Project NO WAY!
Jay's fresh spunk and sass has turned sour! once deemed the saving grace of the first project runway- we were delighted he won.
but now he seems bitter and confused and no longer fun. we know you did not take the money and that you think hedi klum is a tw*t and that you hate more successful designers like zac posen.
there is a difference between subtle reads and just plain hate. his persona may be as big as his bloated belly, but we’re still not buying his ego.
it’s ugly unlike his clothes.
fame can blossom into a anti-hedi klum beast, as seen in this interview:
taken from Clothes combat by Gia Kourlas;
Time Out New York: Will Project Jay become a series?
Jay McCarroll: It’s good, right? It started off as eight shows, but they made it one really great hour. It’s a shame. I have an interesting viewpoint on life and the show is such a mush. It’s just like I’m talking, I’m talking, I’m talking over myself talking, I’m talking over pictures of -myself talking.
TONY: When will you show your collection?
JM: In September; it’ll be available in 2007. The process is so long. I’m sick of getting e-mails from fans: “Where’s your line? When can I get it? Are you being lazy?” They’re from everybody, even Heidi Klum: “Why aren’t you doing more?” Shut up. Twat. I don’t just show up at a shoot, someone throws clothes on me and gives me a check. I have to actually think of stuff.
TONY: You want to mass-produce but your aesthetic seems more daring—
JM: [Interrupting] No. It’s just how I put it together. There will be some weird pieces in my next line, and to watch the runway show in person? All of the models will be white with shiny black hair—I’m going to make them look like aliens. But to strip the clothes down, there will be T-shirts and button-downs and dresses and pants. Simple.
TONY: Do you have any idea where you’ll sell it?
JM: Macy’s? Somewhere middle-of-the-road. Coming into this world there’s pressure: “Oh, you’re only going to sell at Barneys to start off with, right?” And I did have that thought. But I got 7,000 e-mails in six months from strangers—“Make sure you make them for short girls, tall girls, fat girls, thin girls, us in Nebraska, Ohio.…” I’m not an exclusive person. I’m not Zac Posen, who secretly gets off on selling $7,200 dresses when he knows they cost $160 to make. I hate Zac Posen.
TONY: Do you feel an affinity for any American designers?
JM: No. Who is there? I do have a very American aesthetic, as far as that jeans-and-T-shirt kind of thinking is concerned—not to the point of Ralph Lauren, but not to the point of John Galliano either. I look at Galliano’s stuff sometimes and cringe. What the f*ck is this clown -parade? [Runway costar] Austin Scarlett is a perfect example—there’s talent there, it’s undeniable. It’s just in the wrong direction. I’m sure he could make the most phantasmagorically beautiful Les Misérables kind of thing, but for whatever reason there’s not enough fame in it for him.
TONY: Why didn’t you take the prize money?
JM: I can’t talk about any of it, but it’s nightmarish, kind of. I’ve opted to take other avenues. Use your imagination.
TONY: How has Project Runway affected your love life?
JM: It hasn’t. I don’t talk about that, because it’s never been an issue. I’m not a relationship person. I like quick sex. I’m scared, and that comes back to the body image thing: I don’t think I’m capable of being loved. I feel uncomfortable when people say nice things to me in any capacity.
TONY: Who do you think will win the new season?
JM: I would love Santino to win. He’s edgy and I’m sick of this one-trick-pony thing that the judges keep telling him. That’s his style. That’s why Calvin Klein makes f*cking tunics and why Betsey Johnson makes f*cking floral chiffons. Mixing sh*t up is what he does. He’s arrogant as f*ck and people will put him in his place along the way but, once again, he’s covering up for his insecurity. Look at him! He is a gigantic weirdo, six foot five, voice like the devil, looks like Lurch. Would I want to see more of Chloe? Probably not. Would I want to see more of Daniel V.? Probably not.
TONY: Will it be weird for you when there’s another winner?
JM: Let it move on. I’m trying to distance myself from the show and to establish Jay McCarroll. Am I supposed to be more thankful for the process? I feel like I’ve given so much. You saw ten weeks of me. I showed you my family, my collection, my thought process, I cried, I laughed. And I didn’t receive a penny.
TONY: You’re self-deprecating, but if I had watched you when I was a kid, you would have inspired me. How aware are you of stuff like that?
JM: I don’t go out there and say, “I’m the middle-American hero!” It just turned out that way, but that’s because I’ve also retained [my roots]. So many people come to this city and don’t call their family. Not interesting to me. At the end of the day, when everybody goes away, I’m still going to have to be 60 years old with my sister.
[Time Out New York]
So sad.
