My guesses for tonight: Seth Aaron, Mila, Emilio.

I would've put Emilio in first or second, fighting with Seth Aaron- until I saw his collection last week. It was so different from what he did on the show, and his poor model didn't even like any of the pieces. I liked several of his pieces (including the fabric challenge) during the season, but not this stuff.

Seth Aaron- very consistent throughout the season, clear point of view, excellent tailoring & craftsmanship. Not everyone will wear his stuff, but hey, I probably wouldn't wear most of what I see on Project Runway anyway :D

Mila & Jay- Her stuff did appear somewhat matronly but Jay's was pushing things too far. I think he has a great future- he just needs a bit more time to experiment more and figure himself out. Mila... Good craftsmanship, decently clear point of view, added some color to please the judges, fairly wearable (even if for a certain age group).

Finale tonight!

If you haven't read Tim Gunn's blog on lifetimetv.com, do! He haaaates Emilio's collection.

What? Procrastinate more, you say?

*scurries off to find Tim's blog*

ETA: Wow. I should've found this sooner. Tim is not holding back! Awesome. I wish we had seen more of these encounters on the show.

In case it has not been evident, I have a difficult time engaging with Emilio, and vice versa; the editing of the show has been kind to both of us. I find Emilio to be stubborn, an indifferent listener and extremely arrogant about the quality of his work. When I walked into his studio, I was stricken by the palette of the items on the dress rack before me: pea green, candy apple red, a red/black/gold iridescent print and another iteration of the digital initials print for which he won the HP challenge (I'm still incredulous; Maya should have won). However, in that split second I refused to make any assumptions about what I was seeing, because perhaps those items had an altogether different purpose, such as costumes. I was being generous.

He also apparently didn't get along with Jay:
As the season's shows have been edited, it's not evident that Jay and I had our share of differences, which resulted in many awkward and stressful moments between us. And it all climaxed during Heidi's visit to the workroom in the Red Carpet Challenge, but you don't see that moment in the show. I think the producers thought that they were being kind to me. Accordingly, the rapprochement that Jay and I have in his studio is omitted from the cut, because it has no context. Jay acknowledged his bitchiness and apologized. I responded by thanking him and giving him a huge hug. We both had tears. And it meant that we could move forward and carry on and leave that earlier baggage behind. Whew. I felt physically lighter and I developed a sincere fondness for him. Bury the hatchet.

You can tell who he wants to win- I think he agrees with my rankings :) (although he doesn't realize that Portland is in OR and Vancouver is in WA):
Seth Aaron is, admittedly, a quirky character, but he's a sweetheart of a guy too... on to Seth Aaron's collection. I was dumbfounded. At the time of my visit, Seth Aaron had completed more looks than any other designer in the history of the show... The looks were true to Seth Aaron's aesthetic and impeccably constructed... I had to insist that he put on the metaphorical brakes and stop to assess what he had done. As great as the work was, there was nothing that would surprise the judges. I was confident that the lack of anything surprising would prevent him from winning, and winning is what I want for all of the designers (well, almost all …).

I want to begin by saying that I am a big fan of Mila's work. I'm especially pleased about her presence on this season of the show, because she's sportswear-minded, respects the wearability-meets-fashion conundrum, and is comfortable and confident designing separates. American fashion needs her! However, the work that she presented concerned me... She needed to clear this hurdle before she could even contemplate winning.

I think they should have included more of the drama. That's what's missing from the watered-down Lifetime version of the show.

I'm predicting Seth Aaron to win it all tonight.

Hoo, the verbal claws came out during the reunion show. I still love Anthony. He was the little spark of crazy this season needed. I do think maybe Lifetime edits down the drama while Bravo edited it up.

So happy with the winner, though! I was afraid when the judges were fawning all over my least favorite collection that it wouldn't turn out as it did.

I watched it this morning and was BEYOND THRILLED when Seth Aaron won. I just kept praying "please don't let Mila win, please don't let Mila win". Maybe it's just me, but if I had the body that those models have (i.e. size 0, anorexic, 110 pounds), I would TOTALLY wear his clothes. Now if he makes clothes for the "typical" women (i.e. sizes 12-14), I'll totally buy them!

I actually was very impressed with Mila's collection that thought she would win or Seth Aaron...I'm glad it turned out the way it did....

That reunion show....Jay...ohhhhhh, that boy is a mess

No kidding! "I wouldn't hire a model with bad teeth and thick legs". Seriously, who says that? He has a lot to learn and needs to get some thicker skin because people are going to say much worse about his work than Cerrie did.

And Ping. Oh Ping. She's way too sensitive.

Seth Aaron's collection was beyond awesome! I really liked his stuff throughout the season, but I absolutely LOVED what he had for Bryant Park. I was really happy when they announced him as the winner - almost as happy as when Mila was the first one to be told to hit the road.

I will need to DVR the rerun of the reunion show - for some reason, my DVR didn't catch it. Sounds like a hot mess!

I am so happy that Seth Aaron won. Even though I don't like Mila, I did like one of her coats. Emilio's gown was fabulous.

Oh no! I missed it last night and my sister told me that Emilio won! :mad:

I mean, I predicted Seth Aaron to win but I was so excited to think Emilio got the upset. Dang! I'll watch it sometime tonight, I'm sure.

I just watched the reuinion show and am now happy Jay didn't go any further. I didn't realize how vindictive he was. Secondly, does anyone else think that Mila had "work done" between the competition and Bryant Park?

So glad that Seth Aaron won.

I want this bad-ass dress!
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ysethaaron.jpg

I love this too:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...enderson10.jpg

Isn't this the model that Jay said had big legs and bad teeth? I think this models legs are dynamite!

No, he was referring to Cerri (the Irish model) who walked in Jonathan's show.
http://i44.tinypic.com/21927pv.jpg