Upon exclusively viewing the CW's Stylista — a reality show featuring 11 contestants competing for The Greatest Prize Ever (and a job at Elle magazine) — we discovered the premise is quite obviously based on The Devil Wears Prada: Incompetent people who have no business being involved in the fashion industry? Check. Frightening dictator (fashion news director Anne Slowey)? Check. Inane tasks that have seemingly nothing to do with fashion? Check. The difference: We wanted Anne Hathaway to succeed in the movie; in the reality TV version, we kind of hope everyone fails miserably. CONTINUED »
• Angelina Jolie has two new tattoos. Alert the media! [PS]
• Guess which two Hills idiots are hanging out again. [HT]
• Amy Winehouse's nose is falling off, but we'd say that's the least of her worries. [Yeeeah]
• Tom Cruise is a decent human being sometimes. Crazy, but decent. [INO]
• Speaking of Tom: He's working baby Suri to the bone, poor thing. [DListed]
• Fashion Week continues to make us scared and confused. Is that lady wearing pantyhose on her head? Is her body backwards? Nobody knows. [ICYDK]
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Those useless Hills girls have cranked out yet another overpriced clothing line. This time the two masterpieces were designed by the lovely Whitney Port, and while the dresses are leaps and bounds more impressive than anything designed by that twit Heidi Montag, we don't understand who in her right mind would pay five hundred dollars for that black dress. We don't care how many sequins Whit managed to cram onto that thing.
We thought Fashion Week in New York was absurd, but this? This terrifies us to no end. The Maison Martin Margiela show at Paris' Fashion Week was filled with creepy people and lots of nude unitards. So we can gather that the fashion trends for Spring 2009 include deformed faces and coats made of hair? Duly noted.
Click through for the full experience. Good luck sleeping tonight. CONTINUED »
According to Janet Jackson's rep, the singer "got suddenly ill during the sound check" before a concert last night in Montreal, resulting in a trip to the hospital. Nobody's saying much about it, except that Janet's being monitored and hopes to reschedule her show, so we assume it's nothing too serious.
Perhaps her body fell ill because it was tired of wearing her godawful tour wardrobe? Just a thought.
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• Josh Groban reminds us why the Emmys should be avoided at all costs. [DListed]
• Introducing LOL Celebrities. [CityRag]
• Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson really love blogging. [PS]
• All the Emmy red carpet photos, because we love judging others. [ICYDK]
• Jennifer Love Hewitt is slowly transforming into a poodle. [INO]
• Mandy Moore flew to Georgia to visit ex-boyfriend DJ AM after he survived that fatal plane crash. [Yeeeah]
Pamela Anderson debuted a new date yesterday at the Vivienne Westwood show during London Fashion Week. Nightmare-inducing disguise aside, we can't blame the guy for being ashamed to be seen with Pam in public.
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WAS IT A LEGGINGS CHALLENGE? "When Project Runway returns on Lifetime in 2009, [Lindsay Lohan] will sit in the guest judge's chair for the season premiere. According to Access Hollywood, the 22-year-old — who has been in New York City recently shooting episodes of ABC's Ugly Betty — filmed the premiere episode on Thursday."
The Olsen twins are currently in a fight so stupid and easily mended it could serve as a plot to another of their low-budget children's movies just as soon as they hire a desperate enough screenwriter.
It's like this: Mary-Kate and Ashley started two fashion labels together, The Row, a couture line, and Elizabeth and James, a more affordable brand. Both lines are now suffering and Ashley, who's very focused on becoming a "respected businesswoman," believes the failure is due in large part to sister Mary-Kate's partying. Cocaine, as we're sure you know, is a helluva drug.
The rest of the story's all about good lines. Ashley wants MK away from the good line, The Row, until she can cool it with her own, special good lines and the smoking and the drinking, basically all the stuff that makes the fashion industry tolerable.
MK is left to focus on the cheap stuff, er, the more affordable line, Elizabeth and James, “It’s tough because The Row was so much of Mary-Kate’s idea. Mary-Kate has a unique fashion sense,” notes the insider.
“I just see myself more as a business person,” Ashley says.
Great idea, Ashley: give the wasted young millionaire LESS responsibility. That always shapes them right up.
Every week, a bunch of “real” people say really stupid things on reality TV. These are their stories.
10. "Why are the camels yelling at me?" — Bjorn, Exiled
The promised Runway to Change line from the Barack Obama campaign arrived a while ago, and high-priced ($60-$70) T-shirt designs from big names have been steadily popping up on the campaign Web site for weeks.
You've seen the Project Runway finalists' collections, now click through to get to a link that links to another link of Tim Gunn possibly shaking the maybe-winner's hand. Simple, right?
Remember when Jennifer Lopez pulled out of guest judging the Project Runway finale (leaving Tim Gunn to come to the rescue) after suffering a foot injury? And then two days later she participated in a triathlon? Someone looked into it, and it turns out that "foot injury" was all a sham (allegedly).
Apparently J.Lo was upset at The Weinstein Company (which produces PR) because it failed to offer her a part in an upcoming Weinstein film. She was told Thursday, the day before the PR finale filmed, that she would not be getting the part. Voila! Jennifer got a foot injury and was forced to pull out, much to host Heidi Klum's dismay: "Heidi went from one big-name judge for the finale to none," said a source. "It was embarrassing, especially the excuse that [Lopez] was hurt." Maybe we're crazy, but we'd pick Tim Gunn over Jennifer Lopez any day. Project Runway is better off.
Oh, and for the record, J.Lo's rep denied the allegations (of course).
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Today is kind of a milestone of mine, because it's my one year anniversary at Jossip HQ. I started out as an intern over at Jossip.com for a few months before being moved over to Mollygood full-time, so it's not my real first anniversary yet, but I'm sentimental and celebrate anytime I can. I remember showing up at what I have dubbed The Tiniest Starbucks In The World across the street from Bryant Park to interview for the internship and staring across out the window at all of the celebrities and models (and Nigel Barker!). I hadn't a clue I would be there a year later, which is what made this Fashion Week exciting for me. CONTINUED »
The Project Runway finalists debuted their lines this morning at Bryant Park for the last day of Fashion Week. Because Wednesday night's episode left six contestants in the competition, all six presented their showcases, although there are typically only three true finalists. Pictures from each collection, along with our predictions, after the jump. CONTINUED »
The Us Weekly staffers apparently got really drunk and threw together a humorous list of the 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers. Topping the list: Tyra Banks. In a city that plays home to millions of people, Tyra Effing Banks is the most stylish? Also making the list are resident View idiot Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Danity Kane he-she Aubrey O'Day. We have no words.
For a look into Tyra's enviable "style," click through.
Jennifer Lopez remained quite the diva Friday when she backed out of guest judging the Project Runway finale after suffering a foot injury. Because sitting in a chair alongside a runway really puts a lot of pressure on your foot. Look, we understand that a serious injury is painful and requires bed rest and all that, but you know she just has a hangnail of sorts and didn't feel like putting in the extra effort.
The good news is Tim Gunn stepped up in her place to judge the contestants, which is awesome because that means more Tim on our television sets. Here's hoping he reprises his infamous "Holler at your boy" or "Question mark?"
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Speaking of Fashion Week glamour, please behold the new trend for the upcoming season(s): The man skirt, or as I have dubbed it: The Mirt. Marc Jacobs has been seen sporting it more than once around the Bryant Park tents, and I have a feeling Cord is going to start wearing one of his own around Jossip headquarters. Mark my words, this is going to be huge.
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