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.