The Fashion Show Party Room: Episode 9

Recapalooza - The Fashion Show, Episode 9

Here are this week's recaps of The Fashion Show - enjoy!

Eric 3000 gives us two recaps for the price of one.

While Buddy TV,

Zap2It, and

Fans of Reality TV each offer one recap this week.

And did you know that Fern Mallis has a "blog" too?

Shop the Winning Look - Episode 9

Anna's winning dress is available for purchase at Bravotv.com. It's available in sizes 0 - 12 for $145. Click here to buy.

Congratulations to Anna!

A hearty congratulations to Anna on winning both the Harper's Bazaar Mini Challenge AND the Elimination challenge.

Anna is definitely a gal with her eye on the prize, and every week she gets closer and closer. Her interpretation of loungewear was young and cute and perfect for a summer's evening; the tarot-inspired dress was a real work of art.

This post is only for positive words for Anna or her work. If you have anything negative to say about her or other designers, please click here.

BB Love to Merlin

Merlin is such an interesting character but he is also a fine designer. Throughout the competition, he displayed a lot of skill from both execution and design standpoints.
Unfortunately, neither his two-piece loungewear solution nor his interpretation of the tarot card won him any fans this week.

Merlin, we're looking forward to seeing many interesting things come from you in the future. If your finale collection is any indication, we sure will!

This post is only for positive words for Merlin or his work. If you have anything negative to say about him or other designers, please click here.

Reactions to The Fashion Show Episode Nine

Well, that was an interesting episode, wasn't it? A Mini Challenge that involved sewing, and a visit to the tarot card reader....

theminx: I really enjoyed this episode. So nice to see the designers whittled down to a handful, so we can spend more time on each design (hate that we get only cursory glances early in the season because there is so little time/too many designers). I liked that the Mini Challenge had actual design and sewing content this week, but that guest judge - she had quite the sourface, didn't she? The looks of disdain she threw the designers as she looked at each of their offerings - wow. I knew Anna would win because she was the only one that didn't get a sneer.

The tarot card reading field-trip was a nice touch - something they should have done more often. The field trip, not the card reading.... It was interesting to see how the designers chose to interpret the cards. Personally, I loved Merlin's yellow coat; the sweatsuit, not so much. But his interpretation - something to wear while taking a trip - was apt. And he ended up taking a trip - off the show.

Anna's dress was - wow! Loved the fabric she chose, and the shaping on the skirt was beautiful. It looked like a good choice for gals who are not curvaceous. (Remember the week Keith got eliminated? Had he done something like this, shape-wise, he might still be around.) Bravo is offering the dress on their site, but they've changed the fabric to something resembling clown barf. Unfortunate.

Laura K: I have never been to a psychic and after seeing this episode, I never want to. That place was CREEPY. It must have been warm in there too. Ick.

Also, after interviewing many of the eliminated designers, not one of them had anything nice to say about Isaac. I think he has a favorite and his favorite is James-Paul. Isaac is always commenting on JP's "genius" and his "talent" but frankly, I don't see it. Is THIS genius?



On the other hand, James-Paul is adorable and most if not all of the designers have mentioned him as a true friend.

Finally, I really like Anna, and I think she would be a great "Winner" for the show. She is talented, lovely, likable and articulate, but I'm just going to say it...

Her winning dress reminds me of something from Leanne Marshall. I can't be the only one to notice....am I?

So what did you think about the episode? Please post your thoughts in the comments.

New Episode of "The Fashion Show" Tonight

IT'S IN THE CARDS
The remaining designers are challenged to create loungewear to complement designer Fernando Sanchez’s top selling luxury robes. The winning creation will be sold at Saks Fifth Avenue and that designer will have an advantage in the elimination round. Questioning their fate, the contestants are whisked to a Tarot card who predicts their future in the competition. They come to find that this experience will have more of an effect on their resulting design than they originally imagined. The winning design will be available for purchase on BravoTV.com. Vivienne Tam sits in as guest judge.

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