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 get all fluttery…

Early on she wowed with this snuggly looking Winter jacket…

And of course I’ve raved repeatedly about how much I adore this adorable polka dotted party dress!

From her final collection, these are the three pieces that stood out the most for me:

Congratulations again, Anna! Oh – and for some juicy little tidbits, you should also check out Angel Chang’s twitter profile for her updates throughout the season finale!

Oh, you can also peruse Anna, Daniella, James-Paul and Reco’s final collections to decide if you would have voted the same way.

Don’t forget to 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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The Fashion Show: And The Winner Is…Anna!

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 prize of $125,000. Will it be Daniella? Anna? James-Paul? I know who I picked, but it’s in the hands of millions of voters to make the final call.

Here are some previews…

Memorable Style

Johnny Knock Off

Only Three Remain

Find Out Who America Chose

Tune in tonight 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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The Fashion Show: Season Finale Part 2!

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 a boy. And the bright colors just remind me of something Barbie would wear! It is all just too much.

Anna surprised me too this week…but not for the better. Maybe it’s just not my style, but the giant floral print combined wiht the shoulder bow just felt a bit tacky and soooo unlike her! Usually Anna’s designs are my favorite, but this was a very disappointing attempt at eveningwear, in my opinion.

I can’t even remember a time where James-Paul created something I actually liked. I think it was way at the very beginning! But week after week I become less and less enthused with him as a designer. I felt this looked like a goth prom dress gone bad.

We’re down to the final four – and this week we will find out the winner! Who do you think will win? Daniella, Reco, Anna or James-Paul?

The Fashion Show airs at 10pm ET/PT eachThursday 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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The Fashion Show: Episode 10 Best and Worst

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 costs $225 (plus shipping and handling). Better reserve yours now!

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The Fashion Show: Episode 10 Winning Design

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 brush. Pin curl, and set.

2. Distribute TRESemmé 24 Hour Body Sculpting Spray Gel to remaining hair, and blow dry. Pull hair back into a sleek bun, using a flat brush for control.

Want to know the rest of the steps? Check out TRESemmé’s Style Seeker to find out how to create your own version of the winning runway look.

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Get The Look: Full Volume Low Bun

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 a bit of time and reflection Johnny can bounce back and give us something good in the future.

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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The Fashion Show: Johnny’s Decoy Collection

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 stuck with the floor length sillouette instead.

The Fashion Show airs at 10pm ET/PT each Thursday 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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The Fashion Show: Johnny Design Scandal!

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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The Fashion Show: Episode 9 Best and Worst

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 have a hard time holding the waves..
• Unlike some of the other hairstyles that work best with hair that hasn’t been freshly washed, you might prefer working with clean hair so you can style it with a bit more product and not have it fall flat.
• If the waves don’t pan out while your hair is down, a messy ponytail can look just as chic and sexy.
• Resist the urge to play with your hair after it is styled – otherwise you could end up with a mane full of frizz.

To Start…

1. Apply TRESemmé 24 Hour Body Sculpting Spray Gel through damp hair, and rough-dry hair upside down with a blow dryer using fingers.

2. Flip hair over after it has dried, and use a 1 1/2″ curling iron to create loose tousled curls.

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Get The Look: Voluminous Waves

It’s very cute, though I don’t think the little bit of bare midriff is really necessary..other than that, I agree this is a good design.

One of my other favorites was Anna’s Goth look – even though it’s not really very goth, and it was better looking without the jacket, I really enjoyed the neckline of the blouse and thought this was a punchier pink to have picked for the runway. I haven’t really paid much attention to Anna’s work before, but I think I will now…

Another one of the designs that stood out for me was Daniella’s Treehugger outfit. It was more of a risk and showed extra creativity compared to the other designs offered in this challenge. Instead of sticking to the stereotype, I feel like she injected a bit of that high fashion-ness that made it more than just clothes.

And now onto some of the least appealing designs this week…

Lidia’s Nerd was a disaster for me. This school girl uniform says nothing about the girl who escaped high school to evolve into something more during her 20s. It’s sad, droopy and totally unrealistic. I felt this was definitely the worst design of the bunch.

Of course, that would be followed up with Johnny’s Jock – which, sure it makes sense that this is a sporty look, but talk about phoning it in! There isn’t an ounce of creativity or personal flair going on here…I wonder if Johnny will go on to design anything more than basic t-shirts for a massive chain after this show. Booooring…

And finally, there is Angel. Poor Angel and her very uneducated attempt at a B-girl look. Most people I’ve asked and almost every single article I’ve read has suggested that 80% of the population never knew that word before this episode. But regardless of what inspired it, she didn’t attack the challenge with any gusto – so it just looks unpolished and unfortunate. Probably doesn’t help that her model isn’t even trying to carry it off with confidence.

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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The Fashion Show: Episode 6 Best and Worst