Tonight at 10 pm Eastern 'Flipping Out' Season Two premieres and in the first episode we meet 'New Chris.'
Who is New Chris and how is he related to Project Runway? New Chris is actually Chris Keslar, friend of BPR and brother to none other than Season Three designer Angela Keslar.
Chris had served as a 'field reporter' for us when Angela was at Macy's (click here). And he also joined Laura K. with Heather Ashton and Andrea Keller from Top Design (more colliding!) at a lunch at The Standard Hotel during casting of Season 4 of Project Runway (click here).
Just wanted to give Chris a shout-out on BPR and say that we can't wait to 'watch what happens' on the new season!
On April 28 and 29, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS held their annual Easter Bonnet Competition. The event is a culmination of a 6-week fundraising effort and features skits, songs, and outrageous hats sported by casts of Broadway shows. This year, the opening number was “Project Broadway”, a spoof of you-know-what.
The hostess of Project Broadway was “Rivka Klum”, Heidi’s Jewish sister (Heidi was off getting the Seal of Approval.) An actor playing Tim Gunn tutored the celebrity contestants (actors portraying Tila Tequila, New York, and Patti Lupone), singing “Make it Work” (to the Tune of “Make em Laugh.") Actors also represented (and skewered) Michael Kors, Nina Garcia, and guest judge Paula Abdul.
To top it off, the contestants were given advice by four guest stars (played by themselves!)– Malan Breton, Kayne Gillespie, Angela Keslar (her suggestion – be sure to include rosettes) and Chris March (his suggestion – use human hair.) The audience loved the sketch, but went wild when the four PR contestants appeared.
Chris is no stranger to the event. He created hats for 7 prior competitions, and won 5 times. In addition, he created the hat for the 20th Anniversary of the Easter Bonnet Show. This year, he was one of the judges.
What a great event! And, how great is it that the Project Runway designers lend their support to this successful show!
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!
i am doing a rosette making workshop at etsy labs in brooklyn, april 1st. i thought bloggers might like to know. etsy is an amazing organization dedicated to all things handmade. they have an ebay-like website where everything is handmade by talented artists. i went to their opening party last month and got to know some of the people. it's very exciting what they are doing - they have a large space in brooklyn where they will be hosting all kinds of workshops, do-it-yourself types of interests. the people are great great great. these are the kind of people that should be running our government!!!!!
i've been staying in ny with a friend who lives in queens. i became a member at the met (hoo-ray!) and have been learning the ropes of subway navigation. going to lots of great restaurants and having little adventures here and there. i feel like alice in wonderland. not sure how long i am staying but i am enjoying every second of it.
Emily reminds us to watch "The Hills" tonight at 10:00 on MTV. Nick Verreos makes an appearance!
Megan reports that the last episode of Ugly Betty (which you can watch on ABC.com) has the results of a Project Runway-ish contest to create a dress from office supplies. You can see the winner (which is quite ummm...lovely) in the episode and the other entries on the website here.
Laura Bennett is mentioned in this article about the Child Magazine Fashion Week Show.
This article mentions that ANTM contestant Melrose modeled for Malan Breton.
Angela Keslar was the co-host of this children's charity fashion show at Penn State. And the fall forecast predicts rosettes and Angela having the last laugh.
Here is a report from the Richmond Times-Dispatch about Austin Scarlett's Bridal Fashions. Don't miss the slideshow.
Angela Keslar is scheduled to appear as the hostess at a children's charity fashion show at Penn State this weekend.
Austin Scarlett will be at the "Artful Wedding" event in Richmond on Sunday.
Here is another article about Michael Knight designing the Starbucks t-shirt. Also Attention Seattle:
Mychael Knight, finalist from the hit Bravo show Project Runway, will appear at the Olive Way Starbucks in Seattle, at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 15. The designer will autograph and showcase his latest project, "My Starbucks" t-shirts by Mychael Knight.
Starbucks has collaborated with Mychael Knight on this limited run of customizable one-of-a-kind t-shirts. Each t-shirt will be modified with his design to display specific Starbucks® beverages allowing individual consumers to wear their favorite drink on their shirt.
"My Starbucks" t-shirts, by Mychael Knight, encourage individuality and personalization in beverage choices, fashion and life. Designed to showcase how easy and fun it is to customize a Starbucks® beverage, the t-shirts will be available on www.Starbucks.com beginning Feb. 15.
Here is an interview with Michael in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
