<![CDATA[Jezebel: the elements of stylista]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: the elements of stylista]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/theelementsofstylista http://jezebel.com/tag/theelementsofstylista <![CDATA[Stylista Finale: Megan Gets Angry On Camera, At Internet]]> Stylista's resident villain Megan came in third place on last night's finale — then threw a temper tantrum — even though she assured us of her qualifications: Her Google results.

So we took her up on that!

It was difficult finding info on 22-year-old Megan Johnson without also adding Stylista to the search. However, after finding out the name of the boutique she once owned, Addict, we did find a little piece about her store from Teen Vogue. As we know from watching the show — and her interview with Elle editor in chief Robbie Myers — Megan went to Fordham for one year before she dropped out to open the high-end clothing store Addict in the fancy part of the East Village with her business partner Ashley Thompson. She then supposedly sold the store because she "was bored." Ashley now owns another store in the same location called Owl Lab.

Megan was also all up in the comments of Elle's blog, talking smack about Stylista, and about her rival Kate, who she alleges is a homophobe.

The best find, perhaps, is Megan's own blog that she posts on several times a day. She talks about how she had a tumor on her neck during the taping of the show, which has since been surgically removed. She also posts frequently about fashion, but a good deal of the blog seems to be a window into how affected she was by being a reality TV subject, how she felt manipulated by editing, and how she's let negative internet comments get to her. As unlikeable as she appears, we hope that, for her sake, she'll soon realize that internet message boards — much like the fashion industry — is rife with people who channel their insecurities by talking out of their asses.

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<![CDATA[Zac Posen On Stylista: "Snore!"]]> Fashion designer Zac Posen was on Stylista last night to help Elle's Anne Slowey and Joe Zee with the elimination.

With only four contestants left in the competition — all of them boring — this was the highlight of the show. The way Zac spoke about the team's magazine layouts ("This magical title!") was apropos for the industry and its denizens, who feel the need to "explain" the meaning and importance of fashion in a way that actually leaves us even more confused than when we were just looking at pictures of impractical garments. Anyway, in her introduction, Anne said that Zac was discovered by a magazine editor, and then added, "Which would be me." Now, she may have been joking, or it may have been creative editing, but Zac was a very well-connected young man in Manhattan when he got his start — which came from the help of former Interview EIC Ingrid Sischy.

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<![CDATA[Stylista Shows Us That The Fashion Industry Is Full Of Ugly People]]> The fashion industry is inherently mean, seeing as how its entire focus is on appearance and the superficial. Many of the cast members of Stylista have been generally shitty, belittling the competitors, and taking joy in making others feel bad. Dyshaun and Megan have easily been the cruelest with their attacks and are representative of the kind of insecurity that fuels such angst. On last night's episode, they took their bitchiness to another level by openly mocking underdog Kate and calling her "Chlamydia." While it's important to have a thick skin in a competitive working environment, you'd have to be an android to ignore that kind of teasing. Clip above.

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<![CDATA[Stylista: You're Not The Right Fit For Elle If You Can't Fit Into A Sample Size]]> On last night's episode of Stylista, Anne Slowey's usual kiss-off of "I'm sorry, you're not the right fit" stung so much more when Danielle was eliminated. The contestants were granted access to the Elle closet to pick out an outfit to wear to a party, and while it was a dream come true for most contestants, it was torturous for Danielle, because the designer outfits were all sample sizes and wouldn't fit her. Welcome to the shitty world of fashion magazines, Danielle!

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<![CDATA[Stylista: Anne Slowey Can "Run The Bulls" In Stilettos]]> The best Stylista challenges are the ones that exist solely to reiterate Anne Slowey's importance. On last night's episode, the contestants were given $1,000 each to style and buy Anne a complete outfit from Henri Bendel so she could bring it with her on a last minute trip to the Hamptons. Whichever ensemble Anne liked the best was the challenge winner. The contestants had to meet her on a cobblestone street in Manhattan's Meatpacking district, which Anne was seen hobbling through on a pair of stilettos. The life lesson we all learned from this challenge is that 1) she doesn't like a lot of shiny things around her neck and 2) orange is her least flattering color. Clip above.

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<![CDATA[Stylista's Anne Slowey Scares Contestant Into ER Visit]]> It's not really clear whether or not Elle's Anne Slowey is playing up the whole Cruella-wears-Prada character on Stylista, or if that's really how she is. Whatever the case, it's entertaning, except to the contestants. Jason, an aspiring clothing designer, was so freaked out by the impending judging and elimination ceremony that he broke out into a rash. Then he got freaked out by that and had to go to the bathroom. Then he got freaked out from feeling sick to his stomach and unable to breathe. Then he got so freaked out by not being able to breathe that he began rolling around on the floor grabbing his chest and crying. He freaked out more when people said they were going to call 911, because he really wanted to talk to Anne during judging. The EMT ended up taking him away. Clip above.

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