Oh, okay. Our FINAL, for-real, LAST word on the season. “THIS! Is the Project Runway Season 8 Reunion Sh — portion of the finale episode!” “Welcome back!” “Hey.” “Whatever.” “I had no choice in the matter.” “Speaking on...

As you may be aware, we can be quite opinionated when the mood strikes us. We thought we’d said all there was to say about the S8 finale of PR but something’s come up in the commentariat which got us thinking, which then got us talking, and then after 45 minutes of “And you...

Darlings, if there’s one thing the world wants right now it’s to hear Tim shoot his mouth off about the finale of Season 8 of Project Runway and the most controversial winner in the show’s history. But strangely, Tim has been largely silent. The Los Angeles Times has a great...

Okay Gretchen, let’s be honest. There has never been such a negative reaction to a win. How do you feel? How are you handling it? Well, I love you guys, but I don’t read any of the blogs or the press. I feel that it’s really important, as an artist, to put your work out there and then let go...

A bit of “conventional wisdom” has popped up over the weekend regarding Mondo’s collection and we have to say we disagree rather strongly with it. It’s this idea that because Mondo uses relatively simple shapes and techniques in his collection, that means it’s...

How was it watching the last episode? Did you watch it with your friends and family? It was really awesome. It was my first viewing party. I know some of the other designers have been doing it throughout the season, but that was my first and it was a huge event. I showcased a lot of my work...

We tried, minions. Really we did. Much to the chagrin of probably most of you, we really tried to look at this collection with a fresh set of eyes and with the judges’ critiques still ringing in our ears. And to be fair, there are some pieces here that we like. But overwhelmingly, our...

We felt bad for Andy, who was quickly dispensed with by the judges in favor of an extended catfight over Gretchen and Mondo. His collection deserved better than that, in our opinion. We wouldn’t have declared it the winner, but he showed some downright beautiful pieces and enough...

So nice to finally talk to the “star” of Project Runway! Oh, well. Thank you. I don’t know about that. We do. We’re at 2500 comments and counting and most of them are in support of you. Oh, wow. You know the thing about it is I haven’t even looked at the web this morning, because, well… I...

  Gosh, it’s a shame he’s so lacking in the point of view department, right?  Clearly, of the three finalists, Mondo’s competition output looks the most like a collection. That’s not necessarily the be-all and end-all as far as the judges are concerned, but...

  You know what jumped out at us first, when we looked at this? How inconsistent he is. Maybe that’s not the right word because in terms of design and execution, the quality level remains about the same. There are no real disasters here, not even the Jackie outfit, which we thought...

This is probably our favorite part of Project Runway blogging, when we look at the entire output of the finalists during the competition in order to tease out themes, strengths, and weaknesses. First up, the Granola Girl herself, Gretchen Jones. Take it away, Gretchen: Two things jump out at...

We made the point earlier that Michael C’s designs are in the Bob Mackie mold and that’s still true, but maybe a bit of a disservice to him because it implies he’s a costume designer. If we were to pick more modern designers for comparison, we’d toss out names like...

Maybe in terms of revealing himself, Mondo already blew his wad when he came out about his HIV status. Or maybe there are still family issues to be worked out. Given the undercurrent of tension in this scene, we think so. Whatever the reason, the home visit to the world of Mondo wasn’t...

Y’know? This may just have been the all-time biggest surprise reveal about a designer’s home life. We’ve never been to Hawaii, but just judging by Andy’s personality and point of view, we assumed (without even thinking about it), that he grew up and lived in a...

As disappointing as the home visits were, they still managed to accomplish their most basic function. To remind us all that these aren’t characters on a TV show; these are real people. We don’t care how self-important and occasionally bitchy she might have come across during the...

April announced that the inspiration for this collection was “broken down dolls,” which is of a piece with her aesthetic. Michael Kors told her there was no joy in her work but frankly, we think he sounded a bit like an out-of-touch middle-aged queen. Not that we have our finger...

Poor Andy. In a season where it seems like every designer provokes vehement reactions from the commentariat, no one ever seems to have much bad to say about him. Let’s all show Andy how much we love him by filling up the comments section with remarks about how much we hate him, kittens....

He’s such a special little pixie, isn’t he? Of course he’d have a rainbow umbrella. Nothing against him, but we were a little bored with the “architecture” inspiration. Too many designers default to it because you can pretty much explain away any design element...

God bless Gretchen Jones, we say. This season wouldn’t have been one quart as fun without her. What would our lives be like had we never observed her wafting through the workroom like Nellie Olson, offering opinions no one asked for or valued? Her blithe self-importance was charming in...

We’ll start with this: we don’t hate this dress. From a design perspective, our criticisms are that the slit is too high. Which, combined with the back, cheapened and tackified what could have been a classic gown. And by “classic” we mean “DONE.” A LOT. For...