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This from my friend about the latest show--I think she's brilliant:

Dear Fashionistas,

I am going to get this off my chest right away. (No, Laura, not talking about you…yet.) I was entirely offended by the judges lack of tact about the plus size girl. Heidi, fraulein, I hope the baby weight stays on you. The way you said "She looks like a plus model" seemed almost offensive. I always like you, but you were rude tonight. This is why little girls are puking in the bathroom.
The dress was not figure flattering, but "plus size"??? Have you not been in the real world? What this challenge tells me is that it’s a bigger shame to look “fat” (not at all, but that was the prevailing sentiment) than it is to look baboon-[censored]-flinging insane. That is a CRIME. I do not need a TV show telling me or anyone that fat is a size 4. This country has a problem with the disparity between the freakishly emaciated "ideal" and the freakishly obese "reality". Back in the 50's--and even 80's--models were pretty, but didn't look 10 sizes smaller than the average American woman. Sick, sick, sick.

Nina has problems pronouncing words. An example would be “difFEEculltee.” Her accents are on the wrong syllables.

Rachel Zoe: I cannot believe they let this woman be a judge on the show. All she does is slap giant handbags and sunglasses on emaciated it-girls, puts them in a tanning bed, and then gives them a gram of coke (is that what coke is measured in? I don't even know), and she's allowed to judge actual creative people's designs.

When the designers were driving through New Jersey and Allison was humming The Sopranos theme, I wondered if the challenge would be to design for a mobster.

Kayne: Can you say “leprechaun domestic violence?” I was so afraid he was going home when I saw his green fairy monstrosity. He was very VERY lucky. His self awareness (not to mention his prior record) saved him. He knew it was heinous, so I'm glad he survived that monstrosity. There's something to be said for someone who knows when they've driven the truck clean off the road. They can learn from the experience.
It's not easy being green. You are becoming a prissy [expletive deleted] though. Better watch it. You don't want to be berated by Laura about your design choices on camera, but you have no problem being personally insulting and belittling on camera about Laura. You're a hypocrite and a whiner. If you don’t get nicer, you can sashay on back to OK any time.

Vinsanity: If I have to hear Vincent describe his design “turning him on” or “getting him off” one more time, I swear I may vomit into my mouth. As it is, I think I just turned celibate. Makes me feel icky. Like I need to point at the doll where the bad man touched me.
And his comments are so early ‘70s. I expect him to come out w/ “groovy” anytime. I can't believe Vincent continues to pull a free pass out of his ass each week. Do the judges not consider stuff that people have made before when they decide who to send home? Kayne's dress was worse than Allison's. (I will address THAT shortly.) Vincent's was just pure crap, like someone's art project. It's like when kids draw on those giant rolls of paper...only he wrapped it around someone. Or what Carrie would have looked like if instead of pig's blood, she was deluged with tons of Elmer’s Glue and leftover pre-schooler art supplies. Subtitle that "dress" “Running with Scissors and Glue.”
He’s been in the bottom two practically every week, hasn't shown any real potential, isn't funny, certainly isn't easy on the eyes... why is he still here?!? He is like a bad boyfriend, oh yes, he has potential but he never really is successful at anything. The judges need to call it what it is and break up with him.
Vincent looks like Jeff Conaway twenty-five years, twenty-five pounds, and several 12 step programs after Grease hit cable, and Taxi went into syndication. Better yet, Court, it came to me last night—GUY WINTERS!! That is who he reminds me of!! (His voice, his mouth, his eyes, not the voices in his head.)

Allison: Clearly the overall better designer. I call BS on the results of this challenge. I'm blaming it all on Rachel Zoe. Of course she judges the episode where the cute blonde who looks her age and unlike a coked out, bleached out, overly tanned wreck of a stylist, gets cut. Poor Alli, girlfriend did not deserve it. But I knew it when they gave her so much airtime.
I also hated Kors' comment about how Allison's misstep was especially bad because she's a female designer. Irrelevant much? I was mystified by the emphasis on Allison being a female designer and the outrage over how could a woman design a garment that would fit so poorly. Her other garments fit well, so it's not that Allison secretly hates women; she just struggled with the materials and went with a sculptural kind of art piece this time. What does her being a woman have to do with anything? Is it acceptable for male designers to create garments that don't fit? Santino made it to the final three last year and his garments were consistently unflattering. That catsuit he made Kara Janx wear at the end was unbelievably unkind to her figure. Vincent has made unflattering clothes week in and week out, even with proper time and proper materials and he vigorously defended his right to make a dress that his model couldn't walk in. How is that not worse?
Allison has a point of view; Vincent has a set of bizarre complexes. Not for auffing Allison as she did have several lovely designs, a modern aesthetic, and a sweet personal look and personality. She's been in the top group twice, and never 'til now near the bottom. Vincent’s never been in the top three, maybe once in the middle, and consistently in the bottom. He's sometimes good TV, but usually just cringe-worthy. She's been a joy to watch, and not just because she's pretty, but because she's a serious designer and has a fun process to watch in the workroom.
I just wish she'd stuck to that abstract-stripey designed thing she was doing. I thought that looked really cool. Or maybe she could have used it somehow. Her final product... I didn't see how she got there. When she decided to chuck the stripy skirt thing, she was talking about some of that blue paper with that cream colored stuff. What happened to that?

In reflecting on the Allison/Vincent issue, I think there is a real parallel with the world of art. (I will now get to use my meager art experience with my docent training of only eight months. Ev or Mar, see if you agree w/ me.) Vincent is a Jackson Pollock type, if not Max Ernst. Some people look at abstract expressionism and see something profound, others look and see a bunch of paint tossed onto a canvas with no rhyme or reason. Allison is like Thomas Kinkade--utterly conventional, utterly safe and for that very reason popular. I'd rather look at a Pollock myself, but that's me. Some people prefer to look at a Pollock or a Dada exhibit at the MoMA while others enjoy hanging a Kinkade in their split-level ranch in San Bernardino. The world is big enough for both. Yet I just really find this outcome unbelievable. Allison got no points for previous designs, but Kayne is saved from being auf'd for that silly Anne Geddes thing he let walk down the runway? I just don't buy it. If you're giving Kayne credit for past work, give Allison the same consideration. Allison's outfit was better than Kayne's, Angela's AND Vincent's. This was [censored], pure and simple.
In short, Allison wuz robbed. There's a real double standard being applied here. Why wasn't the same standard applied to her? Her work has gotten stronger--she could have won the dog challenge. This week was a misstep for her, but had the same standards applied to Kayne been applied to her, Vincent would at last have been shown the door.

Michael: Love ya babe, but I wasn't feeling your dress tonight.
I did love the descriptions from Kors and Company are about how smart he is. I just didn’t see the innovation there with the plastic sheet wrap. It reminded me of some of the things a few of the deisgners did with the home decor challenge.

Jeffreak: Dude, you were robbed. I actually liked yours the best. It was a kick ass dress. I have to root for Michael, but yours rocked and looked really innovative. The trompe l'oeil belt was awesome. However, get rid of that smugness. It must be hard to be so cool. Someone oughta take one of those glue guns and seal your mouth shut though. Hey, Jeff, there's a word in the dictionary, and it's called gracious. Try it out sometime fool.
I thought Jeffrey lost for the same reason Chloe lost the flower challenge last season, he created a relatively simple halter dress out of muslin and pasted paper to it, then applied paint. Michael's construction was more elaborate and he made more innovative use of the required materials. In addition, he did a good job of explaining his vision on the runway. I'm not an artist or a designer, but I think I could make Jeffrey's dress. It's Collage 101, however successful it was.

Skeletor: Whoa, the dark side of Laura (and her boob) comes out. I don’t quite understand why she continually chooses to show off her boobs or lack thereof. Holy hell, that's scary. I really wish she'd keep those little boob-lets tucked in. Yikes! The washboard chest is scary enough. I know you've got less than nothing in the boob department, but what little you had almost popped out at one point. Keep the mouse in the house! This is a family show.
Yes, she's a [expletive deleted] but she's a [expletive deleted] to your face and confronts you. Everyone who is bitching about her commentary would do well to shut up and start listening to it since apparently she is right. The judges said almost verbatim everything she said.
I did think it was too soon to drag the riding outfit out again. And what was w/ the "For Nuts Only"? Did she want everyone to think her model was into, you know, butt sex? Now THAT is what every girl wants displayed on her ass.

Uli, Uli, Uli...loved the braided bottom, and at least no halter this week...but what did bras ever do to you to make you hate them so much? Are they against your religion? Did one kill your dog? Break into your house? Put sugar in your gas tank?

When Angela's design was going down the runway, I kept telling myself, "I hate it...no, I like it...I hate it...no wait, I think I like it..." I still can't decide, mainly because the PR editors only showed a flash of the dress.

Robert: You done good, sweetie, you done Mommy proud. You didn’t suck and that’s all I wanted. Whew…

Loved Tim Gunn in a hard hat. Can I get a Tim Gunn Barbie to dress up? This was Bob the Builder Tim. Usually we get "fantastically fashionable and never over-the-top Tim."

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