It doesn't take top dollar for 'Top Design'

0 Comments | USA TODAY, September, 2008 | by Lisa Cupido Fogarty

Hicks makes stylish picks for every budget at Bloomingdale's in Manhattan:

NEW YORK -- "Good taste in design by no means depends on money" was a favorite saying of famed interior decorator David Hicks. And it's a mantra his daughter, model and designer India, will follow as host of the second season of Bravo's Top Design (premiering Wednesday, 10 ET/PT).

"With the downturn in the economy, more people are staying at home, and they want a nice environment," India Hicks says. "Design can definitely be learned, and we can help."

The Bravo series pits designers against one another as they live together in a posh loft and compete for $100,000 and an editorial showcase in Elle Decor magazine. Hicks says she is looking for someone with fresh ideas and the...