Laura loves her black doily dress

We know Laura loves her riding outfit. She also loves her black doily dress when it's time to face the judges.

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Project Runway S3Ep7

A Fashion Only a Mother Could Love
Maybe I'm just anxious for Halloween, I don't know . . . but I kept thinking about Halloween costumes this Wednesday as I watched Project Runway.

A kooky holiday to you!

Anyhow, the recap. The only girl Jeff gets along with is gone. He briefly laments. Heidi walks in to annouce the challenge. She looks cool and casual in a black tank top, with dark skinny jeans and black leather boots. Heidi calls the models out onto the runway, and lo and behold, the models for this challenge are the mothers and sisters of the contestants! They are everyday women... but the catch is the designers cannot pick their own relative. Michael gets to pick first because he won the last challenge. A velvet bag determines the fate of the rest of the designers. Laura is next to pick, followed by Vincent, Angela, (the women size 14 and smaller are now all spoken for), Kayne, Uli, Robert and last but not least (well it depends on who you ask) is Jeffrey. And guess which of the models are last to be picked? That's right, Angela's mom. The producers couldn't have written it to go down any better. During a reception with Michael Kors' mom, we learn that Laura is pregnant with her 6th child. That might explain a lot. But I hope not. I like her attitude and I don't want to chalk up her bad-girlness to hormones.

Drama for Your Mama
The designers have 30 minutes with their models to brainstorm and sketch an outfit. Then they must go to Mood to get fabrics and have only 1 day to complete their design. As the montage of brainstorming begins, everyone seems to be getting along well. Oh wait, I spoke to soon, the last shots are of Jeffrey and Angela's mother, Darlene. They can't agree on the outfit, and in Angela-esque style, Darlene tells Jeffrey she feels really bad and that she wants to cry. After the Mood trip, Tim is making the rounds and stops at Jeffrey's station to talk to Darlene while Jeffrey is gone. She confesses she does not like the colors, thinks they are matronly. Jeff returns and hears the end of the conversation, he walks up casually (he is a bad actor) and strains a smile for Tim. Tim leaves and Jeffery gives Darlene a tongue-lashing (not the good kind) for failing to speak up sooner. Jeffrey tells her she may be insecure and that he doesn't even want her standing there. He runs off to the sewing room where he complains to Uli, calling Darlene a crazy b*tch. (WTF?) Uli listens but doesn't respond. She tactfully avoids Jeffrey's efforts to recruit her to be his new submissive chick friend. Angela is trying to comfort her crying mother. Darlene can't believe Jeffrey has such hate in his voice. Jeffery's mother comes in to console Darlene which goes over like a sinking stone. "He's just under a lot of stress." (i.e., it's okay for him to verbally assault you because he feels like it). Even Vincent is mildly appalled by Jeffrey's treatment of Angela's mother.

Having one of the skinnier models, Vincent jumps on his high horse and chastizes his fellow designers for complaining about there inability to work with a body that is not 32" x 20" x 30" He says "you have to be able to compensate and deliver to real women because they are your customers." He also goes on to share that Uli's mother is comfortable with him in spirit. I wonder how he knows this since he can't speak German, and Uli's mother's English is limited. I guess they talked about it at some point in Vincent's head.

Will Michael win yet another challenge with his reversible robe??

Angela as Lois Lane

The models get ready. Overall they seem to really enjoy the process and I am happy for them. Heidi comes out and, Whoa! The girl needs a slip. I saw what she ate for lunch. The show begins. Jeffrey sent his model down in this:

NOT Photoshopped

The judges like Michael's, Uli's and (gulp!) Vincent's. They did not like Kayne's, Robert's (too boring), Angela's (not age-appropriate), and Laura's (not flattering and is aging). They also do not like Jeffrey's. To add salt to Jeffrey's wound, Heidi asks Darlene what she thinks of the outfit. Darlene responds that if it were in a department store she would walk right past it. Angela rubs the salt in by stating that the outfit is not attractive and it is embarassing. (All season Jeff taunts Angela with "Bring it!" Angela, at this point on the runway make her best stand to date, "It's already been broughten, boy.") The judges announce the winner for the challenge. It's Vincent. (?!?!) And the producers/judges sellout to validate keeping him on the show. One by one the designers are told they are safe. Final two standing are Jeffrey and Robert.

Chic-ka-boom...Chic-ka-boom...Chic-ka-boom...Chic-ka-boom...

And Robert is out for being too boring. Jeffery lives to fight another day (with Angela). In the back, Jeffrey cries in his mothers arms. He laments the loss of another great person, especially when there are so few and far between. I'm sure his fellow designers LOVED that. See ya next week.

It's alright, don't cry . . . Halloween is almost here!

Bad Girl Alert - Natalie Portman vs. Tara Reid

Natalie Portman doesn't have time for bras. Natalie Portman doesn't care about bras. Natalie Portman is above wearing bras. This bad girl doesn't care if she sags, flops or droops. She rocks it without a bra. Source



Okay . . . Tara Reid trying to pull off an "I don't give a damn about a bra either" look. Hmmm... not really working. Though I know a few guys who would disagree with me. Source

PROJECT RUNWAY 8-16-06

Dumpster Diving for Fashion
As we begin the show some designers share their brief sadness at Bradley’s departure. A minute of silence please. Ok, on to the next challenge. Heidi walks down the runway in what looks like an outfit worn by Appalachian Barbie’s cousin, Dress Barn Barbie. I never thought that I would fully appreciate Kara Saun’s designs for Heidi last season; now I do.

After Michael chooses to keep Nazri to retain his captain save-a-ho one-two, kick-your-booty punch; Katie is sent home. If you can’t remember which model Katie is, she’s the one that has a short girl’s face with a supermodel’s body. A little strange. See ya, Katie.

Heidi goes on to tell the designers that compared to last season, they’ve had it easy. I think back to last season and the only challenge I can think of that was really difficult was the foliage challenge, when Andrae’s model looked like she was wearing a doormat. I surmise that for this episode, the designers will be forced to design using completely unwearable materials.

Tim takes the designers on a field trip out to New Jersey. Laura cracks that New Jersey looks as awful as it ever did.” Guess the view from your Park Avenue apartment is just slightly better, eh, Laura? The designers come to find that they are in a recycling center for recycled materials. Let’s just say what it really is, shall we? Slightly less smelly trash. The designers are gathered around wearing atrocious neon-yellow hazard vests, hard hats, clear goggles with a blue accent. Neon-yellow and blue? That’s not matchy-matchy. Shame on you, Project Runway. Matchy-matchy or not, Tim and Allison still pull off the look. But Jeffrey seems to blend into the background. Maybe the outfit just looked so natural on him.

Tim informs the designers they have 30 minutes to gather the materials they want. As the designers dig through the garbage, I imagine that Angela is looking for granny circle material, Kayne is looking for some bling-bling sparkly paper, Robert is looking for the most boring materials he can find, Laura is looking for faux fur trim material and Vincent is looking for space cadet or bell sleeve material. Next they head over to an art supply store where they have 15 minutes and $25 to get what they need.

Once the designers get back to the workroom, they only have 10 hours to make something out of their trash, I mean their less-smelly recycled stuff. And so it's time for the frenzied montage of design efforts to begin. Angela is going to do patchwork, which she confesses that she “loves, loves, loves.” No kidding. Really? Alison plans to make a colorful, volumous skirt, Michael decides to let his material speak to him and guide him (I’ll guide you, baby). Vincent goes for a similar approach, wanting it to “come" to him. Meanwhile, as it is “coming” to him, Vincent is making faces like he needs some Ex-lax®, pronto. In confessional, Laura calls Vincent “completely wack” and “not mentallly stable.” Finally someone goes on record about psycho Vinny. No, not Angela's rant that he is difficult to work with. I want to hear that he is P-S-Y-C-H-O. I thought it was going to forever be the big elephant in the room that no one sees. Laura, you bad girl. You rock it. Some of the designers dig on Laura’s dress. Robert says it looks like a strait jacket and Kayne whole-heartedly agrees. Jeff says Laura is making the same, high-waisted skirt that she always does. I guess Laura could argue that she’s just sticking to the recycling theme.

For you, Vincent

Alison tries to sew her skirt together, but it is not working. Um, hello!! Girlfriend . . . it ain’t gonna work unless you use glue, paste or tape (insert Kayne eye roll). Alison decides to make an outfit out of crepe paper instead.

Kayne's outfit includes a stiff, long-skirt with a green flower drawn on by a 5-year old, I mean Kayne. Tim immediately tells Kayne to trash it. Not recycle it, trash it. Kayne begins on a new design and starts to doubt whether or not he will be safe. He thinks that the only way he could win was if the judges were smoking crack. Well, I hate to break it to you Kayne, but your dress wouldn’t win even IF the judges were smoking. Vincent’s would win. But that's not a dig at you.

Speaking of crack, Tim stops at Vincent’s station and begins to laughs. He LAUGHS. Maybe it's because the paper granny circles Vincent STOLE from Angela's bag of tricks aren't working. Nor is the white paper confetti that looks like cat litter on the bottom of the dress. Still, I guess that Vincent doesn’t get the hint. Vincent tells Tim that his dress “gets him off.” I guess it “came” to him and now it gets him “off.” And right about now I am soooo uncomfortable with Vincent’s choice of sexy language. He’s trying so hard to be cool, but it just comes off as creepy beyond anything I’ve ever known. Next Vincent says his dress is “like a child’s drawing.” For once I must agree. Well said Vincent. Well said.

Jeffrey must be inspired by the neon-yellow/blue palette he was dressed in at the recycling plant because he uses those colors on his design; a dress that impresses me. I can't deny Jeffrey's got mad skillz when it comes to working with garbage.

You can tell that the competition is really starting to heat up. The comments are getting seriously catty, the gloves are off. As the models are fitted and styled, Laura openly asks Kayne about his model’s makeup. Laura tells Kayne that she sometimes questions his taste and Kayne responds that he sometimes wonders about her character, which is worse. Apparently Kayne does not enjoy criticism and Laura’s getting too big for her riding britches. After the exchange Kayne looks miffed and Laura looks pleased with herself. Laura, you bad girl. Rock it.

It’s time for the show. After all the models walk, Angela, Uli and Robert are safe. The six remaining include: Jeffery, Michael, Kayne, Alison, Laura and Vincent. Michael wins. I am so disappointed that Jeffrey does not win. I feel like rallying for him. Then I remember the feminazi comment. I calm down. Last two are Alison and Vincent. Alison is out! Oh, angel girl! The sunshine and rainbows are gone! Vincent is safe. I hear him cackling in his head. In the back Laura explodes on Vincent, calling out his model’s inability to walk in his design. Vincent replies with a request for her to stick two Harry Winstons up her nose. I'm sure the Winston company appreciated your free shout-out this evening, Vincent. What a plug; yes, pun intended.

Bad Girl Alert - Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster kindly shares her feelings with the paparazzi.

Project Runway - Laura Bennett

Love it. One of my favorite designers this season is mother-of-5, Laura Bennett from New York. Not only does she rightly put Keith Michael and Jefferey Sebelia in their places, but her designs are gorgeous and beautifully-constructed. She's also strong-willed, hilarious and brutally honest. All of this, while battling the schoolyard bullies proves that Laura is the "bad girl" that does it better on Project Runway.

Amazon is currently having a sale on Seasons 1 & 2, so if you're a fan, pick 'em up.

Project Runway Season 1
Project Runway Season 2

Dumbass Alert - Paris Hilton

Even Paris Hilton's Pets Want to Kill Her
TMZ.com reports that Paris was playing with her undomesticated, exotic animal (a Kinkajous), when the trendy carnivore tried to take a bite out of her arm. (Personally, I would have aimed for someone with more meat, but maybe the Kinkajous was motivated to bite her for reasons other than hunger). Paris had to visit the doctor and get a tetanus shot. According to her publicist, it only took a few hours. Now that's hot!
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Bad Girls . . .

1. Defy roles, molds or stereotypes placed upon them.
2. Live and fight for their desires and beliefs.
3. Are who they are, with no apologies.

Welcome Bad Girls

Break a Rule, Bad Girl
How do bad girls finish first? They act free, take on challenges, break rules. If you don't, it's over. Constantly learn and change, be persuasive, dare to be different, have extraordinary stamina and never stop imagining possibilities. The bad girl mantra is "if you can imagine it, you can do it."

Bad girls also know how to create teams of diverse people who are very loyal, yet also challenge and push their leader to achieve. And, they make sure that everyone remembers them as a bad girl because they don't care about being a good girl. Bad girls finish first.

Tying the Knot, but not Around Your Neck
Do good girls think marriage moves them along in their career? Will having an ordinary, less than supportive spouse take away from their drive and initiative? Do they think that having children will bring out their softer, more sensitive side to being a businesswoman? Or will that be cause for tossing their desire to the wind?

From my own personal and professional lifestyle choices to those of my friend, top businesswoman Carly, there will always be some good girl lurking in the background criticizing us. Yet, the name of the game is to just live your life. Since Carly is a better bad girl than I am and more well known, let's zero in on her talents for a moment.

Grit, Guts and Luck
She has accomplished great things in the business world; but when women size her up, they say she had this uncanny good fortune of working for one of the few in America who made promoting women a top priority. Coincidentally, Carly also married a man who took early retirement and happened to have two children from a previous marriage. Many viewed this as a happy 'instant' family for Carly when, in fact, she most likely fell in love with a man and took on the responsibility of nurturing a healthy relationship with his kids as well. Fortunately, with her smarts and ambition, she chose the right man and the right job for herself. Luck, guts, persistence and good timing made her life choices work for her in all respects. She chose to be a bad girl. Bad girls finish first.

It's Not a Glass Ceiling -- It's a Guyblock in Disguise
Remember the saying, "Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards." Well, that's us, bad girls! Now we just rev up our Harleys. The good girls let the guys lead. The bad girls don't. They size up guys from head to just below the waist. They're an aggressive group that knows how to bust through a guyblock in disguise.

What's to fear? You can see through a glass ceiling, but not a guyblock. It's rock solid and it holds you back, but not for long. Take your well-deserved seat in the executive suite. Let's show them what we're made of. Aim for results, nothing less. Fear lies in the eyes of the beholder, and that beholder becomes the guyblock. Let's tackle and break their force. Go ahead, make their day. Good girls glaze at glass ceilings and forever wonder while bad girls tackle guyblocks. Be a bad girl.

Ambition -- Push Hard to Get to the Top
I consider ambition to be something you can't live without. Like oxygen, it's something you need. To adjust your ambition to someone else's lower level is to prepare yourself for death. Bad girls refuse to decrease their ambition, for it is a part of who they are.

Many times after completing an "ambitious" project, I have been asked, "Who told you that you could do that?" My response is "me." It's considered extremely ambitious, by good girls' standards, to take your life into your own hands and just do what you feel like doing without worrying about what people will say or think. I find it liberating to do this, and I hope you will too. Compelling ambition is when you decide to do what you want to do, regardless of support or knowing in advance the outcome. Push hard. Don't take "no" for an answer. Be aggressive. Drive hard. Forget about what people think. It's what YOU think that matters. Don't let other people's mediocre expectations of you become the truth about your life.

You good girls out there who have self-doubts and poor self-esteem, listen up! The bad girls are going to help you. Bad girls know that ambition is about unlocking, unbottling and unleashing your energy to reach your full potential. Bad girls know how to make their mark. They maintain clarity and initiative and don't care about appearing combative -- they just do their jobs. You want to be a good girl? Fine, then you're not going to get ahead, because bad girls always finish first.

Unabashed Immodesty -- Taking Center Stage
While doing a good job, good girls are scaredy-cats -- they are afraid to toot their own horns. What will people think? They never want to be improper or appear unladylike. God help them. Bad girls are energetic tigers -- they network like crazy, get jobs done and let the whole world know about it. Get over your immodesty and shyness and proclaim your strengths with a sense of fury and fire. Call attention to your accomplishments, intelligence and emotions! Work hard at gaining recognition for your abilities! If you don't, who will? Be a bad girl.

Inner Strength and The Power of Optimism
A dear friend of mine dated a man she was crazy about for five years. She confessed to me that she shared her secrets and her soul with him. She had trusted beyond belief. When it came time for the big one -- commitment -- he looked the other way. Why? Because that day, he didn't like the weather. My reaction? I thought it was a wonderful stroke of luck for her. Had he made the commitment she thought she was ready for, she would have gone off into the sunset with him and settled for someone who was nowhere near her equal. This strength and ability to pull on optimism in what seemed like a very dark moment carried her through to the point of looking at new possibilities in a whole new light. A light that shined a bright new future on her.

The whole incident became a meaningful signal to redirect her life. And she did. Sometimes, not getting what you want can make you fearless in getting what you need. Furthermore, a disaster that blindsides us typically provides a moment to rid ourselves of all our mistakes and begin anew. Don't let emotions cloud your judgment. It's clear this friend of mine is not one of the good girls. With optimism like this, she will pull ahead. She's a bad girl.

To Compromise or Not to Compromise?
Make a shameful or disreputable concession? Awe, come now, do you want to remain a good girl? Go ahead. Us bad girls will ride our Harleys full-throttle and leave you in the dust, because a concession is the same as a compromise. And with too many compromises, you lose focus.

In the line of fire, never compromise. Good girls compromise. Bad girls don't. So you wanna be a 'sexy' brain surgeon? Get started. Stick to your guns. Know what you want. Have a clear mental picture of your target. Then fire. Eliminate the getting ready and aiming part. That's tedious. Besides, who has the time? If you miss your target, fire again. The point is to just keep firing until you get what you want. Stay on course with your conviction and vision. It's so very simple, you boring good girls. Why can't you listen to us bad girls?

And, for all you bad girls, if you absolutely must compromise -- go ahead -- but remember who's in charge: YOU. Don't sacrifice your soul, for your soul carries you through to your destiny. Did you get that? Soul. Pure. Simple. Lock it up. Throw away the key. It's yours, and only yours, for keeps.

Don't Sit on the Sidelines -- Feel Good About Yourself and Get Out There
How can you possibly conquer the world if you don't feel good about yourself? Overcome the urge to sit back on the sidelines and be a good-girl, just observing because you're afraid to say what's on your mind. Don't worry about saying the wrong thing. What's a wrong thing? And, who said so? Do you care?

Also, be willing to fail. Know it's a possibility. Look it in the eye. Conquer it. And then, move on. In the process, figure yourself out because that is your single greatest gift and most powerful lifeforce. Grow or get lost. And if you should decide to drop out or disappear, even for a moment, there's no chance you will ever become a true leader. Fight with all your might to be and promote your real self. Exude confidence and dare to be different. Always. Constantly. No variance. Be a bad girl.

Relishing Risk
One good girl's timidity is another bad girl's big win, but that victory will not come unless a calculated risk is involved. True risk -- that sudden leap into the unknown -- can carry you into a state of nirvana. Do what's unconventional, disconcerting or unexpected. Take a chance. Take a risk. And keep taking them -- that's how you learn, grow, rediscover and develop. Bad girls who are creative, innovative, transformative, experimental and visionary absolutely take risks in order to earn their much-deserved rewards. Strive everyday to do OOT -- one outrageous thing. If you feel perspiration beading high on your forehead, then you know you're onto OOT. Be eager to test what works. The whole point is to take yourself in a new direction and succeed.

Thrive [or Die], You Bad Girl!
Create your own opportunities. Explore and make your deepest BIG dreams become a reality. Even if you lack support, embrace who you are. Own, honor, utilize and validate your innate gifts. Pay attention to your integrity and go out there and unfold your destiny that flows from character and live a life filled with surprises. Move fast. Have the fury of the wind behind you. Create a sense of urgency. Use your gifts to achieve success. Soar to greatness. Set yourself up to survive at an optimum level in your life and enjoy your exciting and rewarding journey to mastering your own life. Be a bad girl.
By Laurel J. Delaney.

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