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Originally posted by dc_chef
What is it with those shows (Rockstar is another example) with the bizarre criticism? One person stepped it up too little, one person stepped it up too much, cohesiveness of colors? The hell? Someone discussed the fact that people would buy the clothes, but that was like a throw away comment. With the rest of the stuff, I was expecting something like, well, we really liked your collection, but the way that you brushed your teeth before the show really irked me...
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SPOILER. (KIND OF. WELL NOT REALLY, BUT ERRING ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION.)
I'm not sure the criticisms were so bizarre. I assume the judges wanted the designers to "step it up" or whatever words they used because they wanted to see the range of the designers -- to see that the designers could push themselves to create something out of their comfort zone (which they each have) and yet still make it good. The comment about one designer stepping it up too much is just that this designer, in attempting to be a bit risky, overstepped the bounds of good taste. As they said, it's a fine line between daring and gaudy. As for cohesiveness, well, one aspect of the competition was to create a "collection." Otherwise it would have been called a "bunch of individual pieces." So cohesiveness factors into the judging equation. Finally, the comment that people would buy the clothes is not a throwaway comment. It was a great compliment, but obviously that cannot be enough. Otherwise the designer who sends models down the runways in jeans and white t-shirts wins. Sure, like any subjective judging, you are going to get some weird comments. But I thought the judges were pretty right on last night. I mean, hell, they agreed with me.
