The Rachel Zoe Project ... Television Show

[b9409]

Brad is just the clown/court jester.

I do not see any particular 'creativity' from him, since he is just an errand boy for the most of the time.

 

[MyNameIs]

I just don't understand why it had to be so difficult for Rachel to find an Oscar dress for Anne. I mean, basically every dress from Givenchy the last coupe seasons could be an Oscar dress. Or something Dior HC. Are there some designers she just doesn't have that much access to? I did like that Armani dress they went with though.

Also, Taylor is such a cry baby. Seriously, that girl needs a real world job where you don't get all those perks she gets (staying in nice hotels, being driven in town cars, etc). And then all she had to do was go to stores and pick out clothing she liked. Jeez girl.

 

[ad041715]

omg burberry coat, could not stop staring!

Oh God, I know!
But seriously, I feel like Brad has no fashion sense whatsoever. I mean, seriously! Especially when he's working for Rachel. Whats up with all the freaking bowties? Ugh.

 

[misspistol]

It's so weird how Rachel can speak young but when Rodger started 'sweet' a bunch at the hotel it sounded like somebody's Dad trying to be cool.
Also, thinking back to the first season, was that woman who was looking for a wedding dress actually Rachel's friend? For some reason I got the sense it was just a woman looking for a dress who they used to work Marchesa into the show.

 

[totah]

Thank you sooooooo much Sill for taking the time to upload the episode

 

[MissMagAddict]

Also, thinking back to the first season, was that woman who was looking for a wedding dress actually Rachel's friend? For some reason I got the sense it was just a woman looking for a dress who they used to work Marchesa into the show.

That was Rachel's friend Michelle Hynek. She was a bridesmaid at her wedding.

 

[eternitygoddess]

I just don't understand why it had to be so difficult for Rachel to find an Oscar dress for Anne. I mean, basically every dress from Givenchy the last coupe seasons could be an Oscar dress. Or something Dior HC. Are there some designers she just doesn't have that much access to? I did like that Armani dress they went with though.

I know!

Sometimes the show is so melodramatic. It's not like they're saving lives! They're PICKING CLOTHES. I question why celebs like Liv Tyler would pay Zoe several-thousand-a-day-fee to create a wardrobe for them. Can't she just go out to the mall and shop? It ain't rocket science.

How many more Oscar options can you have? Every single piece from the any couture collection from any of the seasons for the last 5 years would work.

I could go style.com and finish selecting a dress in 10 minutes.

Plus, after all that crying and stressing and b*tching, I think the options Zoe&Co chose for Anne Hathaway, Cameron Diaz, and Demi Moore were lackluster at the very best.

 

[Label Basher]

I just don't understand why it had to be so difficult for Rachel to find an Oscar dress for Anne. I mean, basically every dress from Givenchy the last coupe seasons could be an Oscar dress. Or something Dior HC. Are there some designers she just doesn't have that much access to? I did like that Armani dress they went with though.

Sometimes I think certain labels like Givenchy (or Balmain, JPG etc) aren't even on her radar. She knows they are out there but she sticks to Oscar, Dior, Armani, Valentino, Marchesa and Chanel for big events because they are safe and she even thinks about whether "middle America" can handle it (Cameron's Chanel).

I've noticed that she hardly talks/uses British designers. No Westwood, Christopher Kane or McQueen. Yes she has that Burberry coat but you know she saw it in Milan. I wonder if she even knows there is a London Fashion Week lol.

 

[Label Basher]

I question why celebs like Liv Tyler would pay Zoe several-thousand-a-day-fee to create a wardrobe for them. Can't she just go out to the mall and shop? It ain't rocket science.

Agree. Liv Tyler could just ring up Stella McCartney and get pretty much the whole collection if she wanted. She doesn't really need the "middle woman".

 

[misspistol]

Not sure if anybody is interested but I've made some caps from the first two eps of the new season.




Source....me?

 

[LUXXX]

Sometimes I think certain labels like Givenchy (or Balmain, JPG etc) aren't even on her radar. She knows they are out there but she sticks to Oscar, Dior, Armani, Valentino, Marchesa and Chanel for big events because they are safe and she even thinks about whether "middle America" can handle it (Cameron's Chanel).

I've noticed that she hardly talks/uses British designers. No Westwood, Christopher Kane or McQueen. Yes she has that Burberry coat but you know she saw it in Milan. I wonder if she even knows there is a London Fashion Week lol.

Well I know she uses Marchesa because she is tight with Harvey Weinstein and also if any of her girls does a Weinstein movie, he allegedly "convinces" them to wear Marchesa to events surrounding the film.

But yeah, I don't see why she is so into making hte best dress lists all the time, she should take more risks. The whole reason she rose in popularity was because she came up with a cool look for Nicole way back when.

 

[misspistol]

 

[misspistol]

 

[BerlinRocks]

I don't understand some of the comments around here ...

Ok there is a lot of drama sometimes in the show ... that's reality tv !

But choosing a dress for one of her customer is important, because that is her job ! common sense, non ?
you cannot take it not seriously ...

and like every stylists around the world, she has her favourites. that's it ... don't you have your fav ? i have mine ... and for instance - if I were in her shoes - there are labels I would completely ignore, too ... like Cavalli, for instance.


it's really funny to read at some comments who says like "c'mone it's just a dress ... !"
no it's not just a dress, it's a dress for a red carpet big event who's gonna be watched by millions of people and be judged by thousands of them ...
if some people say this woman looks like s*** and it's a Zoe customer ... that could go all wrong for her business ...

I could go style.com and finish selecting a dress in 10 minutes.

Coz, it's not the way it works ...
you, indeed, go onto style.com or the showroom, chose your look and give the date of yr shooting (or redcarpeting), if someone more important already has an option on it ... well you can forget about it ! move on and chose something else.

what i seriously don't understand is : WHY she has so many options ... sometimes, i feel like she's keeping everything and don't return them. or is it maybe bcause she has other clients and their new wardrobe is waiting in her studio to be tried on ?

and something she has said is very very interesting on the show. something i had never thought about ... is what will the mass americain public will think about it ? is it too complicated for them ? you know ... that's really interesting ! coz i never thought about this.


* why am i such a talker atm onto here ! gee this is sooo long ! *

 

[b9409]

I can understand why brands would not want to send dresses all around the globe and across Atlantic of that matter. Couture has to fly first class as far as I know. Truth be told, most couture customers hate to see those gowns on actresses on some red carpet.

I bet no one wanted that Chanel gown, so it went to the bottom of the barrel - some actress on the Oscars red carpet. It was not a big deal. I bet a replica of the gown was sold to some German industrialist's wife or Argentinian couture client, you would not see the dress on anyone. Chanel would lock the design in some vault never to be seen or uttered ever again, and Rachel would only dream about that dress in her sleep.

That is precisely the reason why she could not get the Chanel dress for the longest time, and maybe that is the reason why Karl Lagerfeld did the alteration. Basically he didn't care. Anyways, Lagerfeld is not a narcissist or a snob about fashion - he doesn't take it that seriously. He is not like Valentino or YSL. And Chanel most certainly doesn't need the 'Oscar' exposure.

Weinstein has this way of making both Anna Wintour and Rachel do whatever he wants. I mean, it was a Marchesa gown that Sienna was wearing on the cover of Sept. Vogue in 2007. He is a huge contributor to Costume Institute, and also a huge name in New York with so much money, influence and push. And truth be told, whether you like it or not, Marchesa does have some beautiful gowns that look good on many women. The structure of the gowns are all the same actually - they push the drama by adding feathers, flowers, fringes and stuff of that nature to make the gowns look extra Oscar-ready.

Basically, they only design modern bridal gowns, but do them in a variety of colors so they look like evening gowns. That is the key to Marchesa's success. For the most part, the gowns are a clever mix of Galliano and Donatella.

On the other hand, I do not blame her for keeping good relationships with the designers she enjoys to work with, because obviously those are the designers that look good, the actresses prefer, and constantly deliver the best. If Versace is creating the most gorgeous gowns for her clients time and time again, why would Rachel bother with seeking some cocktail dress from Prada or JPG for a movie premiere? She will of course stick with Versace. It is a business after all. These designers do not ship these gown all over teh globe for her just because they like Rachel.

 

[LUXXX]

It's true that dress approval is hard, the design house has to give someone clearance to wear something. And like she says, if something is being made especially for a client, they better be wearing that dress no matter how hideous it looks...cause if not, she basically f*cked her relationship with that designer.

 

[BerlinRocks]

is that the Chanel dress you're talking about ?

Coz I have an hypothesis about that ...

First, I think the look is from july 2008 catwalk, right ? and the golden globes take place in jan. 2009 ? so ... well just altered an old sample is not big deal ... all editorials featuring that sample has been done and all costumers have ordered their dress ...
so no big deal to make an alteration ...

second ... if Chanel loses a dress, I really doubt the thing is going to be taken that easy ... So that must be something they didn't want to send or just forget to send ... And invented an excuse ...
The sample went to the wrong adress at a Dior shop ? What the hell is that ?

third, I think Rachel Zoe is someone pretty known, now ... And I don't know that much about her past, but she seems to be in the business for a pretty long time, non ? She has big customers, Chanel cannot loose the occasion of having a dress shown on the carpet at this particular moment of recession ! free publicity is always welcomed ! So we shouldn't be that unconfident about her tiny power ... She's not Anna Wintour or Carine Roitfeld, but she's neither a C-list stylist ... She dresses big celebrities for red carpet !

then .... well I wanted to add stuff, but I forgot them ...

and I don't know how things happen when someone from USA wants a sample, but I doubt it travels in premiere class ! lol ! UPS does a fabulous job, you know ! hehe ...

 

[mundodabolsa]

It's so weird how Rachel can speak young but when Rodger started 'sweet' a bunch at the hotel it sounded like somebody's Dad trying to be cool.
Also, thinking back to the first season, was that woman who was looking for a wedding dress actually Rachel's friend? For some reason I got the sense it was just a woman looking for a dress who they used to work Marchesa into the show.

there are candids of rachel at the beach in the last week and I'm pretty sure this friend is in the pictures too.

 

[eternitygoddess]

if some people say this woman looks like s*** and it's a Zoe customer ... that could go all wrong for her business ...

That's fair. However, after all those hours of Rachel Zoe tearing her hair out and dreaming about dresses in her sleep, you'd expect her clients to hit it out of the ballpark at every red carpet, which more often than not, isn't the case.

The reception was less than enthusiastic for Cameron Diaz and Demi Moore's GG outfits. Rachel also styled Anne Hathaway's look for the MET gala, and Anne got ripped by the media and tfs for that awful Barberella hairdo.

Plus, Jen Garner and Debra Messing (both regular Zoe clients) hardly rate very highly on the style meter. As I recall, Messing regularly gets skewered by tFS for her red carpet looks.

If you put in 50000 hours and copious amounts of stress and energy into something, one would expect results that reflect all those hours.

 

[luvme4me]

misspistol thanks foe the caps! Keep them coming if you have time. pls do you have the vids on your computer?