Posts with tag reality tv

Psssst. We've been keeping a very dirty little secret: we're totally obsessed with The Rachel Zoe Project. No, really we've got a problem. To date, we've seen every episode of the power stylists show and have watched the subsequent re-runs on Bravo ad nauseam. Rachel's super-cheesy catch phrase "to die", Taylor's two seasons old black nail polish, and Brad's incessant whining all makes us kind of swoon every Tuesday night.

And tonight, we expect another round of warm feelings to takeover our body at about 9pm EST when a new episode airs.

Apparently, the crew is still at New York Fashion Week so maybe this is the episode we'll get to see Rachel getting locked out of the Marc Jacobs/ Meanwhile, enjoy this clip of Zoe trying on some of her new vintage dresses. And people, they're "die."

And now model-oriented reality television programming just got a little more serious.

Today, Wall Street Journal reports Vogue magazine and IMG are teaming up to launch a web-based reality series about the world of fashion and of course, modeling. Called Model.Live, the series will follow Madeline Kragh, Cato Van Ee, and Austria Alcantara, three up-and-coming IMG babes poised to skyrocket towards the front of their class.

The series cost a whopping $3 million to make or approximately $31,000 minute. It debuts on Vogue.TV August 19th and will consist of twelve eight minute episodes. So yeah, Tyra's America's Next Top Model and Bravo's Make Me A Supermodel have some major competition this fall. In this preview, watch as the girls prep for their promo photo shoot.

King/Queen of Schadenfreude Perez Hilton is gleefully proclaiming the death of the clothing line "created" by Hills "star" Lauren Conrad. Kitson dropped her from their L.A. boutiques because of "lackluster sales." Ouch.

Like seemingly everyone else, we found the stuff she "designs" to be overpriced given their lack of originality, but not that bad. If anything, they were an almost perfect thermometer of vapid popularity. Are maxi-dresses still popular? Yes, LC has one in the latest "collection" which means they will be around for another 15 minutes.

Sure, it's a blow to get dropped by trend-maker Kitson, but like a weed, we're sure LC will pop up somewhere else. In the meantime, mid-western sweet sixteens with fat allowances and a "reality" show addiction can still get their drapey jersey dress fix online.

A new BBC show is ready to challenge the fashion world's notions about marketable beauty. Britain's Missing Top Model, like American's Next Top Model and the ilk, brings together several beauties and puts them through a series of competitions where they have to use real life modeling "skills." The winner is awarded with an exclusive photo spread in Marie Claire, and presumably lasting fame and fortune.

The twist? These models all have some form of disability.

Gah. As much as we hate Heather Mills and would rather stick pins in our eyes than give her credit, perhaps all of her gawking around on Dancing With The Stars did some good.

As we mentioned earlier, 21-year-old Holly Kiser won the first season of Make Me A Supermodel, which included a contract with New York Models and $100,000 check.

But it seems as though she wasn't the only contestant who walked away with more than just a couple of hours of embarrassing moments on national television.

Just when we all thought it was time for her to say goodbye to the spotlight, Rachel Zoe is now getting her own reality television show. The raisin-faced fashionista's show is due to arrive on a TV near you as early as June.

Rachel Zoe has confirmed that she will be shooting a one-hour reality television program for the network Bravo. According to Zoe, the show isn't going to about exposing her clients lives -- unless of course they want to. I personally don't think anyone is going to care about her latest bunch of A-listers, since all of the crazy good ones (Nicole Richie and Lindsay Lohan) ditched her a long time ago. Zoe's current A-list roster includes Demi Moore, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Garner, and Liv Tyler. Can we yawn, "Boring?"

The show still does not have an official title but will shoot in New York for two months. The show sounds like a train wreck in the making so you know we will be tuning in.

You've almost undoubtedly seen an episode or two of Ugly Betty -- the show that follows a stereotypically unattractive girl through the exploits at a high-profile fashion magazine. It's funny, right?

But what if it were true?

Hoping to cash in on the show's success, VH1 is rumored to be developing a reality TV version of the show, called "America the Ugly," that will follow real-life "ugly" women who work in the fashion industry. Becky Southwick, the infamous booker on The Agency, known for biting comments like "You've got fatter. And yes, I've just said the F-word,'' is set to host the program, and provide her usual commentary.

While mean-spirited reality TV personalities like Southwick, or Simon Cal, can be funny, it seems like this is crossing the line. Models on The Agency and contestants on American Idol have asked to be judged, and want desperately to work in industries based almost entirely on your appearance. But will people really want to watch Southwick pick on random employees at fashion houses and style magazines who don't meet her standards?

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. Will the comparisons never end?!?! Probably not, so Styledash is joining right in with our own Celebrity Style Smackdown between the faux-stars of reality TV's The Simple Life. Though we've seen them both rocking the same Roberto Cavalli dress, the girls have wildly different styles. Nightclub-hopping socialite Paris is girlish and flashy. Nicole's personality comes across as saucier than Paris's, but her style is slightly more subdued, tending these days toward a Bohemian lady. We pit the ladies mano a mano from fashion to food to see who does better . (Paris Hilton photo: BellaFashionista, Nicole Richie photo: Popsugar)

Both girls have been spotted in teeny bikinis. Paris keeps it simple in a striped string bikini. We have no comment on Nicole's "look" that hasn't already been said. Winner: Paris. (Paris Hilton photo: Ask KAC, Nicole Richie photo: x17online)

Paris Hilton stars in her own video for Stars Are Blind. Nicole Richie stars in the music video for her Dad's new song, I Call it Love. While Paris looks fun and flirty on the beach, we are in love with Nicole's Audrey-esque style in every scene - pearls, perfect upswept hair, and her big doe eyes. Winner: Nicole.

At the VMAs, it seems both girls were channeling Madonna from the '80s. We were more than a little horrified for Paris in a travesty that we can only call "Swan Lake Like a Virgin." Nicole looked ravishing in a floor-length frilly white gown and topped it off with a giant gold cross around her neck. Winner: Nicole. (Nicole Richie photo: Absolutely.net)

Rarely, if ever, do we see the hotel heiress in jeans, and here's why: Paris just doesn't look right. Nicole, on her way out of karaoke night at Guy's in LA, looks comfortable and cute in a sheer, breezy top over skinny jeans. Winner: Nicole.

What do they eat? Well, we've ob-seen Paris with a Carl's Jr. burger, and apparently, beef and buns is her thing, since she was on her way to In N Out just a few days ago. In the photo, Nicole is holding a slice of pizza, but we think she was using it as a prop, not for food. Winner: Paris. (Nicole Richie photo: The Superficial)