottom. The idea was there, but Ping doesn’t know how to edit her vision into something that works as a sellable item of clothing.

Ping and Anthony were the final two, and Heidi made sure to get in a little imitation of Anthony’s accent before the loser was announced. Between that and how needlessly rude she was to Gordana all of last season, I’m beginning to wonder if Heidi has some really ugly social class issues lurking behind that pretty face of hers. Making fun of someone’s accent is completely uncalled for, particularly when the person doing it doesn’t exactly speak without an accent of her own, although I guess hers is suitably upper class. Since she’s the one that is requiring the show to be shot in LA every other season, can’t we oust her in favor of some other model?

Anyway, enough Heidi hate. Ping got ousted, because the quirky one never lasts more than a couple of episodes. Also, she got ousted because not only her partner, but also her MODEL threw her under the bus as quickly as humanly possible. Jesse complained that he had to give her sewing lessons and that she didn’t collaborate well (it seemed like neither of them were particularly skilled in that arena), and the model (whose name I don’t know because I don’t watch that stupid model show that Lifetime came up with in order to try to suck out another half an hour of my viewership) complained that Ping never even fitted her in their “look for less.” Which may have been the case, but look, model, no one asked you.

So our beautiful butterfly Ping flitted off into the distance, free to forget her shoes without the judgmental eyes of people that just don’t get her. This show was merely not ready for. Or, maybe, she wasn’t ready for it – either/or.

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