Previously on "Project Runway" the models were forced to kowtow to the fashion whims of a celebrity. Thank god THAT'S over with!

Heidi walked on to the runway wearing Uhura's "Star Trek" uniform--seriously--and told the designers they weren't going to need their models for this week's challenge. Ru-roh! She then sent them all to 10 Rockefeller Plaza where they met Tim Gunn who introduced them all to Tiki Barber.

Wait. Who?

Tim went on the explain to all the gays and girls that Mr. Barber once played football for the New York Giants, and is now a correspondent on NBC's "Today" show. And he likes clothes. So his appearance on the show has nothing to do with the fact that he's on an NBC TV show, and NBC also owns the Bravo network, and he'll then go on the "Today" show wearing the winning outfit therefore promoting "Project Runway." No, it has to do with the fact that he likes fashion, enjoys wearing pink, and has a big neck and giant ass. (His words, people, not ours!)

Now, let's just start by saying we were THRILLED that the designers were finally forced to design something for men. If they want to prove themselves, then make them do something truly challenging. And we could tell this would be a true challenge for them because they all immediately started complaining about how hard it is to make men's clothes.

When they were shopping for fabrics, Chris March asked Tim Gunn about hot pants, and they both started laughing hysterically. (Everyone knows Tim Gunn hates the hot pants!) Once back at the studio the designers were faced with the fact they didn't know what the hell they were doing. Jack just took off his shorts and made a pattern out of them--and others weren't too happy about that. It wasn't technically against the rules, though.

On day two of the challenge the freaking out continued. Chris talked about being so much older than most of the people there, and how he had no formal training. Doesn't take formal training to know that pants are "just two big sleeves sewn together," as he said, so he was in a much better position than most of the others.

Male model time! Yay! Eye candy of the male variety! Of course lone heterosexual Kevin had to remark how being surrounded by half-naked men really meant absolutely NOTHING to him. Because he's straight. And doesn't like men in that way. Got it? And then Crazy--uh, we mean Elisa--told her model she wasn't going to watch him disrobe because she has a boyfriend. And he's the only guy she's going to allow herself to see in his underwear. Needless to say, there was no intimate spit-marking this time around.

Later Tim came in with Tiki Barber's wife, Ginny, so she could critique their work. Despite the fact that she exhibited absolutely no personality whatsoever, Christian remarked that he loved her. Because she's Asian. And "Asians are fierce." She totally dissed Carmen's design, calling it reminiscent of a Member's Only jacket--oh, snap!--and disappeared.

Let's skip to the runway, because it was a MIGHTY AND AWESOME FLAMEOUT! Carmen didn't have time to finish a shirt, so she threw some blue fabric around her model's neck, closed the jacket, and hoped no one would notice. Sweet P's shirt looked like she had sewn it in her sleep. It was NUTS. And Ricky basically pinned his entire outfit on to his model.

Chris's design didn't have anything horrible wrong with it, but it was all black, and therefore kinda boring; and the jacket looked a bit like blazer, but had a zipper, which was a bit weird. But it was good enough to pass him on to the next round. You can see all the designs here.

As for the best and the worst, it came as no surprise that Carmen and her pants with the "insane" crotch (as pointed out by Michael Kors), and the lack of shirt, lost the challenge. Jack who, remember, made his pants based on a pair of his shorts, won the challenge, even though he only made two of the requisite three pieces. The judges decided two well-made pieces were better than three pieces of total insanity.

And yeah, we watched the "Today" show the next day, and Tiki did show up in the outfit, and it looked just fine. But we'll admit we liked Kevin's outfit a little more than the winning one, even if Heidi condemned it (with much venom in her voice) as appropriate for the likes of David Beckham and not Tiki Barber. Whatever, Heidi. At least we know who the hell David Beckham is.