Last night’s episode of Project Runway was strange without Blayne. No “icious,” no hot pink sweatshirts… I felt bad that he had to leave, but I know he is happily lying in a tanning bed somewhere, soaking up the artificial rays.

We are down to six designers now, but only one of them really has any talent: Korto. The rest are just sorta coasting by with their crappy designs, poor quality and total lack of a fashion sense. And that couldn’t have been more obvious than in last night’s challenge.

The challenge was actually an interesting one that we can all connect to. The designers were to create a look for recent college graduates who were heading out into the working world. Oh, and their moms were coming to stir things up a bit.

As I watched the designers attempt to appease both mother and daughter (or in the case of Anna, drag queen and daughter…seriously, did you HEAR HER TALK!?), I tried to imagine how it would go if my mother and I were part of the episode.

“I like black, white, and gray. I like classic lines, but very trendy looks.” I would tell the designer.

“What about this bright orange and yellow swirly pattern? Or these culottes?! HOW CUTE IS THIS LEOPARD SKIRT?!” My mother would react. And then she would somehow guilt the designer into making what she wants me to wear, which she has been doing to me since I was 4. Read More »

I work in a an office full of Top Model Enthusiasts, a.k.a, a rare breed totally obsessed with America’s Next Top Model, who have charts of the girls hanging on their wall at their desks, and who cross each girl out, week by week, and engage in a pow-wow every Thursday morning to discuss the episode in detail from the night before.

I myself have succumb to the show and have become a Top Model Enthusiast too.

Everything about the show is ridiculous, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. The models’ house is ridiculous – pictures of Tyra plastered everywhere! The challenges are ridiculous – crime scene photo shoots (“you just don’t look dead enough this week, I’m sorry”). Top Model marathons each and every weekend, all weekend long, are ridiculous (and time-consuming). And Tyra herself – utterly ridiculous!

Last night, however, Tyra whispered her last, “Congratulations. You’re still in the running towards becoming America’s Next Top Model,” and now, sadly, my Wednesday nights will be ANTM-free.

But the good news is, a new winner has been crowned. She’s a 20-year-old online college admissions adviser from Chicago. All hail Jaslene, America’s Next Top Model! Read More »