When I first told Renee that the eighth season of Project Runway would premiere next Thursday and that I was really excited about it, she told me she had no idea how I could put myself through such torture. Honestly, I can't help it. Yes, I am very much aware that the fashion industry is one fat-shaming circus that just won't leave town. I know that it is incredibly sexist, I know that they promote unrealistic and unhealthy body image and I know what those images can and are doing to young girls and women who come into contact with them. I also know that the mantra of the fashion industry when it comes to models is that you can never be too tall or too thin. This is not lost on me by any means.But the clothes! At the start of the season we get to see the horrendous, poofy, over-stated dresses that make us think the designer who made the eyesore being passed off as a garment was drunk or had taken a hit of acid and couldn't step away from the sewing machine. We get to see the designers be whittled down to fewer and fewer and we get to see some pretty amazing clothes throughout the show--Seth Aaron, I'm talking to you buddy! And PS, if you're reading this or ever stumble upon it, please make me one of those fabulous coats. Please. And who doesn't like seeing panicked designers that look like they may throw up at any minute--hopefully all over the garment they just spent almost every waking moment throughout the past two days making? That is called quality entertainment, folks. The reality television-lover in me cannot get enough.
So not only am I filled with glee approaching the premiere of the eighth season of Project Runway, and not only will I be watching it, I will also be writing about it here!
The contestants for the eighth season look as if they may be just a little more entertaining than last season's. The names alone are more entertaining. We're talking names like Casanova, Mondo and Peach. Their individual style is also very telling; for instance, Mondo really enjoys dressing like a schoolboy and frankly, it's pretty hilarious.
There is a lot of speculation surrounding what this season of Project Runway will deliver. First of all, episodes are not an hour long this time around, they have expanded to 90 minutes and a lot of lovers of the shows are hoping to see longer runway shows (yes!) and being able to see more of the creation process and how each designer goes from concept to runway (yes!) What I would also like to see that has not been mentioned as far as I can see yet, is either eliminating Models of the Runway all together, the spin-off show that gives you a look inside the Project Runway model apartment and what the models do in their off-time. As we know from every season of the show, the model who is paired with the winning designer also wins a spread in a magazine of the show's choosing. A little info on the models is all well and good but even a 30-minute show about the models was boring. Perhaps Lifetime will choose to merely incorporate just a little bit about the models competing alongside the designers in the new season during the 90 minute episodes, but I really hope it doesn't make up more than 10 minutes or so.
Entertainment Weekly has obtained a video exclusive of what the very first episode of Project Runway season 8 has in store for the designers. The surprise twist is that there are 17 contestants this season, instead of the regular 16, but Project Runway can't have 17 contestants! That is just wrong. Things would just get crazy, right? Apparently, because the season premiere will consist of the first designer challenge, the first runway challenge and the first elimination. Check out the video over at EW.com and come back to Women's Eye on Media every Friday afternoon starting July 30 for recaps, opinions and ample snark on everything Project Runway.
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