Nothing like news of RuPaul’s new TV show to make the day more interesting.
The famous drag queen is making her way back into the public eye with a new television (and online) series, RuPaul’s Drag Race, in which she coaches (as a man) and judges (as a woman) nine competing drag queens, with names like Bebe and Nina Flowers, from around the country. Contestants will be judged on fashion design, modeling, singing and performing.
Santino Rice from season two of Project Runway sits on the permanent judges panel, which includes weekly celebrity guest judges like Bob Mackie and Tori Spelling.
We hope to god this means Mackie will design most of their outfits, though the best part will definitely be the eliminations.
After the bottom two contestants are chosen, they’ll have to compete in a “‘lip-synch for your life” performance that will determine if they will ‘shante’ and stay or ‘sashay’ away.”
The show debuts February 2nd at 10pm EST on Logo. DVR now.
We feel like we should officially mention that it’s LA Fashion Week.
Well, it’s almost over now, but it’s been highlighted by celebu-spawn designs by Lauren Conrad and Nicky Hilton, and front row appearances by Sean William Scott and Jenna Jameson (No love from Lisa Love, LC?). Even as an LA native, intern Jazzi has to admit she has never paid much attention to the West Coast mini to-do, and never had the urge to go hang outside of Culver City’s Smashbox Studios or sneak into shows like she might consider for Bryant Park (Though this season Erin Fetherston did host a party she would have liked to attend).
We think the fact that the Pussycat Dolls’ lingerie line showed in the closing slot says a lot about the way things go in LA. Well, that and the fact that LA’s most notable talents, Monique Lhullier and Jenni Kayne, show in New York.
We get that LA is not a “Fashion Capitol” and more of a “Lifestyle City”, but as hard as it tries to be legitimate, we wish we could expect a little bit more. We know there’s a lot of talent to be had. After all, LA did give us the Olsens, Jenny Lewis, Santino, Jeffrey, and Rami.
Still, every season we wonder if LA will finally get its day in the fashion spotlight… but then we get back to daydreaming at the beach.
—JAZZI McGILBERT
