Fashion Star 03/22/2013

Today's challenge was to create a look for two different body types that looked fantastic on both body types.  The coaches kept pushing this idea that the designers needed to find the areas of each woman's body that they wanted to show off and focus on playing them up.  I think that that's really great advice for these designers and it worked out pretty well.  Hunter went for a peplum, which I'm not a fan of but it was really interesting for me to see her design develop despite the fact that I'm not a fan of the peplum dress.  I have to say, though, I felt like I was watching America's Next Top Model for a minute when all the designers piled into their Fiats.....way to creatively "sell" the cars guys.  Come'on now, you guys can do better than that can't you?  I also wanted to note one of the commercials that aired during the show for Crest Whitestrips (sorry, it's the marketer in me).  I love the line they came up with that "if you're not whitening, you're yellowing"--it's true and I think it's a powerful message.  Do any of you use Crest Whitestrips at all?  I use their 3D White toothpaste and I love it.  Just thought I'd share.  Anyway, back to the show!

Amber's Lace Dress
Saks Fifth Avenue

Cassandra's Tunic
Express

John's team:

I absolutely loved Cassandra's tunic.  So cute! Macy's and Express both bid, too, which was awesome!  They even had a bidding war which is always encouraging for the designers.  Express ended up with the top, and I think I might be purchasing it tonight.  Loved it so much! 

Amber's lace dress actually turned out really cute, so that was good.  Saks and Express both bid, but Saks bought it, so good for her! 

Sylvia's black dress was far too big to be flattering on either model though.  Macy's bought it so I was very surprised, but Macy's called it a smart design, so I guess something was right about it. 

Brandon's shirt was....interesting.  I'm not sure that I was a fan of the color blocking on it, but Express and Macy's had a bidding war which was fun to watch, and Macy's ended up with it.  Good for you Brandon!  Everyone on John's team was bought!  Fantastic guys!!

Sylvia's Dress
Macy's

Brandon's Shirt
Macy's

Nicole's team:

I hated Johanna's dress!  It was just too goth and not pretty at all.  Not the right color choices for spring at all, either.  She didn't get offers, which I wasn't surprised by.

Pricilla's dress was cute for the skinny-sized model, but not for the plus sized--that cutout in the front was placed horribly for a bigger girl.  No bids, and I wasn't surprised. 

Danial's tree dress was a mess!!  I'm sorry but it was.  I like him, but his dress wasn't up to par at all.  Poor Nicole was probably sitting in her chair with a huge headache.

JesseRay & Gerret's Dress
Saks Fifth Avenue

Jessica's team:

Hunter's Dress
Express

JesseRay and Gerret's cowl dress was gorgeous!!  It looked fantastic on both sized models, it was perfect.  Saks and Macy's both bid, and Saks ended up with it.  Awesome! 

David's cardigan was cute, I think the pale blue was a weird color choice, but it was cute.  No bids, though, because of the fabric choice, which I think Express was right on for.

Hunter's peplum dress was adorable, not for me because I don't wear peplum dresses, but it worked really well on both sized models which is great!  Express bought it, so yay!  I really like Hunter, I think she might be the one to beat in this season's competition, what do you guys think?

In the end, David ended up going home, which was mildly sad because I think he had potential, but the man couldn't seem to focus on what was important, and I felt like he was relying on everyone else's opinions of his designs too much--which just told me he wasn't confident.  I think confidence is a must in this business.  This week was really fun to watch the designers really challenge themselves, and I think it really highlighted who was able to make a versatile design and who isn't.  Pricilla--here's one I'm not sure about.  I love love love her designs and her vintage flair, but I don't think she's able to move out of her comfort zone and it worries me.  Do you guys think she'll be around much longer?