Project Yawnway
Salon.com on the disappointment of Project Runway‘s season finale. Can’t say I disagree. I was expecting Irena to win, and her final collection was the best of the three. But the top three designers were just so bland. I have a sneaky suspicion that Lifetime pulled strings to make winners out of the designers that specialize in pleasing, ready-to-wear stuff that their female audience could picture themselves wearing. There were a lot of conservative looking dresses and gowns this season, and not enough challenges that truly tested the designers’ creativity.
Getting through this past season makes me wax nostalgic for the quirky personality and style of people like Jay McCarroll, Austin Scarlett, Laura Bennett, Chris March or even the dreaded Santino. Step it up next time, Lifetime.
Scarf It Up
Earlier this year, I made a deal with crafty Kris of web-goddess fame: in exchange for designing a spiffy new weblog banner for her, she got to use her superfly knitting skillz to make me a striped multicolored scarf. The banner was finished last Spring, but it’s only tonight that the scarf has arrived from Kris’ homestead in Australia. Neat! I always wanted a scarf, and this one’s a beauty. Here’s a picture of me rockin’ it with my usual nighttime t-shirt and pajama bottom ensemble:
