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Seamonkey
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09-07-2000
| Friday, February 11, 2005 - 4:31 pm
Kara is quite confident and she's also older than the others (except Wendy). I can see where she'd rub some the wrong way, but she's my fav. Jay is a hoot!! Gina as I remember they WERE asked about the leader in several cases and they supported the leader. Wendy really blindsided the others when she said what she said.
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Angelsluv
Member
07-20-2001
| Friday, February 11, 2005 - 6:54 pm
Hi Everyone, This show also has me hooked and luv all the posts on it. What surprises me the most is that Jay is from Dallas, PA which is close to where I live. His personality and "style" is completely NOT Northeast PA. This area overall is very closed-minded, conservative, and traditional. "What was good for grandma is good enough for me" - type thinking is the norm. Thanks to Jay, I have more hope for the area *LOL*.. Maybe once the snow has melted enough for me to find my car, I'll drive down, look for his shop, and say "Hi" from all of us at the clubhouse 
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, February 11, 2005 - 9:07 pm
I wonder if he is still there; that is "hometown", after all. But if you manage to find him, give him my love
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Angelsluv
Member
07-20-2001
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 2:16 am
It would be good to see if he is.. Actually it would be a shock if he stayed in the area.. *LOL* Sea, I'll send him your luv and tell him about tvclubhouse too
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Seamonkey
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09-07-2000
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 4:30 am

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Lurkin
Member
02-15-2002
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 2:05 pm
I have only seen a couple full episodes and a couple partials. Wish I would have found the Marathon earlier OH MY GOD! I could watch a series of Jay and Austin living together , Real World Style. Jay is hilarious and him eating up Austin, sooooo entertaining.
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Calamity
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10-18-2001
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 2:17 pm
I've been battling insomnia for a couple months now and got hooked on this show after catching a midnight mini-marathon of the first three epis. Refreshing change to find a reality show whose focus is creativity & talent. I was sad that Austin was out after the Grammy dress challenge. His parting words really impressed and touched me though. I wish him great success in his future. I've never seen Access Hollywood but I did recognize that woman from the few episodes of Nashville Star that I've seen. I thought she gave the designers a lot of helpful advice & good ideas when asked what she looked for in an award show dress. I had to agree with the judges...none of the designs thrilled me much at all but Wendy's was the best. Well, I liked the top, not so sure about the skirt. But overall, I've been far more impressed by Kara's & Jay's work than Wendy's. Will wait 'til I see the final collections to pick whom I want to win though.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 2:35 pm
I looked at Acess Hollywood's website and there was nothing about it there. Even checked the Project Runway message boards and no one saw it. Wonder if she really wore the ugly thing......
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Lindy
Member
12-21-2004
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 3:09 pm
I just looked at the Access Hollywood website and there is a picture of Nancy O'Dell wearing the top to Wendy's dress with a different skirt. You have to look under the Grammy's behind the scenes, it's picture 11.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 5:17 pm
I wondered about that Lindy. I watched Access hollywood twice today to try and catch sight of that dress but all I ever saw was the orange top from the bust up. I must admit the orange looked good on her (but then Kara picked it out, didn't she?)
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 5:30 pm
They didn't have the behind the scene picks up when I looked earlier. I like the dress. It looks much more fun with that skirt.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 12:40 am
Not sure it is exactly the same top..
Wendy's creation
Looks in one pic like she also had an over top, and a shawl and a different skirt..
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 12:43 am
Yeah the top is more fitted, no flaps, and the straps are set differently..
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 6:49 am
I sure looks the same to me (except for the skirt)! I think the straps look different cause Nancy is bustier.
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 11:12 am
It's a completely different dress. At best it could be called "inspired by" Wendy's design. *Notice the cut and length of the bottom hem of the top. The shape is completely different and longer than Wendy's design. *Notice too that the bust portion is basically a bra (note the skin showing at the underarms) with the torso covering portion just sorta hanging on to the bra portion. Wendy's doesn't have any peekaboo skin at the under arm, but appears to be one piece of fabric. *I think the back is probably completely different. Nancy's looks like that bra portion really is bra like and probably straps directly across the back - unlike Wendy's which was a mostly bare back. *Notice the straps on Nancy's hook on well under the under arms instead of slightly to the outside of the breasts. *Notice that the tucks at the bust are uniform on Nancy's, but on Wendy's there is one major fold and several smaller ones. *Not only is the skirt different - it is also LONGER than Wendy's - after Tim told Wendy's hers was too long. LOL! *The material is different - it seems to drape different - it is more clingy that what Wendy's used. Very different "look". I think Nancy's looks slightly better - but then again, the designer had more time to construct it and fit it too her.
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 11:57 am
to her too, to one, won there, their I know the difference, but by typing fingers don't!!!!! Urgh!!!!
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 12:16 pm
Austin's Advocate interview.
quote:Austin-tatious Project Runway’s audacious and flamboyant Austin Scarlett talks about expressing his vision, surviving his teen years, and the treachery of Runway competitor Wendy Pepper By Dennis Hensley An Advocate.com exclusive, posted February 14, 2005 Austin Scarlett-—yes, that’s his real name—may not have won the big prize on Project Runway, Bravo’s slick and addictive fashion design reality show, but he won the affection of scores of armchair fashionistas. By being his fabulously hair-flipping self—and kicking ass in most of the show’s cleverly-conceived design challenges—the Oregon-born Fashion Institute of Technology graduate became an inspiration to sissy boys and glamour-pusses everywhere. “I would love to set an example to any dreamer—maybe not the most popular kid in school, but anyone who’s different—who has a dream to always stick to that dream,” he said in his final on-air interview. “No matter how many people tell you to walk a certain way, act a certain way, dress a certain way, design a certain way, you can’t listen to them. You have to be true to yourself. No matter what.” Sew there. I loved your final farewell speech. Is it important to you to be a role model? I think so, even though that’s not really what I ever set out to do. I think it’s important in life to conduct yourself in a way you can be proud of. Growing up, I never really had that many role models to look up to. It was hard, and I think I did long for someone I could identify with. If one person saw me on the show and was inspired to shoot for their dreams, that would totally make the whole show for me. How did you get involved with Project Runway originally? A friend of mine heard about it and told me. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity, so I just put together a little portfolio and showed my stuff, and they picked me! And now America loves you. Do you get recognized now by strangers? Yeah. I get spotted most at fashion shows. People that actually work for other designers and work for fashion magazines that you wouldn’t think would take the show seriously, well, they do. They’re really into it. Is it easier to get into the big fashion shows now? Definitely. They give you special treatment. It’s nice, because I did not have that before. Before, I would do my best to get into a few shows, but now it’s so much easier. What was the high point of the show for you? I liked my Banana Republic dress and the bathing suit. I was happy that I won that challenge. And when I won the very first challenge with the corn husk dress. That was great because we were all so nervous at that point, so to have recognition early on gave me a lot of confidence that carried me through the rest of the show. What happened to the corn husk dress? Is it decomposing in a landfill somewhere? The show put all the winning designs on display for a while at Rockefeller Center and then auctioned a lot of them off and someone bought the corn dress. I’m sure it’s even more shriveled than it was. Maybe the buyer can just hang it on the wall or something. Did you get to keep any of your designs? The designs are all the property of Bravo, so I didn’t get to keep anything at all. They whisked it all away during the filming. What moments got edited out that you wish the show had left in? Vanessa, the British girl, and I really clicked and became like best friends right away, and they never really showed that at all. When she was eliminated and I was crying onstage, it really doesn’t make sense because you never knew how close Vanessa and I had become. And I wish they would have shown more of the actual making of the outfits; the problems, the details that went really into these outfits. How closed off from the rest of the world were you on the show? The taping was about a month, and we were under complete lock and key the whole time. We could not even go to the corner to get a soda. They would never, ever let you know what you would be doing for the next 10 minutes, so we were anxious the entire time. When it was all over, I had very weird sort of post-trauma dreams, like where I’m in the center of this huge arena and all these people are asking interview questions and judging me. Speaking of judgment, which of your outfits do you think was the most underappreciated? The future one. It was supposed to be worn over a fabulous pair of boots and the heel broke a second before the show and that kind of ruined the whole look. The judges were a lot nicer than the way they edited on television. It comes out like they criticized my things so much, but I remember the judges liking my stuff a lot more. Of all the contestants, I thought you were the one with the most consistent singular vision. There was definitely an “Austin aesthetic.” That was sort of the main criticism they gave me on the show, that I didn’t stray enough from my particular look. I don’t see that there’s anything wrong with that. Obviously, my clothes aren’t for every single woman in the world, but I’m sure there are many people who would like to wear my things. If you could dress any woman in the world, who would you pick? Cate Blanchett always wears the most fabulous things, and she’s beautiful. After losing the challenge of designing a Grammy outfit for Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell, she asked you to do her Oscar dress. Are you doing it? I didn’t have a chance to. It was my fault. I should have pursued that, but I’ve been involved with the show since August, so I never had an opportunity to. I would certainly love to work with her. What’s it like for you to watch the show put together? Do you feel like they were fair to everyone? I think for the most part they keep our characters pretty much true. They exaggerate a few things here and there to make it flow, but it’s more or less truthful, and so I really can’t complain. Even if they show some things that are maybe not the most flattering, it happened. What do your family and friends think of the show? My two younger sisters are completely thrilled. My mother, I don’t think she realized how big the show would become, but she’s very proud of me. Were there moments during your childhood where it was obvious that you’d grow up to be a designer? Oh, yes. My two younger sisters were like perfect little models. We would play dress up all the time and put on productions. I was always drawing pictures of princesses in beautiful gowns. Were you picked on a lot as a kid? Yeah, I was, my whole life. It was always something I had to deal with. For years and years I tried to modify my behavior and be more normal so I wouldn’t get picked on and fit in a little bit better, but it would happen no matter what. Was there a point where you said, “Screw it, I’m going to be who I am”? There really was a breaking point. I was like 13 or so. I basically just went crazy. I had a rebellious period where I would start making up crazy things for myself to wear and dyed my hair and wore false eyelashes to school. I would have to change on the way to school or in the bathroom, because my mother would never, ever let me out of the house in some of the things I would wear. And then I got in trouble with the principal on the other hand. It was sort of like dodging between the principal and my parents. No one wanted me to be this way and I did it on my own anyway, and I managed to not get expelled. You really seem to have strong sense of who you are and your place in the world. Where do you think that comes from? I don’t know. I figure we’re all here on this planet once, so I might as well do things my way. Did you come out early or late? It was probably when I was around 13 or so, though I really didn’t tell my parents until just before college. I certainly have been acting out my whole life. [Laughs] Though most reality shows focus on the conflict, I liked how most of you guys helped each other out and really seemed to be pulling for each other. That was true, even up till the end. With the exception of Wendy, we could go to one another for an honest opinion. At first I thought they were sort of editing to make Wendy seem more evil than she was, but by the end, I thought she deserved her villain status. She wasn’t very nice. And I don’t think a lot of us realized it at first. She definitely had me fooled into thinking she was my friend for quite a while. She would come with all these wonderful things, like “Oh, Austin, you’re the best and la-di-da” and then she totally stabbed me in the back. After that I could sort of see that she had been doing the same thing to everyone. None of us knew the extent of it until the show came out and her private interviews came out. When she eliminated Kevin, that was pure evil and it was not edited at all. She was really that evil. Have you stayed friends with any of the other contestants? Most all of them. Whenever Vanessa and Alexandra come to New York, they stay in my apartment. I went to Kevin’s fashion show just the other day. Of course, I talk to Jay. Kara Saun’s been in L.A. the whole time, so I don’t really talk to her that much. You filled in for Jay’s missing model one week and walked the runway. What was that like? It was definitely fun. I was honored that he would even consider me. And I really liked the outfit. Did Jay have to alter it to fit you? Not at all. Julie, the original model, and I have the exact same measurements. The Bravo Web site says that you have the smallest waist in three counties. How small is it exactly? I don’t know the exact measurement, but it’s small enough that a stranger could put his hands around it. Hopefully. Speaking of which, are you seeing anybody? I’m single. I haven’t had a chance to meet anybody. Now that the show’s almost all over, I’m looking forward to getting a chance to go out to clubs and sort of enjoy my fleeting moments of celebrity. I noticed that Robert, the sexy straight guy from New York, left you and Jay an encouraging note on the house blackboard after he was eliminated. That was very sweet. He definitely is a sweet, good-hearted guy, and he always had the best intentions. He was my roommate, so we spent a lot of time together and we are total opposites. I think that’s why they put us together. Has the show opened doors for you professionally? It did a little bit. I’m working on putting my Web site together—AustinScarlett.com—and I’ve made a few different connections. I got to do Heidi Klum’s Halloween costume last year. It was this fabulous red, sort of sexy witch, low cut, with this huge hat and a broom. It was really fun to work with her. So I take it you got along well with Miss Klum? Yeah. She’s fabulous. I sort of worked with her once or twice before, but I don’t think she remembered me. I used to make the wings for Victoria’s Secret’s fashion shows. That was one of my old jobs. On the show she was really, really sweet and definitely beautiful in person, even more than on television. What’s your dream career? I have a million dream careers. I would love to do couture fashion one day. I know I’m not at that point now, but maybe one day. I would love to do theater design. What did the experience of being on Project Runway mean to you in your life? A lot of people, when they see me, don’t know quite what I’m about or what to think of me. The show really helped to establish who I am for the world out there. And it was such a fun time, it really was. What would you like to see happen on season 2, assuming there is one? I’d like to see some tailoring of suits. We never did that. It was all dresses. And I hope they make me one of the judges. Hensley is the author of Screening Party (Alyson Books) and cowriter of Testosterone, now available on DVD from Strand Releasing Home Video.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 1:18 pm
Guess that's why I am not a designer, just don't see the differences! LOL Great interview with Austin.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 3:02 pm
The 3 finalists will be on The View tomorrow (Wednesday). I would have loved to have seen Austin on there with Starr and Joy!!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 3:24 pm
Oh that was a great interview with Austin. Thanks for posting it! Well, along with Access Hollywood, I've never seen The View either. Unless you count SNL skits, lol. Maybe I'll tape it if I can figure out when it's on (I presume it's a daytime show).
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 6:58 pm
Definitely daytime! In LA it is on ABC at 10 am following Regis & Kelly but I'm sure it depends on the area. My DVR/Cable system advertises the Show as "Model Heidi Klum" so she must bring them along.. too bad about Austin.. I'd much rather see him than Wendy.
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 10:47 pm
Thanks, Seamonkey, for the photos. And thanks, Gina, for Austin's interview. My wish is that Jay has Austin as one of his models in the finale! Wouldn't that be great?!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 11:12 pm
That would be a hoot! And Austin would "work it" more than some of the models.. bet he'd be on time, too.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 6:22 am
here are the two pics side my side (I still don't see the huge differences! LOL) http://www.lowculture.com/archives/2005/02/what_do_you_mea.html
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Lindy
Member
12-21-2004
| Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 6:28 am
I wonder if Wendy actually did the "tweaking" or if someone else just made the outfit for Nancy using Wendy's basic design.
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