Tim Gunn Criticizes Kardashians' Style on Joy Behar Show
Tim Gunn has criticized the Kardashians' style for a second time. A couple weeks ago, Tim Gunn said the Kardashians have an "absence of taste and I don't think that that should be perpetuated."
Tim Gunn also criticized the Kardashians' look on the Joy Behar Show. Tim Gunn said "while it may have some sexiness to it, I find it's largely vulgar." He said it has a "cheapness and a tawdriness." Tim Gunn also said he is not a fan of "how they navigate the world."
Tim Gunn also said Kim Kardashian is a "poseur." He said Kim is pretty but added, "I find that when she's static and still, she has an attractiveness. I find that when she's moving, it all goes away for me." Take a look:
Tim Gunn Criticizes Kardashians' Bebe Fashion Line
The Kardashian centers presented their new fashion line for Bebe at New York Fashion Week. Several of the outfits had black leather corsets like the one pictured above. Kim Kardashian was wearing a black dress from the Kardashian Bebe line at the launch of her new fragrance in New York.
Tim Gunn wasn't impressed at all with the Kardashian line for Bebe. He told MSNBC's Wonder Wall, " I just think the Kardashians have an absence of taste and I don't think that that should be perpetuated. I'm sorry I'm sounding like an old farty snob but it bothers me."
You can see the Kardashians lookbook for Bebe here. Here is a clip from the show. Take a look:
Season Seven of Project Runway will premiere on Lifetime next Thursday, January 14, 2010. Lifetime has released this short teaser of the upcoming premiere. Tim Gunn seems very concerned about some of the designers finishing their work on time. Take a look:
Tim Gunn Advising Campbell's Address Your Heart Contest
Campbell's is running a contest for designers called the AdDress Your Heart design contest.
ince the classic red and white paper dress design from the 1960s, Campbell Soup Company has a rich history of stylish, creative couture. Today, the Campbell red dress has evolved to be a symbol for heart health that inspires women to live longer, healthier lives. Now, it’s your turn to help make heart health fashionable.
We're asking people across America to take inspiration from a real female heart-health hero who motivates you to AdDress Your Heart. We want you to share your story and your own red dress design that will be symbolic of a heart-healthy lifestyle. You could create what will become this year’s Campbell Red Dress and join the list of fashion designers, including Nicole Miller and Michael Vollbracht for Bill Blass, who have contributed to the collection of Campbell dresses that are synonymous with heart health.
Fashion expert Tim Gunn is listed at the adviser of this year's Campbell Red Dress challenge. Contestants entering the contest have to submit both a dress design and a 250-word heart-health hero. The judges will select three finalists' sketches and stories which will be featured on the campbellsaddressyourheart.com website starting January, 2010. Campbell's says the winning dress will be professionally produced. The winning designer and heart-health hero (if available) will be flown to New York City to walk the red carpet with Tim Gunn at the 2010 Woman's Day Red Dress Awards.
30 Rock star Jane Krakowski wore last year's Campbell Red Dress designed by Nicole Miller - see here.
Tim Gun is going to make a cameo in the film, Sex and the City 2. E Onlinesays Tim Gunn is shooting with the SATC cast right now in New York City. Tim Gunn will play himself in the film.
A rep for Gunn confirms the cameo, which he's shooting in New York City right now!
No word yet on what the Project Runway guru will be doing in the film, but I'm told he's playing himself.
This wouldn't be the first time Gunn has been in business with Sarah Jessica Parker...
SJP appeared as a guest judge on Project Runway back in 2007 when contestants (including Christian Siriano) were given a $15 budget to create an item for her cost-conscious clothing line Bitten.
Now you have yet another reason to watch the SATC sequel when it arrives in theatres next summer.
Christian Siriano has established himself as one of the noteworthy designers since winning Project Runway in 2008. He has written an advice book that promises to help readers discover how to "look, feel, and act fierce" in everyday life. The book includes tips from Victoria Beckham, Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and Vanessa Williams and original sketches by Christian and behind-the-scenes photos. Christiano also talks about his road to success and the obstacles he had to overcome. The book also contains a foreward from Tim Gunn.
Siriano's book is currently available on Amazon.com for $16.03. You can see a video of Christian Siriano's RTW Spring/Summer 2010 here.
Tim Gunn loves Michelle Obama's fashion sense. So when talk show host and comedienne Bonnie Hunt showed Tim photographic proof that Michelle recently wore a pair of Crocs (the footwear Tim despises most) he had to find some way to deal with his fashion icon's misstep. He decided that it was just a "footwear experiment" and she will put them aside soon. And if she doesn't, he said he might have to do his first fashion intervention, showing up at the White House and demanding to be taken to her closet. It's pretty funny, take a look:
Designer Dyed Winning Neoprene Project Runway Dress in Toilet
Talk about making it work. Peoplereports that Tim Gunn has revealed designer Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman, dyed his winning neoprene avant garde dress from the surfwear episode (Season 6, Episode 3) in the toilet.
"What the audience didn't see is me going into the men's room, saying to Ra'mon, would you please get that neoprene thing out of the toilet? If you're going to dye it, dye it in the sink. It's more hygienic."
Apparently Ra'mon wanted a deeper basin to dye the garment, so he resorted to the deepest dish of water he had.
So how did Gunn convince him to use less murky waters? "I just said, you've got to get it out of there. Get it out. Out, out, out."
People says Tim Gunn also says the model was refusing to wear the dress, which is something they didn't show on Models of the Runway. Tim Gunn said, "It was one big hot mess, and his model was refusing to wear it because she knew it had been in the toilet. I had a showdown with her in the sewing room about how you’re a professional, this is what you have to do."
Lindsay Lohan is Appointed as Artistic Advisor for Paris Fashion House Ungaro
The fashion world was reeling today at the announcement that Lindsay Lohan had been appointed. as the artistic advisor for Paris fashion house Ungaro. Lindsay will be working with a new head designer, the relatively unknown Estrella Archs. Lindsay and Estrella are set to present their first collection in Paris on October 4 and will likely take a bow together at the end of the show.
Emanuel Ungaro sold the respected couture house in 1996 and it has been struggling financially since then. Ungaro was once a protege of legendary couturier Cristobal Balenciaga, and so many in the fashion world are horrified at the idea of the house having any connection to a Hollywood starlet who has not had the best of press lately. The house's last designer, Esteban Cortazar, reportedly quit over the idea of having to collaborate with Lindsay. But his collections weren't selling, so Ungaro went looking for a new head designer.
The CEO of Ungaro, Mounir Moufarrige, toldThe New York Times that he was aware that hiring Lindsay would shock French fashion purists who would think it was in bad taste, but said that the move is the right one for a line that is in need of "electric shock treatment." Eric Wilson of The Times tracked down Lindsay to ask her about her new job, and seemed surprised that she seemed knowledgable and exhibited such a passion for fashion. She also acknowledged that she is nervous about the project.
Ms. Lohan, in a phone interview, said she was trying not to psyche herself out by considering how the French might respond to her new role at Ungaro, or comparing herself to the designer, but she was a little nervous.
"My fashion school has just been my experience with people in fashion, working on photo shoots and creating my own style," she said. Asked how she felt about Mr. Cortazar's departure from the house, given her impending arrival, she said: "I'm not coming in to take over and take away from anyone. I'm just bringing insight to things."
She has wanted to work in fashion since she was a little girl, she said, and she follows the industry closely. She did, in fact, know that Mr. Ungaro once worked for Balenciaga.
"When I say I love fashion, I really do," she said. "I live and breathe fashion and clothing. There are so many designers I really admire and look up to. It's such a rush for me. There’s this Balmain motorcycle jacket, and when I got one of the few they made without the shoulder pads, I literally screamed. Some people might look at me like I'm crazy or like I'm psychotic, but it makes me really happy."
More to the point, Mr. Moufarrige's strategy reflects a change in fashion that is being driven by the recession. It no longer makes sense, he said, to pay a star designer a $3 million salary. Though he would not say how much he is paying Ms. Lohan, he does expect a higher dividend, given the inevitable attention her involvement will generate.
"She's a very clever person," he said. "She's not a designer. She's an artistic adviser. She gives ideas on what she would wear. And I needed to bring down the average age group of Ungaro. The average age right now is 60."
What everyone is tap dancing around here is the fact that they're worried about Lindsay's addiction problems. If she hasn't put her drug and alcohol use behind her, it will be a disaster. If she has, there's no reason in the world why she can't succeed in this new venture. She's a good actress and her first business venture into fashion -- her leggings line -- has been a success. And there's no question she looks great in the clothes. Lindsay has been given a second chance to take her career in an exciting and serious direction. It is totally up to her whether she makes the most of this amazing opportunity.
After her stint as a guest judge on Project Runway Tim Gunn had this to say about Lindsay:
"I was surprised and pleased by how extremely knowledgeable about fashion and articulate Lindsay Lohan was," he said. "She's very young and can be portrayed in ways that aren't all together flattering, and she was a true statesperson and really weighed in on the designers and what they were doing exceptionally well. And it was really a thrill to have her."
Season six of Project Runway is turning out to feature lots of great celebrity judges. Rachel Bilson joins Project Runway as a guest judge tonight for the "Rumble in the Runway" episode. Buddy TV says Tim Gunn introduces Rachel Bilson as a designer because of her Edie Rose for DKNY Jeans collection.
Tim Gunn Talks Project Runway, The Fashion Show and Being a Superhero
Tim Gunn appeared on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart to discuss the premiere of Project Runway and his new life as a Marvel comics superhero who fights crimes against fashion. Tim says it was too painful for him to watch Bravo's The Fashion Show (the channel's replacement for Project Runway), but Jon assured him that it was truly awful. Tim talks about how shocking it is for a New Yorker who is used to actual weather to live in Los Angeles. Tim is very funny, and apparently John Stewart's mother is a huge fan of Project Runway. Take a look:
Video: Tim Gunn Talks Earthquakes, Project Runway and Crimes Against Fashion
Tim Gunn appeared on The Jimmy Fallon Show to talk about the upcoming season of Project Runway and he was just as fabulous and entertaining as he always is. Tim talked about the move to Lifetime, his time in California and how he fell in love with Ralph's grocery store, which he siad is more like a grocery store museum than anything else (they don't have big supermarkets in New York City, where Tim lives). When they discussed the appropriate fit of a suit, Tim and Jimmy really bonded. In fact, Jimmy said he was noticing some chemistry between them. They then commiserated over the "greatest crime ever committed against fashion: Crocs." Take a look:
Here's a preview for Project Runway Season Six, which is now finally less than a month away. You can see the contestant's bios here. Tim Gunn said somebody made something that looks like roadkill. He also says at one point during season six, "I am about to lose it." Take a look:
Lifetime Launches Project Runway Site and Designer Bios For Season Six
Lifetime has kicked off a Project Runway website as it gears up for the launch of the long-awaited Season 6 on Thursday, August 20, at 10 PM ET/PT. The website includes bios on the sixteen competing designers as well as designer portfolios. The site also contains a blog, which has started posting introductory videos for each designer. As we mentioned before, Project Runway is also on Twitter.
There is also a ProjectRunway.com website that sells Project Runway items including shirts, mugs, sewing machines and Tim Gunn Bobblehead Dolls.
Project Runway has joined Twitter. You can follow the official Project Runway Twitter account here. For some odd reason it looks like they are following the fake Tim Gunn account. Maybe they got punked.
Project Runway season 6 is finally just a couple months away. The series debuts August 20th on Lifetime.