Apparently there are only two things you can do in Atlanta: photo shoots and fashion shows. Well, last week on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, we got to see a photo shoot (one of those alter-ego thangs that are ALLLLL the rage!). This week, we got a fashion show. WITH fashions! What a revelation! Yes, the busy beaver that is Lisa Wu Hartwell decided to expand beyond just her joory line and launch a new label, Closet Freak. Gotta say – I don’t love the name, mostly because it kind of sounds like it’s catering towards closet gay guys who enjoy deviant behavior, but that’s just me. At least it’s better than She By Shereé, the phantom fashion line that has yet to actually debut any garments or sartorial vision. Of course, if you ask Sherayay, you’d think her wares were on sale in every boutique from Fifth Avenue to Rodeo. The woman acts like the second coming of Anna Wintour and certainly did not hide her disdain for Lisa’s attempts to break into the fashion industry. But of course, at least Lisa’s clothes are tangible, which may have stoked some jealousy in Sherayay. Why else would she arrive so late to the fashion show? Oh that’s right. Her kid had a MIDNIGHT RECITAL. Don’t you hate when schools do that?
Speaking of kids, we saw a little bit of parenting from both Nene and Kim last night. Nene scolded her son for looking a mess and having no ambition. Her motherly instincts were great fun to watch, and while I’m not sure cornrows are gonna automatically make him a respectable member of society, at least Nene has the right idea of what his future should be. Meanwhile, Kim honed her inner-Teresa Giudice and took her seven year old child on a $3,000 shopping spree. You know, Kimmay, it’s okay to say NO once in a while. And besides, if you keep plumping your kids up with the Chick-Fil-A and McDonalds, they’re not gonna be able to fit into those expensive duds anyway. Why waste the money? But if anyone appreciates some bodily inflation, it’s Kim, who lets her ta-tas hang out like two wobbly cantaloups any chance she gets. Case in point: Kim’s wig party, which was highly unimpressive. It looked like she’d just busted open a bunch of hair pieces from the Halloween display at Target. The blame probably lies squarely with Kim’s odd gay sidekick whose personal style alone would certainly give me a red flag or two. Not sure he’d be my go-to man to launch anything fashionable. But this is Kim. Taste isn’t necessarily her forte. In fact, not much seems to be her forte –Â except, of course, chain smoking, guzzling white wine, and singing poorly. It’s kind of a shame knowing that Kandi’s good work with the “Tardy for the Party” backing track will soon be utterly ruined by Kim’s musically challenged voice. Oh well. It’s all part of the fun, I guess.
Photos after the jump.
That hot mess of a wig stylist Kim consulted need a brar! (props to J.zarin) Kim looked like a straight up hooker at that cheap party. Loved NeNe impressions she was right on the money.
And Dwight: NO ONE ASKED YOU HONEY! I do agree that the clothes needed more work but you got the idea, I think Lisa understood that as well.
Sherayay is as transparent as saran wrap.
Dang, Kim got some big juicy tittays!
You need to get Thursdays’ BB show and written and posted, you ass.
B-Side!! She by Sherayray debuted at Fashion Week and I NEED you to blog about it! Go google and bring us something juicy! Exclamation point!
Dwight is obnoxious and so obviously angling for his own show. Don’t do it, Andy Cohen!
So is Lisa basically the backer for Closet Freak? I mean, she’s not the designer but she does seem to have creative control. Despite my repeated and faithful viewings of Project Runway, I’m pretty ignorant about how the fashion industry works.
Kandi seems really sweet and together, despite her fiance issues, to the point where I wonder why she’s on the show at all. I don’t like Kim (1) cover up the ta-tas, and 2) GIVE YOUR KIDS SOME VEGETABLES!), but I think it’s excessive how they’re ganging up on her this season. I still like Lisa this season, Nene not so much (though I loved her “I’m f*cking HUNGRY!”), and I’ve always hated Sherayay. That was really mean of her not to show up at Lisa’s event–also, school recitals/performances aren’t scheduled on a whim, and she surely would have known well in advance. Why didn’t she RSVP to that effect? I know, I know, producers, ratings, etc.
Sherayray is still awful. I am beginning to wonder if the only reason Kandi is on this show is to promote Kim’s music. Doesn’t Kim realize she couldn’t carry a tune in the bucket? Also, every time I see Kim her bubbies look bigger, like she pumps them up with helium every morning. Cover those things up.
I still love Nene, but Dwight and his over-the-topness need to stop. Even if he felt the need to tell Lisa exactly what he thought of her fashions, he probably could have waited until a few days after the show. That would have hurt my feelings.
Nene was dead-on with her Kim impressions, but geez, Nene, even I was uncomfortable after a while and I wasn’t even there.
I LOVE how Sherayray talked about the people at the show and their outfits while she showed up in JEANS AND A HOODIE
I noticed that too Amanda.
I went to She, by Sheree’s website, and it says “coming soon”. Seriously, I don’t think she’s selling anything yet.
Kim is a hot mess, and next weeks preview looks to die for!
B-side……… is there any chance you’d start doing full recaps of the housewives? how I yearn for the chance to read your thoughts on the subject