All-Star Mychael

Jesus Christ! Are we EVER going to be done with these All-Star posts?

Mychael, though he's a sweetheart, kind of illustrated perfectly why the All-Star concept is a bit of a bust, in our opinion. It's because all of the participants go into it as veterans of reality television and subsequently most of them were boring to watch on camera. You have one of two options when you're acutely aware of how these things are edited: you can either shut up and just do the work or you can run around like a jackass trying to get as much camera time as you can. Neither option makes for particularly entertaining television.

Anyway, let's look at some dresses.





This was pretty cute, actually. We like the color and we really like the origami-like construction. The only real problem with the look is that it's not flawlessly executed.



This was a big no. Uli and Korto made dresses out of the restaurant materials that looked like real clothes; Chris and Sweet P made dresses that look like costumes. This? This just looks like a very basic dress with a lot of trash stapled to the front of it. Unfabulous.


Y'know, originally we hated this but we're coming around on it. We love the colors he chose.

And the skirt is again, interesting because of its origami folds.

The problem is with the proportions. There's too much skirt to too little top. And overall there's still an execution issue. That top's not fitted very well.

This was a really cute look.

Again, we really like the color pairing here. In fact, he managed to establish a color story with only 4 pieces. We love the little shrug and we even like the structured shoulders but it's a shame you can see the padding underneath.

And the back is kind of sexy.

In the end, it was not a contender for the win by any stretch, but there were some good designs here. Unfortunately, he was too rusty to do the "make it work" thing in such a short time frame. Because of the execution issues and the poor design for the restaurant challenge, he didn't have a chance of making it to the top four. Still, all of these pieces felt very much like a continuation of his better work from when he was on the show.

[Photo: David Russell/myLifetime.com - Screencaps: Projectrungay.blogspot.com]



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Project Runway All-Stars, poodles!

Fun idea or overkill?

Lifetime is airing a Project Runway All-Stars Special on August 20th. It's going to be a 2-hour special before the premiere of season six.

And here are the designers:
Chris March - Season 4
Daniel Vosovic - Season 2
Jeffrey Sebelia - Season 3
Korto Momolu - Season 5
Mychael Knight - Season 3
Santino Rice - Season 2
Sweet P - Season 4
Uli Herzner - Season 3

We're coming down on the side of "fun idea." It's only a special, after all. Besides, we get to see some old favorites like Uli and Chris March and Daniel V. and Michael Knight again. Jeffrey and Santino occupying the same space at the same time? The world may never recover.

What amuses us to no end is that at least 4 PR alums called us over the past year to ask whether we thought it was a good idea to do it. Opinions varied, but none of the people who called us wound up doing the show. When we started this blog three years ago (Today! Happy Birthday, us!) we never would have imagined that any of the designers would be looking to us for advice. Power, bitches. The world is lucky that we wield it so responsibly.

Anyway, what do we think of this? And what's the format going to be? Multiple challenges? Let the opinionated speculation begin!


From myLiftime.com:
"Get ready for a fashion face-off on the runway like you’ve never seen before! Eight of your favorite designers from past seasons of "Project Runway" will go head-to-head in the workroom in a two-hour special "Project Runway: All-Star Challenge," airing on Thursday, August 20 at 8 pm et/pt.

The competition will be fierce, as almost all of these designers made it to Fashion Week during their seasons, and one stole the whole show. Plus, these designers won’t just be sketching for glory — they’ll have a shot at taking home a $100,000 cash prize too. It’s also their opportunity to show Heidi Klum, Michael Kors and Nina Garcia what kind of lines they can create ... the three judges will be on the sidelines, ready to critique every last stitch. The good news for the designers is they’ll have mentor Tim Gunn by their side in the workroom to help keep them from committing any fashion faux pas."

[Photos: Getty Images/myLifetime.com]


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