Christmas in September!

Do you remember Santino Rice from the second season of Project Runway?

He was kinda the "villain," but I loooooved him.

His impression of Tim Gunn is DEAD ON.

Anyway, I don't have cable, so I've been a season behind the fun with Project Runway,

but I found out that Santino (and Austin Scarlett, who I love almost as much)

are featured on a new show!!!

On the Road with Austin and Santino 

follows the friends around the country to make gowns for special events 

in "normal" American women's lives.

The great thing about this show is that it's not condescending

or trying to change these women.  It just wants to help her 

celebrate a special time in her life.  Santino and Austin truly

want to do the best for their clients, and it shows in their work.

Etsy Love

Remember Alison Dahl from Project Runway 3?
She was sent home entirely too early.
BUT,
she's now selling her beautiful creations on Etsy,
And the prices aren't that bad!
Check her out!

Tim Gunn...

I really love how you say dossier.

The Neverending Quest for Chic

I've stumbled across many a style blog and "real life" ladies who refuse to wear jeans. I mean as in NEVER. Being from a big, rectangular-y, north-western state, the thought of eradicating jeans from my wardrobe could be likened to getting rid of, oh say, my shirts...Like all of them: t-shirts, blouses, tanks, and the occasional oxford. I would have no fabrics to cover the girls and winters would be more than just a logistical problem.

Now, I KNOW Coco Chanel wouldn't have ever worn jeans, but she also had minions to throw their coats over puddles for her. Laura Bennett, from Project Runway 3, adopted riding pants as her go-to "jeans," complete and costume-y with shiny riding boots. Naomi, of Rockstar Diary fame, is much too busy making cupcakes and leaping to be tied down by denim.

And, yes, I agree, to a point, that skirts and dresses are lovely and feminine and classic. I also know that an ill-fitting pair of jeans can really, really ruin your month or year or decade (see Mischa Barton above). Yes, jeans can be pedestrian, but I'm from a town of ~500 peeps and very, very far from any city center that remotely cares about fashion in terms of stodginess and snobbery...

But a perfectly fitting pair of jeans...no muffin-top in sight, wash just dark enough, with the oh-so-right-it's-wrong pair of shoes...well, it's beyond chic. It's true love.

Boy Crush - Continued!!

I had an epiphany last night while watching David Letterman (I still think he's the jam, even with Conan on the scene now), Tim Gunn and the Coop would make the BEST couple on planet Earth!

I mean, the mind boggles at the power pairing of TWO silver foxes, but I do believe that it remains within the realm of my comprehension...Even if it is the outer limits of said comprehension.

Search no more, I have found the perfect man for Tim.

P.S. Project Runway starts on August 20th! A glorious wedding present, indeed.

Image via Becka'sBlog.

Boy Crush

Now I know I'm in love and all with my Shug....But Tim Gunn is probably the next most lovable cuss on the planet.

A couple of years ago, on some Project Runway extras, Tim Gunn was interviewed about his love life. Much to everyone's surprise, Tim said he's single and hasn't been on a date in years!

This is a tragedy, people. This silver fox needs a man!

Assuming he's still single, I love to imagine who would be the perfect match for him...Who do you think would be cute with Tim Gunn?

My votes:

Daniel V. from Project Runway Season 2...actually he is a front-runner, since his style is refined, he's ridiculously adorable, and he and Tim seem to have a great chemistry together. (Since everything I see on reality T.V. is legit, right?)

Marc Jacobs. 'Nuff said.

Wes Anderson. They both are quirky, lanky, cute, and misunderstood a large portion of the time. Plus, they both love three-piece-suits. This might not work since the "power" this eponymous couple would generate could very well stop the rotation of the planet, hence causing a cataclysmic death to all that inhabit it. Or they'd just fight a lot.