The Fashion Show - Bravo
I DVR'd and watched the premiere of The Fashion Show tonight, Bravo's replacement for Project Runway. The first thing about it was that it felt really really rushed even though it was a 75 minute show. I felt like I didn't know the candidates very well. Did I miss an "about us" show? Another thing (and this is about all these kind of shows), the product placement is way too blatant. I honestly don't mind a little product placement. These things help keep the show on the air. But, the hair and make up people shot of them asking for the "Tresemme holding spray" or whatever...WAY too contrived.
The first challenge was to make a little black dress out of a t-shirt. Ok, sounds good. Some of the designers' dresses were SO BAD. Ugh. I actually did like the concept of the purpley-black one, but none of the others liked it, so I'm thinking I might have missed something (because they showed it so freaking fast!) in the overall design. I actually liked Johnny R.'s and was glad he was one of the winners. So, they broke up into 3 teams and had to come up with a "must have" item and put it with 5 different looks. The bolero jacket was a good idea. I'd want one. The harem pants, um no. The tube skirt/dress, UM NO! I really liked James-Paul's dress. So sculpted and interesting. I liked how it looked on the runway. The only thing I didn't like was the back. It looked like she had a tail.
The contestants...I'm not sure yet. I'm annoyed by Daniella already and Merlin is...contradictive too much. Eh, we'll see what happens. I think I'll tune in tomorrow, but I'm not sure how long they'll keep me watching if I don't know the contestants very well. I can't root for one if I don't know their style. Isaac said, "I've seen all your portfolios and I know you can do better" (or something like that). Well, I want to see them, too!
The first challenge was to make a little black dress out of a t-shirt. Ok, sounds good. Some of the designers' dresses were SO BAD. Ugh. I actually did like the concept of the purpley-black one, but none of the others liked it, so I'm thinking I might have missed something (because they showed it so freaking fast!) in the overall design. I actually liked Johnny R.'s and was glad he was one of the winners. So, they broke up into 3 teams and had to come up with a "must have" item and put it with 5 different looks. The bolero jacket was a good idea. I'd want one. The harem pants, um no. The tube skirt/dress, UM NO! I really liked James-Paul's dress. So sculpted and interesting. I liked how it looked on the runway. The only thing I didn't like was the back. It looked like she had a tail.
The contestants...I'm not sure yet. I'm annoyed by Daniella already and Merlin is...contradictive too much. Eh, we'll see what happens. I think I'll tune in tomorrow, but I'm not sure how long they'll keep me watching if I don't know the contestants very well. I can't root for one if I don't know their style. Isaac said, "I've seen all your portfolios and I know you can do better" (or something like that). Well, I want to see them, too!