tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032108355760366807.post6435534988710090558..comments2023-10-23T14:31:38.095-07:00Comments on I don't read my blog either: A Half-Hearted Defense of KenleyE. Petermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798210191476643057noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032108355760366807.post-39811071257668119532008-10-21T10:36:00.000-07:002008-10-21T10:36:00.000-07:00Yeah, she lost me with the whole rude to Tim busin...Yeah, she lost me with the whole rude to Tim business. Mostly because she was completely dismissive of his suggestions (quite rudely, I might add, right up until she found out he was the guest judge for the finals, then she was like "maybe I should have adjusted my attitude" Tim's only role is to mentor and help the designers and I get the sense that, like all good teachers, he truly wants all his charges to succeed. Kenley seemed to only care about the opinions of the judges who could further her career (and she barely tolerated those). <BR/><BR/>I can understand her getting defensive on the runway with Nina and Micheal Kors taking shots at her (although she seemed to really hate Heidi the most, for some reason). I don’t take criticism well myself, but I like to think I've learned to handle myself better than Kenley. If she pulled that scoffing, eye-rolling nonsense in a real job, in fashion or anywhere else, her ass would be out on the street. Sometimes you just have to suck it up and keep your mouth shut. <BR/><BR/>I agree with your assessment of the results, Leanne deserved to win and <BR/>Korto was also deserving of her 10K win for fan favorite. <BR/><BR/>And Jeffery was the worst. 100 times worst than Kenley ever was.Zilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00206886259915317982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032108355760366807.post-13178207161225961742008-10-18T15:27:00.000-07:002008-10-18T15:27:00.000-07:00I like her use of color ... sometimes. When she ge...I like her use of color ... sometimes. When she gets too over-the-top frothy, that's when she starts to lose me. Her Alexander McQueen ripoff was gorgeous, though!E. Petermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798210191476643057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032108355760366807.post-58307968904176253852008-10-17T23:26:00.000-07:002008-10-17T23:26:00.000-07:00On reality shows like PR and Top Chef and the like...On reality shows like PR and Top Chef and the like, I can forgive most people their personality "quirks" if they produce a good product. Kenley's stuff largely didn't work for me. But I will say that the white dress she had in her runway show, with the hand-painted flowers and mandarin collar, was very, very cute.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520714506544863902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032108355760366807.post-67877366373675934312008-10-17T19:37:00.000-07:002008-10-17T19:37:00.000-07:00Ooooh, good points. I was shocked by how similar t...Ooooh, good points. I was shocked by how similar that one dress was to a Balenciaga. You'd have to be blind not to see it, or stupid to deny it, as she did. And the voice! It's so nasal and grating. It does say something about her that she immediately reminded me of a petulant 8-year-old boy. I also agree about Santino having his moments of comic gold!E. Petermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798210191476643057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032108355760366807.post-54761103506652267142008-10-17T12:50:00.000-07:002008-10-17T12:50:00.000-07:00I wish I could agree with you -- well, in a way I ...I wish I could agree with you -- well, in a way I do agree with you. I don't think the girl is the Antichrist or anything. But you can't compare the blurting of an 8-year-old with the comments of a grown woman, unless you are really intending to give the grown woman a backhanded insult. <BR/><BR/>The problem with Kenley, as Tim put it in his blog, is that she took any criticism of her work as a criticism of her character. She would dial up the defensiveness at the slightest hint that someone was saying something against her. Tim said that she would have been better served going to a design school, where she would have learned to refine and hone her own vision and accept critiquing with some measure of grace and maturity. I tend to agree with him.<BR/><BR/>And in a statement of pure pettiness: good Lord, I cannot stand the sound of her voice. And as for the Jeffrey and Santino comparisons...well, I was no fan of Jeffrey either.(Santino at least made me laugh.)Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520714506544863902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032108355760366807.post-22138001656104355982008-10-17T12:47:00.000-07:002008-10-17T12:47:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520714506544863902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032108355760366807.post-11045948427343657592008-10-17T10:30:00.000-07:002008-10-17T10:30:00.000-07:00Pft. She worked in food service at Andrew's while ...Pft. She worked in food service at Andrew's while she was at FSU, she knows when she's rude to people. Also, she ripped off other designers in her work. <BR/><BR/>quick example:<BR/>http://chrisomatic.livejournal.com<BR/>/686290.html<BR/><BR/>(I do want to say that I hated Santino at first, but his impressions were too funny not to enjoy.)That Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514310999129694443noreply@blogger.com