Here comes round two of Bravo’s attempt to replace Project Runway. Launch My Line, a show where contestants get paired with established designers to produce their own fashion line, thankfully looks better than the hot mess that was the The Fashion Show. Maybe it was hatred for Isaac Mizrahi, maybe it was because I didn’t understand why an ex-member of Destiny’s Child was a judge, but I just could not bring myself to get anywhere close to getting into that show.
Back to Launch My Line. The contestants are comprised of people who are established in careers outside of fashion design (a DJ, fashion critics, an architect, and big gay dandy Patrick McDonald!) but still have an interest in 15 minutes of fashion design fame…I mean they want to create their own lines. You may recognize some of them, including Merle Ginsberg, judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race, who I guess just couldn’t get enough of the reality TV limelight. This show looks like a much better attempt to replace PR, and the DSquared twins look to be much better hosts than Mizrahi. I’ll still be tuning in with a critical eye. The show premieres September 16th.
