It
is much easier to contain my excitement by writing this, that way you can’t see
my Cheshire Cat grin and the fact that I am bouncing in my chair as I type,
thank goodness no one is recording me right now. In just two days Project Runway returns… yippee!
There
are a few changes to this season and one show change. Apparently Models of the Runway will not be back this season and I am fine with
that, especially since it means that Project Runway is expanding to a ninety (90)
minute format… yes, you read that correctly, an hour and a half of ProjRun
every week!
There
are also seventeen (17) designers! Here
is the list (alphabetical by first name since Casanova is simply,
Casanova). I’ve also linked their
individual pages at mylifetime.com.
A.J.
Thouvenot, 26, St. Louis, MO
Andy
South, 23, Waipahu, HI
April
Johnston, 21, Savannah, GA
Casanova,
33, Astoria, NY
Christopher
Collins, 30, San Francisco, CA
Gretchen
Jones, 28, Portland, OR
Ivy
Higa, 30, New York, NY
Jason
Troisi, 33, Greenwich, CT
Kristin
Haskins Simms, 39, Philadelphia, PA
McKell
Maddox, 29, Layton, UT
Michael
Costello, 27, Palm Springs, CA
Michael
Drummond, 31, St. Louis, MO
Mondo
Guerra, 32, Denver, CO
Nicholas
D'Aurizio, 32, New York, NY
Peach
Carr, 50, Lake Forest, IL
Sarah
Trost, 27, Toluca Lake, CA
Valerie
Mayen, 29, Cleveland, OH
This
year there also seems to be a lot more being offered online as well. I’ll let this excerpt from Lifetime fill you
in on all that is happening and where:
“Lifetime’s
digital offerings will represent a robust collection of video content,
including extended runway judging, designer and judge video blogs, and more.
They will also feature full streaming episodes of the show, available only on myLifetime.com.
Also returning for Season 8 are Rate the Runway photo galleries of the show’s
fashions, as well as blogs by mentor Tim Gunn and fan-favorite designers from
past seasons.
Other return offerings include the 2010 Webby Award–nominated Tim Gunn’s
Workroom videos and Designer Portfolios. Tim
Gunn’s Workroom will continue to showcase his critiques of the contestants’
garments-in-progress, and the interactive Designer Portfolios will display the
designers’ previous work along with sketches made before the show and
throughout the season. Roiworld.com’s popular weekly Project Runway
dress-up games (which accounted for more than 4.8MM game plays in Season 7)
will also return, featuring illustrated versions of the winning designs in an
interactive wardrobe.
"Project Runway" enthusiasts can also interact with fellow fans, show
insiders and designers by following @projectrunway
on Twitter or visiting www.facebook.com/projectrunway for the latest
"Project Runway" news and updates.”
Easy
enough to know where I’ll be on Thursday…
This is one of my favorite shows to watch. The days that it is on I rush home from work to make sure that I catch it.
Posted by: bare lifts | September 03, 2010 at 10:31 PM