The German beauty's TV design contest is nominated for an award for the third time, but asking contestants to make her a frock for it isn't an option after a red carpet fiasco last year (06).
She says, "I tried that once. The very first time I got nominated, I asked the winner of the first season, Jay McCarroll, to design something. He had all these great ideas, and then designed something that was absolutely not appropriate.
"It was not an evening red carpet thing for the Emmys - it was like an MTV/Halloween costume! I could not have gone that way. At the end of the day, I said no…He got upset."
Source: PR-inside.com
Y'know, generally speaking, we like Heidi. We think she's really grown into her role as a hostess and she's great at getting attention for the show, but this was just a nasty, stupid thing for her to say.
First off, Jay is probably the last person anyone should turn to for a red carpet dress, talented as he is. It's neither his style or his aesthetic. Granted, he probably should have just turned her down, but when you're a struggling designer and a world famous supermodel asks you for a dress for a highly photographed event, how can you possibly say no?
Second, what kind of hostess (and PRODUCER) trashes the person her OWN SHOW chose as the next great American fashion designer? That doesn't say much about the competition and it doesn't say much about the show itself.
Third, you mean to tell us that in 3 seasons and almost 50 designers, she didn't think ANY of them were worthy of dressing her just because she made one bad choice? Laura? Nick? Kara Saun? Uli? Even Kayne? Any one of them could have given her a gorgeous kickass red carpet dress that would have made her look beautiful and glamorous and would have been fantastic PR for the show.
Besides, she hasn't always made the best choices in terms of her red carpet dresses:
57th Emmy - by Christian Dior
58th Emmy - by Michael Kors
(Photos: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage)
And just for reference, here's Jay's sketch for the infamous dress:
68 comments:
"Third, you mean to tell us that in 3 seasons and almost 50 designers, she didn't think ANY of them were worthy of dressing her just because she made one bad choice?"
Amen, sisters! That's why I love you Boys! Great post!!! Laura, Nick, Kara Saun (as you mentioned) just to name a few, could make a fabulous dress for her.
Very cold and heartless. You'd think she'd support her winners rather than cut them down. Boo, Heidi. :-P
In context, I don't have a problem with what she said.
" Anonymous said...
In context, I don't have a problem with what she said. "
Context or no context "I tried that once" is a shitty thing to say.
Fine, it didn't work with Jay, but many great designers have participated in the show since that happened.
Why not give somebody else a chance? How do you expect people and the fashion industry to believe in the talent you're promoting if you refuse to wear one of their dresses?
Doesn't she have some of the designers provide her with clothes to wear ON the show? I thought Austin and Kara Saun had done that.
Crazy.
I don't really see what was so appalling about Jay's dress, especially given some of her other missteps. I love Heidi, but this was very tacky of her.
Saw Jay's dress on the "Project Jay" thing that Bravo did awhile ago. I thought it was quite lovely. If I remember correctly, she told him that she wanted a dress that said, "Hot Mama" (just after the birth of one of her kids). When she turned down the dress that Jay killed himself to ultimately deliver, she said that she'd decided to go w/ "Earth Mother" instead. While I'm sure "Project Jay" (wasn't that a show that she produced, as well) presented a certain point of view, it certainly didn't reflect Heidi's comments.
Pthbbbt! That's what I say to Mrs. Seal
Laura, Kayne or Robert could do a wonderful job
I remember the dress that Jay made, and I thought it was really awesome. I think Heidi was just in a postpartum funk (and I can say that because I've had 2 babies, and I know what that feels like).
She definitely should use the designers more from all the seasons of PR. It would be great publicity for the show.
Jay’s idea was to design a dress around Heidi’s signature clover jewelry. She insisted that the dress be "fire engine red--hot mama on fire!" though Jay wasn’t too keen on the idea.
I love her but she doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut. Bottom line is that you need to have faith in your own show.
I really liked Jay's dress as well but it had some obvious problems:
a) Mrs. Seal had recently given birth and the final product didn't quite fit/wasn't flattering. She wasn't able to be fitted until just before the event. Altering the dress wasn't going to help.
b) The dress itself was done in Jay's signature deconstructed style. And, if you look at Heidi's other outfits, she just doesn't 'do' decontructed like that.
All that said, I think her comments were unnecessarily harsh and more than a little rude. If she (or her PR people) had any sense, she'd have had a far more polite response ready to a very obvious question. You know that SOMEONE was going to ask it.
" Anonymous said...
All that said, I think her comments were unnecessarily harsh and more than a little rude. If she (or her PR people) had any sense, she'd have had a far more polite response ready to a very obvious question. You know that SOMEONE was going to ask it.
My thoughts exactly! Ask someone to write it down for you, if necessary.
That's ridiculous. I liked Jay's dress for Heidi (I remember seeing it on his short-lived Project Jay show) and I didn't have high expectations at all.
Un frickin' believable.
Nice going, Heidi!
Bitchy, much?
Considering how little time she gave Jay to create the sketch (I would think she approved that version, at least; though I don't have any confirmation)and compose the garment, to trash him is, at best, not very fair. At worst, stank-ass mean.
I watched "Project Jay" and when modeled by his friend, I remember the dress being unique unique and beautiful.
Emma P.
PS:
This decision not to choose any PR designers is probably a good thing, since Heidi obviously doesn't have the class or style to wear anything Laura Bennett could design for her.
Emma P.
I don't think she was trying to be bitchy, she probably didn't realize how bad that sounded.
The gown that Jay designed looks very appropriate for her, but if it didn't fit or flatter her I can see why she didn't wear it. I can also see how that would be very embittering for Jay. Did she pay for the gown after he custom made if for her? I wonder. Because that is a lot of work.
1. Heidi shouldn't have said quite what she did. But from what I understand, her original comments were nice and vague, but that JAY'S response was, well, Jay, leading to a little (unfortunate) clarification. If they had stopped with the original "we went in another direction" things would have been fine.
2. I think she chose Jay because he was the winner, no other reason. :-/
3. The original sketch isn't too bad, but from earlier articles it seemed the big squabble came over as it progressed it (to her) was not what had been represented. Sort of a "that's interesting, but that is NOT what you drew!"
Booboos all around.
Ya know, Jay's dress was GORGEOUS! And he & KaraSaun busted arse getting it to her on time - biotch that Miz Klum is!
This Heidi should go back up on the mountain with the goats, like her namesake. What a nitwit.
Someone needs to get this delusional, ungrateful cow a mirror, because most of the getups I see her wearing are more Dollywood than Hollywood.
I actually liked that dress that Jay designed for her. But even if she didn't, um, is she saying that like likes of Laura, Chloe, Daniel, Emmett (or quite a few others) couldn't satisfy her?
Miss Kluuuum needs to remember that her fabulous career is based on nothing more than hitting the genetic lottery. It's not like she has any actual talent, or anything. A little humility wouldn't go amiss.
--Gotham Tomato
Yeah, I remember seeing the finished product on Project Jay and thought it was beautiful, well-made and followed the original specs Jay was given. Heidi's behavior at the time struck me as being very capricious and spoiled. This interview just confirms that. What a shame.
Well, yeah and everything, but look.
I've been post-partum four times. I don't consider it outside the realm of possibility that a designer could deliver exactly what I asked for and that I could throw myself on the ground, kick my feet and sob, "THAT MAKES ME LOOK FAT!!!!" hysterically until they took it away.
Popping out a kid every ten months like she does will do that to a person.
The real mistake was to even go along with the idea of having Jay make her dress. Jay's sketch is cute (although all those different color panels might have made it too busy), but who knows how the dress actually turned out? Maybe it really didn't fit and couldn't be altered to work. Maybe it did reek of Jay's cigarettes. Maybe it did look like a Halloween costume. Who knows?
We do know that the situation made Heidi look bad on Project Jay and he lobbed some grenades her direction afterwards. She's wise not to chance being put in that situation again with anothe PR designer. But she could have been more diplomatic in how she presented her side of the story. (The same is true of Jay.)
Crap. By the way can I please say that now that I have found this blog I am never letting go. I am the new project rungay stalker. Yeah me!
Here's what she said in an interview about not wearing Jay's dress:
"It just wasn’t right for the occasion. People who are fans of his were probably upset and all that, but they didn’t have to wear it in the end … I have pictures, maybe I should show people the pictures and they would understand, but I don’t want to be quite that mean to him because I do believe in him. I just think that he designs different things then red carpet event stuff. This was a really, really big thing for me. We got nominated for an Emmy, it was six days after I gave birth and I wanted something really more sophisticated and elegant and it just didn’t fit for the occasion. So I don’t regret it, no."
I don't have a problem with that, but discarding the idea entirely just because it didn't work once is a bit too much, no?
This wasn't a shining moment for either Jay or Heidi...she was inconsiderate and he was childish.
Let's face it. The dress is ugly. It's the way she handled the whole situation that bothers me; and now this statement?
I wonder how Jay feels about that comment. She probably wasn't thinking when she said that, maybe her English, I don't know...
Ok, does anyone else remember Heidi, fashion goddess, wearing some horrendous brawn leather stapled thing that Kevin or Robert from Season 1 designed?
Anyone have a link to a phot of that Halloween costume?
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Shitty thing to say, for sure. She probably didn't think of the consequences. Stupid.
Oh, don't worry, darlings. She's apologize....AGAIN, and everything will be fine.
"GothamTomato said...
Miss Kluuuum needs to remember that her fabulous career is based on nothing more than hitting the genetic lottery. It's not like she has any actual talent, or anything. A little humility wouldn't go amiss."
ROTFL! How true...
This entire situation could have been handled much more tactfully. By all parties.
Heidi is supportive of the designers from Project Runway. She contacted several designers from all seasons and asked if they wanted to submit designs for her to wear while filming season four.
I know that she felt really bad that she was uncomfortable with Jay's final design. I'm sure she would wear a dress from a Project Runway designer if she loved the dress. She meant that she would not ask a designer to custom make one for her and risk finding herself in the same difficult situation.
"i wanted something really more sophisticated and elegant"
as i recall she ended up looking like mother earth.
she is not all that!
Gotham Tomato said:
"most of the getups I see her wearing are more Dollywood than Hollywood"
Oh, come on, that's an insult to poor Dolly!
Her remarks were no doubt edited to spark chatter. And Jay's final product didn't suit his client - frankly it was a hot mess if you look at it closely, a deconstructed mess - so she didn't wear it. Many other folks in the business would have been much worse.
And Heidi's talking about his work gets more people back to thinking about Jay. There is no bad publicity, only a lack of it.
Besides, if she isn't free to comment on design and designers, I can't think who should be. She's a judge and a producer.
That bitch should BE so lucky to have the likes of Laura to design a dress for her skinny German ass. MAN that just pisses me off.
" Anonymous said...
Her remarks were no doubt edited to spark chatter. And Jay's final product didn't suit his client - frankly it was a hot mess if you look at it closely, a deconstructed mess - so she didn't wear it. Many other folks in the business would have been much worse.
And Heidi's talking about his work gets more people back to thinking about Jay. There is no bad publicity, only a lack of it.
Besides, if she isn't free to comment on design and designers, I can't think who should be. She's a judge and a producer. "
She's free to say whatever she wants, but as a public figure she has to watch what comes out of her mouth; it'll always come bite her in the ass later on. Plain and simple.
She keeps saying on the show that she would wear this; that she would that; that she loves that dress; she would buy that one in every color...and when it's time to appear on the red carpet she goes with Mr. Dior or some other big name. Pleeeease!
thanks, laurab., that's helpful insight. I'm sure there was much lost in the translation and editing there, but I do wish she'd take a chance and wear some more of the designers' creations.
"laurab. said...
She contacted several designers from all seasons and asked if they wanted to submit designs for her to wear while filming season four."
But wearing something on the show isn't the same as wearing something on the red carpet or at an event like that. It's a huge opportunity for any designer. I mean, look at Elie Saab, for example. After Halle Berry wore his dress, the designer became red-carpet royalty.
"She meant that she would not ask a designer to custom make one for her and risk finding herself in the same difficult situation."
I agree, but these stars usually have hundreds of dresses to choose from. Have the PR designers send her several dresses. I'm sure she'll find something to wear. And if she doesn't, at least she gave them a chance to try their best.
It's a nomination for a show about fashion, for Christ's sake.
Bitch, please. If the PR designers made things like YOU wear on the show, it would be unwatchable.
(I really do like Heidi, though she can be rude)
She doesn't have to wear something designed by a Project Runway designer every time she steps on the red carpet, however, this is a special occasion. It's a very important nomination for a show that, supposedly, showcases America's best up-and-coming fashion designers.
Does anyone have a screencap or link to a picture of Jay's friend wearing the Heidi Klum dress? I remember seeing it on Project Jay and I loved the way it moved.
Personally, I would find it very fake to have her wearing something from PR designers on the red carpet.
And truth be told, though I love the show, and the designers, the show is a bit farm-league and their success shouldn't be dependent on Heidi carrying them past the show.
It would be one thing if former contestants were out hitting the pavement, hell bent on landing a job at a major label or putting in some real industry experience.
As it is now, IMHO, they all seem to be riding out their 15 minutes of fame. Do any of them expect to become a household name on QVC?
If they want to continue slinging their sophomoric designs alongside the 'Quacker Factory' then good for them. But if they want to be the next John Galliano or Christian LaCroix, then they need to get off their asses and stop thinking that a stint on PR is a career panacea.
I'm sorry to sound so hateful, y'all. I really am. But after 18 months of keeping up with what the designers are doing post-PR, I can't help but notice they're all doing the same exact thing. Small runway shows, small collections, little boutiques, etc. And almost everything they're putting out now is the same -- if not worse -- than what it was on the show.
Again, sorry. Maybe it's just the mood I'm in. But I grow tired of the 'poor lil' designers' mentality.
oh please heidi! we often laugh at some of her get ups on the show, who is she to judge any dress at all!
stupid remarks considering its her show,
Give me a break.
To proclaim someone "the next great American designer" and then to trash them and state you'd never wear any of their clothes smacks of hypocracy.
Nauseating.
I suspect she'll be changing her tune when she feels the backlash from the show's fans.
The designers shouldn't rely on Heidi to make it in the world of fashion. That's my opinion.
What's funny is that Chloe, Kevin, and Kara Saun have made clothes for her that she wore on PR.
Hear, hear. Thanks, Laurab for your insight, but it would still reflect very well on the show for which she RECEIVED the nomination if she wore one of their designs! However, judging from some of the outfits she wears on the show, I can't be too sure of HER taste level!
As Heidi likes to say, "The world of fashion can be a real bitch sometimes."
Erm, it's not like Ms. Klum has exhibited faultless taste and class in her choice of personal clothing. Yeah, I recall that flower curtain Emmy dress. Ick. And Jay jumped through hoops to make the changes she wanted.
There's a coldness and distance about Ms. Klum that a number of contestants have noted. Like the fact that she doesn't bother to get to know them in a personal way. Unlike our Tim, who seems gracious in every way.
But, Tim isn't a judge and Heidi is. Tim is supposed to interact with the designers.
I understand her reasoning about not going through the process of having a dress made for her. If she didn't like it, it could be the same situation as with Jay's dress. I think the problem is that, other than Laura, most aren't "red carpet" designers--they do mostly everyday clothes. That is not to say they couldn't make an appropriate gown, just that it's not really what they do.
While I think Jay's final dress was nice, it seems like the version that Heidi saw 3 days before the event was not good. I don't think she even saw the final version--which Jay was still working on the morning of the Emmys, IIRC.
All that said, I think Heidi should wear a PR designer gown, but work more closely with them to develop it.
I would have loved to see the final dress Jay designed up close and actually ON somebody! Because honestly, Miss BODY's choices so far are hideous! That Dior dress alone is a toga of my mother in law's bedroom curtains and as for the Kors...I've yet to see her wear anything of his that didn't scream BAG LADY!
Now about her comments: whoopdie frigging do. Sorry folks but the world is full of critics. If she thought it was a Halloween costume, then she has the right to say it.
I haven't quite gotten why people exclaim Jay as the be all end all. He has done nothing but bitch and moan while smoking like a chimney and drinking like a fish. I never thought any of his stuff was "all that". Creative? Not really. As for "deconstructed" beyond blue jeans most people don't wear that crap.
What Jay did do however is turn down probably the best way to get his foot in the door and channel his "creativity" into something that will make him money and earn him some respect. I'm sorry but to blatently turn your nose up at an amazing offer like PR gave showed the real Jay; arrogant and egocentric.
" laurab. said...
Heidi is supportive of the designers from Project Runway..... She meant that she would not ask a designer to custom make one for her and risk finding herself in the same difficult situation."
Maybe she shouldn't have referred to Jay's creation as an MTV/Halloween costume then.
Saying that his dress didn't work is one thing, but making a derogatory comment about it seems a little over the top to me.
Do any of them expect to become a household name on QVC?
Actually, Chloe Dao did have her clothes on QVC this past spring, although I don't know how they sold.
I have to admit, I am wearing a pair of Heidi Klum clover earrings from QVC right now. Beautiful!
I do think that Heidi was being a bit harsh in her assessment--but then, so was Jay. She had only had the baby 6 days before the Emmys and it would be stressful for any single designer (not one of those that have the huge staff of coutieries on hand).
But damn, who else envisioned Heidi in a Santino, "Dutch Wonderland" original? Sorry I can't spell deutch properly. ;)
The Halloween comment kind of made me laugh because Heidi is known for her extravagant Halloween costume parties, to which she wears all sorts of bizarre get-ups. Even more bizarre, I mean, than her everyday outfits.
Oh, Heidi, you silly girl. There's really no need to Adrienne Curry poor Jay, because you didn't like what he designed. And I also saw Project Jay, and didn't think the dress looked bad at all -- Kara Saun helped out and the final result looked quite a bit better than, for example, that Christian Dior atrocity you provided a picture of *shudder* And, yeah, because Heidi didn't like the end result THAT ONE TIME, she's never ever going to trust another PR designer to dress her for the red carpet??!? That just makes zero sense.
Maybe it was a translation problem. Maybe in German what she said meant: "Darlings, I'd love to hire a PR designer, but they are all so busy establishing their sure-to-be-hugely-successful lines that I don't want to burden them with more work!"
Yeah. That's what it meant.
Heidi, honey, why is your publicist letting yo say things like that?
"Maybe it was a translation problem. Maybe in German what she said meant: "Darlings, I'd love to hire a PR designer, but they are all so busy establishing their sure-to-be-hugely-successful lines that I don't want to burden them with more work!"
That is SO FUNNY!
"Ok, does anyone else remember Heidi, fashion goddess, wearing some horrendous brawn leather stapled thing that Kevin or Robert from Season 1 designed? "
Kevin designed a suit that she wore to the oscars (or at least an oscar party).
http://uk.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/2885/HeidiKluma_Pimen_4542646_400.jpg.html?seq=2
She’ll say something or make a statement that it's not what she meant and it'll sell like bagels.
What's the hell? I do think Jay's dress is his own style. Propoly she in Michael Kors this year again. She may finds Kayne or Kara for doing a evening gown is more suitable.
Seeing the "earth mother" dress she did decide to wear, it makes me wonder what, say, Nina Garcia would have said if a designer sent it down the runway for a challenge...
I watched "Project Jay" where he made that red dress for her and it was beautiful. She chose that horrible flowery "mother earth" garb (the first one pictured) instead of the one Jay created for her. She's just nasty to beat up on Jay like that - Jay's great. I hope we get to see more of Jay in the near future.
Yes, that was a stupid thing for Heidi to say. Just dumb.
However, I saw Jay on the D-List and he acted like a world-class jerk to Kathy Griffin, a fan of PR. Maybe he ticked Heidi off?
I agree - and Jay's dress is nice, I don't know what she was talking about!
Sure, it came off more bitchy than necessary - but come on, was she really wrong? Jay's dress was NOT good - it was hella better after Kara Saun and her friend helped try to save his ass, but it was NOT good. She was forced to wear that floral print monstrosity because her first choice fell through. And this isn't just any red carpet - this is the fucking Emmy's and she's Heidi Fucking Klum.
I don't blame her at all for saying, "no, I won't approach a contestant on the show for a VIP red carpet dress again because last time it was a disaster" - I mean, I'm sure that if she saw one of their designs and liked it or she felt like they would be pro enough to get it done (Kara Saun or Laura could work it out), that's one thing - but to risk looking badly at a major, major event, just because it's a nice gesture to wear a design from the winner of the show? No. Not when you are as hot as Heidi Klum.
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