So after having seen the Bravo's Last Season of Project Runway ( don't worry people, it just moving to another station), I can't help but feel that the wrong person won!
I have always admired Project Runway for being one the the only "Reality" television shows for getting it right, when alot of them have already or are going to "Jump the Shark" by awarding the prize to the most drama filled person and not the most talented. But one can't help but feel that Korto should have won.

After stunning showings from Leanne and Korto.....Kenley's was not even worth mentioning ( it reminded me of a first year fashion student) The majority of guest that they asked wanted Korto to win.
Leannes collection , though stunning and the amount of work that went into it was fantastic, was the same look over and over again...




She said that she was inspired by water and waves and she certainly incorporated that with the dozens of Petals on each dress, making then flow like water back and forth when the model walked down the runway.....over and over again. But this finale wedding dress was a stunner, looking like it could be off the pages of vogue.

Korto , on the other hand, was inspired by her homeland of Africa and it came thru.....




She managed to incorporate her culture into clothing and not look like a costume...keeping it upscale and wearable . And unlike the monotonous color palette of he rcompetitior, hers was vibrant and rich, really playing to nature. This white two piece above was fantastic coming down the runway, this photo doesn't do it justice...you can't see the details.

Kenley's on the other hand, was not even in contention for the prize and everyone knew it but her!


She said that she created this line after having been inspired by Alice in Wonderland....but I have read and seen "Thru the Looking Glass" and I think that if Alice or any other charecter was wearing this, the Queen of Hearts would have definatly cut there head off.
What is so funny ( and I hope that Kenley watches herself on t.v) is that she doesn't know designers, so when everyone constantly told her that her designs had been seen before , instead of being himbled, she was defensive. Case in Point..........
Kenleys Dress (On Left) Alexander McQueens Spring 08(On Right)

Kenley's Dress (On Left) Balenciage Spring 08 (On Right)

Remember, Spring 2008 is shown Febuary 2008 of every year, long before they start taping the show ......MMMMMNNNN.THERE IS A BIG RESEMBLENCE!

And speaking of taping, alot of time, what you see on screen is not what was taped. Did you know that Jerrell & Suede actually showed at Fashion Week? As with every episode of the finals they actually have 5 designers showing due to Fashion Week scheduling and air timing. Also, because past contestants and the media is actually there, so by them showing 5 designers, it will not get leaked who the final 3 are. They just edit the ones that gets cut out.

Take a look at Jerell's line below:

Here is some of Suede's Show:






I actually like Jerell and think he is talented, BUT.... based on the other collections, he and Suede would have been in the same boat as Kenley.....not on the same level as Korto and Leanne.

Also, incase you didn't notice......Did you see several America's Next Top Model Alumni Walk the Runway?

dani

Bianca ( Top Model Cast Off)

Both of them walked for Korto's line.....Also Naima tryed out ( Did you see her in the Model Casting?) Of course she didn't get cast, but it's good to see her still trying to model.

Though Korto didn't win....this is one reality show competition where it's still about talent. And these designers, do have a career after this show, we know Korto will.............

DO YOU THINK THE RIGHT DESIGNER WON?
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF KENLEY?

So if anyone saw the Live Special on Tuesday, then you all know that Danity Kane as we know it is done!. Diddy kicked out Aubrey O'Day and then let loose her partner is crime D. Woods.
In the Episode stunner, we saw Diddy, tell Danity Kane members, that what he sees here is not the vision that he had when he created the group and that Aubrey is was out!

With stunned silence following , he then turned to each of the members and asked them if they wanted to still be in this group?

"She's gone, would you like to go with her?"

They all tried to get Diddy to change is mind, but it wasn't happening. He then continued to shock us when he turned to D. Woods and said that she has been unhappy for a long time so was out of the group as well! By the look on D. Woods face, you could tell that she wasn't prepared for that & looked like she was going to cry and beg at any moment.
After he leaves the room , the girls all hug and cry to then say goodbye and D.Woods and Aubrey leave the building.... Dawn sits there in complete shock and says
"What are we going to do? I have nothing to go back to!"
After Diddy comes back in the room, he informs the girls that there will still be a Danity Kane....we we think that the rumors are true. There will be another season of Making the Band, with Diddy finding 2 replacements.....

To me this is the end of Danity Kane....this group is not Destiny's Child status yet and cannot rebound from the replacement of 2 members. Of those five girls, we all know who the star is.....

Deny it all you want, but this is the first name that everyone remembers! She doesn't have the best vocals , but she has personality and that keeps people talking. She is the Bobby Brown to New Edition, the Donnie Walburg to New Kids on the Block! Those are the people you remember!
Plus you would think that Diddy would appreciate that since he is not even close to the best rapper, but still keeps putting out albums and has PERSONALITY...that's why people keep talking about him, not because of his MC Skills!
Other than Faith , what other legitimate artist does Diddy have on his label? They have all left him......in fact Comedian Maronzio Vance (NBC, BET, Comedy Central) says it best......he explores the poison that is Diddy , just take a look at his funny rant below....it is on point!

“Everybody that Puffy comes into contact with are either dead, in jail or we don’t know where the f**k they at - or their careers have fallen out.”

He needs this show & MTV, to not only feed his ego, but get new artist. The question that we ask, is if MTV didn't have this show and his other one called "I Want to Work for Diddy"...we he even be relevant? This is man who has kept his big billboard up in Times Square from when he ran a marathon 4 years ago

He is respected in the hip hop game for past deeds with Notorious B.IG and others, much like Russell Simmons, the only difference is that Russell knew when to hang it up and do better and bigger things. Diddy seams to be stuck back in his heyday of the early 90's..

But your hits have been few and far between....he had to find another way to feed the ego.
So after several seasons of this show, we all know Diddy's M.O and we just like the members of Danity Kane should really know there boss by now. How many times have you set in a board meeting and the boss asked you to "express your feelings" and the next thing that you know, that "person" who said something was cleaning out there desk!

At the end of the day, that is your boss, he is paying you , controlling the money, and has final say , and you can't talk to him anyway you want, EVEN if he is wrong.
Being in the entertainment industry and also dealing with Diddy comes with a cost, especially if you are in a group. Your image and everything about you is under scrutiny, you have to go in the direction that the record label wants you to go in, that includes music and looks...at least until you become an established artist....Remember Beyonce' and Pink...both having to go behind there managments back to get there solo albums made...Beyonce said she had to hide it from her Managament ( her father) becuase it was a different sound than they wanted to go with, and her album went multi platinum , but the managment was upset at first!

They were not complaining on there all expense paid trip to Cabo or popping bottles, Stop putting Diddy as the Daddy. He is not there to show them how to survive in show business. Did they think this day would never come? This is Diddyland , and he is king there, so you have to fall in line or get cut...as with Aubrey and D.Woods.

So what do we think is in store for the girls of Danity Kane?

Shannon, the married sweetheart, will just ride it out to till the wheels fall off and Diddy shuts down the DK brand
Aundrea, will probably leave the group or also get dropped by Diddy, as he alluded to on the episode as her being the problem child as well...
Dawn, the golden girl, who can do no wrong, will most likely get signed to a solo deal by Diddy as she is the vocals behind the group.

D.Woods, the other half of Ebony & Ivory, will probably ride out her last 5 minutes of fame, but fade into nothingness

And last but not least

Aubrey, the "Problem Child" as coined by Diddy, has the best chance of seeing her star rise, with a clothing line already out , her successful run on Broadway's "Hairspray" and her knack for saying and doing outrageous things, she has the opportunity to surpass the DK Brand. Lets just hope that she goes up instead of the way of Bobby Brown!

It's very clear, that the little bit of fame that Aubrey has gotten, has changed her. she does look different that she did when she first started


But I think she was always like this, Diddy just didn't see it, because he doesn't spend time with his acts (by his own admission), even though it looks like on the show he spends all this time with them. I think she found her opportunity to be her "True Self" and took it...I think that the real problem is that she hasn't fallen in line as Diddy wanted, she doesn't conduct herself as he wants therefore, she had to go. And at the end of the day, who ever controls the purse strings, controls you. Even at the live taping, he had nothing but bad things to say to her, telling her to grow up and humble herself on national television, inciting Boos' from the audience........
I don't think this is the last we will see of her and I think that she will end up on top..........

Also ...someone sent me the Team Aubrey & I Heart Aubrey T-Shirts, go by and check it out, ...they also have team Diddy as well as others !

DO YOU THINK THAT DAY 26 WILL BREAK UP AS WELL?

WILL THEY EVEN MAKE A SECOND ALBUM?

WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON..DIDDY OR AUBREY?

Well if no one else will say it , I will.....I luv Janice Dickinson. Yes, she is basically an ex druggy , loud mouth hot mess...but she is great t.v!
Last night on the Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, she gave all the models free teeth procedures, that they couldn't even hope to afford and lorded over a photo shoot for a Jeans Company ( which will remain nameless as they are not paying for advertising, lol).

By moving and living at the model house, she hopes that her "Talent" will rub off on the models and make them better...better at what I have yet to see. And with her own brand of "Mommy Dearest" behavior she wonders why some of the models are not living up to expectations



But the real story was this asshole!! and thy name is "Kehoe" ( yes, I am not making this up!)

He has been a trouble maker since the first season and apparently judging from last episode, Janice has had enough!
First he went out for a swim and decided to take a bath while there, hence him soaping up in the pool, then he sexually harassed all of the newer models as well as just generally being a dickhead!.

Even the hearing impaired model that is on the show, Martin, stated ( via sign language) that Keho talks too much....he can hear is babbling, he so loud, LMAO!


The thing that pushed Janice over the edge, is when he asked one of the models why she was drinking so much tea and she stated that she was trying to loose weight ( big surprise) and he said that she should just do blow.

Janice, being an ex drug addict got upset and told him to leave, having him escorted out.....who would have thought! Though this is a modeling agency and she has these clients that book her models, I don't think this is legitimate....I really think it's just for the television and that is sad, for a women who was a supermodel and got a career boost from America's Next Top Model, she could have done alot for these aspiring models, instead of just making them already Has Been D-list Reality Stars......

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SHOW?
WHAT DO YOU THINK JANICE WOULD HAVE SAID ABOUT TRANSGENDER "ISIS" IF SHE WAS STILL JUDGING TOP MODEL?

Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency airs at 10pm on Oxygen

What if Mary Poppins was a hairstylist and instead of singing to you, she degraded and embarrassed you on national t.v? Well that is what you get on Bravo's new show Tabitha's Salon Makeover!
Tabatha Coffey, ( an Australian Native, not England) was the runner up on the first season of Bravo's hit television show Shear Genius. Known for being the tough talking, and very frank contestant on the hair styling competition, she now brings her aggression ( and obvious disgust) to struggling salons in the hopes of turning these money pits into cash cows.



This week she traveled to the Giovanni and Pileggi Salon in New Jersey ( which is another land in itself!) and met with one of the most ridiculous salon owners to ever own a business........

Martino Cartier


With his spiky highlighted tipped hair, thick gold chain and shirt unbuttoned to his navel, he styles hair, sexually harasses customers, kisses them on the lips and did we mention...........is 300k in debt and wonders why? In addition, he spends enormous amounts on his ...or what he calls his lavish lifestyle........after a visit to his house, we would call it Tacky....but that would be offensive to the word. The gold plated railing, white furniture and marble, it can rival Trump's apartment for the most gaudy living space ever!

One of the best moments of the show was when Tabatha had a meeting with the stylist to tell them that there workplace was filthy, even showing the 2" thick hair encrusted brushed ( which they use on people...nasty) and the layer of dust and grime on the mirrors. One of the stylist took so much offense to be told to clean up that he and Tabatha had a smack down. Obviously he has never heard of the Board of Health!


In the end, they all got on track and the show remolded the salon( as they do with every show) and even the rude stylist apologized and got with the program. The real test will be if they go back in a year and the salon is still making money.
Either way, this Hairstyling Dominatrix is worth the hour long watch, if not for the makeover, at least for watching her demean the American business owners!



Tabitha's Salon Makeover airs Thursdays at 10pm on Bravo TV