Project Runway Seasons Collide

Season 4, meet Season 8. Project Runway alumni Kevin Christiana and Valerie Mayen at the Fashion In Detroit Event today, hosted by Joe Faris from Season 5. Two of the nicest designers you will ever meet. Much more to come on this event later.

BPR Interview with Valerie Mayen

Project Runway Season 8 designer, Valerie Mayen talks about her experience on the show. Thank you Valerie!

LK: Hi Valerie, are you familiar with BPR?

VM: Of course! And didn't we meet at Piperlime?

LK: Thank you for remembering!

Our readers disagree with your elimination.

VM: A lot of people do...

LK: Val, I loved your finale collection, tell us about your inspiration.

VM: Thank you very much. I plan to move forward with that. I said that my inspiration was "Rainbow Brite and David Bowie had a love child." In Art School and when I worked as an illustrator, I always loved colors and shapes. I tried to bring a playfulness into my collection and I'm glad that you liked it. Stay tuned for more!

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Results in - You Were the Judge

All photos: ProjectRunway.com

Again, you disagreed with the judges, choosing Valerie's red dress as your favorite with Mondo's close behind.
Click here to see the poll results. Congratulations Valerie!

You agreed with the judges on Jason, but not on Nicholas, with Peach as your second choice to go. Click here to see the results.



Thank you for voting!

Sketching Secrets from Valerie Mayen

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.

Meet Valerie Mayen

Age: 29
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Profession: Fashion designer, educator, illustrator
Favorite Designer: Rudi Gernreich, Stefano Pilati, Leanne Marshall



Click here for more about Valerie.