Expert Yogi
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| I want to go out for drinks with the person who designs the challenges for Project Runway, because they've just got to be a super-creative, fun person. As a dog lover, I thoroughly enjoyed last night's episode, where the designers had to pick a toy dog (toy being miniature, not fake), design an outfit for the dog's owner, then design a coordinating outfit for the dog. I loved how all of the designers (well, except Laura) were totally into their dogs--and some, like Vincent, were a little too into the dogs, but I still thought it was sweet (and it was hilarious when his beach wedding dresses dog kept trying to take off its hat on the runway). Bradley, in some kind of weird pre-birthday crisis, was not having a great time creating his outfit (and I thought his dog collar was kind of a cop-out), but I thought the finished product was really interesting-looking, and the gold-and-blue motif was color-coordinated rather well with his pup. Keith turned his nose up at kind of the essence of the challenge, pretty much refusing to design anything for his crazy Chinese crested dog, setting the stage for future annoyances that are sure to come. I loved Alison's modern, not-at-all-cutesy ensembles, but I'm happy Uli won the challege--she should've won last week's Miss U.S.A. challenge, but her gown was probably too sophisticated for pagentry. After seeing last week's and this week's episodes, I'm kind of shocked that Angela is headpieces still on the show, but I'm glad that Katherine went home this week--I think she, instead of Malan, should've taken the fall last week. Her dress was cute, but it was plain, and she fell into the "spent more time on the dog's outfit" category. And, as a side note, I was happy to see Vera Wang on this week's episode, instead of Michael Kors. I always love Michael's bitchiness, but sometimes it's nice to have some actual constructive criticism. And Vera is both incredibly talented and business-savvy--qualities that would befit Project Runway's winner.
I often get emails from readers looking things, ranging from obscure designer handbags to clothes or accessories worn by celebrities. I try to respond to everyone, and I'd say that, as hard as I try, I'm successful about two-thirds of the time. So for all the people out there whom I can't help, or for those who want a more direct source, I read about a new website in Monday's Post. According to the article, NessaLee Style was born out of 24-year-old Jersey girl Vanessa Antonelli's search for LC's double-ring handbag from the first season of Laguna Beach. Countless handbag orders later, she created her own website to sell clothes seen on your favorite TV shows (especially The O.C.) and celebrities. You can shop by category, by designer, or by celebrity, and if you don't see what you're looking for, you can just email Vanessa; she'll even help you find items she doesn't stock herself. However, after shopping by celebrity, I must say I'm not very impressed. If you love Jessica Simpson, you're in luck; otherwise, it's kind of slim pickings. Also, there's at least one inaccuracy: The scarf pictured lingerie below (please note, I can't link directly to anything for this site), on pre-nose-job Ashlee Simpson, is without a doubt Alexander McQueen (as is every other celebrity's skull scarf), but the site tries to pass it off as a $50 nondesigner style. Um, not so much. |
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