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.’
Parts is parts
Take a good look at your body.
Which part is worth the big bucks?
Lots of celebs have had to answer that question…and have taken big insurance policies as a result. Many make perfect sense.
Others are kinda surprising.
And Rolling Stones’ guitarist Keith Richards has his hands insured for $1.6 million with Lloyd’s of London.
They make their living off their limbs, so it stands to reason (even if Richards doesn’t).
But a $10 million policy on actress America Ferrara’s smile? Just because she hawks Crest White Strips? And a $120 million worth of insurance on St. Louis Cardinal Mark McGuire’s ankle?
His ankle? It doesn’t even swing the bat!
Beckham can’t bend it if he isn’t pretty.
Which brings us back to today’s burning question…
What body part would you insure? What is most valuable to you, your livelihood and your quality of life?
Like Keith Richards, I would insure my hands. Not because I can play any musical instrument well enough to earn even my lunch money, but because I use them to earn a living. And to take care of my day-to-day needs.
And to play on Facebook and Twitter.
Heck, that’s worth a couple of million dollars right there.
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