tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35531410824872667362024-02-17T03:48:31.062-05:00Project RunwayWho's in? Who's out? Follow Season 5 of "Project Runway"Anne Bratskeirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04453017333871307471noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553141082487266736.post-3161504179436888592009-04-21T18:39:00.001-04:002009-04-21T18:41:30.197-04:00Hurry, Project Runway is casting now for season 7Wannabe fashion designers – here’s your shot. Project Runway is casting for season 7 right now and the deadline is, eeks, April 30. We caught up with Alissa Haight Carlton, the supervising casting director for the show who told us they are looking for, “Talent, talent, talent. That is what matters most. Of course, we need to have a mix of personalities and maintain diversity on all levels too, but first and foremost, they have to have talent.”<br /><br />There’s a whole auditioning process, that you can read all about at <a href="http://www.bunim-murray.com/index.php?session=casting&id=17" target=0>bunim-murray.com</a>.<br /><br />Among other things, you need a portfolio and an audition tape. And here’s a little word to the wise from Carlton. “We want people to be themselves and not to put on a show or pretend to be something they’re not. From a fashion perspective, we want them to show us what they have.”<br /><br />If you make this cut, you are "in" for one of five closed casting calls in Seattle, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta where you’ll be judged by a panel of three including our fave Tim Gunn.<br /><br />Sew get on it, designers. Lovers of the show will be happy to hear that season 6 will finally begin airing on August 20 on Lifetime after a prolonged legal dispute with Bravo. Mighty Heidi and company will all be there, but this time around, it’s filmed in LA. We shall reserve judgement. – Anne Bratskeir<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.digg.com">
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Bravo, Bravo. <br /><br />The four finalists, Jerell, Kenley, Korto and Leanne, are sent home with an $8,000 budget and two months time to create their own collections, which, Heidi dictates, must include a wedding gown that represents them as a designer. Tim Gunn visits each one, and quite frankly, is more charming, more diplomatic, more helpful and more informed on his issues than any candidate for president we’ve seen buzzing around lately. At Korto’s home in Arkansas, he sweetly engages her shy daughter and seems enchanted by Korto’s African drumming. In Portland, he warns Leanne that her wedding dress might miss, and then, despite his formal demeanor, rides a bicycle built for two with her, and (heavens) sits on the grass. With Jerell, he counsels that the overwrought collection has a “lot of look,” and then mingles easily with Jerell’s friends and family who are obviously nervous. His greatest feat may have occurred in Brooklyn, where he meets with Kenley, who has been incredibly rude to him. Here, he leaves it all behind, encouraging and praising her. And then, before the going gets really tough, he sheds tears – he’s embarrassed but tells them all, “I care deeply about each of you.” And you believe him. This is an extraordinarily graceful and gracious person. He’d be an asset in the White House.<br /><br />Okay, so back to the show. The kids think they’re home free but alas, there’s one more challenge… make a bridesmaid’s dress to go with the wedding dress. Leanne, who totally redid her collection’s wedding dress, aces it with a pale turquoise and cream short strapless number that repeats her wave motif at the top. The judges are swooning. Kenley, too, does a fabulous job. Her navy blue poufy mini dress is the perfect combo with her “crazy good,” as Heidi puts it, feathered wedding dress. Jerell’s stuff – scary – we told you once before – too tricked out, including some styling errors such as “a flower pot growing out of her head,” says Michael Kors. We didn’t much like Korto’s gown either – over-pleated and kind of bulbous or her bridesmaid’s dress…Banana Republic sale rack.<br /><br />Allow us, for one brief moment, to gloat…we called it…Jerell goes, the women dominate. And now, we’ll go out on a limb. We think it comes down to Leanne and Kenley, and we think that Leanne will take it all. Stay tuned.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.digg.com">
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And turning Korto Momolu into a country gal? C'mon. <br /><br />But I digress. Back to the show.<br /><br />Here's a look at the pairings and the genre and our thoughts:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DOld9DLPJb4/SNsIq8i2_JI/AAAAAAAAAMw/eecOAaqFLOo/s1600-h/rate_511_leanne.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DOld9DLPJb4/SNsIq8i2_JI/AAAAAAAAAMw/eecOAaqFLOo/s320/rate_511_leanne.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249799324530310290" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kenley for Leanne - Hip-Hop</span><br /><br />I think guest judge <a href="http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities_blog/2008/09/video_ll_cool_js_new_clothing.html">LL Cool J</a> said it best when he tried to cover up from laughing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrSNzSkvi70" target=0>his swagger off</a> as <a href="http://projectrunway-newsday.blogspot.com/search/label/leanne%20marshall">Leanne</a> made her trip down the runway with some wannabe hip-hop outfit and a wannabe <a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g47/ritzp/saltnpepahotcoolvicious.jpg" target=0>old-school Pepa hairdo.</a> Those high-waisted jeans -- called "Mom jeans" by LL Cool J, "the most unflattering pants I've ever seen in my life" by Heidi Klum and "just God awful" by me -- looked um, well, I think LL, Heidi and I explained it perfectly. The leather jacket was nice, but as someone who grew up in the so-called "Hip Hop Generation," it was absolutely nothing close to anything resembling hip or hop. <br /><br clear=all><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DOld9DLPJb4/SNsI1QSEa3I/AAAAAAAAAM4/sbbzxXoEAg4/s1600-h/rate_511_korto.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DOld9DLPJb4/SNsI1QSEa3I/AAAAAAAAAM4/sbbzxXoEAg4/s320/rate_511_korto.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249799501627288434" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Leanne for Korto - Country </span><br /><br />The pink top was nice, as was the skirt that hugged the patoot and flared out at the bottom. Other than the cowboy boots and the neckwear accessory, Leanne's country outfit was made for walking . . . back into the design room.<br /><br clear=all><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DOld9DLPJb4/SNsI91iPSDI/AAAAAAAAANA/nPqqnrjOUOE/s1600-h/rate_511_kenley.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DOld9DLPJb4/SNsI91iPSDI/AAAAAAAAANA/nPqqnrjOUOE/s320/rate_511_kenley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249799649066174514" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jerell for Kenley - Pop</span><br /><br /><a href="http://projectrunway-newsday.blogspot.com/search/label/jerell%20scott">Jerell</a> nailed this challenge and had a legitimate gripe when not winning, not that he griped at all -- at least not on camera. The fishnet top and silver cups covering the goods combined with a mad short bottom and a blue short vest was quite cool. And all the way pop star. Jerell had <a href="http://projectrunway-newsday.blogspot.com/search/label/kenley%20collins">Kenley</a> looking like Ashlee Simpson impersonating Britney Spears trying out for the Pussycat Dolls, making it to the final cut before losing and then trying out for Danity Kane. Yes, that's a good thing.<br /><br clear=all><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DOld9DLPJb4/SNsJJh01n0I/AAAAAAAAANI/-vsWdEA0y60/s1600-h/rate_511_suede.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DOld9DLPJb4/SNsJJh01n0I/AAAAAAAAANI/-vsWdEA0y60/s320/rate_511_suede.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249799849933905730" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Korto for Suede - Punk</span><br /><br />Great pants. "I think it's right on the money," my boy <a href="http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities_blog/2008/09/top_5_thursday_ll_cool_j_songs.html">LL Cool J</a> said of Korto's work. She did a brilliant job of bleaching the pants. Can't really argue her victory on this challenge since she pretty much nailed the punk look for Suede. <br /><br clear=all><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DOld9DLPJb4/SNsJSRC5WtI/AAAAAAAAANQ/5meRRC_0YQA/s1600-h/rate_511_jerell.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DOld9DLPJb4/SNsJSRC5WtI/AAAAAAAAANQ/5meRRC_0YQA/s320/rate_511_jerell.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249800000048290514" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Suede for Jerell - Rock 'n Roll</span><br /><br />Not altogether sure what went on here. <a href="http://projectrunway-newsday.blogspot.com/search/label/Suede">Suede</a> made some sort of pants and a shirt that still baffles me. The vest was supposedly rock 'n roll, but after seeing this whole thing move down the runway, I started thinking, "Hmmm, I wonder what <a href="http://projectrunway-newsday.blogspot.com/search/label/stella%20zotis">Stella Zotis</a> is throwing at the television as she watches this episode."<br /><br /><br clear=all><br /><i>- La Monica</i><br /><br />Photos from <a href="http://www.BravoTV.com/runway" target=0>BravoTV.com/runway</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.digg.com">
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