A Sad, Sad Chicken Indeed…
As some of my readers know, I’m a HUGE fan of Project Runway. Fashion runs in the family, and I LOVE watching artists create something out of nothing right before my eyes. The best part is the immediate satisfaction of seeing a physical garment being made… Designers and playwrights are alike in many ways, but watching last night’s episode literally made my stomach turn.
Michael Kors (who apparently knows “the words to basically every song that’s ever been on Broadway“) said the most prudent thing he’s said on any Project Runway episode I’ve seen in the last few seasons. He was commenting on Keith’s (there’s no other word for it) idiocy.
Keith sat there defending his ugly garment saying that last time out he was “insulted” (when he got a pass for an even uglier garment that Kors described as a “sad chicken”), and so he changed his aesthetic to make the judges happy. In addition to blaming this catastrophe on the judges for doing their job, he also blamed his model for sitting down while getting her hair and make-up done before the runway show.
Kors’ comment during the final judging hit the nail on the head:
How insane for a designer, when something doesn’t work, to say, “Well, the model and the critic ruined my garment.” I mean the simple truth is, you’re in charge of your own destiny.
The truth is, if he would have won, he would have claimed all the glory for himself, not giving the model an ounce of credit for “working” his garment, or the judges any credit for their sagacity.
Keith was crying at the end of the episode, blaming the state of Utah for not giving him enough opportunities to show his fashion to the world… but personally, I’ve seen more than I cared to see.
–Sue
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