Friday, February 10, 2006
Which is the Decoy?
Care to guess? I can't tell at all - they are all great! Yes I saw Grace, and Heather, Rebecca..ummmm was that Eden in the plaid jacket? Was that Allison in the red gown in Santino's collection? It looks like just about ALL of the Project Runway models are there - YAY! So, which collection is the decoy? Why do you think so?
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i think santino has andrae's model danyelle too. she's wearing a brown dress with a lace vest.
I think Chloe is the decoy because she didn't show any daywear or sportswear.
I posted this in the other post as this section wasn't available yet. So I'll just repost it here:
I think it's Kara who is the decoy, considering some of her dresses were already on her website before fashion week. It seems she tries to incorporate other people's style into her designs, such as Jay's & Santino's. Just have a look and you'll wonder if she really is the decoy.
it's either kara or daniel. chloe's and santino's look like they had a lot of time and money put into their garments.
Count the number of PR models per designer. Kara only has Eden modeling her collection while the others have at least three. I think Kara is the decoy.
I can't even guess, I'm just going to reiterate that I'm really pleased with all of the collections. I think it's nearly impossible to guess based on the collections who didn't make the top three, because I think all of the designers really outdid themselves and produced collections that were fabulous and personal to them.
I think to say that one collection looks like it isn't done as well as the others isn't a good way to guage, because whether they are in the running for the PR competition or not, they are showing at the biggest show of the year and in the case of all of our designers, the biggest show they've ever done. I don't think anyone slacked because they came in fourth, ya know?
I feel like a proud parent today...my designers did a good job!
I even feel that way about "our" models. Kind of proud. : )
I think the Decoy might be Daniel V's as much as I hate to say it. I'm basing this on the fact that one of the reviews had said that Daniel's line was up first. I don't think the decoy would go first to start off the show and then the three finalists would be next. Just my guess on the matter but I could be wrong
Correction for the above statment(sorry) I DO think that the decoy would go up first like Austin did the year prior. So I think Daniel is definately the decoy
I'm guessing (and it really is just a guess) that Santino is the decoy. And if he is, Wow! What a decoy collection.
I've been looking long and hard at the models (I too feel like a proud papa) and I'm almost positive on these:
Chloe: Grace, Shannon and Lesley
DV: Rebecca, Rachael and Eliza
Kara: Eden
Santino: Heather, Tarah, Allison and Danyelle
How do you think Nick felt watching Tarah walk the runway for Santino!! Breaks my heart. And speaking of Nick, has anyone seen him? Was he even there today?
Quite honestly, I think it's anyone but Santino. I actually liked his collection, and I wasn't crazy at all about the others.
i agree that kara is probably the decoy and that i wish that chloe had not done so much with the sleeves on her dresses, she's been my favorite, i really love her personality too. i think daniel's collection is really beautiful, and santino's. overall, what a season! thank you for this blog, i have been loving it!
Has every designer been named the decoy? This is great. No one knows and there is no consensus. Good job PR and designers for making that happen.
i think santino is the decoy because from the pictures, he look the least happy, the other three had big smiles on their face. By the way, I like his collection the most and I think that daniel will win.
I'm standing by my man.
Daniel wins it all.
Decoy--Kara.
Do you think all four were given a budget this time? I'm not an expert, but I don't think any of the collections were "cheaper" looking.
Decoy--Chloe.
Don't like Kara's collection at all - but what an honor for all of them - to present at FW -
I like Santino's - but I'm sure they will think of something to have him lose so golden boy Daniel or golden girl Chloe can win
IMO - Daniel's - boring
Chloe's - boring and dated
I was stunned at how professional all 4 collections were. And my jaw just dropped when I saw Santino's. Who is that masked man and what did they do with the real Santino? No wickey wonk trim, dresses that fit and actually made the models look beautiful! If he is the decoy, he did a great job!
Personally after looking at all the pictures several times, I think Daniel V. is the winner, but hey what do I know?!
I think anonymous is right, Kara is the decoy. Her purple dress with a different colored purple trim and a teal/blue cumberbund like belt is just like a dress on her website in her Fall 05 collection, just a different color (on her website it's gray with lighter gray in the trim and belt). Wouldn't she be more likely to use old designs if she was the foil? I don't know the exact rules, but I'd think that the rules of PR would require that the finale collection must be all new designs.
awww jrt, you're so sweet!
I feel like I've watched a baby egg hatch or something...lol They all really shined so brightly during their collections and I am just happy to see how they all grew to come to this point :)
And jrt, I value your opinion as well and LOVE talking to everyone about their opinions on the show and "our" designers!
Kara is the decoy and they put her third to throw us all off, as her collection features old pieces from her website and the rest is just santino/jay knockoffs.
If by some miracle she isnt the decoy, then I wish Jaysus was judging and would call her on her thievery, because its not just reminiscent of Jays she blatantly copies him and Santino!Those of you who disagree probably didnt watch season1.
Interestingly Michael Kors also seemed to have copied Santino, in fact he probably only does the show so he can steal ideas. Maybe if Santino put forehead penises in his collection Michael Kors would copy that too. Or maybe anus mouths.
I've been back and forth to Kara's website and the photos of her collection. I'm convinced that Kara is the decoy based on the fact that the "Kimono" dress listed at her store and viewed in the Fall 05 collection are identical to one of the dresses presented during FW.
Team Santino! Hope all you haters are eating your words about Santinos 'lack' of talent. He has more talent in his little pinky then the Paris Hilton worshipper!
Team Santino???? I wouldn't say he has more talent by any stretch of the imagination. His collection wasn't that awe-inspiring. The best aspect of his collection was how well his designs were sewn, a completely different aspect than what he has shown on the show. And that could be accredited to hiring someone to sew his designs for him.
yup, this is danyelle. (hope html works)
i think santino's was the decoy. i didn't see his model at all. i've checked several times. you're gonna have to tell me what she was wearing. i saw tarah but not heather. it's too bad to cuz i liked his collection just slightly more than chloe's. daniel's was nice but boring. i'm still trying to figure out what the heck kara was thinking.
If Santino hand sews most of his designs isnt that harder then the machine sewing chloe criticized him for not doing? Not all of his designs were poorly sewed, I think he just had a lot more time to finish his designs properly therefore they are sewn better. A true artist needs to take their time not just churn out crap in a hurry.
Regardless, Project Runway is about finding a designer with vision not a good seamstress, otherwise itd be called Project Sweatshop! Do you think many of the big designers do their own sewing? Santino has plenty of vision and creativity, moreso then most of the other contestants and he doesnt flake under pressure, and that is what is needed to become a top designer.
'Flake under pressure'. Anyone remember the Lingerie Challenge.
'Regardless, Project Runway is about finding a designer with vision.' Then why isn't Diana still around, she had a great vision. It isn't all about vision, the vision has to become a reality.
And Santino more often then not achieves his vision. Santino doesnt flake under pressure he just doesnt like criticism and who does. He beleives in himself and will argue tooth and nail for his beliefs Least he doesnt sulk and hold petty grudges.
Regardless I actually hated a lot of Santinos designs this season but I respect his creativity and his belief in himself.
He will do well whether he wins or is aufed, becuase he believes in himself.
I was rooting for Daniel V overall but his collection apart from about 4 items was a disappointment.
Santino has only reached his vision on 2 maybe 3 of his challenges, I do not believe he reaches his vision all the time. And he definitely flakes under pressure. I was talking about the lingerie crying scene he had with Emmett. And he may not hold grudges, but worse, he insults everyone on the show, talk about how he can't stand Diana's voice(what did that accomplish by saying that). So why is holding a grudge against someone who is being repetitively rude to you any worse?
He has a talent to design stuff that is 'different,' which is why his final collection is so disappointing to me. I mean, what is 'different' about those dresses?
Hey kids, we're all friends here remember?
Well obviously Diana wasn't to upset cos she was front row at Santinos show with Andrae the darling little lamb giving Santino a standing o. I think you really have to look passed the editing, as Andrae and others have said there is a nice side to Santino that we dont see much of. I think a lot of what you construe as Santino being nasty is just his way of being affectionate and joking, I dont think he ever meant to insult Nick for example. Sure he can be nasty but he really cared for Nick.
Its all about the drama.
Anyway we all know Santino can be different but if he is in the final three as I suspect I think he is trying to win over the judges.
And really who there is being different, at least Santino is using different fabrics and textures. With Santino I cant say oh he is channelling so and so, like Daniel channeling Calvin Klein/Marc jacobs And please dont say Kara is being different, because Kara is not being different she is being Jay & Santinos lovechild.
Also I dont agree with Santino lying on the runway, but hes a hustler and he will do anything he can to win, simple as that.
Kara's collection looks like she skinned a few muppets. She's blatantly the decoy.
Kara. It's got to be. It was horrible.
I agree the deacoy is Kara. My argument is that regardless of what they design next week, this is what the producers are thinking: "no way can we ax Wendy Pepper (oops, I mean Santino), we need an antagonistic character to make the finale even more dramatic. The audience will behead us if we ax Daniel and between Kara and Chloe, Chloe is more deserving of it."
Now, I am thinking the judges are thinking: "I can't believe the producers are making us look like such fools by having to keep Santino around. But if God is our witness, he shall not take the grand prize, har har har!!"
Ok, enough dramatization for now.
Here's the running conesnsus of BPR opinions on the decoy collection. I only tallied solid opinions, those who were waffling betwen two designers did not count. I included opinions from both this thread and the FW photo thread:
Kara = 16
Daniel = 8
Santino= 4
Chloe = 3
I was wondering if anyone was going to keep a tally.
Thank's t-bone.
I wonder if the designers got any sleep last night. Any news or pics from after-parties?
After checking out Kara's website per robin's suggestion, I would have to jump on the wagon that Kara is the decoy. The pieces in her collection could have been samples not shown on the website since they have a similar feeling.
I LOVED the collection though, decoy or not. But based solely on the similarities to her website collection, I'm gonna say that Kara is the decoy.
I didn't realize that Kara's designs were so similar to her website. Perhaps she is the decoy. Remember Austin last year had to scrounge up what he already had made to show. (Which ended up being costume-y) Kara probably had a lot of polished, finished stuff around, so it was easier for her to pull together a cohesive collection. However, I'm stubborn, and so I still think the decoy is Chloe.
I think Chloe is the decoy.
I don't know about anyone else, but after looking at the two black models in Kara's show I don't think Eden's in there at all. The designers' top models were the last ones up in each of their respective collections, but the one in the purple dress has too dark of a complexion and has smaller lips than Eden.
So I think Kara is the decoy partly because Eden's not there (and other people's point that it's a dress she's previously designed); if she were still in the running I would think Eden would be available for the show. But maybe someone can vouch that that is Eden but the photo on NY Metro doesn't do her justice (or maybe, gasp, there was some drama where Eden wasn't available right before the show, a la Morgan, PR 1.0)
Decoy Update - Kara has taken a huge lead in the opinion of BPR commenters as the one most likely to have been the decoy. Many seem to be hanging their hat on the 1 model theory. We will all find out Wednesday, won't we? Here are the new numbers:
Kara - 22
Daniel - 8
Santino - 4
Chloe - 4
I can't tell who the decoy is!
i think the decoy is daniel (and that makes me sad) collection seemed to lack a lot of personality as if he pu it together without a strong POV. i know he won a lot of challenges but remember austin scarlett?
belive it or not: i belive that the decoy collection is Daniel's, because it seems as if he didn't spend alot of time on this and remember, Austin only had a WEEK to pull HIS collection together to present it on Fashion Week. Even though he used more PR model's that does'nt mean that he's "in".
I don't really know who the decoy is, I hope it is santino with his loose sleeves that he created for Kara. I'm really disappointed because I feel Nick should have been with Daniel and Chloe.
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