We all know that when confronted with an obnoxious and loud cell phone user, we should smile and say, nicely, "Could you keep it down?" But what if they are rude back?
Tim Gunn on regifting: "A situation that still makes me cringe: A colleague at Parsons was leaving to accept a position at another institution in another city. I had forgotten about her farewell party. I scrambled though the stuff in my office searching for an unopened box, the contents of which would be appropriate to re-gift it. (Why I have lots of unopened gifts is another story…) Voilà! I found a sterling silver Tiffany pen that had been presented to me after judging a city-wide design competition. I relished her gush at the sight of the signature blue box and white ribbon. She opened it, and looked at me tearfully and said, 'You even had it engraved.' Oh, no. 'Best wishes from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.' Re-gifting can be very dangerous, indeed. 
We met hundreds of fans in each location- Tim invited me to do the Q&A with him before each fashion show, which was great fun. After the fashion show, we signed autographs and took photos with 75 lucky winners in each location. Macy's did a bang-up job of hosting Tim and me; we stayed in the W hotel and had limo service everywhere. Tim was, as always, incredibly debonaire and gracious to his adoring fans. Although all the pampering was a complete and total blast, quality time with Tim was the best part!
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Click here to download a PDF of Emmett McCarthy's stunning Lookbook for 2006. I've seen many of these garments in person at EMc2 and they are elegant, strong fashion statements for any woman that wants to look and feel fabulous.
BPR reader Maritza noticed this article in a Puerto Rican newspaper that features the beautiful Marilinda modeling for designer Carlos Alberto.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
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Nick Verreos is auctioning this original sketch tonight for a great cause. Details to come...
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Nick Verreos: I chose this one because the dress was incredibly accurate and looked even better made than the original! The person wearing it even looked like Marilinda, and she had the boots as well. Major points for execution as well as styling--down to the hair loosely falling around the face.
Check out more of Risa's Halloween photos here. Risa and friends were definitely in the Halloween spirit!
Next up is Tobias from the Saint Louis Art Museum with his spot-on Jeffrey:
Katy Gerdes: This Jeffrey won me with the pincushion. Jeffrey seemed so proud of that pincushion! And again it's the details… the awesome rendition of the tattoo and even an Eiffel tower necklace!
Nick: The best of the Jeffrey costumes. The photo with his hand over his mouth is my favorite. The tattoos are great and I especially love the voodoo doll on his wrist. He styled himself very accurately. Next to Jeffrey , this guy would be his twin!
There are more great ones to see. Come back tomorrow to see a slideshow with all of the costumes! And, as a special treat, you will be given the opportunity to vote in a readers' poll for the twelve (out of 44) entries that received at least a single vote from our judges.
While on the show, Laura noticed the trench I had at a photo shoot. She loved it. I told her she could wear it for the run of the show. As it turned out, it looked so great on her - I gave it to her. I can think of no one I'd rather see in my design, than Laura (other than Barbie of course). It is, however the only coat of its kind - except for its miniature counterpart. Here is a sketch of the original and a closeup of the Barbie version.
