Christian Siriano O-Cel-O "Clean With Style" Sweepstakes Winners!


Ever wonder who wins these contests? Fans like you and I!

The lucky winner, Diane, brought along her 13-year-old daughter, Emma to attend Christian Siriano’s spring 2011 runway show and got to meet Christian backstage before the show to receive a sneak peek at the fashions that inspired Christian’s O-Cel-O sponge designs.

Jay McCarroll Documentary, "Eleven Minutes" Now Available Online



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News from Christopher Straub, Joe Faris and Emilio Sosa

Photo: Stacy Schwartz

Click here to see Christopher Straub's Spring 2011 Collection.

Season 5 designer Joe Faris is bringing a much-needed boost to the economy in Michigan by establishing "Motor City Denim." Click here for the press release.

Joe is also participating in Project Little Pink Dress. Click here for more information.

Project Runway season 7 finalist, Emilio Sosa will be at Iowa State University this weekend. Click here for more information.

Episode 8 Trivia Contest

The prize for this week's trivia contest winner is a Season 8 Finale Gift Bag. There was one on every seat at the show. Honestly, I believe this is the most generous gift bag we have ever received.



There is a copy of Marie Claire, an optical mouse, some hair and make-up products, and a copy of Tim Gunn's book. Of course he signed it for you!

1. Where do the designers meet Tim to receive the Jackie Kennedy challenge?

2. What two letters appear on Valerie's sleeve?

3. Ivy declares that Michael Costello's and Christopher's designs are both very ________.

4. April describes Andy's pants as s____ s_________.

5. Who styles April's hair in the morning?

6. What type of pants is Tim wearing with his seersucker jacket and madras tie?

7. Which designer is "Captain Outerwear?"

8. Which of these adjectives did Ivy NOT use to describe her design? Stupendous, Original, Beautiful, Expensive, Amazing, Different.

9. Who is "confused" by the "ankle boot?"

10. Whose design does Heidi describe as a "dirty old rug?"

Please send your answers to Team BPR.


UPDATE: We have a winner - congratulations to Rachel P. I will post the answers in the comments. Look for another trivia contest next Tuesday.

Sewing for Granddaughters












Life has been crazy this summer. My father was in a serious car accident and when he left the rehab hospital he came to stay with us. He finally was well enough to go home last week so life is much calmer now. I've sewed some during the last three months but not much. So I've been going to town the last week. Here's a couple of things I made the Granddaughters. I made Emma two gymnastics outfits the brown skirt set was two Jalie patterns 2006 is the top and 2796 is the skort. Love the little skort it has a pocket in the side for a ipod and you can put shorts or panties under the skirt. I also made her Jalie 2797 but left off the skirt and cut the body of the leotard as one piece instead of putting the seam at the waist since I wasn't adding the skirt. Just used some swimsuit material left over from a past projects for both. I'm working on some little A-lines for Hailey and Alyssa. The pattern is Burda 3026, I changed the back from a button closure to a back zip and lined it so the applique wouldn't be scratchy. Hailey has very sensitive skin. I got the jungle prints from fabric.com a year or two ago. I appliqued the lion from Planet Applique and the monkey from Sewing for Sarah. I've finished Hailey's but haven't gotten a picture of her in it yet. And last but not least is a little dress made from scraps from a project my daughter Nicole made for Lucy for baby Sophie. I wish I had a picture of her in it but still waiting on it. It's Simplicity 2572, I just used three cordinating prints in lieu of using all one fabric. I also used bias turned to right side in lieu of suggested method. I'm glad my Dad is home and doing well with help from a friend from church. I'll be starting on Judy's wedding dress soon and want to make her some things for the honeymoon also. So lots and lots of sewing needs to get done in the next few months. She's getting married Novemeber 20th and it's creeping up quickley.

Tim Gunn's Vlog: "I'm NOT An Idiot!"


Note: See latest updates at bottom of the post.

Tim Gunn's Episode 8 video blog is a must see. The behind the scenes story on the production of "A Rough Day On The Runway" is far more entertaining than what we saw Thursday night. Something seemed amiss about this challenge and the way the judges acted on the runway and now we know why. It was simply flat out incompetence by Bunim-Murray. A few bullet points:
  • The challenge started out as a period piece costume that was going to be worn by Katie Holmes, but the designers would not be told!
  • After the Katie Holmes/Jackie O angle went away, it became a dancewear challenge and Tim showed up on shooting day at the assigned studio, but no one was there. He had to find the shooting location on his own.
  • Tim: "The whole notion that we would even associate Jackie Kennedy with American sportswear is a stretch."
  • Tim stepped into the judging circle to clarify what the designers had been told the challenge was since it was clear they had a different idea.

Tim's frustration with the production of Project Runway grows with each successive season. Kudos to him for sharing this fascinating peek behind the scrim. We are "hot and bothered" right along with you Tim!

UPDATE: The video has been taken down. Was Tim being too honest? We imagine the Bunim-Murray brass could not have been pleased. Memo to B-M: take care of your talent!

UPDATE #2: Gina Carbone took a few more notes! Click here for her summary of Tim's Vlog entry.

Project Runway Designers at MidSouth Fashion Week Oct. 3

Gordana Gehlhausen, Korto Momolu and Jerell Scott are all showing their latest collections at MidSouth Fashion Week in Memphis.



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What Mondo Wore - Episode 8



As part of her weekly recaps, Kenda offers us this new feature! Click here for the post. Thank you Kenda.

Episode 9 Preview Video - Race to the Finish

Interview with Michael Costello from The Desert Sun

BPR at MBFW - Christian Siriano

Photo: New York Magazine

Although there are plenty of celebrities at Christian Siriano's show, for me it is more fun to see Christian's family and other season four designers and models.

Christian's sister Shannon, whom we first met in line waiting to enter the tents for the season four finale is always in the front row wearing one of Christian's designs.



Season Four designer Victorya Hong is always there to support Christian as well.

You'll recognize season four model Lea Rannells modeling for Christian in the photo above and we also spoke with Jackie Miranne. (Who could even forget her modeling the "Ice Princess" design for Elisa Jimenez?)



The super-talented Brad Walsh not only composed the music for Christian's show, but he designed the jewelry as well.

Click here
for more photos of Christian's collection.

Team BPR is thrilled to be invited to this show each season. Thank you Christian!

Recapalooza!


Uncle Nick provides a little fashion history lesson...
Eric3000 does his best to figure out the challenge...
Maxthegirl is getting all fancy with her screencaps...
Red Poppy gives us an uninterrupted soliloquy...
Ms.Place found herself nodding off...
Laura Bennett has fashion psychic powers...
Carol Hannah loves her some January Jones...
Jordan Baker, oh yes they did...
Katnap has great lists on her sidebar...
Second City Style didn't think the runway was rough...
Democracy Diva knows a snoozefest when she sees one...
Brian is already looking forward to next week...
And Toyouke closes it out.


Update: Don't miss Choco Chanel, Dishin' Dat, and Girly Shoes.

Thank you recappers - see you next week! If you have a recap to share, e-mail the link to Team BPR.

Episode 8 Online - A Rough Day on the Runway



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to watch episode 8.

Bernadette Peters's Hair Style

Bernadette Peters

Hairstyles For Naturally Curly Hair - Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters aged 61

Recording artist and performer, Broadway performer and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters, a 2009 recruit to Ugly Betty, has long, extremely curly hair in a down style with a fringe, or bangs. Her hair color is medium brown with blonde and light brown highlights.

Beth Ditto's Hair Style

Short Celebrity Hairstyles - Beth Ditto Beth Ditto aged 28
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Recording artist, singer, songwriter and cover model Beth Ditto, front woman for indie rock band The Gossip, has very short, straight hair in a pixie style with a fringe, or bangs. Her hair color is glossy black.

Audrina Patridge's Hair Style

Audrina Patridge

Celebrity Hair Pictures - Audrina Patridge

Audrina Patridge aged 23

Actress, celebrity and reality TV star Audrina Patridge, who plays Megan in the thriller remake Sorority Row, has long, curly-wavy hair in a down style. Her hair color is dark brown with reddish blonde and very dark brown streaks.

Audrina Patridge's Hair Style

Audrina Patridge

Celebrity Hairstyles Long - Audrina Patridge

Audrina Patridge aged 23

Actress, celebrity and reality TV star Audrina Patridge, who plays Megan in the thriller remake Sorority Row, has long, curly-wavy hair in a down style. Her hair color is dark brown with reddish blonde and very dark brown streaks.

Ashley Greene's Hair Style

Ashley Greene

2009 Hairstyles - Ashley Greene

Ashley Greene aged 21

Actress and celebrity Ashley Greene, who plays vampire Alice Cullen in Twilight, has long, wavy hair in a down style. Her hair color is dark brown and medium brown with light brown highlights.

Long hair is parted just left of center, and the symmetry of the face moves slightly sideways.

On each side of the part a long, S-shaped section of hair drops down over the forehead and cheek.

On the left the S-shaped section begins at the part, sweeping down steeply to conceal the outside edge of the eyebrow and the eye, and curving gradually outwards over the cheek to exit level with the mouth.

Opposite, on the right and wider side of the part, the hair is drawn sideways across the top of the forehead and lifted slightly to expose the hair line beneath. A longer layer, drawn from further back on the part, curves out and around and gradually into a near vertical descent, crossing the hair line and combining with it to build its S-shaped curve.

This S-shaped curve is pushed further to the side than its counterpart, and leaves more of the face exposed; grazing the eyebrow and passing the eye without touching, it curves out and crosses the cheek line level with the tip of the nose.

Long wavy hair falls loosely on either side of this subtly shifted symmetry. The waves gain width and volume as they descend to the shoulders.

Astrid Bryan's Hair Style

Astrid Bryan

2009 Hairstyles - Astrid Bryan

Astrid Bryan aged (unknown)

Astrid Bryan walks the Art of Elysium's red carpet wearing a strange hairstyle - well, the style itself is not strange - the length of her hair is gathered in a low ponytail that reaches half way down her back.

But the arrangement doesn't complement the shape of Astrid's face. Not uniformly, at least. It looks much better from her right side. Seen from the front, or from her left, this hairdo leaves too much evidence of a round, broad, possibly squarish face ... too much forehead, too much cheek.

Her hair is long and straight, seemingly parted on the side but really just carving out a front section to bring forward over the forehead as bangs dipping down to her eyebrow. The balance on that side is combed over her head and flows round behind. This is the right side, where the rounded profile suits her better.

Audrina Patridge's Hair Style

Audrina Patridge

Long Hairstyles - Audrina Patridge

Audrina Patridge aged 23

Actress, celebrity and reality TV star Audrina Patridge, who plays Megan in the thriller remake Sorority Row, has long, curly-wavy hair in a down style with a fringe, or bangs. Her hair color is dark brown with pale blonde highlights and light brown and blonde streaks.

Ashlee Simpson's Hair Style

Ashlee Simpson

Long Wavy Hairstyles - Ashlee Simpson

Ashlee Simpson aged 24

Recording artistactress and Jessica Simpson's sister Ashlee Simpson, whose television roles include Violet Foster in Melrose Place and Cecilia Smith in 7th Heaven, has long, wavy hair in a down style with a fringe, or bangs. Her hair color is red with blonde and reddish blonde highlights and dark brown streaks.

Ashley Argota's Hair Style

Ashley Argota

2009 Hairstyles - Ashley Argota

Ashley Argota aged 16

Actress and celebrity Ashley Argota, from TV's True Jackson, VP, has long, wavy hair in a down style. Her hair color is glossy dark brown.

Long, very glossy wavy hair is parted just left of center. The part runs backwards on an angle to the left.

On the left the hair runs down from the part, following the natural shape of the head. In contrast, the hair on the right is lifted so that it sweeps gracefully up and over before tumbling down the side.

Right of the part, at the very front, a lock of hair is drawn sideways across the top of the forehead. A longer layer, drawn from further back on the part, curves up, out, forward and down, crossing the almost horizontal lock beneath and continuing down the forehead. Grazing the eyebrow and passing the eye without touching, it curves out and crosses the cheek line right at the top, level with the eye, so that the lower face is exposed.

To the left of the part, a front section is drawn down on an angle over the forehead and tucked behind the ear. The hair line rises to meet this angle at the temple, creating a smooth curve onto the cheek in front of the ear.

Still on the left, from slightly further back, a long, wavy layer sweeps out and away from the face, curving in to mingle with the side layers round the ear.

From further back still, more layers run forward over the ear before curling out and away to leave the lower face exposed on this side as well.

Long, widening layers of wavy hair fall down the back and onto the shoulders.

Ashley Argota's Hair Style

Ashley Argota

2009 Hairstyles - Ashley Argota

Ashley Argota aged 16

Actress and celebrity Ashley Argota, from TV's True Jackson, VP, has long, wavy hair in a down style. Her hair color is glossy dark brown.

Long, very glossy wavy hair is parted just left of center. The part runs backwards on an angle to the left.

On the left the hair runs down from the part, following the natural shape of the head. In contrast, the hair on the right is lifted so that it sweeps gracefully up and over before tumbling down the side.

Right of the part, at the very front, a lock of hair is drawn sideways across the top of the forehead. A longer layer, drawn from further back on the part, curves up, out, forward and down, crossing the almost horizontal lock beneath and continuing down the forehead. Grazing the eyebrow and passing the eye without touching, it curves out and crosses the cheek line right at the top, level with the eye, so that the lower face is exposed.

To the left of the part, a front section is drawn down on an angle over the forehead and tucked behind the ear. The hair line rises to meet this angle at the temple, creating a smooth curve onto the cheek in front of the ear.

Still on the left, from slightly further back, a long, wavy layer sweeps out and away from the face, curving in to mingle with the side layers round the ear.

From further back still, more layers run forward over the ear before curling out and away to leave the lower face exposed on this side as well.

Long, widening layers of wavy hair fall down the back and onto the shoulders.

Annie Wersching's Hair Style

Annie Wersching

2009 Hairstyles - Annie Wersching

Annie Wersching aged (unknown)

Actress Annie Wersching, who plays FBI agent Renee Walker in 24, wears an attractive, precision glamor hair style to the 24 Season 7 party.

It's a formal red carpet hairdo, stylish and sophisticated, recalling the glory days of Hollywood without looking dated.

Annie's long hair is arranged in a series of graceful big curls and decorative waves that begin at the height of her eyes and tumble to her shoulders. The top of her hair is more restrained, less bouffant, parted just off-center and widening gradually as it descends.

Annie Wersching's hair color is a coppery, richly reddish dark brown.

AnnaLynne McCord's Hair Style

Annalynne Mccord

Hairstyles For Naturally Curly Hair - AnnaLynne McCord

AnnaLynne McCord aged 21

Actress and celebrity AnnaLynne McCord, 90210's Naomi Clark, Nip/Tuck's Eden Lord, and Loren Wakefield in American Heiress, has long, extremely curly hair in a down style with a fringe, or bangs. Her hair color is blonde and yellow blonde over a dark base, with pale blonde highlights and medium brown streaks.

Anne Hathaway's Hair Style

Anne Hathaway

2009 Hairstyles - Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway aged 26

Actress and celebrity Anne Hathaway has medium, straight hair in a bob style. Her hair color is very dark brown with light brown highlights.

A shoulder-length bob exposing one side of the face while rounding and narrowing the other.

Medium length hair is parted left of center.

From the broader, right side of the part a long, wide section is drawn up at the front, then forward and down so that it curves around the forehead and turns smoothly into the vertica. Covering part of the eyebrow and barely touching the corner of the eye, it continues down the cheek in a face-narrowing sweep and tucks in beneath the jaw.

Opposite, on the left side of the part, the hair is drawn down on an angle and tucked behind the ear. Long layers are drawn down on the left from further back, remaining behind the ear and well clear of the left cheek as they fall towards the shoulder and curve out of sight behind the neck.

Anne Hathaway's Hair Style

Anne Hathaway

Haircuts For Wavy Hair - Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway aged 26

SActress and celebrity Anne Hathaway has medium, wavy hair in a bob style. Her hair color is dark brown with medium brown highlights.
A shoulder-length tousled bob exposing one side of the face while rounding and narrowing the other.

Medium length hair is parted left of center.

From the broader, right side of the part a long, wide section is drawn up at the front, then forward and down so that it curves around the forehead and turns smoothly almost through the vertical. Crossing the outer part of the eyebrow and touching the corner of the eye, it turns out again to cross the line of the cheek just below eye level.

Wavy side layers swing out away from the right cheek and reach in again to the throat, exposing the chin and jaw line framed by other layers behind.

Opposite, on the left side of the part, the hair is drawn down on an angle and tucked behind the ear. Long layers descend on the left from further back, covering part of the ear but remaining clear of the cheek as they fall towards the shoulder and curve in to the neck

Angela Kinsey's Hair Style

Angela Kinsey

Haircuts For Wavy Hair - Angela Kinsey

Angela Kinsey aged 37

Actress and celebrity Angela Kinsey, veteran Office star in the role of Angela Martin, has long, wavy hair in a down style. Her hair color is blonde with pale blonde highlights.

A loose, wide hair style that narrows the forehead and leaves the lower face exposed.

Long wavy hair is parted on the left.

On the broad side of the part, a front section sweeps up and out in a smoothly rounded curve that bends in to touch the corner of the eye, then dives out across the line of the cheek.

Layers of long wavy hair descend round the left cheek without touching it and reaching out in wide, upward flicks before curling onto the shoulder.

On the narrower, left side of the part the hair is drawn out to the side in a big, sinuous curl that exposes the hair line at the temple.

Sweeping around the cheek and swirling in below the jaw, the curl builds a broad curve beside the face and finally co