eliza s. said:
My question is, why would Santino design something that he knows the judges would hate? Part of being a good designer is not only staying consistent with your personal style (which he has definitely done and I give him credit for that), but also appealing to your target audience. Right now his target audience is the panel of judges and whoever they're designing for for the week. Ultimately, whoever wins will create a business where they will design to show their own unique style. But at the same time this is a competition. The judges aren't going to award ALL of that money, to someone that they don't believe in.