It’s only week two of Project Runway, and Facebook has already been overrun with comments pre-, during and post-show.
I’ve tried to abstain.
But the judges’ decision to give Olivier the win over Anthony Ryan was the first travesty of the new season. The finger must be pointed.
In the ‘My Pet Project’ Challenge, the designers had to use items found in Petland Discounts to create their garments. Tim Gunn warned them that the use of ready-made fabrics would be penalized.
Anthony Ryan created his dress completely out of birdseed, fashioning an inspired collar out of larger, darker seeds. Olivier used existing fabric from a dog bed to fashion the top of his dress, and then finished the skirt with tie-dyed hamster bedding.
The only fault the judges could find with Anthony’s dress? It was a wee bit short. (He had intended to finish the skirt with feathers and nixed them at the last minute.)
Olivier’s fit and styling were both called into question, and there was the little issue of the dog bed material in the bodice.
Heidi loved Anthony’s dress. So did the guest judge. But loud, obnoxious Nina Garcia whined about the length of Anthony’s dress.
And so Olivier was declared the winner.
I know it’s early yet, but I had an immediate flashback to last year’s finale — the judges’ stand-off over the Project Runway winner. I questioned Nina’s judgment then, and I question it now.
I think it’s time for Nina to be ‘out.’
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Most people in the United States — emphasis on most — bathe on a regular basis. Lots of folks I know shower twice a day due to workouts and runs, god love ‘em.
Face it
Is there such a thing as a perfect face?
Scientists in Britain say yes.
Meet Florence Colgate.
She won Lorraine Cosmetics ‘most beautiful woman in Britain’ contest, and researchers say it’s because her face is almost perfectly symmetrical. Using The Golden Ratio*, researchers determined the 18-year-old girl’s face has the strongest chance of attracting the most people.
Guess she didn’t need cosmetics after all.
Wondering if your mug is symmetrical? SymFace allows you to upload a photo and calculate your own ratios.
* The Golden Ratio is roughly 1.6, which means a beautiful person’s face is about 1 1/2 times longer than it is wide.
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