Carol Hannah Whitfield Introduces Bridesmaid Collection

Project Runway Season 6 finalist, Carol Hannah Whitfield has launched a line of bridesmaid gown to be sold exclusively at Bella Bridesmaid.

Here are some highlights from the press release:
The long awaited collection of twelve whimsical and feminine party dresses is now available exclusively at 26 Bella Bridesmaid locations.

With styles to flatter a broad range of body types, the dresses are available in silk chiffon and comfy jersey in sizes 0-24, with prices ranging from $160-$285.

Soft and organic details of handmade embellishment, fabric manipulation, and meticulous draping set the dresses apart as fresh options for wedding parties.

Carol Hannah Whitfield, who first came into the public eye in 2009 as a finalist on Project Runway, debuted her first bridal collection this year to rave reviews from press and real brides alike. “Bella Bridesmaid is known for their impeccably curated, modern collections and amazing service, so Iʼm beyond thrilled to be working with these fantastic stores!”

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Carol Hannah Whitfield and Jay Nicolas Sario in Baltimore Oct. 16

Project Runway Season 6 designer, Carol Hannah Whitfield and Season 7 designer Jay Nicolas Sario will be participating in a Private Benefit Fashion Show in Baltimore on October 16th. Click here for more information.

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From the Mailbox

Project Runway Season Four model, Lea Rannells walks for Christian Siriano Fall 2010.

Heidi Klum wears a Nick Verreos design on Project Runway! Click here for details.

Heidi will appear on an upcoming episode of Desperate Housewives. Click here for more.

Don't miss Jay McCarroll on Celebrity Fit Club 7: Boot Club tonight. Click here for a preview.

Click here for more from Irina Shabayeva's show from Racked.

Mychael Knight and Carol Hannah Whitfield are among the designers showing at Charleston Fashion Week, March 16-20. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

Heidi Klum wore Gucci to the season seven finale and Faith Hill wore Marchesa. Both looked radiant. Click here for more.

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Tuesday Mailbox

Click here for Nick Verreos's article about the FIDM 18th Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibit. Project Runway Season Two Designer Andrae Gonzalo also joined the fun.

WWD.com has prepared a "Fall 2010 Newcomer's Guide" to Fashion Week and two of our Project Runway faves are included.

Click here for a profile of Daniel Vosovic.

Click here for Korto Momolu.

Carol Hannah Whitfield is on the cover of the February issue of The Fashion Journal.

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From the Mailbox

Daniel Vosovic completed this "Pre-Fashion Week Mad Lib" for Fashionista.

Click here to see a photo shoot of Leanne Marshall's designs.

Nina Garcia is releasing a new book, "Nina Garcia's Look Book: What to Wear for Every Occasion." It's scheduled for an August release. Click here for more.

Project Runway designers, Carol Hannah Whitfield and Mychael Knight will be at Charleston Fashion Week in March. Click here for more.

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From The Mailbox

Pamela Ptak and Marla Duran are joined by fellow designers, Georgiana Torrella and Judy Reinford in a toast to season seven. Thanks Judy!



Click here for Carol Hannah Whitfield's episode 3 blog for People.com.

Click here for Christopher Straub's recap of episode 3 for RealityWanted.com.

Click here to watch a new Tim Gunn video on People.com.

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Weekend News

Photo courtesy of ProjectRunway.com.

Click here for an interview with Pamela Ptak.

Click here for Ben Chmura's thought on the burlap challenge.

Althea Harper will be showing her latest designs on January 31st in Dayton. The charity event will benefit the Humane Society. Click here for more info.

Click here to read a transcript of the latest live-chat with Carol Hannah Whitfield from LiveCloud. Christopher Straub will be live on Feb. 1st from 4:00 - 5:00 PST.

The True Measure of Tim Gunn's Advice is examined here at Village Voice.

Finally, Caption This Tim Gunn moment at Flypaper.

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Early Recaps from Christopher Straub, Carol Hannah Whitfield, Tim Gunn and More

Click here for Tim Gunn's video recap of episode one from his facebook page.

Click here for Christopher Straub's recap on RealityWanted.com.

Click here for Carol Hannah's blog at People.com.

Click here for Tim Gunn's blog on myLifetime.com. A highlight:

Ping Wu: oh Ping. Ping declared that her designs look best on a human form. Shouldn't that be true for all fashion designers? In any case, I found it to be troublesome that she draped her look on herself, rather than using a dress form. Why? For the same reason that I wouldn't permit my students at Parsons to design for themselves: It removes the element of objectivity; that is, you're only looking at how the design looks on you and, consequently, aren't considering how it will look on someone else. It's very problematic, in my view. Ping made separates. On the bottom, she used an ombréd satin to create a shape that I can best describe as being "diaperesque." Her top was a loosely draped shawl/cape that was given more shape, thankfully, by virtue of it being tucked into the bottom piece (the diaper) and held secure by a one-shoulder strap. Ping topped it all off with a cloche (OK) and draped another textile over her model's arm (why?). Ping?

Click here for a hilarious recap from Movieline.

Recappers, please continue to send in your links for the Recapalooza this weekend. Thanks everyone!

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Tim Gunn, Carol Hannah Whitfield and Kalyn Hemphill will be Blogging Season Seven

Lifetime just announced that Tim Gunn will join Kalyn and Carol Hannah on the myLifetime site. Click here for more info.

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From The Mailbox

Click here for a profile of Project Runway Season Seven designer Seth Aaron Henderson from The Columbian.

LiveCloud chat today with Project Runway season six finalist, Carol Hannah Whitfield. Click here for details.

Tim Gunn will make a cameo appearance tonight on the 100th episode of "How I Met Your Mother."

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From The Mailbox

Jay Nicolas Sario is profiled in this article from HonoluluAdvertiser.com.

Carol Hannah Whitfield will be live-chatting with fans on Monday at 5PM PST (8PMEST) at LiveCloud. Be sure to tune it and chat with Carol Hannah!

Season Three finalist Mychael Knight will be presenting a fashion show tonight in Augusta GA. Click here for details.

Click here for a new interview with Nina Garcia from Movieline.

Project Runway Season Six finalist, Althea Harper will be presenting her latest designs at Focus Tradeshow in Los Angeles on January 16 - 18. Click here for more information.

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Weekend News

Happy Holidays to all of our readers from Team BPR!'

Click here for Holiday Style Tips from Christian Siriano.

BPRs please welcome Carol Hannah Whitfield to her blogging gig on myLifetime.com.

Click here to enter a contest to win a $100 gift card for Mood Fabrics.

The Daily Loaf goes out on a limb with some early predictions about Project Runway season seven.

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From The Mailbox

Islands of the World Fashion Week | Leanne Marshall of Project Runway from Factio Magazine on Vimeo.

Leanne Marshall recently showed her Spring/Summer 2010 collection at the "Islands of the World Fashion Week" in The Bahamas.

Click here for a new interview with Carol Hannah Whitfield.

Click here for a fellow blogger's account of Christian Siriano's recent lecture at the Corcoran.

Click here to read about Irina Shabayeva's visit to Macy's in Orange County. Don't miss the slideshow.

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The Carol Hannah Collective

Photo from Carol-Hannah.com

Carol Hannah Whitfield, Logan Nietzel and Rodney Epperson celebrate the move into their new, shared Manhattan work space. Check out the cute story on her move as she watches the boys do all the heavy lifting. Carol Hannah says on her blog:

We have been scheming on the idea of a mutual work space for a rather long time. After searching for weeks and trying to pin down the details of three very busy people’s lives, we finally found our space.

Champagne in a beer mug? That's all kinds of awesome! You can read the whole thing here.

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Carrie Underwood at the American Music Awards - and a note from Carol Hannah Whitfield

Photo: WireImage/Cohen

Carrie is wearing something very similar to Carol Hannah Whitfield's design!

Thanks to Kate, Carl, and everyone who sent this.



Update: Here is Carol Hannah's response -

Re: Carrie Underwood

Morning Laura!

I know! I've been getting swamped about this. I surely wouldn't do that to my own dress. Shorts? Really? But it does look extremely similar. It does seem awfully convenient that the pictures of the design have been floating around the internet for months, but I suppose coincidences happen. I would love to talk to her stylist!

I'm not sure whether to be happy/flattered or angry (for being possibly copied and so poorly at that!).

Did you know that the dress was also in Sky Magazine (on every Delta plane) a while back? Christopher stumbled upon it on a flight out here in September and snagged me a copy. It was the single picture they chose to represent NY Fashion Week. Yay!

So there you have it.

Have a good one!
CH

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BPR Podcast with Carol Hannah Whitfield

Photo: ProjectRunway.com

Project Runway Season Six finalist, Carol Hannah Whitfield talks to BPR about her experience on the Lifetime show and her plans for the future.

Click here to listen.

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Results In - Your Predictions for the Finale

Last week we asked you two questions prior to this evening's episode; we wanted to know who you felt SHOULD win Season 6 and who you felt WILL win Season 6 of Project Runway. You could only vote once in this poll so we know that lots of you had opinions. You selected Carol Hannah Whitfield as the designer that should win and Irina Shabayeva as the designer that will win. You can click here to see how you voted.

Our readers selected Jeffrey Sebelia as the designer that would win in Season 3 (click here), stated that Christian Siriano would win Season 4 (click here) and predicted Leanne Marshall as the victor of Season 5 (click here). Will your predictions be accurate for Season 6? Will Irina triumph? Stay tuned tonight!

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Top 5 Looks: 5th Place

Photo: Mike Yarish/Lifetime Television

BPR begins its countdown to the Season 6 finale by rolling out the reader's choices of the Top 5 Looks from Season 6. Making the cut at #5 is Carol Hannah Whitfield's design for X-Tina in "Sequins, Feathers and Fur, Oh My!"

For this challenge, the eight remaining designers were tasked with producing an extravagant stage look for Christina Aguilera in the design spirit of guest judge Bob Mackie. Working out of her comfort zone, Carol Hannah was able to artfully work black feathers and sequins into what Irina called "cheap, crappy Halloween type fabric". The result was a winner.

The self taught designer from South Carolina consistently produced great looks week after week but notched her only win with this gorgeous gown. It was an important point in the competition and would help propel her and model Lisa Blades all the way to Bryant Park. Congratulations Carol Hannah!

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"Finale Part 1" Caption This

Caption this: Tim Gunn, an apron and biscuits - surely that combination is inspirational.

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Polls - Who Should and Who Will Win

The collections were shown at Bryant Park anonymously in February. You can click on our links that are below the header to look at them. Purists beware - if you click on the links you will see all thirteen garments in the order that they were shown. Tell us who should win and who will win and then tell us why you voted that way.

poll by twiigs.com

poll by twiigs.com

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