I've seen exactly half of one of this show, and the guy does suck as a designer! I don't know all the back story, but at least I know not to feel bad for the guy!

ahh am I missing the new season already?

I've got a few Project Runway blogs. Check the back issues. lol

I have to sorta, kinda, almost disagree with you.

Jeffrey has talent, and he actually IS a rock star. He doesn't need to pretend. His celebrity client list is bigger than Kara Saun's, and these are HUGE stars. I think you are really discounting his client list.

Is he a jerk? Sure. He runs a successful label and has come on a show that is beneath him. And no, I don't just mean that he THINKS the show is beneath him. It really is. It's like Michael Kors coming on the show as a contestant, not a judge. That's not an insult to the show in any way, and it's not to build Jeffrey up, but a win is NOT something he needs. And that's a good thing.

Jeffrey doesn't need this win as badly as some of the others do. Before coming on here, Michael was struggling a lot more than Jeffrey. He won't be after the show. And because Jeffrey doesn't need it, he's not hungry enough for it. And that will cause him to lose. He just does not want it enough because he CAN'T want it enough.

And not to give him an excuse, but the guy was homeless, like I strongly suspect Santino was. I don't think that gives you a chance to hone your social skills. :D

I hate Jeffrey's attitude, but Laura offends me far more. Even Kayne acts like he's entitled to something. And Vincent offends me, but for entirely different reasons. lol

I do see your point about Jeffrey. Really. I just disagree. Sorta.

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And BTW, I am just glad that SOMEBODY else is blogging about this, 'cause I was getting lonely in my little corner of Project Runway-edness. :D:D:D

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Runway, that is...

I've been homeless, and I've been a rock musician, and I may be a bit of a jerk, but this guy takes it to a whole new level.

He may have a client list of big stars, but come on... anyone can dress like this guy "designs." I literally told you how to do it! Just make sure anything you have with color is faded and dirty, if I didn't mention that.

And yes, Laura is a pompous, little mother... of six children... and I was going to mention that. She's always got to stick her nose into something. Well, specifically when it concerns another woman. She's using this whole thing as a platform to be all feminist and "pro-" mommy or whatever, and that is offensive, but she can actually design high fashion.

Vincent's certified. But I like his designs and they really haven't given him a fair shake. That basket hat thing he did on the fist show was really good, it just didn't fit with the rest of the outfit. He doesn't offend me, he's just an actual nut.

But Jeffrey... oh man. Well, I was more worked-up over it last night after watching it, but it's been a long time coming. Like Laura said, if he's so great and successful and knows everything, why's he even there?

I see it's on today, but I'm watching Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy -- need some intellectual fare to cleanse my pallette.

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Ok, I guess we disagree on them. I think Vincent is completely devoid of fashion, and Laura's stuff has been done over and over. I won't rehash it all here, but I've given the reasons why I think Jeffrey is a more talented designer than Laura. That doesn't mean he will go farther though. Jeffrey is due to go within a couple of episodes (after Kayne). Not sure it matters 'cause Michael is going to win it all anyway.

"Like Laura said, if he's so great and successful and knows everything, why's he even there?"

Press. Exposure.

LOL! Grim and Mandy as intellectual fare? Yeah, maybe. :D

BTW, did you know I won the fashion face off challenge last year? I'm headed to NY in two weeks, where Chloe is making me a dress. :D:D:D

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Seriously?! How cool is that? Great blogfodder! I'll definitely read about that.

Yes, I guess we just disagree. I haven't been blown away by much that Vincent's done, but I really dug that hat he made (not as much as he did, mind you) that everyone was dumping on. And you do have a good point about Laura's stuff having been done to death, but I like that Art Deco-inspired style, so I'm a bit more forgiving.

Still, Jeffrey's Seattle-latte-double-espresso-speedball-chic was passe in 1993. He looks like someone dug up Kurt Cobain. Maybe that's what that scribbling on his neck is? Some sort of ancient ressurrection incantation or something. If someone rubs it off, he'll immediately turn into dust.

And Heidi Klum'll be all like, "I love it! It's mod, it's happening, it's now. Bring me my super-ugly husband -- he proves that I'm not shallow!"

Where is Joan Rivers when I need her?

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ROFL!!! I'm trying to work on a website, and I'm flipping back and forth, where I read something about "speedball chic" and I'm laughing so hard I can't type.

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Ugh! I'm supposed to be working on a website that's supposed to go live next month, but I've really only drawn some directory boxes on a few pages and made some notes and called myself "working on the architecture." Good luck with it. I have been working and reworking mine for 8 years now, and can't take half the stuff on it down because it's in all the search engines.

But just a quick note on the topic: did you happen to notice the striking similarities between Jeffrey's and Angela's styles? The whole "ugly/beautiful" thing they both had going on? Angela's was more "My Little Pony" kiwai (whatever the word is -- the Japanese word they use for "cute" or whatever... someone has to know what I'm talking about, cuz it ain't me) and Jeffrey's is more strip-club drunk, but it's really the same aesthetic.

It was so obvious to me how attracted he is to Angela. I meant to blog that about a thousand times before last night, but I kept putting it off. I like Project Runway and all, and have since the first season, but I tend to stick to more sci-fi/horror fare, so I wasn't sure how it would be accepted. But Jeffrey's whole "rock-n-roller" vibe seemed to jibe well with what I do know. Still, I like that there's someone to talk to about it, so I may do some more posts on it in the future.

As a quick parting-shot -- and a really low one, even if I do say so, myself -- the only thing missing from any of Jeffrey's pieces is a $1 dollar bill pinned to the back of his jackets. (If you don't get that, just know it's really in bad taste, and now I have to shower.)

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Mine was a form validation. I've never done one before, and I get a bunch of people signing up that don't fill something out, even when it says "You must fill this out." And the bloody thing wouldn't work! I finally figured out that one capital letter where there shouldn't have been was throwing it all off. Stupid HTML. Stupid Javascript.

I see what you're talking about. I just wouldn't call them "striking" similarities. To me, it's kind of the same thing as saying that they were carbon copies because they both had pants. lol To me, a striking similarity would be what Marla did to that Nicky Hilton dress. That aside, you're right. And I was about to lump Vincent's in there, but he wouldn't fit. His wasn't ugly per se, but it wasn't quite jetsetter. I like it, and of all the things he has done so far, it is my favorite.

With Jeffrey and Angela and the whole ugly/beautiful thing, it's hard to go that far and say that they were trying to make ugly things beautiful. I think they each really believe that it is not ugly. So it comes down to a matter of taste. And for this challenge, it's more a matter of whether it was right for the occasion. I have a few things like what Jeffrey designed hanging in my closet. But to "jetset" in?!? No way! I couldn't get past the metal detectors. But they would be great for at a concert. Angela's wasn't my style AT ALL, but a lot of that stuff is really in right now. So while I think it is ugly, I admit that it is only my opinion that says so. Another example, I hated Michael's pants last night, but I realize that's only because of my own bias against seersucker.

I don't know that Jeffrey is attracted to Angela, as much as he's attracted to himself. That dude loves himself. lol

Please do more posts in the future. I've been posting about it for a while now, and nobody ever responds. I'm tired of blogging for my own benefit, ya know. lol

For once, I am feeling really safe and happy in my naivete'. :D

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I know what you mean. I have entire books on JS and Java, but I just can't stand working with either one. The entire coding and structure throws me for a loop -- all the brackets and exclamation points and comments... I spend more time fooling with the coding "style" than I do actually coding, so I just try to stay away from it all.

I don't think Angela is trying to do "ugly/beautiful," I think that poor thing really thinks that what she's doing is cute. And I guess it is -- to pre-adolescent schoolgirls -- but Jeffrey is definitely into the whole "ugly/beautiful" motif, he's specifically said that is his style. Personally, I call it "truckstop chic," and think that about sums it up. Eh, I'm a mean one, Mrs. Grinch.

And Laura's entire, "I'm a sophisticated WAHM, who has more kids than any normal, reasonable person would ever consider, and I still manage to work. Hear me roar!" schtick is just that: schtick. She needs about 25 years' worth of intensive shock therapy and she's 25 years too late for it to do much good... "I live in New York. I read the New Yorker and get the cartoons! I wear white specifically so people will say things like, 'How in the world do you keep your whites so white with all those babies?!' and I can toss my sensible haircut and look down my nose at them and be curt and smarmy. I make trite jokes about New Jersey...." Blecch. Now that I think about it, someone slap her, too!

What was I talking about?

Oh: yeah, like the one judge said, Vincent's was an intellectual approach to travelling, and Vincent said he'd never made men's wear before, so it was okay. Nothing too fancy.

AFAIC, you could have put Kayne and Jeffrey in a box of Crayons and you'd have had to read the label to know which one was which.

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Kayne's was definitely a dog. Angela's was bad, but Kayne's was tragic. I think I woke my daughter up by screaming at the tv when he came down the runway. And he gets SOOOO angry whenever anyone gives him constructive criticism (or not so constructive criticism). He's done. Next week will be his last.

Yeah, Laura irritates me. I could handle comments like "put this kid in a pile with all the others". I could understand her sweatpants as a slippery slope comment. But as soon as she got out of bed wearing a button up shirt and tailored pants, I truly hated her. She will make it far, because her look is classic, but the heart of fashion is innovation. Look at Chloe's dress on the finale last year. There are only so many things you can do with seams. They are there to hold the garment together. But she did stuff I've never seen done on seams. There is nothing innovative about Laura's stuff. I can go into any high-end department store and find racks of things that look the same. It's pretty, classic, chic, stylish, and exquisite. It's not innovative, and therefore, she will not win.

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With Michael. He's definitely good at what he does, and I kind of liked the pants he had last night, but I like things with strings like that -- not like fringe, but just pointless, hanging strings and ribbons. They blow in breezes and trail behind you and all that, seem to give things a sense of motion where there is none. But it was a bit over-the-top for me. Still nothing like Kayne's...

I really liked the shirt concept, with the one sleeve that carried the pattern? But even that reminded me of a comic-book superhero costume (maybe that's why I liked it, I dunno). But the belt buckle? Wow. I honestly can't see how anyone would ever wear something like that. Talk about "New Jersey"!

Still, it was no worse than Jeffrey's rhinestone skull and crossbones or whatever the living heck that was on his shirt. Seriously, he dresses exactly like a supporting "rocker" character would in any hip comedy. If Clerks had had a character of that kind, he would have been wearing Jeffrey's clothes!

It's just so 1990s, grunge-rock, street hustler. Blecch!

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BTW, I have a fashion site, and I'm gonna be talking about Project Runway a lot there. I'd love to have your comments there. http://intricategirl.tblog.com/

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I swear I'm not doing this for more hits, 'cause that site isn't even monetized, but I posted about my Project Runway trip on my other blog. It was wild, and if you are a fan, it's a must-read. http://intricategirl.tblog.com/

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I like your T-blog and was going to post about PR earlier, in fact!

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The trip was mad! Friday was just miserable because of the weather, but Saturday REALLY made up for it. I mean I walk into Emmett's store, and EVERYBODY is there. I take a few pics for other people and then introduce myself to Chloe. She takes me around and introduces me to everyone, and it was beyond cool. Plus, I've got tons of gossip and spoilers that I'm mostly holding off on posting, but I'll PM you if you're interested.

So have you seen the pics of their collections?? Who's your pick for the winner??

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I had to tag it as spoilers because of a discussion of the garments. Read or skip. I won't be offended.
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Ha! For the past two seasons, I have been right on the winner. Everyone wanted Kara Saun to win, and Jay got it. Last season, everyone thought Daniel was going to win, and Chloe got it. So, I'm hoping my eye for fashion holds up, 'cause the name I'm gonna float is an unexpected one.

With that, prepare to hate me. I think Jeffrey's is the best collection. Here's why.

Uli's collection actually had some that had a poor fit. Also, parts were too cohesive, and as Nina likes to say, "Matchy matchy." But other parts were completely out of the blue. Look at the blue dress. Her collection had been a mix of the EXACT same silver and gold fabric in various mixes, and then the blue comes outta nowhere.

Laura's was just weird. It was very Laura, and then again, not. Her gold dress was such a vomitous color of gold, and putting long sleeves with a short dress is awful. Other than that, there was a use of awful fabrics that looked a lot like lame' and an unfortunate use of feathers throughout. The big ruffley shrug is the best piece, and it gives a weird silhouette, as does the skirt with the feathers that makes the models butt look square.

Michael is the one I was really rooting for, and I'd love to pick him for the win, but his collection was awful. His swimwear is perfection, but the fit on everything else is awful, and I HATE that the tops are such thin fabric on most of the garments.

Jeffrey has a few bad outfits. But they all do. His red polka dot dress is a mess. I hate it passionately. But the one with the red polka dot top with beige straps and white pinstripe pants is so perfect. I LOVE the red and green "bipolar" dress. I'm not fond of his green stripe dress, but honestly, I respect it. The fit is perfect, with the possible exception of the hem (can't tell if it's bad or just caught at a bad moment). I find it the most innovative, and also the most wearable. As far as the innovation goes, check out his silver dress. I can't figure out the physics that are allowing that dress to stay up, and yet it does perfectly.

But I'm not picking. So don't box me! lol

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Why don't you marry him? :cp

Sorry. I guess my childlike fury got the best of me there.

I hope his collection is good because I really hated almost everything he did except the yellow dress. I think his look is dated -- like early 1990s-dated -- and played-out; I have no idea what rock Nina and the rest have been under for the past 15 years that makes them think anything he is doing is "hip" and "now." Heidi is German, so that explains her taste.

Laura tries a little too hard, if we're being honest. I love Art Deco and Classical, but a lot of her pieces seem forced to me -- like she had a better, more forward, idea and tried to cram it into that "Big City Americana" style, where it didn't quite fit.

Uli is just plain old the same every, single time. I mean, every, single thing she's made has been a tie-dyed print with the same cut (excepting the blue one). Her jet-setting outfit was a burst of colors, but it was still exactly that: the same cut with a different colored tie-dyed pattern.

Geez, talking fashion with a bunch of married, pregnant women makes me about two Pina Coladas short of needing to have a very deep talk with my parents at Christmas, doesn't it? Ahem.

I like heavy metal music. And beer.

- Manodogs

Only a few of points to make. 1) Fashion has a 20 year cycle. Jeffrey is a little early, not a little late. Scary isn't it? 2) Good analysis on Laura. 3) Uli's collection is WAY different for the most part. In ways, all of theirs are.

As for the rest, I'm not pregnant, I hate beer, and I hope the talk with your parents goes well for you. :D But I LOVE demolishing walls, I am fond of my whisky, and I geeked out over renting a kung fu movie, instead of the popular tv show where the hot guys can't keep their shirts on. So maybe I need to have a talk with my mom too, eh? lol

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I dated someone who had the same problem.

Seriously though, that may be true, but it's kind of ridiculous -- Jeffrey's "style" has never really gone out of fashion, since it's just dirty. Every junkie, homeless person, and teenaged rocker dresses like that and always has. The dirty jeans and biker jacket over the hoodie has been around forever. Jeffrey's just not original; he's simply making ugly clothes of layer upon layer of ugly clothes and giving it a name.

I haven't seen their actual collections -- I was talking about what they've done on the show. I can't think of anything Uli's done that is all that different on the show; they've all been flowing print dresses. But I did see some of them out of order and may be mistaken.

Kung-fu ROCKS! Okay, we'll plan our holidays together, that way we can inform them at roughly the same time, then sneak out while they comisserate (sp?) and argue over which one is more melodramatic and insensitive enough for it to have been their idea to get two families who do not know one another together to tell them something so heavy.

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Ha!!! Ok, so I cheat. My kung fu love is centered around Stephen Chow and his kung fu comedies. But still, he does stuff without wires that I've only previously seen done with wires. "Shaolin Soccer" and the masterpiece "Kung Fu Hustle" are must see movies.

You are absolutely correct about Jeffrey's stuff on the show. Jeffrey, Uli, and Laura all got stuck in their own ruts this season. It's great to have a POV, but it's not good to let it get in the way of being a good designer. And I don't include Michael in that group, because I am beginning to think his POV is non-existant. His stuff is awesome, but he needs to mature as a designer a bit.

I have tried watching this a few times. Disc One is a 4-disc boxed set; that movie's like 4322340970923497789 hours long!

I wondered about Michael all the way through. He had a weak start, strong middle, and thus far, a weak ending. I was not that impressed with him before he won the first challenge, and some of his outfits following were good, but the past two or three haven't been all that.

Of them all, and I hate to say it but I do believe it, I think the Barbie guy and Angela are going to have the most long-term market success, because they were really the only two who designed anything normal people would wear -- and they may be the only two who can!

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