Weekend News from Seth Aaron Henderson, Tim Gunn and the Season 8 Finale Show

Photo: SolarWorld

Click here for a sneak peek at Seth Aaron Henderson's solar-inspired collection.

Click here for a new interview with Tim Gunn at "Fashion's Night Out."

Coquette picks Andy South as the Project Runway Season 8 winner!

Project Runway Season 7 Designers join Seth Aaron Henderson at Portland Fashion Week

Jay Nicolas Sario and Jonathan Joseph Peters will join Seth Aaron for Portland Fashion Week October 6 - 10th. Click here for more information.

Monday Morning Mailbox

There is still time to vote in our "You Be The Judge" poll for episode 1. Did you agree with the judges?

Click here for an exit interview with McKell Maddox from Wendy Kaufman.

Seth Aaron Henderson will be presenting a trunk show in Portland on Friday, August 6th. Click here for more details.

Click here for an interview with Ivy Higa from The New York Post.

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.

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

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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.

From The Mailbox

This is a busy week for Project Runway designers...

It's not too late to purchase tickets for Seattle's Project Red Dress with Nick Verreos. Click here for more information.

Seth Aaron Henderson will be the Grand Marshal of Portland's Starlight Parade on Saturday night. Click here for details.

It's Fashion Friday, click here for Malan's Musings in Ok! Magazine.

Jonathan Peters and Maya Luz will be showing their collections at StyleWeek Providence.

Behind The Scenes at Seth Aaron Henderson's Marie Claire Photo Shoot

The Project Runway Season Seven Champion shares his plans for the future and offers style tips. Click here for more.

From the Mailbox

Photo: Lifetimetv.com

Click here for a new interview with Seth Aaron Henderson from Alloy.

Anthony Williams will be hosting a fashion show in Little Rock on June 5th. Click here for tickets.

Click here for more coverage of "Rock The Runway."

Project Runway season 6 finalist, Althea Harper will be presenting a trunk show in Beavercreek Ohio on Saturday May 15th. Click here for more information.

Season 1 finalist, Kara Saun designed the costumes for the Las Vegas Jabbawockees show. This looks great. Click here for a review.

Project Runway at the 2010 A & E Upfront

Photo: WireImage/G. Gershoff

Tim Gunn, Nina Garcia, Seth Aaron Henderson, Kalyn Hemphill and Cerri McQuillan were among the Project Runway personalities present at the A&E Network Upfront Event on May 5th.

Photo: WireImage/G. Gershoff

Click here for the announcements made at the event. Lifetime is now a member of the A&E "family" but there is no mention of Project Runway in the press release.

Also no explanation is given for Nina's outfit.

Seth Aaron Henderson's Best Moments

From the Mailbox

Click here for an interview with Seth Aaron Henderson.
Tim Gunn has joined the cast of "The Smurfs Movie!"
Tim will play an executive assistant at a major cosmetic company.

Click here for "before and after" photos from Tim's appearance on Oprah yesterday.

For several seasons, Gen Art representatives helped at Project Runway Auditions. Sadly, the organization is ceasing operations after 16 years. Click here for more.

Results In - You Were the Judge Season 7 Finale

Our poll for Episode 14 - Project Runway Season 7 finale - is closed. You agreed with the judges and felt that Seth Aaron Henderson deserved the win. Click here to see the results.

BPR Podcast with Seth Aaron Henderson

The Project Runway Season Seven Champion talks about his experience on the show and answers viewer questions.

A highlight: Seth Aaron designs menswear - and I did ask about the hairstyle he was wearing at the finale....

Click here for the podcast.

Thank you Seth!

Poll - Finale Season 7 - Your Turn to be the Judge

Photos: top row - Emilio; middle row - Mila; bottom row - Seth Aaron.
Photos courtesy of New York Magazine. Click to see a larger view.

You've seen the designs on the runway at Bryant Park and now it is your turn to be the judges. This week you are Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors and county music icon Faith Hill.. It's time to tell us:

poll by twiigs.com

Please send your questions for the 3 finalists to Team BPR by 12 Noon Eastern. Mark the subject line, 'Podcast questions.'

New Interviews with the Finalists from TVGuide.com

Meeting Seth Aaron Henderson - Season Four Auditions in Los Angeles

While covering the auditions for season four I had the privilege of meeting several promising "hopefuls." Among them were Leanne Marshall, Christiane King and Seth Aaron Henderson.

The audition was in Los Angeles at The Standard Hotel. You can read our coverage of the trip here and here. My daughter, Kaitlin and son, Daniel traveled with me.

The "hopeful" who joined us at the pool bar - Seth Aaron! Tina was with him and we had a wonderful evening at the pool bar on the roof of The Standard.

Top 5 Looks: 1st Place

One of the biggest compliments you can give a designer is that no matter what the setting, you can look at one of their garments and tell exactly who created it. That has certainly been the case during Seth Aaron Henderson's run on Season 7. His designs stand out with their impeccable construction, modern punk feel, extensive use of hardware and just enough softness at the edges to make his looks feminine. Never in serious danger of elimination, it has been no surprise that he finds himself in a position to win it all.

In Episode 6 "A Little Bit of Fashion", the designers were introduced to new models in the form of 11 adorable young girls. With $50 and a day to work, they were challenged to create an outfit for their pint-sized muses. On runway day, Tim gives them a classic PR surprise - they must create a companion look for the mother that will be worn by their models.

Seth Aaron had a big advantage given the fact that he had a daughter of his own and knew just what little girls liked. For 6-year old Sydney he made a black and white houndstooth hoodie with cute watermelon-like pockets and "SA" appliqued into a pink star on the back. This covered a pink and black striped dress paired with a black skirt. His model Valeria wore a gorgeous black and white striped striped jacket with skinny jeans adorned with more of Seth's signature hardware.

The judges loved this look and so did you. When Heidi asked Sydney what she like most about her it, she shyly responded "my purse". Nina nearly fell out of her chair over that one.

Tonight we find out if Seth Aaron Henderson takes home the big prize but for now you have chosen him to take home our little one. Congratulations Seth Aaron, you created the BPR Top Look of Season 7!

Results In - Special Polls for Episode 13

Our polls for Episode 13 are closed. Nearly 2000 votes were cast and you felt that Jay Nicolas Sario deserved to show a finale collection at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Click here to see the results. You also believed, without seeing the collections in motion on the runway, that Seth Aaron Henderson will take the win. Click here to see the results. Will you be right?

Check back with us tomorrow to vote on the finale collections.

Photos courtesy of New York Magazine

Behind the Scenes with Seth Aaron Henderson

Seth Aaron Henderson was a guest on 101.9 KINK FM in Portland.

Top 5 Looks: 5th Place

BPR begins its countdown to the finale by rolling out the reader's choices of the Top 5 Looks from Season 7. Making the cut at #5 is Seth Aaron Henderson's design from Episode 10 "Hey, That's My Fabric".

One of our biggest complaints during the Lifetime era of Project Runway has been the lack of originality in the challenges. Season 7 has felt like an improvement and perhaps no episode exemplifies that better than this one. The seven remaining designers were presented with the unique opportunity to create their own print and use that as the basis for their design.

Here was a challenge that actually used the corporate sponsorship in a way that enhanced the design process! And yes, even though we had to endure Viviene Tam's scripted commercial in the workroom, the results on the runway were stunning.

Seth Aaron Henderson drew squares of pop art in an attempt to provoke a "British pop-punk" feel to his garment. Using the print on a tuxedo jacket with black satin lapels, he paired it with 1940's military style inspired pants and added a bright yellow tie. As was the case all season with Seth Aaron, this look was impeccably made and Valeria looked cool and chic as she walked this down the runway.

Congratulations Seth Aaron, you are in the BPR Top 5!