Live Blogging Project Runway, Week 5
Hello everyone, and welcome back to the greatest liveblog on earth - created by you, the Gawker commenters. It's like an Olympics here every Wednesday night, but a special one: the Olympics of live blogging. Before things get underway, I have a couple things to suggest we watch for tonight, followed by a special request. First, the "things to watch": Will another "clothing mashup" be unveiled? Last week, Joe wowed the judges by concocting a skort - the skirt/short combo that is to the clothing world what the spork is to plastic cutlery. What other clothing innovations might we see tonight? A "pantdanna"? A shirt/hat combo called a "shat"? Pantihose for men, called "mantihose"? Leggings worn on the arms, called "armings"? The possibilities seem endless … Will Brooke Shields be introduced as a stylish dresser? The last two guest judges with no real connection to the fashion industry were introduced as having a "great fashion sense." Will this happen again tonight? Or will they just attempt to establish Shields' judging credentials by telling us she "wears a lot of clothes" instead? Ok, now for my special request: It came to mind after reading Richard's excellent recap last week, and its depressing but accurate observation that this season so far kind of sucks. This put me in mind of the scene in Peter Pan when Tinkerbell is dying, but the power of a crowd of children's belief in fairies restores her to life. Why? Because I believe in Project Runway. And I think all of you do too. (I think we also believe in fairies, but that probably goes without saying.) So before tonight's live blog begins, I thought maybe we could harness the collective power of commenter love and try to bring this faltering season back to life. What do you say? Are you with me? Ok then, everybody: If you believe in Project Runway, clap your hands! That's it… clap! Again! Keep on clapping, I think it's starting to work! Of course, you can't clap and comment at the same time. So at 9 pm, don't forget to stop clapping and start typing.