Month: October 2010
For the Love of PROJECT RUNWAY
I’ve become quite lovingly attached to Project Runway, and one designer in particular: Mondo Guerra.
Last night’s season finale brought a pretty slick show. Andy South, Gretchen Jones, and my man Mondo battled it out at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. In the end the judges — my girl Heidi Klum, Michael “I mean, c’mon” Kors, Nina “an abso-lute disaster” Garcia, and guest judge Jessica Simpson — duked it out to declare a winner. Heidi and Simpson were holding strong for Mondo, both claiming they’d actually wear his polka dot finale gown to the same party. But Kors — I mean, C’MON — Kors and Garcia were not having any of it and deemed Mondo’s collection “too circusy,” “the cousin of Seth Aaron’s (last season winner)” and other descriptions that mildly suggested psychosis. They were rooting for GRETCHEN because they could see her clothes on DEPARTMENT STORE RACKS. PLEASE.
Heidi Klum nearly took out her boxing gloves, the show cut to a commercial break, and when the world returned to find out the winner we learned it was not our beloved MONDO GUERRA that would wear the crown, but GRETCHEN “LOSING MY STEAM” JONES. DISAPPOINTMENT CITY. (I truly cried.)
So, Mondo Guerra, I don’t care how wacky people might think some of your stuff is, I think you’re the best damn thing since Velveeta cheese, since hot pants, since Ke$ha body paint, since Vivian Westwood. So amazing. Go to sleep tonight and hear the soft, sweet German-peppered voice of Heidi Klum saying, “Con-grachulashuns, Mondo! You ah tha wi-nnah uf Pro-ject Ronway!!!”
XO
biggest fan
PS // I do not recommend viewing these photos at a larger size as they are all pixel pooped screenshots taken during the heat of the finale…
Lauren Manoogian makes beautiful jewelry out of unexpected materials like plastics and paper clips.
Available for purchase online at Pour Porter and Bona Drag.
via design*sponge
Lisa Fonssagrives, first supermodel, wife of Irving Penn. What a classy babe.
Bleh. Just coming down from a bout with the flu. Things are not good — well, they could be better.
Trying to keep a chin up…
Alas, Action
Well, I cut my hairs off.
And that’s that.
Fluffy stuff
SINCE MOVING INTO THE NEW PLACE, I’ve acquired a new, “big girl” bed. It’s wider and fluffier than the rock of a twin bed it replaced, which is in my book, completely exciting.
The one thing about this bed is, while it’s incredibly comfortable, it’s also completely BORING. It’s nothing but a frame, granted I did outfit it with an adorable bed skirt (“Vintage Chic” from SAVERS, no less). This bed CLEARLY needs a headboard.
Now, I don’t know if you know this—actually, I didn’t really know this until right now, but I’ve got a thing for headboards. So when I recently ran across this beaut, well, there was no question in my mind that I. Must. Find. A. Way. To fabricate it!
Many amazing things about this headboard:
1. First of all, it’s ORANGE, one of the most glorious colors in the universe.
II. It’s velvet, I think. And even if it’s not, it looks LUSH and fuzzy as heck.
c. It has an incredibly curious shape.
4. I will never hit my head against the wall AGAIN.
V. THINK OF HOW GOOD IT WILL LOOK with my colorific afghan! Ajgsdfjkj!!!!
Amazing. Simply lovely. So, this is my undertaking once I get all this so-called “school” jazz outta the way.
Furthermore, a pillow like this would be the icing on the bedding cake:
Gahhh. Love love love.
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