1. Silly designers! Did they really think they were getting actual seamstresses to help them this challenge?
2. Does Nina always refer to Tim Gunn by his full name?
3. How did Michelle not hear Nina on the “no t-shirts” stipulation?
4. Did Michelle really say “poor Patricia?” Is this a sign of the apocalypse?!
1. Why couldn’t Heidi and co. just wait til the next morning to switch the teams up?
2. Doesn’t Michelle deserve a Best Actress Oscar for her superb performance of “excitement” every time she’s paired up with Patricia?
3. How much do you hope this challenge was entirely Tim Gunn‘s idea?
4. Did we really need to know about Michelle’s sexy bike messenger fantasy? What is that?
1. Does Stanley have any idea that Richard probably has a hair doll of him back at the Atlas?
2. Was Heidi‘s intro the most unnecessary use of a farm animal in reality show history?
3. What makes Layana think all high schoolers are skanky?
4. Is there a single designer this season who would actually be happy to work with Patricia on a challenge?
1. Did Project Runway anticipate all this team-swapping from the outset, or did the producers just realize the new format isn’t really working?
2. Is this the first time in PR history that the designers are actually happy to be working in pairs?
3. Is Stanley aware that Richard thinks he’s the Second Coming?
4. Why couldn’t Tim have introduced the challenge while riding the bucking bull at Johnny Utah’s? Why?
Today, the New York Times published what is maybe the most hilarious pre-Fashion Week story ever about something that isn’t actually supposed to be that hilarious: The flu.
Let’s just say the fashion world’s idea of flu prevention is a little different from the rest of the world’s.
Marie Claire‘s newly-appointed EIC Anne Fulenwider continues to shake things up at the fashion glossy.
After seeing a handful of her editors get poached by Cosmopolitan–and then doing a little poaching herself–Fulenwider has made another change to Marie Claire‘s masthead. And this time, it’s at the very top.
It seems like E! regrets hiring Ryan Lochte as a New York Fashion Week correspondent. Hmm…we wonder why…{New York Post}
London is named the most fashionable city in the world due to the “Duchess effect” (good on you, K. Midd!). Other cities on the list include New York, Madrid, and Los Angeles. {Vogue UK}
See how Michelle Obama’s and Ann Romney’s wardrobes differ–and what they say about their respective husband’s philosophies. Romney’s Oscar de la Renta apparently telegraphed “aspirational individualism” while Obama’s more accessible Tracy Reese telegraphed “inspirational collectivism.” Hm. {HuffPo}
Hamish Bowles tells the Cut that the new Vogue documentary will be about the unsung heroes of fashion, the editors and photographers. {the Cut}
Kim Kardashian is trying to start a beauty brand and is talking about the economy on CNBC. {Buzzfeed}
Nina Garcia, who is JC Penney’s newly-minted “Style Voice” and also a member of Moda Operandi’s advisory board, may want to brush up on how much the average American’s salary is. Because, if this tweet is anything to go by, the Project Runway judge and Marie Claire editor is kind of clueless. She recently tweeted: Read more →
1. “Every challenge, someone’s gotta go!”–Did anyone else have an ‘a-ha’ moment when Dmitry said this? 2. Another candy challenge? Have the producers really run out of challenge ideas at this point? 3. What exactly does one do with a chocolate boyfriend, Christopher? 4. Andrea, what does a Victorian candy clerk look like? Let alone Read more →
It only takes one look from Nina Garcia on Project Runway and contestants instantly know where they stand with her. Looks like she has the same effect on the stock market. Garcia, who was named JC Penney’s new “style voice” last month, tweeted this yesterday afternoon: I’m @jcpenney’s HQ. Thank you Ron Johnson for the Read more →
Are you ready for drama, scheming, and Heidi Klum‘s legs? We hope so because Project Runway, the design show that everyone loves to hate is in its tenth season–and it premieres tonight. Hard to believe that it’s been 10 seasons, right? It seems like only yesterday that we were asking ourselves about Tim, “Who IS Read more →
