October 29, 2011
by Julia DiNardo
[Anya, the winner of “Project Runway” Season 9, using HP technology]
What a wrap on Season 9 of “Project Runway“! Did you watch it? Viktor and Anya’s collections were my faves, so glad one of them took home the grand prize and title as winner.
[All party images by AnaPhoto.net]
Just like I did for the for the first episode of the season, I attended the Style Coalition / “Project Runway” Season 9 finale party courtesy of the gracious HP (Hewlett Packard), with many surprises on board, including Project Runway contestants making an appearance (Suede!), a HP TouchSmart desktop PC design competition, and super sweet cupcake treats adorned with HP’s logo, as well as measuring tape decor and white chocolate pieces of scissors on top.
[Co-host Kristin Booker of FashionStyleBeauty.com with former contestant Suede]
Anya, the winner of the HP and Intel design challenge, was named the overall winner of season nine of Lifetime’s “Project Runway,” and gets the $50,000 technology suite.
[The HP “Project Runway” cupcake tree!]
Throughout this season of “Project Runway,” designers used the latest HP EliteBook Tablet PC notebooks with second-generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors to create designs and the HP TouchSmart desktop PCs to make original fabrics using touch-enabled software.
–Julia DiNardo
April 8, 2010
by fashionpulse
[PR designers Emilio Sosa, Seth Aaron Henderson and Jay Nicolas Sario pose with Vivienne Tam and the new digital clutch]
Mingling with this season’s Project Runway contestants and noted fashion designer, Vivienne Tam, mimosas were raised to salute Hewlett Packard‘s new collaboration with the famed show. New technology enables designers to create digital prints that can then be translated onto fabric and was used in a recent episode’s design challenge. Remaining competitor, Emilio Sosa, gravitates towards “free form” which he attributes to growing up in the Bronx where it was “all about graffitti.” Along with their TouchSmart Notebook, a computerized sketchbook, HP predicts the digital tool will help to redefine the fashion, amplifying the design process and allowing designers to create their own fabrics. Vivienne Tam agreed, dubbing it a new frontier in the industry and also promoted her very cool butterfly design on HP’s new digital clutch during the event. The Vivienne Tam/HP handheld computer, which resembles a purse, also doubles as an accessory with a dual function, and is available for pre-order this month.
[Emilio Sosa and Seth Aaron Henderson interact with HP’s digital print tool]
-Maria Eilersen
February 24, 2009
by fashionpulse
FPD just learned that in lieu of the debacle that “Project Runway” season six has become regarding the dispute between networks, Bravo will be launching a program called “The Fashion Show” — a designer competition where the winner gets to sell their clothes at a major fashion chain (no info as to which one that may be!). The judges will be Isaac Mizrahi, Kelly Rowland of Destiny’s Child fame, and IMG’s Fern Mallis. Is a hit or a flop on the way? Who knows, but I think that the wheel, at this point, definitely needs to be reinvented! Although “Project Runway” was a launching pad for Bravo’s other shows, not to mention a cash cow, I would expect a differnt angle, at least, from them on the famous fashion competition. How about launching a competition to guest blog on Fashion Pulse Daily? 🙂
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October 16, 2008
by fashionpulse
Whose collection did you love? We thought at first, we loved Kenley’s then Korto’s, then Leanne’s… this could potentially have been the best runway show to date, as far as clear choice for the winner not being directly obvious.
Images from BravoTV.com
We love that Nina said “No doubt” – when asked by Heidi if they were sure they made the right decision. There’s something so admirable and charming about Leanne’s modesty and mellow personality that’s completely refreshing to the fashion industry. Her work speaks for itself, and she doesn’t need to have an attitude or make a fuss to make a statement and get her work noticed. Brava Leanne!
