All Entries Tagged With: "Project Runway"

Michelle Obama’s Got a Ton of Personal Designers

Though we haven’t quite been able to confirm whether or not the next season of Project Runway will be hitting the screen anytime soon, former contestants are having a blast! The daily beast created a challenge for select former contestants. The challenge: Create a inaugural dress for the first lady! Yes, that;s Mrs. Obama. Seems too easy, right? They thought so also. The catch: All of the contestants could use Laura Bush’s inaugural dress, an American flag, burlap potato sacks and $10 worth of their own trim. The designs weren’t all bad! Though, there are the exceptions of course!

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Christian Gets Some Celeb Exposure

We all know that we’re always wondering what happens to our beloved winners, and high-achieving contestants, of Project Runway once their season splits. Well, here’s the update on Christian. Though he’s recently been hitting a couple bumps in the road, trying to sell pieces from his line, word has it Christian was just awaiting the next best thing! First he was designing pieces for Anne Hathaway and Debra Messing; however, now he’s all ready for those Pussycat dolls. Hmm..not sure where Anne Hathaway, Ms. Messing and the Dolls click, but hey, it’s all about versatility folks.

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We May Be Losing Runway, But Bravo’s Got 5 New Shows Heading Our Way

As Project Runway runs to Lifetime, or maybe not, we all thought Bravo would be left all lonely and out in the cold. Well, their here to prove us wrong! And I have to say, I’m quite happy about it. Word has it that Bravo execs are in talks about featuring five new fashion-themed shows. Yes, we just said five! Three of them are straight-up intoxicating fashion, whilst the others are more lifestyle shows.

First on the list is Fashionality, a discussion and interview rich entertainment base. Number two is Celebrity Sew-Off, in which featured celebrities attempt to make their own clothes. Next is Double Exposure and Polo. Double Exposure follows the everyday life of Markus Klinko, a fashion photographer, whilst Polo documents the lives of top polo players. And finally, we have The Dubai Projects, featuring top lifestyles in an awesome city! This is crazy exciting, but let’s hope at least one of these budding reality series doesn’t crash and burn- we know how easy it is for that to happen. What are you most excited for?

Stylista’s Days Are Numbered…

Seems like Anne Slowey is no Nina Garcia.

Stylista continues to lose it’s audience with 30% fewer people (only 2.4 million) checking in this past week to see Elle’s editor stumble on her stilettos. Guess the magazines attempt at getting advertisers to care about their glossy since losing Project Runway’s Garcia isn’t turning out as well as they hoped.

Could Elle be the next mag to shutter it’s doors or scale down in the next few months? Will the winner of Stylista even have a job after all this?

Update on the Runway Lawsuits

So, I was really trying to be optimistic about this one, but it doesn’t seem like there’s much place for optimism in this situation. Yes, this is the third time another move on the Project Runway lawsuits has come into play. Just to make sure everyone’s up to date-First, NBC sued Weinstein Co. because they sold the show to Lifetime, then, Lifetime moved the issue to federal court, and now, just for the hell of it, Weinstein Co. is suing Bravo. It makes me dizzy just thinking about it! Weinstein Co. claims that Bravo intentionally cut-back advertising for Project Runway’s season 5 because the were resentful that the show moved to Lifetime. It was revealed what Weinstein said about Bravo’s harsh actions:

“[they were] changing the show’s airtime; running a small number of ads; creating ‘mundane and unappealing’ ads; providing little information for the press about the season premiere; and revealing spoilers about future episodes.”

Let’s just get it all over with! We need season 6!

Thanks NYMag!

You Thought the Fued Would End; Might Want to Think Again

Well, I’ll be the first to admit I thought the lawsuit concerning Project Runway and NBC would be over before the air date was postponed; however, ‘m really not so sure anymore! It’s time we really started feeling sorry for these designers! These talented individuals have already finished wrapping up the season and it’s likely it won’t air for a year! Yes, that’s right. A year.

Though the lawsuit was primarily between NBC and Weinstein Company, Lifetime has felt it necessary to hop on in and get all up in their business! Further postponing the air date for season 6, Lifetime has voiced their desire for the case to move from state to federal courts on the account of matters concerning federal copyright law.

Let’s just hope they at least get to strut their stuff on the catwalks next February. Sounds ambitious, but you never know!

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