In case you’re one of the two people alive who doesn’t know about Project Runway, it’s a hugely entertaining reality show about fashion designers. I love it. Especially when the contestants have to do really bizarre challenges, like make outfits out of food, or design WWE costumes. A few actually make things that look great and make sense given the constraints of the challenge, and the rest generally make ridiculous looks that the judges rip apart for our entertainment.

Fans of the show might enjoy reading Project Rungay, a blog by a couple of really funny gay men who critique all the outfits. It makes me laugh every time I read it.

However, I have to disagree with a point made in this post about Blayne. He’s 23 and he’s never heard of Sgt. Pepper…and they say that’s okay because the music came out two decades before he was born. Well, I’m 29, which isn’t THAT much older than 23, and I grew up listening to the Beatles. Did something change in the six years after I was born, and suddenly parents stopped liking the music they grew up listening to? I just don’t see how it’s possible not to be familiar with Beatles music, even if you aren’t a fan of oldies. I’m not particularly a fan of Elvis, but I’m familiar with his music, you know? Every karaoke bar I’ve ever been to is full of Beatles and Elvis songs, and lots of young people attempt to sing them….

Anyway – my opinions about music and pop culture aside – Project Runway is a really fun show, and it’s inspiring to me, as a designer, to watch what people come up with, and how well (or not) they execute their ideas. I think it would be really fun to get a bunch of independent jewelry designers together and do little Project Runway-inspired challenges, with prizes. Not that I have time to organize it right now, but it’s on my to-do list for someday….