James-Paul Ancheta

SeenON! caught up with designer James-Paul Ancheta last week to talk The Fashion Show finale! Ultimately, America just wasn’t buying James-Paul’s final collection, as he received the least amount of votes among the final three designers. But he’s not going to let a third place finish get him down. Read on to hear James-Paul stand by his work and capture the show experience as he saw it.

SO!: Did you agree with the final three? Who else do you think should have had the chance to be voted on by America?

I agreed with the final three. It represented different markets and demographics in fashion. However, I do not think that the voting strategy was aimed to cover all three.  I think the final four should have been voted on by the public.  It created a false hope for one of the contestants and it was a tragic feeling for him.

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