# Project Runway on Bravo **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 7, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611 "2005-01-07T18:10:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/1 "2005-01-07T18:10:05Z")
Is anyone else watching this?? They pulled it off for a while but it’s back on now. Basically it’s a bunch of designers competing for a contract, some money to start their own line and a chance at Fashion Week. I love the creative part of it, the commentary from the Parsons guy on the Bravo website is hysterical and insightful (in terms of design) and it has all the charm of the first Apprentice (watching people work on projects, more merit-based decisions and less politicking). Oh, and Heidi Klum runs it and there are models galore…that’s not really my bag but I understand the allure b/c even though it’s a fashion show it apparently has a really strong male base. ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/2 "2005-01-07T20:29:06Z")
Oh, man, I thought my wife and I were the only people watching it. It’s more addicting than The Apprentice or American Idol. You want personalities? You want flamboyant? Most of the designers are more high strung than an inbred stallion. Watching Austin sob because he had to choose the “weak link” was better than anything on a sit-com today. ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/3 "2005-01-07T21:19:35Z")
Spoiler boxes, Yorick. I saw the sobbing teaser at the end of the previous episode. Unfortunately, I didn’t have to watch the latest episode to find out why he was crying :mad: ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/4 "2005-01-08T02:00:32Z")
Oh thank you thank you thank you. I’ve heard that ratings are rising (and I’m part of a Nielsen family so I’m doing my part for keeping it on the air) because this show rocks. Fashion! Drama! Heidi! Auf wiedersehn!!! Austin…simply no words. I fell in reality love when they interviewed him wearing a hooded nightshirt. What was that? A djellaba or something??? ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/5 "2005-01-08T02:20:18Z")
This is a guilty pleasure for me. Jay cracks me up. I hope he sticks around. Nora–the young girl with the punk hair–really needs to grow up a little. Alexandra is quite yummy. Wendy annoys me for some reason. She’s kind of whiny. I think Kara and Austin have the best chance of winning. Robert is cool–he seems the least like a fashion designer. Not much opinion on Kevin right now. I should have my man card revoked. ☹ At least the models are hot and there’s some pretty good shots of them showing lots of skin in the dressing rooms. :eek: 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/6 "2005-01-08T02:34:16Z")
I’ve been waiting to see if anybody else was watching this. I think Kara is going to win. I just have to love Austin, though. I never thought I’d see anybody who made Carson on Queer Eye look butch in comparison. Unfortunately, he is starting to look like a one-trick pony. The best thing about this show is the website, though. Tim’s commentaries rock. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/7 "2005-01-08T03:15:20Z")
I don’t watch, if only because the blonde guy scares me by being so white and pale. How he steps outside without burning to a cinder, I’ll never know… ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/8 "2005-01-08T03:20:08Z")
I miss Starr, her translucent skin, trembling upper lip and hysterically bad attempts to keep up. “I’m a total Banana Republic consumer which is why I’ll design an ill-fitting goth dress for Hot Topic!!” ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/9 "2005-01-08T07:08:46Z")
> [@anu-la1979](#): > > I miss Starr, her translucent skin, trembling upper lip and hysterically bad attempts to keep up. “I’m a total Banana Republic consumer which is why I’ll design an ill-fitting goth dress for Hot Topic!!” I saw the second half of that episode. And have missed it elsewhere. It’s Bravo, so there are reruns, but when? ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/10 "2005-01-08T14:27:35Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > I don’t watch, if only because the blonde guy scares me by being so white and pale. How he steps outside without burning to a cinder, I’ll never know… That’s makeup. ---
**Author:** ![pasunejen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pasunejen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pasunejen)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/11 "2005-01-08T16:11:18Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > I saw the second half of that episode. And have missed it elsewhere. It’s Bravo, so there are reruns, but when? Here’s a link to [the schedule](http://www.bravotv.com/Schedule/search.bravo?month=2006-12&keyword=Project%20Runway&start=today). It was episode 104. Looks like you could catch it at various times tonight, tomorrow, and Wednesday. ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/12 "2005-01-08T19:30:06Z")
> [@pizzabrat](#): > > Spoiler boxes, Yorick. I saw the sobbing teaser at the end of the previous episode. Unfortunately, I didn’t have to watch the latest episode to find out why he was crying :mad: Damn! So sorry, **pizzabrat**. And I _hate_ when other people do that. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/13 "2005-01-08T22:40:36Z")
Wow!! Are you guys actually a week behind of Hawaii? ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/14 "2005-01-11T15:05:31Z")
This is my consuming passion right now! I have never considered buying a TV series on DVD until now. I watch every rerun of this silly show. I originally thought Wendy, Austen and Kara would be the finalists but now I think ol’ Austen (like Alexandra) just keeps designing for himself. C’mon, you _know_ how grand he would look in his Banana Republic frock! But now I think maybe Kevin might be a front runner. Who are your favorites for the final 3? ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/15 "2005-01-11T15:16:36Z")
I don’t plan my TV watching schedule around it but if I happen across it, I can’t turn the channel. It may become a must-see for me. It is just so much fun, especially at the end when they call people out to tell them if they’re “in” or “out”. They mix it up so there some tension. Are those four the in group or the out group? What’s it gonna be??? ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/16 "2005-01-11T15:25:26Z")
I guess I just like the way the show is sticking to the real rules of the fashion (or any creative) business. A balance of talent, marketing, bullshit, balls and brain. No room for Starr there. Makes me wonder what kind of a lawyer she makes. ---
**Author:** ![pasunejen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pasunejen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pasunejen)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/17 "2005-01-11T15:42:32Z")
> [@Terrorcotta](#): > > This is my consuming passion right now! I have never considered buying a TV series on DVD until now. I watch every rerun of this silly show. > > I originally thought Wendy, Austen and Kara would be the finalists but now I think ol’ Austen (like Alexandra) just keeps designing for himself. C’mon, you _know_ how grand he would look in his Banana Republic frock! > > But now I think maybe Kevin might be a front runner. Who are your favorites for the final 3? I’m pulling for Jay, Austin, and Nora. I’m almost positive Jay will make it, though…of all the designers, he seems best able to create designs that are both individual and appealing–and on the Banana Republic challenge he even managed to keep his style there while designing something that would be quite attractive in the ready-to-wear market. Of course, if Austin keeps up with the costumey stuff, and if Nora doesn’t show us the kind of project we got from her in the first episode, they won’t make it. I think Wendy, Kara, and Kevin all stand a good chance in the second and third positions. Robert and Alexandra will probably be the next two to go–they’re both competent (Robert’s Banana Republic dress notwithstanding), but there’s no real spark there. This wedding dress thing should be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![pasunejen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pasunejen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pasunejen)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/18 "2005-01-11T15:47:03Z")
> [@Terrorcotta](#): > > I guess I just like the way the show is sticking to the real rules of the fashion (or any creative) business. A balance of talent, marketing, bullshit, balls and brain. No room for Starr there. Makes me wonder what kind of a lawyer she makes. Yeah, I always wondered why Starr was there. While I think Mario and Daniel both deserved to be kicked off when they were, Starr deserved to be kicked off more in both cases. She never exhibited any of the characteristics necessary in the fashion world, not even well-designed outfits. And fashion seemed a poor choice for her anyway–how can anyone that high-strung think they have the temperament to survive in an industry where even the most successful face constant criticism? (As far as the lawyer thing goes–I believe she said she’s in corporate law, and my impression is that that’s a lot less confrontational than trial law.) ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/19 "2005-01-11T15:47:54Z")
I am soooo looking forward to the Wedding Dress Competition! The Mighty Jay vs. the Flakey Morgan in a Bitchfest Not To Be Believed! Whose heart will remain unshred? Who? WHO? ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611/20 "2005-01-11T15:52:18Z")
> [@pasunejen](#): > > Yeah, I always wondered why Starr was there. Yeah, me too. She seemed to have passion yet No Clue. Maybe the hard realities of a law career made her less inclined to see beauty without ugly (I am thinking of the Tumor Dress). She just didn’t seem to Get It. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-on-bravo/283611.md?page=2)