Hello, fabulouses, and welcome to Throwback Thursday! Today I am going to tell a little story…
While I was scrolling through my Instagram newsfeed, I saw a post by @justaddglam of her wearing a sweatshirt…
*LIGHTBULB*
Me: Oh, my goodness! I totally have that sweatshirt–I forgot all about it! *runs upstairs to room and gets sweatshirt out of closet* This is perfect for running errands and searching for Cynthia Rowley “Hurry” sneakers in black/gold at Belk today! I hope they still have some….
Mom: What is all the commotion? *okay, so maybe she didn’t say “commotion” but I like to embellish*
Me: Look what I found in my closet! I forgot all about it!
Mom: Oh, yeah! You had that on your blog last year–I have always loved that sweatshirt!
Me: I know, it’s pretty cute. I am going to wear it today to run errands and go to Belk.
Mom: Why do you need to go to Belk?
Me: To buy new shoes.
Mom: *SMH*
Throw it back with the VIP and take a look at “Work That Floral Skirt” blog post where the Target sweatshirt was first featured on January 9, 2013!
Hello, my fabulouses! Do y’all remember those group projects in high school where the teacher “randomly” picked the members? Yeah, me too…I can remember getting placed on teams that were…not so great. I don’t know about y’all, but I am glad a TV crew was not there filming my facial expressions, comments, and blurts.
Project Runway Season 12 Episode 5 reminded me so much of a “poster board, PowerPoint, in front of your class presentation” project. Let’s take a look inside the classroom…
Teacher: “Abby, Susie, and Alex are in a group together. You have two class days to complete the assignment.”
Abby:*rolls eyes*
Susie: “Are you going to help me design the PowerPoint from scratch? I have no idea how to work that program on this computer.”
Abby: “Sure, Susie…but you really need to learn how to do it yourself.”
Susie: “Well, I know how to…just not on this computer.”
Alex:“We need to make sure we get this done as quickly as possible because we need A’s–we need A’s!”
Abby: “Okay, we do need A’s, but we also need to make a plan on how we are going to do this–who is going to do what–create a schedule so we manage our time well.”
Alex: “We just need to make this group project fun and get A’s”
Susie:“Yeah, I totally agree!”
*later that day*
Abby: “Susie, have you even started working on the PowerPoint yet?”
Susie: “No, I do not know how to use the PowerPoint program on this computer.”
Abby: *rolls eyes*
Susie: “Stop rolling your eyes at me. That is rude.”
Alex: *whispering to Susie* “Abby is like dealing with a fashionista diva.”
So, what has this cheesy dialogue taught us? That we have all experienced an Episode 5 “group project disaster” at some point in our lives…and if you have never participated in graded group work…consider yourself blessed.
Instead of blogging a recap of episode 5…mainly because it reminds me too much of my freshman year in high school…and the movie Mean Girls…and Easy A, I am going to talk about the importance of a budget, the sweetest moment, and the most ridiculous thing I have quiet possibly ever heard.
Image provided by The Weinstein Company.
Now, let’s talk budget. Tim Gunn explained to the designer teams that they were to create a luxe, high-end mini collection with a suggested GoBank spending budget of $1,500 to buy the materials for this unconventional challenge. If my math serves me correctly…that is $500 for each individual. The designers were to choose two out of the three following shops from which to purchase their items: Second Hand Rose (a vintage wallpaper store), Surprise! Surprise! (a home décor and party store), and Garden of Eden (a specialty food store).
Designers Kate, Jeremy and Karen using GoBank card to purchase some of their materials for episode 5. Image provided by The Weinstein Company.Image provided by The Weinstein Company.
Speaking of working with a budget…Ken Laurence has been a very conscientious spender on the first four episodes of Project Runway. I highly admire designer Ken for managing the $4,000 season GoBank budget because in “the real world” there is not an endless cash flow for up-and-coming fashion designers.
Me: I read the www.al.com article “What people are saying about Birmingham’s Ken Laurence on Project Runway“…I found some of the statements in the write-up to be a tad bit harsh and overstated–I do not see you as a villain nor Kanye West. How do you feel about the comments made about you in this Project Runway Season 5 recap?
Ken: Honestly, it almost hurt because I TRY so hard to be nice to people and remain humble…but, I’m human! And when I’m frustrated, I voice my opinion. I would be “acting” if I didn’t voice my opinion. It’s reality TV!
Me: You have been so responsible and aware of each challenge’s budget in episodes 1-4…How did you feel with your team members disregard of the budget?
Ken:I was bothered, and I wanted to use our money wisely. We were put on a set budget of $4000.00, and once that money was gone – it was gone! I didn’t want to be standing in the long run with no money left.
Okay–enough about budget! It is time to chat about the sweetest moment…and the most ridiculous moment!
The sweetest moment thus far on Project Runway Season 12–besides designer Brandon proposing to his boyfriend on episode 4, which that was totally amazing…I cried…a lot–Anyway, the sweetest moment on episode 5 was when designer Justin video chatted with his super precious family and began to cry. Justin…I was crying right there with you, buddy! It was such a lovely moment, and I am so glad Lifetime included it. The scene added a tad bit of peace to the overall spicy episode.
The most ridiculous moment I have witnessed on Project Runway Season 12 thus far was when designer Alexandria made a testy comment in response to Project Runway judge Nina Garcia’s (Creative Director at Marie Claire) question.
Nina: “Did you have a problem dealing with Ken?”
Alexandria: “…There’s no time for the drama, there’s no time to argue…you just want to pet the cat and make it calm.
After the judges dismissed the designers from the runway to get a closer look, Ken voiced his opinion of this “pet the kitty” comment.
Ken:“…I’m just going to sit here in silence. I do not want anyone to feel uncomfortable or feel like they’re walking on glass or like they have to pet the kitty…”
*Pet the cat and make it calm? Really…is that the best you could do, Alexandria? Come on, girl…watch Mean Girls and Easy A to gain some new sly comments.
Okay…it is time to get back to Abby, Susie, and Alex’s group project. Did they get A’s or F’s? You guessed it–epic fail. Why was this group project an epic fail? This group project was an epic fail because Susie lacked the skills, Alex wanted an “A”–but did not want to work for it, and Abby was left to save herself and salvage what she could. At the end of the day, every collaboration project failure can be summed up with a scene from one of my favorite movies ever–Cool Hand Luke. “…What we’ve got here is failure to communicate….”
*School bell rings*
Teacher: “Okay, class is dismissed. See y’all tomorrow.”
Y’all don’t forget to vote for Ken Laurence to be Project Runway Season 12’s Fan Favorite by visiting www.mylifetime.com/projectrunway!
Check out Ken’s blog “Behind the Seams” for a behind the scenes look of a designer’s life! www.klbehindtheseams.com
I am so excited to see what episode 6 has in store for us…putting fashion designers in the woods…? This should get interesting! Y’all come back next week for more VIP Project Runway chat! :)
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