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Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 10:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
Agreed, Jeffery should have been gone for his attitude

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 11:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Robert's clothes were very boring and as much as I liked him, he needed to go.

I don't even want to talk about Jeffrey. His inconsideration was just horrid.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 2:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I just don't get why Uli hasn't won the last two comps?
Jeffrey was awful!!!! Was surprised at how charming and calm Vincent was.

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 5:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
Am I the only one who thought that Angela's mom was out of line as well? I thought that it was rude of her to be so vehement about her dislike of the colors before even hearing what Jeffrey had in mind wrt the main color and accent colors. I thought that some of it was drama mongering and competititiveness on behalf of her daughter.

You heard what they said to Robert - so what if this is what the client wanted, you are the designer and need to stop people from going down this path. If Jeffrey had listened to Angela's mother, he might have been the one to go.

In my mind Uli really won the challenge because she had a fabulous piece and one of the larger models.

With 30% of the country being obese, they should have had a challenge where ALL of them had to deal with a plus-size model!

Spoton
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09-16-2005

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 5:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spoton a private message Print Post    
I find Laura entertaining - I don't take all of her comments seriously, but I think they are seriously amusing. Like being pregnant with her 7th child - "I'll just toss 'em on the pile with the rest!" Then that huge smile! I admire her for having that large family and being able to have enough "left over" to concentrate on her design talent.

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 5:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
This is her 6th child, but it was funny how her mom found out. I'm wondering if she just really wants a big family, or what? Like my mom used to say, "They know what causes that now, honey!"

Jan
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08-01-2000

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 7:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
"Project Runway" Going Once, Going Twice...Sold

The best part of watching Bravo's "Project Runway," well besides the drama, contestant cat fights, model meltdowns, Tim Gunn, the judges' (sometimes) catty commentary, and Heidi Klum's contestant kiss-aufs, is seeing the fab fashions made by the designers.

And now you can actually own the couture creations seen on each week's episode via an online auction at http://projectrunway.auction.seenon.com.

After an episode's initial airing on Wednesday evening, that week's designs are put up for auction. Fans then have until the start of the next week's episode, the following Wednesday, to place bids for their favorite outfit.

Recently, Michael's winning Pam Grier inspired pink number went for $480, while Angela's Audrey Hepburn-esque black dress sold for a whopping $1455. Bradley's losing design, a Cher-inspired (really?) get up, went for a paltry $105

All the challenge winning ensembles (like Michael's) are being showcased at Macy's Herald Square in New York.

Unfortunately, if you are the highest bidder on one of the winning outfits you'll have to wait until mid-December to receive it. But just think of it as getting a head start on your holiday shopping.

The other designs will ship in 5-7 business days.

So if you online shopping addicts are looking for a break from eBay, check out all the damage you can do compliments of "Project Runway."


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Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 7:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
Alisons, I don't know that I thought Angela's mom was out of line, but I could see why Jeffrey was upset. He came in at the tail end of the convo, and to him it would have just sounded like she was trashing his choices to Tim (he wouldn't have heard Tim drawing it out of her), when I think he did try to buy colors that would work for her...he went the purple she wanted and picked colors to go with that. Also, I think Jeffrey was really worried about this challenge, and the criticisms didn't help (he's also likely one of those people who just doesn't react well to criticism of his "vision", anyway) In Tim's Take, he makes it sound like Angela really poured fuel on the fire, and that Jeffrey's mom did more in the way of playing intermediary than we saw. I DID think that Angela was out of line on the runway...although if someone was mean to my mom, I would probably not react well...but then, MY mom wouldn't have needed me to protect her and she sure as heck wouldn't have been crying over anything....she was one tough lady! Anyway, as far as clients and the real world go, I would seriously doubt that a woman like Angela's mother would go to a designer like Jeffrey. That isn't meant to insult either...just saying that they have very different styles.

Sad to see Robert go. I am not really greatly fond of anyone left. I like Kayne and Michael, but don't love any of them.

And I agree that they all should have had plus-sized models.

(I added this week's Ep to my blog this morning)

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 9:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
I agree Cdbga, if it were my mom Jeffrey would be lying on the floor. There is no excuse for being rude, however, some people are good at capitalizing on real or perceived slights, and I thought that Angela's mom seemed like one of them. With editing on these shows, it is hard to tell what really happens. Tim's Take always helps with understanding and I am looking forward to reading it on this!

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 9:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
I thought Darlene asked for a deep vibrant purple, not dark purple. That purple was so dark it looked black, which is an annoyance to me, because that's what fat women are always told to wear, dark colors. If I had asked for vibrant colors and saw what Jeffrey brought back, I would have been disappointed, too. Add to it that it was a construction mess, and just plain fugly. Jeffrey was lucky that Robert's was an even worse fit and a cliche to boot.

I wish I had been one of the fat women they had to design for. I would have told them to make me a pair of pants that fit my bubble butt and thunder thighs (and if I can do it, they should be able to), and a sexy top with a plunging neckline and no sleeves, and don't use black or stripes or anything oversized or flowy. Just because I'm fat doesn't mean I have to wear a circus tent.

Kayne gets big kudos from me on his outfit because it was *fitted.* Fitted pants with the stitched crease in the front, body skimming top, flirty little scarf. I thought the capris were cute on Michael's Mom, but she has the legs for them (I don't). While I liked Uli's print, it was the stereotypical oversized muumuu flowy top with a tank top underneath that you can order from any Lane Bryant or Roaman's catalog. Blecch.

Jan
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08-01-2000

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 9:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
Cdbga , thanks so much,once again, for providing Tim's Take in your blog. I love his take and without you, I could never read it or see the designs:-):-)

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
Alison, Tim doesn't really say much about it...just a brief mention. I wish there had been a little more detail. I wonder if he talked about it on his podcast? Does anyone here listen to that? If so, could you let us know whether he talks about this situation?

Prisoner, I agree with you about Uli's outfit and I am glad to hear that someone else saw it that way! It also seemed to me that her detailing...something about where the neckline of the top, with the necklace brought the eye right to the tummy and it looked really bulgy there.

I sympathize with how hard it must have been for the designers to not be able to use their dress forms and then only have the "models" in for a short time. It would be hard to try to design an outfit to fit proportions you aren't used to without something to really help you visualize the lines and silhouette. I also wish they would have given them more time. I don't like these short-turnaround challenges. Perhaps they could have given them more accurate dress forms and another day? I think we'd have seen much better results...although my beloved Robert probably still would have been boring!

And Jan, you are very welcome, as always. Every week on the show, they run a promo for Tim's Take on the site, and they always say "only on bravotv.com" and I think "and my blog"...but it is probably best not to tell the Bravo people that!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
wow I am so bummed. His Barbie designs are far from boring so I dont know what happened with his designs for the show.

He is such a great guy and I know he has a wonderful future

So much for my prediction! LOL

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 11:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
First off, thanks Cdbga for re-posting "Tim's Take" and the design photos! Last week when I went back to the PR site, it once again screwed up my computer. What the heck did they do over there?!

I had guessed from the previews that the models would be family members but think it would have been kinder to let the moms and sisters pick designers' names from the bag instead of having the designers select whom they wanted. I felt bad for the last couple women left. Michael had immunity from the last challenge, right? But there wasn't any that would be given for this one? If that was the case, it really shouldn't have mattered if Michael didn't get the customary winner's first pick of models.

Haven't been that thrilled with Kayne the past couple weeks (the snarks, the smug looks, the lambskin) but he really cracked me up when he said he chose Michael's mom because she was wearing the brightest colors and had sequins on her shoes so he knew they'd get along, lol. And I liked his design with the exception of a few details. Of course, most of this week's looks were pretty dreadful, imho, so it's not like there was a whole lot of competition.

Vincent's dress seemed well made but the style just didn't do anything for me. But congrats on the win. He was quite right in saying how important it is to be able to work with a client and did a pretty good job with that aspect, despite the language barrier.

Michael once again had a great design, I just don't care for black or black-and-white. Just a personal preference. I think I look awful in that color or color combo so I guess I just shy away from them. But the reversible dress was a terrific idea and it did actually look like an "everyday outfit". He could have had a hat trick of wins.

I liked the pants that Uli designed and the vertical stripes trim on her top but I think the rest of the top was a little billowy for everyday wear.

Angela's self-restraint faltered this week (was she distracted by what was going on between her mom and Jeffrey?). She had been doing so much better lately. But this outfit had me staring at the tv screen in complete puzzlement. "Is that fringe?", I was thinking to myself, "Laura is not going to like that at all!", lol.

Speaking of Laura, she had a good idea with the cruise wear look but it didn't come together that well. However it did look better than most of the other designs.

Jeffrey...oh boy. That was an ugly dress, there's just no other way to say it. It hadn't even occurred to me that a family member would try to "sabotage" someone until Laura's mom mentioned the possibility. I really don't think that's what Angela's mom was doing HOWEVER I can understand that Jeffrey may have been concerned about that. But there was no reason for him to be so nasty and rude.

What happened to Robert? He was so good at the beginning of the season. I thought Tim looked a little shaken when he had to tell him goodbye. Wasn't Robert the one who went to Parson's?

I really wish they would allow more time for the challenges. What with some of the designers having to work with such unfamiliar proportions, there really was little time to come up with unique and flattering designs.

ETA: I liked the little party they had at Tavern on the Green! And the pictures from when they were kids!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 11:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I thought that Laura's dress looked like an old flight attendant's outfit.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 1:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
I watch Project Runway too now that I have cable--in fact, one of Season One's designers was in our showroom a few weeks ago (Kevin John?). I also saw the Season One winner (Jay?) at a mill showing here in NYC.

I thought Jeffrey's behavior was horrid--he's a nasty piece of work, that one. That sort of attitude would have him out the door in most design studios here in NYC. Your job is to make the customer happy. He was not the only designer with a plus-size model, yet he was the only one with a major attitude about it.

Anyway, Uli and Michael are my favs right now. I also respect Angela for sticking in there and gaining the other designers' respect, however grudging.

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 2:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
Oh, I know Pamy, his Barbie designs are gorgeous. Maybe it was the time constraints...or money constraints. He just went downhill after the first challenge. Of course, as I said before, I find Uli and Laura to be equally boring...although Uli has ventured into different looks for the last 2 challenges. One thing about Robert, though, while his designs may have been boring, he never was. I'll miss my Robert snarks and such as much as I miss my Bradley interviews.

Has anyone seen the promo for next week? It looks like
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a double-elimination, with the first elimination occurring prior to the runway show.
I don't remember seeing THAT in the promo that aired after the show last night!

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 2:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
Good stuff in the Ep 7 bonus footage at the Bravo Site:

In "Darlene vs. Jeffrey", we see more about that, and a lot of funny stuff (good Robert stuff in there).

"Workroom" is also full of good stuff, including talk about Vincent/Alison (even Vincent says he preferred Alison's dress to his), joking with Tim at Mood and more good Robert stuff.

And "Back to Atlas" which takes place after the after the judging has some interesting talk about the moms, Angela being mad at something Tim said about larger women, and more.

The bonus footage shows these guys having so much fun and really seeming to get along well together...you know, aside from Jeff & Angela. And Vincent seems SO much nicer and, well, not as insane as on the show.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 5:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Someone pointed out upthread how Robert was told he needed to steer the client down a path of design that would be more suitable for them, and compared that to Jeffrey and his attitude. In response I'd like to point out that while its true a good designer should diplomatically point out ideas on what he/she thinks will work better than the client's vision. But Jeffery basically had the attitude of "shut up, don't talk to me, you'll wear what I tell you to wear." Just....not....cool.

Rehtse
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08-17-2005

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 7:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rehtse a private message Print Post    
Am I the only one who thought that Angela's mom was out of line as well?


No, I thought that woman came across as a bit of a troublemaker...like mother like daughter. I think if she had spoken with Jeffrey, rather than just whining, that he probably could have done an outfit that she would have liked. And then, Angela, encouraging her mom to voice her "true" feelings on the outfit was definitely meant to add fuel to the fire. Her mother already felt like cr_p, why would she want to add to it. Don't get me wrong, Jeffrey was anything but professional, but it takes two to tango!

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 8:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
I am sure people in the industry watch this show. Jeffery felt he had good reason to be irritated but that was a mistake. Being right vs getting cheese is the deal here.

No one will hire someone, no matter how talented, who is not respectful to coworkers and clients. Many new designers get rolling working for a big design house, like Michael Kors.

Angela's mother is a lot like her daughter. Tell the designer your color preferreces and style, as production probably requested, then give it up to the designer. You only have to wear the damn thing once. What does it matter? They both played a part.

When is Uli going to win? Her creation was the best last night in my estimation.

Ladyinatl
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04-06-2006

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 8:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladyinatl a private message Print Post    
Tim's podcast has more than his blog and it's great to listen too. For example, Angela used the fringe because Laura's mother has a "trademark" shawl with fringe like and so Angela was trying to accomodate that (but I agree, it looked awful)

Zummat
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01-31-2006

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 10:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zummat a private message Print Post    
I agree Fruitbat that Uli should have won this one. Her design was the best. I liked the color and patterns she used and the way it flowed. Even Tim thought she should have won this one.

Jeffrey's attitude is that it's always someone else that is wrong and not him. He talks down to everyone. Won't be sad if he gets the boot this week.

My three favorites are Uli, Michael, and Laura (even if she missed the mark this week, I still like her designs overall.)

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Friday, August 25, 2006 - 4:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
Those are my favorites, as well.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Friday, August 25, 2006 - 8:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I think it is kind of ironic that Jeffrey was taken to task by the judges for not giving his client what she wanted (i.e. the colors she liked), and Robert was taken to task by the judges for giving his client what she wanted. Didn't Robert's model tell the judges she would buy that outfit?