The theme of last night's "Project Runway" was junior high. No, the designers weren't creating Homecoming dresses, but some of them were acting like snotty little 15-year-olds.

The challenge issued was a rather dull one: each designer had to create a companion piece to his or her strongest look from the season. With $100 and one day, everyone set out to try to make lightning strike once again. In Christopher's case, he was just hoping to not throw a pile of feces onto the runway for the 5th week in a row.

During his workroom rounds, Tim Gunn was trying to keep everyone on track. He helped Carol Hannah have a breakthrough with her "big, scary mess" of a dress and warned Christopher that his new creation was too "motherly" as compared to the youthful feel of his former winning design. He didn't think Irina needed much help, as he was "very excited" about where she was going. I will be very excited about where she is going when she is finally sent home.

The 10th grade drama started when Althea began muttering that Logan was stealing her zippered collar idea from the Christina Aguilera challenge, despite the fact that his inspiration piece featured a prominent zipper, AND he bought ten truckloads of zippers to place all over his dress. But apparently, Althea was the first person to ever think of putting zippers on a collar. Desperately needing to trash talk, Althea smartly grabbed Irina and the two disappeared into another room to eat lunch and talk about what a poopy head Logan was. When Althea couldn't decide if she should say something about the alleged stolen idea, Irina fully encouraged her to find just the right snotty remark.

Still not feeling confident enough to directly confront Logan, Althea whined to her model about how much she hates him, and how he thinks he can get away with anything because he's cute. Hmm, it was an interesting development considering all the time Althea has spent flirting with Logan during the season. Perhaps she was upset that he's just not that into her?

Logan then informed us of Irina's nickname - "Meana Irina." It's a little clunky, but it works well enough, I suppose. Although, wouldn't just plain "Imeana" better capture her essence and roll off the tongue much easier? As the judges often tell them, some of these designers need to learn how to edit.

At the final fitting before the runway show, the spirit of Imeana seemed to possess everyone. After her model made a simple comment about how cute Carol Hannah's dress was, Althea went off about how much C.H. annoys her and how she only does dresses and waaaah, why does Logan like her more??? At least that's what I heard. And the usually sweet and quiet Logan got a dig in at Gordana, claiming that his grandmother has better taste than her. Ouch. What the heck did Gordana do to deserve that? Other than make a really hideous and drab business suit?

Irina, not about to let anyone else out-bitch her, turned on her gossip girlfriend Althea, claiming that while Althea was complaining about Logan stealing her ideas, Althea was actually stealing from Irina's winning "Aspen" look. Much like Althea and her zippers, apparently Irina invented the slouchy, oversized sweater.

Finally, it was time for the fashion show and Heidi's outfit was INSANE. Seriously. I have major reservations about letting someone who willingly dresses like a Bohemian soccer mom from outer space judge other people's fashion sense.

This week's guest judge was model Kerry Washington, who joined Nina, Heidi and a fill-in. Not Michael Kors. The man in black was gone again, but subbing for him was Season 2's fab-u-lous Nick Verreos. I love Nick! I'd always hoped that Nick and Santino would get their own TV variety hour called "Lighten Up, It's Just Fashion."

Since there were only six designers left, no one was sent to safety. Althea, Carol Hannah and Irina got the highest marks, while Christopher, Gordana and Logan landed in the Bottom 3.

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Althea had chilled about the whole Logan-zipper thing, chalking it up to design osmosis caused by everyone working so closely together every week, and so never brought up the issue to Logan or the judging panel. But when Heidi noted the similarities between Althea's and Irina's sweaters, Irina gave her a taste of what she might have put Logan through had she made her allegations public. Irina told Heidi that there was a lot of "stealing" going on in the group, and when Nick tried to dismiss it as something that's bound to happen in this type of setting, Irina insisted that in a group of only six people, there is no way that the designers wouldn't be aware of their design thefts. If I haven't said it enough in these recaps, someone really needs to take that woman out back, tie her to a tree and shoot her.

Irina thought she had the win in the bag, so it was great to see her look of disgust when top honors went to Althea. Actually, I couldn't help but look disgusted too because Althea's outfit was beyond fugly. Those black pants that the judges were raving about were, as Season 5's Suede would put it, totally wack-a-doodle. Somehow, Carol Hannah's adorable black cocktail dress got lost in Althea and Irina's slouchy sweater showdown, which is terribly unfortunate.

After being in the Bottom 3 for the fifth week in a row, Christopher was sent back to safety again. He's gotta be blackmailing someone. He's got like a Lifetime movie's worth of dirt on Michael Kors, I'll bet, including incriminating photos of him wearing bright colors. It's the only explanation that makes sense.

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I had a bad feeling that my man candy was going to be in trouble, and I was right - somehow, Gordana and her awful "Warsaw, Poland office worker" (gotta love Nick) ensemble made it through and Logan was ousted. Perhaps the show was trying to send the message that it takes more than a pretty face to make it in fashion. How true. It takes money, connections and lots of cocaine.

Auf wiedersehen - see you next week!

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