(no subject)
Pictures are coming soon.
the show was pretty much a mess. My dresser fucked up on how to put on the garment, even though i wrote a whole page of note on it and personally talked to her before the show. My model had the worst posture ever. oh ya, and everyone thinks something funny went on behind the judging.
This is an email that i just sent to the organizer:
hello Carolyn,
I was one of the student designers of the anti-bride fashion show. I would just like to express the fact that many, including myself, are upset over the winner of this contest because it feels like the selection process was, for lack of a better word, rigged. I don't know what really happened behind the scenes, and by no means am I accusing you of anything, but I would like to explain how I personally came to this conclusion.
First of all, I would like to tell you a story. My parents are both musicians. They play Chinese traditional music, and are quite well-known in their circle, both here in the US and back in China. When I was younger, my father was asked to be a judge on a panel for an international competition. The daughter of one very well-respected artist was competing in it, and just before the show, the artist came up to all the judges, pointed out which one was his daughter, and asked them to take care of her. All of the judges nodded and told him not to worry, because they knew what to do. The winner, of course, was the daughter.
Chaz is a good friend of mine. We have been in many classes together. He's a very sweet and friendly person, and I truly believe that he is a very talented designer. However, in my opinion, the black gown that was shown in the show was not one of his best works, or one of the best in the show.
During the meeting a few weeks prior to the show, we learned that Chaz was designing the band's outfit because he has an established relationship with you. Although we all felt that it was unfair that there wasn't a selection process for this job, we were happy for Chaz and all said, "good for him!"
I asked Chaz the night before the fitting if he would be in the show because he expressed the fact that he wanted to enter the contest a few days after the sketches were due. He said that he wasn't going to be in the contest, but he would be doing two looks for the band. This settled my worries because I felt that he would be a strong competitor, and on top of that, he personally knew the organizer of the show.
During the fitting, Chaz was neither on the list of the designers, nor did he go through the process of deciding on hair, makeup, music, etc.; therefore, none of us even knew that he would be in the show. I stayed later than everyone else because I had trouble finding a model that fit into my garment, and towards the end of the night, i overheard you say that Chaz is like your "adopted son".
We were all truly surprised when Chaz's black gown walked down the runway, because we all knew that he made the gown for his couture class, and it was not entered into the show. When Chaz's name was announced as the winner, the first thing that crossed my mind was that it wasn't a fair game.
Now I don't know if something did in fact happen behind our backs, but to the me and the other 13 designers, it really appears that way. A lot of people will be upset with Chaz because he had the connection, even though I don't believe it was his fault. (Personally, I would never believe that Chaz has the heart to pull a fast one over everyone else). It's the way this industry works; it isn't the criminal court system, and there are no lawyers to make sure that everyone on the jury is unbiased. We accept it, but it doesn't make it right.
Thank you for reading this E-mail.
Sincerely,
Leanna Liu
am i being a crazy psycho?
the show was pretty much a mess. My dresser fucked up on how to put on the garment, even though i wrote a whole page of note on it and personally talked to her before the show. My model had the worst posture ever. oh ya, and everyone thinks something funny went on behind the judging.
This is an email that i just sent to the organizer:
hello Carolyn,
I was one of the student designers of the anti-bride fashion show. I would just like to express the fact that many, including myself, are upset over the winner of this contest because it feels like the selection process was, for lack of a better word, rigged. I don't know what really happened behind the scenes, and by no means am I accusing you of anything, but I would like to explain how I personally came to this conclusion.
First of all, I would like to tell you a story. My parents are both musicians. They play Chinese traditional music, and are quite well-known in their circle, both here in the US and back in China. When I was younger, my father was asked to be a judge on a panel for an international competition. The daughter of one very well-respected artist was competing in it, and just before the show, the artist came up to all the judges, pointed out which one was his daughter, and asked them to take care of her. All of the judges nodded and told him not to worry, because they knew what to do. The winner, of course, was the daughter.
Chaz is a good friend of mine. We have been in many classes together. He's a very sweet and friendly person, and I truly believe that he is a very talented designer. However, in my opinion, the black gown that was shown in the show was not one of his best works, or one of the best in the show.
During the meeting a few weeks prior to the show, we learned that Chaz was designing the band's outfit because he has an established relationship with you. Although we all felt that it was unfair that there wasn't a selection process for this job, we were happy for Chaz and all said, "good for him!"
I asked Chaz the night before the fitting if he would be in the show because he expressed the fact that he wanted to enter the contest a few days after the sketches were due. He said that he wasn't going to be in the contest, but he would be doing two looks for the band. This settled my worries because I felt that he would be a strong competitor, and on top of that, he personally knew the organizer of the show.
During the fitting, Chaz was neither on the list of the designers, nor did he go through the process of deciding on hair, makeup, music, etc.; therefore, none of us even knew that he would be in the show. I stayed later than everyone else because I had trouble finding a model that fit into my garment, and towards the end of the night, i overheard you say that Chaz is like your "adopted son".
We were all truly surprised when Chaz's black gown walked down the runway, because we all knew that he made the gown for his couture class, and it was not entered into the show. When Chaz's name was announced as the winner, the first thing that crossed my mind was that it wasn't a fair game.
Now I don't know if something did in fact happen behind our backs, but to the me and the other 13 designers, it really appears that way. A lot of people will be upset with Chaz because he had the connection, even though I don't believe it was his fault. (Personally, I would never believe that Chaz has the heart to pull a fast one over everyone else). It's the way this industry works; it isn't the criminal court system, and there are no lawyers to make sure that everyone on the jury is unbiased. We accept it, but it doesn't make it right.
Thank you for reading this E-mail.
Sincerely,
Leanna Liu
am i being a crazy psycho?