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Fashion Star: Season 1, Episode 9
Before They Were Stars: Terron gives his takes on episode nine of Fashion Star
I first met Nzimiro, Kara and Ronnie in less-than-glamorous circumstances. My fellow buyers and I sat in a little room at an airport hotel in L.A. for hours on end. Dozens of designers would walk in, with each getting just…
Fashion Star: Season 1, Episode 8
Terron gives his takes on episode eight of Fashion Star
This week’s challenge was my favorite: creating advertising images to represent a brand. Fashion advertising is unique in its aspiration to create true works of art—witness the photographs of Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Albert Watson, and…
Fashion Star: Season 1, Episode 7
Terron gives his takes on episode seven of Fashion Star
Fashion Star is a competition between designers. But there’s an interesting sub-plot: the weekly face-off between the buyers and mentors. We’re not technically competing, of course. But like many up-and-coming designers, the Fashion Star contestants have to decide whose advice…
Fashion Star: Episode 6
Terron gives his takes on episode six of Fashion Star
The signs are unmistakable. You spend a few extra minutes in the makeup room, and a few hundred thousand dollars on a pair of pants. Days just don’t seem special if a Cirque de Soleil performer doesn’t tumble from the…
Fashion Star: Episode 5
Terron gives his takes on episode five of Fashion Star
Fashion Star may have plenty of glitz and star-power, but there’s one high style necessity it lacks: a red carpet. Any red carpet worth its Scotchgard has to lie outside a premiere or an awards show. And since the Fashion…