Project Runway: A few thoughts
Posted by Dan
August 20th, 2008 at 11:03am
In Project Runway
We haven’t talked much about the current season of Project Runway. Perhaps Bravo’s contempt and disinterest in the current season has spilled over on my affection for the series, but it’s actually a much more interesting season than last time.
For one, the designers are just a lot more annoying this time around. Well, maybe just Suede and Blayne. Between the unacceptable usage of the third person (although he’s really been consistent — you’ve got to give him that) and Blayne’s desperate attempts to try to enter “–licious” into the pop culture lexicon, they’ve really given previous seasons’ annoyances (PR3’s Angela, for instance) a run for their money.
There are a couple of people I’ve found myself rooting for rather passionately.
First up, there’s Keith. Rowr.
And in case you didn’t hear that, I said “Rowr.”
Between that tattoos, the beard and the ex-mormon kink factor (which doesn’t do it for me as much as other gays I know), he’s probably the hottest designer the show has ever known. I would say — and you can quote me on this — that he completely blows Rami out of the water. And Rami was way buffer. I’m glad Keith won this last episode, even though his dress was weird and peacocky.
The other person I love is Stella. Yes, I fucking love her.
Whenever she comes on the screen, she just cracks me the hell up. The constant discussion of “leathuh,” “black leathuh” and punk rock plus the pounding and hammering she does in the work room. Sometimes I wonder whether she has a fixation or just a really specific point of view (and what’s the difference between the two in this context?). While she hasn’t nailed it every time, she’s managed to do pretty well staying true to her aesthetic.
Anybody else have favorites or non-favorites?
Hotter than Rami? Psshh. I like him, but so far he’s all mouth and no follow-through. I really hated that matted-magazine dress he made.
I’m enjoying Korto’s and Terri’s work, especially their Olympic outfits. And I kind of hate Kenley with a passion; I don’t think that little “I have impeccable taste!” twit is so awesome, but the way she just out and out laughed at him on the runway last week was so gauche.
Yeah, everyone’s pretty annoying, although Suede is sort of growing on me. The only objection I have to your assessment of Keith is that you didn’t mention the gross little piece of hair he allows to grow down the back of his neck. How can you respect, let alone find hot, a man with a rattail?
Yikes… I’d never noticed that before.
I guess I’d just console myself by saying that if we were to ever go out, I’d shave it off when he was distracted.
Suede is NOT consistent with his third-person usage! He will switch back and forth from “I” to “Suede” in the SAME sentence!
Does he remind anyone else of Todd Oldham on Top Design? Everything comes out like he’s talking to a group of 5 year olds.
Can’t stand Suede/Blayne (hello Christian wannabe). Kind of have a soft spot for Leanne, don’t know why, though I know she won’t go far.
I hate Suede and Blayne. Like Terri, and Korto. And find Kenley smug and fake. Also I find myself bouncing back forth on Jerrel. Sometimes he’s fine and sometimes he’s ass buckets crazy.