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Click here for a new interview with Project Runway Season Six designer, Ari Fish.
Looking for something to watch in between seasons of Project Runway? Please consider "Launch My Line" on Bravo. We will be covering the show here - it looks like a lot of fun.
Heidi and Seal are expecting a baby girl in October but they haven't decided on a name yet. Any suggestions?
Click here for an interview with Ari Fish from RealityWanted. Here is a highlight:
Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Despite being eliminated first, are you happy with your experience on Project Runway? Would you do it again?
A. Ari: I genuinely enjoyed being eliminated first and wouldn't have had it any other way. The only way they could get me back on that show is if they promised to get me out of there first, again.
Click here to watch Nick Verreos on the red carpet at the 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards.
Click here for a new interview with Project Runway: All-Star Challenge winner, Daniel Vosovic on MLive.com.
Click here for "Product Runway Wrap-up" from Seattlepi.com.
Kevin Christiana has joined the list of designers showing at Fashion in Detroit!
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Ari Fish's design received the highest bid ($777!) in the episode one auction. Click here to see all of the auction results.
Sign on San Diego compares the premiere of Project Runway to the premiere of Top Chef.
Attention Seattle: Logan Neitzel will be at the Seattle BC Warehouse Sale on Saturday, August 29, from 10 am to 12 noon.Click here for details.
Texas designers, Shirin and Louise remain strong.
Minneapolis also remains proud of native sons Ra'mon-Lawrence and Christopher.
Lifetime and A&E have completed their merger. There are lots of news items about this - Click here for the NYTimes article.
Click here for the EW.com recap of last night's episode.
Our polls for Episode 1 are closed. You agreed with the judges that Christopher Straub deserved the win. Click here to see the results. You also agreed with judges' choice and felt that Ari should have been the 'auf.' Click here to see the results.
Check back with us tomorrow for our Episode 2 poll.
Ari, how did you arrive at your design - was it fully formed in your mind before you began, or did it evolve as you worked?
Well, I thought about it and I decided what I wanted to construct for the challenge. I try not to sketch, because, one it's a waste of my time, and two, I try to keep things open so as to not lock down a certain idea. The styling evolved after I met Erika, my model.
Did it turn out as you originally envisioned it?
I envisioned it even bigger around her torso, like unbelievably big, and her hair even more huge, but I tamed it down a little, knowing the audience wouldn't get it.
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Photo: Carlos Gonzalez for Vita.mn
Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman and Christopher Straub are profiled in this article from vita.mn.
To see more photos of these Minnesota-based designers at the season six premiere party and fashion show, click here, and here.
Project Runway Fafarazzi is back! For newbies, this is sort of like fantasy football but with designers! Check it out.
Click here for a new interview with Ari Fish.
International fans may be able to watch the videos posted here.
Thanks Christian.
There's a LOT of mail today, BPRs!!!
Lots of reactions to the new season and to the All-Star Challenge.
Recappers, please continue to send in your recaps for the Recapalooza - we'll post it this weekend.
If you are looking for the latest episode of Project Runway Australia, I hope to have it up by tomorrow morning.
Do you have questions for Ari Fish? Please send them in.
Click here for a new interview with Nina Garcia.
Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman and Christopher Straub were celebrating last night. Click here for more.
Just about everyone has noted by now that Ari Fish resembles Samantha Ronson... But please, this has nothing to do with the elimination. These judges are professionals!
Photo by Mike Yarish courtesy of Lifetime
The first elimination is always tough and this case is no exception. Project Runway has a long history of quirky characters with talent (Elisa Jimenez, Blayne Walsh and Vincent Libretti come to mind) and Ari definitely brought a point of view to the runway to prove that she was a risk-taker right away. You have to admire that she decided to center herself with a handstand rather than stress over an inability to sketch. Her explanation about her concept to Tim was priceless and Tim's reaction to her shopping at Mood (he looked over his glasses at her - you know the look) was adorable. We are more than a little sad that she left us so early in the game; could you imagine Season 4 if the free-spirit Elisa left early (no spit marks!) or Season 5 without the tan goodness of Blayne? (No Tim saying, 'It looks like a pterodactyl at a gay Jurassic Park.") Ari made an impression with our readers before the season even started as she was selected via a poll to be a pre-season favorite at Bryant Park and we suspect she will continue to surprise us in the future with her fashion.
This post is ONLY for positive words for Ari Fish. If you have negative commentary or something to say about another designer, you can do so in our Reactions post here.
The Christian Siriano line for Payless should be available in September! (Photo from Christian's twitter.)
Meanwhile Christian is working on his Spring 2010 collection and will be showing at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in NYC on September 12th.
Click here for an article about Project Runway Season Six designer, Ari Fish from the Kansas City Star.
Click here to see more of Louise Black's designs.
This is fun - match the design to the designer on Buzzsugar. Thanks Kimra!
Photo: Marion Curtis/Starpix
People.com's introduction to the season six designers includes a quote from Tim Gunn about each contestant.
Carol Hannah Whitfield, 24: "She's young, just out of design school," says Gunn of the South Carolina native, who currently resides in Brooklyn, N.Y. But "people will be disarmed by what they see her achieve."
Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman, 31: "He's someone who in my view thinks entirely too much," Gunn says of the Chicago resident, whose favorite designer is Marc Jacobs. "I was constantly surprised in the workroom – suddenly, there's a new design."
Johnny Sakalis, 30: A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, Runway's new West Coast home, "Johnny will be polarizing," Gunn says of the L.A. resident. "People will love him, or hate him."
Irina Shabayeva, 27: A native of the Republic of Georgia, she counts Cleopatra as a style icon. And Gunn admires the designer's sense of proportion and fit. "Her models look as if they've been in for a dozen fittings," he says, "and they haven't."
Malvin Vien, 24: "When you see this guy, you won't believe he's from Colorado," Gunn says of Vein. Talk about an eclectic fashion palette: His style inspirations include rural Chinese farmers, Japanese ghost stories and insect anatomy.
Althea Harper, 25: "Everyone [thinks] she's only on the show because she's a tall blond beauty," admits Gunn. "But she's extremely talented. She's going to blow people away."
Qristyl Frazier, 42: Hailing from St. Louis, Mo., her style icons include Halle Berry, Whitney Houston and Gwyneth Paltrow. "Qristyl is a hoot," says Gunn. "She likes a lot of color, and print. She's entertaining to watch."
Logan Neitzel, 25: "Logan's from Seattle, and you get a crunch-granola feeling in what he does," Gunn says of the self-described "guys' guy" who likes snowboarding and cars as much as he likes John Galliano and Tom Ford.
Mitchell Hall, 26: "Mitchell looks like he just stepped out of Gossip Girl and I think that's who he'd like to design for," Gunn says of the Savannah, Ga., resident, who is a creative director for a Vera Wang bridal salon.
Ari Fish, 26: "She's deeply conceptual," Gunn says of the self-taught Kansas City, Mo., native, who doesn't sketch or drape her designs, but sews fast. Her influences include geometry, ergonomics, nomadic tribal wear and athletic apparel.
Nicolas Putvinski, 27: Born in Moscow, he's had designs commissioned for W and Vogue – and may be a bit of a fashion snob. "If you have such a bad taste in your mouth about American fashion," Gunn has wondered about the F.I.T. grad. "Why are you here?"
Shirin Askari, 25: "She's young, she's pretty, she's articulate," Gunn says of the Garland, Texas, resident whose style icon is Katharine Hepburn. "I'm not sure what is distinctive about her, other than the fact that she's good."
Christopher Straub, 30: "Christopher is very sensitive, very emotional. He wears his emotions on his sleeve," Gunn says of the Shakopee, Minn., resident, who appreciates volume, eye-catching fabrics and Victoria Beckham.
Louise Black, 32: Gunn describes the native Texan as "thoughtful, contemplative, and never a hair out of place." A fan of Christian Lacroix, the first garment the former clinical lab technician ever made was her own wedding dress.
Gordana Gehlhausen, 45: The Yugoslavia-born designer now owns a boutique in San Diego. Expect a lot of "textile development," says Gunn. "It wouldn't be a case of going shopping and using the fabric she brought back. She'd do things to it."
Epperson, 50: "He is the most senior in terms of design career and reputation," Gunn says of this self-taught designer who grew up in Harlem, N.Y. "He has a distinguished career. He's elder-statesmanlike."
Click here to read about Season Six designers Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman and Christopher Straub in the Minnesota Star-Tribune. Christopher is an underwear designer who tried for Project Runway four times. Katy Gerdes calls Ra'mon-Lawrence "dramatic" and "interesting."
Click here for more about Ari Fish from pitch.com.
Project Runway season three designer, Kayne Gillaspie will be at Austin Fashion Week. Click here for details. We'd love a field report! Thanks Frank.
Age: 26
Birthplace: Kansas City, MO
Current Home: Kansas City, MO
Favorite Designers: Lucy Orta
Style Icon: Russell Ferguson
Favorite Past Project Runway Designer: None
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