A Fashion Reality TV Show That Won't Have You Cringing

Fashion and reality television rarely equal magic; well, reality television plus anything rarely equal magic. But when cable network Sundance Channel and Elle Creative Director Joe Zee join forces, we have good reasons to expect something different.

We've caught a glimpse of Joe Zee's zany personality on MTV's The City. But surely his new project will prove to be more entertaining than the thinly disguised boredom of socialites as they pretend to toil in a fashion magazine (although it didn't really set the bar too high). The premise of the show, titled All On The Line, revolves around the creative director and his efforts to help talented designers in succeeding in their businesses. Many fashion reality TV shows have gone and failed, with the CW responsible for about half of them, but Joe Zee's cred in the fashion industry makes this one promising. And as Rachel Zoe has showed us, with the right amount of crazy and some authenticity, fashion on TV can be pretty darn addicting.

Text Kristina Bravo
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Mamma Drama for Bensimon

In honor of Mother's Day (Hi, Mom!) I decided to write about my favorite mom of all time, the superultrabusydonthavetimeforyou Kelly Bensimon. And by favorite, I mean the main person in life that I just can't stand whatsoever. If you've watched any of The Real Housewives of New York City this season you know where my sentiments stem from and chances are you probably share them. Kelly's ridiculous attitude and erratic behavior during this season made her a prime target for ridicule. I thought that maybe it was just the way she was being portrayed by the producers of the show but it turns out that in real life, Kelly is indeed pretty obnoxious (like when she commented that Jill Zarin's daughters {who is 13 by the way} arthritis was 'cute'). Not only that but add on liar, thief, and spousal abuser. Oh yea, I went there.

So during the show, Kelly promoted her jewelry line which consists of a bunch of jewel-laden owls as necklaces and rings. The concept is actually really cute. But what isn't cute is the fact that those aren't her designs. The truth of the matter is that when Kelly worked at Elle Accessories, she and a colleague of hers found the vintage piece at a thrift shop and she suggested Kelly wear it for appearances. They went further to have a verbal contract saying they would develop a line based on the owl and split the profits, being partners. Well, of course Kelly ran with the idea and left her colleague in the dirt. Two days after that episode premiered, Kelly was bitch-slapped with a lawsuit, still pending.

You want more? Alright. Add to that a beating she gave her husband (?) Nicholas Stefanov during an argument they had a couple of months back. She struck him across the face, leaving a gaping slash wound. Stefanov then called the cops on her and she was immediately hauled to jail, later escaping by gnawing through the iron bars of her cell. Not very motherly-like Kells. I wonder how Kelly's daughters are going to turn out after realizing that they were raised by a psychopath ex-model? Probably just like the rest of us attention-starved faux celebrity wannabes.

See what happens when you're a bitch to everyone? At any rate, the show is over (sad face) but I'm SO ready for the Noo Joisey gals, who are expected to bring even more low-class drama. Here's to watching people who think they're more than they really are make fools of themselves on national television and having everyone in America hate them. Oh yea, and Happy Mother's Day.