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Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 8:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
How surprised am I? I thought James Paul's collection was far and away the smartest, most cohesive, and beautiful of all the collections. Which means, of course, that he won't win. Anna's is probably the most commercial, so she will probably win, but I thought James Paul really made a fantastic group of clothing. It looks like he really can design very very well if given enough time.

Rico's was easily the worst IMO. his attitude when he lost sucked.

Schoolmarm
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02-18-2001

Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 9:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Schoolmarm a private message Print Post    
I also really liked Reco's collection and was going to vote for him.

I just don't get James Paul's collection...the clothes are not flattering and I think that most are odd. Better as artworks then clothes.

Anna had great pieces, but the collection wasn't cohesive. Daniella had cohesion, but many of her pieces were unwearable (I'm thinking the leather bustiers and the skinny, skinny pants.)

SIGH!

Jennywa
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07-17-2003

Friday, July 17, 2009 - 12:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jennywa a private message Print Post    
I liked Anna and James Paul, but truly I want anyone but Daniella. Don't like her fashions, very arrogant and a real b****.

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Friday, July 17, 2009 - 12:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
I agree with the comment that John Paul is a 'designer's designer'. As inventive and creative as I think he is, how realistic is his clothing line? Will each piece come with an instruction manual so you know which end is up and where to put your arms through?

I was disappointed with half of Anna's but loved the other half. Pretty much felt the same way about Reco's.

Daniella's was interesting but lacked something which I think has more to do with lack of experience. Another five years and she will really have something - just not yet.

But it doesn't matter as I can never get Bravo's website to work for me so I'm won't be voting. I hate Bravo's website.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Friday, July 17, 2009 - 6:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
I think it was interesting to compare John Paul's runway to other designers runways - Isaac also had a comment that JP needed to "apprentice" with another designer - and he has potential in that world!

Daniella is young - so ITA with Kappy!!

Anna - I'm glad she got this far, as a teacher, what a feeling! And her designs were "wearable" its again part of her teaching background - but not part of the whole "Designer Runway"

didnt anyone visit them while they were building their collections? That was on of my favorite parts when Tim Gunn would go meet them at their homes - and look over their collections and offer advice! Anna could've used Tim!!

I was very surprised how easy the Bravo site worked for me this time!!

Give it a try - seriously was much easier than ABC Dancing With the Star voting!!

Ginger1218
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08-31-2001

Friday, July 17, 2009 - 7:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ginger1218 a private message Print Post    
I am so disappointed that Reco is gone. He has been my favorite all along.
I truly despise James Paul's collection. It is dreary and odd. I am not wild about Daniella's either. Anna's is the best of the 3, but I think Reco was the best they had on there, hands down.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Friday, July 17, 2009 - 8:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
I agree, Ginger.

It's odd how I found out that Reco was eliminated. They went on commercial break toward the end, and I thought I might as well bring up the voting page so I could go vote for Reco when it was over (I actually hadn't a thought in my head that he would be the one eliminated.) As I brought up the page, I was in total shock that his face wasn't there! So I got actually got the news before they announced it on tv.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Friday, July 17, 2009 - 9:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Reco was on the new Andy Cohen show - L!ve on Bravo at midnight - surely they'll re run it - but he talked to Reco via Skype - and I really like Reco - question "were you surprised" Reco "no I was not surprised I was cut" LOL

he just knows and is confident in his own designs!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, July 17, 2009 - 11:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I liked almost all of Anna's clothes, I liked most of Daniella's, I liked some of James Paul's, and only a couple of Reco's.

I think Reco had a serious fit problem with many of his designs. And that feather thing was horrible. I loved the black pencil skirt, though!

I think James Paul has a unique design point of view, but his collection was very depressing. That said, he did have a quite a few lovely items. I hated all the hoods, though.

I think Anna's was most wearable, followed by Daniella's. Since they seemed to focus on "wearability for the masses" (the comments to Daniella about her models' sizes), then James Paul's definitely came in third.

BTW, I'm really tired of hearing about Daniella's age. What does that have to do with anything? Why don't they comment on James Paul's height? He's at least a foot shorter than his models. Shouldn't that also be an issue? :-)

Smokey
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07-08-2003

Friday, July 17, 2009 - 1:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Smokey a private message Print Post    
I was bummed that Reco was eliminated, too. And, surprised.

I think James-Paul's collection was beautiful, on a creative level. I appreciated his thought process in bringing it forth. That being said, I don't know many who would wear much from it. I liked when Isaac (or whomever) said that it would have been nice to see one of the hooded jackets paired with jeans or something more wearable.

I thought Anna's was great, but agree about absolutely no cohesion. It was very random.

I liked some of Daniella's. I have trouble getting past her personality.

This show doesn't hold a candle to Project Runway.

I would have voted for Reco.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Friday, July 17, 2009 - 1:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
James-Paul's was the most forward thinking. I liked his collection and agreed with the judge that said those pieces/jackets would be great with jeans. Also, while watching I thought how would he merchandise much of his collection. It would be hard to have them on just hangers. Then the judge said the same thing...I LOL about that. Seriously, a lot of times I have to catch myself while shopping to give another look at something that looks misshapen or unnoticed because of the way it's put on the hanger or merchandised. So if he were to be looking to sell his collection in an up-scale dept store he'd be smart to make a way to show it properly. And high end boutiques often don't have space to display his layered looks.

I thought Anna's collection had pieces I've seen before and I could walk into any department store and get something similar.

Reco's first piece was great but I thought the rest looked dated and that wedding dress was a disaster in so many ways.

Daniella's stuff was great and modern and I bet there's a good chance I'll see her stuff next season at Nordstroms. I agreed with the judge that said her audience was going to be small because everything was cut for the more slender female.

I don't think I'm voting.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Friday, July 17, 2009 - 2:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I think the reason I liked James Paul's stuff so much is because it reminds me of Yohji Yamamoto's clothing and, while I have never worn any of his stuff (too expensive and too high fashion), I have always admired his designs.

yohji

Rslover
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11-19-2002

Sunday, July 19, 2009 - 4:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rslover a private message Print Post    
I find James Paul's clothes to be very unflattering, depressing, and too sack like for the average woman. What was with all that black? I also thought Anna's pieces were nice, yet not cohesive at all. Liked most of Daniella's pieces, but she does create for the tiny woman. I found Reco's personality more annoying than Daniella. Though, I did like some of his pieces. That feather dress was a riot. Judge says how it is unflattering, unsexy and resembles a car wash. Then they show RHNJ Theresa and she is loving it...that was hysterical to me. Didn't vote but I think Anna will probably win.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 12:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I can't find the Project Runway thread, so I'm going to post this here. Before the premiere of the next season of PR, they are going to have an all-star version of it that lasts for just 2 hours and ends with a $100K prize. Participants? Daniel Vosovic and Santino Rice of season 2, Jeffrey Sebelia, Uli Herzner and Mychael Knight of season 3, Chris March and Sweet P of season 4 and season 5’s Korto Momolu.

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 3:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
Tishala ~ Thank you for that happy news. I miss PR so bad and watching a poor imitation makes me miss it worse. Usually I hate All Star shows but not in this case. In this case ~ there is talent to see! I'm so happy!

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 4:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
That outfit above....wouldn't it play hell with your depth perception? I know I had to wear an eye patch once and it sure messed me up for a while! LOL I think that outfit is hideous. Makes me think of The Shadow but without a good fit.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 4:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
I think James Paul is a one of those ridiculous designers who tend more towards architecture than wearable clothing. They spend an enormous amount of time bemoaning their misunderstood status.

Diacritical
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08-14-2005

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 9:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Diacritical a private message Print Post    
I just caught a marathon on my TiVo, so seeing nearly the whole season in a weekend may have warped my perception some... but I really liked the stuff Anna put together from week to week -- and it seemed more in line with the theme of the show (which is far more commercial than Project Runway). She's also the nicest person on the show. I'd really like to see her win this (and not because, IMO, she's so beautiful). That said, Daniella has real talent. Her stuff looks *finished* -- something Reco was never able to pull off consistently. James Paul is far more boutique that either of the girls that are still on.

Smokey
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07-08-2003

Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Smokey a private message Print Post    
I am happy with Anna winning. If you've not seen it yet, there was a judges award for $10,000 and it went to Daniella. James-Paul came in 3rd place with 19% of the vote. Anna won.

It sounded like they got a whole lot of mail in protest of Reco getting the boot last week.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 8:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
I would have expected a lot of mail from Reco getting booted out. He does say he has gotten offers from being on the show, but he looked very serious throughout the proceedings.

Anna got 56% of the vote. I finally broke down last week when I couldn't vote for Reco, and did vote for Anna, both online and by phone. Definitely of the 3 that were left, I did want her.

I hope they do some really serious revamps on this show if it ever sees the light of day again.
I actually went to bed 1/2 way through the finale, however couldn't get to sleep, so did see the very end. I noticed I really tuned out when Daniella and James Paul's collections were on. It was interesting to see Merlin's final collection. Definitely more theater or circus than fashion.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 8:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I'm very happy with Anna's win. The only other person I would have wanted to win was Daniella. I didn't care for the rest of the designs as a whole with an exception here and there.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 11:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Finally a show that allowed Isaac to be more Isaacy. This was by far the best episode of the season for that reason, although the production values were still crappy. The way they announced the winner was completely lame.

Anyhow, I figured Anna's bland, commercial collection would win, so I wasn't surprised.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, July 24, 2009 - 6:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I was OK with either Anna or Daniella, so the fact that both of them ended up winners in one way or another is great. I thought James Paul's collection was the worst of the bunch and mostly unwearable (at least in the States). I'm not surprised he got 19% of the vote. He didn't design for his audience, he designed for himself. And sorry, but I've not really been a Reco fan so too bad so sad, you were out at #4.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, July 24, 2009 - 9:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'm just now starting to watch this, and I don't see Reco being serious. I see him as pouting and pulling the sour grapes. And to claim he was let go because of "good TV". WTH? I thought he had an overinflated ego from the beginning and so far, he's just confirmed it. (BTW, the retrospective on his clothes? There really weren't that many that I loved. Yes, they were well-made. But I'm not gonna trade a well-made butt ugly outfit for one that's less well-made. Heck, I'd go nekkid first!)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, July 24, 2009 - 1:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
So what the heck was up with the absolutely horrid production on the finale? And the script writing? There were times when Isaac was talking to a contestant, and his last comment should've garnered a response and instead he changed the subject. More than once this happened.

I think this was the cheapest finale I've ever seen Bravo record.

One thing I did notice though... the judges did say they emphasized fashion for everyone. Which is why I think James Paul only got 19% of the vote. His clothes are just not wearable unless you're model size (tall and thin). And even then, you can't wear them just anywhere. (Plus there is the depressing aspect. They were just mostly depressing. S&M aside, they were more about bondage than wearability.) I'm glad he got so little votes because I think his own arrogance was his downfall. He just wanted to show what HE wanted, and the heck with the purpose of the show.

Seeing both Daniella's and Anna's lines again, I would/could wear almost everything in their collections. But Daniella's "get me to the finale" silver dress? Still love it.

BTW, Daniella had the most fashion show wins with 3. Anna came in second with 1.5 (she shared a win with Haven). So for all the naysayers who didn't like Daniella, the girl can design and it showed. And I loved the offer for her to work with some designers. I do love her edge, and I hope she doesn't lose it.

And I hope Anna doesn't lose her commercial appeal. And that she keeps doing florals!

Jhezzie
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07-05-2001

Friday, July 24, 2009 - 11:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jhezzie a private message Print Post    
You're not kidding, Costa. The production was awful. The editing alone was not unlike hitting a pothole, lol. The whole show was a lame knockoff anyway. Can't wait for PR!

Gemma120in2002
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07-05-2003

Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 12:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gemma120in2002 a private message Print Post    
I may not be remembering the first episode correctly, but the whole premise of this particular series was that it has to be commercially viable. This show is devoted to designing for the normal woman, and that the clothes need to be marketable in retail stores. This wasn't to discover the newest visionary or couture genius.

Based on this criteria, I think that Anna winning was correct. I think that if this had been Project Runway, that James Paul would have been the best choice. He is a much better designer than a couple of the past winners of Project Runway. He brings an important perspective and thoughtful grace to his designs. They're not "pretty" but they are beautiful.

Rslover
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11-19-2002

Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 2:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rslover a private message Print Post    
Figured Anna would win. I'm glad Daniella got some money.

Reco...bitter much? No one mentioned Merlin's monstrosities. Yep, that's what he should call his line. Those pieces looked like outerspace costumes. He is something else. Wouldn't even be gracious and clap for the winner. Bleh...the show itself, is a really sleazy knock-off.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 2:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Oh yeah, I forgot about Merlin's sour puss, too. Both Reco and Merlin were rude during the finale.