Starting this Sunday, March 1, Marie Claire will join the likes of Elle, Seventeen, Teen Vogue and regular Vogue (although Vogue would like to note, they don't do reality TV, only fancy Sundance documentaries) by opening up their doors to the cameras.
Running in Heels premieres on the Style Network (our sister network) following three Marie Claire interns: Samantha from Wisconsin, who likes to haphazardly pile her bangs on top of her head; Talita, who represents L.A. with her very small stupidly named dog; and Florida native Ashley, who plays the entitled bitchy one. They will mess things up, try to sabotage each other, wear nice shoes...you know, the usual reality fare.
Fortunately, in addition to the tales of interns screwing up and crying, the show also features the more interesting operations of a fashion magazine…
Like Project Runway judge Nina Garcia becoming Marie Claire's new fashion director (and scoffing at nautical story ideas), or Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles convincing October cover girl Lindsay Lohan to walk the red carpet at Nina's welcome party despite the absence of a huge blown-up cover (which was probably better in the long run seeing as how she looked like a grumpy lion).
And until Nina and her ProjRun cohorts return to TV (When? Oh, when?), Running in Heels should ease some of the fashion-induced anxiety.
Be sure to check mystyle.com for dispatches from the interns.