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Rachel, Taylor, and Brad back for Season 2

Their back!  Team Zoe is back in full effect, and the first disaster of the season includes dressing 5 celebrities (Cameron Diaz, Eva Mendes, Demi Moore, Debra Messing and Anne Hathaway) for the Golden Globes.  What’s the big issue?  Due to the slowdown in the economy, designers have slowed their production of couture gowns, making Rachel’s job difficult to choose the perfect dress for her clients.  Brad even referenced the difficulty with a metaphor that only he could conjure up:

“It’s weird to have an award’s season and not have any clothes to dress people in.  Imagine if you were a doctor, but have no prescription pads so you just go without medicine.  That’s kind of the same situation, maybe?  Right!”

A bit of a dramatic metaphor, but for this fashion obsessed trio saving lives is just as important as saving celebrity fashion reputations.  The team makes do, but not without some little trials and tribulations right before the celebs head down the red carpet:  Eva Mendes spots a stain on her gown, and Zoe needs Karl Lagerfeld’s consent to cut a sleeve off a Chanel couture dress to fit her vision of Cameron Diaz’s look.

All in the name of high fashion!  I’m thrilled for a new season from a group that never fails to disappoint with high drama, incredible fashion, and celebrity guest stars.  Tune in next week for the Rachel Zoe Project on Bravo, Monday nights at 10pm (EST).  To read a little bit more about Season 2 of the Rachel Zoe Project, visit the “About” page on Bravo’s website.

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My unfortunate hiatus last night from my beloved television was disappointing for me and my love of blogging. However, our assistant store manager/buyer, Selena, took on the challenge and wrote today’s The Rachel Zoe Project blog update. Thanks Selena! Love it.

Recently inspired by a pair of black leather clog-esque pumps from Joie’s Spring Collection, I began to daydream all the great outfits I could wear around that shoe:  Pink mini dress from Shoshanna with my Streets Ahead Carrie Belt- a sexy, flirty look that is always fun to put together.  Or how about my Current/Elliot Elephant Bells and a Ballet Neck Tee from Splendid—the easy boho style that never goes out of style.

Joie Spring 09

The possibilities  with a shoe like this are endless! Especially when I tuned into The Rachel Zoe Project this evening (I could no longer watch the worst display of a biased moderator I have ever seen in a presidential debate).  Rachel’s eagerness to re-style her sister, Pam,  proved to be an excellent learning experience for women out there who relate to this lifestyle.

Not only were there lessons to be learned for every girl, woman, and senior (just cause your older doesn’t mean you need to loose your sense of style), but Ms. Zoe reaffirmed my take on black pumps being the ultimate accessory.

“Throw on a pair of black pumps with a white dress and boom—Coco Chanel” or something to this effect was spoken by this style genius.

Rachel Zoe Style A to Zoe

Now the tough decisions need to be made—which shoe will be my new ultimate accessory when there are just so many good ones I’ve been seeing for Spring 09? Better yet, why am I asking myself to choose. I’ll take them all please!

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My mother always said “if you having nothing nice to say, then just shut up” (she’s French, they can be so rude, you know).

Well, today I am ignoring my mother.

Kenley can not possibly still be there for her talent. She is there because people watch just to see her sass to Heidi and everyone else. She really deserves to be “auffed” not only for her poor design decisions, but for her bad behavior.

It is obvious that she grew up on a tug boat, on the ocean, alone, with no other children around her. She has way to much attitude, and I mean that in a bad way.

Okay. I’m done with my own rant on Kenley.

How about Jerrel? His dress had some really cool elements. I’d wear it.

Project Runway

I can’t wait for Tim Gunn’s home visits next week and to see who is in the final 3. Stay Tuned.

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I am many things this a.m. as I review in my head last night’s episode of  The Rachel Zoe Project on Bravo tv.  I am dumbfounded, jealous, curious and much more.   I want all the dresses she picked out at New York Vintage in addition to her ongoing Birkin bag collection.  She is the ultimate collector as well as the ultimate shopper.

I have never seen someone shop with such vigor and excitement.  Rachel Zoe may very well be the “Queen of the 20 Minute Shopping Spree”.  And, to have a shopping partner like Brad in your corner is pure genius and luck.  I mean really!  to have someone give you the “oh yes” nod with such conviction and determination is what every girl dreams of in a shopping companion.

The rest of the show was awesome. I love that they had one-on-one meetings with Oscar, Diane, Marc and many more.  It only solidified my belief that Rachel Zoe is truly respected in her field and beyond.  I’m sure not just anyone gets to meet with designers before their show!  Amazing.  And Fashion Week was made more exciting by all her backstage meetings.

I look forward to next week.  Lots of crying!  What’s that all about?

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I enjoyed tonight’s episode of Project Runway even thought it wasn’t my favorite of the season thus far.

Season 5 has been exciting and I am glued to each episode. Even though we are in NYC to view Spring 09 collections, we didn’t miss the late night repeat of the episode where Joe was “auffed”. I must admit, when Dustin Hoffman walked into our hotel restaurant last night, it was hard to leave just to go watch Heidi, Michael and the rest rip the designers to shreds, but we caught the show during the late recast and satisfied our Project Runway obsession for one more week.

I’ll let you know what I think about tonight’s show. Keep tuned in.

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