So Project Runway is over for this season. Due to illness it has taken a while to get around to commenting on it. Now I preface my opinions with the fact that I admit that I am not, by any means, fashionable. More accurately you could say that I dress more like a housefrau. But, if money, size and life style (washing dishes and getting spit up on doesn’t work well for clothes) were no issue, I would be fierce;).
So Christian won and I am a little disappointed. While I do think that Christian was the most artistic, I am not sure if he is the best clothing designer for women. Jillian and Rami both seemed to have looks that a woman with some sort of curvature could wear. I have heard in a few places that no one but Victoria Beckham, Christian himself and pre-pubescent girls could wear his clothes and I agree. Will it do Christian any good to have his line sold on BlueFly? Will it be bought by people to wear or as collectors items? I think he could really be great one day as long as he learns to temper his flare with the actual human form. Only time will tell his real potential.
Seperately, there is a great interview with Tim Gunn in the Chicago Tribune. Even more interesting is Victoria’s response on Blogging Project Runway to part of that interview.
Blogging Project Runway has a great pre-finale piece. Does Rami’s runoff with Chris has given him an unfair advantage over Christian and Jillian. Co check it out!
So did anyone watch the Project Runway reunion show last night? I think the thing that actually shocked me the most is when Tim Gunn asked if anything had been said that was really hurtful to any of them. Then Carmen Webber had said that things that had been said when she left had really hurt. Things like “I am just glad it wasn’t me” and “Even if she had finished it wouldn’t have been that good” that had been said by other competitors. Really? That was soooo unreasonable? For those of you who don’t remember it was the menswear challenge and everyone was afraid that they would be sent home. I guess I am shocked that her skin was so thin. When the judges were asked about the worst design and they alluded to her design that got her tossed she actually looked angry. The judges just mentioned it as one of the worst designs because she sent her model out with cloth around his neck instead of a shirt. She could have had a sense of humor about the whole challenge like others did but I guess that just isn’t part of her personality.
According to Buddy TV, William Petersen gave an interview to British Radio Times about him leaving CSI. While it seems vague it does seem impending. He also seems very critical of the whole franchise. The one thing that seems to hold him back is his responsibility to all who have a job through what he does. Maybe he realizes that without his character there is no CSI. If he leaves I wonder if they will try to replace his character and possibly let the show die a slow death or if they are just going to close up shop.
So as I am typing they are about to announce the winner and loser of this season’s premiere episode of Project Runway and I have a couple of thoughts.
First, what was up with the chick using herself as the mannequin while she draped, pinned and fitted on herself? Was she the same one rubbing the silk on the grass to stain it? Can anyone say freakshow?
This season seems to have more accomplished designers than before. Hopefully that means they will be very talented and a little more professional in their demeanor.
How you know they really didn’t care for your dress? When a judge says it looked like the model was “pooing fabric”. The weird part is they kept that one.