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Project Runway Seasons collide as Althea Harper meets Nick Verreos in Italy. Click here for details.

Season 6 designer Louise Black will be showing her latest collection at Austin Fashion Week on August 18th. Click here for details.

CNN.com looks at reality shows and why we love them.

Click here to meet the winners of a fashion consultation with Tim Gunn from "Addressing Psoriasis."

Babble.com selects the "Top 5 Coolest Gifts for Aspiring Fashionistas."

A.J. reminds The New York Post's Jarett Wieselman of Daniel Vosovic. What do you think?

Episode 2 Sneak Peek

Episode 1 Online - "And Sew It Begins"


Don't forget that you can watch Project Runway Episode 1 Online by clicking here at myLifetime.com or On Demand with your cable provider.

Season 8 Premiere - Empire Hotel NYC



Project Runway Designers from several seasons joined Heidi Klum on Wednesday night at The Empire Hotel for the Season 8 Premiere. All photos Killian/WireImage.


Logan Neitzel - Season 6


Carol Hannah Whitfield - Season 6


Ben Chmura - Season 7


Althea Harper - Season 6


Christopher Straub - Season 6


Ivy Higa - Season 8


Nicolas Putvinsky - Season 6

Private Sale - Get Them Before They're Gone

The sale is on and pieces are selling out fast. There is only one day left of the SeenON sale featuring collections by Project Runway winner Seth Aaron Henderson and the top designers of Season 7.

Jay Nicolas Sario, Anthony Williams, Janeane Marie Ceccanti, Amy Sarabi, Ben Chmura and Jesse LeNoir each had collections walk the runway at NY Fashion week in February. Now these one-of-a-kind pieces are available at SeenON.com until tomorrow night at 6pm, when they’ll be gone forever. This is your chance to get a piece of the runway. Click here to start shopping.

Under the Gunn: Episode 1

Designers Dish: Episode 1

Poll - Episode 1 - Your Turn to be the Judge




Photos: 1). A.J., 2). Andy, 3). April, 4). Casanova, 5). Christopher
6). Gretchen, 7). Ivy, 8). Jason, 9). Kristin, 10). McKell, 11). Michael C.
12). Michael D., 13). Mondo, 14). Nicholas, 15). Peach, 16). Sarah and
17). Valerie
Photos courtesy of ProjectRunway.com. Click to see a larger view.


You've seen the designs on the runway and now it's your turn to be the judges. This week you are Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors and Selma Blair.

Click here to tell us who you thought should have won the challenge.

Click here to tell us who you thought should have been auf'd.

Reactions To The Season 8 Premiere

Photo: Barbara Nitke/Lifetime Television

Project Runway returned for its 8th season tonight, bigger than ever before. But was it better? Post your reactions to Episode 1 here.

Season 8 Premiere Party!

Photo: Courtesy of Lifetime Television

Greetings BPR party people - we're back! Project Runway kicks off Season 8 tonight and the BPR party room is ready for action. Join friends and fans from across the land as we watch Episode 1 together.

Season 8 comes to us super-sized, now 50% bigger! We will keep the party room open all episode long and keep it running for those of you who hang around for "On the Road with Austin & Santino" which airs immediately afterward. The fun has just begun so just click on the comments and come on in!

BPR Live Play-By-Play: Season 8 Premiere

Private Sale Live NOW



The Season 7 Private Sale is live now with the 'secret collection' of winner Seth Aaron Henderson and six of the top designers from season 7! These are one-of-a-kind designs and are gone when sold. Unlike auctions, waiting is not recommended! But you must be a member of SeenON to shop. Not a SeenON member yet? Click here for your exclusive invitation.

Tonight On BPR

Photo: Barbara Nitke/Lifetime Television

Welcome home Runway fans! Tonight is the big Season 8 premiere of Project Runway. And just look at all of those harried, fresh faces. Why in the world are they frantically rifling through their suitcases?

Eight seasons, can you believe it? Team BPR is still here, ready for another round of fashion and fun. Here's the plan for Episode 1:

  • The party room is back and bigger than ever! We'll be covering all 90 minutes of the S8 premiere and keep the room open for all of you who want to hang around for "On the Road with Austin & Santino" right after. New starting time of 9:00 p.m. means the party room opens at 8:30 p.m. Come say hello to all of your old BPR friends and make some new ones, too.
  • Tbone and suzq are back and will be providing live play by play coverage all season long. For those without access to Lifetime or can't wait for the show in your timezone, we'll describe all the action as it airs live from the east coast.
  • After the show, stop in and share your thoughts in our weekly reactions thread.
We're getting excited - see you tonight on BPR!

Happy Birthday Tim Gunn!



(Our thanks to The Minx for this fabulous image!)

Private Sale of Season 7 Collections


Need another reason to get excited about the Project Runway Season 8 premiere tomorrow? How about access to an exclusive members-only sale featuring runway collections by winner Seth Aaron Henderson and six of the top designers from season 7!

Seth Aaron created a runway-ready collection that has never been seen by the public ... a collection full of eye-catching graphics and modern cuts that is being made exclusively to you.

Starting at noon (Eastern/9am PST) on premiere day (July 29th), Seth’s secret collection, along with the entire runway collections shown by Season 7 designers Jay Nicolas Sario, Anthony Williams, Janeane Marie Ceccanti, Amy Sarabi, Ben Chmura and Jesse LeNoir, will go on sale at SeenON.com. But you must be a member of SeenON and sign in early to get one of these hand-made, one-of-a-kind pieces, because once sold, they’ll be gone forever. Not a SeenON member yet? Click here for your exclusive invitation.

McCalls 6109- Liz's new dress













Sorry the pictures are so awful but here's McCalls 6109 dress for Liz. I had to shorten the top and take an inch out of each side seam. Not sure if it just runs big or if that was design ease. But looked much better taken up. These pictures of dress on Judy before I took it up and hemmed it for Liz. Judy's 5'10" and Liz is 5'4" so had to shorten it also. It's a quick dress if I didn't have to take it apart to resize. I don't like that the neckline isn't finished but on it looks cute. Also some pictures of the pj's (Kwik Sew pattern)I made for William and Dylan plus undies for Jacob.

Video - Season 8 Designers Speak Up

Our friends at Popsugar tv have a video featuring the Project Runway Season 8 designers:

More Peach Please!



Click here for more about Peach Carr from The Chicago Tribune.

SUEDEsays™ Update



Project Runway Season 5 designer, Stephen Suede Baum has been busy with some very exciting projects.

1) I am out at Joann Fabrics Corp. headquarters in Kent, Ohio - not far from where I went to college - to judge their annual Prom Competition. This years grand prize award...... $50,000. WOW I don't know why we didn't enter that one...

2) Tomorrow, I'm off to to Chicago as a celebrity spokes person for a eCraft by Craftwell. The machine is used for home crafts and digitally laser cuts out signs, shapes etc.
I have been commissioned to create 3 garments out of unexpected materials using the machine to make the shapes.
Hmmmmm sounds like a project runway challenge.. hehehe

3) This is my most exciting news - I am signing next week a deal with Vogue Pattern Company to design SUEDEsays™ designed by Suede exclusively for McCall patterns looks that will be available in pattern form in 2011. Its a SUPER exciting project and in conjunction with Joann Fabric my first offering is going to be looks that can go from day to prom for the kids.

News from Tim Gunn, Seth Aaron Henderson and the Season 8 Designers

Fred Joe Photo
Seth Aaron Henderson will be showing his new "SolarWorld-Inspired Collection" at Portland Fashion Week on October 9th. Click here for more information.

Click here for more from Tim Gunn's Project Runway conference call from Small Screen Scoop.

Hometown papers are getting behind their season 8 designers!

Click here for a profile of Ivy Higa from the Guava Bee.

Click here
for a closer look at Valerie Mayen.

Click here for a look at Michael Costello.

St. Louis claims Michael Drummond and AJ Thouvenot.

San Francisco supports Christopher Collins.

Lindsay Lohan had her jail sentence due to failure

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Lohan failure to admit that I know this sound stupid, but honestly, I think if Lindsay went to jail, that the constant flood of fraud and save to crack daily updates about his life. I was wrong. Because even if you can not see the visual "pleasure", which is in a state of Lindsay on a daily basis, we still have some legal changes. And the news is not good for people to see, crazy, true love, crazy drug forcibly thrown in jail for long. Radar reports that Lindsay had two days beard, and had his prison sentence of two weeks. Lindsay should appear next week, be:

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Lindsay Lohan costs is as quick as possible to the plan. RadarOnline.com has learned that Lindsay only had two days shaved off his sentence. This means that 24 years, the actress left the Lynwood Correctional Facility in late July - far earlier than expected after his sentence was reduced to 90 days. RadarOnline.com learned exclusively that the judge was up to two days credit for time in custody Lindsay had been contractually agreed. Shawn Chapman Holley Lindsay lawyer presented evidence it was entitled to two days of credit.


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In addition, the team hopes that Lindsay will live because of overcrowding of Lynwood. Lindsay is the first August and 2 August will be released which means that 14 days would serve his sentence of 90 days. But now it is in July. Another source said Lindsay RadarOnline.com team is working to strengthen its official release date forward. It is hoped that the actress could also be published this weekend! "Team Lindsay is doing everything to secure his release from prison this weekend, a source said in the RadarOnline.com said Lohan. Will not you succeed? Guaranteed, but we think in all, the source said.

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[Radar ]   In addition, it was believed that because Lindsay was a special treat in every direction - even on days when no visit to bring the tourists. In prison, seemed relieved Finishing Special (Lindsay finally had a power outage from prison), but the radar reports was from the attorney Lindsay, Shawn Chapman Holley, was to "spend hours" with her in prison yesterday's talk of legal strategy, I think. MA come - Dina and Ali this weekend, so sad. Oh, shit - I just saw this: Some sources in Los Angeles complain that Lindsay could go today. I hope we were just talking about their asses. So Lindsay is under control 24 hours a day because he was self-mutilation. Since his incarceration.
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Another "Perfect Dress": McCalls 5753 Sleeveless Silk Sheath

I made another M5753, this time sleeveless, and in a (stiffish) silk from Paron's in NYC.  It was $14/yard, but the pattern requires only 1 1/4 yards of fabric, so this dress cost less than $20.





I learned how to do a blindhem stitch on the machine, using this tutorial on youtube.  It may take a few more attempts to perfect this skill, but it wasn't hard once the light went off about how the fabric was to be folded.

Here is a close-up of the fabric, which I adore, though it tends to hold a wrinkle:



I am so obessed with sheath dresses for work.  Seriously, they could be the only thing I sew.  

Are you tired of this pattern yet?  I don't have any immediate versions planned, though I'm sure I will sew a few more of these in the future. 

Emilio Sosa Fans: You can own a piece of Runway history

Photo: Imaxtree

This coat from Emilio's Project Runway Season 7 Finale Collection is now available for your bids on eBay. Click here for the item.

Meet A J Thouvenot



Age: 26
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Profession: Designer for TrashBiscuit
Favorite Designer: Heatherette, Jeremy Scott, John Galliano



Click here for more about AJ.

Meet Andy South




Age: 23
Hometown: Waianae, HI
Profession: Freelance designer, and personal assistant to another designer.
Favorite Designer: Yohji Yamamoto, John Galliano



Click here for more about Andy.

Meet April Johnston



Age: 21
Hometown: Savannah, GA
Profession: Just graduated from college
Favorite Designer: Alexander McQueen, John Galliano



Click here for more about April.

Meet Casanova




Age: 33
Hometown: Astoria, NY
Profession: Fashion designer
Favorite Designer: John Galliano



Click here for more about Casanova.

Meet Christopher Collins




Age: 30
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Profession: Fashion designer
Favorite Designer: Dior and Lanvin



Click here for more about Christopher.

Meet Gretchen Jones




Age: 28
Hometown: Portland, OR
Profession: Designer/director of MothLove
Favorite Designer: Vena Cava, Halston, Rachel Comey, Chloe, Isabel Marant, Vanessa Bruno



Click here for more about Gretchen.

Meet Ivy Higa




Age: 30
Hometown: Kailua-Kona, HI/New York, NY
Profession: Fashion designer, Ivy h.
Favorite Designer: Marc Jacobs, Consuelo Castiglioni, Stella McCartney, Issey Miyake



Click here for more about Ivy.

Meet Jason Troisi




Age: 33
Hometown: Greenwich, CT
Profession: Landscape designer (glorified lawn cutter)
Favorite Designer: Can I say myself?



Click here for more about Jason.

Meet Kristin Haskins Simms



Age: 39
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Profession: Apparel designer, freelance graphic designer and adjunct professor in graphic design
Favorite Designer: Ann Demeuelemeester



Click here for more about Kristin.

Meet McKell Maddox




Age: 29
Hometown: Layton, UT
Profession: Fashion designer
Favorite Designer: Coco Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier



Click here for more about McKell.

Meet Michael Costello




Age: 27
Hometown: Palm Springs, CA
Profession: Fashion designer
Favorite Designer: Elie Saab, Tom Ford, Valentino, Donatella Versace, Basil Soda



Click here for more about Michael Costello.

Meet Michael Drummond




Age: 31
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Profession: Knitwear designer/freelance stylist
Favorite Designer: Issey Miyake, Alexander McQueen (R.I.P.), and Viktor & Rolf



Click here for more about Michael Drummond.

Meet Mondo Guerra




Age: 32
Hometown: Denver, CO
Profession: Freelance designer
Favorite Designer: Paco Rabanne, Schiaparelli, Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Edith Head



Click here for more about Mondo.