Posts with tag designers
Posted Jul 14th 2008 3:23PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Project Runway
So, hot on the heels of
Entertainment Weekly suggesting that Bravo wasn't giving Project Runway -- the new, and last before Lifetime takes over -- season its due, Bravo rolled out a press release today with the names of all 16 designer/contestants, as well as the celebrity judges for
Project Runway Season Five.
On the celeb front, the show's landed Diane Von Furstenberg, Sandra Bernhard, Apolo Ohno, Brooke Shields, LL Cool J, RuPaul, Rachel Zoe, Cynthia Rowley and Francisco Costa. I can see potential fireworks from Sandra B and RuPaul. The rest -- eh. I mean, really, is Brooke going to be critical? And have you seen how Apolo dresses?
Continue reading Project Runway: Meet the new designers
Posted Mar 13th 2007 3:43PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, NBC, The Five, Project Runway
Project Runway is gearing up for a four city casting tour beginning March 30th in Los Angeles and continuing to Chicago, Miami and New York City. If you want to make the season four cut, you'll need to bring three garments of your own design, a picture portfolio and your completed application - soon to be available via
BravoTV.com. And, don't worry, Tim Gunn will be back despite his many
extracurricular activities.
In the interest of helping further your design career, I've put together a brief primer for success on
Project Runway - from the auditions to the final catwalk.
Continue reading The Five: Your Project Runway Audition Guide
Posted Feb 18th 2007 3:07PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, NBC, Web
I said I'd
give Top Design three weeks, and I did. I watched - hoping the show would overcome its lackluster start, its disenchanted host, its odd judges and its warmed-over design challenges. It hasn't. Whether it's because the airwaves are saturated with home design shows or the constituent parts just don't make a very compelling whole,
Top Design has turned out to be a labored, self-serious bore, which makes it all the more surprising that the show's accompanying blogs are candid, funny and, well, everything
Top Design isn't.
Continue reading Top Design: The Blogs vs. Top Design: The Show
Posted Feb 7th 2007 1:08PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, NBC, Celebrities, Project Runway
Apparently, back in the day, Tim Gunn expressed disappointment that season one
Project Runway winner Jay McCarroll hadn't debuted a collection by the age of 29. Well, Jay would like you to know that he's "not bitter" about that comment, but it was "hurtful." In the
February 4th issue of New York Magazine, McCarroll goes on at length about Tim Gunn, and it's not pretty,
Runway fans. (If you're offended by profanity, you may want to close your eyes for this next part.)
"I just hate that because middle America looks at him like, 'He's so nice, he's like a father to them.' On [
Project Runway] he was, sure ... At one point he said I was an embarrassment because I didn't show yet. And it's like, f**kin'-A, man ... I don't think [Gunn is] an authority on any designer's life. He went to school for sculpture or something. I don't think he's ever, to my knowledge, started a fashion line and therefore should not be the adviser or the f**kin' creative director." Oops ... too late.
Liz Claiborne just made him their creative director. They hadn't gotten the memo from Jay yet, I guess.
Continue reading Project Runway's Jay McCarroll on Tim Gunn
Posted Jan 14th 2007 12:12PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Cable, TV Royalty, Industry, Programming, Celebrities, Project Runway
I'm very pleased to share the news that Tim Gunn has signed a deal with Bravo to bring his fashion expertise to his very own makeover show. The program will be based around his upcoming book,
Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style (set for May release). Gunn has promised to use the program to re-define "makeovers", which sounds like a pretty bold statement to make. But, then again, this is the all-mighty Tim Gunn. I have no reason to doubt the man. All hail Tim Gunn.
While this is all lovely, I can't help but feel a wee bit bad that this announcement was made just as Bravo
canceled their hit makeover program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (which was fantastic, but eventually exhausted). Looks like Gunn has to fill five very flamboyant shoes as Bravo's new makeover guy.
Gunn's presence in the next season of
Project Runway still has
yet to be confirmed, but at least we know that the worst case scenario will be that he'll only be on one program, not two.
Posted Oct 31st 2006 7:01PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Cable, TV Royalty, Celebrities, Project Runway
NPR asked a few designers from various seasons of
Project Runway to complete one more challenge and sketch some ideas for cool Halloween costumes. Diana Eng, Daniel Vosovic, Nick Verreros, Wendy Pepper, Nora Caliguri, Katherine Gerdes, and Starr Ilzhoefer pitched some sketches and, well, I thought they were
okay (yes, I'm going to pretend it was an actual episode and critique a few things because, now that the season's over, I. Am. In. Withdrawal). I liked Diana's lightning bug idea, and Katherine's iPod costume would be fantastic for a parent and child... but what was up with Nick's
Pirates of the Caribbean costumes? Generic pirate and princess. Not Captain Jack and Elizabeth. Tsk tsk, Nick.
I choose to Auf... Wendy Pepper. Not because her witch costume was crappy, but because I'm still pissed that she robbed Austin Scarlett of the final Bryant Park spot (ooh, I'm so bitter). Anyway, check out
the costumes for yourself.
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Posted Oct 19th 2006 7:34AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Cable, OpEd, Project Runway
(S03E14) After minimal drama (drama that totally didn't live up to the previews), Jeffrey's outsourcing scandal was over and he was let off the hook. However, he was slightly over-budget, so he had to cut the blonde wigs out of his collection. I honestly thought the wigs would have negatively impacted his presentation, so it was probably lucky for him that he had to take away a couple hundred from his budget.
Continue reading Project Runway: Finale (Part II)
Posted Aug 30th 2006 12:46PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Cable, Web, Project Runway
I haven't watched any of the Bravo reality show Project Runway this season. I watched the first season, but then I just lost interest in the show (getting rid of as many reality shows that I watch has become very important to me). The Onion's AV Club says that the judges on the show are "on crack," because three of the remaining seven designers should have been off the show many weeks ago.
The designers they name are Angela, Vincent, and Jeffrey.
Posted Aug 10th 2006 11:17AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Cable, OpEd, Project Runway
(S03E05) This episode switched things up a bit. Instead of the other way around, the models chose the designers they wanted. Of course, some of the designers were uncomfortable with the feeling of not being in control in this situation. Their anxiety was made even worse when the designers were challenged to re-create a look for a fashion icon... a fashion icon that they'd have no say in choosing. Their models picked from a selection of icons, ranging from Madonna to Katharine Hepburn to Twiggy. Some designers were ecstatic with their assignments, others were totally clueless (cough cough, his name starts with a "B" and ends with "Radley").
Continue reading Project Runway: Iconic Statement
Posted Aug 5th 2006 9:27AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, Cable, OpEd
Why did TLC get rid of Paige Davis?
Trading Spaces, which is past its prime anyway, really stinks without a host. When I flipped on the television yesterday afternoon, it was on. So I watched. The poor designers and carpenters are tasked with not only working on one room but also 'hosting' their room, which means questioning the contestants about their tastes. Paige was good for that because she was removed from the designers, so the people on the show would open up and tell her their real feelings about room designs. And the end is terrible without someone to show off the room! It's just plain awkward as the homeowners wander around the room with hidden cameras watching them. It's uncomfortable in a not-funny way.
Does anybody even watch
Trading Spaces anymore?
Posted Aug 3rd 2006 7:27AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Cable, OpEd, Project Runway
(S03E04) The designers were challenged to create a three-piece outfit for the INC clothing company. The winning outfit would be sold in Macy's stores nationwide. Surprisingly, they had to work in teams of three. Gosh, we're only four episodes in and half of the challenges have been in teams! I'm not sure I like this trend... I prefer individual challenges because it's easier to judge talent. With these team challenges, one of the biggest factors in winning is being able to pass the buck.
Anyway, Mehmet Tangoren from Macy's stopped by and picked the four team leaders: Robert, Bonnie, Keith, and Angela (!!!).
Continue reading Project Runway: Reap What You Sew
Posted Jul 20th 2006 7:23AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Cable, OpEd, Project Runway
(S03E02) The absolutely stunning special guest Miss USA,
Tara Conner, asked the designers to create a dress for her Miss Universe appearance. Her only requests: yes to earth-tones, no to white, backless is a plus. What an amazing opportunity! Especially this early in the game. All fourteen designers presented sketches to Tara, but she chose only seven to be created. The seven chosen designers had to pick teammates. Angela was incredibly annoying because she kept bugging at Kayne to pick her. Everyone in the room heard her, so she ended up being chosen last... by Vincent (and she had to correct him when he called her "Alison"... Insult to injury, yeah?).
Continue reading Project Runway: Miss USA
Posted Jul 13th 2006 2:37PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Cable, Talent, Project Runway
OK, here's the usual warning: I'm about to reveal something incredibly spoilerish (and sad) about
Project Runway. Don't read any further if you don't want to know what happened and who it happened to! Full details after the jump.
Continue reading Horrible news involving Project Runway model
Posted Jun 8th 2006 3:39PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Talent, Celebrities
I wasn't even aware that there
was a British version of Bravo's American hit about the fashion industry. It's called
Project Catwalk over there, and until now it was hosted by actress Liz Hurley. Reports say that Hurley was too wooden, so she's
going to be replaced by Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Kelly.
Because, when you think of style and class, you immediately think of Kelly Osbourne, right?
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TV Tattle]
Posted Dec 22nd 2005 11:34AM by Lacy Hall
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Cable, OpEd
Have you ever watched your mom cook in the kitchen? You get to find out all her
little tricks, like how she puts ketchup inthe baked beans, or how the secret ingredient in her trademark casserole is
actually Cheez Whiz. Sometimes seeing how things are made takes the appeal out of them. Lingerie is the same way. It's
sexy when you skip to the end-product, but not so much when you witness all the emotional breakdowns that occur while
making a garter belt.
Continue reading Project Runway 2: The Lingerie Competition
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