To be fair, there are a handful of perfectly serviceable, inoffensive designs sprinkled throughout, but damn, when she goes off the rails, she really goes off the rails. We're pretty sure some of those outfits were made out of vinyl shower curtains. And Nicky honey? That black and white stuff is about 2 seasons too old.
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"Top Five Crappiest Project Runway Judges Ever"
ReplyDeleteNow this sounds like fun:
1. Nicky Hilton
2. Freddie Leiba
3. Anne Slowey
4. Sasha Cohen
ReplyDelete5. That chick from Entertainment Tonight who chose Wendy's orange dress in season 1
Here's how I do the math on Nicholai;
Talentless C List Celebrity + Daddy's Money + Hired Fashion Designers = Pfeh
It's actually not an actively bad collection - I've seen worse. And there were a couple pieces in there I really kinda liked (wow do I hate admitting that). But overall it's just really boring, and you're right - 2 seasons behind. And worst of all, as our beloved PR judges are so fond of saying, we've seen it before, and done better.
ReplyDeleteIs anyone else having a flashback to everything Jane Mancini ever designed on Melrose Place?
ReplyDelete6. That feminazi Ebay fashion director (I'm *still* trying to get my head around what that means)
ReplyDeleteAs for the Nicholai collection...meh.
It's not that horrible, but very dated, and obviously she did not design a thing.
ReplyDeleteOn the list of 5 crappiest PR judges:
ReplyDeleteRachel Zoe! Whispered inanity.
- CAAF
Yawn. At least we'll always have Paris.
ReplyDeleteumm.
ReplyDeleteOLD
I think the worst is the dress Nicky has on. She looks like a babushka! Very unflattering.
ReplyDeleteNot impressed.
ReplyDeletethank you, laura s, for my Adverb du Jour -- actively! "Well, boss, that wasn't the most actively inane edit you've ever done on my work...." or "You know, Sis, that empire waistine isn't an actively awful look for you, but...." hee!
ReplyDeleteNicky, though....(I think Nick needs to sue because Nicholai and Nikolaki are close enough to be...well, actively confusing.)
More importantly, what the heck is she wearing? That is FUGLY!
ReplyDeleteas one of our infinitely quotable pr judges once said:
ReplyDelete"i feel underwhelmed."
Yeah, I think the worst thing you can say is that it's just...humdrum.
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit everything-but-the-kitchen-sink type of collection, just not cohesive enough.
ReplyDeleteI give her snaps for using color, but there's too much shiny, and half the clothes don't look like they fit. I do like the B/W shorts outfit and the B/W dress with the bow, even if B/W is sooo last season. I know what I like, and I like B/W. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe rest of it...meh. It looks like the kind of stuff I used to make for my Barbie out of my mother's sewing scraps.
No wonder she picked Santino's.
ReplyDeletenearly all of the dresses have the same silhouette. and/or neckline.
ReplyDeletewtf, doesn't the the fourth dress (row 2 column 2) look just like that dress Marla or whoever made in her episode?
ReplyDeletePlease god, let this be the end of her design career...
ReplyDeletespeaking of top 5 bad judges - will someone PLEASE explain what Anne Slowey is supposed to do as fashion director of eBay?
ReplyDeleteIsn't that like Minister of Architecture for McDonald's?
Oops - sorry.
ReplyDeleteI mean Constance White.
(I had an intense negative reaction to Anne Slowey and her name just came to the forefront...)
My eyes are bleeding.
ReplyDeleteThis was a scroll-down-and-forget collection, not a stop-and-magnify one.
ReplyDeleteNext...
It's just not aesthetically pleasing.
ReplyDeleteShould I order the ouzo or the margherita?
ReplyDelete-- desertwind
just knowing how many talented designers are out there that never get a break. but this ho is able to have a collection. what a load!
ReplyDeleteUhmmm...isn't the 4th on the dress Marla made for her??
ReplyDeleteThe red dress looks good, though plain & the swimsuits aren't terrible. But the rest kind of sucks. And the dress she picked to wear herself tell us everything we need to know about her qualifications to serve as a PR judge.
ReplyDeleteAs for the top 5 crappiest judges, I'd definitely agree with Nicky Hilton, Anne Slowey, and Rachel Zoe. Isn't Freddie Leiba the one who really liked Santino's jumpsuit for Kara? If so, he definitely belongs. And what about that guy who liked Vincent's poorly made, ill-fitted travel outfit (the one he made for himself)?
OH MIGHTY ISIS!
ReplyDeleteOk. Now, I personally think these girls never deserved more than 15 minutes and wish they would disappear forever from all forms of media so that the universe may return to its proper order, but clearly I'm forgetting the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
This collection isn't as bad as I wish it were, or, at least, I found it more palatable overall than some of the collections presented by some of the respected designers that previously appeared on this blog. Some of those pieces would look lovely with a tasteful Thoth brooch or cobra headdress, don't you think?
Aww, I didn't think she was such a bad guest judge. I think there have definitely been 5 worse... Parker Posey and Debra Messing immediately come to mind by default. It's not their fault at all, but Bravo really goofed in having them co-judge the final collections. At least Nicky is involved with fashion at a level beyond "I like fashion."
ReplyDeleteAhhh, the Hiltons: Always there to remind us all that money has nothing whatsoever to do with taste.
ReplyDelete--Gotham Tomato
"Gorgeous Things said...
ReplyDeleteTalentless C List Celebrity + Daddy's Money"
Actually, that's grandaddy's money. Daddy never worked either (other than to pimp out his daughters to subsidize his dwindling trust fund.)
--Gotham Tomato
Enh.
ReplyDeleteBut they're undoubtedly anything better than her sister would have dreamed up.
One word: hookeresque.
ReplyDelete" Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteOH MIGHTY ISIS!"
LOL. Hilarious! It's alright. Nothing to write home about.
She hired the best models, best makeup artist...I'm sure he has someone designing everything for her.
ReplyDeleteShe hired the best: super-stylist Patti Wilson, show-music-genius Michel Gaubert...but the clothes were not that great. Everything looked like Palm Beach polyester.
ReplyDeleteWow. The words "underwhelmed" and "knock-off" come to mind.
ReplyDeleteSometimes it's better to stick with what we know best.
And in the Hilton sisters' case, that would be nothing at all.
"darling_nikki said...
ReplyDeleteUhmmm...isn't the 4th on the dress Marla made for her??"
Yes, that looks like the dress Marla made for her or at least the top.
Nicholai by Nicky Hilton
ReplyDeleteNikolaki by Nick Verreos
Oy vey!
That 4th dress does look like the Marla version of the Chloe dress that Nicky had already worn - which makes it a copy of a copy! And the necklines are boringly similar.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that unless she or her parents are funding this, we''ve seen the last of the Nicholai by Nicky Hilton collection. She's been there, we've done that.
And, for me, worst judge ever is a tie between Anne Slowey and Nancy O'Dell. But there were a lot of contenders.
geeze!!!
ReplyDeleteshe got some big name models to do her crappy show.
bruna!!!
Her expression says it all:
ReplyDelete"I know it's shit but I still get to do it!"
Emma P.
Proportion, honey. Look into it.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks like it was designed for her sister. Perfect if the fashion statement you want to make is "I'm a skanky crack ho with too much money."
ReplyDeleteWell, good for her for attempting something...I think. But here's what I don't understand: when you have more money than God, why is your fit so bad? Styling aside, the fit is just wretched on several of those pieces. No excuse for that. However, I did like a couple of the little black dresses. Cutting edge and original? Frankly, I have no idea. But I'd wear them. That's something, right?
ReplyDeleteThis is what Nick wrote on his blog:
ReplyDelete"Last week was NY Fashion Week, and I spent it in Los Angeles. Much to the contrary of what had been rumored, I did not show at the Bryant Park Tents . Let me explain: I received many emails and calls here in LA from friends and industry people saying, "Did you know you are showing?". I was like "No, I ain't". Well, a line called "Nicholai" is on the roster, they would tell me. Sorry guys, my line is NIKOLAKI. Nicholai is the brand-new line by Nicky Hilton, and while yes, the names sound familiar. "
I guess he's used to it.
I'm getting sick of celebrities "designing" their own lines of clothing. Nicky Hilton doesn't even design Nicholai, yet her name is attached to it and ughh it just grosses me out how they basically get paid for nothing, just appearances and the use of their name.
ReplyDeleteI'm having a hard time seeing this collection because of the red cloud of rage swirling about my head.
ReplyDeleteI get this way every time I encounter someone whose primary descriptor is "socialite", as though it were a valid and venerable occupation.
Hmmm...what would that resume look like? "Core competencies: dresses hot; mixes well; proven ability to stay awake till the wee hours".
Maybe I'm just jealous.
She actually claims to have studied fashion design. I guess she went to the same school where Jessica Simpson and JLo studied shoe design.
ReplyDeleteLooks to me like she saved up sketches for years and then finally executed them, forgetting that by the time she sent them down the runway, they were outdated.
Let name our 3 FAVORITE PR judges!
JAY MCCARROLL! (soooo bitter)
TARA CONNER! (one of my favorite PR moments ever was when Keith Michael grabbed her boob)
and the best judge....the creme de la creme....the one the only Diane von Furstenberg!!!
What's with all the Amy Winehouse beehives she put on top of those model's heads??? Is that in style now???
ReplyDeleteQuelle horreur!! That black bandeau bra and matching black pant with something shiny???
ReplyDeleteNicki, honey? Please go back to wearing clothes and clubbing....
the paparazzi need you!
Maybe Limited Too will carry her fashions, because it's too classy for Forever 21. Yes, I tried to make a funny!
ReplyDelete1. Slowey--Emmett's episode
ReplyDelete2. Nancy O'Dell
3. Nicky Hilton
4. Slowey again--season 1
T5.Rachel Zoe @ Sasha Cohen
While I think she is adorable, Sasha Cohen made my list because I thought Zulema's skating outfit looked cheap and unflattering. Plus, the color reminded me of E.T. as he was dying.
Not that I necessarily think Nicky Hilton needs defending, but I thought I'd post a few results of my very brief research, which may or may not reduce some potentially unfair preconceived notions people might have about this collection.
ReplyDelete1. Nicholai is her full first name, so she wasn't plagiarizing. lol.
2. She attended Parsons as well as the Fashion Institute of Technology before designing for a Japanese shoe company for three years and creating her own fashion line. So she didn't just spring into Fashion Week out of the blue; she's been working towards this for several years.
I think most people see the name Hilton and automatically want to burn her at the stake just for releasing a clothing line.
In my opinion, there are several pieces in her collection that are quite creative and beautiful, in spite of the bad hair styling. :-)
Best. Guest. Judge. Ever? Fern, of course.
ReplyDeleteIt's just bad. Nothing innovative or forward-thinking about it. A compilation of what she, her sister, and her mother have bought at high-end stores.
ReplyDeleteHATES IT.
ReplyDeleteFUG.
ReplyDeleteBe here's the thing - at least she is trying something, If this doesn't work, then she'll try something else. It's at least a good attmept to make your presence worth something to the planet. She gets my applause the that, unlike her useless sister.
I just can't get over how she made herself look about 20-30 pounds heavier than she really is wearing that awful dress!
ReplyDeleteI guess the hotel venture fell through and she tried another thing she knows nothing about. Oh to have money and nothing to do.
ReplyDeleteOKAY, WHAT THE FUCK!?
ReplyDeleteHere are this collections most major problems, ignoring the fact that the ENTIRE thing was a DISASTER.
-She made Irina Lazareanu, possibly the skinniest girl in the industry look FAT.
-She ripped off, oh, I don't know, Chanel, Marc Jacob, Alberta Ferretti, Christian Dior, Dolce and Gabbana, etc, etc. And she didn't even hide it! Some of those looks came DIRECTLY out of those designers collections from last season (and some from THIS season) and she did them POORLY. HOWTHEFUCKISTHATPOSSIBLE?!?!?!?!!?
-Jessica Stam looks like shit. Now, repeat this aloud: JESSICA STAM LOOKS LIKE SHIT.
-What did ANYTHING in that collection have to do with the REST of that collection? NOTHING.
-It was sewn HORRIBLY.
Done now. : )