Bert Keeter at Tucson Fashion Week Oct. 18

Project Runway Season 9 designer, Bert Keeter, talks about Tucson Fashion Week and his newest collection, KORE.

A highlight:

 BPR:  What is new for TFW this year?

BK:   It is always evolving.  This year we are holding the fashion show in a beautiful restored theater in downtown Tucson.  Also we are having a Project Runway Showcase featuring five Project Runway designers.

BPR:  How did you determine the designers that have been chosen for the Project Runway Showcase?

BK:  We were looking for great designers with strong fan bases.  All of these designers have been All-Stars, except for me...

BPR:  ...A serious oversight....

BK:  Peach creates modern separates and she is just a lot of fun to be around.  Mila is more edgy.  Daniel is very glamorous - he creates very special pieces, and Korto also creates very beautiful day-to-evening looks.

Click here for the full interview.

Click here for Bert's website.

Tucson Fashion Week 2014 Featuriing Project Runway Designers

Peach Carr,  Mila Hermanovski,  Korto Momolu,  Daniel Esquivel and Bert Keeter are among the Project Runway designers showing their latest collections at Tucson Fashion Week.

Film Tucson Presents: Project Runway Showcase & Project Arizona on Saturday October 18th.

Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

Under The Gunn Finale

Tim Gunn's new show "Under The Gunn" filmed its finale yesterday in Los Angeles and Heidi was looking rather playful! Our recapping friend Eric3000 was in attendance and sends along these shots of BPR faves Mila Hermanovski and Bert Keeter:

The show begins on Lifetime January 16th and features mentors Nick Verreos, Mondo Guerra and Anya Ayoung-Chee. We can't wait!

Bert Keeter at Tucson Fashion Week

Camerone Parker models the final look in Bert's Collection

Project Runway Season 9 designer, Bert Keeter,  presented a stunning collection of 19 looks on Saturday, October 19th at Tucson Fashion Week.

My husband and I drove down for the event and it was a gorgeous night in Tucson.  The event was outdoors at La Encantada and included, food, drinks, shopping, and of course, the runway.  

Bert's collection was the final show of the night and he was definitely the star of the evening.  

I had the chance to ask Bert how he was invited to the show and he told me that he met Camerone Parker and Mel Greenberg at Fashion Week El Paseo in March.

(He couldn't miss Camerone at the event because she was wearing the seat belt coat made by Korto Momolu in Season 5!)

They asked if he would be interested in the Tucson event and of course he was.

Bert's runway designs were impeccable and I asked if he did all of the work himself. 

"You can't move forward if you are making everything yourself," he explained.  (Great advice for designers just starting out...)  He does the draping, cutting and patternmaking and has expert sample makers and beaders finishing the garments.

Right now Bert is working on a line for the American Business Woman.  He promises to keep us posted.

I'm so glad we went!

Click here for a great interview from 3storymagazine.com.

Click here for more photos.

Click here to visit Bert's website.

More From the HP Project Runway Designer Reunion Party

BPR Field Reporters Eliya and Jen having fun with Bert Keeter

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Project Runway Capsule Collection for Lord & Taylor

Project Runway Season 10 sponsor, Lord & Taylor is launching a capsule collection featuring one designer from each of the ten seasons of the show. 

 Which season 10 designer will join Jay McCaroll, Nick Verreos, Uli Herzner, Chris March, Korto Momolu, Gordana Gehlhausen, Seth Aaron Henderson, Mondo Guerra and Bert Keeter? 

 Tune in Thursday night... 

  Click here to see all of the looks.

BPR at Project Runway Season 10 Party

Project Runway celebrated Season 10 last night and BPR Field Reporter, Jen Mara, attended the party and sends us these photo - more to follow - thanks Jen!

Jennifer and Andrae Gonzalo - great smiles!

Jen with Olivier Green

Bert Keeter and friends, Kik and Jen Disher.

Project Ethos Fashion Show Features Designs by Michael Costello, Gordana Gehlhausen and Bert Keeter

Project Ethos presents an evening of fashion, music and art at Avalon in Los Angeles on June 19th.


Featured designers include Project Runway alums, Michael Costello, Gordana Gehlhausen and BErt Keeter.


Click here for more information.

Results In - You Were the Judge Episode 10

Our polls for Episode 10 are closed. You disagreed with the judges and felt that Viktor Luna deserved the win but you agreed that Bert Keeter deserved recogition. Click here to see the results. You disagreed with the judges and felt that Joshua should have been the 'auf.' Click here to see the results.

Check back with us tomorrow for our Episode 11 poll.

Project Runway Designs Now Available at Piperlime.com

Photo: ProjectRunway.com.

Anya Ayoung-Chee's winning jumpsuit design is now available for pre-order at Piperlime. The price is $198.00 and the item ships on October 30th.

Photo: ProjectRunway.com.

Bert Keeter's dress design is also now available. Price is $98.00 and the item ships on October 30th. Click here to order.

Project Runway Season 9 Finale Collections

Nine Project Runway Season 9 designers showed at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on September 9, 2011. Below you will see images of the designers in the order that their ten-piece Spring 2012 collections were shown in the new Lincoln Center venue. In an effort to remain spoiler-free, you will not see images of the designs on the main page of BPR. Spoiler alert - if you click on the image of each designer you will be redirected to images of the 10 fashions in the order that they were presented. Purists, beware that you will see the garments before they appear on the show and that the comments will contain discussions about the looks.

Click the image above for the collection of Laura Kathleen.

Click the image above for the collection of Bert Keeter.

Click the image above for the collection of Bryce Black.

Click the image above for the collection of Anthony Ryan Auld.

Click the image above for the collection of Viktor Luna.

Click the image above for the collection of Kimberly Goldson.

Click on the image above for the collection of Olivier Green.

Click on the image above for the collection of Anya Ayoung-Chee.

Click on the image above for the collection of Joshua McKinley.

All images courtesy of New York Magazine.

Poll: Team Bert or Team Viktor?

After reading the reactions and the recaps of episode 3 it seems that there is plenty of support for both designers. How about a quick poll?

poll by twiigs.com

Did You Also Notice?

That shirt Tim wore in the kiss and cry room looked awfully similar to a certain pair of boxer shorts used in the challenge?

Coincidence? Hmmm...

Meet Bert Keeter

Bert is 57 and lives in Los Angeles. He attended Parsons School for Design and the New School in NYC from 1975-1977, studying fashion design.

An industry veteran, Bert has worked at Holly Harp, Bill Blass, Arnold Scaasi and Halston. His favorite Project Runway designer is Sweet P! Awwww....


Click here to learn more about Bert.