Oh, Project Runway Judges...

Once every so often, the judges of Project Runway will severely disappoint me, and that just so happened Thursday night. This, however; was a very rare occasion, because I have never disagreed with them on almost every review of their outfits. For this challenge, the contestants had to design an outfit that went with a hat, designed by Philip Treacy (who I absolutely love now). Here is what I thought of their outfits:

A.J.'s outfit did not really match the hat that much. I love the outfit, but the only correlations I can find between the dress and the hat is the collar of the dress and the way it kind of goes up with the end of the hat, and also the shoes, which match the hat.

Andy has become one of my favorite designers because he just hasn't disappointed me with his outfits, yet. This outfit I loved. When the designers had to pick their models, this was my favorite hat Philip Treacy had designed for them. I love the collar of this dress, and the top in general. It has a very 80's business woman feel to it; large top, small bottom, except for the color, which I thought also added to it.

I thought April's design was awful. It made no sense to me, and the worst part was the layered shorts she made for this. I have no idea where she came up with this. I'm not sure of anyone who would wear layered shorts, besides her apparently. The outfit had no relevance to the hat, besides the layered color shorts.

I loved this hat, but I was upset to see Casanova had it. He could have done so much more with this dress, but instead he decided to just go with a black dress. Casanova just seems to be getting lazier with his designs. He does a really good job sewing, I loved the ripple effect in the middle on this dress, but I think he could have added a little more color to it.

This was my absolute favorite outfit for this challenge, but sadly the judges did not like it at all. They could hardly find one thing they liked about this. Personally, I think Christopher's design was one of the few outfits that actually went with the hat. The color matched, the design matched, everything. I just don't understand how this could have ended up on the bottom.

Gretchen's design was just too much for me. I thought the leggings were just awful and the black leather she put on the inside just made it look like she put duck tape on it. In my opinion, this outfit was a hot mess.

Ivy's design was another outfit that had no relevance to it. The only thing I can see that kind of matched was the jacket and the hat, but other than that, the outfit had no relevance to the hat. Maybe if she used different colored shoes it might have helped, but this was not one of my favorites.

Contrary to what the judges thought, I did not think that Kristin's design was that bad. I like her aesthetic for flowy outfits, and I think maybe if she had changed the colors of it, the judges might not have thought it was that bad.

The judges apparently got a hard-on for this outfit, because they would not shut up about how amazing it is. Personally, I didn't think Michael's design was that awesome, and he got to be too much during the discussion with the other designers about how the judges loved hit outfit. I really hope he doesn't turn into the next Gretchen.

I thought Michael's design was pretty good; it wasn't too bad, it wasn't that good. I thought the skirt added the right amount of color to the outfit too. (Also, I think Michael is beating Valerie out for the most boobage shown in this challenge. Valerie is going to have to step up her game if she wants to keep her title).

Mondo has also become another one of my favorite designers. He has this fun, flirty, sort of Tokyo city design aesthetic. I love how he asked the makeup artists to add a mustache to her, it seems very gutsy, but at the same time, I think he knows what he's doing. Even if he gets eliminated in the near future, I think he's going places in the fashion world. I think this outfit had the right amount of balance. Even though the colors are different than the hat, I think it makes the hat pop more.

I'm not really sure where Peach was going with this. The best explanation I can come up with is that she thought maybe the pattern of the dress would go with the hat. The colors didn't really match and neither did the dress and the hat, but I still love Peach.

Valerie's design was another one that had no relevance to the hat/mask. It made no sense to me as to why she would choose red and white, with black zippers when she had a sort of masquerade type mask. Another outfit where there could have been so much more done with it.

Make it Work

I've been obsessed with Project Runway ever since it found it's way onto Lifetime, so I haven't been in love with it as long as some of it's die hard fans, but nonetheless, I still have a lot to say about this season.
(Can I just say that the song for the previews is intense. It reminds me of some sort of haunting Russian seamstress who is going to murder someone). Their challenge this week was to create an outfit out of party items, which Tim Gunn told them to try and not use any fabric that resembles fabric (Casanova apparently had a problem with that). Here is my opinion on some of the outfits:

Andy's outfit was probably my favorite, and I'm really happy he won this challenge. I thought his use of ribbons to create almost the whole outfit was amazing. It's very edgy, but at the same time the design is very classy, and I love how he used a balloon as a glove.

April's outfit was another one of my favorites. The style seems very Lady Gaga meets snow queen, which I love. I also really like the purse she used with it. It sort of brings it all together and makes it look more wearable.

Oh Casanova, where do I start with this one. First of all, I found it strange how he used plush puppies as some sort of scarf, which was kind of random...and scary. Second of all, it looks like she's wearing a disco dance floor as a dress, and I don't even understand what's going on with the ruffles in the back half of the dress. It has no relevance and there is just too much going on with this dress.

Okay, as much as I hate how big-headed Gretchen has become after her first two wins in a row, I can't deny that I like this dress. The only major problem I can find with this dress is the boots. They seem like they're too high, and from this photo the little flaps from them just make her body seem more wide to me and like they're slightly over sized. When I look at this outfit I sort of think of Ke$ha, but probably because of all the sparkle going on in the lower half.

As strange as Mundo can be, I love his design aesthetic; it's very young and flirty. I just wish he did a little more with this outfit. I can't quite point out what it is, but I feel like it's missing something. I really love the necklace he made for the accessories though.

I just needed to put this photo up because I love Peach. She's like the mother to all the designers. The competitive, stylish mother. Even her name is sweet. I don't understand how anyone could really hate this woman, unless she committed some mass murder.

I just have a few comments on Valerie's outfit. I love the napkin skirt, but what I've noticed with Valerie's designs is that she's a big fan of showing off the boobs. I mean I'm all for the side-boob revolution she seems to want to start, but some occasions don't call for a nipple-slip or a boob popping out (i.e. funerals, family reunions, children's music recitals, etc.). In the future I foresee Valerie using a nippit, or two, or maybe a whole outfit made entirely of nippits.

My First [Fabulous] Post!

Hey there all who are currently reading my first [fabulous] blog post! I thought I should take this post to tell about who I am. I'm Mikey.

Things I enjoy:
Music: Anything except country and some rap.
Movies: Anything with action/romance/a good storyline. I especially enjoy those movies where you leave it thinking "What the fuck? That shit was mind-blowing!" (I'm talking about you Inception ; ) ).
Activities: Reading, eating, breathing, sleeping, space travel, music, and several different things.

Things I don't enjoy:
People who insist on explaining something in full detail, even though you already know, and they know that you already know, what they're talking.
People who don't shut up about their problems and the more they talk about their problems the more over dramatic they sound, and are.
People who always complain about everything and can't find the light in anything.
Cats that are mean and scratch.
Close minded people.
Homophobes.
Racists.
Sexists.
The letter "x" in Scrabble.

Hopefully I'll be able to post some more of my thoughts/obsessions/ events in my life in the coming days : )