Letters to the Editor
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Christian's win is no surprise. They never choose the wearable, commercial designers. Every season there has been that one person who makes it to Bryant Park with a slightly conservative collection, focus on craftsmanship whose designs could easily translate off of the runway (think Kara Saun, Daniel Vosovic, Laura Bennett, Jillian). They present great collections but are tossed off in favor of their more daring competition (Jay McCarroll, Jeffrey, Christian). I think the designs aren't the only things playing a part in the judging. Kara Saun et alia would have an easier time finding work because of their more approachable designs. The only shocker was when Chloe won, but in my opinion that was because Santino was the Jay of the second season and they wanted to reach for someone different(or those fierce Tim Gunn impressions were coming back to bite).
I think that there is kind of a repeating cast of characters: the costumer, the craftsman, the innovator, the longshot, the new ager etc. Though, despite investing blood, tears and TiVo space all season only to have all hopes dashed, I'll still come back for more.