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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Speaking Of Jen...

Have you seen Ms. Aniston's new ad for Smart Water?












One word - Gorgeous!

- Erin Dustin

New Couples Alert!





















Jen and John?
Had some fun in the sun together recently!





















Mariah and Nick?
Reportedly engaged with a recycled ring!
Oh no he didn't...

- Erin Dustin

PEOPLE's Most Beautiful

PEOPLE has just named their 100 Most Beautiful people.

And who is the lovely lady topping the list and gracing the cover?





















"I was a tomboy. I had three brothers. I was the girl with the dress on that always came back in the house filthy with scrapes and bruises. But I was always very girly. I had to be able to twirl so that my underwear showed." - Kate Hudson (Love her!)

A few others that made the mag's coveted cut:





















Borat's leading lady Isla Fisher





















Samantha Who's Christina Applegate





















Country girl Carrie Underwood





















High schooler Vanessa Hudgens





















One of PEOPLE's Most Beautiful couples, Eva Longoria and Tony Parker. Tony says he likes his wife "best in jeans, a T-shirt and Hugs." Eva's translation, "He means Uggs." Ha, how cute!





















The cast of Gossip Girl (duh)

- Erin Dustin

From The Mailbox



First, here is a great photo of Nick Verreos and Rami Kashou at the GLAAD Media Awards Presentation in Los Angeles on April 26th.

The New York Observer weighs in on Project Runway's move to Lifetime.

The Miami Herald reports from Jay McCarroll's appearance. Don't miss the slide show.

Tim Gunn and Bravo President Lauren Zalaznick will be among the panelists discussing "What We Watch" on Sunday, May 4th at Sunday With The Magazine in NYC. Click here for more info.

Nina Garcia to Judge a New Competition....

It's not a Fashion Design Contest -

It's not a Reality Show to discover the next magazine intern -

It has nothing to do with her appearance on Ugly Betty -

Or her Blackberry -

Nina will judge a contest sponsored by YAZ to design the packaging for Birth Control Pills!

It's called the "Step Up and Go Beyond" contest and the winner will receive $10,000. The deadline is June 30th.

Tim Gunn in Albany

Regina V sends us this fabulous field report from Albany. Thank you Regina!

Hey BPR!

I had the great pleasure of meeting Tim Gunn on April 26th at Macys (Colonie Center mall) in Albany, NY. He was in town for the Macys/Liz Claiborne Mother's Day Fashion Show.

Even though the event was slated to begin at 2pm, those of us who made reservations were told to arrive at 1pm to get in line. The line seemed to grow out of nowhere as the excitement built up. After everyone was seated - was told there were 200 seats - those without reservations stood around the back and sides of the crowd. My own seat was fabulous, being on the left side of the runway itself in the second row.

The fashion show was terrific and showcased a lot of fashions that are younger and more hip for Liz Claiborne. So glad this label is moving forward to appeal to more women! Tim was gracious in offering tips for styling and accessorizing throughout the show.

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Chris March Judges The Ultimate Bridesmaid Challenge

BPR's Ace Field Reporter, Nancy T provides us with this story from the event. Thank you Nancy.


Fashion snarking from a Project Runway finalist, a world-famous established designer, and a movie star! Twenty-seven good sports parading truly atrocious dresses! A setting that any bride would kill for, complete with champagne, chocolate strawberries, pillars of pink flowers, and a lake view, but with no stress or in-laws! Sounds like Blogging Project Runway heaven.

And it was. On April 28, Fox Home Entertainment sponsored “The Ultimate Bridesmaid Challenge” to publicize the DVD release of “27 Dresses.” Brides-to-be were invited to bring and model ugly bridesmaid dresses, in the hopes of winning a $10,000 wedding dress from Kleinfeld (a NY bridal salon), a Best Buy home theater, other Best Buy merchandise, and other pricey swag. The judges were Chris March, Malin Akerman (one of the stars of the movie), and Randolph Duke (the fashion designer who resurrected the Halston label in 1996.)


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From The Mailbox

According to this interview in The Miami Herald, Veronica Webb will not be Tim Gunn's co-host in season two of "Guide to Style." No surprise there... Who will be the new co-host? Does Tim even need one?

Ricky Lizalde will be showing his designs during Escondido's Fashion Week.

Jack Mackenroth gets paired up with "Top Design" winner Matt Lorenz of all people to judge a design contest in Seattle in the latest version of Reality Worlds Collide.

According to WWD, Elle Magazine still hasn't hired a replacement for Nina Garcia. Here is the relevant paragraph:

ELLE RAISER: Though Elle and former fashion director Nina Garcia have not yet settled on the terms of their future working relationship (nor her relationship to "Project Runway," since Elle is contracted to the show through season five), the magazine elevated several staffers, including Garcia's old assistants, to fill the gap. First, Kate Lanphear, senior style and market editor who is said to be a possible successor for Garcia, has been promoted to style director. Joann Pailey, formerly senior fashion market editor, was promoted to market director. Also, Jade Frampton was elevated to a market editor and Malina Joseph has been named fashion bookings editor. A replacement for Garcia, who was fired from her position earlier this month, has not yet been appointed.

Tim Gunn Featured in NYC's "Just Ask The Locals" Campaign



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Jennifer Love Hewitt gallery

Jennifer Love Hewitt is an American celebrity, hollywood actress and singer-songwriter. She is well-known for her television and film roles in the Fox television series Party of Five, as Sarah Reeves.

Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas to Patricia Mae and Herbert Daniel Hewitt. Her parents were a speech-language pathologist and a medical technician respectively. After the divorce of her parents, Hewitt and her only sibling, Todd Hewitt, were brought up by her mother. Hewitt is an honorary godparent of the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund. Hewitt began dating Scottish actor Ross McCall in January 2006 after he made an appearance on Ghost Whisperer. In November 2007, while on vacation in Hawaii, they became engaged. She has also dated singer-guitarist John Mayer, talk show host Carson Daly, actor/model Kip Pardue, writer Chris Benson, singer-songwriter Rich Cronin and actor Will Friedle.

Name: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Birth place: 21-02-1979
Birth place: Waco, Texas, U.S.A.
Profession: actress, singer-songwriter
Years active: 1985 ─ present

madonna pics and wallpaper gallery

Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and hollywood actress. She has been dubbed the "Material Girl" and "Queen of Pop" by the media. Madonna was born in Bay City, Michigan to Madonna Louise and Silvio "Tony" P. Ciccone. Madonna is the third of six children; her siblings are Martin, Anthony, Paula, Christopher and Melanie.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Madonna dated Dan Gilroy. In the early 1980s, she also dated her collaborator Stephen Bray. In 1985, Madonna began dating actor Sean Penn and married him later that year.They were officially divorced in September 1989. Madonna began a highly publicized relationship with Warren Beatty while working on the film Dick Tracy early in 1989. In late 1990, Madonna dated Tony Ward. Their relationship ended by early 1991, and Madonna later began an eight-month relationship with rapper Vanilla Ice and also dated basketball player Dennis Rodman in the mid 1990s. In September 1994, Madonna met fitness trainer Carlos Leon who became her personal trainer and lover. On October 14, 1996, Madonna gave birth to Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon in Los Angeles, California. The couple ended their relationship in 1997. Madonna then began dating Andy Bird. On August 11, 2000,Madonna gave birth to a son, Rocco John Ritchie in Los Angeles, California, with Guy Ritchie, whom she had met in 1999. On December 22, 2000, Madonna and Ritchie were married in Scotland.

Name: Madonna Louise Ciccone
Nick name: Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Ritchie, Madonna
Birth date: 16-08-1958
Birth Place: Bay City, Michigan, United States
Genre(s): dance,electronica,Pop,dance-pop
profession: Singer,musician,songwriter,film producer,record producer, fashion designer, dancer, author, actress


Monday, April 28, 2008

Baby Mama In Real Life

Amy Poehler's gonna be a baby mama!

Poehler and hubby Will Arnett announced that they are expecting!

The comedic couple are due in the fall.

Congrats!

- Erin Dustin

Preview of Ugly Betty with Christian Siriano and Nina Garcia

Annie's Side Of The Story

“I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted. Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together, and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful.” - Annie Leibovitz

- Erin Dustin

A Rami Kashou Design on the Red Carpet



This is the lovely actress Nazanin Boniadi who is in the new Iron Man movie. She is wearing a Rami Kashou design to the UK Charity Premiere.

There is a clip of her red carpet arrival at about 4:57.

Miley Apologizes


Due to recent photos that have found its way across the web as well as her sudden embarrassment over her recent semi-topless photo shoot (Billy Ray and mom Tish were in attendance as well as other Miley family members/supporters) for famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, teen queen Miley Cyrus has issued this statement to PEOPLE:

"My goal in my music and my acting is always to make people happy. For Vanity Fair, I was so honored and thrilled to work with Annie [Leibovitz]. I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed."

I don't know, but if she was going to feel this much remorse over the whole situation, maybe she shouldn't have done it in the first place, but that's just me...Becoming a star has its price.

- Erin Dustin

Introducing Georgina Sparks

Who's "G?"

I think our whos, whats, wheres, and whys will (hopefully) be answered soon enough!

Gossip Girl tonight!

xoxo

- Erin Dustin

Ask The Fashion Professor



Dear Professor,

Do you know anything about the "Shoe Star" competition? Isn't it based at FIT? What do you think of the designers?

Sincerely,
Shoe Lover


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Eleven Minutes in Miami

Long-time BPR and recapper, Shawn L sends us this fabulous field report from Miami - thanks Shawn!



Hey BPR!

I had a really great time yesterday seeing Eleven Minutes and Jay McCarroll's fashion show afterwards at the Dorset Hotel in South Beach. I brought along my friends Aly and Jay. We all thought the film was really funny and did a great job at showing a whole other side of the fashion industry that Project Runway would never touch on. Jay McCarroll is naturally hilarious and his designing abilities are amazing. Seeing the process of having his sketches turn into real life outfits was eye opening.


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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Jay McCarroll & Eleven Minutes in Toronto

Click here for a Q&A with Jay McCarroll and co-directors Michael Selditch and Rob Tate at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto talking about the documentary 'Eleven Minutes.'

Weekend News

One of our own BPRs is the winner of the tickets to "Eleven Mintues" in Miami tonight. Congratulations, Shawn, and please send photos!

Tickets to the show are still available.

Rami Kashou will appear on HSN's "Scoop Style" on May 15th at 1:30 am - 2:00 am and 10:00pm - 12:00am.

Rami has designed an exclusive dress for the event which will be available in black, rich peacock, lime pop, and vintage sea foam for $280.00.

BPR will post more details as they become available.

Last year, the Scoop Style event featured a design by Uli Herzner, which quickly sold out.

Here is something fun - Check out Shoe Star. It is a contest to find the next great shoe designer. The challenges are fun and the episodes are only a few minutes long.

Click here for the "Sketch" challenge.

Click here for the "Green" challenge.

Do you have a favorite?

Friday, April 25, 2008

BPR Podcast with Malan Breton

Malan Breton is busier than ever!

Malan will be at the Live Out Loud Gala on Monday, April 28th, and is also providing a silent auction item.

He will also be at the "A Caring Hand" Fundraiser Gala.

Malan is also working on his Resort Collection, designing accessories, and plans to introduce menswear very soon!

He also answers your excellent and intriguing questions.

Click here to listen to the podcast.

This weekend, Malan will be showing some of his designs at the Chinese Mei Society. Here is a promotional clip - look for a glimpse of Malan.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

From The Mailbox


Chris March has created a red-carpet-worthy dress for "Cry-Baby" producer Elan McAllister. Read more here. Thanks Eric, Sabrina and Bruce.

Speaking of Chris, iVillage has info about an "Ugliest Bridesmaid Dress" contest and Chris March will be one of the judges!

Click here for an interview with Jay McCarroll in The Toronto Star.

Questions for Malan Breton?

Our next podcast will be with the always-debonair Malan Breton. Please submit your questions for Malan to Team BPR. Thanks everyone!

Tim Gunn in Louisville



BPR Field Reporter Ashley R sends us this great report. Thanks Ashley!

I went to the Tim Gunn event here in Louisville on Saturday, and had a great time. I was really impressed with how organized it was. Everyone working the event was great and seemed to be very happy to be there.


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