Hi, my name is Tricia...

and I'm addicted to reality TV. Well, maybe not all reality TV but I do have one new favorite reality show. I really just started recording this show to see what would happen... maybe even to see how bad it was but now I'm totally hooked. Its the Rachel Zoe Project on Bravo and I love it!

I've never had a very good impression of Rachel Zoe. I don't know if I was because I took Perez Hilton at his word that Rachel Zoe was an anorexic, pill pushing, psycho or if I was turned off by her too much fur, too big sunglasses, too small body. I knew that Nicole Richie was one of her clients and I had read about the "Zoe bots", the girls that she styled that all somehow ended up looking the same... very skinny, very big sunglasses, etc... But I had no idea that she styled some very "normal" celebs too. She has styled Cameron Diaz, Debra Messing, Joy Bryant, Jennifer Garner and more.

The show follows her around during her normal day. She has two assistants that couldn't be more different from each other. Taylor is the type-A rocker chick who is not tolerant of anyone that is not her. Brad is the cutest, most well dressed, preppy gay guy who is obsessed with fashion and really just wants to gossip and be friends with Taylor and Rachel. Of course Taylor wants nothing to do with him so you can imagine the hilarity that ensues. They get to run around LA and New York shopping and picking out ridiculously expensive, couture and/or vintage clothes and jewelry and shoes and bags. Its like my dream... without the fur or lack of food.

Another thing that has me hooked on this show is the "Zoe-isms". All the little sayings that Rachel uses that are silly and funny but that express the true emotions that you experience when you see something that just blows you away. They kind of remind me of the line from Season four of Sex and the City when Carrie was looking for the perfect pair of shoes to wear on her date with Big right before he moved to Napa. She finally sees them in the window of the shoe store, walks over to the window and says, "hello lover". Perfect. Some of my faves that Rachel Zoe uses are, "shut up", used when she sees a piece of clothing/jewelry/shoe that is so gorgeous that she just can't believe its possible that it even exists, "I die", also used when viewing an item that is so wonderful that she can't possibly leave the store without it, and "bananas", pretty much used to describe her crazy, hectic lifestyle.

The show is totally fun with lots of awesome clothes but still with enough bitchiness to keep it interesting. I love the programming that is on the Bravo network and am super pumped that another one of my favorite fashion related shows is coming back next week. That's right, Tim Gunn and his guide to style are coming back next Thursday. I love him and love his show. He gives advice to women on how to dress for their bodies and lifestyles. I highly recommend that you all check out these shows and I hope you fall in love like I have.