Tim Gunn: Fashion Guru by Day, Fashion Crime Fighter by Night

Marvel Comics has a new super-hero on their hands. His special power? Being able to see through lousy trends, discern cheap fabrics, and discover up and coming designers. His outfit? A freshly dry-cleaned Armani suit and Ferragamo loafers.

Yep, that's right--Tim Gunn has officially become a super hero. The comic "Loaded Gunn" will feature Gunn as the fashion-crime stopping hero that always steps in at the critical moment when a poor fashion choice is about to be made.

Says Gunn of the project, "It's exciting and exhilarating, but bizarre. When they came to me, I said, `I'm about to turn 56 years old. Are they crazy?' But it kept revealing itself in layers and next thing, I'm wearing the `Iron Man' suit. I was dumbstruck."

"Most superheroes are fighting the same thing — good vs. evil — but who's taking on crimes against fashion? Me!"

According to Gunn the greatest fashion crime is improper fit--and Crocs, "It's the No. 1 fashion crime item — and I see it a lot."

Does that make Mario Batali the villian?

--Daphne Muller

Project What? Bravo Ups the Fashion Ante

So, after a long and heated legal battle, Bravo lost its highly rated reality design show this year to Lifetime. But while you may think the execs at the NBC subsidiary station would be boo-hooing harder than a girl dumped on prom night, Bravo has picked up the pieces before they even came crashing down. This season, they plan to debut not one, not two, but three shows that feature fashion. How's that for not crying over spilled milk?

First up, there's Launch My Line which basically takes actors, musicians, stylists, etc. and gives them the opportunity to compete for a fashion line. Hopefully, the show will follow in PR's footsteps and focus on design. There's also Double Exposure where former couple Markus Klinko and Indrani work together as they photograph fashion and spat with one another. And, finally, there's Kell on Earth, that follows reality bitch Kelly Cutrone of People's Revolution (and of The Hills fame) as she juggles single mommyhood and well, cursing out her staff.

While all these shows sound entertaining, I still think Bravo could use some Tim Gunn. *Tear* Oh Tim, as you say in your Tide commercials about the faded clothes, a fashion TV show without your input is "just sad."