Christian Siriano's Fall 2009 collection will be available at Saks 5th Avenue in NYC beginning next week! Click here for more information.
Meanwhile, Christian's limited edition make-up collection is now available at Victoria's Secret and Christian is making appearances to promote it. He was in Los Angeles yesterday and Kim Kardashian was among the guests. Catch him in NYC on August 15th, and tomorrow August 7th in Miami. Thanks RenRen.
Korto Momolu will show her Fall '09 Collection at Passion Fashion 09 in Charlotte TONIGHT at 7:00 at the Harris Conference Center. Click here for more information.
Kayne Gillaspie stars in the reality special "Gown Crazy" on TLC premiering Friday night August 14th. Click here for more info.
Kenley Collins is featured in this Threadbanger video.
Click here to read an article about Project Runway Israel.
Click here to read about Austin Fashion Week. Don't miss the video which includes an interview with Project Runway Season Three designer Kayne Gillaspie.
Click here for a post about Nick Verreos's trip to Paris.
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.
A designer doesn't have to win Project Runway to become successful.
Being memorable, entertaining and likable on the show can bring many more opportunities. (I had to look up the correct spelling of likable - learned something new!)
We are looking forward to the new Laura Bennett show. It's bound to be good! Laura + Bravo + Rich Bye (producer) = Fabulous!
We also enjoyed Bravotv.com's "The Malan Show."
Another season three designer is shooting a pilot for TLC. Can you guess who? It's Kayne Gillaspie. Sounds like a lot of fun, Good luck Kayne.
Click here for a reminder about "Fashion Hacking" with Diana Eng.
Click here for a recap of "Rock the Runway." Rami Kashou was a judge at the Fashion Competition at the Art Institute of Orange County.
Project Runway Season Four designer Sweet P (one of her new designs is above) will be one of the judges for the "Discarded to Divine" Fashion Design Contest in San Francisco on May 7. Click here for details.
Click here for a new interview with Kevin Christiana.
Kayne Gillaspie will serve as a judge for the O'More College of Design 11th Annual Fashion Show at the Tennessee Preforming Arts Center on May 7th. Click here for more information.
Jennifer Diederich is designing a custom gown for actress Kellyn Lindsay to wear at the Cannes Film Festival. Click here to follow the story.
Rami Kashou will be one of the judges for the Orange County Rock Icon Design Competition on Saturday. Click here for more.
Bid on "Lunch with Tim Gunn" at the Darien Connecticut YMCA Spring Benefit on Saturday. Click here for more.
Click here for a report from Tim Gunn's visit to Dallas yesterday.
Click here for a new interview with Kayne Gillaspie.
Newsday sums up the status of Project Runway Season Six.
Heidi Klum will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday, February 2nd. Click here to check your local listings. Thanks Nicole. Click here for a video interview with Korto Momolu from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Christian Siriano will be at The University of Kentucky on February 5th. Click here for tickets.
On April 28 and 29, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS held their annual Easter Bonnet Competition. The event is a culmination of a 6-week fundraising effort and features skits, songs, and outrageous hats sported by casts of Broadway shows. This year, the opening number was “Project Broadway”, a spoof of you-know-what.
The hostess of Project Broadway was “Rivka Klum”, Heidi’s Jewish sister (Heidi was off getting the Seal of Approval.) An actor playing Tim Gunn tutored the celebrity contestants (actors portraying Tila Tequila, New York, and Patti Lupone), singing “Make it Work” (to the Tune of “Make em Laugh.") Actors also represented (and skewered) Michael Kors, Nina Garcia, and guest judge Paula Abdul.
To top it off, the contestants were given advice by four guest stars (played by themselves!)– Malan Breton, Kayne Gillespie, Angela Keslar (her suggestion – be sure to include rosettes) and Chris March (his suggestion – use human hair.) The audience loved the sketch, but went wild when the four PR contestants appeared.
Chris is no stranger to the event. He created hats for 7 prior competitions, and won 5 times. In addition, he created the hat for the 20th Anniversary of the Easter Bonnet Show. This year, he was one of the judges.
What a great event! And, how great is it that the Project Runway designers lend their support to this successful show!
Kayne Gillaspie of Project Runway Season 3 gives his local news station an update on his Johnathan Kayne line (swimsuits!) and mentions a hush-hush upcoming project on E!
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?
BPR reader "TB_CreativeCritic" sends along his rendition of a celebrity look-a-like: Christian Siriano and the fashionable Edna Mode from The Incredibles. What do you think?
Elisa is making the interview rounds and every one of them is worth checking out. Here's her interview with EW.com (where we learn that she doesn't even own a television!), Buddy TV, and Stylehive. Our favorite from the EW interview:
EW: Were you offended when Chris said you were from another planet? EJ: He actually turned to me and asked if I was offended. I said, ''You know, Chris, if you had been the only person who'd ever said, maybe. But I had people who loved me for years, and that's what they love about me.''
Attention Macon, Georgia! Kayne Gillaspie will be hosting the "Hopes and Dreams Prom Fashion Show" tomorrow. He's doing autographs and photos, too! Click here for all the details.
Tim Gunn and Chloe Dao will be featured at the "Slim Your Style" fashion show in Los Angeles next Tuesday. This event is a kickoff for Slim Fast's "Find Your Slim" campaign and will feature 10 weight-loss success stories wearing Chloe Dao designs, assisted by Tim Gunn! Stay tuned to BPR for more on this event.
First, be sure to vote in our poll here. Do you agree with the judges?
Here is an article about Kayne Gillaspie's trunk show in Mississippi.
E! Online has video from last week's Paley Center event in Los Angeles. Thanks Katie.
TV Guide has a great interview with Chris March. He compares Christian to a tornado!
The designers dish on Buddy TV. Did you hear that Top Design and Shear Genius were renewed for second seasons? See the latest at our sister site, Blogging Top Design!
Finally, don't miss this great interview with Nick Verreos on Project Rungay.
Attention Scottsdale, AZ: Tim Gunn will be at Dillard's in the Scottsdale Fashion Square on Thursday, November 29th at 6PM. He will be hosting a Liz Claiborne Holiday Event. More info here.
Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Heidi Klum, Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz will be appearing at the Paley Center on December 4th at 7PM. Tickets are $25 each for non-members. Click here for more information and please let us know if you can attend.
Here is Rondi's recap of episode seven of Project Runway Canada, and here is the episode just in case you missed it! (I did.)
There is a great interview with Jack Mackenroth at De novo magazine.
If you are doing some on-line shopping this weekend, please check out the website of BPR friend and advertiser Kenneth Fron. Every necklace is one-of-a-kind and beautifully packaged for gift-giving!
I'm here to report a small encounter with Kayne Gillaspie.
I met him on a plane to Atlanta. He was going for a shoot for his new prom line and was accompanied by one of his models (in photo.) We got diverted for a couple hours due to a rainstorm and lack of fuel. He has some interesting projects coming up once his contract with Bravo is formally up. BTW he is a very gracious person. I've included a picture after we finally arrived in Atlanta
