More on Anya and her clothing line can be found here:

http://stepuptrinistyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/collection-review-pilar-by-anya-ayoung.html

It shows some of her designs and mentions she also runs a modeling agency!!!

Like many other posters, I don't understand why she's being presented as a novice at sewing -- pretty clear to me she's not!

Yep, Bryce threw Fallene under the bus. The judges realized it, also acknowledge Fallene made the only creative piece of the outfit (the hat), and still sent her home. Seems to me Bryce should have been sent home -- he made ugly outfits several weeks in a row and was uncollegial in this team challenge.

Liked the Becky/Kimberly green outfit better than the red one that won. The red outfit may have had fabric that flowed nicely in the wind outside, but it wasn't exactly slimming. The bodice was pretty bulky. The green one had a collar that was a bit theatrical, but far more elegant and slimming than the red outfit.

The outdoor show was cool. Not sure about the stilts.

I liked Bert's look also. Creative use of the fabric he had for this project and a sophisticated look. I didn't think the styling was bad at all -- kind of retro, but that's a popular look. He's both talented and experienced.

As for Anya ... the home visit not only shows her working on pants, but also shows her studio and has her talking about it being the space where she drapes, sews, and meets with clients. Sounds to me like she portraying herself simultaneously as a professional and a novice.

Anya's pants had a nice wide leg, but the crotch seemed to hang halfway down the model's thighs at front -- that's poor fit and she should have been criticized for that.

The Mobius dress is one of the more traditional items. Perhaps that's why it appeals to traditional sewers?

I love the Tangled dress. It reminds me of the coat with the woven strips in a recent issues of Threads, as well as of the work by Chado Ralph Rucci.

Neat stuff.