'Project Runway' Exit Q&A: Emily Brandle

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you feel when you saw that Nina said she had ''no comment'' for your dress?
EMILY BRANDLE: I saw that, and I was like, Whoa! Bad. That's a bummer! No comment? Yeah, that's it. Bummer. No comment.

Would you have defended yourself differently to the judges if you'd known what was going to happen?
Yeah, I would have.

What would you have said?
Probably nothing would have changed anything. I think they already have their minds made up.

What do you mean?
I don't think I could have talked my way out of it.

Since you only got to do three challenges, what challenge from past seasons would you really have liked to have done?
Final collection for Bryant Park.

But everyone wants to do that. None of the others were enticing?
That's the one that I want to do, though. You know what I mean? Yeah, all of the challenges are fun. Whatever they threw at me, I was ready for and would have a good time with. So whatever they threw at me, I was ready. But final collection was my goal, and that's what my eye was on.

Which designers should we keep our eyes on?
Two of my three roommates are just fabulous and should get a tie to win: Leanne and Korto have very clear design aesthetics, and I think they're really going to shine.

So you're heading back to work on Smoke & Mirrors Clothing with your partner. What's the design aesthetic? And where can people find it?
People can go to our website, smokeandmirrorsclothing.com. They can see our collections. They can see a list of some of the stores that carry our line. It's sold at boutiques nationwide. It is feminine and wearable and edgy and fun and can be styled up or down. I would say that our fall collection is a little bit dressier than spring 2009 will be. Our spring lines tend to be — I mean, we've only put one out and we're working on our second one now — a little bit more casual, and our fall lines are a little bit more dressy.