Project Runway Alums Enjoy Viewing Party at Casa Nonna in Manhattan

Project Runway designers had a great time last night at the Season 9 finale viewing party at Casa Nonna.



We love it when seasons collide! Jay McCarroll and Wesley Nault (S5).




Two beauties! Carmen Webber (S4) and Elisa Jimenez (S4).




Jason Troisi (S8) - a real sweetheart!



Ivy Higa (S8) and friend, Angeli Saijwani.

Ping Wu and Carmen Webber at NY International Gift Fair

BPR Field Reporter Mark Y met Ping and Carmen at the Gift Fair yesterday and sends us this report. Thank you Mark!

I had the opportunity to spend several days at New York International Gift Fair this week for work. The creativity and talent on display is staggering.

I knew Ping would be exhibiting her Transformer line of scarves and such. I ran into her several times during set up and went to visit her in her booth today. She seemed surprised that I knew her. How could we forget her? She is still wearing those way cool eyeglasses.



After I left her I continued down the aisle in the Handmade Section and diagonal to her booth was Carmen Webber. ("Carmen like the opera, Webber like the grill.") She was working with an accessories designer. She's already tall and today when I took this picture she was wearing wedges and she towered over me.

All the BPRs know how creative and talented Ping and Carmen are but only those of us lucky enough to meet them in person can tell everyone that they are great sports, gracious and charming. And two beautiful smiles.

Mark Y

From The Mailbox

This is one the t-shirts that Sweet P and her husband Sage have designed for the "Ghosts in the Garden" event in Seattle. These shirts will be available at pulplab.com on November 1st. Click here for more info.

ProjectRunway.com would love if you could help their host Joslyn Davis decide on which Rami Kashou design she should wear for fashion week. Vote now and see the winning look on Joslyn in their exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Video of the shows and cast interviews.

Emmett McCarthy and Chloe Dao are among the featured designers when QVC broadcasts live from Bryant Park on Sept 8th. Click here for more info.

Forbes takes a look at the "Most Influential US Fashion Magazine Editors." Click here to see if Nina Garcia made the list.

Carmen Webber will be offering workshops at The 15th Annual American Sewing Expo in Novi Michigan September 26-28. Click here for more info.

People.com has posted an early recap of last night's episode as well as an exit interview with Stella Zotis.

Sadly, the Keith-o-meter has been retired from the AfterElton recap.

From The Mailbox

Project Runway Season Four designer, Carmen Webber will be hosting North Carolina Fashion Week in Charlotte September 18 - 20. Click here for more information.

Today's post on Snowflakebebe's blog features photos from Malan Breton's retropective.

The Minx also has posted a new interview with Malan.


As of this writing, Project Runway Australia has had its premiere. Click here for more and here for more about the host, Kristy Hinze. We'll keep you informed if we find it available to watch.

BPR Podcast with Carmen Webber

Laura K. interviews the stunningly beautiful Carmen Webber of Project Runway Season 4. She talks about, among other topics, her modeling career and how she parlayed that experience to become a fashion designer and author.

Click here for the podcast. You can order Denim Mania and T-Shirt Makeovers. You can also visit her Sistahs of Harlem site for the very latest in Carmen Webber news.

From The Mailbox

Rami Kashou's design is featured in StyleSpy.

Click here for an audition story from Phoenix designer Jes Switaj.

Tonight is the Miss USA pageant. Christian Siriano is a judge and Nick Verreos has designed the gown for Miss Alaska. Check it out here.

More audition stories here, as well as a quote from Rami Kashou.

Carmen Webber has a new book out. Click here to order Denim Mania: 25 Stylish Ways to Transform Your Jeans

BPR Interview With Carmen Webber

I know, I know, we are way behind with our auf interviews. If things go well, we hope to get these to you much sooner via podcast! In the meantime, Carmen Webber was nice enough to take time out and answer a few questions for us:

BPR: Have you ever done menswear before?

CW: No, I have not done Men's wear before. I used to do reconstructed vintage blazers. But I have never done men's wear tailoring before.

BPR: Many of our readers considered this challenge to be unfair. Do you feel everyone had a level playing field for this challenge?

CW: When it comes to any competiton on a show like this, IT DOES NOT MATTER WETHER YOU THINK SOMETHING IS FAIR OR NOT. THEY ARE CHALLENGES. NO, I DO NOT FEEL THAT ANYONE HAD ANY UNFAIR ADVANTAGES OUTSIDE OF THEIR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES WITH MEN'S WEAR.

BPR:How much more time would you have needed to complete your design?

CW: I WOULD HAVE NEEDED JUST 2 TO 3 HOURS.

Click here to continue reading our interview with Carmen as she talks about the talent level on season 4 and the myriad of projects she has coming up.

Results In - You Were the Judge Episode 3

Our polls for Episode 3 are closed. You disagreed with the judges and felt that Kit Pistol deserved the win. Click here to see the results. You agreed with judges' choice of Carmen Webber for the 'auf.' Click here to see the results.

Check back with us tomorrow for our Episode 4 poll.

From The Mailbox

Steven Rosengard has an original childrens dress design now available at Gaga's.com. The first 100 orders receive an autographed wrist rosette! Sketch image from gaga's

Thanks to BPR reader jr17, we finally got around to putting Steven Rosengard's website up on our sidebar. And it looks like Ricky Lizalde has a site ready to go, too!

There are also some excellent interviews to chew on this weekend:

Don't miss EW.com's exit interview with Carmen Webber: You will never catch Carmen in sweatpants.

Here is a new interview with Rami Kashou...

Nick Verreos is such a class act: You will never see me do celebrity mud wresting.

We never hear enough from the models. Here's a great interview with Steven's stunning model Samantha Ruggiero.

BPR Love for Carmen Webber

This was the toughest challenge in Runway history and nothing in your career had prepared you for this moment. In this case you couldn't call upon your modeling experience to help with the styling. Designing an ensemble for a muscular former athlete is difficult but add the fact that he is now a morning show personality and you have a recipe for panic in the workroom. You persevered with your ambitious project but time was not your friend. We had the opportunity to see your strong aesthetic in the first episode and your ability to work as a team in the second. We know we will see more of this talented Sistah.

This post is only for positive words for Carmen Webber. If you have anything negative to say, please click here.

Carmen Webber - Designer, Author

Project Runway Season 4 and Sistahs of Harlem designer Carmen Webber was already a published author when she was cast for the show. Denim Mania,published with the other 'sistah,' Carmia Marshall, shows you 25 ways to transform your denim into tops, bottoms and accessories. In T-Shirt Makeovers,the Sistahs of Harlem team gives you 20 ways to reinvent your tees. Carmen sounds very 'Clothes Off Your Back' ready!

Friday News

Michael Kors has designed this cosmetics bag to benefit breast cancer research. Click here to order.

Here is a cute DIY project from Diana Eng. Thanks Nancy T and Brooke.

San Diego claims Project Runway Season 4 designer Ricky Lizalde.

Charlotte claims Carmen Webber. Anyone else notice a resemblance to Veronica Webb?

Project Runway - Canada premieres on Monday, October 8th - Lucky Canadians! Here is an article about the show and beautiful hostess Iman.

EW.com Popwatch has a story about Reality Show winners. Did everyone watch the finale of Top Chef?

Here is more about Dallas Fashion Week.