Now that a gloriously torrid season of Project Runway is over, I'm suffering from a fashion TV void the size of Lincoln Center. But it appears that Bravo, Project Runway's original stomping grounds, is prepared to fill the niche with a revamped version of its The Fashion Show. With Kelly Rowland relieved from hosting duties and supermodel Iman taking over, I can assure you (with magnificent video evidence) that we might be in for the best fashion TV in existence.
Iman hosted the fabulous (and real, I swear) Project Runway Canada for two seasons. See if you can handle this season-one intro. Remember to curl up and cackle when she says, "Tempers will flare."
As for her actual judging abilities, Iman is a unflinching critic. Click to 3:35 to hear Iman tell a contestant, "I never want to hear that excuse again."
But what about her ability to rant at length about fashion, you ask? Iman's second-to-none. Dig her impassioned defense of "goth" as a "legitimate look."
I'm signed on. I'll be recapping The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection every week, beginning with this Tuesday's premiere. Hopefully Iman will be in top form, the contestants won't disappoint, and co-host Isaac Mizrahi will let Iman do her thing (shooting blue fire from her eyes). Here's a preview, complete with the soon-to-be-immortal sendoff, "You're out of fashion."
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