PR5 - Episode One

I have no intention of recapping Project Runway; there are others already taking up that gauntlet, and they do a far better and more entertaining job than I ever could. That being said… I caught the season 5 premiere lastnight, and have just a few questions and comments.

Heidi Klum, why must you yell at the contestants? I don’t know if it was terribly windy on the Atlas rooftop, or what, but Frau Klum was entering a vocal range reserved only for naughty prison inmates, not only in volume, but in tone, too. She was kind of barking at them. I’ll forgive her, though, because she and Tim Gunn make such a cute couple. I love Tim Gunn… I’m glad this season started so soon after the last, because I was beginning to miss him.

I usually form some opinions of the contestants early on (who doesn’t), and so far the only ones I really don’t like are Daniel — he looks too unkempt and greasy to me to be in fashion; Stella — she seems really hardcore, and also very one-note; Suede — anyone who refers to himself in the third person needs to GET OUT; and Blayne — he just scares me with the tanning addiction… melanoma, anyone? I liked Korto — she seems really down-to-earth, and I’m excited to see what she does the rest of the season; I also liked Kenley — not for any particular reason, other than her style aesthetic; Emily; and Jennifer — I don’t think she’ll last, but I liked some of the designs they showed during the intro.

I thought it was so cool to hearken back to the beginning of the series with this week’s challenge, but I could not believe how lame most of the designs were. The plastic cup dress by Daniel was kind of inspired, and while Korto’s was just another tablecloth among many I did like what she did with the produce. I was terribly dismayed that given $75 the best thing Stella could come up with was black trash bags. And not even high quality trash bags… the el cheapo brand. I thought Jerry basically copped out completely; thank god he has a real job, with an already established line of his own.

And Austin Scarlett! He’s precious. He wears more makeup and has prettier hair than any woman I know. It was good to see him, with that crazy fedora. I’m looking forward to the rest of the season… I may not post about it every week, but I’ll definitely have something to say, I’m sure.

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