Project Runway....

Last night was the first episode of Season 5 of Project Runway.

I am in a state of utter shock.

I was soooo pleasantly surprised to see Jerry Tam on the line up. He is the founder of design collective, FORM, of which I am a huge fan. In fact, I have borrowed pieces from them on a few occasions. I was actually thinking that he may be too advanced in his career for PR. Overall, it does seem that they have been casting people who are already pretty well established in the industry this season.

I think Jerry is perfect for the show, though, as his work is very innovative. FORMs aesthetic plays with silhouette in a very modern way, whilst still remaining sexy. The look is avante garde, but tempered with classy fabrics in neutral tones. I feel like their work is in the same family as Three AsFour and SANS. Very cutting edge, and only slowly garnering the respect and understanding of the main stream...but isn't that always the case with visionaries?

I was definitely looking forward to what sort of creations Jerry would come up with, as his vision is already out there, add some crazy challenges into the mix, and some truely unique work was bound to come out of it.

So, imagine my shock and horror when Jerry was eliminated on the first challenge...and the chick with the garbage bags got to stay. All I can think is that it must be political somehow. Or one of those occasions when the producers of the show thought the punk rock girl would make for better television. We can't lose sight of the fact that it is a TV show, afterall.

Anyway, Jerry, I think the critiques were idiotic. I loved your piece. I think it was true to your vision. The white boots and gloves added a feel to the piece that is not uncommon to what you would see going down the runways of fashion week, as there is always a sense of story and drama. I loved the construction and silhouette of the raincoat, and your layering of different textures was beautiful. You were robbed. Well, no matter, because FORM will soon be the darling of the fashion industry while Micheal Kors is still making sheath dresses for women vacationing in the Hamptons.

Below are my fave pieces from Episode 1. I do love Kelli and Kenley. I'm sure I will blog about them in the future...but today is all about Jerry.

So, back to Jerry, below are some instances where I used FORM in photoshoots I styled. It was the perfect look for Rochelle of band Product.01, shot by Peter Frey and Andrea Martin.
And below we used a top by FORM for my Secretary fashion story for ZOOZOOM, also shot by Frey/Martin.