Earlier this year, the folks at Project Runway promised EW that the move to L.A. would mean lots of celebrity guest judges. They’ve made good on that promise so far, and now we can add one more to the pack. Rachel Bilson, she of the formerly zeitgeisty show The O.C., will be pulling up a chair next to Nina Garcia in this Thursday’s episode. Judging by the sneak-peek photo, the petite actress loves ruffles even more than Annie Barrett and I do. (Which is saying something, believe me.) She also apparently has a penchant for busy, elegant legwear (that Mandi Bierly would like to own). Best of all, the picture proves that Bilson will be smiling 100 percent more often than this season’s first visiting critic, Lindsay Lohan, who pretty much sat in her chair scowling the whole time. That comeback tour of goodwill is working out great, Lindsay.
What might this week’s challenge be? Bilson and her Jumper costar Hayden Christensen have been engaged since February, well after the long-delayed sixth season was filmed, so a wedding theme is probably not in the cards. (Plus, they’ve done wedding dresses before.) We know there’s going to be a beach challenge this season, and L.A. native Bilson’s certainly got the sunny So. Cal. persona down, so that’s a possibility. Or wait…maybe we’ll finally get an entire episode dedicated to the tragic under-appreciated fashions of Orange County! You know, in honor of Bilson’s once popular show! (Ha!)
What do you think Bilson might be judging this week?
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LOVE HER!
I HATE HER!
I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HER!
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thanks for the spoiler, jerks.
could not be more excited!!!! she’s my fave!!!!!!!!
Bilson’s challenge for the contestants will be: How to dress a semi-working, marginally talented actress to look like a paparazzi magnet, without looking obviously like one.
I have a feeling Rachel is an expert in that category.
I love this show, but now that the gf and I are done, I watch this without the girl telling me who someone is…so who is this judge? Don’t get me wrong, the show still rocks, but don’t throw out bs judges. That’s like when the Spice Girl judged an episode. Jumping to the future, I love Avril (have all her cds), but a hipacrit (don’t judge the spelling) like her shouldn’t judge a fasion show. But oh well, still better than the bald douche on Top Cheif who only regurgitates what the special guest judge says (anyone else notice how he doesn’t say s*** until after the celebrity judge gives his opinion, then he says the exact same thing? either man up, or shut the hell up).
And I jsut realised she’s judging a singing show (sigh) so don’t bitch. My bad.
Maybe the segment will be when and where do you wear your engagment ring ,and what color goes best with it???
The contestets better watch their designs …if she likes them she might stick her name to it (FASHION ICON MY BUTT)
SPOILER ALERT FAIL
Way to go, guys.
i don’t want celebrity judges! I want real fashion designers!
They’re getting a plagiarist, somebody who copied a Thai designer’s piece and tried to pass it off as her own- to judge Project Runway? Really?
Maybe the category will be: Stealing somebody else’s design and passing it off as your own.
There was no singing or dancing involved. ,
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy? ,