Ok, so here’s my introduction since c.a. started it.
I’m Beth, and my main blog is here. (If you hate politics, don’t bother–but don’t worry, no politics here!) I’m a huge Project Runway fan, but I’m not obsessed like some who follow it year-round. Don’t worry, I’m not clueless about it, though!
So here’s how non-obsessed I am–I only found out the season was starting last night because of the junk mail I get from Bluefly. I know, shameful. Whatever. 
I was thinking my favorites were Carmen, Rami, and Kevin, but as I compiled the list of designers’ links (in the sidebar), I got a better feel for their styles. (Here are last night’s, in case you missed it or want a second look.) I still like Carmen, maybe even more now. I mean, look at this coat! (Sorry, I’m a coat freak–alas, I live on the Gulf Coast and rarely get to wear them!)
(Click to enlarge all thumbnails, or click here for the actual page.)
That’s just one of her things I like, of course. I wasn’t crazy about her design last night, though–I just liked her and had a feeling she had some talent.
Kevin Christiana: Oh, Kevin, please update your regular website. Your MySpace is killing my browser with all those Flash gadgets in it. But what can I say, it’s worth restarting Firefox to see it. I know he said last night that he had done a jeans collection before but wanted to branch out some, but I am also a jeans freak. I like what I’ve seen! Kevin seems like a cool guy, although he looks just like Sully Erna from Godsmack to me–and I can’t stand Godsmack. But that’s irrelevant. I’m looking forward to seeing what he’s going to do in future episodes, because I admit I wasn’t blown away by his design last night either. I do not like short flared skirts, and the pinstripes on it were strange. I think it would have looked gorgeous (despite the flare) if it had just not had those pinstripes. I’m kind of picky about skirts, though, so YMMV.
Rami Kashou: My God, that dress last night was beautiful. It really was the best of the two (yes, only two!) that I liked a lot last night, and he deserved that win. That said, I looked at his other designs at his website. First, I can’t imagine why he needs Project Runway except for some mainstream publicity. I mean, he’s already got quite a following in Hollywood, but I guess he wants to get the Ms. Joe Schmo market too. OK. Honestly, I love the draping, but I can’t stand ruffles and (skirts again!) balloon skirts. Dude likes ruffles…a lot. I get the feeling my initial favorite is not going to be my favorite for long. Oh well. Here’s an example of where he did them well, though–on no less than Paris Hilton. Yeah, he made her look good here.
I may end up with a new favorite after looking through the designers’ websites, though (oddly enough, a couple of them have no web presence of note). Who is it? Steven Rosengard. OMG, I loooooove his designs. That’s my kind of style. Oh, hell, he is my favorite now. Last night? Fuggedaboudit. I am drooling all over his gallery. :sigh:
Gay Fred Flintstone Chris March had the other dress I really liked last night, by the way. I was quite pleasantly surprised–I expected something totally over the top, considering he’s a “costume designer” (is that what you call a designer for transvestites?). That dress last night was just spectacular, and I’m usually not a fan of flashy gold on things. I just hope he doesn’t go for the costumey look in other episodes (please!), because I like him on the show.
I don’t suppose I need to re-hash last night’s fugly stuff, do I? I think we all know what sucked. I don’t care if Elisa had a one-seam dress, either–that thing was a mess, and the scrunched boots just made it worse. If I were giving the “auf wiedersehn” last night, she’d have gotten it. Not that Simone’s mess impressed me either, to say the least. It just didn’t make me go, “WHAT THE HELL?!?” like Elisa’s did. So we’ll see what Elisa does next time, and if she’s learned to “listen to her instincts.”
So, what did you think?
