BPR Interview with Ashley Nell Tipton

Project Runway Season 14 winner, Ashley Nell Tipton talks about her experience on the show.

A highlight:

BPR:  What has been the best thing about winning?

ANT:  Just being able to share this with my family and friends.  They have been in this with me and have always supported me and now they share in the win.  

BPR:  Which is your favorite look from your finale collection?

ANT:  The purple lace two-piece dress.  Of course I loved every look so it is hard to choose.

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Click here to see Ashley's Finale Collection.

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Thank you Ashley!

BPR Interview with Sean Kelly

Project Runway Season 13 Champion, Sean Kelly talks about his experience on the show and about his plans for the future.

A highlight:

BPR:  Did you watch the previous seasons of Project Runway?

SK:  Yes, going all the way back to season one actually.  I watched in New Zealand it was one of my favorite shows.  It's kind of surreal to find myself a contestant and now a winner!

BPR:  Going in to the finale, did you feel like the favorite?

SK:  No.  I felt that we all presented such different and strong collections that I didn't feel there was any "divide" between the designers.  I did not see that there was any clear winner.

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Click here to see Sean's Finale Collection.

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Thank you Sean!

"Ten Questions" With Dom Streater

Project Runway Season 12 Champion, Dom Streater answers ten questions for NBC10 Philadelphia.

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What was the best advice you got from the judges and what did you win? 

The judges were a lot of fun. Heidi Klum shared with us to just have fun with fashion and make fashions that are fun to wear. I always kept that in mind when I was designing. (Dom won a prize package worth a half a million dollars, including $150,000 to begin her fashion collection and a 2014 Lexus, not bad). It was very hard to keep my win a secret. I would get asked all the time. I can’t tell you, I'd say, you have to watch to find out. At the same time, it was nice to keep people guessing. I could not talk to anybody. We didn’t have cell phones. The show was filmed in Manhattan at Parsons. It could have been in China.

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Project Runway Season 12 Champion, Dom Streater, on Good Day Philadelphia

BPR Interview with Michelle Lesniak Franklin

Project Runway Season 11 Champion, Michelle Lesniak Franklin talks about her experience on the show.

A highlight:

BPR:  I was at the show and watched all eight collections.  When it was over, the piece that stood out most in my mind was your heart sweater.  Any plans to put it into production?

MLF:  I wish I could but I don't own it....

BPR:  ????  Weinstein????

MLF:  Yes.

BPR:  You could probably sell a thousand of them today....

MLF:  Probably a million.

BPR:  Yes, I love that Joe helped you.  He is so talented!  Please tell us about the process, how much instruction did you give him?

MLF:  Joe is amazing and he is one of the people that I wanted to work with, but we didn't have the chance to work together on the show.  So afterward, I called him on the phone and we talked about some ideas.  I sent him sketches of the wolf and the heart, color swatches and the actual pattern pieces of the shapes of the pieces, the sleeves, the front and back panels...  Then he sent back a sample and then "Oh let's change this and that..." and we made some adjustments and then he made it up.  It is a computerized knitting machine.  It came to me a flat pieces and I sewed it up.

I had no idea how the process worked.  It was fascinating.

We are definitely planning to collaborate on some projects in the future.

BPR:  Oh please keep us posted.

MLF:  I certainly will.

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Congratulations, Michelle!

BPR Interview with Anthony Ryan Auld

Anthony Ryan wins Project Runway All Stars Season Two!

Anthony Ryan talks to BPR about his All-Star experience.

A highlight:

BPR: Last week we saw the couture challenge where Josh was eliminated. This week we saw him turn down the opportunity to assist you. How much time actually elapsed between these two scenes?

ARA: It was literally five hours. He had five hours of sleep and then everyone was called back to the set. It shows what a great friend he is. He knew that he really wouldn't be able to give his "all." He wanted someone else who would give 100%. That's a true friend. I could see it in his face, but I had to ask him.

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Thank you Ryan!

BPR Interview With Dmitry Sholokhov

Project Runway Season 10 Champion, Dmitry Sholokhov talks about his experience on the show.

A highlight:  

BPR: Dmitry, our readers chose you as their favorite and we also felt you should have won the Avant Garde, the Rockettes, the HP, the Lord & Taylor and the Marie-Claire challenges. 

DS: That is so exciting! Thank you! 

BPR: Did you feel like an underdog going in to the finale? 

DS: For most of the season, I felt like I was ignored by the judges, so, I didn't really get the attention that I might have deserved, but of course I got my revenge in the end. 

BPR: We didn't see the model casting - what do you look for in a model? 

DS: For this particular show, since we were so rushed, I was looking for proportions. I needed her to fit into the dress. That was major. Then of course, strong faces. Strong but feminine.

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Click here to see Dmitry's finale collection.

Thank you Dmitry!

BPR Interview with Project Runway All Star Champion, Mondo Guerra

Mondo Guerra shares his All-Star experience.

A highlight:

BPR: What kind of designs can we expect to find in your Neiman Marcus boutiques?

MG: Well it is going to be very true and honest to my aesthetic that the viewers of Project Runway have grown to know. Of course there will be lots of prints and color…I mean it is going to be very wearable, let's say that - very edgy and wearable.

BPR: Will you be involved in the casting of season 10?

MG: Yes I will.

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Thank you Mondo!

BPR Interview with Project Accessory Champion, Brian Burkhardt

Brian Burkhardt was strong all season and consistently produced memorable and creative pieces. The judges loved his unexpected and unique designs and Brian emerged the very first Project Accessory Champion. Congratulations!

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You can also purchase his sale pieces here.

Thank you Brian!

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