The All-Star Challenge Collections

Who knew you would have so many opinions on the All-Star Challenge? Our Reaction post (click) and poll show that you felt the outcome controversial! We have an image below so that you can compare the collections; keep on sharing your opinions.

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All images courtesy of Lifetime
Top to bottom: Chris March, Daniel Vosovic, Jeffrey Sebelia, Korto Momolu, Mychael Knight, Santino Rice, Sweet P Vaughn and Uli Herzner

The Waiting Room

After a restless night and considerable backstage banter with Team BPR, our fearless Swami of the Runway Alan Gratz lends his loquacious logic to Episode 10 in his weekly predictions post.Go ahead and try to follow along as he works out the impending model shake-up!

Not to be outdone, our junior partner in prognostication Chris The High Schooler takes his own shot at tonight's results.

Joe Faris shares his thoughts from the finale...

Sweet P was everywhere in NYC. Check out a few of her photos from last week...

Here's Jillian's take on the Bryant Park scene...

Did you see that the Fug Girls were at the finale, too? Ouch.

And the big news - Following PR, Episode 3 of Top Design will feature some of our favorite LA-based alumni: Sweet P, Santino Rice, Jeffrey Sebelia, Daniel Franco and our beloved little lamb Andrae Gonzalo! Watch along with us over at Blogging Top Design.

Santino Rice on VH1

Project Runway Season 2 designer Santino Rice was featured prominently in Episode 6 of the VH1 reality program 'America's Most Smartest Model.' This is a fun show and this episode is especially cute because the contestants get to be fashion designers using geometry; Santino gets a lot of respect from these models and shows that he knows his way around a protractor. Enjoy part of the episode here!

Heidi's Halloween Party '07

Last night the annual Halloween party hosted by Heidi Klum was held at The Green Door in Hollywood. Project Runway designers Rami Kashou, Jeffrey Sebelia, Nick Verreos, Raymundo Baltazar and Santino Rice partied with celebrities such as Britney Spears, Quentin Tarantino and Kyle McLaughlan. Nick has part 1 of his report on his blog here.

Bad Boys of The Runway

BPR friend Marc Heustis sends along these videos from the "Bad Boys of the Runway" event at the Castro in San Francisco this past summer. Jeffrey Sebelia riding on the shoulders of Santino Rice spreading confetti? Priceless:

And here's Tim Gunn impersonator extraordinaire Arturo Galster:

And if you missed it the first time, here's BPR field reporter John P's account of the event. What fun!

John P Reports from the Bad Boys Event in San Francisco

BPR Field Reporter Extraordinaire, John Patsais brings us this wonderful report from the "Bad Boys of the Runway" event in San Francisco. Thanks again, John P, and thanks also to Marc Huestis for inviting us along!



In the City by the Bay, known all over the world for its open-mindedness to everything from politics to fashion, the fashionistas, pop culture enthusiasts, poseurs, and curiosity-seekers of San Francisco were treated to a display of glamorous and cutting edge fashions this past Friday evening. The famous Castro Theater served as a haven for fashion fans who were treated to dazzling displays of sartorial genius and unbridled ingenuity via classic film clips as well as contemporary designers and local drag artistes. In this “anything goes” city, a fashion designer with an “outside the box” mentality, vision, passion, and cutting edge aesthetic could very well find success. Project Runway alums Santino Rice and Jeffrey Sebelia may have very well found a second home outside of Los Angeles, judging by the reception they received from San Francisco locals during the “Bad Boys of the Runway” event. Host Marc Huestis led the panel discussion, and we were quickly reminded why Rice and especially Sebelia have duly earned their reputations.



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Santino Rice and Jeffrey Sebelia at The Castro

What To Do This Weekend

If you are near Lenox, Massachusetts you can attend Emmett McCarthy's Trunk Show at Glad Rags from 10:00 - 5:00 on Saturday the 28th.

If you are near Springfield, Illinois you could attend "Fashion Knight" at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum on Saturday the 28th at 8:00 PM.

If you are in San Francisco of course you MUST attend the "Bad Boys of the Runway" event at the Castro Theater on Friday night at 7:30. Santino Rice and Jeffrey Sebelia will be there along with many other fashion and film fans.
Here is an interview with Santino Rice in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and here is more about the event from sfgate.com.

From The Mailbox

If you are a model living in or near Springfield Illinois, this could be fun!

Open modeling tryouts for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum's "Fashion Knight at the Museum" will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at The Wardrobe, 830 South Grand Ave. W.

Women sizes 0 through 2 are needed to model clothing during the July 28 "Fashion Knight," a past-to-present comparison between Mary Todd Lincoln's trend-setting fashions and today's styles, including those of fashion designer Mychael Knight of "Project Runway."

Staff from The Wardrobe will make the final selections and notify the models that are chosen.

For more information on the tryouts, call 528-5785.

For tickets to the event, call 558-8934 or go online at www.alplm.org.

Click here for the article.

Santino Rice and Jeffrey Sebelia will be in San Francisco on July 27th for the "Bad Boys of the Runway" salute to Fashion in Films at the Castro Theatre. BPR's own John P will be on hand to provide coverage. Click here (scroll down) for more info.


Also, Tim Gunn will make another stop on his book tour in Philadelphia on July 24th and at the Bryant Park Reading Room on July 25th. Click here for details.

Mark Your Calendars for July 27th

Santino Rice and Jeffrey Sebelia will be appearing at the Castro Theater in San Francisco on July 27th at 7:30. Click here for more info. Thanks Rob.

From The Mailbox

Heidi Klum's latest jewelry line will soon be featured on QVC.

Myitthings is sponsoring a contest where you can win $1000 for writing about your favorite fashion "it" things. Celebrity judge is Santino Rice.

SkyOne is bringing Project Runway to the UK.

Finally, here is a New York Post article about the Project Runway auditions. BPRs, do you have any theories on why the turnout was so low this season? I honestly don't believe it has anything to do with who was serving on the panel.

More From the Pool Bar

It was getting late and still no Santino. I kept checking the entrance and at last, there he was! He was exactly as you would expect: lean and tall and wearing a hat. I greeted him and brought him up to our group. Nick and David were still there and honestly, I didn't sense any animosity between Santino and Nick at all. They gladly posed for photos with one of the "hopefuls" who was still with us. (Sorry, I don't want to jinx things for the designer by posting the photos - hope you'll understand.) The Top Design folks had left by then and Kaitlin and Dan were tired too, but we did pose for a "family photo" before they left:



Nick and David took off and I had a very nice LONG talk with Santino. He was really excited about the opportunities that he has had to travel throughout Asia representing Project Runway. He visited Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand in a 6-week tour. He told me that Project Runway airs on the Discovery Channel in Asia. At one of his appearances, the reporter expressed regret that Santino "wasn't meaner." He also had the opportunity to visit his brother who is living in Thailand.

Santino has also been lecturing at several Fashion Schools (most recently at FIT in NYC) about the Industry. He has been giving advice to aspiring designers and answering their questions. It never fails that they ask for a Tim Gunn impression or a song. He is happy to comply.

Santino seems cheerful and busy. It was nice to catch up with him. I did remember to ask him some fun questions:

Q: In season one, who left too soon?
A: Austin Scarlett
Q: Who was your favorite?
A: Kara Saun

Q: Season two, who left too soon?
A: John Wade
Q: Who was your favorite?
A: Andrae. I went to his dance performance and it was really great.

Q; Season three, who left too soon?
A: Keith Michael
Q: Who was your favorite?
A: Jeffrey.

Santino was also greeted by some adoring fans. He was very gracious.

I noticed that he brought a little gift bag and I wondered what was inside. It was an autographed copy of the season two DVD! Santino was friendly, outgoing and generous. It was a great evening!

Announcing the BPR All-Stars!

From Season One:

Austin Scarlett
Jay McCarroll
Kara Saun
Daniel Franco
Nora Caliguri

From Season Two:

Nick Verreos
Andrae Gonzalo
Daniel Vosovic
Chloe Dao
Santino Rice

From Season Three:

Laura Bennett
Michael Knight
Kayne Gillaspie
Uli Herzner
Robert Best

Congratulations to all!

We have a suggestion from a reader to run a "Wild Card" poll from the remaining designers. Great idea Megan! Look for the Wild Card Poll next week.

Rice Dishes In Asia

Santino Rice is making a tour of several Asian countries to promote the upcoming third season of Project Runway. The article above appeared in The Straits Times Singapore. Thanks, Lee.

Also from Singapore, we have this article from The Electric New Paper.

Click here to read The Star Malaysia's interview with Santino Rice.

And finally, from The New Straits Times in Malaysia we have this Q&A with the bad boy himself.

BPR Halloween Contest: Grand Prize Winner

The judges have spoken: marzipan costumes for a Black Forest production of the Nutcracker? Of course! Inspired by a design that Santino Rice barely escaped the runway with, our Grand Prize winner found the perfect venue to make the look "aesthetically pleasing":

Hey Team BPR, My name is Nicole and I'm a 20 year old Graphic Design major at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN. [I figure you should know my age since the costume is a tad on the scandalous side...].

I've been a truly dedicated PR fan since episode 1 season 1. I spent all last week thinking about and constructing my costume, trying to get every detail in there. From all the trims to the crazy makeup... I know some colors aren't exact but hopefully it's overwhelmingly obvious what I was going for.

I used my late Nana's model form she used to make clothes on, but since I'm more of a graphic designer than a fashion designer most of the things are glued. Everything you see was done by me [except for an old bra and underwear set, which I built the costume on] but other than that the whole costume, hair, makeup, and photography was done by me.

Here are my pictures of me as Shannon in the Team Lingerie challenge from season 2. Carry on! ~Nicole Geldart

Judges?

Andrae: I just loved this one. Team Lingerie. It survived on the show for it's original point of view, and this BPR reader gets my vote here for the same reason. For me, this is what Project Runway is all about: giving people a forum to be creative, and standing back to marvel at what they come up with. It's all too easy to get your girlfriend to write "Detroit" on your neck with a sharpie. How many of you know where to find red 1/4" pompoms by the yard in your home town? Good Job.

Nick: Accurate styling, design and make-up! Instantly recognizable to the "inner circle" of die-hard Project Runway fan! Did she bid on Emmett's design and then wore it? Inquiring minds want to know.

Emmett: Congratulations to Nicole, Winner of the BPR Halloween contest, and the other winners, you are all IN!
I am partial to the winning creation as Nicole followed all the precise construction techniques in assembling it as I did in the original outfit per Santino's explicit design direction.
HOT GLUE ALL THE WAY.
Nina, Nick and I are vindicated that Nicole also saw this ensemble as a costume and not as lingerie.

Congratulations Nicole! You've won a year's supply of TRESemme' hair care products, a set of new ceramic ionic hair brushes and a Season 2 DVD, all courtesy of our friends at TRESemmé.

We had many great entries, check back tomorrow to see our 4th and 5th place finishers as well as a slide show of all the costumes.

From The Mailbox

Hmmmmm... Who is this? She looks familiar... Mouseover for the reveal! Thanks Erin.

Looks like Santino Rice is going to Singapore. Could we get a field reporter? I know we have readers in Singapore - don't be shy! Thanks Wendie.

Here is an interview with Malan Breton.

Don't miss Kora's take on Michael's collection.

Kayne Gillaspie will be judging "Project High Way" in Norman Oklahoma. Thanks Val.

Meanwhile, we have 44 entries into our Halloween contest. Just as a little hint of what is included I'll tell you that we have fifteen Jeffreys! I'm glad I'm not a judge...

Heidi's Halloween Party - Click Here For More Photos

Heidi Klum hosted her 7th annual Halloween party last night in Los Angeles. We couldn't help but notice who was in attendance: Nick Verreos, Santino Rice, Jeffrey Sebelia, and Raymundo Baltazar!


Here is the Hello Magazine coverage of the party. Thanks Wendy.

The Superficial checks in. Thanks Susan.

Click below for a great video commentary from Nick Verreos. Thanks Liane.


Popsugar covered the party too! Thanks AJ.

This photo is from "A Socialite's Life." Thanks Eva.

Recipe for a Fun Viewing Party

Remember last season's "Cut and Cry" cookies? Who could forget the "Santino Rice Krispies" treats? We found out last season the designers didn't have a lock on creativity. BPRs got really creative, too!

Since there will be finale viewing parties all across the country this Wednesday, we thought we could - with your help - offer up some serving suggestions.

Perhaps a confetti cake or simply a basket of nuts to honor Vincent? (He's a minimalist, you know.) How about a fleurchon-encrusted cake baked in a rosette pan for Angela? Let's be creative and have fun with this project.

Click Here for Photos of Jeffrey's Viewing Party in L.A.

Hey All,

Just wanted to say thanks for all your coverage of the show and all its goings on.

Jeff's been one of my best friends since I met him in rehab in 1990 and played bass in our band Lifter. My girlfriend Fainche and I have been strung out on PR since its inception so we were overwhelmed when we found out Jeff was on this season.

We've been having viewing parties at my house all season. This last wednesday we had 50 people as it was Jeff's last chance to view. All four will be in New York next week.

So, it's been pretty great and we're all really proud of Jeff and quite amused at how he's been portrayed in the show. While he definitely speaks his mind, he's hardly the guy you see on the show.

Anyway, here are a few pics from the party including some amazing cakes that our friends Laurie and Emily made. You'll definitely recognize them.

So thanks again and talk to you soon.
Mike

Click here to view the slideshow. (Pay close attention to the cakes.) Thank you for sharing these photos with us, Mike.

From the Mailbox

First this article from ew.com features a copy of a letter from PR to the designers - I think - It tells them what NOT to bring. Thanks Lele and Sabhop.
Here is a link to a two-part interview with Santino Rice on Andy's Blog. Thanks "Aaanndraee."
Here is Andy's Bravo interview with Michael Knight.