Hey Bravo, the 90′s called and they want their sets back

Like most women, I watch a bit of Bravo now and again. The latest round up of ridiculousness has finally dropped, and gasp, the set designs are worse than ever. In fact, I’m pretty sure they’ve gotten progressively worse over the past four seasons. Isaac Mizrahi’s Project Runway rip-off, The Fashion Show is the perfect example of set design gone terribly wrong. A triangular runway anchors a room flush in gray tones with oodles of unflattering lighting and a checkered backdrop… who could succeed in that environment?! It’s simply too much to ask. Sorry Isaac, we’re just not buying it.

While I didn’t allow myself to watch the train-wreck known as The Real Housewives of New Jersey, I did make it a point to check out the set design of their reunion show. Horrific, as expected…though, not half as bad as the reunion set of The Real Housewives of New York; in a word, tasteless. Gold apples were scattered atop a gleaming white coffee table with massive golden gates to the back flanked by a handful of 40-somethings in mini-skirts. I’m pretty sure there were a few topiaries tossed in as well, need I write more…

Word on the street is that Bravo is changing their tagline to “by Bravo” this month. Does that mean we know longer have to “watch what happens?” Thanks.