Fashion Week Day 5: Indashio

On Monday I attended what loosely resembled a fashion show for Indashio's Spring/Summer 2011 collection at Style 360. This event was formatted as a fashion show but felt more like a rave/Anime cartoon/hip hop tranny convention. Indashio is a young fashion designer who was the winner of VH1's Glam God, one reality show that I surprisingly did not watch. His style is out there to say the least, and attracted an audience to match. The collection was filled with bright neon colors, graffiti-like prints, metallics, sequins, feathers, and every other flamboyant detail you can imagine. I liked the sequin dresses and the purple bikini, but high fashion or sophisticated this collection was not. The night was quite the extravaganza though. Sitting front row were Paul Johnson Calderon of High Society (one of my favorite people in the world!) and Janice Combs (Diddy's mom). Amber Rose walked the runway to open and close the show, and other notable models included almost every contestant from America's Next Top Model (winners Jaslene and Caridee, and I'm pretty sure Amanda from cycle 3). Plus shirtless and pantsless men! I definitely saw some major bulge. Although honestly it was hard to tell whether some models were men or women. If the model wearing the gold lame' bikini was a women, apparently Indashio made leg shaving optional because homegirl (boy?) was pulling a Mo'Nique. The Indashio show certainly had its fair share of tranny ferocia and was not apologizingggg for it...but overall was bordering more on hot mess.

Who-the-eff Rehab?

The cast of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew season 3 was just announced, and now more than ever before I think we need to look up "celebrity" in the dictionary. And no, urbandictionary.com does not count. Pick up the book version, readin' is power y'all! But my standards are gutter-low, so if I don't consider these people celebrities there is no chance in hell that anyone else is going to.

If your only claim to fame is a reality show, you should not be going on another reality show that has "celebrity" in the title. You are not a celebrity. I'm not talking about the Stephen Baldwins of the world who have a famous family, did one lousy movie ten years ago, or appeared in 80's Tiger Beat centerfolds. Stephen is more of a celebrity than this year's hot mess rehab-ers could ever dream of being. I'm talking to you, Joey Kovar and Lisa D'Amato. (Ugh, why did I even waste the energy typing their last names? Nobody knows these losers...) Joey was the guido on The Real World: Hollywood (worst season EVER) for a hot sec before leaving to go into rehab. Guess that didn't work out so much. Lisa was a reject from cycle 5 of America's Next Top Model who got drunk and talked to trees (interpret it as you may). That was 7 seasons ago! Survey says: irrelevant!

But I really shouldn't be making fun of people who are struggling with addiction or the reality shows that exploit them. That's not nice. Oh, who am I kidding. If they put this crap on basic cable they are just asking for it!

So I must give a belated mention for my fab friend Andrea Lavinthal and her co-author Jessica Rozler for the release of their new book "Friend or Frenemy?". It was released Aug 5 and you all simply must go get it. I attended the book party last week and it was a great night. Notably in attendance was Whitney Thompson, winner of America's Next Top Model cycle 10, and overall a very gorg crowd at a very gorg party. Congrats girls!

PS - Though it may not seem that way based on this blog, I do more with my life than stalk Top Model winners...really...

Celeb sighting

Spotted: Danielle Evans, winner of America's Next Top Model cycle 6, on the 1 train this afternoon. So gorg in person! Wearing a flowy tank top, leggings, and gladiator sandals. She was with who appeared to be her parents for a day on the town. They were all upbeat and seemed to be having a great time (she still has the trademark southern accent). She even rested her head on her dad's shoulder...adorable.