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The glossy you-won't-see-this-on-cable production values support a relatively straightforward competition structure, whittling down 14 contestants until a single winner emerges.
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There's a germ of a good idea in the massively overproduced Fashion Star.
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Fashion Star's debut lasts 90 minutes but feels as though it's about five hours.
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Fashion Star is a skimpy little show. You might buy something in the evening, but beware those morning-after regrets.
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This possibly could work, and isn't entirely unwatchable.
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Viewers barely get to understand the challenge before the designers' clothing is revealed in a gaudy runway show, featuring flashing neon lights and blaring music that are the opposite of stylish.
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[Fashion Star falls] in to the same X Factor trap by amping up a tried-and-true format at every conceivable turn until the final product has all the subtlety of a Victoria's Secret runway show.
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Fashion Star remains a cool idea. But its execution and formatting need work.
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In an attempt to distinguish itself from a dozen previous TV fashion competitions, which is not a bad goal, Fashion Star ends up feeling overly complicated and a little cluttered.