"i design fo' people who come to me... hookahz pimpz ..."

this cast is all over the place, lots of loud personalities. I am not attached to anyone yet though the problem with the first few eps is always that there are so many contestants, you only get a short snippet of each. as time goes on and niceties are dropped, sleep is lost, things get more interesting. There were a few things that stuck out to me in the first episode. First off come on guys really being shocked that table clothes and trash bags aren't original. PAH-LeASe! Have you watched this show?! you guys are supposed to be creative minds, you all knew that there was gonna be an unconventional challenge like this! way to drop the ball. Tim used the word slackers and i agree. i am still shocked you guys really thought that. lame. i like to think of what i would have done in each challenge when i watch these i was thinking some thing like the cupcake baking wrappers. that could be a sweet textured skirt. i sew, I'm a "designer" but i am in no way up to finishing these projects in the crazy time constraints given to these guys. my draping final in college was project runway themed. semi formal dresses in the few hours of class time we had in our finals week... design, drape, pattern, shop fabric, cut, stitch, prep, fit, and finish from scratch. i wanted impale myself on a seam ripper i got so stressed over it. i respect them a lot. but still feel the majority of them dropped the ball on this one design wise.

a lot of the people this season are already settled in and pretty well know in the fashy world. part of me wishes there were more students and designers. people who are younger and still relatively fresh in the business, people who need this more just to get their foot in the door.

other things that stuck out to me tonight. Blayne, the name kills me. as did his depends-esque outfit. and as for girlicious. in 10 mins the guy's is already trying to force feed us bad catch phrases. ugh. Suede. really is that your name or did you just nickname yourself? maybe i should label myself as a fabric as well, and at least choose a smooth sounding one like chiffon or something of the like. the rocker chick was funny in the beginning with her hookah quote.and as for the guy who got cut first, his outfit looked like a hazmat suit. also the designer Joe looks a lot like the horror actor tom savini you would know him from Dawn of the dead and dusk till dawn as this guy.













Our next posts are going to be more about the individual outfits in the episode. i am looking forward to the rest of the season.

-Charmeuse (much smoother sounding than suede)