Project Runway: Pooing Fabric

For Project Runway fans, Season 4 has been a long time coming, but this Wednesday it finally got underway, or should I say, RUNderway. Muahaha. Ok sorry I was just trying to make a runway joke cause the show is about fashion and shit like that. Whatever. We have been waiting for this premier for months and, as sad as it may sound, Wednesday night was probably the most exciting night we have had in a long time. (Well, since the whole shitting in a hot tub Julia fucked Christian, Matt and Kimber are on heroin thing on Nip/Tuck Tuesday night.)

For those of you who aren't familiar with the show (have bad taste in reality TV), here is a quick synopsis: 15 contestants (I think it's 15, it might be 14) are given fashion design challenges to be critiqued by a panel of judges. The designer with the worst design will be cut. The grand prize for the last designer standing is $100,000 cash to start his or her own line, the opportunity to sell a fashion line on Bluefly.com and a 2008 Saturn Astra. But what really drives the contestants to win is the final 3 get to have their own line showed in New York's Fashion Week, or something.

We've always liked the fact that Project Runway manges to find the most diverse and outrageous, yet real cast of any reality program.

One the most interesting cast members from the premier was Elise. A former marionette puppet designer, Elise doesn't exactly have a fashion background. Not that there is anything wrong with designing puppets, there is however something wrong with designing a dress that resembles someone "pooing fabric" (Heidi Klum's words, not mine). She's most likely the 'freak" of this season.

While we are on the subject of casting stereotypes, let's meet a few more cast members (by stereotype of course):

The "loveable fat guy": The "talented" Chris is a former costume designer who can design a dress out of anything (including a head of lettuce).

The "sassy black girl": This reality show staple is being played by former model Carmen A. Webber (don't forget the "A"). Carmen believes her ex-model status will give her an advantage over the competition. Eh.

The "punk rock wannabe": No group of designers is complete without a punk rock wannabe. Kit "Pistol" Scarbo has us covered there. Yea, she calls herself Pistol. Her stand out line from the premier had to be "life is too short to have on a bad outfit." Ah, self righteousness at its dimwitted finest.

There are of course more cast members on the show; including a woman named "Sweet P" who has an alter ego called "Mean P." ...?...

Oh, and of course the always fabulously fantastic mentor Tim Gunn was back.

Watch Project Runway every Wednesday night at 10PM (if you aren't watching Dirty Sexy Money, and lets be honest, who the fuck is?). Or just catch it when its replayed every 5 minutes on Bravo. I'll be back with more Project Runway as the season continues.

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