Posts with tag fashion
Posted Sep 12th 2008 12:03PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Early Looks, Reality-Free
Once upon a time, Hollywood made movies like Lifetime's
Coco Chanel all the time. They were called women's pictures and gave the biggest stars of the times amazing roles, Bette Davis in
Now, Voyager, Greer Garson in
Mrs. Miniver, Rosiland Russell in
Sister Kenny. Watching this excellent TV movie starring Shirley MacLaine as the older Coco and newcomer Barbora Bobulova as young Coco, I was enthralled and entertained.
You won't find a better TV movie on HBO or CBS or Hallmark Channel or anywhere else on the dial -- Lifetime set the bar high with this expansive biopic and then delivered the goods. Forget your idea of what a Lifetime movie is --
Coco Chanel is no victim of the week. If the intent was re-branding Lifetime movies with this effort, the cable net has hit it out of the park.
Continue reading Coco Chanel - An early look
Posted Sep 11th 2008 8:38AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
(S05E09) My last review began oh-so bluntly with "I am so full of anger", which was a pretty good summation of the grumpiness that would follow. This episode triggered some very familiar feelings and, while some of you thought I was being a little too hard on the designers, especially Kenley, I can't see how anyone could wonder why after this episode. Don't get me wrong, I'm still a
Project Runway fan. If I only half-cared for it, the drop in quality of this show would not affect me quite as badly. But when a show I love so much and have constantly praised and confidently recommended takes such a sharp drop within one year, it's disappointing, to say the least.
As horrible as it sounds, I'm actually looking forward to the Lifetime move now,
despite my earlier worries, because at least
PR will be on a network that wants them around. The same can not be said for Bravo, which is currently treating
PR like it's the ex that still has to live in the apartment because they're legally obligated to finish paying half this year's rent.
Continue reading Project Runway: What's Your Sign?
Posted Aug 7th 2008 8:42AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
(S05E04) Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have witnessed the beginnings of a new low in
Project Runway. I don't recall ever seeing a group of designers so completely miss the mark in a challenge. Most of the outfits weren't atrocious as straight-up garments, but in the context of the challenge, all of them were terrible in one way or another.
I think my horror is fully justified, as this is the first challenge in which a freakin' skort was in the top three. A skort. The very thought of a skort makes me want to set a Limited Too alight, so imagine the severe trauma that ensued after I ever-so briefly entertained the idea of America's top athletes representing the country in front of the rest of the world... wearing freakin' skorts. I have a mess to clean up.
Continue reading Project Runway: Rings of Glory
Posted Jul 31st 2008 9:02AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
(S05E03) Question: What were the judges smoking in this episode? More specifically, were they smoking one of the hideous creations from this challenge?
This challenge was pretty straightforward, as the designers were dropped off at different locations in a rainy New York City and told to pull inspiration from their surroundings. NYC streets at night are rough and sleek and bright and dark, all at the same time. But looking at this episode's outfits, you'd never know. In fact, you'd probably be too scared to step foot in the Big Apple ever again, for fear of being mauled by psychedelic, leggy, cha-cha-ing monsters.
Continue reading Project Runway: Bright Lights/Big City
Posted Jul 25th 2008 1:17PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
(S05E02) First of all, I thought last week lacked a fancy new intro because the episode was packed the rafters with new season goodness. However, since we got nothing again, I suppose this was just another instance of Bravo not caring enough to give the show the love it deserved.
Secondly, I have decided that I don't have a favorite this season, just some people that annoy me less than others. Everyone is so self-conscious this time around. I pray that Blayne leaves the show soon, just so this "-licious" craze he is attempting to jump-start will die a quick death. Plus, I'm tired of adjusting my display to make sense of his tan.
Continue reading Project Runway: Grass is Always Greener
Posted Jul 22nd 2008 3:06PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Celebrities
CBS and Condé Nast Media Group announced some heavy hitters for
Fashion Rocks. The show, which coincides with New York's Fashion Week, will now include A-listers like Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Fergie, Mariah, Carey, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Duffy, Keith Urban, Kid Rock and Lil Wayne.
Okay, maybe they're not all A-listers. But all of them are performing.
Continue reading CBS announces big line-up for Fashion Rocks
Posted Jul 17th 2008 12:31AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
(S05E01) Despite Bravo's ridiculously shoddy half-attempts to advertise the new season and my sour disappointment in the last group designers, I tuned in for a fifth go at
Project Runway. Fingers crossed that I don't hate the world when this is all over.
Before we jump into the episode itself, I must rant. Yes, "must". As we all know,
Runway is moving from
Bravo to Lifetime after this season. I don't believe this is a smart move for the show, and it looks like Bravo is pretty annoyed about it too. Instead of overloading the media with promotional material weeks and weeks in advance to get hype in the system like they usually do, they didn't release designer bios and photos until days before the premiere. Plus, they've posted a full episode guide online, revealing all the guest judges. The season is barely off the ground and Bravo is insanely bitter that
Runway isn't its baby anymore.
Continue reading Project Runway: Let's Start from the Beginning (season premiere)
Posted Jun 12th 2008 8:02AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Project Runway
Unless that little ad I saw during
Top Chef was a total lie,
Project Runway's fifth season will be starting Wednesday, July 16 at 9:00 (new time). I definitely was not expecting the new round to start this early. It feels like the painful fourth season ended only three months ago because, umm, it did. It worries me when competition shows seem a little too eager to pick the next hottest thing. Let the old hottest thing bask in the limelight for a little while! I really hope
PR doesn't turn into a non-stop barrage of half-talent the way that
American Idol has, popping out new seasons like they're Danielle Steel novels and not allowing the talent pool to grow.
Continue reading Project Runway starts July 16
Posted May 27th 2008 2:08PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Animation, Web, Adult Swim, Reality-Free, The Venture Bros.
Despite my desperate attempts to look somewhat sophisticated by keeping my shirts pressed and my cuffs crisp, every once a while, an irresistible piece of geeky attire will throw off my entire wardrobe. Just take my beloved, ill-fitting "Plan 9 from Outer Space" shirt for example. Oh, Ed Wood, what is this power you have over me?
Now, here comes
The Venture Bros. to make things extra-horrible for my wardrobe and my wallet. Fans have spent the last four years or so moaning about how there are barely any goodies for purchase, and the merch gods (in this case, aka
Jackson Publick) have spoken just in time for the new season.
Continue reading Venture Bros. just made my wardrobe even geekier
Posted May 7th 2008 5:23PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Project Runway
Ever since Season Three, I have been feeling a bit nervous about
Project Runway. I didn't feel as strongly about the talent and I found myself becoming increasingly frustrated with the decisions and challenges in each episode. Of course, like any other lover of arty TV and sucker for punishment, I kept watching and even made it all the way through the travesty known as Season Four.
Continue reading Is Project Runway going downhill?
Posted Apr 18th 2008 2:10PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free, Gossip Girl
Every TV season, there is at least one scripted show in which clothes characters wear almost become as important as the characters themselves. I remember when
Sex and the City was still offering fresh episodes and I was writing spoilers about the series, some of my readers emailed me asking for information and set pictures of what the ladies would be wearing in upcoming episodes. I received the same type of emails when
The O.C. was on the air: fans wanted to know what Marissa and Summer would be wearing so they could try to find the clothes in stores. That information was almost as critical to them as knowing if Marissa and Ryan would hook/break up!
This year, a few series tried to be fashionable such as
Lipstick Jungle, which had a partnership with Maybelline and even offered fashion tips during commercial breaks and on the show's website. However, when I surf the web on general TV websites and boards, the fashion talks seem to be directed more towards one show:
Gossip Girl.
Continue reading The fashion of Gossip Girl
Posted Apr 7th 2008 7:09PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Industry, Programming, OpEd, Project Runway
Hey, boys. I know it took, like, two whole seasons before you became comfortable enough with your masculinity to admit enjoying
Project Runway and start watching the show with your lady-friends. It's really great that you were open-minded enough to spend a night every week with Bravo, NBC's flamboyant cousin. Anyway, about that...
Project Runway is leaving
Bravo for Lifetime. Secret
Runway fans need come out now, because "Oh! I thought tonight was
Top Chef! I guess I'll just watch this anyway..." isn't going to cut it anymore, because the only other options on Lifetime are Meredith Baxter TV movies and
Your Mama Don't Dance.
Continue reading Project Runway jumps from Bravo to Lifetime
Posted Mar 21st 2008 10:38AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Lipstick Jungle
(S01E07) "When fortune knocks, offer a chair." - Lorraine, the writerNBC advertised this week's episode of
Lipstick Jungle as the "season finale." Yet, about a month ago,
they ordered six more episodes of the series saying that season one would get 13 episodes. NBC probably doesn't want
LJ to face shows like
Lost; so the network probably decided to air those six episodes next season in a less threatening timeslot. Let's face it, the series, even if it definitely got better over time, is not the best out there. It benefited a lot from the strike since it aired without much of competition.
Even if the season finale could have been more rocking, it was a satisfying episode that left viewers with a few questions such as: Was Charles really cheating?, Did Nico take the right decision?, Did Joe have a one-night stand or was this woman a "regular"?, Will Victory forgive Joe since, technically, he didn't cheat?, etc.
Continue reading Lipstick Jungle: Chapter Seven: Carpe Threesome (season finale)
Posted Mar 14th 2008 10:41AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Lipstick Jungle
(S01E06) "It must feel like a really horrible surprise party" - Kirby to WendyI felt sorry for Wendy as I watched about 4/5 of the episode unfold. (I had to tape the episode and the VCR decided to not be my friend and stopped around 45 minutes in! Thanks NBC for complete recaps of the episodes.) Not only did Wendy go to a meeting she didn't want to go but she had the unpleasant surprise to learn that not only one of her best friend has been lying to her for weeks but that Nico also flew her boy toy half across the world for a booty call!
Continue reading Lipstick Jungle: Chapter Six: Take the High Road
Posted Dec 6th 2007 3:27PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Pickups and Renewals, Documentary
Bravo is ordering a pilot based on William Sledd's YouTube video blogs, according to Variety. Sledd, 24, has already hosted a version of his Ask a Gay Man segment on Bravo's OutZoneTV website. His vlog focuses on hair, fashion, and in his popular "Ask a Gay Man" segment he explains the latest in fashion trends and even goes out and about to show "fashion don'ts" on the streets.
Hey Bitches will follow Sledd as he prepares to move from his home state of Kentucky to New York, presumably where he can continue to groom his quickly rising star. The name is a take-off from Sledd's vlog greetings. Now, please don't take this as an open invitation to start vlogging so you can get a TV show. It's a very, very rare occurrence, and you examining your belly button lint collection or squeezing ooze out of your nasty spider bite just isn't going to cut it. I'm sorry.
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