Another Long Gap – Project Runway thoughts
Posted by philpapaelias on September 8, 2008
I previously mentioned that I would try to update this site more frequently but, fatherhood and life have interfered so it took a while.
Today is week 1 of the NFL season and after spending the first part of the day watching the pre-game show and then watching the Jets barely defeat the Dolphins along with the pathetic St. Louis Rams and my first round fantasy football pick Steven Jackson put up a terrible performance against the Eagles, I needed a break from the testosterone fueled events on TV so I decided to run through the DVR and watch Project Runway.
I have wanted to keep weekly thoughts on Project Runway on this blog as I tried to do with Hell’s Kitchen and Top Chef earlier in the summer but I usually either am putting my son to sleep at that time or I myself fall asleep while watching it at it’s original airing, forcing me to catch up with the shows later in the week.
Anyway, I am caught up so here we go.
This week’s episode was my favorite of the season so far as they got a major league designer, Diane Von Furstenberg to be a judge and give the challenge. I was getting a little worried that the show was having too many former Project Runway contestants or celebrities such as Natalie Portman, Apollo Ono, and Brooke Shields as judges and that they were unable to get higher profile judges such as Roberto Cavalli last season anymore. I was proven wrong (as usual).
Anyway, the challenge was to make an outfit based on Marlene Dietrich’s character in the 1948 film Foreign Affair that could also be part of Von Furstenberg’s fall collection. LeAnn won this challenge, her second in a row as the designers loved her blue dress with gray jacket (great verbal description, huh?). My favorite for this season, Kenley, seemed to have come in second. This results adds to my prediction that both will be at Bryant Park at the end (I think Terry or Joe will be the other). This is surprising because I thought LeAnn should have been eliminated in one of the first few episodes but she got by and seems to be in the zone now.
I think it was also time for Stella to go. She seemed to only be able to do leathery biker-like outfits and did not have the flexibility and creativity to go to the end. I think Blayne, Korto, and maybe Jerrell will be the next ones out.
Anyway, I ask you, my legions of reader(s) to let me know your thoughts on Project Runway this season. Who do you think will be going to Fashion Week based on what you have seen so far as well as any thoughts you may have on the show.
