Let's Anticipate PROJECT RUNWAY SEASON 2

http://justjared.blogspot.com/2005/10/project-runway-2-designers.html

Robert arrives in Miami = classic

Do I know Diana Eng? I feel like I've met her..

Daniel comes across as an actual human being, it's kind of adorable. That guy with the orange tie dye is so gone.

Swimsuit lady is ugh

Kara from South Africa, Santiago, Diana = tops

I love Diana! I hope she wins the whole thing. And not just because she went to RISD.

also, pretty much all the lingerie SUCKED. except for the winning team's, but theirs still wasn't that great.

What was going on when Daniel and Heidi locked eyes for way too long as he explained his theory of 'lovemaking'?

I liked Daniel's best of all; even though everyone said it looked too old.

I love Diana. What about when Santino claimed that all 3 women on her team had never had sex?

I don't really like this year's new, now the models are in the contest too. I guess they felt they had to raise the stakes for them so that they would actually start to show up.

that was what i was talking about! i think i started exclaiming at the tv. i think it wasn't the only time during the episode.

i'm not sure i'm predisposed to anyone now that daniel f is gone. i found nick super-annoying at the beginning, but his cute dress last week and his classiness in dealing with santino have redeemed him a bit. i like chloe, but not only for the right reasons. daniel v may have potential and i like that while he's obviously sort of set in his mod/rocker personal style, he doesn't seem to take it over-seriously (am i being incoherent here?). the girl whose name i can't remember (on diana and marla's team) seems to be the least-developed personality on the show, but there might be something interesting there ready to come out.

i think it wasn't the only time during the episode

that i exclaimed, i meant

i think i missed this daniel-heidi locking eyes thing. god i'm glad he's gone.

I liked Daniel this year. He has an almost Japanese vibe the way he is always nodding his head and bowing at people when he wants to thank them. I think he overdid it a bit with his exit statement re ethics though.

It must be so much pressure to have to all work in that one room. Unless the deadlines aren't as strict as they appear on the show. It also seems like a really easy way for ideas to get "borrowed."

maybe i'm forgetting something, but he seems like the smartest one there. or maybe he's just the best critic. (a-ha) chloe may be the most adult, though, and i'll bet she has a great shot for that reason alone.

i'm not sure i ever came to like heidi last season. this time around, i'm starting to warm towards her. maybe it's the maternal thing. wild horses and 100 squash blossom necklaces, however, couldn't bring me to say the same about nina garcia.

i was wondering about that, mary...has any fashion designer worth his/her salt ever had to work with these kinds of seemingly impossible deadlines? possibly silly question but aside from this show and america's next top model i know nothing about the fashion industry or the rates with which couture is pumped out.

ideas for a potential project runway drinking game are more than welcome here, by the way. stuff in a "take a shot every time tim gunn says 'carry on'" stylee plz.

x-post emmett seems to have a good head about him, but i think his designing focus is a bit narrow. the opposite of diana, really.

BUT I'm bummed that you all like Diana so much. She irritates me, and I thought her teammates gave valid criticisms of her. I loved the little spat she had with that uptight model, though.

Okay, sorry, I'm just starting to get really into this show. I wish I just had all the episodes on DVD right now so I could stay up all night watching them. Yeah, I really sound like a straight guy, right? Ha ha.

I love Diana, she is such a geek. Nick is kind of a pushover. I wonder how much of Santino is Santino being smart enough to know how to play to the cameras. I found Daniel Franco kind of endearing, by the end, I realized all that stuff he said that I thought was total LA nonsense on first season.. well, he really believes it. I think he has read too many romance novels.

re Daniel V:
I, too, responded well to the sleek silhouettes and minimalism of designs, but there was something about the collection that looked very Playboy Bunny, and that disturbed me. It brought out my inner-feminist!

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It's not just about clothes, of course. And this episode was explicitly about something else, with all of the changed rules, the anti-couture project choice, the client meeting, the group dynamics/timeframe emphasis, and calling out Santino by comparing him to a litany of designers that in any other environment would be a huge compliment.

But if you want a conspiracy theory, here's mine - they wanted to get rid of one of the Daniels to stop with the initial-appendage, and the Daniel F story arc had run its course.

I wonder what his agreement with Parsons is; is the publicity for the school a plus enough to override the stigma of faculty starring on a reality show?

Though everyone they have on the show is fairly professional, Nina Garci, Michael Cors, Parker Posey; except for that blank fellow lingerie model last week who sounded as if she had to be fed all of her lines.

I totally called this..
Dear Nicky Hilton & the entire cast of Project Runway:

If Santino thinks your cool
Does that mean everything to you?
If you think Santino is cool and you
Think that he thinks that
You're not that cool
Does that mean everything to you?

arrgh! He is painfully cool and cool is annoying the hell out of me lately, and I kind of wish he weren't so talented because he tries so hard to be cool, but he is.

get him to post here!

lolololololololololololololololololololol NO.

santino is zod.

http://www.neurobashing.com/blog/images/President-Zod.jpg

Yeah Santino is whiny + has zero tact, it's just fascinating that he's got such a big presence and you have to wonder if any of the other designers will get up the nerve to call bullshit on him one of these days.

I don't like Chloe's dresses one bit. I see how she is talented, this is a matter of personal taste. I really hate that shade of blue with jet black! this goes for Nick's dress too.

What do you guys think about Grace, Chloe's model? With that schnozz, it's hard to believe she's made it this far in the industry, but I find it strangely alluring. In fact, she's the only model I find the least bit memorable.

no, that's just not true
nick and santino and daniel
have such hot models!

and yeah, this is really the most turdy looking group of models I've seen since... well, this season of ANTM. chloe's birdlady is growing on me a little.

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i like chloe usually but the dress she made last night looked almost exactly like her "clothes off your back" dress.

i still like diana though i think at this point it's fairly safe to say at this point that i'm rooting for nick to win all around. santino is starting to bug me but dude's still way talented

I like Chloe as a personality but her dresses leave me a bit cold. They look like things that I could conceivably wear--very clean and simple--and I expect more fantasy from my Project Runaways.

Heidi Klum is the cutest pregnant woman ever. I think this is partly because she sticks to traditional pregnant-lady wear: billowy, flowing tops, rather than the recent in-fashion stomach-hugging styles, but also, she is just damn cute.

santino's insufferable, but i do like the fact that he argued with the judges for 90 minutes. i liked that he really thought he knew more than them and wasn't afraid to press the issue, instead of the usual chopping block routine of contestants-hanging-head-in-shame-while-garcia-sneers-at-them.

It reminded me of too many critiques where one petulant, frustrated artiste goes off when a professor or student says anything bad. YOU JUST DIDN'T GET MY VISION. Sometimes you have to admit that your work sucked.

Daniel's dress was the hottest, but it didn't look high-class, more like something a woman could get at an upscale mall (perhaps because it actually seemed wearable, something you could sell, like his lingerie - he's not artsy enough ala Santino to last).

i think i'm a little disappointed in how muh this season is playing up the personality/business angles. are they focusing less on vision because there's more of it?

OH MY GOD. PROJECT RUNWAY IS IN MY MIND. I APPROVE. AND RIGHT BEFORE IT IS THE PREMEIRE OF "SKATING WITH CELEBRITIES".

damn, it's in the pay archive, but..

Thursday Styles: Routine Is a 6; Outfit, A Zero

Loved his outfit, by the way. I would totally wear that.

And what about Andrae's reaction to the window decorating assignment? That expression was priceless.

Daniel V. is definitely the greatest. He is just so consistent every week, and yet maintains his professionalism.

It's awesome to see how Andre has progressed over the weeks. He's really stabilized things.

http://www.bravotv.com/Project_Runway_2/Episodes/Episode_7/Videos/preview_ep7.shtml

What did the judges like about Emmett and Chloe's design? I thought the bunched material over the chest was kind of ugly. Not as bad as Santino's or Marla/Diana's, but still bad.

I never really liked Emmett until he said "was it the shirt?" after elimination tonight. Now I feel kind of sad for him.

Zulema's dress was kind of nifty but looked (again!) as if the construction wasn't so hot - kinda awkwardly cut and sewn, yes? I thought Nick should've won.

Santino was lucky Nina Garcia didn't judge that week. I hope he picks a big fight with Jay next week though..

omg Santino totally looked like the creepy monster thing in the "Come to Daddy" video

He's a pretty well-established designer though - he'll do OK in the end...

I hate Zulema so I'm glad she's gone, but Kara's dress actually made me think she'd lost her shit. was she kidding? did it take five minutes to make? I hope she's gone next week.

As for Zulema, I'm glad she's gone too. Anybody else think it's her just desserts for stealing Nick's model? I know it's part of the game and all, but isn't it an unspoken rule that you just don't stir up tension by actually taking another designer's model?

what a brilliant theory!

I was disappointed in this one. I'll buy taking Zulema over Kara on construction grounds, but this episdoe wasn't about construction. The drama orientation is becoming more and more transparent (liking making Andrae the nutball upfront so it's more dramatic when he makes it to top 3 (?)).

I'm liking Santino more as a dude as he starts to come down to earth. the foreshadowing suggests he's gone next time around.

I thought Daniel's dress was very nice.

I couldn't believe Santino picked the Austin fabric. same trajectory as Austin, in a way.

I also couldn't believe how trite lots of people were.. "I like, uh, juxtaposing like, pretty with ugly, right, and like taking something street, and making it couture." Nobody ever thought of THAT before, eh?

Daniel V rightful winner. That dress was great!

I really expected Kara to be gone. I find Andrae insufferable, but his was the only garment I liked. I'm surprised the producers didn't advise the judges to keep Zulema in, for drama. Kara must be gone next week. I loved Daniel's pep talk. It must be great for those dudes to get together with other dudes who are into fashion design. I love that Nick picked himself up. I love that the fact that the model Zulema chose was black (and not "marshmallow") did not come into play at all. I love Santino's impressions of Tim Gunn. I love Daniel, although I didn't like the poofy thing tonight. You know they always pick him first to interrogate or chide because they know he can handle it best. Jay's building-inspired dress from last season was so much better than
Chloe's. Who's going to watch Project Jay?

It's sweet that Daniel took the time to talk Nick out of his crabby pants. I tend to like Nick's designs the best (except for last night), but Daniel's are a close second. I like Chloe's stuff as well, although I wish she would broaden her color palette a bit.

Hahaha "secret"????

I liked Kara's dress even if it was boring and had fuck-all to do with the picture she picked. In terms of concept, no one except for Daniel or Andre should have won but in terms of wearability, it was all about Andre and Kara.

Chris NTM (near the mark) re: Kara's dress, but I think "absolutley horrendous" understates it. Tired old design, Kara's just wrapped barricade tape randomly about it. She's much less annoying than Zulema but she deserved to go.

Maybe it's me, but I think the designs this year are, overall, less interesting than last year. These last few weeks, anyway.

Also, am I right in saying that Daniel V. is probably the most all-around well-liked of the bunch...not to mention the most consistent? I think he's got a pretty good chance at winning, so I'm reforming my top three pick: Daniel-Chloe-Nick. Santino's on his last leg.

Is it just me, or is it really hard to find information about season 1 on bravotv.com? Where can I see photos like that?

http://www.bravotv.com/Project_Runway_1/

I don't think the season two site actually has links to the first season, I actually stumbled across this while doing an image search.

I think Chloe's dress was the best, and she deserved immunity if only for the fact that she put the most effort into her garment (people are complaining that it was too "plain," but I think it was nice and simple.. but not too simple, I like how the lavender belt thingy offsetted the main pattern.. added a bit of flare). But Daniel is a sweetheart, so I'm not complaining. Sad to see Andrae go.. surprised with Kara's design.

Wouldn't have shed a tear for Santino, if he'd gone. This was better than the last few weeks but still not attractive.

Kara's was a shock. Reminds me of Wendy from last season. Just when you think someone's awfulness and lack of talent is undeniable, they come out of nowhere with something lovely and special. Her dress was my favorite. The close-up shots of the bodice were spectacular.

All this Daniel V. love on this thread... He seems to be a sweetheart but it's ridiculous that he now has two more wins than anyone else. His first few designs were lame and the day-night dress is the only one of his recent designs worth getting enthused about. Plus he has stupid hair and his model is a gorgon.

Gah, this is a frustrating show.

Pregnant Heidi Klum looks hideous as all pregnant women in the history of humanity do - pregnancy is fucking repellant and disgusting and I hate babies and I hate new mothers, I hate all mothers but my own and maybe some of my friends mothers and I don't care if this targets certain races or classes, in fact I hope it would. Fuck you.

I thought this was Kara's week to go...in fact, a part of me didn't want to tune in because I thought it was so obvious. But she really surprised me. Her dress was great.

Yes, I do love Daniel Vosovic, but I have to admit I think Chloe should have won this week. Regardless, I'm happy to know he's got immunity...even though considering his record we all knew he'd make it to the top 4 anyway.

I would have given Nick the boot. His designs are consistently uninspiring in exactly the way a fashion school teacher's would be. Like he knows how to make a decent design and execute it well, but the designs are totally by the book.

Me too. And if they did use flowers then Michael Kors would criticize everyone's dresses for looking like a Rose Parade float.

Additionally, they went to a plant store for their materials - not a full-blown flower shop.

- brief episode recaps and photos of all designs thus far
- a bit of behind the scenes
- why (supposedly) Nina was not present for episode 4
- pics of Heidi's maternity wear, from the house of Kara Saun, and guide to Nina's accessories
- makup tips from Heidi
- some old photos of the designers, including New Romantic Emmett, star shortstop Jay McCarroll and an early Diana halloween costume (priceless)
- 8 designers' POXes (Emmett is both 'tasteful' and has the best taste, Nick is bad-global-dance-snooze, Santino may be the funniest, and Chloe is the most alt and on the cutesy side of hott)
- Heidi's favorite NYC sushi spots and Michael Kors' taste in literature
- the floating head of Tim Gunn

I'm sick of Santino..

wtf @ dan v's snarky comments to the judges? i guess the immunity thing did go to his head a little.

Let's not kid ourselves, Santino deserved to go home but Nick didn't exactly do a good job, nor did he the last few weeks.

Also, where the hell did Cara come from? She has really improved since the yellow stripe debacle.

About Daniel: I don't think his comments to the judges were necessarily "snarky." I really think, as Haikunym pointed out, that he was trying to be humble but didn't know how to do it. This is, after all, his first really poor showing--what's with Heidi wanting to give him her Auf Wiedersehen? After four wins, and among two designers who have been on thin ice for weeks? Doesn't make sense to me...I'm just glad he had immunity.

I didn't think Daniel came off as bitchy.

Nick, though - wtf! that suit was bad in every possible way. nothing worse than a bad suit.

but i figured he was just being santino and full of himself, taking more credit than was due.

i didn't think nick's outfit for daniel was that bad either, except for the construction. the seams were puckering all over the place.

So OTM it hurts.

I'm rooting for Chloe to win it all. Daniel V. has done some very nice work, but Chloe has the most cohesive, distinct, and appealing style. But if Santino makes top 3, he could do a lot with all that extra time they have to design their collections.

I wonder if Cara or Chloe or Santino or Nick would have grabbed Andrae's model if they had a chance.

None of designers were very good walkers.

I LOVE Daniel's model.

I think Nick is a great walker, personally. The rest were bad, but Chloe was terrible.

About the stuff Kara says, I think she just has a goofy sense of humor & for a long while wasn't taking the show too seriously, is helped by not being invested in this "I'm here to win" thing like so many others. maybe it helps to not be American. I was pretty amused by how she really played Santino's egocentrism to help make that outfit come together, and then was like "umm.. take him with a grain of salt."

what.

the black tube dress was just so...it was like the actual "inspiration" thing never happened in Kara's head. unless inspiration just means copying. both Tim Gunn and Michael Kors were totally right when they said it was too literal-minded.

also, remember when she spent, like, an hour trying to retrieve her barbie hat from behind an elevator? crazy insane.

As wrong as Santino behaved, Nick was the least pleasant one standing.

this week, that is

otm. it was galling to me that she actually said it "spoke volumes". that caution dress was simply unacceptable. MAYBE it would fly in a salt n' pepa video, but that's pushing it too (snarf). i love simple possibly more than anything, chloe's got the right idea with her clean line obsession (she can be pretty boring too tho), but this shit was str8 catatonic. if you took away the retarded tape you'd have a dress that you could buy ANYWHERE.

Chloe's design for Nick was right on, I thought. Kara has redeemed herself somewhat, but I can't see her being the winner. I reckon it'll be Chloe or Daniel.

Santino: Collier could see that I've got a great jawline...

"if you took away the retarded tape you'd have a dress that you could buy ANYWHERE."

now that i think about it, this is probably kara's greatest strength. she's an excellent seamstress, and making sportswear from scratch (let alone sportswear that looked store-bought) is insanely hard. she just happens to be an artistic and creative failure in every sense.

Absolutely. He's more interested with the visual effects of the textures of his compositions than how the dresses work practically. He's making dresses that are meant to be hung on a wall, not draped on a beautiful woman. He doesn't seem to care at all about fit or clean lines. He's trying to make a Statement.

He does a bad job of it, though, so the sum of his efforts is a big mess walking down the runway on a bummed out model.

Santino: Collier could see that I've got a great jawline...

hahahaha i forgot about that, it was hilarious.

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Wasn't saying you didn't.

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/product.aspx?p=7&e=56608728&pg=1&am=-1

(all four remaining did collections so it won't spoil next week - as with last season I presume the last designer eliminated still had to show so no one would know..)

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Oh, wow, Santino's collection is nice. Better than Chloe's and infinitely better than anything I've seen him do on the show.

Not really feeling Kara's. Her colors are pretty bad.

Daniel V's designs are classy and tasteful, but I think I like Santino's better.

1. Chloe Dao
2. Santino Rice/Kara Janx (tie)
4. Danny V

Surprisingly, Daniel's is very boring. Kara actually has her own disctinct style.. wow. And Santino.. wow!!

Daniel V's designs are classy and tasteful, but I think I like Santino's better.

I agree 100%.

I do not like Santino's collection at all.

How can you not like that red dress!?!? :)

cool!

Chloe has one very nice piece, and one that comes close, but I don't like the style of the collection at all. Very disappointing.

Daniel's collection is rather, well, handsome, and the most Banana Republic of the bunch.

Kara's stuff is often cute, but she doesn't seem to on the same level as the others

the dresses: feh.

nina garcia tearing everyone a new asshole: YESSS

iman's voice: the greatest

dan v's hair at the end of this episode: omg omg omg omg

turnout: agreeable.

xpost i agree

I really find Daniel annoying now. So self-serious. And so, well, white-bread. Bring back Andrae, please. At least Kara gets that the Santino shtick is a (pretty explicit) defense mechanism/stress reliever.

oh GOD no!

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Anyway, it sucks that ever5yone turned on Chloe. But.. you know.. this whole episode left me with a "meh" feeling. My ideal top 3 would have been:

1. Uncle Nick
2. Chloe
3. Andrae

That would have been a truly interesting fashion show. Kara seemed to have lost her individuality while on the show, but I'm glad that she made it to the top 4 and got to show off that delightful collection at Fashion Week. Everyone is hating on Chloe's collection, which totally baffles me because it's easily the best to my eyes (followed my Kara). Daniel and Santino are so one note. I mean, I don't know much about fashion, so perhaps Daniel's designs are "deceptively simple," but it's just so BORING. He'd fit right in with Banana Republic.

Predictions for the winner anyone?

It's become apparent to me that Chloe isn't going to win, so I think it's going to go to Daniel unfortunately. *sighs*

my top 3 would have been Santino, Chloe, Andrae

The way they all turned on my girl Chloe. Chloe in the last two! What a bunch of self-important twits, judges and competitors alike. Daniel V. is so overrated in every respect that I'll be tuning in to the final episode purely in hopes of seeing him get his comeuppance. (Yeah right.)

I'm pissed that I ever cared so much about this show. Boo hiss.

*I haven't looked at them with any degree of thoroughness, I'm trying to preserve some element of surprise.

ps. fuck u if u disagree

potential spoiler warning: one note in the interview could be taken to suggest who the winner is (but not necessarily and there's also mitigating evidence)

that emmy dress fiasco was horrible.

At least she was more entertaining than Heidi S. who was perpetually "whut?" everytime they asked her a question.

Project Jay was interesting, but a little underwhelming.

OK, uh, I like Santino again. Tell me that guy was never sort of goth or at least hung out a lot with really goth-y people in his teenage years. Daniel V is so.. um.. a little knowledge (or a little praise) is a dangerous thing, now he's learned how to diplomatically tell Tim Gunn "I appreciate what you say" when he clearly doesn't appreciate it and isn't listening at all.

Tim looks at Chloe's stuff and says, ah, Balenciaga.. but.. but.. it's so gold, and so pink! If you took Daniel V's fabrics and Chloe's silhouettes and put them together you might have something super cool.

trouble is I still am not so crazy abt Santino's dresses! but I don't like peach, or that silhouette. I couldn't wear any of that. The stuff he wears himself, that, I could.

http://myspace.com/santinosantino

(and ultimately I think Santino is too creative to limit himself that way)

something very strange happened in this show - i finally fell for nina garcia.

Santino's, with a few very notable exceptions, managed to be both bland and unwearable. What was he aiming at? He seemed to have lost all of his confidence in his style.

The Brainwasher OTM about Chloe. It all looked rather romantic and lush, especially when compared to the other collections. It was obvious it was hers, too, from all the judges' comments and the look on Daniel's face. She's been my choice since the blue & black dress of the "shirt off your back" challenge.

Not very suspenseful, but satisfying.

I preferred Santino to Chloe but I can live with her winning. But is it just me or did there seem to be very little excitement when she won? It was like "oh, okay". Last year it was a party when Jay won.

I don't think that the judges were necessarily looking for "Oh we need someone who can design for Banana Republic," I think they were looking for "Who presented the best collection."

I thought the personalities this season were more entertaining than last season, but I think last season's clothing was more interesting.

also, there was one piece of daniel's that really looked like a cross between something at a ren faire and something a dominatrix would wear. or that was my first impression.

But if you found her stuff ugly, then you won't care about that argument. I just think Daniel choked and Santino doesn't really care about women, is all.

I guess I see the fit point abt Santino's collection in retrospect. And he didn't defend against it, so I guess it sticks. But maybe he knew he had as little chance of winning, storyline-wise, as the judges did. And was fit really the point of his collection? I thought his whole show - the piercing eye-makeup, the flowing locks, the stunning models, the big walks, the subtly-stomping track - effectively sold this image that was simultaneously beautiful/glamorous (reflected in the fabulous gowns), a little punk (the raffish, perhaps kara-style, sweater stuff), and retaining a bit of soft femininity (the baby-dollish dresses). Women, yes, but super ones. Body shape is important to Chloe (ahem), but attitude is more important to Santino. Chloe wants to serve/sell to women. Santino wants to idealize/adore them.

So yes, Santino was very much about the show, but I fail to understand the idea that Chloe presented a more cohesive collection than he did. The theme was 'her fantasy'? It definitely reflected her personality/style - sort of crafty-sexy-cutesy - and I'll admit to not liking that style as much. But how does that have more depth than Santino? Is it a novel because it was quasi-Victorian? Yes, she elevated her particular approach (I hesitate to use the word shtick, though I think the judges used 'one-note'), but to a level that Santino had been on far more consistently than she had. And even at her most beautiful and intelligent, it was still pattern-oriented stuff. Hadn't Santino demonstrated greater range?

I thought it was clear that Tim knew Daniel was resting on his laurels and was trying to kick him out of his comfort zone. Which he appeared to have taken to heart in his last piece. Or was that more Nick's influence? On the whole he looked amateurish compared to the others.

Listen, I hear what you are saying about the Santino / Chloe split, and there might be something to it. Also, yeah, Daniel won a lot of the challenges, and was generally flashier than Chloe, at least until he hit the wall 3/4 of the way through the year. But the challenges don't mean anything for the finale, in the same way that the team with the best regular season record doesn't just automatically win the playoffs.

Santino's collection is, in a word, magnificent. I could easily see it at Bergdorf Goodman or Saks Fifth Avenue. Was it the winning collection? Gasp, I hoped not. Huh? Why? Because, were Santino Rice to be declared the winner of Project Runway, then the season three auditions would be subtitled, "Project Freak Show." Step right up ladies and gentlemen. In this tent we have Jay McCarroll and over here we have Santino Rice. I love and respect Santino, but please don't let him win!

I don't think it really matters whether Santino 'won'. I think the show already made his star.

I'm sure there was a lot of concern that Santino would've fought them over the prize and the strings attached - whereas a Chloe or a Kara Saun would be more willing to compromise and play the game, figuring (probably correctly) that it'll be to their benefit to do so.

Daniel.. didn't really think about his collection, did he? Japanese/military? this could cover so many things as to be nearly meaningless. Of course I didn't have the sense Santino or Chloe thought too much either..

I liked Chloe's babydoll dress with the pockets, maybe Diana's influence made it fun & interesting? Those printed fabrics Chloe used wers some of the most godawful prints I've ever seen in my life.

if I wanted to be mean, I'd say Chloe's theme was J. Peterman-meets-ABC Carpet & Home

yeah, they should have saved their meta for after 'the show'

chloe consistently did it at least technically right. did santino ever live up to the hype? daniel did a few really good bits, but...
m.

Where are they now? http://nymag.com/news/features/35538/index1.html