Down and Out in Denver

Mondo Guerra

Before I talk about the ways that Mondo Guerra has worked his way into our hearts, let me say a few other things about last night’s show:

• People are really funny talking about Ivy:  She can sew, but she’s not so much as a designer.  She’s intense and bitchy and exacting.  She thinks pretty highly of herself.
• Gretchen — despite a few snide comments about Casanova — seems to have calmed down somewhat from her earlier antics. Perhaps she took Tim’s criticism to heart?
• Kristen Bell?  Really?!?  Has it come to this, Project Runway?  Is she about to appear in some Lifetime TV movie and this was something worked out with the network?  ’Cause she is hardly known for her fashion forward choices. Aside from Veronica Mars and that unfortunate looking film about some wedding in Italy with Josh Duhamel, she is hardly known at all.  Did you see the dress she was wearing?  Did you see the way that Kors and Heidi and la Garcia hardly interacted with her?  Did you hear her say that she would wear April’s “dress” on the red carpet?  Did you hear her describe herself as punk baby doll?  Did you ask yourself why that would be a good idea for an aesthetic?  As far as guest judges go, it was a train wreck from beginning to end.

But now on to MONDO!  Yes, he may have designed a “junior” outfit (a term heretofore confined to department stores) that the judges hated.  Yes, even we may have thought it was a bit silly looking, but for all these reasons, we love him still:

• His description of Ivy: “She’s a powerhouse and a bossy lady.”
• His wonderful turnaround on the Michael C front.  Do I love Michael C?  I do not.  But Mondo seems to have realized that he may have judged him too harshly.  And he said this, not only to us at home, but also to Michael himself, apologizing for being a bitch and a dick and a jerk.  Props to Mondo.
• And then he did so again on the runway, claiming that whatever faults his outfit had, they were not because of Michael’s sewing.
• His outfits!  I loved the little suit with the pink shirt and the bowtie.  Adorable!
• His hair!  So many options, so many styles!
• His tiny little limbs in those shorts and t-shirts.  Alastair and I are on the smaller side ourselves and we do like to see the non-muscled gays represent.
• He’s from Denver!

Mondo Guerra, will you be our friend when you return to the Mile High City?  This city needs more folks like you.  Where do you hang out?  Who are your friends?  Do you belong to a little clique of fashionable hipsters?  If so, can we join you?  Please email us at downandoutindenver AT gmail DOT com.

9/17 Post-Mondo Win Update: Click Here and Click Here for 9/30 Update after his third win.

See our Season Finale Wrap-up Here.