Viktor Luna at FashioNXT

Photo:  Jeff Wong

Project Runway All-Star, Viktor Luna talks to BPR about his latest collection featured at FashioNXT on October 10th.   Thank you Viktor!

BPR:  How many times have you participated in FashioNXT?

VL: This is my second year!

BPR:  What brought you back?

VL:  Tito is truly one of the hardest-working persons I know.  What keeps us coming back is his professionalism.  He believes in every designer he showcases, and brings the highest-quality platform to give maximum exposure to each designer.  He is humble and caring and we need more people like him in the fashion industry. 

BPR:  What was the inspiration for this collection?

VL: Well, I am always inspired by the future... and also history.  I think you can see some Egyptian influence, and also plastics, and innovative textiles.  It's very difficult to pin down!

Photo:  Jeff Wong

BPR:  What is your favorite look?

VL:  It's hard to choose, but I think one looks sort of sums up the collection.  It has the gold and silver, pleating and the model is wearing glasses.  

Click here for the rest of the interview and for more photos of the collection.

Project Runway All-Star Designers at FashioNXT in Portland Oct. 7-10

SethAaron Henderson, Michelle Lesniak, Mondo Guerra and Viktor Luna are showing their newest designs at FashioNXT in Portland this week.

Seth Aaron spoke with us today about the event.  

A highlight:

BPR:  Seth, how many seasons have you participated in the FashioNXT event?

SH:  This is my fifth year!

BPR:  What keeps you coming back?

SH:  First, the founder, Tito, has become a good friend.  It is his passion to make it great.  He loves it.  He gives it everything he's got.  And, in return it makes us want to do the same.

BPR:  How many looks are you showing this season?

SH:  We are keeping it down to ten.  There are three of us showing on Saturday night and you get us plus thirty models and everything else backstage and it can get kind of hectic.  Ten looks is enough.  Just like on Project Runway, you have to get your point of view across in ten looks - you have to be thoughtful and.....no fillers!

Click here for the full interview.

Click here for more information about FashioNXT.

If any of our readers is able to attend, we would love a field report!

A sneak peek at one of SethAaron's designs

FashioNXT Portland Oct. 7-10 Features Project Runway Champions

 

Attention Project Runway fans, here is the opportunity to attend runway shows from Michelle Lesniak, Mondo Guerra, Viktor Luna, Seth Aaron Henderson and more!

Mark your calendars for FashioNXT, October 7-10, 2015.  

Click here for more information.

Viktor Luna for F/W 2015: The Apocalypse

Shannon and Viktor

Viktor Luna presented his F/W 2015 collection on February 11, 2015 at the Intercontinental Hotel Times Square, Gotham Ballroom,  BPR Field Reporter, Shannon Marie Moody was there and sends us this report - thank you Shannon!

 

 

 

His overall concept for the collection was "The Apocalypse", think Guerrilla Warfare. Or in Viktor's case, "Gorilla Warfare", as several of his pieces incorporated the face of a gorilla! The underlying inspiration for his 12-piece collection was envisioning how women would dress for the end of the world, facing an apocalypse. He said his collection also was representative of the 4 major elements -- earth, water, fire, and air.

And Viktor's "Apocalyptic Woman" in this case dresses with strength, very tough, armor-like. 

 

Viktor presented a great deal of detailed and structured outerwear. Many pieces encompassed several gold button and zipper detailings. The color palette for his apocalyptic vision was dark -- blacks, charred browns, deep burgundies, and navy blues. What a show!

 

 

It was also nice that several PR alums made their way to Viktor's show to show support --

• Sean Kelly
• Alexander Knox
• Benjamin Mach
• Helen Castillo
• Christopher Palu
• Jesus Estrada

Viktor Luna S/S 2015

 

Project Runway Season 9 finalist, Viktor Luna, presents his Spring/Summer 2015 Collection, "Alien Queen."

Click here for more information.

Click here for the lookbook.

Project Runway Designers at St. Louis Fashion Week

 Viktor Luna and Michael Drummond were among the featured designers at the St. Louis Fashion Week Designer Showcase on April 25th.

Designs by Viktor Luna  Photo:  Alivemag.com

 

Click here for more from Alive Magazine.

Viktor Luna F/W 2014

Project Runway Season 9 finalist, Viktor Luna, presents his Fall/Winter 2014 collection, "Pangaea."  

The collection was inspired by the idea of hunters and exotic animals in a civilization before the world split.

This season Viktor is revisiting his passion for leather jackets and creating one-of-a-kind looks.  Viktor created an idea of what femininity would look like in this barbaric and exotic world.

Click here for more photos of the collection.

Click here to visit Viktor's website.

"Superstars of Project Runway" at Fashion Week El Paseo

Photo:  Gerry Maceda

Project Runway favorites showed their latest collections during Fashion Week El Paseo in Palm Springs at the "Superstars of Project Runway" event on March 19th.

Click here for the story from PalmSpringsLife.com.

Helen Castillo,  Uli Herzner,  Viktor Luna,   Irina Shabayeva,  Michael Costello,  and Ari South  were the featured designers.  

Congratulations to all on a fabulous event!

"Stars of Project Runway" at Fashion Week El Paseo

Photo:  Gregg Felsen

Michael Costello, Uli Herzner, Helen Castillo, Irina Shabayeva, Viktor Luna, and Ari South all participated in a trunk show at El Paseo Fashion Week on March 20th.

Click here for more from Palm Springs Life.  

Call For Designers - Saint Louis Fashion Week

Join Project Runway designers Michael Drummond, Viktor Luna and more at St. Louis Fashion Week,  April 23-25th.

New designers are welcome.  Click here for the application.

Click here for more information about the event and to purchase tickets.

Results In - You Were the Judge Episode 7

Our polls for Episode 7 are closed. It was a virtual tie this week! But by a margin of 2 votes, you agreed with the judges and felt that Korto Momolu deserved the win. Click here to see the results. You disagreed with the judges and felt that Viktor should have been out. Click here to see the results.

Check back with us tomorrow for our Episode 8 poll.

Project Runway Designers at St. Louis Fashion Week

Several Project Runway designers are featured at this season's St. Louis Fashion Week.

Michael Drummond from season 8 -

Photo:  Mark Schwigen

Click here for more photos of Michael Drummond's collection.

All-Star Joshua McKinley -

Photo:  Mark Schwigen

Click here for more photos of Josh McKinley's collection.

All-Star Viktor Luna - 

Photo:  Mark Schwigen

Click here for more photos of Viktor's collection.

All photos are from the excellent coverage of St. Louis Fashion Week by Alive Magazine.

Please stay tuned to BPR for more.  

Carly Rae Jepsen in a Viktor Luna Design at the 2013 Social Star Awards Show

Photo:  Zimbio/Style.com

Click here for details.

Viktor Luna "Gala" Collection

Project Runway Season 9 Finalist, Viktor Luna will be presenting his "GALA '13" Collection on March 20th at Fashion Week El Paseo.

All photos:  Lendon Flanagan

Click here to pre-order these designs! 

Click here for more photos.

Project Runway Author and Designers Featured at The National Arts Club April 19

The National Arts Club Fashion Committee presents: 

FashionSpeak Fridays 

 Project Runway: The Show That Changed Fashion Friday, April 19th 6-8pm

 "As you know in fashion, one day you're in, and the next day, you're out. " Heidi Klum 

 For ten glorious seasons we have heard the iconic line uttered on the groundbreaking television series, Project Runway. 

 To commemorate this decade of fashion eye candy, journalist Eila Mell goes behind the scenes of this television and fashion landmark with her new book, Project Runway: The Show That Changed Fashion. She reveals how the show began and developed over the years, highlights ten seasons of hits and misses, and reveals what the designers are doing today. She also interviews the people behind the scenes, the top designers as well as workroom mentor Tim Gunn and judges Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, and Michael Kors.

 Eila Mell is one of the industry’s go-to fashion authors, previously authoring New York Fashion Week: The Designers, the Models, the Fashions of the Bryant Park Era. Eila has been featured in a variety of media including The New York Times, Marie Claire, Zink Magazine, ELLE Canada, The Huffington Post and The Insider on CBS. She is also the New York editor and on-air correspondent of fashionWATCH Canada,. 

 Joining Eila in conversation are favorite contestants Andrae Gonzalo, Emilio Sosa and Viktor Luna . 

 Books will be available for purchase. 

Project Runway-worthy fashions are highly encouraged! 

FREE 

 RSVP: fashion@thenationalartsclub.org

Viktor Luna Presents S/S 2013 Collection at FashionXT October 10th

Project Runway Season 9 designer, Viktor Luna presented his Spring 2013 collection Wednesday night in Portland. 

 [All photos courtesy of OSI Photography]

Project Runway Designers Featured at FASHIONxt

Project Runway fans are in for a treat in Portland Oregon. October 10 - 13th as FASHIONxt features collections from Seth Aaron Henderson, Viktor Luna, Becky Ross, Josh Christensen, Gordana Gehlhausen and Michael Costello.

Highlights include:

Seth Aaron Henderson and Viktor Luna have collaborated on a collection for the opening night on October 10th.  This collaboration is made possible by the Intel Personal Cloud.  Afterward, Viktor will present his Spring 2013 Collection.

On Thursday, October 11th, Season 9 designer, Becky Ross will present her Spring 2013 Collection.

On Friday, October 12, Josh Christensen will present his Spring collection and Seth Aaron will present a collection including menswear and womenswear.

On Saturday, October 13th, Gordana Gehlhausen and Michael Costello will show their latest designs.

There are many many additional featured designers - see the full schedule here.

Please stay tuned to BPR for updates to the roster.  

Everyone is welcome at the event, tickets can be purchased here.  YAY!!!

Click here for the FASHIONxt Facebook page.

Click here for the FASHIONxt Website.

Click here for more information.

Viktor Luna Spring 2013

Project Runway Season 9 designer, Viktor Luna, presented his Spring 2013 collection on Monday.



Click here for more photos.

Click here for Viktor's website.

A New Interview with Viktor Luna

Madly Chic scored an interview with Project Runway Season 9 finalist, Viktor Luna. 


A highlight: 


What is your design aesthetic? 


Sophistication punctuated with dark sensuality and a punk rock pulse. My collection is for the woman who is empowered, elegant, and edgy. Black is the color of luxury. I always like to use black but there’s a thought process behind it. I’m not sending out just a sheer black blouse. There are a lot of details like trimming and fastenings that are missed on TV. 


I hope people see that in my work. I think forward in what’s coming and what’s going to be on trend, and I try to capture it before other people do. There’s a thought process in everything I design. I don’t just design for my pleasure; I design for people. 


Click here for the full interview.


Click here to see Viktor's indiegogo project.

Project Runway Season 9 Finalist, Viktor Luna, Prepares for Fashion Week