I’m a huge fan of Project Runway. (At least I’ve been one
ever since Project Runway switched to Lifetime and I’ve been able to watch it since our cable system refuses to offer Bravo. And I’m done ranting now.) I mean, you’ve got sharp objects and shiny fabrics mixed with delicious diva-ness and the Sartorial Wisdom That Is Tim Gunn. What’s not to like? I especially love it when the judges go all crazy eyed. Now, I do not claim to know anything — not one single thing — about fashion. But it always amuses me when the Project Runway judges rail against something a show’s designer has produced when THAT VERY SAME LOOK is making the rounds in the real world. Take Peach’s dinner napkins, for example. In this past week’s episode, our favorite Token Old Lady (and note that she’s younger than I am, please) created an outfit that, yes, is ugly and busy and ill-fitting but definitely is not deserving of the judges’ scorn for her waistline “dinner-napkin” embellishment. At least if this fall 2010 cocktail dress by Nanette Lepore, which made it into the September issue of InStyle magazine (page 324), is any indication. Cat Deeley, where are you when we need you?
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Coffee with Cathy 
I wouldn’t wear either one. My hips don’t need any more emphasis.
I’m with you, Michele. Yes, indeedy.
I don’t have the boobs for one and I’ve got too much hip for the other. Now I understand why Maude wore the tops she did.
Not to mention the fact the judges said Peach’s dress looked like it had a goiter…….so cruel. But wasn’t Peach a lovely person?
Susan — Oh, I loved her! We should invite her to book club or the Sisterhood of Really Cool Grandmas. She’d fit right in!
Mary — You are cracking me up. Too funny.