insouciance & aperitif review zee elle

Commentary on episode 11 (what the elle?) by French models and kih-pr guest fashion critics, Insouciance & Apéritif.

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We were très 'appee zees week because zee show waz all about zee models (click here for "runway model theatre").

Zee drama!

Zee beaucoup bitchy!

Zee 'ippy girl allemande: we zink she 'as lost her senses.

We zink she 'as spent too much time in Ibeza --
leestening to Morcheeba on zee ecstacy.

Zees man, 'ee does not know 'ow to model:

Zees is no way to walk on zee runway.
Why does zee poseur rock star wear zee 'ippy dress?
What eez with zee ugly blue shoes?
Et zee scarf - 'ee does not wear it properly:
zees eez une erreur grave in La France.

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Now zees girls: zay know zee modelling: Ils sont fèroces.

Et la Nazri: She is too good.
Et we are trés shallow.
We don't zink we like her verry much.

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We like zee Clarissa.
She can pout like zee French woman. She too suffers from zee ennui.
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Zee matching wis zee dress and zee model.
Eet is a nice picture non? Zay are les amis, qui?
Elles son tres sympathique.
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Zees, we are not so sure: Mon dieu!!
We must warn zee Marilinda to get away from zee angry poseur rock star.
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Mais, zees man: Oo la la!

Le beau Michel:
we would like for him to call us.
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C'est une mauvaise idée: Zee running about in zee jardin and on zee avenue:
eez not naturelle for zee model to work en zees conditions.
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Nous préférons zee bureau de zee fancy editor
espagnole wis zee beaucoup windows. but zees strahnge garçon in her closet-- -- zee enfant terrible wiz zee pretty girl hair
zat zay call zee Rucherre.
Le joli Rucherre will also contact zee Insouisance et Apéritif, mais qui?
He and le beau Michel come to Paris
We will have zee soirée with zee champagne in zee chambre.
C'est bonne?
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Insouciance & Apéritif say:
nos bons amis,
joli Rucherre & beau Michel:
contactez-nous!
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insouciance & aperitif

you asked: qu'est-ce que c'est?
We first met Insouciance & Apéritif, two lovely French models and kih fashion critics, on the Paris boat ride. You can refer to the postings below to see their various commentaries. They may, at a future date, decide to share more personal information about themselves. It depends upon their state of ennui.
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friday, september 08, 2006 : episode 9: the biggest nightmare II
tuesday, september 12, 2006 : olsen style?
thursday, september 14, 2006 : episode 10: the return of the repressed
thursday, september 14, 2006 : the french department
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friday, september 29, 2006 : episode 11: what zee elle?
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olsen style?

Episode 10


There is speculation that the designers create outfits for the Olsen twins.

Let's hope that was a clue they put in just to throw us off.



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Insouciance et Apéritif say:

- Ces Jumelles Olsennes?

- Ces tarts Américaines?!

- C'est une idée terrible.

- Mais qui. Zay appear -- ow you zay? -- comme zee biche een zee hade-light.

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Note: Insouciance et Apéritif, the lovely French models (pictured above) from Episode 9's boat ride on the Seine, have joined kih and will be providing additional commentary on Project Runway and other fashion topics.

the biggest nightmare II

Continued comments on the Entertainment Weekly interview with Vincent:

EW: What was your favorite part of the Paris trip?
"The boat was fun. There was a cute girl with red shoes and a tattoo. I have a lovely wife, but I was getting a little bit nosy with her . . .

He was getting "nosy" with her? Isn't that what dogs do? Speaking of which, he states that the reason for his unseemly fawning over CM was because he thought she looked like Anouk Aimée. And she does:


Gee, I wonder what film icon she thought Vincent resembled?


It's uncanny, isn't it? But alas, this match was not to be. Why? Because CM, like everyone else, found his behavior creepy? According to V the problem was that:

. . . Catherine [Malandrino] was a little bit too old for me. . . .

This bit of grotesquerie comes as no surprise since we've seen that he has issues when it comes to dealing with grown-up women. They have such terrifying attributes. Like opinions.

The other one wasn't. [i.e., too old for him] We wanted to meet later for a drink — Jeffrey and I and she and her girlfriend. We invited them to our room just to have a nice bottle of champagne, but unfortunately they canceled on us."

This anecdote about meeting up with the two French models is rich. Weren't they supposed to have learned that lesson when they were 20 years old and travelling for the summer on their Eurail Pass? (What woman hasn't done this to get rid of some guy who wouldn't leave you alone?) Vincent and Jeffrey. Oh yeah. They're hot. And this was his favorite part of the Paris trip. Honestly, it's so sad it's funny.

Can you imagine what those girls were thinking? Let's try for a moment.

brûlez dans l'enfer
[go to hell]

The conversation between Insouciance et Apéritif, two lovely French models (at right) who were on the boat ride with Vincent and Jeffrey:

- Zees Americain mayn, zay are so gauche.
- D'accord. Et zee old nozee wan, ee eez, ow you zay? Ca-ray-zee?
- Mais qui. Trés Fou.
- Et thee leetle wan, zee poseur rroke stahhr?
- Ee est le azzhole, n'est-ce pas?
- Com pleet ay mon.
- Je m'ennuie.
- Ma tête est malade.
- We zay zat we weel go to zee soirée ahd zen we deetch zeez imbeciles.
- Et zen we stop mahking zee bahd français.

Note: there is a translation in the comments section for those of you who don't speak the Monty-Python dialect of French.

- bloody hell -

I know that it isn't nice to make fun of someone for being ugly -- it can't be helped -- but in this case (a) the inside and the outside match and (b) he is under the impression that he is too good looking to go out with beautiful women like CM. As if. She looks at least a decade younger but he says she's "too old" for him? That's just asking for trouble.

I'll admit that Vincent knows enough about women to know how to be vicious. Which just adds many ways that he makes my skin crawl. He knows just what to say about a woman who works in the fashion industry: she's too old. Oh boy. The gloves are off. In fact, I think it's time for a "walk off":

Let's compare their recent runway shots.

CM with Mary J Blige last spring
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V on Project Runway this summer.

Who's looking a "too old" now, paunchy?

Don't mess with smart, sexy middle-aged women. They rock. And you don't stand a chance.