LML: Runway Rundown Part 2

Kittens! We completely forgot about this show!

Sage Chick and Bean Pole (sue us, we can't remember their names):

They seem to have a pretty good working relationship. Drama-free and productive. Must be the sage.

We'll say this: we don't know if it's one or both of them, but collectively, they do have a great color sense.

It's not a bad little dress. It's a bit simplistic with minor touches of interest, like the draping.

But it's the belt that really makes it. We're not fond of that braiding they always return to, but the pop of color is really nice and we always were suckers for an orange/blue combo. Just look at our front page.

But enough about the dress. What's really important is that sage girl...

...looks like she belongs on a box of salt.

Attention Whore and Fancy Man:

We suspect the producers drugged one or both of them. How else to explain their relatively low-key performance this week?

And how else to explain the sheer shitasticness of this thing? You heard it here first: drugs.

Yikes. We'll say it: there's not one thing about this dress that we like, starting with that hideous print, which screams "Christmas sweater."

We guess we should commend them for not using it in such a way as to actually look like a Christmas sweater, what with all the strings and asymmetry and gewgaws and foofarah, but that's about the only thing we can commend them on: not making their hideous fabric look even more hideous.

Seriously, the entertainment value of these two (if such a thing ever existed) has long been depleted. Time to go.

In other news, the next episode brings the gay and the fabulous in a big loud way with the appearance of Lady Gaga. Gotta hand it to Bravo. The best Lifetime can do for their season premiere is a reality TV star who was interesting for about 5 minutes 5 years ago, but tacky little LML lands one of the hottest recording artists of the moment.





[Photos: BravoTV.com/Trae Patton - Video: BravoTV.com - Screencaps: Projectrungay.blogspor.com]


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LML: Runway Rundown

Kittens, we are so far behind on our dress-ripping! Let's get to it.

Marilyn & Coco

Don't you hate those passive-aggressive "thanks in advance" style of notes? The ones that make you go, "Don't thank me, bitch. I didn't agree to anything?"

Or is that just us?

It's...alright, we guess.

And that's why we get paid the big bucks for our incisive fashion commentary!



We hate to keep harping on this, but literally every look they send down that runway looks like something Wilhelmina would wear on Ugly Betty. All that big, drapey, off-the-shoulder stuff. Certainly, there are worse aesthetics to choose, but the clothes all look over-the-top in that soap opera way.

Louanna & Jim

Was it us or did she have a major bug up her ass the whole episode?

Of course, that could have been due to the fact that she screwed up on the design brief and she knew it. Which is fine, people make mistakes, but why get all huffy and defensive about it on camera?

It's not a bad little outfit either.

We, of course, love the belt.

And the zipper running down the skirt.

But man that ren-faire-esque peasant blouse was a bad idea. She looks like she should be serving tankards of ale in that thing and shouting "HUZZAH!" at weird times.

She's got decent (if not great) taste and a highly capable designer working with her, which is what got her through the challenge even though she didn't manage to fulfill it by making an evening look. It's not that we LOVE this look so much; it's just that it's inoffensive and styled well, which is no surprise because she's a stylist. We have to say, though: the most interesting part of the look was the boots.

Eric & Galina


Oh god, when are the Tacky Twins going home?

We're starting to fear that they may NEVER get sent home, because if something like this passes the judges' collective muster, what could they possibly do to get kicked off?

What can we say? It's tacky and hideous and the styling is pure 1996, which is apparently what year it is inside their heads.

It's like a parade of hookers outside the VMAs.

And let's face it: he can't defend his work because IT'S NOT HIS WORK. There has not been one moment where he has offered any opinion to his designer other than agreement with her ideas.

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Launch My Line S1E4: Congrats & Goodbye

The stripper episode without the strippers.

"Designers, this week you have to design genitals for these poor freaks of nature."

You know what? Honestly?

It was a pretty decent challenge. Except for the indecency.

Oh sure, it was cheesy in that reality TV way, but once you stop focusing on the weirdly genital-free naked people you realize it's a basic inspiration challenge, tarted up. These things normally go the fairly pedestrian route of flowers, water, and buildings most of the time, so it was actually a little refreshing to see designers use hair, skin color, body shapes and tattoos as inspiration.

The ones to beat. Didn't we say that? They just happen to have a highly functioning relationship. It's nice to see a little bit of tension so they're not annoyingly competent, but for the most part, they're both on the same page, all the time.

So congrats to them. They both have a talent for really thinking the hell out of a garment. That's not always a good thing, aesthetically speaking, but it just happens to be one of those skills that really has its benefits in a reality TV fashion competition, so long as they can be productive about it.

The result is another in a line of gimmicky items. It's her thing and she's established it. It tends to remind us of something you'd see on an infomercial at three in the morning, so we can't always support it as capital-F Fashion.

But here's the thing: One: yes, it's gimmicky, but it happens to be a highly practical gimmick; the benefits of which are immediately apparent.

Two: So far, Merle has demonstrated very good taste, which helps all these looks rise above mere gimmicks.

As for this one:
We're truly sorry to see her go. Give us this kind of whacky in a design competition. Instead of the pretentious and rehearsed whackiness of an Ari Fish or the walking soundbite generator of a Christian Siriano, we'd rather see someone like Vanessa clumsily stumble through the competition in her platform heels, loudly and somewhat cluelessly churning out clothes solely to be worn by herself. Contestants like this can be so raw and entertaining, even if they do routinely demonstrate their complete lack of proficiency in or understanding of the design process.

And attention must be paid to the skilled half of The Essas. We kind of doubt that Tressa had any illusions about their chances, but she was game to see Vanessa express herself as purely as possible and did everything she could to help her realize her vision, whacked out and impractical as it may have been.

Strangely enough...

She went out on her best look yet.

We kinda think she shouldn't have gone home for this, honestly.

Yes, those pockets are all kinds of insane but we have no problem envisioning, say, Lindsay Lohan stumbling out of a club and into a line of paparazzi at 4 am, wearing this. Which means you'd be seeing knockoffs on the racks in 8 weeks. It's the least crazy and most marketable look she's made yet, which, to us, meant she was improving as a designer and still had potential.


[Photos: BravoTV.com/Trae Patton - Screencaps: Projectrungay.blgospot.com]


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