If finalist Jeffrey Sebelia has proven anything on Project Runway, it’s that (1) he hates Angela; and (2) he is a piattola — as the Italians say, a pain in the neck. (Or a crab louse, depending on the context.) Which brings us to Jeffrey’s neck… and to that massive eyesore of a tattoo over which I’ve been obsessing for weeks.
”Harrison Detroit… Il’amor de la mia vita.” His son’s name, followed by the phrase ”love of my life,” as he told Catherine Malandrino before using an insufferable amount of plaid to craft a couture gown. Sounds Italian, right? Sebelia — that’s Italianesque. Now, I don’t pretend to speak la lingua like a native, but… it’s not correct. The Italian would be l’amore della mia vita. (Note the ”e” on amore and the contraction della.)
So is it French? Lots of message boards say, oui, c’est français. But French speakers on the EW staff — merci, Missy Schwartz — confirmed that would have been l’amour de ma vie. Spanish? Creo que no. That would be el amor de mi vida. And P.S. It’s not Portuguese.
Did Jeffrey spend eight hours getting drilled in the esophagus in vain? Or is it just that rock-and-rollers prefer glamour to grammar? Mente indagatrice — inquring minds — want to know.
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Scary moment…work week haze….thought I had missed new ep of Project Runway…..it’s only Wednesday morning – whew!
I can’t wait for this b*stard to get the ol’ alveedersane!
Ew, that shot of his neck is foul, as is that hideous tat. When I first read it, it seemed like a combination of Italian and Spanish. I’m not sure what he’s going for there…
is Sebelia even an Italian name? sounds Eastern european or something?
hes such a tool
Alveedersane. lol. He’s gross, but he’s going to win.
what a moron! Now I REALLY don’t like him…
Latin, maybe? Whatever it is, I do wish he’d cover it.
I think I’m the only one who loved that plaid. I spent 8 years of my life in Catholic school, wearing some of the ugliest plaid known to mankind and the stuff he used didn’t even come close.
word in ny was that his showing was truly the best at fashion week.
god almighty please let him not win!
or should i say evan almighty.. please!
Yeah !
In italian is “l’amore della mia vita”, love of my life.
“l’amor de la mia vita” is really from somebody that would like to speak dante’s language, but doesn’t used to.
Ciao
Simone
You’d think that getting ready to have needles and ink repeatedly jabbed into your neck would be an occasion to break out some conscientious proofreading. Of course, you’d also think that a guy who supposedly has his own line of clothing could afford some shampoo and a decent cut at Fantastic Sam’s.
Alveerdersane? Are you SERIOUS?
Repeat after me: AUF WIEDERSEHEN.
wait, so as per simone, this is correct italian, albeit not modern italian?
also, yeah can we get heidi’s Aufs correct for god’s sake!
Isn’t it obvious? Know-it-all Jeffrey has always been too cool for school!
Molly, let’s see if you can spell good-night in spanish, and NO CHEATING!
Ed
P.S, if we learned anything from the last American Idol, the one we all think is going to win will be the one to get the boot i.e, Chris Dowertee (that’s for you Molly).
good night in spanish = bringus nachos.
I’m sure Angela would love to make his neck corrections for him, prison style! Just when I got used to that unattractive tattoo, he sprouted that gnarly rat-tail in the back…I agree that Fantastic Sam needs to be paged STAT! However, having seen the tabloid peeks at the collections, his definitely seemed to be the pleasant surprise, so I think that it is going to be between Uli and Jeffrey. I’ve already started popping the Tums to brace myself for the possibility of him winning it all.
That is just wrong! I’m not talking about the wording, I’m talking about the location of that tattoo. I’m sure it will look great when he’s 70.
It seems to me that we all watch these “reality” shows because in some way want to have “real” people to cheer on and people to continually judge from their 22 minutes of fame each week…While I totally dont appreciate his handling of Angela’s mom, I really do think that Jeffrey has a lot of talent and some really funny moments on Project…I mean that whole descriptive interlude that Laura’s design aesthetic was all “mothballs” was really funny. It seems like the final four really do get along in a competitive and sarcastic way…If you dont live in LA, there was a great article about Jeffrey in the LA Times Magazine a few weeks ago that discussed his near suicide attempt and his family…After that, I kind of liked the guy, with neck tattoo and all…P.S. I think he’s going to win, and deservedly so…..
Jeffrey won’t make it to 70, because some disgruntled mom is going to have at him with a seam ripper one of these days. Karma like that’s gonna come get ya’ buddy!
We don’t have to wait until the 70 anyway. I give him another 10 years or so before his head starts to look like it’s melting.
hmmmm, in Portuguese it would be “o amor da minha vida”.
whoever just posted bringus nachos — that was pure genius. i love you.
Jeffrey needs to be auf’d, tattoo or not. Go Michael!!
The idiot who posted “bringus Nachos” and the idiot cheering him on are examples of why americans are hated worldwide.
Respect others if you want to be respected.
Jason, one of us is misinterpreting that nacho comment…I took it as a slam on the phonetic spelling of foreign words from another poster that had been mocked for several posts…it was a silly addition to that, not some sort of disrespect to an entire culture. That would have never dawned on me, and I just don’t think that was the nature in which it was written.
I think the “bringus Nachos” comment was funny and I’m a mexican. Learn to laugh at yourselves people, this is EW for goodness sakes.
I just shudder to think what he’d tattoo if he ever sires another child!!!!
Ed, AMEN! Your posts are always fun (even when we debate LaLohan).
finally………this has been bugging me for months!!!
like my partner said last night “Please put on a turtleneck!”
I’m so tired of people on here making a big deal about the fact that Jeffrey’s neck is tattooed. He has lots of tattoos, but people keep focusing on that particular one, even going so far as to refer to him as “the neck.” I hope that the people I know don’t secretly call me “the forearm” because I have that particular body part tattooed.