The Fashion Show: Episode 9 Best and Worst
July 5, 2009 by Rachel Segal
Filed under The Fashion Show
I thought I’d switch it up this week in our recap of the best and worst to come out of The Fashion Show by starting with the disasters and working our way to the top.
Merlin didn’t make the grade with his strange sweatsuit and yellow coat. I have to admit, I actually really like the yellow coat a lot – but the rest of it is just too weird and unflattering for him to have stayed in the competition any longer.
How Johnny escaped being in the bottom two, I do not know. Even though the idea of sweats on the runway makes me feel a little bit nauseous, this is the worse outfit for me. A bow? That skirt? The one sleeve? I would have hoped that at this point it would be more a matter of technique, not style with the final few designers.
Then there was James-Paul, who once ruled this competition and is now seems to be suffering from some serious designer’s block. What was he thinking? This whole dress from color to shape to fabric is completely misconceived.
Things started to improve with Reco’s futuristic pantsuit. I liked the whole thing a lot more once the jacket came off – that blouse is lovely. But even though the stripes look nice on this model’s pin thin legs, I’m not sure if that would translate well to curvier figures.
Daniella, who wasn’t really around much in this episode, put forward a pretty design which totally looks like something she would put together for herself. Given how strong she has been in the past several episodes, I hope she continues to innovate and this doesn’t signal her running low on ideas…
And finally, we have Anna – who I’m completely head over heels for after seeing this dress. It’s cute, it’s flirty and it looks like something you could see in a store window tomorrow. That’s about ten steps above everything else on the runway this week!
The Fashion Show airs at 10pm ET/PT on Bravo and don’t forget – after each episode, check out Tresemme’s Style Seeker for hair style tips and don’t forget that the winning design is available for purchase on BravoTV.com!
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