Runway Redemption - A Second Chance in Season 12!

Ra'Mon-Lawrence Coleman?  Kate Pankoke?  Valerie Mayen? 

Project Runway fans have the opportunity to choose which of these former designers will be given a  "second chance" to compete in season 12.

Please stay tuned to BPR for voting details.

UPDATE: Voting is now live!

Project Runway Designers Create Bags to Benefit "Keep a Child Alive"

Christopher Collins, Carol Hannah Whitfield, Kit Scarbo, Suede, Andy South, Althea Harper, Mila Hermanovski, Andrae Gonzalo, Chloe Dao and Ra'Mon-Lawrence Coleman have all created bags for an eBay auction which will benefit "Keep a Child Alive."



Click here to see all of the auctions and to place your bid.

From The Mailbox

Emmett McCarthy and Kevin Christiana served as judges at a recent fashion event in Boston. Click here for more from BostonFashionIndustry.com.

Minnesotans can celebrate New Year's Eve with Christopher Straub and Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman. Click here for more information.

Christian Siriano presented a trunk show at a boutique in Winnetka last Thursday. Click here for details.

Finally, don't miss this charming stitched portrait of Tim Gunn, available at etsy.

BPR Love for Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman

In 'Rumble on the Runway' you triumphed as a non-leader in a team challenge, a Project Runway first. In that episode you thought and worked quickly and your efforts paid off when you made Nina Garcia happy with your neoprene dress. In another Runway first Tim Gunn purchased that outfit for Nina; we'd love to see her in it! This week your concept was too ambitious for the amount of time allocated and sadly Nina was not on hand to judge your efforts. You were still able to show a collection for Spring 2010 and no doubt we will witness more success from you in the future as a talented designer with a vision.

This post is only for positive words for Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman.If you have negative commentary or something to say about another designer, you may do so in our Reactions post here.

Image courtesy of MyLifetime.com.

More From Ra'Mon-Lawrence Coleman's Show

Photo: Trel Brock

At the end of Ra'mon's show, held at Touch, the Project Runway Season Six designers (minus Althea who had to run) all posed for some photos. It's great to see them all together. Logan is just as adorable as you imagine. Carol Hannah's eyes are AMAZING. Christopher is always smiling.

Thank you for a great evening, Ra'mon!

Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman's Show

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.

Congratulations, Ra'mon-Lawrence

Photos courtesy of ProjectRunway.com

We saw you struggle throughout this challenge and how you feared that you would be eliminated. You listened to Tim's concern about the original concept for your avant-garde garment and, changed the design from superhero wetsuit to neoprene mini. And at the last minute you dyed your short dress creating a new pattern that unified the looks through a color story. When your ensembles were singled out, we saw your surprise that you were in the top of the pack rather than the bottom. Rachel Bilson and Heidi Klum both said that they would wear the second look while Nina Garcia said that it made her happy. That's right - Nina was happy! Your partner acknowledged your strong contribution and, in a Project Runway first, a non-team-leader took the win. Well deserved and well played, Ra'mon-Lawrence!

This post is only for positive words for Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman. If you have negative commentary or something to say about another designer, you may do so in our Reactions post here.

For the Record

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While Laura K. favored the dress by Irina Shabayeva, the gown by Ra’Mon-Lawrence Coleman nearly made me swoon with delight. I thought this is the kind of dress that would make Rachel Zoe take notice on the runway, thinking of her clients for awards season. Uma Thurman, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett or Nicole Kidman would all be stunning in this look; those ladies would understand exactly how to use the train for a dramatic effect on the red carpet. With the right Asprey, Fred Leighton or Van Cleef and Arpels gems (which of course the Project Runway designers did not have access to on the accessory wall) this garment would make a glamorous statement on a statuesque screen goddess at the Oscars. Click here for other views of this look. Click here for the auction to buy the dress and other looks.

What about you? Do you agree with the judges? Click here to vote in our polls.

Monday Morning Mailbox

Click here for Tim Gunn's workroom critiques of each designer.

Nick Verreos takes fans inside FIDM, "The West Coast Home of Project Runway." Click here for more.

Nina Garcia will be signing copies of her new book, "The Style Strategy" at the Tribeca Barnes & Noble in NYC Wed 26 at 7pm. Click here for more information.

Missed the Jay McCarroll documentary, 'Eleven Minutes' this weekend on Style Network? You have a chance to catch an encore today at 4 Eastern on that network.

Click here for more from the Twin Cities premiere event with Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman and Christopher Straub.

Click here for a side-by-side comparison of Project Runway Season Six with "All Other Seasons" from Racked.

Forbes.com looks at the record-breaking success of the Project Runway Premiere on Lifetime.

The Fug Girls are relieved...

From The Mailbox

Photo: Carlos Gonzalez for Vita.mn

Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman and Christopher Straub are profiled in this article from vita.mn.

To see more photos of these Minnesota-based designers at the season six premiere party and fashion show, click here, and here.


Project Runway Fafarazzi is back! For newbies, this is sort of like fantasy football but with designers! Check it out.

Click here for a new interview with Ari Fish.

International fans may be able to watch the videos posted here.
Thanks Christian.

From The Mailbox

There's a LOT of mail today, BPRs!!!

Lots of reactions to the new season and to the All-Star Challenge.

Recappers, please continue to send in your recaps for the Recapalooza - we'll post it this weekend.

If you are looking for the latest episode of Project Runway Australia, I hope to have it up by tomorrow morning.

Do you have questions for Ari Fish? Please send them in.

Click here for a new interview with Nina Garcia.

Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman and Christopher Straub were celebrating last night. Click here for more.

Just about everyone has noted by now that Ari Fish resembles Samantha Ronson... But please, this has nothing to do with the elimination. These judges are professionals!

From The Mailbox

Recording Artist Keri Hilson is wearing a "MYNT 1792 by Kevin Christiana" jacket in the current issue of Angeleno magazine.

Tomorrow is a big day for Project Runway Fans. Season Six designers are making appearances at malls all over the US. This is a great way to express our support for our favorite show!

First, Althea Harper, Epperson, Irina Shabayeva, Malvin Vien, Nicolas Putvinski and Qristyl Frazier will all be at Roosevelt Field Mall in New York tomorrow from 12:00 - 3:00. Click here and here for details. Thanks Ali!

Carol Hannah Whitfield, Gordana Gehlhausen and Mitchell Hall will be in Atlanta at the Lenox Square Mall. Click here for more.

Ra'mon-Lawrence, Christopher Straub and Shirin Askari will be at the Woodfield Mall in Chicago. Click here for more info.

Am I missing any other events? Is there anything on the West Coast?

BPRs, of course if you are able to attend any of these, please send photos. Thanks everyone.

Season Six News

Photo: Mike Yarish/Lifetime

You have selected Uli Herzner as the All-Star designer that you hope will win. Click here for the results. Thanks everyone for voting in the poll.

Click here for an interview with Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman. Thanks Jahna.

Tim Gunn is currently fourth in this Huffington Post poll to select which celebrity looks best in eyeglasses.

Hey, Bill McComb, how about a line of Tim Gunn eyewear for Claiborne?

Click here for a new interview with Malvin Vien.

Mitchell Hall is interviewed here in SavannahNow.com.

Project Runway fans in or near Charleston can cheer on the local favorites, Gordana Gehlhausen and Carol Hannah Whitfield at a viewing party on August 20th. Ticket sales benefit a local charity. Click here for more information.

Click here for the New York Times article, "Harsh Reality." It includes interviews with Project Runway contestants including Diana Eng, Zulema Griffin and Chloe Dao. Thanks Paul.

From The Mailbox

Horoscopes for all of the Project Runway Season Six designers are available here. They are really fun. I discovered that my birthday is almost the same as Althea's.

The Project Runway Season Five DVD will be available on Tuesday, August 4th. You can pre-order it here on Amazon.

Season One Fave, Austin Scarlett designed the costumes for "Remember Me," a dance-rock opera which will be airing on PBS. Click here for a schedule.

Click here for a look at Models of the Runway from "The Cut."

More about the models here in Time.

Click here to read about Christopher Staub and Ra'Mon-Lawrence Coleman.

Weekend News

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.

Designer Bio - Ra’mon-Lawrence Coleman

Age: 31
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Current Home: Minneapolis, MN
Favorite Designer: Marc Jacobs
Style Icon: Diahann Carroll
Favorite Past Project Runway Designer: Daniel Vosovic, Season 2

Click here for more information.