Letters to the Editor
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Santino's demise
We all heard the judges talking about how Santino restrained himself and that they, gasp, had crushed his spririt. I don't think that's true, I don't think Santino ever let us see the real him.
After the first few competitions he was no longer making dresses because he liked them, but because he wanted to evoke a reaction from the judges. Then on finally show he does the same thing again but in the other direction, still not following his own inner voice, but over playing what he thought the judges would want. Playing it safe with a bunch of tame dresses all looking similar.
I find Santino to be very disingenous. He's not a true artist who creates from an inner vision. His creative process starts with wanting a reaction then trying to create the dress to get that reacion, be it acceptance or horror.
You want a true artist then you look at Jay.