I’d like to congratulate the sadistic minds at Lifetime for creating “Project Runway: Teams.” Instead of fending for themselves, the 16 competing designers are forced to work together in teams to create cohesive looks for every challenge.

At first I was horrified, thinking that the drama would take center stage over the clothing. (The bland, vague challenge of making looks inspired by New York City didn’t help matters.) Shockingly, most of the designers put their differences aside and worked together peacefully to make decent collections. Who knows how long that will last?

The few clunkers in each collection were hilariously bad, particularly Stanley Hudson’s poorly fitted Catwoman-meets-Studio 54 jumpsuit. Matthew Arthur’s adorable collared blouse and full skirt was my favorite of the looks.

In the end, Team “Keeping it Real” managed to defeat “The Dream Team.” “Project Runway: Teams” might be worth the watch, if only to hear the wisdom of Tim Gunn.