ProjectRunway-related stories
Posted Nov 20th 2009 4:42AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Project Runway, Standout Episodes, Episode Reviews
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S06E14) It's finally the end of
Project Runway season six, and Carol Hannah, Althea, and Irina get to show off their looks. The three were evenly matched with a solid concept, good models, and similar makeup consultations. I've been disappointed with the way this season turned out after its long hiatus, and I'm hoping that next season's return to New York will be better.
In the end, I got the reunion show I was wondering about, in the form of
Models of the Runway. It was the weirdest use of
Project Runway's footage because the models didn't have any involvement in many of the videos.
Continue reading Review: Project Runway - Finale Part 2 (Season Finale)
Posted Nov 13th 2009 2:05AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
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S06E13)
Project Runway's part one of their finale episodes are always boring. This episode was no exception. We learn more about the hopefuls' backgrounds, peek at their final collection, Tim critiques them, they come to New York, and get some bombshell in one form or another.
This year's bomb is recycled from season two: a last minute thirteenth piece with the help of an eliminated contestant. This time, the muse model picks their final model.
The first half of the show was all about watching Tim in awkward situations: struggling to use a freight elevator, baking biscuits, and interacting with dogs.
Continue reading Review: Project Runway - Finale, Part I
Posted Nov 6th 2009 1:40AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
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S06E12) It's the trend for most contestants on
Project Runway to cave during the final challenge; this season was no exception. This season's final challenge was to be inspired by the Getty museum. The contestants had two days and $300 to design the dress.
Inspiration:
Althea - Overall Architecture
Christopher - Rock Fountain
Irina - Mischief and Repose by Godward.
Gordana - Rouen Cathedral by Monet
Carol Hannah - Bed - French, Paris (circa 1775 - 1780)
There was so much to be inspired by in the Getty Center, and I feel like the show rushed its way through.
Continue reading Review: Project Runway - The Art of Design
Posted Oct 30th 2009 1:36AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
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S06E11)
Project Runway finally explained why different people won challenges this season instead of just Irina and Althea winning all of them. This week's challenge was to make a companion piece to the contestants' winning looks. Unfortunately, Logan has never won a challenge. With one day and $100, they had to make it work.
On paper, the challenge sounds like an interesting way of thinking of cohesive collections. Most of these designers have an aesthetic (Carol Hannah doesn't like pants, Christopher likes full skirts). For Gordana, Christopher, and Logan, the companion pieces that they made neither complimented, nor improved on their original outfits.
Continue reading Review: Project Runway - Best of the Best
Posted Oct 29th 2009 8:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Daytime, Celebrities, Talk Show
If things don't work out for
Project Runway winner
Christian Siriano in the fashion biz, he might want to consider a full-time gig as a talk show diva. As the number one guest on
The Oprah Winfrey Show today, Christian was fierce, fun and oh-so-comfy that at times I thought Ms. O had her own little Ed McMahon or Andy Richter... but with a lot more style.
Oprah devoted the show to reality TV and the big get was Adam Lambert, the runner up in last season's
American Idol. You wouldn't have guessed he was second place based on the assertion by Oprah that he was the top choice of her viewers when asked which reality star they wanted to see on her show.
I know I'm cynical, but I think it was planned. Adam's album is coming out on November 23 and there's already been lots of buzz, including
the CD cover.
Continue reading Oprah's real time with Christian Siriano and Adam Lambert
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 2:30AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
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S06E10) This week on
Project Runway, the challenge was to become inspired by several locations that Michael Kors loves. They were given $150 and the day to make a pretty outfit. Why does it seem like there's always one contestant that gets a topic they know nothing about and makes something not even close?
There are only a few challenges left, and I have to admit that other than Irina, the rest of the competitors' outfits have become more and more boring. Production really needs to give these contestants one or two days off between challenges to recharge their batteries.
Continue reading Review: Project Runway - Around the World in Two Days
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 10:29AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Top Chef
(S06E09) The thing that sets
Top Chef apart from similar shows such as
Project Runway or
Hell's Kitchen, is the level of professionalism on display. While both of those shows have strong contestants, on the whole, the pool seems more amateurish than those on
Top Chef. This was clearly evident in this week's episode with the Quickfire Challenge.
The challenge, in which the contestants had to go in blind and complete a dish in ten-minute segments was amazing. I was thoroughly impressed with not only the fact that they could do this in the first place, but with how cool and calm everyone stayed. There wasn't a single contestant who didn't seem completely professional-- a fact that was evident when you saw how impressed guest judge Rick Moonen was with everyone.
Continue reading Review: Top Chef - Restaurant Wars
Posted Oct 16th 2009 12:51AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Project Runway, Episode Reviews
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S06E09) This week on
Project Runway the contestants are given a very interesting challenge: design an extravagant stage look. Their inspiration has to come from world renowned Bob Mackie and pop superstar Christina Aguilera in mind. They had two days and $300 to make a sequin/feather extravaganza.
Unfortunately for us, Gordana had the last immunity of the season and couldn't be eliminated. I guess what she made was better than a sequin sweater. If I had immunity, I would have made a sequin one piece bathing suit with feather accents. It probably would have been better than Gordana's dress.
Continue reading Project Runway: Sequins, Feathers, and Fur. Oh, My!
Posted Oct 12th 2009 4:03PM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway
Here's your chance to make it work.
Variety has posted that
Project Runway is becoming a video game for the Nintendo Wii made by Atari. I guess it was to no one's surprise, many TV shows become video games (
CSI,
Grey's Anatomy,
Iron Chef America) all with varying degrees of success. Even
America's Next Top Model has a video game for the Nintendo DS, but it's only available in Europe.
There is no word of when the game is releasing or any meaty details. We do know that the game will follow the show's format: design a dress, make-up and hair, runway, and judging.
Continue reading Project Runway: The video game?
Posted Oct 9th 2009 5:00AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
(S06E08) We finally get a challenge this season of
Project Runway that doesn't involve models. I blame
Models of the Runway for making so many model-centric challenges this season.
The designers had to make divorcee dresses out of wedding gowns. They had only one day, and the winner got the last immunity of the season. To make it worse, the contestants were only given $25 and a two yard maximum at Mood.
The designers should have remembered Steven Rosengard from season four and used the wedding gown as trim. Luckily, no one ended up making a funeral dress.
Continue reading Project Runway: A Fashionable New Beginning
Posted Oct 2nd 2009 2:08AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
(S06E07) Project Runway finally got down to ten contestants, a number where I could finally tell the difference between Shirin and Irina. This week we welcome the return of Michael Kors. He quickly used the term "bridesmaid," and his sharp opinions were missed. Let's hope the eliminations will be less erratic.
This week's challenge revolved around the color blue. The outfits had to be two Macy's-inspired, commercial-friendly outfits. The reward is an ability to design a dress for Macy's collection. The teams had one day, a $100 budget, and no immunity for the next challenge.
Continue reading Project Runway: The Sky's the Limit
Posted Oct 1st 2009 8:35PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Celebrities, Project Runway, Top Chef
Three stars have been born on Bravo! Well, at least three personalities from successful reality shows.
Bravo has plucked three stars for new reality shows, Bethenny Frankel,
Cristian Siriano and Fabio Viviani, giving each of them their own series.
Bethenny Frankel of
The Real Housewives of New York City has been rumored to be spinning off into her own show for a while. She'll be appearing on the upcoming season of
Real Housewives -- they're already filming in NYC -- but then she'll have her own program after that. It will be about her social life in NYC as well as her career as a natural foods chef. Bethenny has lots of personality and should do well on her own.
Continue reading Bravo spinning stars into three new shows
Posted Sep 27th 2009 5:20PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Video, Commercials, Reality-Free
Recently, when I shared my view about a certain
Dell computer commercial, some of you thought I was a moron. Okay, we'll call it a difference of opinion. However, just to show you that I'm not a grumpster, allow me to extol the virtues of the Macy's commercial that celebrates this iconic American department story that's been around for over 150 years.
What makes
The Magic of Macy's so much fun is that it doesn't tell you why the place is legendary, it shows you why. All those film clips from movies and television, years before anyone was using mentions like these for commercial purposes, underscore how much a part of pop culture Macy's was.
(It still is, to some extent, but the days of one brick and mortar store dominating the business landscape are long gone.)
Continue reading Macy's magical commercial: 150 years in the making
Posted Sep 25th 2009 12:28AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
(S06E06) For the first season of
Project Runway in Los Angeles, production has been trying their best to use their surroundings for themes. This week
Project Runway finally gave the opportunity to make a Hollywood based costume challenge. Unfortunately, the designers didn't realize that the challenge was just a façade for L'oreal Paris to play with the model's hair.
The designers were given a genre, $150, and a day to design a visual masterpiece representing their genres. Somewhere in that day, they lost time to consult with Collier Strong to make sure that L'oreal (and not Garnier even though they are in the same family) was represented.
Continue reading Project Runway: Lights, Camera, Sew!
Posted Sep 18th 2009 2:20AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
(S06E05) I have a problem with this season of
Project Runway. The contestants seem to focus on how much they hate other designs instead of being friendly and helping or saying that the outfit looks like a hot mess to their face. They hope that the clothes will sink the competitors, so they stay silent.
The drama continued this week when Tim Gunn revealed that the challenge was using newspaper as fabric. The unconventional material challenges lead to a lot of failures (fat paper Minnie Mouse from Season Three's Garbage challenge comes to mind), but overall, the contestants stepped up their game.
Continue reading Project Runway: Fashion Headliners
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