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After enjoying our visit with Tim, The Scarlett and I headed to Ra'mon's show. We teetered in on our stilettos still buzzing from the champagne. The space was packed and right away we saw Christopher Straub who was next to Katy Gerdes.
Ra'mon showed men's and women's looks - everything from casual to evening wear. It was colorful and fun. The Scarlett and I were thrilled to be there and to meet many of the season six designers.
Click here for photos from the event.
Click here for a great blog from the stylists.
Click here for more photos.
There may not be a Project Runway finale show at this season's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, but the designers were certainly out in force.
We love to see designers from different seasons meeting one another and we were delighted to see Christopher Straub squeeze between Jack Mackenroth and Kevin Christiana at Christian Siriano's show.
Jack is serving as a correspondent for Fashion News Live.
Christopher also attended Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman's Show on Friday night. He was joined by Carol-Hannah, Althea, Epperson, Logan, Qristyl, and Season Three's Katy Gerdes.
Photo: Marion Curtis/Starpix
People.com's introduction to the season six designers includes a quote from Tim Gunn about each contestant.
Carol Hannah Whitfield, 24: "She's young, just out of design school," says Gunn of the South Carolina native, who currently resides in Brooklyn, N.Y. But "people will be disarmed by what they see her achieve."
Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman, 31: "He's someone who in my view thinks entirely too much," Gunn says of the Chicago resident, whose favorite designer is Marc Jacobs. "I was constantly surprised in the workroom � suddenly, there's a new design."
Johnny Sakalis, 30: A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, Runway's new West Coast home, "Johnny will be polarizing," Gunn says of the L.A. resident. "People will love him, or hate him."
Irina Shabayeva, 27: A native of the Republic of Georgia, she counts Cleopatra as a style icon. And Gunn admires the designer's sense of proportion and fit. "Her models look as if they've been in for a dozen fittings," he says, "and they haven't."
Malvin Vien, 24: "When you see this guy, you won't believe he's from Colorado," Gunn says of Vein. Talk about an eclectic fashion palette: His style inspirations include rural Chinese farmers, Japanese ghost stories and insect anatomy.
Althea Harper, 25: "Everyone [thinks] she's only on the show because she's a tall blond beauty," admits Gunn. "But she's extremely talented. She's going to blow people away."
Qristyl Frazier, 42: Hailing from St. Louis, Mo., her style icons include Halle Berry, Whitney Houston and Gwyneth Paltrow. "Qristyl is a hoot," says Gunn. "She likes a lot of color, and print. She's entertaining to watch."
Logan Neitzel, 25: "Logan's from Seattle, and you get a crunch-granola feeling in what he does," Gunn says of the self-described "guys' guy" who likes snowboarding and cars as much as he likes John Galliano and Tom Ford.
Mitchell Hall, 26: "Mitchell looks like he just stepped out of Gossip Girl and I think that's who he'd like to design for," Gunn says of the Savannah, Ga., resident, who is a creative director for a Vera Wang bridal salon.
Ari Fish, 26: "She's deeply conceptual," Gunn says of the self-taught Kansas City, Mo., native, who doesn't sketch or drape her designs, but sews fast. Her influences include geometry, ergonomics, nomadic tribal wear and athletic apparel.
Nicolas Putvinski, 27: Born in Moscow, he's had designs commissioned for W and Vogue � and may be a bit of a fashion snob. "If you have such a bad taste in your mouth about American fashion," Gunn has wondered about the F.I.T. grad. "Why are you here?"
Shirin Askari, 25: "She's young, she's pretty, she's articulate," Gunn says of the Garland, Texas, resident whose style icon is Katharine Hepburn. "I'm not sure what is distinctive about her, other than the fact that she's good."
Christopher Straub, 30: "Christopher is very sensitive, very emotional. He wears his emotions on his sleeve," Gunn says of the Shakopee, Minn., resident, who appreciates volume, eye-catching fabrics and Victoria Beckham.
Louise Black, 32: Gunn describes the native Texan as "thoughtful, contemplative, and never a hair out of place." A fan of Christian Lacroix, the first garment the former clinical lab technician ever made was her own wedding dress.
Gordana Gehlhausen, 45: The Yugoslavia-born designer now owns a boutique in San Diego. Expect a lot of "textile development," says Gunn. "It wouldn't be a case of going shopping and using the fabric she brought back. She'd do things to it."
Epperson, 50: "He is the most senior in terms of design career and reputation," Gunn says of this self-taught designer who grew up in Harlem, N.Y. "He has a distinguished career. He's elder-statesmanlike."
Click here to read about Season Six designers Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman and Christopher Straub in the Minnesota Star-Tribune. Christopher is an underwear designer who tried for Project Runway four times. Katy Gerdes calls Ra'mon-Lawrence "dramatic" and "interesting."
Click here for more about Ari Fish from pitch.com.
Project Runway season three designer, Kayne Gillaspie will be at Austin Fashion Week. Click here for details. We'd love a field report! Thanks Frank.
Greetings BPRs! I am having a blast in NYC. First I want to thank my hostess, Roz, who very generously offered to share her apartment while I am here. It is an easy walk to Bryant Park and a beautiful home. I am on her laptop and not completely familiar with how everything works, but I figured it was about time that I checked in.
This morning was Malan Breton's Show. Tbone and I met in the lobby of the tent and joined fellow BPRs, Rie, Travis and Maddie in the line. Soon we were joined by Minx, Nancy T and her daughter Sarah as well as Diana Eng and Katy Gerdes. Here is Tbone with Maddie and Diana.
After we were seated we spotted Emmett McCarthy, Angela Keslar, Season Three model Katie Champion, Freddie Leiba (Trivia: Freddie Leiba was a judge on which episode?) and Fern Mallis. Emmett joined us for a while before the show began. He is having a big clearance sale at EMc2! I'll try to get there tomorrow.
We also greeted Tom and Lorenzo and their gorgeous friend, Anne.
The show was wonderful and the ever-efficient Scarlett had the photos posted into a slideshow for you before I could even phone in a report! Thanks Scar. Nancy T filed her report very quickly too - I am clearly the slowpoke.
Malan should be very very proud of this show. I was at his show in September - which was beautiful of course, but I feel that these designs were even more polished and sophisticated. Also, Malan has that definite "point of view" that we are always hearing about. I suspect that we would know these were Malan's designs even if we weren't told in advance.
After the show we went backstage to congratulate Malan and to meet up with Amanda Fields. Malan was gracious as always and agreed to meet us for dinner later. We also met up with Snowflakebebe - one of the original BPRs!
Amanda was finishing up an interview for an episode of "The Malan Show." Afterward, she joined Tbone and I, Nancy T and Sarah for brunch. It is completely possible that we will see Amanda in the finale show on Friday but she wasn't telling us a thing!
Photo by Jennifer Simonson , Star Tribune
First, BPR fave, Katy Gerdes weighs in on season four. Hi Katy!
Here is a great article about the continuing success of Project Runway from the Washington Blade.
Don't miss Rondi's Recap of episode five of Project Runway Canada. Thanks Rondi!
Speaking of PRC, apparently....now brace yourselves... Brian Bailey has shaved his moustache!
Challenge three of Project Dollway is now up. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the results.
Here is a clip of Tim Gunn hosting an event called "Fashion Forward." Warning: the clip starts immediately.
Meanwhile, we have had a couple of sightings of Melissa Haro (the lovely young model from season one.) She is featured in an episode of "The Shot" on VH-1.
KG: Hmm....let's see. I guess the most important thing I can think of is to be yourself. They will spot a "fake" a mile away. Also, be prepared to back up your work. Have a reason to everything you do and stick with it. Last year Chloe didn't think I was focused or ready enough, but I was able to back up my work with a customer profile and a reason why everything was there in my portfolio and she ended up changing her mind.
First, from Bradley Baumkirchner:
Hey you guys.
I'm having a sample sale sale tomorrow, for all the LA peoples. Coats, Jackets, Knits, Liberty of London prints, Denim tons of stuff!
9am till 1pm.
Sunday March 4th.
Corner of Silverlake Blvd and Parkman Ave
zip code is 90026.
Hope all is well!
Best,
Bradley
Our dear friend Manolo the Shoeblogger, linked to our post about season four. Thanks Manolo!
Did anyone get to this event last night? Send us photos!
Here is more about "America's Top Producer."
Florida's Pensacola News Journal is sponsoring "Project Prom."
Here is more about the American Anime Awards. Chloe Dao dressed several of the presenters.
