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Well, The Rachel Zoe Project has LITERALLY come to an end, and now we'll be left with nothing but memories of dramatic gasps and syncopated speech patterns. That's probably a good thing as I felt my brain cells die by the second when i watched this show, but oh, it was such a fun brain cell death. I can't say that every episode had a particularly intriguing or captivating story arc, but oh, it was all worth it for those classic moments when Rachel would Rachel-out — such as her notorious attempt to style "ghosts" and her ongoing struggles with vertigo. Doesn't get much better than that (actually, it does, but just go with it).

Anyway, photocap after the jump.

Tragically, tonight marks the season finale of The Rachel Zoe Project — a show that some believe rivals Mad Men in terms of quality and thoughtfulness. I must say that I sort of fell in love with this series this year, but not because it's really any good. I just think it's the richest source of comic material since perhaps season two of The Hills.

Nevertheless, imitating Rachel's intonations and phrases has become a small hobby of my friends and I, and the other night, jash and I engaged in such mockery on IM. Now, I really don't like when bloggers post their IM conversations because they are invariably never as entertaining to readers as they are to the writer, but I'm hoping this may be an exception to the rule. After the jump, check out our Rachel Zoe conversation. The copy and paste omitted our IM names, but oddly enough, it actually works better if read as one long stream of Rachel Zoe consciousness.

After much drama last week, Rachel Zoe and Brad headed off to Paris last night on The Rachel Zoe Project for Fashion Week. This meant that poor Taylor had to stay home and clean up Brad's professional messes while literally everyone else on the show — even that gangly makeup dude who apparently likes to pose for French Vogue while sampling escargot — got to make the trip across the pond. Of course, we all suspect that Tay-Tay enjoys playing the martyr, and when she tried to complain to her parents (who I loved), they pretty much shot her down. That didn't make it any less awful, however, when Brad later called and told Taylor that there was an empty seat at the Chanel show next to him. I'm sure she loved that.

Speaking of Chanel, Rachel and Brad got to live out their dreams by getting an exclusive tour of Coco Chanel's apartment. Don't get me wrong — it was a cool opportunity — but they acted as if they'd been given a private audience with GOD. Afterwards, the two shared tears in a nearby bistro and confessed to bouts of shakiness and ebullience in the wake of being so close to Coco.

Yes, it was all silly, and that's pretty much the way the whole episode was — as usual. Lots of gawking at fashion, followed by over-dramatic proclamations, and silly banter. So the answer is yes — it was hilarious.

Photocap after the jump.

LITERALLY, she can't breathe. OMG, this is a pulminarysaster!

There's a new episode of The Rachel Zoe Project on tonight, and with Rachel heading to Paris with Brad, it looks like we'll be in for more over dramatic proclamations than ever before (the question "Did you just have a fashion orgasm?" is posed in one of the clips after the jump). In the video above, Rachel gets stressed (as in vertigo-stressed) and fret that she simply cannot breathe. Specifically, her diagnosis is that she's inhaling, but LITERALLY not taking in oxygen.

After the jump is another video of Rachel and Brad gushing at a fashion show. Plus, a bonus clip of Brad calling Taylor from Paris. Surprise, surprise — she's not happy. (And LITERALLY I rode an escalator with Taylor yesterday in Century City. It was beyond. I die. I die. I didn't say anything though, thus making it a FAMESASTER. Actually, I suppose it would be more of a SHYSASTER). Nevertheless, enjoy the videos.

If the latest episode of The Rachel Zoe Project felt a bit like Arrested Development, that's because like Lucille II, Rachel came down with (spoiler!) VERTIGO! Yes, the source of her DEADLY NAUSEA was none other than stress-induced vertigo, a.k.a. The Spins. On the one hand, I felt bad for our ailing stylist. On the other hand, I couldn't help but laugh as I imagined her in a constant state of dizziness. Cruel, I know. I apologize, Team Zoe. Nevertheless, the doctor prescribed a lifestyle change, informing Rachel she had to do less and ease up on the stress. So what did Rachel do? She holed herself up in her Westwood apartment and organized an auction of old jewelry. Oh, and she also let her team disintegrate by tasking Taylor and Brad to figure out which one of them would go to Paris. This was poor personnel management at its best — not that Rachel has really shown any ability to manage her "styling associates" in the past. As one might expect, Taylor and Brad sort of got into it, and while the obvious choice would have been for Taylor to go to Paris as she is the more senior member of the team, she instead opted to let Brad go to Europe instead because, let's face it, he would have been pissy for five weeks had she not. Besides, you know that for Taylor the glory of holding her sacrifice over Brad indefinitely far outshines the allure of Paris any day.

After the jump, pics from the episode...

IT'S A BRADSASTER! Rachel Zoe has come down with... a cold! Or maybe a stomach virus. Or perhaps food poisoning. Whatever it is, she feels terrible and wants to throw up. Yes, this was the state of affairs at the end of last night's The Rachel Zoe Project, and as the dramatic stylist was returned to her condo for a rejuvenating nap in her robe and bangles, the big question on everyone's mind was: WILL RACHEL DIE?

Literally.

Just about the only one who didn't seem concerned about imminent death was Roger, the only sane person on this wacky, wacky television show. In fact, he seemed so confident that Rachel's ailment was a big nothing that he even kissed her on the lips. Ewwww. Look, she's not gonna die, but she's still sick. THIS IS HOW SWINE FLU IS SPREAD, PEOPLE!

Anyway, the much-hyped illness was only a brief coda on the episode (which even featured an all too dramatic "To Be Continued" at the end). Most of the show pertained to a rather uninteresting photo shoot, which we'll try not to re-live, and a truly hilarious attempt to weave Rachel into an animated webisode for Ashton Kutcher. I won't get into the details, but needless to say, it all culminated in Rachel engaging with invisible characters (or "GHOSTS" as she called them) in the middle of a room. It really doesn't get much more amazing than that. Many "ohmygods" were had.

After the jump, pictures from the episode...

I've always wondered what Rachel Zoe is like grocery shopping. Actually, scratch that. I saw her once puttering about the aisles of Trader Joe's, and it was relatively uneventful; so... so much for that introductory sentence. Nevertheless, here's comedian Amy Phillips doing an impersonation of Zoe meandering about a Vons. It's pretty much dead on. And that means hilarious.

Via Racked.

Well, I've just finished watching another episode of The Rachel Zoe Project, and I've yet to actually find anything compelling about the show. Sure, this week there was insight into how Rachel deals with the media and issues with her gaunt frame, but overall, there's simply not a lot of fascinating stuff on screen. The only thing that keeps me tuned in is the ridiculous banter that streams from everyone's mouths. I guess that counts as compelling. Either way, while I still find the series to be amazingly shallow, it's just too photocap-worthy to be ignored.

Pics after the jump...

Okay, The Rachel Zoe Project is really cracking me up. Everyone on the show speaks in such dire ways about seemingly every small detail in their life, it's borderline comedy. Part of me wants to clamp earmuffs on so I don't have to hear the ridiculous commentary on screen... and yet another part of me is oddly fascinated by these people and what they perceive as insurmountable DISASTERS awaiting them in the form of floppy undergarments and slightly irritating tulle. I know that every job has its own unique pressures and dilemmas, but sometimes the frenzy Rachel and Brad and to an extent Taylor find themselves in seems a bit overblown. I guess that's why they have a TV show.

Anyway, pics from tonight's episode after the jump.

Last night I stumbled upon The Rachel Zoe Project, which I had never watched nor ever really cared to watch, but given that there was nothing else on, and I needed some passing entertainment, I decided to give it a whirl. What I discovered was a thoroughly shallow show that was, oddly enough, difficult to turn away from. I think that's probably because of the star, Ms. Zoe herself, who stalks through each scene with her own set of quirky phrases and neologisms -- bon mots that should be insufferable but instead wind up bizarrely amusing. She's clearly in her own little world, and she speaks her own special language to her gaggle of gays and peons, and we're just left to watch on the sidelines, wondering if what we're seeing is actually real. Well, it is, and to Rachel Zoe's credit, she certainly moves in some very swanky circles (although, I did see her once pushing a cart along in Trader's Joes -- the same one where Jasmine Fiore's car was found outside of last week!). Anyway, the point is, when I saw the show, I knew I had to photocap it in some form. A few pictures after the jump...