Na-Be by Victorya Hong

VictorYA showed her Na-Be collection on Friday and of course, we have opinions. It's very much an '80s-inspired collection and for those of us who lived through the '80s and cringe at the thought - get over it. Trends recycle in fashion and right now, this is the trend.

To her credit, she's looking at the more classically inspired looks of the '80s - the menswear-inspired looks, the cropped jackets, the leggings, the wide belts, and pegged pants. It's done in mostly toned down colors of creams and blacks and rich greys, but with some pure '80s splashes of neon and purple. In short, she took the best parts of the '80s and did them up in a modern, wearable style.

To be honest, we like the collection. A lot of the online and critical reception seems decidedly mixed. It can't by any stretch of the imagination be referred to as "innovative," but so what? That's not the be all and end all of fashion. It's one criteria to apply, but it's not a universal standard. Yes, the looks are very toned down and no, there's never any "wow" moment in the collection, but that's pretty much her personality as we saw it on the show. We can see why she didn't make it to the end of the competition, though. Project Runway is set up in such a way as to reward the dramatic and over-the-top. It's a reality show and that's what it does. In the real world of fashion, this is just a well done, simple, chic collection. Good for her for sticking to her own aesthetic.


Here's the video of her runway show:


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Na-Be by Victtoria Hong Fall 2008

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After a dream debut with Bollywood Badshaah Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanti Om, Deepika Padukone appears set to take the Southern film industry by storm by possibly grabbing a role opposite Tamil superstar Rajinikanth in the big-budget film Robot.

Padukone�s name is �on the top of the list of contenders for heroine� in the Rs 100-crore venture by director Shankar, sources in the film production unit here said.

Shankar, who directed last year�s runaway hit Sivaji - The Boss also starring Rajinikanth, has already teamed up with the renowned music composer AR Rehman for the film.

The 22-year-old model-turned-actress has received the Star Screen award for �most promising newcomer� and Stardust �Superstar of Tomorrow�" award.

Going by the mantra that actresses make a dent in Kollywood(Tamil film industry) after starring opposite Rajinikanth or Kamal Hassan, the media began the buzz about Deepika acting in Robot.

The speculation earlier was that Shah Rukh Khan would play the lead in the the film, to be made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, before Shankar succeeded in getting the Tamil matinee idol to agree.

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PR Bitches at Fashion Week

Happy Fashion Week, kittens. While we wait for the next episode to find out who's showing, let's take a stroll through the tents and see which PR bitches showed their faces to the camera.

First up, Mrs. Seal makes an appearance on the runway for The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Show in a skimpy little slip dress by Marc Jacobs.

Here's a bit of info on the show:

"The Red Dress—the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness—was designed to build awareness that women are at risk for heart disease, and motivate them to take action to reduce their risk. Follow The Heart Truth and learn about heart disease in women this February, and throughout the year, through a series of exciting events taking place across the nation."

When we first saw the pictures of this dress, we weren't too keen on it, but common sense prevailed and we realize that it - and she - looks fabulous. It's got a sexy, disheveled, JBF feel to it while giving the illusion that it shows more than it actually does. Nicely done, Miss Jacobs.

Heidi? You can start aging now. No one will hold it against you.

Next up, Princess Puffysleeves makes an appearance in the front row at the Perry Ellis show...


and at the Rubin Singer show:

He looks fierce. We couldn't pull off an outfit like that (or pull it on, for that matter), but he's rocking it.

Also, several bitches made their presence known at the Na-Be by Victorya Hong show.


Team Star! Jack, did you make those pants? We want them.


And Jay finally got to meet the object of his obsession all season. Oh to have been a fly on the wall for that convo.

And yes, darlings, we WILL be getting to Victorya's collection very soon. In the meantime, a taste:


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Bleeding for Fashion

"Are you there, God? It's me, Jillian.

I- I don't know how to tell you this, but..."

"...I really fucked up."

Oh boy, did she ever.

But check out her little cha-cha skirt! Shake it, Anita!

Oy. Where to start. From the top, we guess. But first, let's talk about washes. Specifically, that these are the wrong ones. That light, brushed denim is very not in right now and no matter what she tried to do with it, it was going to look drab and out of style. She addresses this in her interview at the Bravo site:

"It seemed a lot of the designers were going for the darker washes. As soon as the challenge was presented to us, I had the design in my head and I imagined it in an almost white denim. Instead I ended up with light denim (in the two seconds we had to make a decision). I realize that, presently in fashion, it's all about the not-so-washed dark denim, but ... alright, I messed up! And OK fine -- the coat looked a whole lot better in my head!"

Okay, okay. No need to get testy there, girl.

But you see darling, that just means you're a woman now!

Anyway, back to this monstrosity.

Alright, from the top: the collar might've worked had it been executed better but we hate the shoulders on this thing. Bad enough she went with a different wash for the sleeves, but then she attached them at such a weird point. It makes her look broad and droopy.

The bodice is plain and flat-looking - especially when you take into account all the frippery she placed on this thing.

Exhibit A. We're trying to envision a way in which this might have worked, but no. It just doesn't.

Exhibit B: There's just no way something like that could ever work. If you're not sitting at your desk at work, say this out loud: "Denim sleeve ruffles." See? It sounds ludicrous. That's because it is.

Okay, even if you are at work, say it out loud. When your cubicle mate looks at you funny, smile mysteriously. They'll stop hitting you up for birthday club money.

We also hate the proportions on the skirt. Too full for a trench coat, let alone a denim one.

Everything about this was a complete miss. Wrong color choice, bad proportions, too much frippery and to top it all off, terribly executed. She's better than this. For that matter, so was VictorYA. It seems to us that they were both so thrown off their game by having to work with an unfamiliar fabric, that they both defaulted to their previous almost-winning design and tried to duplicate it.

The only reason VictorYA got the auf was because Jillian clearly put more effort into her design. The results were just as bad, but at least she tried. Plus, she finally managed to do the one thing that VictorYA never could.

Allow emotion to register on her face.


[Photo: Barbara Nitke/Bravotv.com - Screencaps: Project RunGay]


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