by Todd Betzold

Another season of Project Runway All Stars kicks off tonight and we have 13 more designers trying to redeem themselves in hopes of winning this time around. The drama will be high and the tension is tight, but who will come out on top this time?

We meet the designers and Casanova has worked as an assistant to Ivy, so I find that to be weird. The word on the street is that these designers are amazing, or at least that is what they are all saying. Wendy Pepper is back and trying to right the wrong: that she didn't win Season 1. They head to the runway and this season's host is Carolyn Murphy. Since it is All Stars, there is no immunity for the winner of each challenge. They will win a ton of prizes, including $150,000 and a trip around the world to visit different fashion weeks (I think this is awesome). The total prize package is $750,000.

The designers head out to meet Joanna Coles to find out what the first challenge is. The first challenge will be a team challenge, so bring on the drama. Joanna pulls out two names to pick members for their teams. Kayne is first and on his team are Uli, Casanova, Ivy, Althea, Anthony Ryan and Wendy (the last one left). Joshua is first on the other team and his team consists of Peach, Laura, Emilio, Andrae and Suede. The teams will be working together to create a mini collection and the theme is attitude. They will be given a list of attitudes to choose from or they can pick their own. They have to each create a look, but they all must be cohesive. Each designer gets a $250 budget and losing designer will come from the losing team.

The designers try to meet to find a word they are going with, but they all seem to be arguing. Kayne goes with confident and they are Team Confident. Joshua's team goes with bold, so we have Team Confident versus Team Bold. They discuss looks and then head to Mood to do their shopping. For Team Confident, they are going with lace and leather looks. Team Bold is going with a color palette, but who knows. They decide to go with blue when at Mood.

The designers head to the workroom and Althea seems to be the bossy one of Team Confident, even though there are no team captains. Kayne, who claims he is not all about ball gowns, is making a gown. Joanna heads in for her first critique and she tells Andrae that she is afraid he is playing it safe. She asked Laura if it was bold in a good way and thought Peach might be out of her element. She wanted to make sure Anthony Ryan's look was not confident, but immature. For Kayne, she said it is Catwoman meets Lady Gaga. She wants Casanova to be confident, but not slutty.

This show is flying by and the models have arrived for a fitting! They come and go and Joshua said he is not here to be safe, but he is here to win. The day ends and the designers head to their hotel, where they will be staying in the penthouse. They drink some champagne and Joshua gives a toast to Wendy...he says from one bitch to the other!

The next day arrives and they all seem to think they are ready to go and needs no help. Anthony Ryan said you need to watch out for the quiet ones, so watch out for Emilio and Uli. The models come in for their makeup and Andrae is rushing around to get everything done. He asks Laura to help out with his model, but she said she will help him out when she gets her shit done. Casanova said Kayne's look looks like a bad drag show. The thing with this is the winning look has to be on the winning team, so no matter how could you are you can't win if your team sucks!

The designers head to the runway and it is show time! Carolyn heads out and the judges tonight will be Carolyn, Georgina Chapman, Isaac Mizrahi, guest judges this week are fashion designer Rachel Roy and Project Runway All Stars Season 1 winner Mondo Guerra. For Team Confident: Ivy does a good jacket. Althea's dress looks like a slip. Anthony Ryan does a good shirt. Wendy's dress is done nicely and very strong. Kayne creates a look for a drag queen. Ivy's dress is good except for the color, but they do go well together. For Team Bold: Emilio's dress has a nice look to it, but the boobs are right out there. Peach's dress is not cute. I enjoy Andrae's dress and Suede's skirt is very cute. I like Joshua's pants and the whole look is very cohesive with the blue.

The winning team tonight is Team Confident. Carolyn then asks these designers to step forward: Anthony Ryan, Ivy and Casanova and they have the highest scores and one is the winner this week. Peach, Suede and Andrae have the lowest scores and one will go home. Laura had the highest score for Team Bold, but nothing for being high on the losing team. Her, Emilio and Joshua are safe, as is everyone from Team Confident. The models come out and we get to discuss the looks.

For Casanova, Georgina thinks the cutout on the back is fantastic. Isaac thinks it look expensive. Mondo said nothing very exciting, which is how I feel about all the looks tonight. For Ivy, Georgina said she adored the jacket. Isaac said he wonders about shorts anymore. Carolyn didn't care for the jacket. Rachel loved the jacket and she constructed it well. For Anthony Ryan, Georgina said the lace in the back is a surprise. Isaac said the pants give a whole new life to the skinny white pants.

For Suede, Mondo said it looks sloppy. Isaac loved the skirt. Carolyn loved the top, but not the skirt. Georgina said he has two different looks here. For Peach, Isaac said the more she talks the more she makes him not like it. Mondo said for Season 8 she was the mother of the bunch and these are all grownups here and she needs to do her own thing. For Andrae, Carolyn said she doesn't get it. Georgina said she likes the intention of it and it is edgy, but it is too complicated. Rachel asked how she was zipping herself out of it and it is so difficult.

The judges deliberate and when you have five voices, it seems like how can you pick a winner and a loser? I think they are going to pick Anthony Ryan as the winner and Andrae is heading home because they didn't know what he even created. The designers come back to the runway and the winner of the first challenge is Anthony Ryan. That means Casanova and Ivy are safe. Suede is safe, so it is down to Peach and Andrae. The first person eliminated from Project Runway All Stars Season 2 is Peach and Andrae is safe.

Project Runway All Stars airs Thursdays at 9/8c on Lifetime.

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