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"SHOCKED!"
EMTBGRL 2513 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Survivor-themed Cruise Spokesperson"
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10-18-06, 11:06 PM (EST)
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"SHOCKED!" |
I am -- shocked. My favorite designer? Michael. But, I found his collection at Bryant Park disappointing. My favorite collection at Bryant Park? Uli. If the winner was about the entire show vs. "Collection at Bryant Park" my vote would be for Michael. Based on tonight's collection? It would be Uli. (That was surprising for me. Up until now, I have thought of Uli as "boring.")I absolutely LOVED her final collection! I liked maybe 1/2 of Laura's final collection. The rest? I (sorry-- especially to Geg) I thought werre hideous. Jeffrey's collection? There were maybe two pieces that I liked. The rest? I didn't. They were well made, no doubt, but the point of view and the collection itself? Awful. That's my POV.
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Palm Tree 49 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge"
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10-18-06, 11:36 PM (EST)
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2. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
I couldn't agree more that is SHOCKING! and all this season of PR! WHAT THE JUDGES ARE THINGING!!! The most beautiful dresses where from Uli, Laura, and Micheal. Jeffreys is just for the rock types kind of people, but, the others were more wearable in general...whats wrong here people! This has to be the most annoying season ever on PR, I know I will keep watching it...but, I don't think I will see a fifth season if they do something like this once again!!! This soft editing for Jeffrey over the latest episodes, and less time for the others...oh I just hope the others make it BIG!!! The viewers choose Micheal, the judges Jeffrey...I am shocked and disapointed, sorry for Jeffrey's fans, is notting personal IMHO..., the others designs looked way BETTER! thats all!
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crs3192 122 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
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12-09-06, 11:10 PM (EST)
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66. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
Um...if anything Jeffrey is the LEAST versatile. His designs are only different because they are all rocker style. The only dress I liked in that collection was the zipper one. That was amazing. Also, that half green, half red, stripy dress that Tim Gunn thought was so beautful, I thought was HORRENDOUS! Absolutely horrifying. It looked like a screwed up hospital dress. Ugh. ULI! ULI should have won! Her collection was gorgeous with a capital GORGEOUS! My mom and I both watched the show and we both loved her clothes. I do not understand the judges. They said that Uli's clothes were ones that any woman would wear. This was true. Jeffrey's on the other hand was only for women who wear rocker or punk style clothing. AND it was all ugly except for the zipper one. I really didn't get it. I think that Uli should have won.
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udg 3038 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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10-19-06, 00:52 AM (EST)
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4. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
I actually liked more of Jeffrey's BP collection than I ever liked his outfits on the show. There were pieces in there that were quite nice (not ones that I would wear, but ones that I could appreciate artistically).What I didn't get was how people could like the dress that his model from the show was wearing. It had horrid lines, and it didn't appear to fit right. It didn't fit the dress form, and it didn't fit the model. Yet that's the dress that everyone raved about. I still liked Uli's collection the best. I did think it showed variety within a theme. I loved what she did with the swimsuit cover up. 10/12 were things that I would wear or wish I could wear. Of all of the contestants, I think she might have the most successful career. Laura's collection was good, and I liked it, but I agreed with the judges that there wasn't quite enough variety in there. I don't see any way that she's not successful after the show, though. Finally, Michael... He could have done better. He should have done better. What a disappointment. Slice n' Dice's Sigpic Chop Shop 2004
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Snidget 43862 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-19-06, 07:28 AM (EST)
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6. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
I think the judges are trying to find the new up and coming innovative designer, not so much one who makes a name for themselves designing clothes women would actually wear.Jeffrey can usually out-inovate the others even if a small proportion of his clothes would appeal to a mass market. I think that if Macy's bought these four lines as is Uli's and Laura's would be the biggest sellers. Michael's was a little too hoochie/stripper chic for me, and Jeffrey's a bit too well edgy rocker chic but I do see the most innovative of the four angle. However I could see how they could easily take elements of the runway show and making ready-to-wear clothes with some of the style of the runway show in them and do well. That is often true of runway shows from what I have seen, they need to be a bit on the bizarre side to attract attention but then they take some extract of that to use for the clothes they actually sell to people. The skirts are never as short, the details are never that exagerrated and all that when they go from runway to mass market. I think any of them could easily get work doing design for a major label. What worries me about Jeffrey is he doesn't seem to do the business side of it well. Going over budget and not having a reciept for the shorts is kind of a red flag for me. Since he has a business I assume he found someone who can do that for him that hopefully he can trust. It's a tribe creation!
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mistyrose52 795 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Fitness Correspondent"
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10-19-06, 09:51 AM (EST)
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9. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
When you come down to the REALITY of who would really wear these clothes-who of us women are 5'11" and weigh 110#??? Not many!For the 'normal, everyday woman', there were really very few of them that would fit that mold, to be honest! I thought Uli had a few that I would want in my own closet. Yes, Jeffrey, IMHO, had the best collection over all, but Laura?? I don't have a place in the WORLD I can think of that I would wear one of her designs! I don't go to cocktail parties, movie premiers, nor have I ever-or ever will-jet set with the over 50's millionaire crowd. Michael's collection was so disappointing-I couldn't believe how low cut and sleezy looking they all were. He was acting as if HE had a contract for some female diva/rock star!! Anyway, again, IMHO, I don't think they overshadowed Jeffrey with anyone, or anything, considering the accusations he had to undergo and put up with during the last 2 episodes! I say to Laura: EAT YOUR WORDS, B***H!!! You came in 3rd, and that's where you belonged! To Uli-you are a sweetheart, you will go FAR in Miami, Hawaii, and some of the other places that people love those colorful, flowing outfits. I really do think HER name will stand out higher and longer than the other 4's. But, only time will tell!! In the meantime: CONGRATS, JEFFREY-YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!
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Snidget 43862 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-19-06, 10:07 AM (EST)
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10. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
Well she did freely admit it was an evening wear collection. She wasn't trying to design workwear or sportswear and it showed. Would she do a full line I'm sure there would be lots of not-evening wear in it.I don't do a lot of evening wear myself, but if I needed something tasteful and classy I'd buy pretty much any of Laura's designs right off her runway. If I wanted something a bit more casual but still dressy and classic enough for several years I'd buy an Uli. With only 12 outfits you do need some sort of focus and she chose evening wear. However a lot of the shapes and styles she had in a different fabric would make a few things I would wear to work (if I wasn't a lab rat) or on a nice date that wasn't nearly so formal. I don't understand why her clothes are so completely and utterly distasteful for so many. Most of those are the kinds of classic pieces you buy and wear for a decade or two (which I like, generally). No they are not the trendiest thing that will be so five minutes ago by the first time you get them dry-cleaned. For that you need Jeffrey or Michael (I liked a lot of his clothes, but a lot of them had a style that would be out as quickly they came in). I could see with the runway collection he showed being hip for 1/2 a season for either Michael or Jeffrey. That does get rewarded in the judging, but even the judges admited that for their own personal wear they'd tend to Laura or Uli. Anything classic is not trendy, edgy or innovative, but it is what many more woman tend to buy when they get tired of the what I bought last fall I can't wear ever again. It's a tribe creation!
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Sydney Rain 39 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge"
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10-19-06, 12:29 PM (EST)
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14. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
Sorry, you don't get invited to movie premieres until you're able to spell premiere. It's okay though, I'm sure Jeffrey can't spell either, and your crude style is right in tune with his.
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Sydney Rain 39 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge"
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10-19-06, 04:57 PM (EST)
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30. "RE: WARNING - Sydney Rain " |
My apologies if that's considered bashing, but I think calling someone a "self-righteous beotch" is inappropriate.
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deweydrop 229 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Network TV Show Guest Star"
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10-19-06, 10:30 AM (EST)
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12. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
I bet Banana Republic is glad they pulled out for this year! Now he is Macy's problem!No way in HECK would he have won if BR was still a sponsor/offering the mentoring job/whatever the prize was with BR. I really did like Uli's collection...I believe I swore loudly at the TV when Jeff's name was anounced...waking the dog and sending my husband running into the room to see what I was swearing at. I dunno...I'd like to see how this plays out. Jay didn't take the prize the first year, I believe, because he wanted to do more high fashion, not work for Banana Republic...yet he is still "working" with Bravo. Chole too. Can you imagine Jeffery coming back next season as a 'critic'? watch what happens...
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geg6 14941 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-19-06, 10:57 AM (EST)
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13. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
Don't apologize!I'd have been happy with either Laura or Uli winning. Seeing the models actually walk, it was apparent that both were the most wearable. I still preferred Laura's just because her stuff suits my style and taste to a T. But I really liked Uli's, too. Poor Michael just choked, I think. I don't know what kind of crack they were on to pick Jeffrey's. I only saw one dress I'd wear, but only if wasn't in the ugly fabric he chose. Ugly, ugly, ugly. It reminded me of a few years ago, when the whole fashion world was into "heroin chic." I thought to myself when I saw Jeffrey's collection that only a heroin addict would wear those.
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puppyupper 13 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson"
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10-19-06, 12:30 PM (EST)
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15. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
I was shocked also, and I won't watch this show in the future. Ever since the mom episode, I've thought that it was pretty obvious that the judges and/or producers wanted Jeffrey to win. He should have been "auf'd" for the mom challenge. Not because of how rude he was to Angela's mother, but because what he made for her was hideous. The judges go on and on about "THIS CHALLENGE WAS ABOUT A, B, AND C, AND WE DIDN'T SEE THAT YOU MET THE CHALLENGE." Then they sent Robert home, but his outfit fit his client, AND she loved it. Jeffrey's didn't fit, and his client hated it. So he gets to stay? What a bunch of hooey.And what was with all the speeches about "integrity" by Tim Gunn? I think that was a smokescreen to make viewers think the show is on the up and up, which it clearly isn't. I don't believe for a minute that Jeffrey made all of those clothes himself. It would have been very easy for him to get one of his seamstresses to do a lot of the work, and have his business absorb the costs. Plus which: I'm sure he's not above paying illegal laborers under the table.
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moonbaby 17013 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-19-06, 12:40 PM (EST)
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Courtney Love and Gwen Stefani must be happy, because they are the only women I can imagine wearing the designs I saw of Jeffrey's last night. I would die for a dress from Laura's collection (and a place to wear it to)-but the feathery stuff would give me a rash
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Tahj 4136 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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10-19-06, 01:45 PM (EST)
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19. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
I'm not shocked at all and I think Jeffry deserved to win. From an OBJECTIVE point of view, his collection stood out as the most interesting, inventive and innovative. Many people seem to be judging the collections in terms of whether they personally would wear them. That's completely missing the point of the competition. It's about how the designers have grown. Jeffrey was able to tone down his collection yet keep his edge. It was distinctive and I think exactly what the judges were looking for. I can see many other designers taking his ideas and incorporating them in their own collections. Others seem more inclined to judge on personality. Again, missing the point. It has nothing to do with personality, nor should it. That's why the judges never see or know about what goes on behind the scenes. They see the designs and are judged on their own merit. I don't particularly like Jeffrey but he still deserved to win. Moves courtesy of Syren
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reealiteefan 103 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
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10-20-06, 02:52 PM (EST)
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50. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
>And you have hit the nail on the head with what is wrong with the fashion industry today. > >Fashion is about clothes people actually >want to wearYou might add that what appears on the runway is also further edited before it appears in Macy's or other stores. So there is consideration of what the average woman -- with money burning a hole in her handbag -- will wear. Uli's designs were the most wearer friendly. I was amazed: those fabrics seemed to have lives of their own when worn on a body in motion. Secretly, I believe Kors was taken aback. The first segment of her show looked like designs and color combinations he might have done. Jeffrey is the one-note. What 30 or 40 yr old woman would wear a dusty pink babydoll dress with a lace trim? Where would you wear Jeffrey's clothes other than Halloween? Re Jeffrey's win (to quote Catherine Malandrino on Vincent's couture dress): NO! NO! NO! NO! As for poor Michael, I hated his line. The whole thing looked as if Li'l Kim had commissioned him to design exclusively for her. Everthing was too tight, too short, too gaudy.
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CattyChat 3379 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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10-19-06, 02:27 PM (EST)
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26. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
*Stands in line next to Tahj & Ginger*The results were 100% dead on last night. Michael was the worst of the 4, Laura next and Uli drawing a close 2nd. Unfortunately for Michael, his line was all kinds of wrong and showed that he needs a lot more growth and experience until he'll make it big. If this show was about personality, Michael would win, with Uli a close second, but it's about creative fashion designing. Laura makes very nice evening wear, but there is nothing innovative or creative about it. One of my closets is full of evening wear as I love to go to black tie events and look for any reason to dress up. I have quite a few dresses that could have fit right into Laura's line she just showed. (I'm not about the feathers, though). Anyway, I agree and always thought Laura's designs were nice, but nothing new or exciting. Uli pulled out all the stops and had a beautiful, flattering line. I do not wear prints, but have thought Uli has a great eye and I look forward to seeing what she's going to design next. She's creative -- well, more creative with the fabrics than the actual styles -- her dresses are very similar if you take away the print/color combinations. Next to Laura, Jeffrey is the designer I would least like to hang around with. However, THIS season Jeffrey has proven himself to be among the most creative designers, with a clear vision. He won challenges during the season (my fave design he did was actually robbed of a win in the recycling challenge -- his newspaper dress was so much better than all the others) and Jeffrey put everything he had into his collection for Bryant Park. Jeffrey won't win any humanitarian of the year awards, but this man is talented and creative and has a serious passion for what he is creating. PR is about finding real talent and giving them the tools to run with it. If I had time & patience, I could make the same dresses Laura makes, that is why she doesn't impress me as much. I could never come up with the creative use of colors & prints like Uli, nor the funky & creative designs that Jeffrey does . . . THAT is why THEY impress me. They are like artists . . . Jeffrey -- Jackson Pollack Uli -- Picasso Laura -- Monet paint by numbers Michael -- Velvet Elvis Painting (sorry, but his line was really tacky and a HUGE disappointment) Kind Creation of ARNutz
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EMTBGRL 2513 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Survivor-themed Cruise Spokesperson"
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10-19-06, 10:11 PM (EST)
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41. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
>They are like artists . . >. > >Jeffrey -- Jackson Pollack I see Jeffrey as more like the artist who painted "Dogs Playing Poker." Why? Because I thought that painting was interesting the first time I saw it. I might have wanted one, because of the whimsy, although I'd never admit it aloud. Then? forgot about it when I left the room. The next time I saw one? No whimsy. It's embarrassing to be in the same room with it. However, you can't help but wonder why so many people have bought one. That's how I see Jeffrey's work. People will probably buy it. I will wonder why. I do not see him as particularly innovative based on what he showed at BP. I thought the colors were off, the designs were hideous, and Marlinda, (his model) should be in something far more flattering for the Elle magazine shoot she won. Other artists? Michael-- Monet (Nearsighted, baby)Did you drop your glasses and create your line??(Very disappointed) Uli-- Van Gogh's "A Starry Night" - Flowy, and small painting in real life. Potential for growth. Still beautiful. Laura?-- Bob Ross. Nice landscapes. Predictable, thought talented and thorough. But, Ross was known for his landscapes. Laura will be known for her evening-wear. Artistic one-notes.
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tvgeek401 1615 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Peanut Festival Grand Marshall"
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10-19-06, 11:57 PM (EST)
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42. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
Add me to the agreeing with Tahj group.Michael's collection looked liked everything came straight out of a rap video. Hoochie and disappointing. I did like, but would never wear a few of his pieces, including the superhero-esque gold 'bathing suit'. Laura's was beautiful and I would wear a lot of the dresses she created if I was ever in need of a feathered little black dress(which was actually one of my favorites of hers). But she wasn't very innovative. Uli's design had two things: Long flowy print dresses, which are beautiful, and dresses that remind me of Star Trek for some reason--perhaps it's the keyhole thing she did so often. I wouldn't wear many of her designs because most of them require oobies of some kind and I'm definately on Laura's edge of the spectrum in that respect. I like Jeffrey's best. It was most innovative and I could imagine myself wearing most of his designs (except that god-awful long blue dress). But of course I'm 19 and an aspiring rocker-chick so I'm in his ideal market. So basically I think the judges made the right decision as Jeffrey's collection was the most innovative and, in my opinion, best looking. --gotta love Tribe and his awesome siggies! and those leather pants. I'm totally not supportive of animal product on my body.
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Pretty_Kitty 536 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator"
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10-19-06, 01:54 PM (EST)
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22. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
Im shocked that I liked something from each collection. In the past I haven't been really impressed with any of the collections but there was something I'd wear in each one this year. I liked Uli all season but am not big on prints I really liked her toned down stuff Laura was my fave all season and her collection was my favorite but I didnt have that wanna puke feeling when Jeffrey won
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puppyupper 13 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson"
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10-20-06, 11:03 AM (EST)
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44. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
Like I said: It was super obvious to me weeks and weeks ago that Jeffrey would win, simply because of the fact that the judges kept giving him a pass for producing crap. For black and white challenge Michael Kors tells him: "It looks a little cheap to me." A LITTLE CHEAP? When that girl came out, I thought that she looked like a Tijuana hooker. The judges just got nicer and nicer to him as the season progressed. That's what was obvious.
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frodis 4442 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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10-19-06, 05:53 PM (EST)
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32. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
I was rooting for Laura, or Uli to win as I personally liked their designs the best. As in, for me. But I, too, support a Jeffrey win because he was certainly innovative, and interesting, and creative. I wouldn't wear any of it, but I can appreciate his vision. I got my undies in a twist a few times in past seasons of this show until I adopted the mindset that comparing the clothing made for the runway shows to actual, on-the-rack fashion is like comparing concept cars to street vehicles. Or, comparing a gourmet dish (the kind that is a little dab of something in the middle of a gigantic plate which looks gorgeous and probably tastes divine but occupies a space no larger than the bowl of a teaspoon) to a meal that would actually sustain you. (Pasta bar!) But that's just me.
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anotherkim 14419 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-19-06, 06:22 PM (EST)
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LAST EDITED ON 10-19-06 AT 06:23 PM (EST) totally agreee. I've though Uli was snoozola for about the past 9 weeks, but collection seemed more wearable for the size 2-6s of the world than Jeffrey's ever did. And it was so harmonius and balanced. Nothing was God-awful like that craptastic blue satin mess that J. showed.Michael fell long and hard--his collection looked entirely too blingarrific and hoochey for me and I would say 90% of the world who was over 24 or so. Laura's was my favorite--to me, her collection looked like what an NY fashion week collection SHOULD look like. I think she'll make more money than any of them if she sticks to the super-classy, chic fashions and opens a showroom in NYC. If I ever hit New York with money in my pocket and significantly smaller ass, I'll own one of her dresses for evening. Miscellaneous Ramblings --I wouldn't cross the street here in podunk Tennessee to buy something of Jeffrey's collection...that short maternity-looking baby doll dress? BLECH!
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Snidget 43862 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-19-06, 06:58 PM (EST)
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34. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
--That one that made the model look fat? I was wondering how they heck you make a stick like that look bloated.
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geg6 14941 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-20-06, 01:39 PM (EST)
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46. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
Well, like I said before somewhere in one of these threads...I *heart* Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren. I have been know to splurge rather heavily on their ready-to-wear. And if I could ever afford it, for courture it would be Armani. I like clean and classic. It looks best on me and always has. And most of that stuff looks like it came out of my 5 year old niece's cutout and crayon box. I wish I could link to the article I read a couple of weeks ago about how all these goofy, supposedly cutting edge fashions touted by Vogue, etc. are not selling (apparently you have to have a subscription, which I do but most of you probably don't). Ummmm, maybe because they are hideously ugly, perhaps? And most 19 year olds don't have the budget to buy something that would get them pointed to and laughed at on the street by the time spring rolls around?
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geg6 14941 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-20-06, 02:12 PM (EST)
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48. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
LAST EDITED ON 10-20-06 AT 02:26 PM (EST)Sorry, my twin. But regarding Jeffrey's collection? As Laura would say, there's some serious ugly going on there. FWIW, Tim has to justify the Jeffrey win. But I take comfort in the fact that at least one judge, even if it's only the guest judge, has what I consider to be good taste. Edited to add: Aaaaaack! I just did the slide shows from that Vogue link. You do realize that this junk actually was the ready-to-wear? Why does Alexander McQueen want women to look like they have pot roasts applied directly to their hips? Exactly how is that attractive on a real woman if it can make a 6'2", 98 lb. model look fat? I guess it's kinda like that babydoll dress of Jeffrey's that made Marilinda look 9 months pregnant. Ewwww. I don't believe you'd wear that stuff. I can, however, totally picture a beautiful, tall redhead wearing Uli's stuff if she was 19 and smaller-breasted.
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EMTBGRL 2513 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Survivor-themed Cruise Spokesperson"
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10-19-06, 07:39 PM (EST)
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36. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
I've been mulling over "Designs Alone" and "Designs + the Personality of the Designer." Should the WHO the designer is MATTER?I thought not. Then? I mulled it over some more....I think it should matter. Why? -- Since the point to being in the fashion industry is to make a living, and not just design. The end result is that other people will have to work with the designer. The public that BUYS the designs, if they ever make it onto a clothing rack in a store, will be FUNDING the work of that particular person. I believe that to be part of "Fashion Ethics." If you know a particular designer is a jerk, will that steer you away at all from what he/she designed? I used to buy a particular designer, and then I found out he was a real misogynist pig who liked to feel up female clients. I hate to admit it--- but, I stopped buying his stuff. I couldn't stomach the idea that the clothes I bought were helping to pay for--- well, ANY part of his life-- That said. On DESIGN alone? If it had been just about the collection at BP? Uli should have won. (She is a nice person, too, yes, but that is NOT why I would have picked her. Out of all the designers, she was the ONLY one that had an entire collection that didn't make me CRINGE someplace during the presentation on the runway!) You could tell that all her pieces were a signature "Uli." Her taste is NOT my taste, but I still loved what she designed, and would buy it! Isn't that the point? And, not for nuthin' but I thought Uli was the best-dressed designer at BP, too. Yes, I know Laura was wearing maternity. There is such a thing as "flattering" maternity wear. That wasn't it. I agree that Michael Knight's collection was hootchie. Nobody with self-respect would wear most of that if they were over 24, 28 TOPS. without looking ridiculous. He's been my running favorite throughout the show. I agree with Geg that picking Jeffrey? was the "jump the shark" moment for me, too. That is also NOT based on his personality. (*Honestly? Laura rubs me the wrong way more than Jeffrey does. I'm not sure WHY.)
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pk 3 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson"
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10-19-06, 07:59 PM (EST)
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38. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
Ive watched the show the whole way long....loved Michael, at one point....Jeff....at the end? no contest.
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pk 3 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson"
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10-19-06, 08:02 PM (EST)
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39. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
And thats why Jeff won!
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pk 3 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson"
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10-19-06, 07:56 PM (EST)
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37. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
I found his "coutoure" design absolutely BRILLIANT!
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10-20-06, 02:55 PM (EST)
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51. "RE: Raises hand..." |
You know what would have been interesting -- just for laughs -- is to see what kind of designs VINCENT would have sent down the runway. Picture it: 12 dresses with shoulder pads, crazy hanging sleeves. His glue gun would have been red hot!
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EMTBGRL 2513 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Survivor-themed Cruise Spokesperson"
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10-23-06, 02:25 PM (EST)
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61. "Welcome!" |
Welcome to the Boards!! I'm forty and I dress like a >forty year old woman. We're on the same page there! I'm 37, and have a wide variety of "looks" but all of them are age-appropriate, for everywhere I go. However, I don't go to premiere parties, I'm not a jet-setter, and I don't think I'll be winning an Oscar anytime soon. I don't have much need for "evening wear." Honestly? Most of the time I'm in uniform in the evenings. That doesn't mean when I come home I wouldn't like to look and dress like a woman on her own time. So, a realistic collection for a 30+ woman that can be worn out in real life? would have been fabulous. The only designer that I think accomplished that? Uli Herzner. That's coming from me, the person that called her a "one-note" all through the competition. I am not a "flowy dress" person, either. I thought she showed the broadest, most wearable range in her collection. There were things in Uli's collection I could see myself wearing on a date, to meet my daughter's teacher, or go out with a friend. Michael's collection? Not even when I *WAS* 19! Never in my life have I worn an outfit that even hinted at "trashy." I was disappointed in Michael's collection for that reason. Laura's? Well made, doesn't fit my style or lifestyle. That's all I'm sayin' -- I am not knocking her as a designer. I'm sure that she will find a niche. It just doesn't capture my purse-strings. >And I bet I have >more money to spend on >my fashion than a small >breasted 19 yo. I >guess that puts me in >Geg's camp. That puts me in Geg's camp, too! In a store? I would put my money down for Uli's collection.
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Tahj 4136 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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10-23-06, 05:55 PM (EST)
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62. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
This thread reminds me of this scene from The Devil Wears Prada.Miranda and some assistants are deciding between two similar belts for an outfit. Andy sniggers because she thinks they look exactly the same. Miranda Priestly: Something funny? Andy Sachs: No, no, nothing. Y'know, it's just that both those belts look exactly the same to me. Y'know, I'm still learning about all this stuff. Miranda Priestly: This... 'stuff'? Oh... ok. I see, you think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and you select out, oh I don't know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you're trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back. But what you don't know is that that sweater is not just blue, it's not turquoise, it's actually cerulean. You're also blindly unaware of the fact that in 2002, Oscar De La Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns. And then I think it was Yves St Laurent, wasn't it, who showed cerulean military jackets? And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of 8 different designers. Then it filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic casual corner where you, no doubt, fished it out of some clearance bin. However, that blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs and so it's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry when, in fact, you're wearing the sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room. From a pile of stuff.
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EMTBGRL 2513 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Survivor-themed Cruise Spokesperson"
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10-23-06, 08:30 PM (EST)
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63. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
Tahj,Ah! "The Devil Wears Prada" My favorite line from the movie? and got the most snickers from the women, (in particular,) in the audience? "My new diet is to eat nothing, and when I feel faint, I eat a cube of cheese" Equally absurd. Why the snickers? The recognition of the attempt to want to "fit in" to the point of the ridiculous. Isn't that the opposite of making fashion ridiculous and outlandish, as opposed to wanting it to be creative, yet wearable? Isn't that what all fashion-savvy people REALLY want? just a question. How's things in Englewood? (I miss CO. The state where "shorts" are the year round fashion!) ;)
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Tahj 4136 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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10-24-06, 10:56 AM (EST)
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64. "RE: SHOCKED!" |
Hi EMT,Isn't that what all fashion-savvy people REALLY want? Yep, and according to Miranda the ridiculous and outlandish will eventually filter down to some wearable and hopefully creative form that people will buy. The whole point of outlandish fashion, IMO, is for the designers to get attention and recognition so they can establish a name. That name then gets put on ready-to-wear lines and that's where the real money is for designers. Englewood is doing well and people are still wearing shorts this time of year. I'm a native and even I think that's pretty crazy.
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