Friday, February 08, 2008

Project Runway wraps its finals at Bryant Park

Models Tyson Beckford, left, Niki Taylor, second left, and Project Runway judges Nina Garcia, Michael Kors, Victoria Beckham and Heidi Klum attend Bravo Networks "Project Runway" final runway show during Fashion Week, Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

NEW YORK (AP) — For Victoria Beckham, there was a clear winner at the "Project Runway" show Friday at New York Fashion Week. But she wasn't telling who. Beckham is a guest judge for the two-part finale, which airs Feb. 27 and March 5. "That one person really made me smile," Beckham said. "Everything I saw, I would wear myself." Five remaining contestants presented collections Friday to a celebrity-studded audience at the Bryant Park tents. ....Only three collections will be televised on Bravo, but producers want to avoid giving a hint of who the finalists are. Christian Siriano, the contestant fans love to hate, was a tent favorite with an avant-garde collection playing with feathers, oversized ruffles and curvy blazers with wide shoulders and flared hips. Rami Kashou focused on beautiful dresses, using softly layered draping, ruffles and a checkerboard weave. Models were styled as goddesses for the collection he said "celebrates women." Jillian Lewis showed standout coats — one with a wide collar in metallic herringbone, and another with cut-outs in the elbows and a ruffled hem showing a peek of red. Chris March, the costume designer and fan favorite, went for high drama with velvet, beading and brocade. He also showed his sense of humor with his use of a hair-like fringe and a flowing halter dress embossed with the image of the Mona Lisa. Kathleen "Sweet P" Vaughn had a very wearable collection, playing with trends seen elsewhere this Fashion Week of mustard yellow, purple and exposed zippers. A green-gold tiered dress and long coat were standouts. "It's going to be very, very hard for us to judge them today," said host Heidi Klum....Outside the tents, a fan approached the show's fashion guru, Tim Gunn, with his own signature line: "Did they make it work?" He smiled and answered, "Yes."




2 comments:

Anonymous said...

5 guys are showing? Why 5? Couldn't they wait to do the final show live?

Johnny

Nicole said...

yeah, it's so odd. i wonder if they do this every year? or for some reason they weren't ready by the time fashion week came along. just odd.