Project Runway Season 8 Episode 1 Premieres: And Sew It Begins

Hello Designers! Project Runway Season 8 is finally here and Heidi (with a questionable new shag 'do') and the gang are back with a new crop of aspiring attention grabbers (most of them over 12 years old this season which pleases me greatly) and a load of new 'Twists'! Our new group of 17 designers gather at NYC's newly minted Fashion stage Lincoln Center for their first challenge where Heidi and Tim confess that it was nearly impossible to narrow down the group to 16 because they were all so darn good. So their first challenge actually becomes the final stage of the audition process! No one is safe! And that's Twist #1.
Let me just note one designer who already stands out: Casanova and his impossibly tight red pants who is "taking New Jork by the balls..." I love him already and so will the producers when they make sure he sticks around for many episodes to come...

And now for the first challenge each designer must go hunting in their tightly packed suitcases for one item of clothing which they will incorporate into their first garment. Twist #2: they must pass their beloved item to the person on the right. Darn! There goes Casanova's very very expensive pair of Dolce & Gabbana pants. Twist #3: They only have 5 hours to complete their garment.

Back at the Parsons ranch we are all surprised to see that MOOD fabrics is in the house!! No need for the traditional field trip to MOOD which will save time and presumably money (I didn't notice anyone actually paying for their yardage so I'm guessing it was on the house). Tim arrives in his familiar wise mentor fashion which always sends a warm feeling spreading across my chest. Among Tim's workroom progress comments are some gems: Gaah "Good heavens!", "Is it sexy or is it vulgar?", and the winner of the week:"The cap sleeve worries me"...Like a creepy doctor, Jason (with cocky hat in tow) is distracted by his model's unusually large bust, Peach's garment looks like it's out to lunch rather than fit for a lady who lunches, and Casanova's model is almost completely nude save for a bikini and a sarong hanging by a thread...

This could only be Tim laughing out loud at Casanova's lack of fabric yardage

Mondo concentrates on sketching. Love his spotted bandana btw

And now it's Runway time and it's sure good to see Michael Kors and Nina Garcia back with fresh tans and pedicures, sitting alongside guest judge Selma Blair, sometime actress and permanent surly face (although she does know a thing or two about fashion). Coming down the runway I am loving Andy South's pants outfit which looks pretty amazing, and I LOVE sustainably green Gretchen's beautiful and effortlessly flowy black dress with beaded cap sleeves. Everything else was a blur of garbage bags and cheap taste, most notable being Jason's 'deconstructed' backwards kimono which was stapled and pinned into a drab mess of one ugly bathrobe. Nina's nose couldn't help but flare disapprovingly at the enormous amount of messes coming down the runway. Meanwhile we aren't yet sure how many designers are going home tonight, but according to my calculations for awfulness it must be at least 9... and yep! Heidi announces that the entire group of 6 designers still standing after the first 11 leave the runway, are ALL in the bottom. No one is safe. So who's design is the least offensive tonight?
Let's try and guess via some of the judges' comments:
"She looks like an '80's streetwalker"- Nina on April's Deconstructed (aka unfinished) Tux
"That is Butt ugly"- an eloquent Heidi on McKell's cute but tastefully questionable dress
"She's a pole dancer in Dubai"-Michael Kors on Casanova's scantily clad model. Brilliant. Love it! Twist #4: Nina blurts out some perfectly sexy Spanish in her smooth Colombian accent, and I can tell this is going to be a very different season of Project Runway. Twist #5: The judges are curiously united in appreciation for Casanova's 'fascinatingly bizarre' (aka trashtastic) look, and its clear the producers were buzzing in the judges' earpieces as they too are bizarrely fascinated with Casanova (as I had predicted), and so his awful nostalgic ode to Jennifer Lopez and that green Versace dress from 2000 is, against all common fashion sense, safe. Someone please explaaaaaaaaaaaiiin......!!!
Thankfully the judges were also unanimous in crowning Gretchen the clear winner! The Portland, OR native clearly deserved it. So until next week, stay tuned for more RedPoppy Recaps, thought, and twists on the next episode of Project Runway...
xo

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Selma Blair Visits Pali House

Here's actress Selma Blair visiting Pali House in West Hollywood. Apparently it's a hotel that also has a restaurant. I love Selma's casual look; those sandals are so whimsical :)

I haven't seen much of Selma since her short-lived TV show 'Kath & Kim' on NBC, but looking at her IMDb page, she's clearly been busy. She shot two episodes of the show 'Web Therapy,' starring 'Friends' star Lisa Kudrow, the movies 'Full of Regret,' 'Columbus Circle,' and 'The Family Tree,' and has an upcoming project called 'Different Kind of Love.'

I'm tired just looking at all those projects!

Photos by INF
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The 2011 Grammy Awards Red Carpet Arrivals

 The 2011 Grammy Awards Red Carpet Arrivals

As the red carpet photos trickle in, we’ll keep updating this post.

So far we have sweet Selma Blair and her growing baby belly.

Jersey Shore is in the house! I have to hand it to Snooki, she’s looking good! And Mike “the Situation” Sorrentino, too.

I hope someone gets a good red carpet shot of the “Gagas” descending. Lady Gaga impersonators just made a Guinness World Record for the most gathered in one place..or something close to that – I just missed the “official” title of the record. LOL!

In case you missed the Grammy nominees the first time around, you can take a peek here.

What do you think of Kelly Osbourne’s dress? She’s doing a great job helping out with the red carpet hosting duties on E! with Giuliana Rancic and Ryan Seacrest.

Oh they need to get a shot of Nicki Minaj up STAT. She’s got a Gaga-feel to her outfit.


Here are a few more shots of Lady Gaga and her pod/egg contraption. I’m curious to see how Seacrest is going to interview her inside that thing. Ohhkaayy, Gaga can’t speak until she’s “born” – she’s “incubating”. She is hilarious.

Here comes J-Woww and Miranda Lambert. Wait. Is that really J-Woww? That’s how they labeled her, but it doesn’t look like her at all???

Awww, Julianne Hough just said that all she knows about her Valentine’s plans are that Ryan (Seacrest) told her to be ready by 6pm tomorrow, but the rest is a total surprise. How romantic.

 

 

 

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Photos by WENN

THE HUNT FOR THE "UNKNOWN" STYLE ICON

MENA SUVARI VS. SELMA BLAIR

Selma Blair, born June 23 1972, is an American actress and has appeared in quite a few movies. Some of you might remember that she was also in "The Big Style Icon Hunt", but since a lot of you said that you hadn't heard of her before or seen a lot of her style, I thought that this might be a better contest to put her in. So, if you like Selma's laidback and chill, but still elegant style, give her your vote!

Mena Suvari, born February 13, 1979, is also an American actress. Many of you have probably seen her in "American Beauty" and the two first "American Pie" movies. If you think Mena's style is interesting, and you'd like to see more of her cool and sophisticated outfits, give her your vote!