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From The Mailbox
Attention Chicago: Steven Rosengard will be at Erin Gallagher Jewelry on Saturday April 5th. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Click here to RSVP.Click here for more advice to the hopefuls from Nick Verreos. Nick will be in Chicago tomorrow. Good luck everyone!The New York Times announces the third annual "Sunday With...
A Note From Jillian Lewis
BPR asked Jillian Lewis her advice for Season Five hopefuls and this is her response:I will be at the casting in Miami this week. I am really excited especially because I've never been there before. Charleston was amazing. What a beautiful city filled with so many beautiful, nice people.Advice for season 5 hopefuls:Bring your best work, represent...
BPR Interview with Tim Gunn in Los Angeles
Los Angeles-based Field Reporters, Jonathan and Alitia Trimm provide BPR readers with a close look at the Season Five hopefuls and a great interview with Tim Gunn. Thank you Jonathan and Alitia.When we arrived at the W hotel in Westwood, there was already a line of about thirty designers standing ready to fill out paperwork and move up to the auditioning process. There was a great mix of men, women, and experience levels waiting...
Los Angeles Auditions - Day Two
BPR Field Reporters Jonathan and Alitia Trimm were on hand for the Project Runway Season Five Auditions in Los Angeles. Please stay tuned for interviews with the hopefuls and with Tim Gu...
Weekend News
Sweet P and Kit Pistol enjoyed Jared Gold's Show in Los Angeles. More here. Thanks Jensons.Attention Dallas: Elisa Jimenez will be at Decorazon Gallery on April 3rd. Click here for more information.Meanwhile, Jillian Lewis is in Charleston. Apparently "Underwear as Outerwear" is no longer an outdated trend. According to Nina Garcia..."Just...
Los Angeles Auditions - Day One
David Paul (with Benny!) Tim Gunn and Nick Verreos take a break from the Season Five Auditions in Los Angeles. Click here for Nick's blog entry. Rami Kashou will serve on the panel in Los Angeles tomorrow. Good luck everyo...
BPR Podcast - Kayne Gillaspie
Scarlett interviews one of Project Runway Season 3's most beloved designers, Kayne Gillaspie. He talks about his Johnathan Kayne line for Wow Prom and Pageant and his Johnathan Kayne special ocassion shoe collection as well as revealing the celebrities he would like to dress and his favorite Season 4 challenge - can you guess?Click here for...
Advice To The Season Five Hopefuls From Executive Producer Rich Bye
Executive Producer of Project Runway - Rich Bye - offers his advice...1. In choosing 3 looks, make sure they’re recent. The more current they are, the better. Also, the 3 looks should ideally express a consistent, compelling, and fresh point of view. We’d like to be able to see all 3 looks and be able to tell immediately they came from the...
Advice For Season Five Hopefuls
We're back with advice for the season five hopefuls!First, from Tim Gunn:The season five auditions are upon us! Incredible isn't it? I still feel as though Rami, and Jillian, and Christian were just battling it out on the runway at Bryant Park -- because they were!Anyone coming to the auditions should:1) follow the rules as posted on the...
From The Mailbox
It looks like the rumors about Christian Siriano appearing on "Ugly Betty" are true... And it gets better - According to The Insider Online, Nina Garcia will also make an appearance!Alison Kelly and Kit Pistol designs will be featured in the "Dress Right" Fashion Show tonight in Los Angeles. RSVP here.Attention Boston: Jay McCarroll's documentary,...
Our Next Podcast...
Our next podcast will be with Season Three Designer, Kayne Gillaspie. Please submit your questions for Kayne to Team BPR by 4:00 EST today. Than...
Christian Siriano's Design Up For Auction
The dress that Kimberley Locke wore tonight on American Idol is up for bidding at Clothesoffourback.org. Proceeds benefit Camp Heartland....
Tim Gunn in Minneapolis-St. Paul Tonight
Tim Gunn will be at Herberger's in the Rosedale Center tonight at 6:00. (We'd love a field reporter.) Click here for more informati...
A Note From Amanda Fields
Photo by Phillip CuencoLovely PR fans!!My dear friend Tess who just graduated from FIDM - studying under none other than Mr. Nick Verreos - here in Los Angeles, has some of her oldest work up for sale on eBay. She is now capable of doing beautiful designs like this one. The tops for sale on ebay were her pieces she made when she started out!...
From The Mailbox
Christian Siriano was honored at a private party at The Library at Buddakan last night. Click here for more. Click here to watch a video of Christian designing a dress for Kimberley Locke. Be sure to watch American Idol tomorrow night to see Kimberley wearing the dress! Thanks Jackie.According to NYMag's fashion blog, Christian Siriano...
Video - Project Catwalk, Season 3, Episode 10
Still into Project Catwalk or has Ben de Lisi got you flummoxed? But of course you can't miss the finale! This last installment of Season 3 is brought you again courtesy of projectfan4:Click here for the rest of the episo...
Project Rehab
Pour yourself a cup of coffee (Who am I kidding? Pick up a cup at Starbucks...) and settle in to read FastCompany's very satisfying and informative new article about Tim Gunn and his position at Liz Claiborne....
Project Peepway
Peeps Show - Check out #34 from the Washington Post. Click for a larger view to note the detail. Thanks, KathIn...
From The Mailbox
Click here for a great article about Jack Mackenroth from Poz magazine.Christian Siriano is in the LA Times. (Also Nick Verreos and David Paul!)Christian will be on Access Hollywood covering the orange carpet for the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards on March 29th. Click here for more about Charleston Fashion Week....
Katy's Take - The Finale
She's back! Everyone 's been asking about where Katy's recaps have gone and if you haven't been following the sad saga on her website, well she thought she would go all X Games on us and sort of injured herself on the snowboard. Anyways, she checked in to let us know all is well and she's caught up on her recaps. Here's her take on the finale:Final...
BPR Podcast With Rami Kashou
This week's podcast is with Season Four Finalist Rami Kashou. Rami reveals the celebrity he would most like to dress, which of his models fainted twice during deliberations and what happened to all of that leftover candy. Rami was gracious and charming during our interview. He has agreed to answer your follow-up questions. Please send...
From The Mailbox
Fred Flare has posted a new interview with Kit Pistol. Thanks Icraig.Attention Minneapolis/St. Paul: (Hi Katy Gerdes!) Meet Tim Gunn at Herberger's next Wednesday. Click here for more information. More from Tim Gunn in Jacksonville here. Thanks Maryellen.Click here to listen to an interview with Tim Gunn on Mark Kaye's morning radio...
A Note From Christian Siriano
Dear BPR,I just wanted to say hello!!! Thanks so much for all the support over this season. My life has completely changed which is so wonderful!I will keep you in touch with everything I'm doing!!!!Tons of fun things..... Watch "Make Me a Supermodel" tonight! I am a guest host and a model will be dressed to impress!Other news is that I will...
Field Report from Tim Gunn's Appearance in Jacksonville
My girls, Caroline, 8 and Gracie 2, and I went to see the Liz Claiborne show at Dillard's in Jacksonville, Florida. We arrived very early to see where everything was set up and to get good seats. Everyone who was there was soooo nice. My girls and I were taking it all in and I looked up and saw Tim Gunn himself arriving! I did a loud,...
Tim Gunn in Jacksonville
Hi BPR! Love your website! I wanted to give you a different perspective on Tim Gunn's visit to Jacksonville, FL. I am an Operations Engineer at First Coast News in Jacksonville (and a HUGE Project Runway fan!) I was running audio for our morning show this morning where Tim Gunn appeared. My 17-year-old daughter, Christie, also is a huge fan, and came in to work with me this morning hoping to see and meet Tim. Well, not only did...
Big News!
Hi BPR,I just received some wonderful news. Paula Abdul's stylist has been calling me regarding Paula's interest in my clothes. I have dressed Paula on Idol a few times before. Anyway her stylist just called and left me a message...Paula Abdul bid on my Hershey's design and won the bid..!!!She has been very supportive... I wanted let you...
From The Mailbox
Can you guess whose design this is? This dress and fourteen other Rami Kashou designs are on sale right now at Maneater Threads. Also, if you enter the code SALEON to your order you will receive an additional 30% off already reduced items through the end of March. Thanks Tanya.Click here for a new interview with Rami from HX. Tim Gunn...
Nick News
Click here for Nick's blog entry about The HRC Awards Dinner. Click here for Nick's final post about LA Fashion Week. Next season we hope to see many of the LA-based Project Runway designers showing their collections.Here are Amanda Fields, Nick Verreos and David Paul backstage at the FIDM Debut Sh...
Project Runway Auctions
The auctions for the Hershey Challenge Designs have ended. Rami Kashou's winning look sold for $2975.00!This is the last day to bid on Christian Siriano's Finale Designs. Please let us know if you win any of these items - we'd love a pho...
From The Mailbox
More details are available for Season Five casting. Specifically, the times have now been posted - 9:00 am until 6:00 pm in all locations. Also, we have confirmed that Tim Gunn will not be at the New York auditions on April 5th. Good luck designers! Tim Gunn will be appearing on "The Bigest Loser" tonight at 8:00 on NBC. He will be making...
Monday Morning Mailbox
Enjoy this video of Christian Siriano's appearance on The Tonight Show!Season Four model Sam Ruggiero is profiled in The Redding Pilot.Four Project Runway Canada designers will be showing their collections at L'Oreal Fashion Week in Toronto starting today. In Touch Weekly discusses the premiere of Jay McCarroll's documentary, Eleven Minutes at The Philadephia Film Festival. Ever wonder how Parker Posey was chosen to be the...
An Update From Amanda
Photo from Amanda Fields modeling for Farah AngsanaBPR's supermodel insider Amanda Fields checks in with her latest. In case we haven't said this enough, we love Amanda and consider her a part of our family:Hi there!!I know I know.. you were all DYING to hear from me. No? Ok. Well I missed all of you BPR's anyway!LA Fashion Week this season...
Video - Project Catwalk, Season 3, Episode 9
Missing your Project Runway fix? Hooked on Project Catwalk? You can thank the dishy projectfan4 for providing this week's video:Click here for the rest of the episo...
Tim Gunn in Atlanta
Our first Field Reporter from the Tim Gunn/Liz Claiborne Tour is checking in. Thank you Heather for your photo and report. I attended the Liz Claiborne runway show in Atlanta on 3/12. They told me there were about 500 people registered and 300 seats so I hurried so I could get one. Tim and a Liz consultant greeted the audience and moderated...
Meet Tim Gunn
Tim Gunn is on a twelve-city cross-country tour visiting Liz Claiborne locations with a fashion show of the latest styles. He will also be signing copies of "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style." Click here for a calendar. We'd love to have field reports!...
A Note From Malan Breton
Dear BPRs, I wanted to tell you, I have been so honoured to be a part of BPR and to have had the contact with you, and for all of your help with everything. I wanted to thank you and to say how grateful I am for everything. I send you love and wish you all a wonderful Spring.Love, MalanEnjoy the latest episode of The Malan Show! Look for Emmett McCarthy, Angela Keslar, Amanda Fields and Season Four model, Katie Nelson. Malan...
From The Mailbox
Christian Siriano is scheduled to appear on Jay Leno tonight. Here is an interview with Tim Gunn from The Charlotte Observer. Thanks Meredith.Here is a new interview with Rami Kashou. Rami attended the "Seeds of Peace" gala last night in New York as an honorary guest along with other celebrities such as Bar Rafaeli, Emanuelle Chriqui and...
BPR Podcast - Jillian Lewis
This week BPR interviews Project Runway Season Four finalist Jillian Lewis. She tells us about her plans for selling her other collection and she answers questions from readers of Blogging Project Runway. Click here for the podcast.Photo by BPR at the TRESemmé finale party, March 5th 20...
Introducing....
Champion Recapper, Minx at Opalescent suggests a new Reality Show...Click here to read the entire po...
More From The Mailbox
Kit Pistol and Nick Verreos joined Christian Siriano for a dinner in Los Angeles. More info at JustJared.com. Update: Here is a link to Nick's blog entry about the party.Click here for "Project Peepway." Thanks Laura L and Cheryl....
From The Mailbox
Tim Gunn will be on "The Biggest Loser" next Tuesday night at 8:00. Thanks Kathy, Deb and Emily. Here is a preview: Washington designers, as long as you are putting your portfolio together for Project Runway, you can also enter your work in Seattle Magazine's Seamless in Seattle contest. Good luck! Ryan Wenzel has published a great interview with Christian Siriano in The Advoca...
Finale Collection Auctions
This is the last day to bid on the Season Four Finale Collections from Jillian and Rami! Christian's collection will be up for another week. Click here to bid on Jillian Lewis's designs.Click here to bid on Rami Kashou's designs.Click here to bid on Christian Siriano's designs.Just for fun, try to predict which design will sell for the...
Congratulations, Jillian - 'Sew Not Over' Winner
Project Runway Season Four finalist Jillian Lewis was named the 'Sew Not Over' $10,000 winner sponsored by L'Oréal. You can see her winning collection of three garments below:We will be conducting a BPR podcast with Jillian later today for our Friday feature. Click here (before 3:00 PM Eastern) if you have any questions for her - make the...
From The Mailbox
Watch TV Guide's Michael Ausiello's interview with Christian Siriano. Thanks Don.Top Socialite has posted a video of Christian's appearance on Ellen today. Here is one more from Access Hollywood. Christian certainly has been bu...
Video - Project Catwalk, Season 3, Episode 8
Already in Project Runway withdrawal? Time for another dose of Project Catwalk brought to you by the completely fierce projectfan4.Click here for the rest of the episo...
Video - Episode 14
Better late than never - for those of you that are unable to view this any other way from the gracious parselforce.Click here for the rest of the episo...
Ask The Fashion Professor
Dear Fashion Professor, In the real fashion world, Haute Couture and Avant Garde collections get scaled down and simplified for customers to wear. I also heard that even Ready-To-Wear collections get scaled down because a lot of them can be very over-the-top as well like John Galliano. My question is, if this is the case, how many collections...
More From The Mailbox
Click here for a transcript of Christian Siriano's Q&A with the Washington Post.Nick Verreos is covering LA Fashion Week. AfterElton.com has posted a very interesting interview with Rami Kashou....
Season 5 Casting
Attention all you Project Runway hopefuls, Bravo has posted the casting dates and locations for Season 5! Here's the skinny:LOS ANGELES: Friday, March 28th - Sunday, March 30W Hotel Los Angeles - Westwood930 Hilgard AveLos Angeles, CA 90024(NOTE: NO neighborhood parking) Time TBDCHICAGO: Tuesday, April 1st Time TBDW Hotel Chicago Lakeshore644 N. Lake Shore Dr.Chicago, IL 60611MIAMI: Thursday, April 3rd Time TBD Location TBDNEW...
Monday Morning Mailbox
The third episode of Laura Bennett's "Case Clothed" on iVillage is up! This is "The Case of the Secret Sexy Shapewear." Enjoy!The Fashion Informer has posted Ten Random Questions with Christian Siriano. Click here for Karma Air's Fashion 411 interview with Rami Kashou. I'm listening to this right now, and it's really cute!VH-1's Best Week...
From The Mailbox
AfterElton has posted an interview with Christian Siriano. Attention NYC: Tim Gunn will be at the 92nd Street Y on Tuesday, March 11th at 8:00 PM. Click here for tickets and details. Christian Siriano will online Monday, March 11th at 11:00 Eastern time at Washingtonpost.com. Click here to submit your questions, or just join in tomorrow....
BPR at the TRESemme Finale Party
Photo from WireImageThe Scarlett and I were in our hotel room at the Tribeca Grand Hotel getting ready for the party when we received a call from Malan Breton. He was downstairs and had gifts for us! We invited him up and he presented a pair of gloves from his collection to me and a bag to The Scarlett. Thanks Malan! The three of us headed...
Recapalooza!
The recappers get one last crack:You want woven? Uncle Nick will give you woven...Eric3000: "if Padma would wear it, you know it must be bad"...David Dust has established himself as a new recapping star...There is a literal party going on at Tiffany's place...The Minx knows what MK and Posh were talking about...Bay and Amy are angling for Bette Midler as guest judge next season...The Stunway Girls were fun all season long...Lorraine...
Blue Fun
Did you realize that the finale "studio" was actually at Bluefly headquarters? When we saw the designers unpacking and packing their garments and selecting models, they were at Bluefly. I think last season was filmed at Michael Kors's studio and the year before was Banana Republic, but I could be wrong. Anyway, Team Bluefly sure kept things...
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