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[–] MrSaxoBeetus 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I think that if you really are a top designer you should be able to create fabulous things regardless of pressure, materials, and time. If you can't meet the challenges than you shouldn't deserve to be on stage.

Really? I agree that there must be constraints for the sake of entertainment, it is a TV show, after all. I also agree that resourcefulness is an interesting trait for a designer. But I can't see how a top designer should be able to handle materials such as paper and plastic, when fabrics are just plain superior in almost every scenario. I feel like there should be some kind of punishment for clothes that resort to gimmicky techniques (such as hot gluing), with the obvious exception for costumes.

I can't help but wonder since season 4 came out (I think in 2007) that there still isn't a lot of fatlogic in the show. Siriano actually said to his models, "Stay skinny, don't eat!" and everyone laughed, including myself. And they all bitched when they had to design for family members cuz most of them were fat. I'm waiting for the show to take a slightly different direction when tumblerinas start appearing.

I'm pretty sure the fashion world is full of shitlords. There are way too many media pieces about it already, The Devil Wears Prada comes to mind. But, then, it's still a TV show, and it's undeniable that couch potatoes are a big part of the public for reality TV. When the show started pandering to fats, it had to choose between staying true to fashion, or staying true to reality TV, unfortunately. It'll be completely lost when they decide to make a plus-size spin-off.