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Wednesday Shows Highlight- Cashmere Mafia & Project Runway

Wed, 7 Feb 2008 05:07:00 GMT

posted by offdaleaf
Wednesday Shows Highlight

Cashmere Mafia
by Da Vinci
In tonights Cashmere Mafia, Zoe and Brian's marriage seems more and more distant with work, kids and work, although they are coming up on their 10th wedding anniversary and the work husband is making a real appearance. Davis and Juliet are still going through it and it seems he's intent on draining their joint account and picking up and starting over, meanwhile their daughter is having it hard at school and it shows.. Mia is giving John a chance but it seems the handsome brain surgeon may have his work cut out for him because competition is definitely on it's way as a chef/photographer from a dinner party wants to sweep her off her pumps.. And if the lesbian affair wasn't enough of a struggle for Zoe it seems her partner has a Alicia is 3 months pregnant, talk about intense. Well well well, Sam Morgan is the name of the playwright that Zoe met at the lesbian baby shower and it seems he has shown up at her job to woo her, drama, drama, drama. Sam and Zoe do dinner and the drinks over flow and they end up sleeping together. A lot of that seems to be going around as Mia is juggling two men, that foxy little minx, John the surgeon is safe while Alex the new guy is refreshingly unsafe. And although Zoe and Brian have been going through some hard time, marriage is about give and take and they both were able to come together and celebrate their wedding anniversary. Hardball is about to begin as Davis has retained a divorce lawyer, once again proving he is slime. Let the games begin. I do look forward to seeing how this all will unfold, until next week.

Tonight's "Project Runway" Critique Brought To You By Beer

by Aaron Weber

Just so you know, I've been drinking since "American Idol," so don't expect any kind of coherence in this liveblog.

This week opens with Christian bitching about how Ricky didn't deserve to win. I'd put that up to Christian's usual bitching, but Tim Gunn was also less than impressed with Ricky's work. Whatevs. We're on to the new challenge: The designers are all guessing, and they all have no freaking idea that they're going to get WWE Divas as their clients. The commission is to make an outfit the Divas can wear in the ring.

That's tricky for four reasons. First, the Divas are taller, chestier, and more muscular than the usual models. Second, these clients need to be more active than a model just walking down a runway. Third, stretch fabrics are harder to sew. Fourth, it's hard because none of the designers are comfortable with the glitter and spandex aesthetic of the WWE.

Their budget is $100 and for the first time they're not going to Mood. They're going to SPANDEX HOUSE!

Consultation time: If someone says "tranny" in a dismissive way one more time, I'm going to scream. It's really just not nice to refer to transsexual people that way. For crying out loud, you're on Bravo, not Fox!

Anyway, this challenge seems like it's right up Chris March's alley: Very costume. Do you have that leopard print in a stretch velour? Great.

Christian is making chaps. I'm almost to the point of liking him when he says Sweet P's design looks like "tranny ice queen." I'm back to thinking he's a jerk. Sorry Christian-lovers. (I know you're out there. He's cute and he's talented. I understand that. My issue is that he thinks he's a lot cuter and a lot more talented than he is.

Sweet P and Ricky are both having a lot of trouble. Sweet P's outfit looks too regular-old-stripper, and WWE Divas need to look a lot flashier than the average stripper. And Ricky's... well, it's OK. Frankly, the best one looks to be Christian's. The chaps alone are genius.

Sweet P hates the amount of crap (uh, embellishment) that has to be added to the costume, and Rami tells her she doesn't have to add it all. I don't think either of them get it: This is supposed to be over the top! Chris understands it, and so, as much as I resist saying it, does Christian. Sweet P is way off the rails, though: When she tries to ramp it up, she ends up with what Tim calls "Eva Gabor in Green Acres." If she pleases the customer, the judges will hate it - but if she stiffs the customer, the judges will punish her for that, too. No matter what, she's screwed.

Even Chris is worried about that clash: "What is Nina Garcia going to say about a pink spandex outfit?" At fitting, Chris and Christian look great, Jillian and Rami are looking OK, and Ricky and Sweet P are in deep trouble.

Of course, it turns out that the guest judges are Traver Rains and Richie Rich from Heatherette, who are the most likely designers to appreciate the theatricality and sequins of WWE. So, most of those concerns are allayed.

The best three: Christian's outfit is incredible: Well-finished, well-fitting, sexy. Same with Jillian's, which could go on a superhero, if not a supermodel. And those hot-shorts, which impress my household and also Traver. Chris has done a decent job: The glittery fabric on the shorts is repeated in the lining of the hoodie, and the judges are seriously impressed.

OK: Rami's look is unexceptional, a pink cheerleader outfit of some kind. It overemphasizes the chest and it looks like it's been dyed with Pepto-Bismol.

Bad: Ricky''s made a decent bathing suit but a poor costume, and it's got an ugly coverup too. And of course Sweet P has managed to produce something that doesn't please the judges OR the client.

Winner: Chris! This is a pleasant surprise for me and a great change for someone who was eliminated earlier in the season. "Of course I won the tackiest challenge..." he says. Well, yes, but we love you anyway, sweetheart.

Loser: Ricky! I'm kind of surprised, because I thought that his bathing suit was decent, even if it wasn't exactly the right item for the occasion. And I'm very surprised that we don't see Ricky cry in his exit interview. What the hell? How can we be denied the catharsis of tears? Unfair!

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Da Vinci's Wednesday Shows Highlight- Cashmere Mafia & Project Runway

Wed, 24 Jan 2008 05:04:00 GMT

posted by offdaleaf
Wednesday Shows Highlight
by Da Vinci

Cashmere Mafia

Cashmere Mafia never lacks one thing, DRAMA, lol...This week Mia's mum plays matchmaker, Davis buys Juliet a brand new car, obvious guilt present, Zoe is still dealing with the no good job stealer and Alicia and Caitlin seem to be getting pretty serious with the lesbian bridal shower on the way. Although Mia was not ready to be set up her coffee date with the brain surgeon didn't go too bad and he seemed to pique her interest...which is great because her trifling ex is already dating this soon after the engagement. Meanwhile Davis seems to be less available these days and the evil bug of suspicion is getting the best of Juliet, however it seems his story of business does check out...however, Davis is in a bit of money trouble and the first person her turns to is his former mistress Silla Grey and word is traveling fast, not a bright idea Davis. Caitlin, Caitlin Caitlin, I think she's stuck in the middle; men vs. women. While at the baby shower it seems like a new man makes an appearance and all I can say is I smell trouble. Mia takes Jason Chun, the hottie brain surgeon, out on a date as an attempt to make her shady ex jealous, but in te long run it was a great opportunity for Mia and Jason to get to know each other a bit and it look like we can look forward to a second date, GO MIA. Zoe loses control over her account because she is forced to choose between work and her son's birthday party. Guess who is there to pick up the pieces Catherine, who strategically tried to take Zoe's job by setting up a meeting on Zoe's son's birthday. In the end bad karma is not pretty and her plan blows up in her face. Juliet finally gets a surge of energy and enough for her to break it off with Davis, is this permanent I guess we have to wait and see. It all ends with Mia's ex fiance Jack selfishly trying to get back into her good graces.

"Project Runway" Is Brought To You By Denim!

By Aaron Weber

Last week on "Project Runway" we had avant-garde fashion, horror, nausea, and panic. Christian won the challenge, Kitt Pistol went home, and Rami got a surprising near-loss and a warning to do something new. This week, Victorya keeps calling Sweet P "Kitt," and Ricky is wearing a relatively normal hat. Oh, and the challenge is in... Brooklyn? In a warehouse? A warehouse full of denim! Hosted by a senior VP at Levi's!

The warehouse has a couple hundred pairs of jeans and a couple bolts of basic cotton in it. Why would you rent an entire warehouse to hold only a couple hundred pairs of jeans? This is another challenge in which Chris is at a serious disadvantage, because they make the designers run about a hundred yards, and obviously the fat guy loses at an athletic challenge.

It turns out Ricky actually makes some of his hats himself. So obvious in retrospect!

Next, we begin with the Christian drama. He's whiny. He disagrees with Chris on the way to get dust out of denim. "It's so cute to see youth," says Chris. Rami's take: "If I had hair on my head, I'd want to rip it out." Christian, of course, complains that fashion "isn't like this."

Oh my god! Is your reality show not like real life off-camera? Poor baby! "Someone needs to give him a bottle and send him to bed," says Chris. I can't express how much I agree.

Ricky speaks in his defense: "Because I've been on the bottom so much...." Oh honey, we know. But seriously, Ricky knows denim and he's finally doing a good job (his work at right) in this challenge. He's got more talent than his performance on this show has indicated so far.

Christian: "I'm drowning in barfness." Yes, yes you are.

Chris: "Sorry, does my talking to my garment disturb you? I don't really care." Tim's not impressed with his work. I can't tell myself, but as a rule I don't bet against anything Tim says.

Jillian has bitten off more than she can chew, runs late, keeps pricking herself with needles, cries. Whatever. Chris can't sympathize, because she's always running late and running herself ragged. Chris may not be the most visionary, but he's got the time-management skills to succeed in any business. He's got a future, that's for sure.

Jillian and Victorya both have jackets. They glare at each other over the similarity. Rami's got a good dress that's not draped like everything else he's done. Sweet P is making a wedding dress. It's incredibly tacky and Tim hates it. I can't really tell, because I hate her bangs so much it colors my opinion of every outfit she designs. She decides to change it, which turns out to be a very good idea.

The morning of the show: Is Rami really spraying himself all over with cologne? Is Ricky really going to wear that hat? Is Jillian ever going to realize it's her own fault that she's running out of time? Is the constantly-on-edge Victorya finally going to crack?

Before the show, we get a Levi's ad where the guy pulls his pants on and a streetscape emerges into his bedroom, complete with a hottie in a phone booth. We've seen this ad before, but this time, the hottie is a dude. Does "Project Runway" have a significant gay audience? I had no idea. Shocked. Etc.

Runway show: Nobody's really outstandingly bad. I hate to admit it, but Christian's jeans have an awesome motocross look that the guest judge, from Levi's, loves. I hate her hair though- it makes her forehead look enormous. And I still hate him personally. I'm really afraid he's going to win with this.

Chris isn't great: "Joan Cusack in 'Working Girl' says. Rami's done a fine job, and the judges are relieved he's done something different from his usual draping. I think Ricky's look is fine, but the judges love it. Obviously, he bursts into tears. Jillian's look is "overcomplicated" and "unflattering," and Victorya's is ugly, too easy. Sweet P's dress (top left) is "super chic" and has "slimming voodoo." Michael says even he would wear it if he had the right shoes. Like he'd fit into it.

Winner: Ricky. Not only does Ricky cry at this news, but Christian looks like he's about to burst into tears as well. I couldn't be more pleased.

Bottom two: Victorya and Jillian. Funny that they were both infuriated at each other for designing similar outfits. Similarly awful!

Loser: Christian. OK, he didn't lose the competition, and he had immunity this week anyway, but trust me, he's a loser. Victorya went home.

Next week, Michael will say he feels like the pope at a sex club. I assume he knows what that's like because he has dressed as the pope at sex clubs before. I mean, who hasn't? Maybe he should go on "Moment Of Truth" so we can ask him about it.

Wednesday Shows Highlight- Cashmere Mafia & Project Runway

Wed, 14 Feb 2008 05:07:00 GMT

posted by offdaleaf
Wednesday Shows Highlight

Cashmere Mafia

On this weeks Cashmere Mafia, the gloves are on and Davis and Juliet are in divorce mode. The ladies all discuss their taboo sex tapes and since they're all going through break ups they're trying to get them back from the exes, except for Caitlin who doesn't have one but has her own troubles. As Caitlin tries to be the understanding girlfriend and support Alicia during pregnancy in pops Olivia, Alicia's ex. Mia and Caitlin go to Jack's apartment in search of the "sex tape" and are interrupted by his new main squeeze, unluckily they end up leaving what they came for behind. Meanwhile it seems Davis and Silla have been still sleeping together which brings on a heart attack and catty words between the women in his life, the funny part is it turns out to only be an anxiety attack I guess he can't take the heat... Now that Olivia is back in the picture she seems to want to call all the shots. Jack wants to be back in Mia's life but can they really make that work? Of course not. But that is definitely not as bad as Alicia breaking up with Caitlin to go back to Olivia. And a huge surprise Zoe quits her job after the glass ceiling came crashing down on her and she was passed up for a promotion.

Wednesday Shows Highlight- The Real World (Sydney) Reunion & Cashmere Mafia

Wed, 17 Jan 2008 05:11:00 GMT

posted by offdaleaf
Wednesday Shows Highlight
by Da Vinci

The Real World (Sydney) Reunion
On The Real World (Sydney) Reunion, Sex, Lies, Secrets and more...Actually you can catch it here if you missed it.

If you ask me there are still so many issues that need to be resolved in this group either way the best of luck to Kelly Anne, Cohutta, Issac, Norin, Shavone, Trisha, Parisa, Ashli, and Dunbar.

Cashmere Mafia

On tonights Cashmere Mafia, Silla Grey is now getting even. She has now posted the Mafia secrets all over a blog. As a result Juliet now takes matters into her own hands and schedules a lunch with Silla regarding the blog. It also seems like Juliet may be giving Davis a new chance, is Bobby really out of the picture? we'll see...Well, well, well after the lunch it seems Juliet has a change of heart and throws herself into Bobby's arms, only to realize she doesn't have it in her to betray the sanctity of her marriage. Trouble is following Zoe to work, it seems the not so hard working assistant may be after her job or is she?...later on we see that the naughty little assistant seems to be sleeping her way up, lol...although it's not so pretty when things take a turn and Zoe learns of the sexcapades, her boss decides to demote Catherine so she throws out the word lawsuit. Caitlin is troubled by the accusations of the blog about her lesbian affair and is afraid of being outed at work. Mia now is faced with a career dilemma regarding the cover of a magazine that portrays successful women as man eaters...in the end she takes the high road and approves the cover, after all everyone has a right to their own opinion, plus she throws a spin on it from the power woman's point of view, I love it. Goodness Next Week Looks Like It's Definitely A MUST SEE!!! &
of course Da Vinci will have your reviews.

Wednesday Shows Highlight- ANTM (Cycle 10) & Cashmere Mafia

Wed, 21 Feb 2008 05:08:00 GMT

posted by offdaleaf
Wednesday Show Highlights
By Da Vinci

America's Next Top Model

On the season premiere of America's Next Top Model (cycle 10) the Jay's take the ladies to school. They have their first photo shoot in their school girl uniforms and Miss jay give them a lesson in runway 101. This season ANTM is moving to NEW YORK and as the judges go through the candidates we see, quirky, crazy, sexy and a little diva from all of these women. As usual they're all starting out all happy excited and then reality hits and drama begins. We have Muhammed Ali's niece Shalya Ali, Fatima a girl from Somalia who was circumsized at age 7, mother's, wives and people from all walks of life. This is definitely a recipe for a difference in opinions, conflicts, and overall drama. Not all the ladies will make the cut, so the hopefuls all go on to style their own wardrobe for their first photo shoot, a senior class photo. In the end not 13 but 14 girls go on to fight for their dream of becoming America's Next Top Model, next week they all meet in New York where their journey truly begins.

Cashmere Mafia
On tonight's Cashmere Mafia, Zoe is trying to become accustomed to having nothing to do, Juliet and her company have caught the eye of a billionaire mogul, Mia is trying to find some excitement in the brain surgeon in the process she finds herself warming up to a new pet, and as if Caitlin's life was not crazy enough there is trouble at work, her company has just lost Zac Posen for fashion week and now she must find a replacement quick. It seems Zoe's old job is not doing so well without her, now they need her back. Caitlin gets lucky as Juliet is able to find her a new designer top of his fashion class to take Zac Posen's place. Mr. Dinnerstein is working very hard to woo Juliet even being so bold as to invite her away with him over the weekend and even asks her to sign a confidentiality agreement, but it seems Mr. Dinnerstein is also working hard to buy up majority shares of her company...we'll see where that goes. Mia and Jason have definitely reached a bump in the road, after he fails to realize her attachment to for her new found pup. And once again Caitlin is back in scalding hot water as the student she takes a chance on fails to complete his line miserably...however with a little innovative thinking Lily Parrish was able to remain a smash at fashion week. After careful consideration Mia is grant custody of Wiley the dog. Let's see what happens to the Mafia in week's to come.