Three cheers for my man Jay!
I’m not big into reality shows. In fact, during the reality craze, the only show I ever watched more than once or twice was Joe MIllionaire (It was like a train wreck! I couldn’t turn away), The Joe Schmo Show (so meta!), Newlyweds (I saw that tuna thing the first time around) and this last season of America’s Next Top Model (Again with the train wreck). But I *loved* Project Runway. I loved the fashions — those people were truly talented. I actually didn’t get sucked into the drama of it until the next to last elimination.
In the first episode, I was cheering for Nora, whose placemat dress was the only wearable one of the bunch. I was never once into Austin — thought his stuff was too costumy. But by the third episode, I’d ditched Nora for Jay. It was his Chrysler Tower dress, an absolutely gorgeous concoction that he made under duress — he said it wasn’t his style, but he pulled it off, and it was phenomenal! From that point on, it was Jay all the way. I feel he was out and out robbed on several different challenges, and when he said, “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride,” in this last episode, I felt it was an ominous premonition.
Now, just between you and me, I was not a fan of Kara Saun’s collection. “Inspired” by The Aviator? Try col’ ganked from its costume designer. Jenny’s dress looked just like Gwen Stefani’s. And what was up with those darts? Were they meant to look like madonna’s pointy boobs? And don’t get me started on the ugly, space-bunny, neon green, Star Trek outfit. Or the fact that those shoes *were* a cheat — um, white boots with fur to match her dress? In a perfect world, yeah, she’d be able to use that for her collection, but not for the game. Totally unfair.
Wendy? Um, yeah. Melissa’s corset was nice. Not the skirt. And that’s about it. All that iridescent velvet. And what was with the suit? Blecch.
Jay’s was — it was awesome. I think the only thing I wouldn’t wear of that collection was teh final dress, the one Julia wore. The second to last outfit, with that win colored quilted jacket? Me. Want.
And I was sure he wouldn’t win. Positive of it. How could anyone beat the Angel Kara Saun? Certainly the Bridesmaid didn’t have a chance in hell. And then Nina Garcia, the bitchiest judge on the show, said she liked it. I had a small flare up of hope.
And then, the reveal: “Jay, your collection was wonderful, blah blah blah…. Kara, your collection was blah blah blah…. Jay….”
I sighed, because, after all, they were going to tell him he was “auout.” And then they said he won.
I screamed.
And then I went off to see if I could ever hope to afford that jacket.
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