Jada Pinkett Smith in Monique Lhuillier

Jada Pinkett Smith (and her hubby Will Smith) arrive at the dinner in honor of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday wearing Monique Lhuillier Fall 2008.





She looks gorgeous.



Monique Lhuillier Fall 2008 Collection

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[Photos: WireImage/Celebutopia]

The Unreal World

Let's start off the week with some potentially depressing news and some baseless speculation, shall we? Take it away, Variety:

"Bunim-Murray hopes to walk 'Runway'

'Real World' producer taking over reality show

Bunim-Murray is close to signing on as the new producer behind “Project Runway.”

The “Real World” producer has been in talks with the Weinstein Co. for weeks about taking over the gig in time for the hit reality show’s sixth season and first on Lifetime.

More than one option

• (Co) Daily Variety
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Bunim-Murray is no stranger to Lifetime, having recently produced “America’s Psychic Challenge” for the cabler. Company’s other recent credits include E!’s “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” and “Living Lohan.” It also produces “Bad Girls Club” for Oxygen.

In choosing Bunim-Murray to take over the franchise, TWC and Lifetime went with a company that knows the reality space well, having produced 21 seasons of “The Real World.” In the competition space, its credits include the music shows “Making the Band” and “Born to Diva.”

Well! With a pedigree that includes "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" and "Living Lohan," why, that fairly screams "quality, taste and style," doesn't it kittens?

And before any of you level-headed types say "It's not confirmed yet!" Zip it:

"The Real World producer Bunim-Murray Productions has signed up to make the sixth season of fashion reality series Project Runway – the show's first on US cablenet Lifetime."

Oy. Darlings, we don't know what to think. Will there be an alarming rise in drunken hookups and screaming matches? Will the cops show up at 4 am to break up a fight over who broke the serger? Will there be puking on the dress forms? A hot tub on the runway? Baseless speculations and wild conspiracy theories...GO!

Project Runway Australia

Project Runway Australia starts July 7th on Arena.

Here are some pics from the Project Runway Australia Launch Party.


We don't know who any of these people are but they look like they're having fun.


Australian supermodel Kristy Hinze will preside over the catwalk on Project Runway Australia.
Australian designer Henry Roth will act as the mentor.

Meet the designers:

Alison


Leigh


Lui Hon


Mark


Oren


Petrova


Brent


Deborah


Helen


Juli


Shane


Sophie

[Images: WireImage/projectrunway.com.au]

Judging the Judges: Catherine Malandrino Resort 2009 Collection

La Malandrino. Resort Collection. What else needs to be said? Well, Style said it:

"Shrinking violets need not apply. Resort, chez Malandrino, is sexy and citified. Inspired by Dita Von Teese's so-retro-it's-modern take on the forties, the designer focused on curvy silhouettes, showing cap-sleeved dresses with pleats and drapes to accentuate the figure. While the sorbet palette was unabashedly soft and girlish, the addition of snug leather jackets trimmed with chains—Malandrino's feminine version of tough chic—balanced the scales."

"Citified" is a good way to describe it. The color palette may look a little subdued for, say, wearing on a cruise, but it's perfect for drinks in the city. Not a lot of variation in the silhouettes. It's short and clingy almost all the way down the line. We like every single look here. Then again, it's so basic that it would be kind of hard not to like everything. Still, understated isn't necessarily easy to do and in this collection, she certainly does it well. These are clothes that most women can either see on themselves, or would like to see on themselves. Fabuleuse.

[Photos: FirstView - Slide: ProjectRungay]

Project Runway is now casting SEASON 6, darlings!

"Bay Area Fashion Designers: PROJECT RUNWAY is now casting Season Six. If interested in competing, please submit the following info to:


David . Shumsky @ weinsteinco . com

NAME
LOCATION
RECENT PHOTO
DESIGN BACKGROUND
BRIEF BIO
CONTACT INFO

Thanks and good luck!

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/crg/733618411.html"


How freaking CRAZY is that?


UPDATE:


"If you are selected as a semi-finalist, you will be asked to travel at your own expense to one of our six semi-final locations, where your design work will be assessed by Tim Gunn and/ or our panel of fashion industry experts. Cities in which we may conduct semi-final interviews include: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, Seattle, and San Francisco. Semi-finals will take place between July 21 and August 21, 2008."

Here's the casting page for Project Runway Season 6.


[Illustrations/Screencaps: Project RunGay]

Malan Breton on Australia's Next Top Model

Darlings, our very own Malan Breton from Taiwan appeared on Australia's Next Top Model.



The three finalists, Alexandra Girdwood, Samantha Downie, and Demelza Reveley went to New York and modeled for Malan's retrospective show at the Eli Fine Gallery in New York.

Since once again the topic du jour in the fashion industry revolves around models, we sat the Suave One down to answer a few questions about the event and modeling in general.

Darling, how did this opportunity come about for you?
I was chatting with my business partner about doing a retrospective of my work, including pieces prior to Project Runway. I received a call two days later saying that Australia's Next Top Model wanted to host the show and feature their final three girls.

Tell us a little bit about the whole experience.
It was fascinating being back under the eye of the reality camera! I found myself incredibly shy, but after a bit you, forget that they are there and it was different not being a contestant this time, rather being a host of sorts. the girls were so open to new things. They were very excited to be in NYC and I think it was Alex who had seen me on Project Runway, she was very sweet. When I met the girls I was so shy and got so tongue tied. Then having to sit through my own show was... well we never get to do that, it was fascinating and nerve wrecking at the same time, thank god people like the clothes. The music we used for the show and everything fit the mood of the gallery so perfectly, I had not done such a small setting in a while and the intimacy was wonderful, with just over a hundred people there.

Any difference between American models and Australian models?
Models are models, I think these girls as it was really their first experience they were so excited and starry eyed, it was very sweet. I will say though on behalf of the show, it is the only franchise in eight years to produce a supermodel, Alice Burdeau, they really know what they are doing in Australia.

What's the most important thing you look for when selecting models?

When I select models I look for girls who fit the mood of my show, who have a strong presence on the catwalk , who every eye goes to when she is in a dress. I also look for girls who are not terribly terribly thin, I look for fresh faces that are very confident.

Any backstage model story/dish you want to share?

Oh my darlings, the beaver corset from my Fall 2005 Collection, which you see me talking about on the outtakes video on the ANTM site. Apparently the girls had to do a tampon commercial as one of their challenges, and they had a puppet that was a beaver they had to talk to and the slogan was "love your beaver" no joke ! So when they saw the sheered beaver corset, well I'm sure you can imagine...

Favorite model?
I had two favourites Demelza, who received a lot of harsh commentary by the NY offices about her weight. Darlings, she is 16, just barely a girl. Then there was Samantha, One of the most exotic beauties that I have ever seen, Like Helena Christensen beautiful. I loved Alex but her walk in my retrospective was a concern.

What do you think about the whole all-black Vogue Italia issue/statement?

I think it's about time!!! I try to have a very diverse mix of girls on the catwalk because my clients are diverse, I get so tired of calling agencies and hearing we have only one Asian girl, only one black girl. I look at a lot of the innovators like Yves Saint Laurent, and Hubert de Givenchy who were the first designers to have diverse showings. These men were genius. I still do not understand why there is racism in fashion. I remember once telling someone, who will remain nameless, that I was going to close my collection with an Asian model, the first thing that was said to me was, you should rethink that...Can you imagine?!? I am so happy to see these beautiful women celebrated.





[Photos: WireImage/Landmark Media - Video: YouTube/kimmikimmileon]


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