Showing posts with label project runway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label project runway. Show all posts

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Spring 2012 Coverage: Collection Awards










Best Gowns- Naeem Khan

Best Decade Inspiration- Ralph Lauren

Best Boxy- Reed Krakoff

Best Pretty- Nina Ricci

Best Sporty w/ a Twist- Alexander Wang

Best Bright Colors- Peter Som

Best Monotone- Cushnie et Ochs

Best Metallic- Diesel

Best Runway Backdrop- DKNY

Best Commerical Appeal- J.Crew

Best Concept- Kimberly Ovitz

Best Causal-Wear- Nicholas K

Best Novice- J.W Anderson

Best Luxury- St.John

Best Pants- Theory

Most "Me"- Karen Walker

Best Use of Prints- Michael Angel

Most Red-Carpet- Zac Posen

Best Geometric- David Koma

Best Theme- Giles

Most on Trend- Johnathan Saunders

Most Interesting Use of Layers- Richard Nicolli

Best Sheer- Alberta Ferretti

Most Cheeky- Blumarine

Most Unique- Commuun

Best "Farewell"- D&G

Best Styling- DSquared

Best Veteran- Fendi

Best Romantic- Luisa Beccaria

Best Hair- Versace

Best Dark- A.F Vandevorst

Most Playful- Carven

Best Fantasy- Manish Arora

Most Dynamic- Paco Rabanne

Most Chic- Dolce & Gabbana

Best Shoes- Altuzarra

Best NYC-Prabal Gurung

Best London- Antonio Beradi

Best Milan- Gabriele Colangelo

Best Paris- Chanel

Best Overall- Viktor & Rolf

(photos: style.com)

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Project Runway: My Favorite Past Designers

Season 1- Jay McCarroll



Known for:

Winning the first season, grunge chic layering, use of color and print, off the wall concepts, his colorful shades and bread, being big bold and fabulous.


Season 1- Austin Scarlett



Known for:

His awesome name, hair and old lady style, Victorian references, pageant queen fashion, starring with Satino on Lifetime's show "On the Road with Austin and Santino"


Season 2- David Vosovic



Known for:

Sporty geometrics, his beautiful dress made from flowers, his geeky cool style, being the fan favorite


Season 2- Santino Rice



Known for:

His huge personality, his spot-on Tim Gunn impressions (funniest episode ever), lander-hosen chic lingerie design, being the other half of "On the Road with Austin and Santino"


Season 3- Jeffery Sebelia



Known for:

Winning his season, rock and roll glam with a flirty twist looks, being hated on by Laura Bennett who accused him of cheating, his weird neck tattoos, currently rocking a 70's mustache (ewww)



Season 3- Uli Herzner



Known for:

Big bright Miami prints, flowy maxi dresses, having an adorable accent, her lustworthy style sense and laid back vibe, being the peace maker of her season



Season 4- Christian Siriano



Known for:

Winning his season and being the most successful Runway contestant to date, being soo young with such great talent, dramatic and voluminous designs, his affordable Payless shoe collection, coining the term "that's fierce" (sorry Tyra Banks), his flat ironed hair

Season 4- Jillian Lewis



Known for:

Amazing knits, 70's meet city chic style, having covetable curly hair, her own fab outfits during the show, keeping her cool (for the most part), always surprising Nina (in a good way)


Season 5- Jerrell Scott



Known for:

His muscle tanks, vintage quirky designs, keeping it real in the workroom, making season villainess Kenley look like Britney Spears (in the good ol' days)


Season 5- Leanne Marshall



Known for:

Her breathtaking winning collection inspired by ocean waves, cute nerdy sensibility, failing to be a hip hop gangster in the music genre challenge, that amazing mini dress made out of car parts (see above)


Season 6- Carol Hannah



Known for:

Being the only contestant in this failure of a season (it took place in LA not NYC) that I actually liked, crushing on fellow designer Logan (he was Kurt Cobain dreamy), making cute wearable dresses


Season 7- Seth Aaron



Known for:

Winning his season with flying colors (almost literally), graphic punk rock prints and style, his neck ties and gelled hair do's, being hard core with a heart


Season 8- Mondo Guerra



Known for:

Winning his seaso....oh no whoops he didn't, petty miss Gretchen Jones did grr, his fabulous mix matched prints, bow ties and geek glasses, "coming out" on national television before telling his parents, simply being nice and adorable Mondo


(photos: bravotv.com, mylifetime.com)