"Fortune Cookie Coin Purses" now Available from Diana Eng

The Project Runway Season 2 designer is creating these coin purses from pre-consumer scrap leather and remnants left over from manufacturing. Each purse has a unique laser-etched ID number.

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Diana Eng Fashion Show September 25th

Project Runway Season 2 designer, Diana Eng will be presenting a fashion show at World Maker Faire in Queens NY on September 25th.



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More from Diana Eng's "Fairytale Fashion" Show

BPR field reporter Jes Switaj attended Diana Eng's Fairytale Fashion Show. The show was fun and dramatic and featured Diana's signature tech and lighting effects.

Click here for Diana's book, "Fashion Geek."

From the Mailbox

Project Runway season Six designer Shirin Askari debuts her first collection tonight in Dallas. Click here for tickets.

The city of Oakland honors Amy Sarabi. Click here for the report from Moya Stone.

Diana Eng held her first runway show this week! Called "Fairytale Fashion" it combined technology and fashion and scientists had front row seats. Click here for more from the Wall Street Journal. Click here for Diana's website.

Drew Magary attempts to handicap the remaining season seven designers here. Do you agree with his rankings?

From The Mailbox

Christopher Straub will be at the Philadelphia Home Show today, January 22nd. Click here for details.

Click here for a new interview with Diana Eng. Diana will be teaching in Savannah on January 27-28.

The Fug Girls approve of Christian Siriano's gown for Christina Hendricks.

Diana Eng on Cake Boss

Project Runway Season Two designer, Diana Eng recently appeared in an episode of "Cake Boss" on TLC. The task was to create a robot cake for a hacker event and Diana was a guest at the party. Click here for the episode. Thanks Ed!

Diana Eng: Fairytale Fashion

Click here for more info about Project Runway season two designer Diana Eng, PBS SciGirls, and how to use technology to make your fashion dreams come true.

Season Six News

Photo: Mike Yarish/Lifetime

You have selected Uli Herzner as the All-Star designer that you hope will win. Click here for the results. Thanks everyone for voting in the poll.

Click here for an interview with Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman. Thanks Jahna.

Tim Gunn is currently fourth in this Huffington Post poll to select which celebrity looks best in eyeglasses.

Hey, Bill McComb, how about a line of Tim Gunn eyewear for Claiborne?

Click here for a new interview with Malvin Vien.

Mitchell Hall is interviewed here in SavannahNow.com.

Project Runway fans in or near Charleston can cheer on the local favorites, Gordana Gehlhausen and Carol Hannah Whitfield at a viewing party on August 20th. Ticket sales benefit a local charity. Click here for more information.

Click here for the New York Times article, "Harsh Reality." It includes interviews with Project Runway contestants including Diana Eng, Zulema Griffin and Chloe Dao. Thanks Paul.

From The Mailbox

Nick Verreos reports on the opening night gala of the 70th Anniversary of the �Wizard of Oz� exhibition in Los Angeles on June 9th. Click here for the story from California Apparel News.

Will we soon see a Tim Gunn label? Maybe....

Click here for Diana Eng's latest DIY tutorial from Craftzine. Follow Diana step-by-step to re-fashion a t-shirt into a swimsuit cover-up.

Click here for a new interview with Kenley Collins.

Project Runway Season Six "Superfan" promotions were shot in Waukegan, Illinois yesterday! Can't wait to see these on Lifetime.

From The Mailbox

A designer doesn't have to win Project Runway to become successful.

Being memorable, entertaining and likable on the show can bring many more opportunities. (I had to look up the correct spelling of likable - learned something new!)

We are looking forward to the new Laura Bennett show. It's bound to be good! Laura + Bravo + Rich Bye (producer) = Fabulous!

We also enjoyed Bravotv.com's "The Malan Show."

Another season three designer is shooting a pilot for TLC. Can you guess who? It's Kayne Gillaspie. Sounds like a lot of fun, Good luck Kayne.

Click here for a reminder about "Fashion Hacking" with Diana Eng.

Click here for a recap of "Rock the Runway." Rami Kashou was a judge at the Fashion Competition at the Art Institute of Orange County.

Join Diana Eng at "Fashion Hacking" May 10

I just wanted to let you guys at Blogging Project Runway know that I am hosting Fashion Hacking: Open Working Studio on May 10th which is open to the public.

I will be bringing a bit of Project Runway to my hacker group, NYC Resistor on May 10th when we host Fashion Hacking: Open Working Studio. Come and hack fashion with us. BYOC (bring your own clothes) and we�ll have the tailoring tools, sewing machines, conductive thread, LED�s, soldering irons, and the Laser Cutter to help you hack clothes into fashionable technology. Fashion designers and hardware hackers will be on hand to help you.

This is an open working studio which means that you are free to circulate, work on your own project and look at other projects. Come to session 1, come to session 2, come to both sessions.
Session 1, 1-3 pm, $20
Session 2, 3-5 pm, $20
Buy tickets here.

NYC Resistor Hackspace
397 Bridge St., Floor 5, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Also check out Diana's book here.

A Note From Diana Eng

I just wanted to let the BPR community know that starting today I will be writing a DIY Fashion column for Craft magazine that shows how to follow runway trends on the cheap by making them yourself. My first article, DIY Fashion: Reinventing Hosiery, looks at styling hosiery for the summer drawing inspiration from Prada, Burberry, Gossip Girl, etc. All of my DIY fashions are easy and quick so that anyone can make them with any level of sewing skills.

Hope all is well,
Diana

Fashion Geek Trivia Contest Giveaway!

Diana Eng has generously provided Blogging Project Runway with two copies of her new book "Fashion Geek." Just answer these Diana-related trivia questions to win!

1. "Fashion Geek" is published by _____ _____ _____.
2. Diana's sweetheart is named _____. (First name only is fine.)
3. Diana's favorite project from the book is the ____ ______ _____ _____.

Please e-mail your answers to Team BPR.

Hint

UPDATE: We have our winners - thanks everyone - the answers are: North Light Books, Dave and Felt Flower Flash Drive.

BPR Podcast With Diana Eng

Project Runway Season Two Favorite Diana Eng talked to me about her life and her new book, Fashion Geek.

Click here for her website.

Here is a look behind the scenes as Diana prepares for her fashion show.

Here is a look at Diana's design process.

Both of these are from Craftzine.

Click here to listen to the podcast.

BPR at Diana Eng's Launch Party

BPR Correspondent Nancy T attended Diana Eng's book launch party and sent us this report. Thanks Nancy!

Diana's party was sponsored by the fabulous Fashion Indie. Her DJs were Joey Mariano and Eric Skiff. Sweet treats (including chocolate-covered Poprocks!) were provided by Danielle Bilton.

Diana Eng keeps proving that Fashion Geek is not an oxymoron. On March 19, 2009, she held a release party and fashion presentation for her new book.


Friends and press crowded the chic Pop Lounge in New York, sipping wine, eating chocolate-covered pop rocks, and listening to technopop. In the center of the room were four models wearing outfits that anyone (according to Diana!) can make using instructions from her book.



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From The Mailbox

Photo: ABC/KELSEY MCNEAL

Not only did Samantha Harris wear a Nikolaki gown on Dancing With The Stars this week, but so did Carrie Ann Inaba. Click here for the complete story from Nick and David.

Julie Wolfson interviews Project Runway Season Four designer Kit Pistol and her friend Esther Kim for Design Sponge.

Click here for a review of Diana Eng's new book, "Fashion Geek" from CNET.

Diana Eng: Fashion Geek

Project Runway Season Two Designer, Diana Eng has written a new book combining fashion and electronics.

"Fashion Geek" is published by North Light Books and will be available in March. Of course you can pre-order the book here on Amazon.com.

Readers are introduced to a new world of crafting, involving fresh DIY sewing techniques combined with basic electronic hacking skills! Follow along with author and Project Runway contestant Diana Eng as she illustrates with step-by-step directions how to make thirteen unique projects including a �Get the Message� bag that lights up each time your cell phone rings, a �Monster Music� hat with headphones in the earflaps and more! Readers will learn how to bring bright ideas and chic fashion to life through stylish customization!


Here is a video of one of the projects from the book:

From The Mailbox

Check out The Kluminator on the brand new website Modelinia. Thanks to everyone who sent this link!

Tim Gunn is just as confused about season six as we are. Click here for the story.

Snowflakebebe has uploaded a bunch of candid photos from Malan Breton's show here. Look for Daniel Feld, Wesley Nault, Amanda Fields, Stella Zotis, Kenley Collins, and Diana Eng. Thanks Snowflake!

Click here for a great review of "Eleven Minutes."

Out With The Old

Image from Times Square Alliance

As 2008 grinds to a close, the news concerning Season 6 remains grim. Harvey Weinstein, NBC and Lifetime appear to be locked in an interminable legal battle over the Project Runway franchise. Heidi Klum spent this month trying to convince everyone that the show would premiere in January however Tim Gunn is not so enthusiastic. Will a New Year bring new hope?

Meanwhile, there is other news to share as we toddle our way towards 2009:

Season 5 model Karalyn West does good, hosting a fund raiser for a lip-defect charity.

The Name's Cohen. Andy Cohen.

Season 2 designer Diana Eng is a nerd, and proud of it!

Baseball, basketball and Project Runway! Season 5 designer Joe Faris will appear at the Grand Kids Foundation celebrity charity basketball game next month.

Korto Momolu is inspirational as she speaks about Kwanzaa.

In With the New, we say!

The A-List Awards

We headed out to the Hammerstein Ballroom for the A-List Awards, picked up our tickets in the lobby (thanks Andy!) and headed for the party. The first "Bravo-lebrity" I saw was Oscar from "Step it up and Dance." Next I met Peter Shelton and realized that I should maybe get my camera out.

Kara Janx is lovely and we admired photos of Baby Dylan.


Kit Pistol and Kevin Christiana were adorable.


Here are three more of our Season Two Favorites - Diana Eng, Chloe Dao and Emmett McCarthy.



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