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Wednesdays

My friend Paige got me hooked on Project Runway in the middle of the third season. It comes on Bravo and if it's on, I watch it. They are on the 4th season and I've seen them all at least 3 times--probably more. Each Wednesday night at 9pm a new episode comes on. They play all the previous episodes all day leading up to the new one. Usually I let Matt watch Nick and Noggin, but he knows that Wednesday is Mom's TV day. I may not be able to watch Project Runway all day, but it stays on the TV.

Tomorrow night is the last episode where the designers that are left all are showing their collections at New York Fashion Week. Of course, this is the kind of fashion that normal people don't wear but elements of the stuff comes through into regular fashion and trends.

Now I don't know a lot about fashion, but I do know about sewing. To be able to come up with a design, choose the fabric, develop a pattern, cut out the pieces, sew them together, fit a model, finish the garment(s), and have it ready to show to Michael Kors can be daunting. To do it in 2 days or often less is astounding. The things that these designers have created have been amazing. The 3 designers that are left--Christian (his name is not indicative of his lifestyle), Jillian, and Rami--are all incredibly talented and creative. My favorite to win is Jillian. She makes stuff that is more to my taste. Christian's stuff is a bit on the wild side. Rami's stuff is flowy and billowy and has an old world Grecian feeling to it. All 3 have a lot to offer.

I'm really excited about watching it tomorrow night. But it being Bravo, if I miss it at 9pm, I can watch it at 10 pm, possibly 11pm, the next day at 9am, and several other times throughout the coming days.

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