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Uh-oh, another dreaded team challenge. The bane of all fair-minded Project Runway fans. Controversy is almost a given in these scenarios, especially regarding the auf. If only TPTB would listen to our recommendations! Will we lose a favorite (or two) tonight? You can check in on the speculation thread to see what the BPR's are thinking.

Team BPR will be ready for action tonight with Tbone's live play-by-play, the party post and reactions thread. Please stop by and join the fun!

And a reminder to get your Fantasy Runway picks in! Our resident handicaper Alan Gratz provides excellent, detailed analysis of tonight's episode to help you out. Happy Wednesday!

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Results In - You Were the Judge Episode 7

Our polls for Episode 7 are closed and you disagreed with the judges on both counts. You felt that Sweet P deserved the win. Click here to see the results. You thought that Ricky Lizalde should have been 'auf.' Click here to see the results.

Check back with us tomorrow for our Episode 8 poll.

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From The Mailbox

Isaac Mizrahi will be joining Tim Gunn at Liz Claiborne.

Enter your predictions for tonight's show here at Buddy TV.

Alan Gratz offers his weekly picks here.

The February issue of Elle contains a Project Runway mini-magazine as well as an interview with Nina Garcia. Thanks Nancy T.

More Nina here.

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Video - Jeffrey Sebelia at GM Style in Detroit

If you are having trouble watching this please click here for the Youtube version!

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BPR at "Style Your Slim"

Daniel and I had some dinner, got changed and then headed for the venue. It is called Boulevard 3 and it is gorgeous.

I had spoken with one of the organizers of the event, Corey Martin, earlier and he was extremely helpful. I was delighted to meet him when I arrived. He was standing with Tim and Chloe at the entrance as we entered. "How nice of them to be here greeting everyone..." I thought. HA! Wrong. (I obviously know nothing about red-carpet events.) They were standing by waiting for their turn on the carpet.



Nikki Blonsky was just ahead of them, having her photo taken by about 30 or 40 cameras.

Tim and Chloe were next. I wanted to show you what it looked like so I took this photo:



Click here for video coverage of the event. See if you recognize anyone in a new Marc coat...

Of course I was there as a journalist and I was working, so I pulled out my notebook to record what was going on.

Click here to continue.

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From The Mailbox

Midseasonreplacements has posted their recap of the "What a Girl Wants" episode.

Don't miss Nick Verreos's answer to the question Are you a Fashion Designer or a Reality Star?

BPR friend Julie Wolfson just posted a fabulous interview with the Fug Girls. They describe Laura Bennett as "completely delightful" and "even cooler than we'd imagined."

Our friends at TiFaux wonder who would win in a fight - Rami or the title character from Chuck....Click here to choose.


TV Guide has a great interview with Kevin Christiana.



Chloe Dao will be introducing her favorite movie, "Dead Poets Society" at Houston's Museum of Fine Arts on January 28th at 7PM.

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BPR in LA - Part Three

After lunch Dan and I were hoping to visit's Nick's Studio, so we gave him a call, but he was on his way to the BIG SALE at John Wade's Marc Jacobs store on Melrose. "Up to 90% off." Chloe Dao had already been there. Would there be anything left? I still needed something to wear, so Dan and I headed to Melrose....where we had a celebrity sighting!

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Preview Video - "En Garde!"

Runway mash-up below:


Click here for the Yahoo preview.

Spoiler alert on MSN. (Don't mention this, please, in the comments.)

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Ask The Fashion Professor

Dear Professor,

Is there a discernible difference between the clothing designed by straight male designers and gay male designers?

Can this be measured in any way?

Is there a prejudice toward or against one or the other in the Fashion Industry?

Just Wondering.

Click here for the answer.

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A Secret Finale?

BPR reader Nancy T noticed something interesting on the official Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week schedule. On Friday, February 8 we see the traditional listing and time slot for the Project Runway finale at 9:00 a.m. in the Tent.

But look at the top of the schedule. On Friday, February 1 there is something called the "Project Runway Designer" show scheduled for 8:00 p.m. off-site at The Altman Building. What could this be?

Hmmmmm........

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Recapalooza, Part 2

BPR commenting star "CaptnSavAHo" takes a stab at recapping...
The Minx is in fine form...
MizShoes is feeling better...
Tiffany is missing Mr.Posen...
LOGO brings us the Heidi Chronicles...
CapHillBarbie is beginning to sound like her mother...
Meiran wants them to take it back...
Mags knows not to leave a hem unfinished...
Missy at EW.com is really funny...
Glowy Box caught the rerun...
Idol Thoughts is passing the time until Tuesday...
Toyuke is back this week...
BuzzSugar was wrong about Sweet P...
Makeup Beat sees a big prom mess...
Elisa loved this episode...
The Modern Gal was bored...
AK's Rapid Fire recap...
David Dust is new to the 'looza this week...
And one more for the road: Project Runway Chat...

My fingers are now sore from all of that clicking. See you next week!

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From The Mailbox

Visit Pretty on the Outside for more of these great sketches of the Season Four designers!

Attention Detroit: Amanda Fields will be in the "GM Style" show tonight! We can all watch it here. Just click on the link and scroll down to "Cars and Stars" and then open up the "Go Now" window. Have fun, Amanda!

Is Jeffrey Sebelia also at the car show?

Advocate.com has a great new interview with Jack Mackenroth.

SFGate reports on native son, Chris March.

Our friends at Buddy TV have posted an interview with Kevin Christiana.

Rami Kashou has designed the waitress uniforms for a restaurant in Los Angeles. Thanks Cecelia.

More about Chris March here.

Meanwhile, Jezebel noticed that Victorya's winning prom dress looks like Mychael Knight's design, featured on "My Super Sweet Sixteen." I watched that episode. Anyone remember what Mychael charged for the dress? It was a LOT! Team BPR does not in any way mean to imply that anything was "copied." This happens a lot. It's just fun to compare.

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Recapalooza!

Episode 7 has people talking, the mailbox is bursting with recap submissions this week! Let's start with the usual suspects:

Uncle Nick knows Prom dresses...
Ms. Place is groovin' on Maddie...
A rare appearance from ScubaOtter!
Moi returns as well...
Eric3000 is must-read every week...
Bay and Amy receive a special phone call...
You learn something new every week at Schanufblog...
The Quiet One is anything but...
The Stunway girls: they know what prom is all about...
Lorraine is one of our new favorites...
And then there is this friend of Lorraine's - not to be missed!
KillerVirgo is excellent as usual...
HorridFabulous rounds out this first batch...

More where these came from. Stay tuned!

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Ask The Fashion Professor

Dear Professor,
Could you please explain "wearability"? It seems to have nothing to do with actually being able to wear an item - for example, in the last episode Jillian's dress, which was made of Twizzlers and looked very stiff and uncomfortable, was deemed wearable but Victorya's fabric dress was not.

Thank you!
Jill

Dear Jill,

Wearability - an odd term. It seems to pop up during the more unusual challenges when the materials the designers are using is non-traditional - candy, plant matter, odds and ends from a drug store...

I think you are originally correct - it means can it really be worn? Or is it torture to wear - but still looks great? That the judges are calling out the designers on the issue is interesting - a purely creative challenge but not creative to the point that you can avoid fit and some degree of function. I think it is an important consideration - did the designer have respect for the materials selected, use them well, and consider the body that they would ultimately hang from?

Note that when the models are walking out onto the runway in the finished product they may have had pained expressions, unusual posture or walk - something in the dress or the way it is constructed is rubbing them the wrong way - so to speak. I seem to remember judges in previous and similar challenges asking the model about the comfort of the dress while making an icky face...

I love these purely creative challenges. If you know some recent fashion history there are some really memorable - and important - totally unwearable dresses - Gaultier, McQueen, Issey Miyake, Hussein Chalayan... plastic, metal, wood, molded leather. I think of them more as sculpture. If you aren't familiar with the names look them up - very worthwhile.

Thanks for the question!

Anthony

Send your questions to Ask the Fashion Professor. Thank you Anthony!

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The Bluefly Prom

After each episode - usually about Friday - I love to check out the Bluefly site to see how they have interpreted the "Winning Look."

I thought that this week would be pretty easy, because Victorya's dress was right on trend.

Just ask Nina.

So, let's have a look.

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