Project Rami! Weeks 6 and 7

This is a little late in the game, we know-- but we ARE on Middle Eastern time, after all...

Welcome to Project Rami, a weekly feature in which we discuss every wayward Middle Eastern girl's favorite Project Runway designer and Pali boy wonder, Rami Kashou.

Aside from being gorgeous, amicable, and an incredibly talented designer (he's done red carpet fashions, y'all), Rami openly discusses being Palestinian and from Ramallah/Jerusalem, stating "Ramallah, Palestine" as his hometown on his MySpace page. We love how he proudly represents. Plus, he apparently got his start designing for his mom and the other ultra-fashionable ladies of Ramallah-- that's how it do! Check out Bravo's profile of Rami here and his website here.

On to recent events in Project Runway-land... last week, Rami won the judges (and us) over with his flashy-fab future-forward response to the challenge of making an outfit out of items found at the giant Hershey's store (yes, candy) in Times Square. While we initially were really skeptical of the challenge, the designers came out with some cute, fun, and inspiring looks, led by our boy who won the challenge (and immunity for this week) with the sweetness seen at left.

This week Rami didn't fare as well by the judges' often boring and arbitrary standards. The challenge: to create a prom dress for a New Jersey teenager. While there weren't any Aqua-Netted 'do's and three-inch acrylic nails in sight like we'd hoped (really), the contestants came up with some pretty good stuff. While Rami's drapey green modern-goddess dress (seen at right) didn't wow the judges (and actually had him placed among their least favorites), we thought it was glam and unique while still being totally appropriate. We did kinda wish it were a more vibrant green, though, and with a shorter skirt, only because his client is young and fun and can totally get away with it. But we're not complaining! Rami is still our number one. In other news, Sweet P totally should have kicked Victorya's ass (her dress did, at least), and Kit really should have won the entire challenge, but that's another story...

Check back next week for the next installment of Project Rami!