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NEWS ABOUT: Project Runway

Project Runway stories: 15 news summaries
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 Project Runway 
 Limps to Season's End 

Like the rest of Season 6, finale was a bore

Nov 20, 09 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - It was hard to care who won last night’s Project Runway season finale, but it was easy to say who lost: fans. The move to Lifetime—and, probably more important, the switch in production companies—proved disastrous for the once-brilliant reality show, Heather Havrilesky writes for Salon . “... More »

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Allison Kilkenny

 Runway Is Homophobic 

Show whitewashed gay romance in favor of straight 'flirt-fest'

Oct 27, 09 6:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The sixth season of Project Runway has given a lot of airtime to a developing romance between two telegenic and heterosexual blondes, Logan Neitzel and Carol Hannah. In lavishing attention on their dull flirt-fest, the show is showing an ugly homophobic streak: Last season, the producers completely whitewashed a deeply... More »

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reality TV • homophobia • homosexuality • Project Runway • contestants

 Runway Designs for Romijn 

Pregnant actress gets the custom treatment, with mixed results

Aug 28, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Project Runway designers were hit with the “fun challenge” of crafting a maternity dress last night for “impossibly-beautiful-at-any-stage-of-fertility Rebecca Romijn,” writes Claire Zulkey for the Los Angeles Times:
  • Malvin Vien: It was obvious he “was going to be in trouble when his
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entertainment • reality TV • fashion • celebrity • Project Runway • fashion designer • celebrity pregnancy • Rebecca Romijn

TV REVIEW

 Runway Still Chic on Lifetime 


Aug 21, 09 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Project Runway is back after an interminable absence on a new network in a new city, but critics agree the fashion design reality show has kept all its charm intact.
  • PR has "hopped channels from Bravo to Lifetime with none of its appeal damaged in transit,"
... More »

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television • reality TV • Los Angeles • Heidi Klum • Bravo • Project Runway • fashion designer • Lifetime • tech review • Tim Gunn

NBC Releases
Project Runway
to Lifetime

Legal jousting over, show back in summer
to face Bravo knockoff

Apr 2, 09 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a nearly season-long hiatus, Project Runway will finally be back on air this summer, the Washington Post reports. In an out-of-court deal, the Weinstein Co. has agreed to pay NBC for allowing the show to move to Lifetime. And—as is common in the fashion world—NBC plans to... More »

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television • reality TV • fashion • NBC Universal • Project Runway • The Weinstein Company • Lifetime • Isaac Mizrahi • Tim Gunn • Kelly Rowland

Runway Finalist Charged With Hurling Cat at Ex-Beau

Way to have a hissy fit

Mar 19, 09 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Way to have a hissy fit. Quirky Project Runway finalist Kenley Collins was arrested last night after hurling her cat at an ex-boyfriend in her Brooklyn apartment, reports the New York Daily News. The catty season-five contestant also lobbed a laptap, apples, and a glass of water, police said. She... More »

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Brooklyn • domestic violence • weapon • assault • Project Runway • cat • Kenley Collins

opinion

Off-Screen
Bickering Spoils Project Runway

No designers at Friday's finale as 6th season stuck in court

Feb 19, 09 1:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Cattiness on Project Runway is part of the show's distinctive flavor, but it's legal wrangling between networks and producers that has kept the whole 6th season off the air. As a result, the finale, a live event tomorrow at New York Fashion Week, will be completely anonymous: Designers will be... More »

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reality TV • NBC Universal • Harvey Weinstein • Fashion Week • Bravo • Project Runway • The Weinstein Company • Lifetime

Tim Gunn Goes to Bat
for Bunnies

Grisly video appeal asks designer to lay off rabbit fur

Dec 21, 08 8:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Project Runway's favorite nice guy Tim Gunn is joining the anti-fur PETA campaign with a personal video plea to designers amid shocking images of screaming skinned rabbits, reports the New York Post. PETA is focusing on designers using rabbit fur from China, where there are no animal protection laws. Any... More »

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fashion • rabbits • fur • PETA • Project Runway • fashion designer • animal • Tim Gunn

 NBC Stalls 
 Runway, 
 Readies 
 Copycat 

Lifetime switch stalled as Bravo launches Fashion House

Oct 24, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - NBC is using its legal muscle to keep Project Runway from airing on Lifetime while it launches a copycat show on its Bravo channel, reports the New York Post's Page Six. Details about Fashion House in Cragslist casting calls make it sound like a replica of the fashion original.... More »

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reality TV • fashion • NBC • Bravo • Project Runway • Lifetime • Fashion House

 J.Lo Blows Off 
 Runway for 
 Triathlon 

'Injured' diva snubs Heidi Klum, then competes

Sep 15, 08 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jennifer Lopez abruptly canceled her guest judging appearance on Friday's Project Runway finale because of an alleged foot injury, but she regained her footing awfully fast, MSNBC reports. The singer-actress turned around and completed her much-hyped first triathlon yesterday in less than 2½ hours, and Runway host Heidi Klum is... More »

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celebrity • Malibu • Heidi Klum • Jennifer Lopez • Project Runway • triathlon

 Bravo Adds Parker's 
 Reality Art Show 

SATC star to produce Runway-style competition

Jul 21, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bravo has picked up a Project Runway-style reality art show produced by Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker, the Hollywood Reporter writes. American Artist is slated to feature competition between up-and-comers in varying media; it will be co-produced by Magical Elves, the skill-driven reality TV experts behind Top ... More »

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reality TV • art • Sarah Jessica Parker • Bravo • Project Runway • Top Chef

 Colbert Grabs a Peabody 

Compares staff to 'enema' flushing out truth

Jun 17, 08 2:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Comedy Central funnyman Stephen Colbert snatched a prestigious Peabody media award at last night's ceremony hosted by CBS correspondent Lesley Stahl. She stepped in to replace Brian Williams, who opted to spend time with NBC colleagues after Tim Russert's death. Colbert displayed his usual deadpan style, comparing his staff to... More »

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Tim Russert • Stephen Colbert • 60 Minutes • Bob Woodruff • The Colbert Report • Brian Williams • Project Runway • Peabody Awards • Virginia Tech massacre • George Foster Peabody • National Public Radio • Lesley Stahl • Sunday Morning

'Project Runway' Winner to Dress Whoopi for Tonys

Christian Siriano will design the primetime duds for host Whoopi Goldberg

May 27, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Flamboyant "Project Runway" winner Christian Siriano—he of the "bi-level fashion hawk" updo—describes himself as a "musical theater kid who loved costumes." For his next challenge he'll be right at home, then, designing Whoopi Goldberg's outfits when she hosts the Tony Awards next month in... More »

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fashion • New York City • Tony Awards • Whoopi Goldberg • Project Runway • Christian Siriano

OPINION

 Networks Wrangle 
 Over Project Runway 

Show's switch is Buffy all over again

Apr 14, 08 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The upcoming switch of the smash hit Project Runway from Bravo to Lifetime could be Buffy the Vampire Slayer all over again, Andrew Wallenstein writes in the Hollywood Reporter. Buffy's switch from the WB to UPN "spelled the death knell for a once-mighty brand." Meanwhile, Bravo parent... More »

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reality TV • Walt Disney Co. • ABC • NBC Universal • Disney • Heidi Klum • Bravo • Project Runway • Scrubs • Lifetime

Heidi's Bling Banged With Copyright Suit

"Project Runway" host's new line sued for copyright infringement

Dec 30, 07 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Supermodel and "Project Runway" host Heidi Klum has been sued by a top jewelry manufacturer who claims her new line of bling is a clone of copyrighted designs, reports People. Van Cleef & Arpels argued in papers filed in Manhattan federal court earlier this month that Heidi's jewelry creates... More »

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model • Heidi Klum • jewelry • Project Runway • Van Cleef and Arpels • Klum • copyright infringement • bling • supermodel

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