I would LOVE to meet the Great Santino and smell his feet. I have to work dammit!!!!

I work on 40th and Madison right next to Bryant Park. I will see what I can do.

I might be able to sneak over there before work. I can see the tents from my office. I would come in a little late, but I work with the biggest b*tch c*nt on the face of the earth and I'm sure she would tell on me. The loser was angry at me for missing 2 days of work because I hurt my ankle. I was wearing a brace, but didn't have crutches and the big-nosed freak questioned my illness. Anyway, I'll get to work a little early and check it out.

I, personally, think Santino probably smells like an old, farty roller skating rink....like decades-old B.O...mixed with the stench of pan-fried SPAM. I mean, I can't even imagine Santino taking a shower, nor would I want to. I really couldn't stand Santino at first, but I loved his designs. He definitely seemed like one of the most talented there. Then, he got an enormous head and began consistenly making trash week after week. After getting picked apart by the judges for the zillionth time, he finally started taking the criticism like a man. That's when he got really lovable and humble (he had me at "Where's Awwwndrayyy?"), and I started pulling for him. That lasted, ohhh, maybe two episodes. This week, though, he went right back to the same old arrogant, son-of-a-bitch Santino I love to hate. The harping on about his "better than Brad Pitt" looks, his jabs at Nick, his constant boasting, and his belittling of mentally unstable Kara was just appalling to me. He's an asshole, and while it's not illegal to be an asshole, I'd like him kicked off next time just to knock him down a few pegs. That dude needs a fat wedge of humble pie. While I think Kara does not deserve to be in the Top 3 (she's just freakin' annoying and I want to take garden shears to that stringy mop), Santino's arrogance is really wearing on me. He lacks compassion, is completely narcissistic; he even designs his clothes that way. I'd want a designer that would have the ability to walk a mile in someone else's shoes to find out what makes a consumer comfortable. He has shown he's incapable of that. Go sexy Daniel.

LMFAO @ Emmett's mantits HAHAHAHAHAHAA. Gosh, he's pretty.

I work in the Fashion District, so I will have my (non-Olympus) camera with me to stalk Olympus Fashion Week. I'm bummed there won't be a Nick show.
I did see Tim Gunn on the street a couple of weeks ago, and it was SO HARD to supress the urge to yell out "Make it Work!" Wow, he's handsome.

OMG you MUST see little diana eng in a halloween costume as a child...she dressed as a FLOPPY DISK.

oh how i miss her!

you think santino smells like rotten eggs? funny, i always pictured l'odeur de santino to be a mixture of one part sardine, one part baby powder, and one part and one part defeat...and there is nothing worse than the stench of defeat

Part sardine and part baby powder, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

sorry, here is the link:

floppy disk

Rats, I think the pic of Dirty Diana was taken down!

I was completely disgusted by Santino this week... just when he was getting a little endearing he has to go and harrass my Uncle Nick!

Also, boo to the producers--- Santino's outfit was fugly to the max AND fell the f*ck apart and you don't eliminate him?!

damn! i forgot to add moth balls to my list^ so, yeah..add moth balls to santino's odor

nick is out- i am boycotting this motherf***in show if daniel vosovic or chloe get booted next episode

Kara will be gone next episode.

svan- that's what i thought last episode..and the episode before that...and the episode before that.
i'm sorry if my opinion offends anyone, but i think nick is way more creative and a superior designer to most of the contestants..but he wouldn't be good for banana republic..nor would santino "sardines,baby powder, and moth balls" rice...they're haute couture designers, like andrae
daniel v and chloe are the only two i can picture working at the banana

As much as I miss Nick, he lost his creativity after Tara (his model aka muse) was taken from him. If given the chance to go to Olympus and work with, say, 12 models, he would've likely taken his own life from muse-overload.
That said, he, Chole and Dan V were my top three choices.
Oh, if anyone gets a glimpse of Heidi at Olympus, please tell us if she's wearing the same silver clover earrings she's been wearing all season long. Sup wit dat?

So I just came back from Bryant Park and waited as long as I could for the stinky Santino. Alas, I could only smell his lingering stench (or it could have been the hot sausage and fried onions from the steet vendor behind me). I only got a pic of the backstage entrance. Sorry EdHill, I may try again later.

OMG - y'all need to chill. Santino was JOKING about being better looking than Brad Pitt. The man obviously has a sense of humor. His whole Tim Gunn-Andrae schtick is proof positive of that. And, yes, he IS talented!!! As talented as Nick. Plus, he is better TV than Chloe, Daniel V and Kara COMBINED!!!!

Viva Santino!!!

And, I happen to think he is probably FASTIDIOUS about his personal grooming (hair & beard aside). He probably smells like French roses and lavender water.

Subgenre, I agree that Nick completely broke down when he lost Tarah as his model. Too bad, because I liked him very much. Santino is a joker, there's no doubt about it. One cannot deny, though, that he IS arrogant and narcisstic. Just calling it like I see it.

oh, by the way.... for pics from Fashion Week... check out http://bloggingprojectrunway.blogspot.com/

Cheers!

subgenre, I'm with you! In the fashion business you have to be a bit arrogant...look at the snobs you have to deal with!!! I picked Santino from day one and I'm sticking with him!!

Santino is talented, and funny. But he still looks stinky I don't care how many showers he takes.

spoilers - pics of the fashion shows, links below!

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/FrameSet.aspx?s=ImagesSearchState%7c0%7c-1%7c60%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c1%7c2%2f11%2f2006%7c2%2f9%2f2006%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c7%7cProject+Runway+Chloe+Dao%7c-8193%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0&p=7&tag=18

and
http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/FrameSet.aspx?s=ImagesSearchState%7c0%7c-1%7c28%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c1%7c2%2f11%2f2006%7c2%2f9%2f2006%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c7%7cproject+runway+daniel+vosovic%7c-8193%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0&p=&tag=10

and

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/FrameSet.aspx?s=ImagesSearchState%7c0%7c-1%7c60%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c1%7c2%2f11%2f2006%7c2%2f9%2f2006%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c7%7cProject+Runway+Kara+Janx%7c-8193%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0&p=7&tag=20

and

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/FrameSet.aspx?s=ImagesSearchState%7c0%7c-1%7c60%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c1%7c2%2f11%2f2006%7c2%2f9%2f2006%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c7%7cProject+Runway+Santino+Rice%7c-8193%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0&p=&tag=1

enjoy!

Spatula, Heidi designed the clover earrings...she has a deal with a jewelry company. I think they're nice, but she needs to change it up occasionally...

right on, subgenre. santino's the man, his wit is sharp, and at least he trys to design things that arent boring generic copies of stuff that you could just pull off the shelf at the mall. yes, chloe, i'm tawkin bout you!

and good riddance to nick...his crying was getting way too old.

oh, and, anonym...the winner wont actually be working at banana republic. it's a mentorship from the banana republic design team to put together your first collection. and gay jay from last year turned down the mentorship and prize money.

ah, thanks grifter- i must have missed that.

jay, ever since he won, has pissed me off almost as much as nina garcia. and i hate that bitch with a fiery passion.

anyone who disses nina garcia is aesthetically NOT pleasing

haha

jash- here's the thing- i don't think nina is ugly- never said that...but she is such a bitch and contradicts herself constantly about what she's looking for.
*ah, if only we should meet in person, jash :)