Happy Friday - My Favorite Things

So I'm waiting to get in the shower and actually get this day going but OMG People just made my entire day.

First there was this story, annoucing Tim Gunn is writing a third book. He's calling it a fashion bible. One word. Amazing. I love him. My dream fashion lunch would be with him. Think about it - inside scoop on Project Runway and fashion advice. Too bad the book isn't getting released to 2012.


And then there was this....

Britney's new video! The song isn't my favorite Britney song ever but it's catchy so I find myself singing it. I won't buy it yet because I'm waiting for the album. The music video - I don't know - I don't have my contacts in - it looks ok.... What do you guys think?

Final Five Project Runway Style

If you can't tell by now I follow Project Runway with a mild obsession - meaning I would love to go to lunch with Heidi and Tim (call me!) and watch it On Demand as soon as it pops up (meaning I can't stay up late enough to see the end and I like being able to fast-forward through commercials). So they are down to the final five and here are my thoughts.

Anthony is soooo super funny. Spoiler - Maya ends up leaving because it's too hard, she's not ready, blah blah blah... and they bring back Anthony - who got kicked off last week. I don't know if he's the most talented but his personality kills - he's just outgoing and bubbly and funny and you can't help but want him to win. His dress for Jessica Alba was pretty hot too (for being a pretty simple looking black and white dress). One of his other awesome dresses is on this month's Marie Claire magazine.

I wish I could find some of his quotes but apparently no one posts any of the really good ones. Needless to say they wouldn't come off as funny in writing anyway. I look forward to when the show focuses on him.

As for Maya - I didn't really like her fashions but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity suck it up and at least wait to get kicked off!

Other thoughts:

The only girl left Mila - not a fan. I'm not going to say someone isn't talented - I mean obviously you're to this point - but I don't really like what she does. It's a bit of a one-trick pony... oh another color-block dress (yawn).

Emilio - He does pretty cool designs (minus this hideous bikini thing he made one week). Heidi was gushing over his dress this week - some sequin thing and although sequins aren't really my thing the dress was pretty gorgeous.

Seth Aaron - I could see him winning. It's not my style - punk rocker chic but he's good and he's constantly being innovative. He knows who he is and what his line would be about which I like. Plus, I'm always curious to see what he puts out because it makes you think - wow I wouldn't have thought to pair that with this, etc.

Jay - He could win too. He always does these pretty technical pieces. This week was just ok a corset like top with this big skirt...

As you can see, Anthony has by far the biggest personality so I tend to focus on him more. Seth Aaron a close second...

Are you watching? Thoughts?

My Favorite Thing of the Week

This idea is my new weekly post. I figured Wednesday is a slow day and if I can’t write the rest of the week I can at least come up with a good post (or at least a mediocre post) every Wednesday. My idea is to highlight one thing that I like and hopefully you’ll try it and like it too.

So my favorite thing this week? I’m going to go for Project Runway. If you haven’t seen it, you should. Basically all these wanna-be designers compete to win a chance to show at fashion week (usually in NY but this year in CA). Then one designer is crowned the Project Runway winner.

Along the way they do these crazy challenges, like design a costume for Christina Aguilera, or maternity clothes, or pieces inspired by Michael Kor’s favorite places. My only complaint is this season Christina Aguilera and Lindsey Lohan were both guest judges. I like Aguilera but she doesn’t exactly scream relevant in the music industry and Lohan – really??? I don’t think anyone is looking to her for expert fashion advice. They’ve also had a ton of guest judges this season and I really like it better when it’s Heidi, Nina and Michael (then you can add a random guest judge but not all random guest judges except Heidi).

The designers all have attitude and think they are amazing and everyone else barely passed Home Economics. Usually by this point I would have a clear favorite but so far it’s more about the people I know I hate like this one girl Irena – she comes across as such a bitch a show. She just complains and trash talks everyone else and thinks her designs are so much better. The sad thing is she really is good but I don’t like her personality so I keep hoping they’ll kick her off.

I have to say I love Heidi Klum on Project Runway but Tim Gunn makes the show. My husband has been trying to get his impression of Gunn right ever since I started torturing him with the show (hey it’s payback for all that baseball and football he makes me watch). I would love to meet Gunn and pick his brain for all that wonderful fashion advice. I actually bought his book a few months ago and need to read it (I sense another book review…). For awhile he had another show on Bravo helping women learn how to dress and since I’m also a sucker for make-over shows I loved that too. Instead of What Not To Wear, where Stacey and Clinton (love them) basically trash these clueless fashion victims Gunn took a more gentle mentoring approach. He didn’t automatically toss all their clothes and send them semi-blind off with a credit card. He explained what worked and didn’t work for their body, gave them a list of classic pieces to buy, and then actually helped them keep some of their favorites by slightly altering the pieces so it worked for their body type.

Anyway, back to Project Runway, I think you’ll love it if you haven’t already watched it. Even if you’re not a huge fashion fan it’s amazing. I am in awe of how these people come up with the designs, buy the fabric and create actual clothes in a day. It’s almost enough to make me want to learn to sew…. Almost but not quite.

So even though there are only like three episodes left you have to check it out. It’s Thursdays at 10 on Lifetime.