We received this brief video about Vincent Libretti who designed the dress of Leanza Cornett for the 70th Academy Awards. This clip shows her giving him credit for the gown.
(Click on the arrow to view the video.)
We asked Vincent about it and this is what he tells us:
I was asked to make the gown by NBC they actually purchased it from me, in turn LEANZA liked it so much she wound up purchasing it from NBC.
vincent
We continue to enjoy learning more about the talented Season 3 designers and their past design work.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Justin Couture's PR Recap - Episode 6
Back from his vacation we offer up again BPR's guest writer, Justin Couture. We warn you that his recaps contain more than your minimum daily requirement for snark!
Episode 6 or 'Dressed for Stress'
It's a new day at the Atlas and while Michael grooms his already perfection self, I realize that he not only was actually in last week's episode, he WON IT WHILE I WAS AWAY. Newly motivated, he and Robert, wearing manpris, leave their apartment. We hear Vincent ramble on about Bradley and his 401K and In-no-va-tion; I think I might have blacked out a little from his voice because I wake up in a pool of my caramel macchiato feeling strangely refreshed. Alison shows Uli her nearly-empty anti-stress lotion and I really want to know the brand so that I can dash to Sephora and purchase it because I(!) FEEL(!) STRESS! Sorry. But, the lotion isn't sponsored so I'm out of luck. The ladies leave for Parsons ready for a new challenge and I switch to a potentially less stressing pomegranate chai.
At Parsons Heidi walks out in a WTF outfit and I drop my chai because Guy Macy managed once again to dress her in serious head-to-toe fug. Michael not-surprisingly keeps Nazri, who it seems can actually smile(!) and Katie is out. Then Heidi tells them that they've been having it easy lately and for a moment I fear that Guy Macy will step out to dress the remaining designers as the rest of Fleetwood Mac to go along with her homage to Rhiannon (thanks, Project Rungay for that reference). Michael says to the camera that they haven't been easy and Alison says she feels like she's been working for months. Then Robert mentions absurd stress and I want that lotion and my spilled chai and maybe a mani/pedi/massage. Then she tells them that Tim will show them how tough it's going to get tomorrow.
The next morning at the Atlas Tim knocks on the doors of the designers way too early to tell them to get ready and to have no open-toed shoes. When Tim tells this to Vincent for some reason I was imaging Kayne wearing some sort of peek-a-boo slingbacks. Don't ask why. We see scenes of them getting ready including some bad imagery of Vincent's love-handles which causes me more stress. Alison tells Laura "it's a good thing you're wearing your riding outfit in case it's horses" and I find myself a little disappointed in seeing Laura in the same-old breeches/Hermes boots combo. She should have mixed it up with some jodphurs paired with hunt boots because you know she has them.
They get in the van and next thing you know they are in Jersey. While Laura tells us that this part of New Jersey looks bad, Alison mentions humming the theme from the Sopranos and once again I'm back to having theme envy. They pull up at some sort of loading dock and I've a fantasy going on in which they give a group of wayward longshoremen makeovers. But instead this door opens to my worst nightmare ... mountains of trash so I think maybe they are in the home of some obsessive compulsive person that can't throw away a lifetime of TV Guides. Robert doesn't want to work with trash and already I'm worried that the kooky hat potential for Vincent has just gone way up.
Tim, looking strangely hot in a vivid yellow hard hat (I'm kind of getting a Village People vibe from him), tells the designers that they are going to 'source' recycled materials for a garment. After a short speech about garbage (which was the perfect opportunity to refresh my chai so I heard none of it), Tim tells them they have 30 minutes to shove stuff into containers. Michael says that they have to 'think outside the box' so I'm hopeful that Angela won't be sending a frock fashioned out of Lean Cuisine containers with signature rosettes down the runway.
Click here to continue to read.
Episode 6 or 'Dressed for Stress'
It's a new day at the Atlas and while Michael grooms his already perfection self, I realize that he not only was actually in last week's episode, he WON IT WHILE I WAS AWAY. Newly motivated, he and Robert, wearing manpris, leave their apartment. We hear Vincent ramble on about Bradley and his 401K and In-no-va-tion; I think I might have blacked out a little from his voice because I wake up in a pool of my caramel macchiato feeling strangely refreshed. Alison shows Uli her nearly-empty anti-stress lotion and I really want to know the brand so that I can dash to Sephora and purchase it because I(!) FEEL(!) STRESS! Sorry. But, the lotion isn't sponsored so I'm out of luck. The ladies leave for Parsons ready for a new challenge and I switch to a potentially less stressing pomegranate chai.
At Parsons Heidi walks out in a WTF outfit and I drop my chai because Guy Macy managed once again to dress her in serious head-to-toe fug. Michael not-surprisingly keeps Nazri, who it seems can actually smile(!) and Katie is out. Then Heidi tells them that they've been having it easy lately and for a moment I fear that Guy Macy will step out to dress the remaining designers as the rest of Fleetwood Mac to go along with her homage to Rhiannon (thanks, Project Rungay for that reference). Michael says to the camera that they haven't been easy and Alison says she feels like she's been working for months. Then Robert mentions absurd stress and I want that lotion and my spilled chai and maybe a mani/pedi/massage. Then she tells them that Tim will show them how tough it's going to get tomorrow.
The next morning at the Atlas Tim knocks on the doors of the designers way too early to tell them to get ready and to have no open-toed shoes. When Tim tells this to Vincent for some reason I was imaging Kayne wearing some sort of peek-a-boo slingbacks. Don't ask why. We see scenes of them getting ready including some bad imagery of Vincent's love-handles which causes me more stress. Alison tells Laura "it's a good thing you're wearing your riding outfit in case it's horses" and I find myself a little disappointed in seeing Laura in the same-old breeches/Hermes boots combo. She should have mixed it up with some jodphurs paired with hunt boots because you know she has them.They get in the van and next thing you know they are in Jersey. While Laura tells us that this part of New Jersey looks bad, Alison mentions humming the theme from the Sopranos and once again I'm back to having theme envy. They pull up at some sort of loading dock and I've a fantasy going on in which they give a group of wayward longshoremen makeovers. But instead this door opens to my worst nightmare ... mountains of trash so I think maybe they are in the home of some obsessive compulsive person that can't throw away a lifetime of TV Guides. Robert doesn't want to work with trash and already I'm worried that the kooky hat potential for Vincent has just gone way up.
Tim, looking strangely hot in a vivid yellow hard hat (I'm kind of getting a Village People vibe from him), tells the designers that they are going to 'source' recycled materials for a garment. After a short speech about garbage (which was the perfect opportunity to refresh my chai so I heard none of it), Tim tells them they have 30 minutes to shove stuff into containers. Michael says that they have to 'think outside the box' so I'm hopeful that Angela won't be sending a frock fashioned out of Lean Cuisine containers with signature rosettes down the runway.Click here to continue to read.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Men Love Project Runway
Here is a note I received from a friend:
Watched the program last night. I was disappointed in the one they threw out. The weird guy with the glasses and the funky dress that she couldn't walk in should have gone. Laura sure liked the one they let go. I think she looked at her as almost a daughter plus her dislike for the guy with the black rimmed glasses. (As you can see I have all the names down pat.) The guy with the tattoos did a great job and probably should have won. I liked his outfit better than Michael.
Not that I watch this program.
buddy
Any other men out there want to admit that they watch? Your spouses and sweethearts are telling us anyway... might as well confess....
Watched the program last night. I was disappointed in the one they threw out. The weird guy with the glasses and the funky dress that she couldn't walk in should have gone. Laura sure liked the one they let go. I think she looked at her as almost a daughter plus her dislike for the guy with the black rimmed glasses. (As you can see I have all the names down pat.) The guy with the tattoos did a great job and probably should have won. I liked his outfit better than Michael.
Not that I watch this program.
buddy
Any other men out there want to admit that they watch? Your spouses and sweethearts are telling us anyway... might as well confess....
From The Mailbox
Good morning! Welcome to BPR News Weekend. Here is an article about Heidi Klum, and here is another. We can't get enough of our lovely Heidi-The-Body-Supermodel-Producer-Wife-and-Mother extraordinaire!
This LA Times article describes what Andrae Gonzalo, Daniel Franco and Kirsten Ehrig like to see on the red carpet.
This describes another fashion don't...and here is more Heidi! Thanks, Wendie!
Recapalooza!
Uncle Nick gives the Inside Dish on Episode 6....
The Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan is a true Runway addict...
Two of our favorite BeePeRs have rookie submissions this week: give some love to Scuba Otter and Tom...
The Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan is a true Runway addict...
Two of our favorite BeePeRs have rookie submissions this week: give some love to Scuba Otter and Tom...
Unicorns are sobbing at Naturally Blonde...
Schnaufblog has a great quiz you'll want to check out...
When we see cheese, we usually think of Daniel Franco. The Quiet One has different designs on that concept... (And a Happy Birthday, too!)
Capitol Hill Barbie is consistently good...
And still more! Here's Elisa and Sam and Bad Girls and Style Bard and The Gaze and Blogizzle and Chelsea and Spikewriter and don't forget our early recappers too. Happy reading!
Friday, August 18, 2006
Transcript of Alison's Exit Interview
Click here to read the transcript of Alison Kelly's exit interview from the Bravo video page. Thanks once again to the anonymous one for the transcript!
Episode Seven Speculation
Check out the preview video on Bravo and consider what the next challenge could be. We have already had suggestions that it could be Martha Stewart because of the "everyday" hint. Another suggestion is Rachel Ray. Is it someone's mom? What do you think?
ETA: This is a photo of Heidi's mom - sorry I couldn't find a better one. So many of you were suggesting her that I thought I would post a photo. Hmmmm....
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