Monday, July 10, 2006

So Excited!

I generally hate reality shows. I only watched Survivor for a few episodes, and found it silly, and the host rather full of himself. Never tried the Survivor clones that are everywhere. The exceptions are on Bravo. I always chuckle at the Queer Eye boys. They're adorable, and so kind to their makeover subjects. I would love for them to make over the Man into a creature who's tidy! I thought Being Bobby Brown was amusing, and Whitney Houston hilarious. Then there's the best, best show. Project Runway. I was hooked during Season One, and guessed that Jay McCarroll would win the big prize. He never won any of the challenges leading up to fashion week, but his work was always interesting. Season Two was harder for me to predict a winner, because the designers really had a lot more skill. Looking at the stills of the New York Fashion Week show, Kara Janx, who was the last eliminated before the final three, had the strongest collection, which featured some hand knitted items! Wednesday night, is the premiere of Season Three. This photo is Stacey Estrella, an early favorite, mostly because she's from my adopted fantasy home town, San Francisco. I also just love, love Heidi Klum. She's adorable! Also memorable is Tim Gunn, the very droll advisor to designers as they complete the challenges. The challenge for me while the show is on is to keep the Man away. He always does something to divert my attention while the show is on. I demand silence, and no distractions for Project Runway! The best source for all things Runway, even better than the Bravo site, I think, is Blogging Project Runway, which has frequent updates, and all kinds of links to designers' and models' websites and blogs. The designers even write in with updates. This is really going to take the edge off this summer, as I "carry on" with my Project.

1 comment:

AmyArtisan said...

I was thinking I might 'finally' start watching PR this summer - but the hotel I'm staying in during the week for work doesn't get Brave. :(

Saw that you'll be at the Arcadia knit bloggers meetup - unfortunately work will have me out of town then - would be fun to connect with other Chicago knit bloggers.