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A Sticky Situation

January 16, 2008

What a sweet deal this week’s challenge was! (I’m determined to make as many bad puns in this blog as possible – so be prepared) Granted, it could’ve turned into quite the sticky situation (YES!) but luckily most avoided the hazards of working with food, and merely fell into the hazards of boringness.

Oh, and I love how they were able to make the Hershey’s store in Times Square look large and grandiose, because in realty, don’t be shocked when you realize that the stores is actually smaller than the signage that hangs above it… nothing like some fast cuts and quick editing to make things seem large and in-charge. Also, I don’t think it was necessarily bad that most of the designers opted to use real fabric, as opposed to edible goods. As long as there was a bit of whimsy and joy brought to the design, I think it captured the essence of the challenge. That being said however, there’s nothing like taking a risk to wake the judges up; I believe Marc Jacobs summed it up best when talking about his controversial, much-delayed, latest collection “I love that reaction of love or hate”.

Realistic But Not Extreme

January 02, 2008

Kudos to whoever thought of this challenge: realistic but not extreme, inventive but relatable, and models who really seemed to love walking down the runway! I gasped when I heard the amount of weight that some of these women had lost… 169lbs! AMAZING! Granted, it was still a very difficult task for the designers to cover so many basis, while still being relatively confined, but I thought that there were some really fun pieces… let’s get started!

Christian
Though I hear that people are griping about him designing the same jacket twice in the first few episodes, I really thought that it was a great match for this challenge. He toned it down and made the proportions much more approachable, and used the contrast of matte/shine to bring some visual interest to the jacket. Everything seemed to fit her very well, and though, as a rule, I despise Capri jeans on woman, I feel that it is modern enough to keep her looking hip, but still like a woman (as opposed to those creepy older women who wear their daughters clothes thinking they look sexy… I actually once saw a woman wearing a t-shirt that said “I’m easy”…while walking with her 5yr old daughter. I vomited.).