she made the model look hippy....i think her new reality show is "what not to design" i think Michael Kors was fit to be tied by what she did - did you see what he had to say?

Austin sited in NYC by this blogger!

http://www.themodernage.org/2005/01/projec...ect-subway.html

Dear God! How Wendy has made it to the top four is beyond me. She is an atrocity to the word fashion and has only managed to stay on the show out of pure luck.

Not only is she disliked by her fellow contestants (and the judges), but also by the weekly viewers.

Despite being the bottom of the barrel every week, she has managed to remain a "contestant" because a designer with superior talent happened to design something slightly more horrible than Wendy's always-laughable designs.

To say she belongs in the top 4 with the likes of Austin, Jay, and Kara is to belittle THEIR designs, not praise hers. She is nothing short of untalented, fashionably clueless, and...well..."dowdy"

I hope she realizes that she has not, in fact, made it this far on her talent--or lack thereof--because she would be sorely mistaken.

this was the funniest epy ever...my favorite part had to be Austin walking the walk - yes he did look Butch in Jay's outfit cuz that is the closest I've ever seen Austin dressed in non-froo froo. I thought his legs were soooooooo cute in his mailman suit. I knew kara was going to light into that redesign like a book o' lit matches cuz that suit looked hideous on her. Rob even looked like a dork in his mail uniform but he was funny running into the shower naked. Even the "why........" siloquy was funny coming from Wendy cuz it was just soooooooo staged. I think she knew nobody in the room did it, she just wanted sympathy mayhaps she needed to be forgiven for all of her dreadful sins.

Kara, Jay and Austin are the only ones that deserve to be in the final 3. If they let Wendy pass again, I will not watch anymore, because then, it will prove the producers are more concerned with shock tv than true talent. SHES SCREWY!!!!I turn the channel when she's on and count to 5 then go back to see if shes off yet- I can't stand to even look at her anymore! I can't imagine being stuck in an apartment with her. She's just a big ball of nasty, negative energy and she brings me down man. If any of the 3 others get it - i will be happy, Kara and Jay have worked their bootays off and they deserve it the most (there were 2 I thought Jay should have won, the leather rock outfit, and the bathing suit.)I would try on Jay and Karas banana outfits before wendys, blah! GET RID OF PSYCHO ITCH!

Hi Fast, thanks for the info, but I can't access that website. Could you share the story with us or provide an alternate web address?

If you folks want to read a funny article about the show, read SirLinksAlot.net. What a hoot!

Enjoy!

ok here it is... no spoilers really:

http://www.themodernage.org/2005/01/projec...ect-subway.html

Riding on the F train down from Midtown (where we had just seen the new Woody Allen movie), we watched the clock carefully. We were supposed to be at the Lansing-Dreiden/Diamond Nights Delancey show at 9pm, which was only 25 minutes away. We were looking through the windows of the subway doors around the 20s when we spotted a pale person with big dark-rimmed glasses.

"Is that...? No, it couldn't be!" we told ourselves. The person stepped in and walked the end of the subway car, standing in front of a subway door on the opposite side. We peered over curiously, to see if it was who we thought it was. The person was wearing straight legged blue jeans, black shoes, and a generic active wear black water-resistant winter jacket with the hood pulled over. We continued to crane our necks, when we saw the person pull down their hood and reveal a mane of white-blond hair.

"Ahhh!!!," we shouted to ourselves. "It's AUSTIN SCARLET from 'Project Runway'!" For a split second we were ready to jump up to him and say something, but we controlled ourselves--we didn't know what stop he was getting off at. How embarrassing would that be to run up to someone and tell them that you were so excited to see them and then stand there for 5 awkward subway stops with probably everyone looking at the both of you like you were freaks. So we sat in our seat and planned to say something to him like, "I love your work!" if he happened to get off at the same stop.

But alas, he did not do so. Around 8:40 he got off at the West 4th Street station.

We had to wonder if Austin was in New York City getting ready for Fall Fashion Week. Is he be one of the 3 Project Runway finalists to show their collection? Hmmmm...

I totally agree that Kara's dress shown in the "preview" of the next episode is really horrible looking compared to the others. But wait! If she won last challenge, doesn;'t that mean she has a guaranteed IN for the next!??
But...is that ONLY when the judges SAY SO?? Uh oh...if so, then Kara may be eliminated. It's either her or Austin. I agree that Austin is such a talented designer, but still a bit too costume-type to fit in with stuff the challenge looks for. His style is VERY "fantasy elegance" and he designs lots of ruffles, silks, and formal wear converted into fantasy reality. I mean, I like his dresses...but unfortuantely it's not what the judges are really going for...
I think the final three will be Wendy, Jay...and MABYE Austin. Like I said, most likely Kara will be out cuz her design doesn't look so great in the preview clip. Hopefully Kara stays. I know Wendy will make it for sure cuz first off...she's designed many formal AND wedding dresses so she feels very comfortable with this competition and her design doesn't look doudy and horrible. It looks very appealing and beautiful. She will stay for sure. Austin and Kara are the designers who will be out...it's one of them. That's my opinion.

I find it utterly ridiculous for anyone who says they will not watch the next episode if their favorite is voted off. Lets face it, you guys are already hooked, and regardless of who goes, you guys are in it till the end. For gosh sakes, some of you write volumes about this show and like that you think you will stop and not watch the trainwreck, regardless of the outcome. Ha Ha! That I seriously doubt.

When this show first started I thought, "How wonderful for Bravo to showcase and search for such untapped talent such as fashion designers for a competitive reality series." I did think the job of judging "who's in and who's out" would be easy as for the most part bad fashion design always sticks out like a sore thumb, esp. when staged with and beside good-excellent fashion design. Boy, was I wrong!

For the life of me I can not see how Wendy Pepper has made it to the top four, other than she is the only one that the producers feel fits the demographic of the "everyday suburban housewife that sews clothes for her family and friends and dreams of a life that she could have had as a fashion designer." But, alas, as anyone who has ever had a life and "a career" knows that dreams do not equal reality or TALENT!

As far as fashion design and talent, Wendy Pepper should have been the very first to go. Granted Daniel's design lacked innovation, but at least it simulated a concept and design and was wearable. Wendy Pepper had NO CLOTHES, NO DESIGN, NO CONCEPT and did not even fit the challenge of making a piece that could be worn out for a night on the town (other than her really pitiful excuse for it matching her model's nationality)--it was just let's see what kind of cr*p I can throw together and bull I can throw out to explain it to the judges--as it has with most all her designs. Then when she's called down on the carpet (or runway) by one of the judges like she was in 2055 collection, she blames someone else.

NOTE: Bravo/PR, this is not the mark of a good fashion designer (even a mediocre one) or of a true business person which I thought was what your show was looking for and promoting! Not to mention all her other downfalls that indicate she would not last 1 day in the true world of business let alone the fashion industry! I so truly hope you have not let her get to the final three when so many deserved ones have been taken out before her.

I'm not really sure where the producers were going with airing her tantrum about the mark made to her daughter's picture. I mean if this snapshot was so precious to her and she didn't have a copy, negative or file of it, why did she not have it protected in some way or form (a 99 cent acrylic frame would suffice and light enough to carry around in your tack/sewing kit). Did she or the producers ever think she could have done it herself (not intentionally as others have mentioned--I don't think any mother who truly loves their children would do such a thing). I mean, here she is at her worktable with pens and markers (herself) to draw/mark patterns and material along with scissors, pins, etc. and she keeps a "precious" snapshot of her daughter amongst it all totally unprotected from such elements! Where does she have the right to accuse the other designers of such petty sabotage[?]; especially when she appears to be the only one(and has ever been so) engaged in sabotage. I guess it takes one to suspect one as well.

I want and I know practically every other fan and viewer of this show wants to see Kara, Jay, and Austin showcased during fashion week. For Wendy to make that group would be such a travesty and joke. I went to her website as other posters have suggested. Viewing her "collections" (term used loosely) I can not see how she has any individual designer concepts or focus in anything she designs and makes--other than as Michael Kors would say "dowdy". I'm not sure if the models she uses are clients, friends, or hired for a website shoot, or whatever; but, if they are clients, why is she designing clothes that in no way flatter the woman/girl that will be wearing it. Isn't that one of the first rules of fashion design. I have no idea where she is going with her boudoir/negligee designs or why several were shot outdoors. It is also the first time I've seen dowdy and an attempt at sexy meshed into the same design concept. I guess if you are a woman looking to showcase "dowdy" then Wendy Pepper would be the perfect designer for you.

Kara, Jay, and Austin have the best chance of making it as fashion designers and business entrepreneurs. I, myself, love Kara's designs as she has always been true to her own individual vision. Austin and Jay have as well, but Austin's vision, like the judges have said, can be too costumey, and Jay can also be a bit out there. Although Jay can adapt his style to appeal to a wide-range of women (as in his BR design). Something I'm sure Kors finds appealing. The only problem I see with Kara is that she does appear to be influenced quite a bit by YSL. To me that is a good thing, but they did vote out Alexandra (much to my dismay, esp. in the fact they kept Wendy in) for copying (or admitting to copy) Kors.

For me, any of the three--Kara, Austin, or Jay, would make wonderful, well-deserved winners of the awards and prizes, but please (PLEASE! PR) do not give it to (ahem, as Jay would say) the cockroach.