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Hummingbird
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08-21-2002

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 6:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hummingbird a private message Print Post    
The group was getting tired of Santino's feces jokes. But his "You can't polish a terd" line was funny. Was he speaking of himself?

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 7:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Every week the judges say that Santino doesn't design the clothes for a woman to wear. Something along those lines and every week, he's still there. Who's he going to design for if he wins it? Horses?

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 8:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
It's funny that all the things the judges liked about Kara's design last night were Santino's ideas. And she unapologetically takes the credit for them! LOL. At least he saved her from another tube dress with yellow tape across it.

I agreed with the model last night, though: if it were up to me, I would have auf-ed Danny V. His "design" was awful and made Chloe look middle-aged. But that ensemble th model-hostess wore in the beginning of the show was also abominable.

Chalupa
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09-21-2005

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 8:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chalupa a private message Print Post    
I agree with Tishala that Daniel's outfit was far from his best. But there needs to be some consistency with the judges. If they are going to allow Santino to continue to put horrible and unfinished clothes on the runway, tell him how much they hate what he has done, and then allow him to stay every week while someone else goes home, they can't send Daniel home for one bad week. He has never even been close to the bottom 2 has he?

On the other hand, Santino could have been eliminated for his lingerie, his Sasha Cohen, his grafitti dress. That's why I didn't understand Heidi's saying she would have auf'd Daniel. As much as she didn't like his outfit, he has always been, at worst, the middle of the pack. If he didn't have immunity and had indeed gotten auf'd while both Santino and Nick remained, I would have LOVED to hear the reasoning behind that one, because in my opinion it just wouldn't have been right.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 8:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I think that what you're forgetting, Chalupa, is that ALL the judges (and Tim, especially in his podcast) talk about how talented Santino is. That's what they see and that's what they are interested in. He's the biggest risk-taker on the show by far and they want that. (BTW, I'd say they are not terribly successful at inspiring that in him.)

Too many of these designs look very DC suburbs--very Wendy Pepper--and don't have anything high fashion about them at all.

I just remembered old Mike Kors' great comment about Nick's design last night: that it looked like the Golden Girls. That was hysterical. I thought, great...all Daniel needs is a cowl neck sweater and half boots!

Sadiesmom
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03-13-2002

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 8:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sadiesmom a private message Print Post    
Interesting take on the risk taking.

No risk taking is what they keep complaining about, yet they nver really reward people who do take risks. Chloe's outfit was nice and nicely executed, but it was still in the realm of something you could find on a rack. There was absolutely nothing special about it. Risk taking and losing was Guadaloupe and Diana. Even Andrae was more risk taking than the people left, sans Santino.

Nick's outfit was lacking in anything special as well, it was just Eurotrash, as he wanted, and it was not executed well.

I will say that Santino is very funny on the bonus videos on the home site.

Angelicfairies2
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07-19-2004

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 9:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Angelicfairies2 a private message Print Post    
Glad I'm not the only one who is upset that Santino is still there. I love Nick and hope his future blossoms. Didn't he just designs someones dress for an award show??

Wendo
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08-07-2000

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 11:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
I disagree that all the good stuff in Kara's design were Santino's ideas. She did a lot more than just "sew" that outfit. As with the other designers, those getting the makeover were giving input.

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 1:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
I realized a while back that there's not much rhyme or reason to the judging and so just resigned myself to what happens, happens. One week someone will be auf'ed for an unfinished garment while another week it's the barely hanging together outfit that survives. Design, execution, appearance, track record...one can never be sure what the deciding factor will be until it's runway time and they have to find some way to justify their decision. That's just the way it is.

I wasn't crazy about any of this week's outfits but Chloe & Kara's were clearly the best of the bunch. Their efforts were even more impressive given that neither had much if any experience with making menswear (paging Emmett!). I also think they took more care in considering their clients' comfort and personal styles. Chloe's shirt/trousers/vest were respectable if not terribly original. And hey, I figure keeping those pinstripes straight ought to count for something. Kara's sportswear ensemble was well-made, as usual, and quite becoming. She's shown a flair for casual wear before so I'm not going to give too much credit to Santino.

Daniel V took a big stumble this week. That was not at all a flattering look or fit for Chloe. I'll miss Nick even though I didn't care for his latest design and haven't been that keen on any of his for a while, actually. And then there's Santino...if I squint really hard his jumpsuit almost looks halfway decent. It could have been cool and sexy. But it fit terribly, was falling apart, and heaven knows where Kara would actually wear it so at what part of this challenge did he actually succeed? And don't say designing his own clothes for Kara to make, lol!

I just couldn't get over that he was gluing the thing together. If I had been allowed to use fabric glue in seventh grade home ec. class, things might have been less traumatic for me during that endless quarter I spent struggling to make a pair of pajamas. I aced cooking and home decorating, just don't ask me to sew. I tried so hard to make every stitch perfect and ended up ripping most of them out. Over and over again. Who knew I even had a perfectionist streak in me and why on Earth did it decide to show up during that class? If only we'd gotten graded on threading needles - that I could handle. It was trying to use the d*mn things that messed me up. Maybe I ought to try it again now that I'm so much older and more patient (ha!).

ETA: Oh and evening gowns with Austin, Jay and Bloody Kara Saun next week. Could be good!

Landi
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07-29-2002

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 1:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
tomorrow is their day for olympus fashion week.

Chalupa
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09-21-2005

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 4:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chalupa a private message Print Post    
I think what I'm most confused by with this episode is what exactly a "makeover" means. I always thought it meant the person being made over would look well, different from how they normally look. The three people who did that did the worst in the judges eyes so I guess they just wanted each designer to design something a fellow designer would wear, and not really make them over...

i don't know, maybe I just don't get it...lol

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 6:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
I'm confused by how much the 'ripples' in Nick's seams were such a problem and yet the falling apart seams of Santino's jumpsuit were not.

It's become way too obvious how fixed it is when Santino is still there after last night.

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 8:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
Did anyone else think Santino's jumpsuit was reminiscent of long johns? I'm not surprised Nick is gone. Not surprised Santino isn't. But I was surprised by Heidi telling Daniel he'd have gotten her auf had he not been immune. I didn't think his outfit was THAT bad (definitely not worse than the long johns), and it really was the first time he's come under any criticism at all on the runway. He's won 4 challenges and has gotten quite a bit of praise, including Michael saying he has a unique eye.

Hummingbird
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08-21-2002

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 9:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hummingbird a private message Print Post    
Santino is funny and certainly original but his clothes are not wearable in my opinion. In fact most of his stuff is just plain ridiculous. I think Kara is going to be this year's longshot. Surely Santino is gone next week. He's on borrowed time now.

I just ordered the "Auf Wiedersehen" T-shirt from the Project Runway website. I also liked Emmett's pink bar-code tee. I may order that one too if the one I just ordered is good quality.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 6:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I was surprised about them calling it a makeover too. None of them looked made over at all. Not even Santino losing most of his beard.

The jumpsuit was so bumpy/wrinkly. I thought it made kara look fat. Well, obviously not fat, but I didn't think it flattered her figure at all. Plus a jumpsuit like that is so unpractical. You'd have to take the whole thing off every time you had to pee.

The winning choice was so dull. I totally think it looked like something you could get at JCPenney or Sears.

Santino's ensamble (sp) was like a bad pair of plaid golf pants with a polo shirt pulled out of the hamper and a hat with swatches glued to it.

Chloe did look like a 40 year old from the 80s.

And Nick's piece was pretty bad too.

What was Heidi wearing at first? That looked horrible on her.

Bastable
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07-09-2002

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 8:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bastable a private message Print Post    
I just went to the taping of the finale runway show at Olympus Fashion Week in New York! The taping ended about an hour ago.

We don't know the winner yet--the judging is done behind closed doors, but I can tell you some things.

You will NOT find out who the winner is, but you may get some clues, and you will definitely find out some stuff that you're going to see during the finale runway show, so only read if you wanna know:

Spoiler
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--There were four runway shows (of about 10 pieces each) for the four contestants remaining as of right now. This is so that there will be no spoilers in the press. One of the shows (the one by the contestant who's cut next Wednesday) will be cut from the final broadcast and won't see air. They didn't tell us who the ringer was. (At last year's show, it was obvious--Austin showed up in a trenchcoat and his collection was slapped together. This year, it's not so easy to figure out.)
--Debra Messing is the finale's guest judge
--Anne Hathaway was there in the front row, as were Jay, Austin Scarlett, the Queer Eye guys, and of course, Heidi, Michael Kors, and Nina. It was a packed house, which is amazing for 9 a.m. on Fashion Week in 26-degree weather.
--Heidi had to shoot her opening twice because as she said, the first time, "they forgot to turn the cameras on." Which worked out fine, because the audience was a little more awake the second time. She wore Michael Kors.
--Chloe's collection was, in my opinion, by far the weakest.
--Santino's collection showed more signs of being poorly made, and he was very monochromatic. Vintage Santino, but not as elaborate as in the first weeks of the show: Flowing fabric "wings", poofy skirts, Empire-like waists. Everyone thought he was going to go over the top the way Jay did in last season's finale, but he was notably restrained. And some say they spotted more craftsmanship issues in his work--although no awful ripped seams were visible this time.
--Daniel's show was classy. Like Banana Republic for women--wearable, well-made, looked very nice. He was very cute. His family was in the front row and they leapt to their feet for a standing ovation. He was very, very nervous--adorably so. So was his model--she was wearing a flowing brown gown and tripped a llittle bit 3/4 down the runway.
--Kara's look: Very thrift-shop. Tweeds mixed with knits. Very Downtown New York. Extremely eclectic--very much like what she dressed Santino in last week. She was practically bursting with excitement when she introduced her show.
--All the cut designers sat together on the front row closest to the mouth of the runway. Andrae was not with them, for some reason, until seconds before the show started. It was strange.
--No Tim Gunn. Maybe he was backstage.
--Santino was also talking like he's been cut ("Project Runway was a great experience for me"), so some in the audience think he's next to go. BUT, we all know what a drama queen he is, and he also told everyone that he's "great TV" and "love me or hate me," he's a "great designer," so really, that quote tells us nothing, because it'd be like him to throw us off the scent. Others in the audience think Chloe is next to go, since her collection was forgettable (why would she put a lot into it if she knows already that she's the ringer?). During Kara's show, Heidi was overheard saying to Michael, "Gee, it's pretty good." But keep in mind, that was said with something approaching surprise, not with admiration, as in "It's not as bad as I expected," so I wouldn't count her as the winner.
--Although Kara did well, no one in the audience that I know of put her at the top of their lists. Daniel seemed to have the most positive reception.


By the way, I'm sitting in the third row on the aisle. In many camera shots, I'm behind the celebrity guest judge (the name is in the spoiler box). Can't wait to see it on TV!

Chalupa
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09-21-2005

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 8:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chalupa a private message Print Post    
WOW!!! Thanks sooo much Bastable!

For anyone who wants to see a few picture, Getty Images has some up from this mornings show. Just search Project Runway. Nothing is given away in them, as it shows the Final 4 and an outfit by each.

For what it's worth, not too much is spoiled in Bastable's post. Mainly just observations from an insiders view. Very interesting! Although the guest judge is pretty interesting.

Chalupa
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09-21-2005

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 9:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chalupa a private message Print Post    
OK...now there are a LOT more pictures up at Getty Images, so don't look if you don't want to see the designers collections.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 9:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Looking at those pictures, my opinion of one of the designers went down significantly; one, despite a couple clunkers, went up significantly.

One did exactly what I thought he or she would do: stuff that looks totally boring, like a Banana Republic show but somehow even less daring....not high fashion.

I suppose it depends what they want cause two of the lines looked good to me.

Wendo
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08-07-2000

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 9:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
I think Daniel will win, hands down.

Santino's collection was just more of the same.

Surprised by Chloe's collection, rather uninspired.

I liked Kara's collection, not Banana Republic material, but really funky fun.

Really, it's Daniel's competition to lose, at this point. He's been so successful all along. Hard to believe he is just out of school.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 10:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
there is a white coat that daniel had in his collection that i would LOVE to have! chloe had a few pieces that i just loved, wasn't that impressed with santino's collection. kara's collection was fun and had some wonderful pieces. daniel's collection i think is to DIE for! i can't believe he is so young either! beautiful beautiful clothes!

Jhezzie
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07-05-2001

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 11:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jhezzie a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the report, Bastable! Looks good for Daniel, huh? Good. I like him. Off to Getty...

Chalupa
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09-21-2005

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 12:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chalupa a private message Print Post    
I agree. LOVED Daniel's. I especially loved that there were pieces for all types of occasions. He didn't have almost all dresses, but casual outfits, clothes you could wear to work, and beautiful dresses.

And I agree, that white coat...WOW!

Jhezzie
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07-05-2001

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 12:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jhezzie a private message Print Post    
Daniel's is very classic, which translates well to retail. Loved the white coat, too! Kara's was cute, but maybe a year behind? Dunno. Did anyone figure out what Chloe was doing? What was that wine colored deal? It looked like Revenge Of The Bridesmaid! Santino had several pieces that looked really ill-fitting. What else is new? LOL. Hope Daniel wins.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Looks like Daniel designed for his client.
What was up with Kara and the knit hats??