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Hey guurl heeeeeey, I'm back for the first round of Level Jay critiques.

I'll start with the designer who always manages to crank out his outfits the fastest, Thingamajig. I'd say this is on the same track as your first two outfits. It's passable, but it's not really wowing me. I do like the suspenders being underneath though. Something I would like to add - are you a Photoshop user? If so, the 'refine edges' tool might make for a more attractive result when using backgrounds.

Mugatu, this is the first time I haven't absolutely loved one of your designs. It's simple... maybe a little too simple, and almost costumey. I think the judges and I have come to expect a bit more from you than this.

Yema, this is also a bit of a letdown after seeing what you're capable of in the last challenge. You fought hard to get Salteesha as your model, so your first outfit for her should be something stunning, not so MOR2. Your dress really feels like it needs something to make it stand out as something only you can do - as it stands, anyone could produce something that looks like this.

Now onto oh ehm gee... I'd say it's the 'f' word, but Tyra docks my pay when I use it. So I'll just say, I love it. What you decided to do easily could have come across as cheesy or like a joke, but you've handled it so well that it looks really wearable. Incidentally, this would make a much better outfit for snowie's superhero concept than his actual design for her was.

Which brings me to snowie... I really think this needs more work. For starters, that hat is enormous and ill-fitting, and I'm really not sure if the writing is the right way to go. And the dress is just a bit... busy. There's so many colours and diverging patterns that it just feels like a bit of a mess. I'm not loving the ragged cut at the bottom of the dress either - I think with the busy patterns a simple slit up the leg would suffice.

Nick, I like what I see so far. It's good to see you paring back your designs a bit, because some of the judges have reacted against them being a bit overly complex. If I have any doubts over this, it's that the cut up the skirt is a bit sharp and jagged. It feels like it could use more shape. I love that pattern though.

Finally, dapa... I'm not really in love with this one either. I hope this isn't turning into another challenge one nightmare. What you've done doesn't really seem to have much of a relation to the song, apart from where you've taken it a tad too literally. It's almost looking a bit country-and-western rather than capturing the austere feeling of the music. It might require a bit more thought on your part.

Well, I'm out, but Tyra wanted me to make an announcement - the deadline is being extended to Tuesday, 2AM PDT. So we expect to see great things from all of you with all this time to work on your designs! Don't let us down!

NickF227 wrote:

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Tuesday?

TUESDAY?!?!?

I know, Tyra didn't want to give this long herself, really, but one designer is unable to start their design until Monday so it was necessary. It's better to keep the standard of competition high rather than let crappy designs (well, the crappiest design) slide by because of an inactive boot.