Nikki Poulos finally stepped up, and three designers channeled Gossip Girl! For the challenge this week, the Fashion Star buyers wanted to see designs for store windows.  They had to tell a story in their limited space, and within their limited budget. They also had to be paired up!

The  biggest reason Fashion Star makes me wary because it refers to Jessica Simpson as a “fashion icon.” This episode (Fashion Star week 4) asked the remaining designers to create a high end and low end look of the same basic idea. Most of the designers had no idea what that meant, and certainly no […]

Week 3 of Fashion Star brought us great sultry summer looks from Orly Shani, and Sarah Parrott. Orly Shani – Summertime Dress – Sheath Dress with Colorblocking I loved the navy and lemon version. The pockets were a nice touch. John Varvatos also really liked her fun and flirty dresses. Jessica Simpson loved Orly’s dresses […]

Did you know Jessica Simpson isn’t a fan of hoochie dresses? Click! FASHION STAR recap – Why Week 2 Was Rudely Rushed Fashion Star eliminated Oscar Fierro this Tuesday in the second episode of NBC’s new fashion reality show. The celebrity mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos were not impressed by what Oscar […]

The best piece of the night was definitely the draped dress by Kara Laricks. The biggest surprise was that Orly Shani had no bids on her cool convertible maxi dress. Let’s recap Fashion Star. The show felt rushed, editing out so much that we didn’t even get to see the elimination. Simply put, there’s too […]

It’s like the home shopping network. But more fun. They’ve tried to make it a fast fashion reality show, more like American Idol than a Project Runway. Did it work? Sure it did! I like certain fast food items, and getting everything I love about the judging that PR does in a faster format works […]

When it came down to Orly Shani and Edmond Newton, we only had one winner in mind for Fashion Star. Who was it? Orly Shani – Convertible Mini Skirt These were cute. I’ve seen this done with shells over bags. I do think maybe the outer shells should be more boardroom and then under it […]