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Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 9:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I'd forgotten about the pasta dress. I liked that one, too! It was adorable and well done. :-)

Twinkie - I wondered the same thing...we'll have to keep our eyes open.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 9:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I liked the pasta dress too ... very cute! And the mop/macrame top was so cool! It looks like there are a lot of good designers this year!

Spoton
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09-16-2005

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 9:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spoton a private message Print Post    
Totally agree with all the above comments! The only other judges decision that I disagreed with was the yellow tablecloth dress that got in the top three. I thought it was shapeless and ugh-lee! Pasta dress would have been a much better choice for top three.

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 9:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
I also wanted to see the pasta dress and others up close - there were alot of clever ideas once Tim warned them about fabrics.

I finally figured out why I disliked the diaper so much ~ It was if he was trying to portray a girl with an STD foaming out of her nether regions. Honestly, it was THAT gross to me!!

But on the plus side, I loved seeing the brief snippets where the designers showed what they usually make. With the exception of Bag Lady and Tan Surfer, I was very impressed with all of them.

They said there's going to be alot of drama this season. I hopt that's not why they kept those two. I would rather see real talent over keeping people for drama.

We're all great minds here or we wouldn't be watchin this great show, right Vacanick?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 10:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Stella's dress (yes, the garbagebag lady has a name) was not nearly as dreadful as Jerry's outfit. He might've redeemed himself if the dress under was worth something. But the entire thing looked like it got caught in a windstorm. I think he blew it, though, when he said his dress was made for a night out on the town. While Stella's didn't show much imagination, at least it fit her model and didn't look dreadful down the runway. Sometimes it's better to be boring than scary!

I'm afraid they are going to keep Blayne (the tan addict) just to see what he does. I'm not sure he's gonna do anything that's ever wearable, though, so I'm sure he'll never make the top finalists.

Loved Kelly's dress and what she did with the vacuum cleaner bags and the hook 'n eye closures she made out of spiral bound notebooks. She showed a LOT of creativity and it looked wearable.

Daniel showed creativity, too, but no way would his dress be wearable. Can you imagine trying to sit in all those cut up Solo cups? :-)

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 10:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
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The pictures are up on Bravo.com.

I think Stella's outfit did look horrible down the runway. Just awful!

That's right Kappy!!

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 10:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
My first impression was that Stella should have gone. I could have done something that looked like that with my own trashbags and even a stapler and worn it to work this morning! I couldn't have done Jerry's.

I have to watch again, though. I was distracted while it was on. Good thing I DVRed it.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 12:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
I noticed that about Blaine too. I wondered if he was snorting something...or had some nasty allergies. It struck me as a bit odd though because it seemed very noticable.

The mop top was kind of interesting too. Not crazy about the skirt with it though.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the photos! A great reminder of two worthy outfits, especially since the whole thing moves so fast--and these two didn't get critiqued.

I agree about the macrame-style top being great, but the skirt not-so-much (one of those tablecloths, and looks like just a quick fill-in, with probably most the time spent on the top).

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 4:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
In the beginning there are so many designers they do go by way too fast!!

The article in the Chicago Tribune talked about Project Runway at Bravo - and Bravo not promoting it - probably due to the fact it moves to Lifetime next season, and I think Mary Burnim of Real World is going to take it on... (the writer was a big fan of PR and was looking for a conspiracy theory LOL)

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 4:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
Great banner! Thank you. :-)

Moderator
Moderator

06-30-2002

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 4:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Moderator a private message Print Post    
Just a gentle reminder, now that we have a banner up over the thread, we can use the names of the designers to avoid possible name-calling

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 4:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Don't know how much that will help my poor pathetic brain Oh Glorious Mod. I still can't remember who did what. I remember the designs far easier than who did them. LOL.

But the banner still rocks!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 5:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Reader, Mary-Ellis Bunim died of cancer a few years ago (during season one of Starting Over, which was her baby), but I see a reference to Bunim-Murray (which is just Jon Murray these days) was said to be in talks because the original writers signed a deal with NBC and stepped down not long after Lifetime snatched the show away from Bravo.

This may not be a good thing, since Real World definitely took a downward turn in content after Mary-Ellis passed on.

(as an aside, the recent cast of RW Hollywood claims that they tried to get production to approve all sorts of NON alcoholic activities, such as volunteering at an animal shelter, but their choices were often limited to local bars who had allowed filming and the improve place where they worked).

I'm grateful to have at least this season with the original crew and network..

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 5:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
LOL, Who! I always have a pad of paper next to my chair so I can be sure of the actual names of people, especially whoever is booted, so I can pass that info along for banner updates .. my brain wouldn't remember names early in seasons either.

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
Dear Mod ~ Are you suggesting that we shouldn't use names like Bag Lady & Tan Surfer?

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 7:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
The move to Lifetime probably also explains the sucky time slot Bravo gave PR this season.


Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 7:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Saw rerun again tonight--add to my list of outfits I liked the pink candy number.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 8:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Are you trying to stir things up, Kappy! LOL I think as long as we say Designer Bag Lady or Tan Sniffer we're just using adjectives that connect the faces and design - right? That's fact, not name calling. Now- if I said she WAS a bag lady -well, then I think I'd be modded.

Ramsfan
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01-27-2004

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 9:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ramsfan a private message Print Post    
I thought that the right person won the challenge but disagreed with kicking Jerry off for reasons that have already been discussed. But I will admit the jacket he made looked like a runaway nurse and the "dress" underneath looked like a paper gown from a doctor's office. Throw on the yellow gloves and he really didn't stand a chance. Bizarre... but still more effort than complaining Stella and the garbage bag dress of doom. She is so lucky that Jerry did a bizarre outfit or she'd have been a goner.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 10:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
Beth, I thought that one was kind of cute in a way too. It was a tablecloth, but the addition of the marshmallows and candy livened it up and made it more unique.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, July 18, 2008 - 8:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I went to elementary school and high school with Leanne. Very sweet girl and an amazing dancer. There is a whole article on her in our local paper today. Her brother is our "hay" guy.

I didn't even know she was going to be on this year! I opened up the paper this morning, then hauled my fingers right over here!

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Friday, July 18, 2008 - 8:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Now I'm trying to connect design with name....is the one who did the pink candy dress Leanne? or was that Jennifer? Depending on glasses on or glasses off, so far I confuse the two to some extent. Also, does anyone have a photo of the candyland dress? I so appreciated the two of the macrame and pasta themed dresses above.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, July 18, 2008 - 8:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Leanne did the pink table cloth dress.

She is a year older than me so while I knew her, we didn't run around together. Actually I am trying to think if she went to Sutter high school or Yuba City high school. I hung out at both, so now I can't remember. Hell, it's been 10 years. I know that her brother went to my high school because him and my sister were friends.
I can remember every year she'd do a dance for the talent show, and she rocked! Once the sound messed up for her music and went off, and she just kept right on dancing and was in the right position when the music started back up.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, July 18, 2008 - 9:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
This was Leanne's design - yup the candy dress:



and this was Jennifer's dress - which I had completely forgotten about - a cute little thing.