Make it work, Project Runway

Do I have a million deadlines? Yes. Does that mean I have the discipline not to watch the Project Runway season finale? Of course not.

Can I just say that Project Rnway is the one and only reality show I watch—seriously. It’s my one reality vice, but it’s a strong one.

And the strange thing is, I’m least-fashionable person I know. But I am a professional creator (is that like the guy from High Fidelity being a professional appreciator?), and the more I watch this show, the more I realize how similar fashion and publishing are. It’s about artists and business people and the development of something that is hopefully beautiful, and commercial, and hopefully something that will make people’s lives easier.

And if anyone is rolling your eyes at that last bit, you obviously have never experienced the terror of not having something to wear. Yes, I used the word terror which means I must need therapy (or liposuction.)

Anyhow, I love this show.

All along, I’ve been rooting for Chloe and Daniel and against Santino, but when the runway show was over I thought Santino had a lock on it simply because he’d finally done what they’d been telling him to do all season. But the judges? Oh no--now they don’t like it, and they want him to go back (a phenomenon that, as a writer, I know all too well!) And I honestly felt bad for the guy.

This leaves us with Daniel V. and Chloe—my favorites.

Daniel V. was sewing buttons on backstage. How much time did they have for this, months? I thought there were months. Plus, did his stuff seem kinda blah to anyone else?

And was Chloe getting ready for the prom on Dynasty? Sleeves! I wanted to yell, the sleeves are attacking!

I liked their stuff that they did in a few hours during the season way more than these things that took months.

Guess that’s why I’m sitting around in my yoga pants and they’re getting one hundred grand from Banana Republic and job offers from Michael Kors.

Probably my favorite “collection” was the one they didn’t show last night—Kara’s. That’s right, they had to do four runway shows so that people at the show wouldn’t know who the final three were. They did this with Austin last year, too (and his was my favorite then as well.) Anyway, click on over here to see the show they don’t want you to see (except they put it on their website!)

Now, back to work. Seriously. I swear. Oh dang, does the Big XII basketball tournament start tonight? I can write and cheer, right? Write and cheer.

Go Pokes!

Ally