Ping Wu on QVC!

Project Runway Season 7 designer, Ping Wu, appeared on QVC today with her "WrapPing" Multi-Use Cable Knit Scarf.

They are just about sold out, but you may check here for availability!

Congratulations Ping!

"Frock & Roll: Fashion That Rocks" Featuring Project Runway Designer Alums

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Alexander McQueen and Stella Zotis designs side-by-side?

Ping Wu and Yves St. Laurent? YES!

Project Runway Season 7 designer, Pamela Ptak has curated a fashion show opening at the Baum School of Art in Allentown, PA on February 9th.

Stella Zotis white leather corset & grommet laced, embellished sleeve on loan to Frock & Roll from the designer's collection

Alexander McQueen black cotton corset top & flared wool pants with multi-gold zippers, vintage 1980's Vivienne Westwood gold "plate armor" ring on loan to Frock & Roll: Fashion That Rocks
Photo: Joseph Balestra

The Baum School of Art is pleased to present a fashion exhibit entitled Frock & Roll: Fashion That Rocks, from February 9th through March 2nd, 2012.

Consisting of high end designer fashions and accessories, the show explores fashion that exists outside the traditional boundaries of daily attire. Curated by fashion designer and Baum School fashion instructor Pamela Ptak, the garments have been selected from a diverse range of designers, some well established in the fashion pantheons of Paris, London and New York and some newly emerging, to express varying perspectives on what defines a garment.

Rather than a purely conventional interpretation of the theme, the show explores the spirit of rock & roll with it’s inherent irreverence, excitement, & attitude.

Additional Project Runway designers featured in the show include Ben Chmura, Marla Duran, Kristin Haskins Simms, Mila Hermanovski, Jay Nicolas Sario, and Pamela Ptak.

Click here for more details and photos of the designer garments.

Click here for more information about the school.

Click here for a full list of participating designers.

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

Designer Roland Mouret joins Heidi, Nina and Michael on the judging panel this week.
Trivia: Heidi wore an "RM by Roland Mouret" design to which Project Runway Season Finale?

Malan Breton reviews Oscar fashions here.

Christopher Straub will be at The Sampler in Chanhassen, MN on Friday, March 12th. Click here for more information.

Click here for a new interview with Seth Aaron Henderson from the Portland Fashion News Examiner.

Click here for a new interview with Ping Wu.

From the Mailbox

Photo: Opalescent

The Minx catches up with Ping Wu. Click here for the post.

Click here for an interview with Project Runway Season Six designer, Gordana Gehlhausen in Vogue Knitting.

Irina Shabayeva is one of Time Out New York's "Breakout Designers." Click here for the story. Thanks Rie.

Pamela Ptak will be showing her collection this week at "Showroom New York." Click here for more info.

Looking for Ping Wu's Glasses?

This is the Lafont "Scarlet" frame available in black, green, grey and pink.

Click here for details. Thanks suzq!

Results In - You Were the Judge Episode 3

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Our polls for Episode 3 are closed. You disagreed with the judges and felt that Maya Luz deserved the win. Click here to see the results. You agreed with the judges and thought that Ping should have been the 'auf.' Click here to see the results.

Check back with us tomorrow for our Episode 4 poll.

From the Mailbox

Korto Momolu is set to debut her new handbag line at Dillard's on February 15th. Click here for more information.

Click here for a new interview with Anthony Williams from Una LaMarche.

Project Runway Season One Winner Jay McCarroll is a contestant on Celebrity Fit Club 7: Boot Camp. The show premieres February 8th at 9:00 PM ET on VH-1.

Click here for a profile of Oakland's Amy Sarabi.

Click here for an interview with Ping Wu.

BPR Podcast with Ping Wu

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Project Runway Season Seven designer, Ping Wu talks about her experience on the show.

A highlight: Ping tells us what she wishes was included in episode three.

Click here for the podcast.

Click here for Ping's website. Thank you Ping!

BPR Love for Ping Wu

Every season of Project Runway needs a free spirit, a visionary, an artist; this year that role firmly belonged to you. You embraced every challenge and threw your heart and soul completely into it. You seemed reborn with each new opportunity to express yourself and it was a pleasure to watch you respond to your garments on the catwalk. You came to learn and to meet the other designers but you left as an unforgettable part of Season 7. We were intrigued and you got us talking and isn't that what making art is all about?

This post is only for positive words for Ping Wu. If you have negative commentary or something to say about another designer, you may do so in our Reactions post here.

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Results In - You Were the Judge Episode 2

Our polls for Episode 2 are closed. You disagreed with the judges and felt that Amy Sarabi deserved the win. Click here to see the results. You also disagreed with judges and thought that Ping should have been the 'auf.' Click here to see the results.

Check back with us tomorrow for our Episode 3 poll.

Ping Wu - Designer Bio

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