Congratulations, Anna!! I’ve been a huge fan of her work over the course of this season of The Fashion Show, especially in the later episodes where you really started to see her designs develop into something special. I’m delighted to see Anna win this week – with 31% over the judges pick. That’s a-m-a-z-i-n-g!!

Let’s look back at some of Anna’s best work this season…
There was the chic, work friendly pencil skirt and sheer top (I love the updo her model is sporting too!)…

Then there was the sweet little pink jacket paired with an Alexander McQueen-esque dress that makes my heart …read more

Who did America vote for on The Fashion Show? Tonight, we’ll find out. All the designers from Season 1 of The Fashion Show return this evening to gossip and recount all the mishaps and scandals that happened throughout the show. Did Johnny really create a knock off? Who’s the biggest crybaby? What happened when the cameras stopped rolling?
There will surely be some funny stories and things we learn about the show tonight…but the most important thing we’ll find out…who wins!

That’s right, it’s all come down to this…Issac, Kelly and Fern will unveil the winner who will take home the grand …read more

We have already discussed Johnny’s bad design decisions in this week’s episode of The Fashion Show, which meant this week deciding who to send home was and not necessarily based which evening gown was truly heinous. I was surprised and delighted to see what Daniella created. The flow-y grey dress drapes so nicely…and the embellishment across the back is just interesting enough to stand out, without trying so hard that it rules the classic shape.

Then there was Reco’s candy colored dress. I honestly can’t stand this one bit – dropped waists are so unflattering if you are not shaped like …read more

Do you have a fancy evening shindig coming up? Daniella’s winning design from episode 10 of The Fashion Show might be just what you need. There was no question this week of who dominated the runway – Daniella continues to get stronger as we head into the final episodes..!
The evening gown is made of 3 layers of trey tonal chiffon and designed to have a beautiful, elegant almost Grecian silhouette. On the shoulder is a hand beaded, jewel encrusted embellishment just to give it that little extra bit of sparkle.

The dress will be available to ship on July 23rd and …read more

The same model who sported the bouncy curls last week on The Fashion Show was number one on the runway this week with a chic and sexy low bun by TRESemmé lead stylist, Jeanie Syfu. I love an updo that doesn’t look too fussy but still makes a statement, especially when you’re wearing something as chic as Daniella’s dream evening gown.

Elegant and easy to replicate at home, you can create the same look yourself following a few simple steps:
1. Starting with damp hair, apply TRESemmé 24 Hour Body Foaming Mousse on the top section, and blow dry with a round …read more

The judges have spoken and Johnny’s poor showing this week cemented his fate as another casualty of The Fashion Show. After comparing the photos…you can’t help but ask: Did he really come to the same conclusions about his dress that Lanvin did for Maggie Gyllenhaal?
But, the show must go on…and Johnny had a chance to present a somewhat subdued collection for the season finale audience. Maybe he lost all his inspiration after the scandal, maybe he never really had any to begin with…but this is not a very interesting collection to me. It’s all kind of blah and boring…hopefully with …read more

Wow. Just W-O-W. Last night on The Fashion Show, Johnny was eliminated. Because of a bad design? Oh no…because he ripped off Lanvin (yes, THAT Lanvin!) with his homage to the dress Maggie Gyllenhaal wore to the 2009 Golden Globes. I thought Reco’s design was abysmal, so it’s too bad that lack of originality and personal flare is what brought Johnny down.

What do you think? Was Issac on the mark with this one? I think it’s safe to say you couldn’t get much less original…especially with the belt and the fabric choice. The hemline though – blech. Johnny should have …read more

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 …read more

Even if you didn’t run with the mean girls in high school, it’s about time you learned how to create tousled, sexy waves without a lot of effort. This week, Merlin’s model looked gorgeous and confident wearing his sleek pink outfit for the final challenge on The Fashion Show, but there is something to be said for how her wild hair, created by celeb stylist Jeanie Syfu, really completes the whole effect.

You can recreate the look with a few simple steps from TREsemme.
A Few Tips…

This style works with a variety of hair lengths and types, but super fine/straight hair might …read more

In this week’s episode of The Fashion Show, Merlin surprised everyone by whipping out a chic design that made up for some of the disasters he’s been sending down the runway in recent weeks. The challenge was to design an outfit for a 20 something girl based on her high school clique. Merlin got the Mean Girl – a pretty easy one if you ask me, but he of course still complained about it (well, mostly about the movie “Mean Girls”).
It’s very cute, though I don’t think the little bit of bare midriff is really necessary..other than that, I agree …read more