I have to thank Nathan for letting me know about this amazing, brand-new show on Bravo. As I’m sure all of you know, Project Runway has moved away from Gayland (Bravo!) to middle-aged Gayland (Lifetime: Television for Women). But you’d never even know it thanks to the new, innovative show to make all of your Project Runway withdrawal pains chill out for a while. If you haven’t gotten the hint yet, this show is unlike anything you’ve ever seen and completely dissimilar to any show that’s ever been on Bravo before. It’s called The Fashion Show.
Get this: They get sixteen unemployed fashion designers, and they have to do “challenges” where they design outfits on the spot. I know! But wait–there’s more. The designers are all fucking crazy and don’t seem to be very good, because it makes better drama that way. They are judged by a team of judges, four of them, three of whom are the same for every episode with one guest judge from the fashion industry. The best part might be the hosts/judges: Isaac Mizrahi leads the fashion side of things, helping the designers out in the workroom and generally being the gayest thing on legs. When a designer is sent home, he gives the coup de grace with his new catch phrase “Buh-bye, darling.” High drama, that. Where there would otherwise be a fantastically bodacious fashion icon at his side, looking stern and Prussian, there is instead America’s favorite fashion icon, respected throughout the fashion and modeling industries alike . . . 
Oh wait, it’s Kelly Rowland (Put it In). You know, from Destiny’s Child. And she has had a solo album that sold relatively well. She’s doing better than Michelle (who Wikipedia tells me will be staring as Roxy Heart in Chicago here in London) at least, and those other lost children of destiny. I digress. So, you get the idea: sixteen lunatics compete for a big pile of cash. The twists? There are twists. For example, every winning outfit will be sold on Bravotv.com, which is surly neither an attempt to remind you at every turn WHAT CHANNEL YOU’RE WATCHING AND IT’S NOT FUCKING LIFETIME THAT’S FOR DAMN SURE, nor is it a desperate ploy to recuperate the financial hit of losing a fan favorite fashion program. Also, there is the added twist that besides the four judges, the designs are also shown off in front of actual industry people, who get some input in their judging, though they don’t seem to get any camera time.
It’s on youtube, of course, and they also have clips on their website. Anyway, judge for yourself–I know you always do.
