Episode Report Card Jeff Long: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Vision
By Jeff Long | Season 1 | Episode 2 | Aired on 12.07.2004
Next, is Wendy Pepper's dress. The model is wearing a large mask adorned with peacock feathers, possibly in an attempt to make the viewer totally miss her gross dress. It looks like a tie-dyed nightgown, and who needs one of those? Wendy explains in an interview that she wanted the dress to "exude" envy. She says that a long gold rope that is on the dress is supposed to be a snake, and that "envy always bites you on the ass." It's a shame that Dale Carnegie courses aren't part of the winning package on this show, because if Wendy wins, she is going to need some help making friends and influencing people.
Next is Jay's piece. It's a really punk-y jumpsuit. It's all black and white with lots of shredded fabric. It looks really cool. The writing on it is not totally readable from afar, so its coolness goes beyond what is written on it. Jay says in an interview that he just did whatever he wanted.
Austin's dress is next. It's a very long dress with no sleeves, dark purple with a green heart over the bust of the gown. It's really beautiful. The dye job looks a little bit amateurish, but the dress is made of cotton. The fabric has its limitations. ["But...it's the fabric of our lives!" -- Wing Chun]
Kara Saun's dress is next. It's beautiful. The color is gorgeous. It hints at being militaristic, but has hints of gold as well. The bodice is sheer, and the skirt is multi-layered. The back is mainly cut out.
Vanessa's maternity gown is next. Morgan is modeling it. Whoever dressed her must never have seen a pregnant person before, because she's stuffed from crotch to neck. It's like she's giving birth to a bobsled.
Now Nora's model enters the runway. The dress looks a lot less provocative than it did in description or on the mannequin. It's still pretty, though -- just a little boring. The model has some cotton strips loosely tied around her wrists, probably in an "envy is bondage" sort of metaphorical way. Because her hands are held together, though, it looks like she is holding a bouquet, thus making her dress seem like a wedding dress. It seems cooler in that context. Nora says in an interview that she thinks she might win the challenge.
Alexandra's dress is next, and it is pretty. It's a dark green floor-length gown with a gold leaf halter bust. There is pleating along the whole dress, and it looks very pretty. Alexandra says that her inspiration was Venus, the Goddess of Beauty. And the color is green for envy.
Starr's model comes out next. She has beautiful 1940s hair and makeup, which is perfect for the dress. The dress, however, does not look that great. It's not fitted very well; there's a weird bunching happening on the sides.