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Iman dishes on Project Runway Canada
From one fashion insider to another: Simon Doonan, author and bon vivant, gets Iman to dish on all the behind-the-scenes gossip on Project Runway Canada.
By Simon Doonan
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Did Canada blow your mind?
"Well, I wasn't in Canada, so to speak; I was in Toronto, to be more specific! It's like saying you're in America when you're in New York -- it's a totally separate entity all its own. Having said that, Toronto's a very cosmopolitan city that has its own flava!"
People keep telling me that Toronto is so groovy. Are they lying?
"No, they're actually right! I love how multicultural it is -- it's not just lip service. Living in New York, I know we never think there are any other cool places, but yeah -- groovy, baby!"
Were you dancing on tabletops with lumberjacks every night in that gold sequined dress?
"Definitely in my dreams! Honey, we worked our fashionable behinds very hard! I had this idea that I would be enjoying massages and taking yoga classes. Ha! I could barely have dinner after a hard day's work without passing out!"
Tell me about Canadian fashion -- I want the truth!
"I think they hold themselves back and have this 'inferiority' complex because they're so close to New York. I think they should go for the gold and think global! Fashion has no borders: a beautiful dress is a beautiful dress from Toronto to Timbuktu. I think there's one designer among the finalists on Project Runway Canada who has that potential."
You told the Canadian executive producer that you would "wipe the floor with Heidi Klum." Is she your new Swiffer?
"I wish I was clever enough to have said that, but, alas, I'm not. I accepted to be the host of Project Runway Canada because I love the integrity of the format and that it showcases talent -- it's not salacious. I think we've had enough of that on TV and in the real lives of the new starlets!"
Canadians are so polite. Did the judges just nod their heads and say they liked everything?
"Well, they are polite compared to New Yorkers, but then who isn't? They are nice -- but "nice" is such a nasty word, isn't it? Trust me, they can dish it out -- especially Shawn Hewson!"
Tell me about the judges. Any breakout stars?
"Entre nous, Rita Silvan, ELLE Canada's editor-in-chief -- but there can only be one star on this show, and that's me!"
I hear that the mentor, Brian Bailey, is a real Prairie hunk. Was David jealous?
"Oh, what a hunk -- and what a sweetie! Those baby browns and that boyish charm. Bowie was scanning the tabloids to see if there was any hanky-panky going on."
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