Project Runway, Season 8
The Cast of Season Eight
Needless to say, we here at DOD are super excited for the beginning of Season Eight of Project Runway. I was galavanting around the East Coast on premiere night so only caught it upon my return. It looks like we could have a whole lot of fun this time around. I’m not thoroughly convinced that they are all super-talented, but I’m certainly ready to be surprised. At this point there are so many of them and their clothes come down the runway so rapidly that it’s a little difficult to keep things straight in my head. A few thoughts:
Where is Models of the Runway?!? It is difficult to figure out what’s going on from MyLifetime.com, but the new 90-minute format of PR and the lack of MotR this first week suggest that it is a thing of the past. I have to admit, and though it took me a little while to get used to, I actually really liked MotR. I’m going to miss it. And there is no way that it can be replaced by On the Road with Austin and Santino. You could not pay me to watch that.
There are definitely some cute boys, chief among them Christopher Collins and A.J. Thouvenot. And girls; I like that Sarah Trost.
Jason Troisi would be cute if he never, ever, actually opened his mouth. Not just to speak but because his cuteish face is ruined by something that happens when he smiles. Or, of course, talks. Because he is apt to emphasize his love of breasts or his 100% pure Italian heritage or his penchant for hats that will intimidate others.
Peach Carr may be out of her league but I really hope she lasts. Yes, she tends to overemphasize her age, but she’s also pretty funny. And her name is Peach.
While I loved the convo en espanol con la Garcia, Casanova’s dress (!?!) was horrible. Selma Blair (I heart Selma Blair) was particularly funny about it, saying it could be sold in a store at the mall called Razzle Dazzle that specialized in dresses and wigs. His lack of a first name is foolish.
Mondo Guerra is from Denver!
Nicholas D’Aurizio is going to be a cryer, and it’s not going to be pretty. His model, however, is gorgeous.
There was some pretty ugly clothing sent down that runway, which makes me even more irritated with Heidi for threatening to send home more than one person and almost never actually following through on it. I was perfectly comfortable losing McKell, but I would not have had a problem seeing any of those in the bottom going: it was all pretty bad. And Nina’s face let you know what she thought about every single one of the disasters.
Gretchen Jones may be a bit of a serious Susie (as my Gentleman Friend put it) but her dress was pretty and well made, if a bit on the boring side. Does she have it in her to take it all? We shall see…
You are far ahead of me, in terms of learning names. My favorite designer, based purely on flashes of her portfolio, is the black woman who “makes interesting mistakes.” However, for this runway I also was very impressed by the winner, the green designer from Portland.
The fellow with the hat who made the salon smock (I said the same thing about it to SweetCliffie as Heidi did to him on the runway) and Ivy (pants from… pants!) were at least as bad as the dreadlocked Utahan. I believe they should have been aufed for the sake of consistency.
And I’m afraid that I cannot agree with you about Peaches. I find her demeanor annoying, though I’m not sure why. Perhaps I’ll warm up to her in time.
The hat/smock guy is Jason (of the 100% Italian heritage) and I agree: it was awful and he deserved to be out. I thought Ivy’s pants were bad, though I didn’t mind the top that accompanied them.
I am holding out very little hope for Peach. I thought she was funny in the beginning but perhaps less so toward the end as she started to refer to herself as “the old lady.” She is, after all, only 50.