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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 8:57 am
Gretchen wasn't my favorite either but I think the criticism has gone over-the-top. Some of it seems to be channeling all the nastiness and smugness that she was supposedly guilty of this season but I guess it depends on who the target is as to whether that's okay or not. I think Mondo had great pieces in his collection but some of those clothes also reminded me of 1980s MTV accented by hair & makeup from To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar. There are those who love that sort of boldness and good for them. I like a more minimalist, natural look. But I guess that makes me unfashionable because I don't conform. If I'm going to get so upset over something that happens in the fashion industry, it'll be over the use of furs & skins or something like that. P.S. I still think Andy had the single best outfit from all the runway collections.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 11:00 am
Can anyone tell me why Andy was so easily dismissed? I missed like 1 minute and he was no longer considered.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 11:13 am
They didn't really give any reason other than that he lost his edginess. They basically just dismissed him like that... snap!
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Ocean_islands
Member
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 1:20 pm
For entertainment purposes they decided to create a 'showdown' between the overly confident and unpleasant woman, and the overly confident and self-absorbed man. Andy was too boring.
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 3:59 pm
I thought I read on here that she didn't win, so I recently watched the finale and was kind of ff'ing...they take soo long at the end....so I thought she was crying because she lost. I thought Mondo won and was shocked when she walked out on R&K yesterday. SHOCKED!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 4:23 pm
Yup. Ginger posted a spoiler from some guy with whom she works who claimed he knew the winner. He said he wouldn't tell her but only said it was NOT Gretchen. Turns out he was dicking with her, and intentionally told her a lie cuz he knew she didn't want Gretchen to win. Nice guy, huh? I think most of us were hoping for a Mondo or Andy win. Anyone BUT her!
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 8:26 pm
Thanks, Tish, for the link to that youtube video. Says it all!
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 7:58 pm
I am still being a baby over this....we deleted both finale episodes without watching them. One thing I like is that Gretchen seems to know it is not a popular win, and I am happy for that. Is there fan favorite? I am undecided about watching a reunion....
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 11:37 pm
"He was horrified. In fact, Heidi was so frustrated with NGFDMCM" What does "NGFDMCM" mean?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 11:57 pm
I'd guess "Nina Garcia Fashion Director Marie Claire Magazine".. as she is always introduced??
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 3:08 am
Meggie, the reunion was part of the finale show that you deleted.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 7:09 am
Actually, Megs, she totally thinks she deserved to win. There's an article in next week's TV Guide. While I can't find the article online (it's titled Project Runway's Big Upset), I did find this on their site, when they interviewed her:
quote:TVGuide.com: When they announced that you won, was it hard to believe? Gretchen: You know, I really believed that I was the winner and felt that I represented not only myself, but what Project Runway was all about. So, it didn't feel crazy to me.
In the article in next week's magazine, she states (when questioned if her "depiction on the show was fair": "My goal was to get the most exposure I possibly could. If it was just the sweet girl, I wouldn't have been highlighted the way I was." And then there's "Regardless of how people connected with me, they talked about me, and that's something I'm grateful for." Yeah whatever. You got lucky, Gretchen, that Heidi got overruled by Kors and Garcia. And after you pay off your bills and move to NY, most everyone will say "who?". }
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 12:52 pm
Ironically, this season and the finale has caused much more discussion on this site than in any season I can remember, but so many are saying they are through with the show. And it has a different feeling from the times in the past when people say that. This time it sounds as though people really mean it. If this attitude is truly repeated on other sites, it could have a real negative impact on their next season. Of course, it could have a positive effect in that people will tune it just to see if they are going to repeat their disastrous season once again or clean up their act. Who knows? Those of us who like reality TV are a little weird anyway.
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 2:38 pm
Oh she definitely thought she should win, but I love that she knows it is not a popular win. Love it!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 3:10 pm
Allie, the thing is that THIS season was purportedly touted as all new and refreshed. Instead they gave us an hour, with not much new stuff, and nothing really refreshed about it. And a cast of quite a few not very nice people. Bullies, I might add.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 5:04 pm
Quite true, Costacat. And judges that seemed to change their minds about what they wanted from week to week.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 5:09 pm
True that! (And I meant to say "Instead they gave us an hour AND A HALF..."!)
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 7:14 pm
Does anyone know when the new bravo show starts, I saw a commercial for it and I thought it looked good.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 8:03 pm
I think Tuesday, Dipo.
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2010 - 5:55 pm
Thanks, Seamonkey!
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Gemma120in2002
Member
07-05-2003
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 3:53 am
I can't resist. The Vera Wang Collection at Kohls! http://www.kohls.com/upgrade/webstore/home.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374752625148&SiteID=veratestvera&bmUID=1289217052459
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 11:36 am
I tried the link and got an error. I really did want to look at it and see if it looked like Gretchens collection, LOL.
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 5:12 pm
I don't think Vera Wang and Gretchen Jones designs look anything alike. I like Vera Wang--do not at all like Gretchen Jones.
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 5:15 pm
Dipo, here's a link to Kohl's "Simply Vera Wang" stuff. http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/landingpages/simplyveraverawang.jsp?searchTerm=Vera%20wang ETA: I found another link that shows more like a fashion show http://tinyurl.com/2dar59j
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Gemma120in2002
Member
07-05-2003
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 6:31 pm
Hey Smokey, The link I posted was supposed to have the fashion show too. It did right after I posted it, but now not at all. Thanks for posting the link.
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