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The Week in DVR: Edward Norton is a Rock Star! Plus, Project Runway Finale, Penelope Cruz and The Notebook

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:29:26 -0500

Monday: House

It’s been interesting to watch the writers on this show try different things to see if they can breathe new life into a program that is plagued by complaints that it's the same week to week. We understand the argument--there tends to be a fairly unbreakable formula (strange patient and symptoms/three or four wrong diagnoses/almost death/cured by the brilliance of Dr. House in the last three to four minutes). That said, eat...

The Week in DVR: Anna Wintour Is On Dave! Plus, Models, The Brat Pack, And Daniel Day-Lewis

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:10:03 -0400

Monday: Late Night With David Letterman

We just can’t wait to see how the big guy handles his lead guest: Anna Wintour. The ever-elegant and chilly editor in chief of Vogue is mysterious, terrifyingly powerful and—even with magazines gasping for existence—as close to royalty in certain publishing circles as you are going to get. But with the release of the documentary The September Issue, a behind-the-curtains look at how the fashion...

The Week in DVR: Project Runway (Finally) Returns! Plus, Michael Cera Acts Adorable, Lindsay Lohan Was A Mean Girl

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:45:04 -0400

Monday: Glenn Martin, DDS
Once upon a time, Michael Eisner was the chief executive at the Walt Disney Company and one of the most powerful men in the world. Now, he’s executive-producing a cartoon for Nick at Nite. What a world! At least the cartoon in question, Glenn Martin, DDS, looks like it could be pretty funny. Starring the vocal talents of Kevin Nealon and Catherine O’Hara (why hasn't anyone thought of hooking...

Gen Art Benefit Co-opted by MTV; Is No Party Safe From 'Reality' Cams?

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:15:39 -0400

Although Gen Art's 15th Anniversary benefit on the spacious 11th floor of 7 West 34th Street was admittedly thrown as a last-ditch effort to save the floundering organization, the mood was hardly desperate!

First to arrive was lovely New Zealand native Rebecca Taylor, with father in tow. The designer was wearing one of her own creations, a blue jumpsuit—“It covers all your sins! You don’t shave your legs—put on...

At Bravo Upfront: Gym Makeovers, Celebrity Florists, New York Preppies, High-Strung Photographers, Supermodels, Kelly Cutrone, Miami Narcissists, and Fiction

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:39:32 -0400

"We're in a hyperbolic type space, which is fitting despite the market conditions," said Lauren Zalaznick.

It was Tuesday morning and Ms. Zalaznick, the overseer of various NBC Universal cable lifestyle channels, was standing in an ornate banquet hall at the Russian Tea Room, kicking off Bravo’s annual upfront presentation to reporters.

Over the next hour and a half, a conga line of Bravo executives talked up the channel's strong performance...

What Does Lifetime Mean For the Fate of Project Runway?

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:19:19 -0400

So, great news! After a year of what has seemed like needlessly complicated lawsuits and negotiations, Project Runway has finally untangled itself enough to get an airdate on Lifetime this summer for its already-completed sixth season. We don’t really care so much about the details of the whos and whys and hows this all-popular show ended up in court (but if you’re interested, here’s a pretty good explanation). What we’re worried about is, will...

Licensed to Kilt! Sean Connery Bequeaths His Bare-Leggedness to Ed Westwick

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:25:00 -0400

Country singer Kellie Pickler is a bit of a skirt chaser.

“I think it’s sexy,” the platinum blond 22-year-old former American Idol contestant told the Daily Transom. “I think it’s great. Real men wear kilts!”

Ladies, not so much! Ms. Pickler wore a non-plaid Gwen Russell-designed red gown to the “Dressed to Kilt” fashion show, organized by the Friends of Scotland and hosted by the hilly country’s reigning king,...

Sara Vilkomerson's Guide To This Week's Movies: Fashion Victim

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:06:35 -0500

Has anyone else noticed that Project Runway tends to be the acceptable exception for reality show snobs who usually sniff at such things? An it’s-O.K.-to-watch-this-it’s-about-talent-not-drama rationale has made the (former) Bravo show increasingly popular since it first aired in 2004. Jay McCarroll, the winner of that debut season, set a high bar when it came to contestant personality; he was a sharp-tongued and innovative designer who made cool-looking clothes while also being hilarious and...

Fashion Roundup: Christian Louboutin Sends Heels Higher; Peter Som Leaves Bill Blass; Harvey Weinstein Counter-Sues Bravo

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:58:54 -0400

Christian Louboutin has announced that he will create the first 8-inch high heel that exists outside of the fetish world. [Guardian]

Heidi Klum's three children get regular coaching lessons in soccer from David Beckham and in tennis from Roger Federer. [Vogue UK]

Designer Peter Som confirmed that he is departing as the creative director of Bill Blass. [WWD]

In April, Bravo filed a lawsuit against the Weinstein Company to prevent Project Runway from going...

Fashion Roundup: 'Project Runway' Delayed; Sacha Baron Cohen's Fashion Mockumentary; Donatella Versace at the Whitney

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:35:49 -0400

The sixth season of Project Runway will be delayed until NBC and Lifetime can resolve their differences in court. [LA Times via The Cut]

The "appearances" that Sacha Baron Cohen made at Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks as a character named "Bruno" were for footage for his next mockumentary about the fashion world. [WWD]

The economy has caused some retail buyers to cut their spring orders 15 to 20 percent after seeing the runways....

Fashion Roundup: Project Runway in Limbo; Nina Garcia Steps on Some Toes; Charlotte Ronson's Biggest Fashion Mistake

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:15:12 -0400

Project Runway is being blocked from moving to Lifetime; Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn do a celebratory chest bump. [NY Times]

"This is insane. I just stepped on someone," Nina Garcia said to Tinsley Mortimer as the two exited the Dior show in Paris. [FWD]

Charlotte Ronson's biggest fashion mistake was cutting her hair short like her sister, Samantha, when she was 13 years old; Kirsten Dunst said that since she's young, she's supposed...

Reality Stars Feel at Home at Michael Kors, But What About the Clothes? "I Loved It," Says His Mama

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:48:30 -0400

At Michael Kors' 10 a.m. fashion show Wednesday, Blake Lively was the obligatory Gossip Girl representative on hand, looking maddeningly fresh. Several seats down, Heidi Klum, Rachel Zoe and actress Joy Bryant chummed it up, snapping pictures and covered their mouths when they spoke to each other (the better to avoid their comments being printed in stories like this one?).

This being a Michael Kors show, almost everyone in the fashion industry who...

'Traitor' Premiere: New Show for 'Project Runway' Alums; 'It's Kanye!' Says Estelle; Jesse Williams' Traveling Pants Secrets

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:40:14 -0400

On Thursday evening, Kevin Christiana, a Project Runway Season Four veteran, watched as the principal cast of Traitor celebrated the New York premiere of their film at the Fillmore at Irving Plaza. Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, and Saïd Taghmaoui squeezed onto a pair of plush red couches with Jeffrey Nachmanoff, who is making his directorial debut. The Daily Transom wouldn't have pegged Mr. Christina as a fan of international adventure thrillers about counter-espionage operations,...

Fashion Roundup: Gisele Bundchen Makes a Calendar; Roberto Cavalli Segways Through Saint-Tropez

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:44:58 -0400

Halston, the '70s-tastic label revived last year by Jimmy Choo designer Tamara Mellon and movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, has announced that it will show at the Museum of Modern Art during fashion week, even though designer Marco Zanini departed from the label recently. [FWD]

Model Agyness Deyn and her boyfriend, Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., wear matching shoes. [Jezebel]

Project Runway is suddenly not looking like an automatic hit, as the contestants...

Nina Garcia Already Settling In at Marie Claire

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:23:16 -0400

Nina Garcia, who's still technically employed by Elle through the fifth season of Project Runway, has reportedly moved into her Marie Claire office and has begun working on projects, reports Women's Wear Daily.

But Ms. Garcia's co-workers at the magazine are already apparently displeased with her demands as she began organizing for fashion shoots in the January issue. According to WWD, "sources said Garcia’s requests for high-end designer wares to be featured in fashion...