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FIDM Students enjoyed meeting Ricky Lizalde in San Francisco. Click here for more.

Click here to watch a video of bridal designs by Austin Scarlett for Kenneth Poole on GetMarried.com.

Heidi Klum graces the cover of the June Issue of Marie Claire. Click here for the interview and here for more behind-the scenes photos.

Martha Plimpton wore Malan Breton to the opening of the Broadway play 'Top Girls.' Click the photo at the right for a larger view of this dashing duo.

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This is actress Michelle Krusiec wearing a Rami Kashou design at the "What Happens in Vegas" premiere.

Click here for a great interview with Ricky Lizalde along with plenty of photos of his newest designs.

Today is the final day to vote in our "Tim Gunn's Co-Host?" poll.

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According to this interview in The Miami Herald, Veronica Webb will not be Tim Gunn's co-host in season two of "Guide to Style." No surprise there... Who will be the new co-host? Does Tim even need one?

Ricky Lizalde will be showing his designs during Escondido's Fashion Week.

Jack Mackenroth gets paired up with "Top Design" winner Matt Lorenz of all people to judge a design contest in Seattle in the latest version of Reality Worlds Collide.

According to WWD, Elle Magazine still hasn't hired a replacement for Nina Garcia. Here is the relevant paragraph:

ELLE RAISER: Though Elle and former fashion director Nina Garcia have not yet settled on the terms of their future working relationship (nor her relationship to "Project Runway," since Elle is contracted to the show through season five), the magazine elevated several staffers, including Garcia's old assistants, to fill the gap. First, Kate Lanphear, senior style and market editor who is said to be a possible successor for Garcia, has been promoted to style director. Joann Pailey, formerly senior fashion market editor, was promoted to market director. Also, Jade Frampton was elevated to a market editor and Malina Joseph has been named fashion bookings editor. A replacement for Garcia, who was fired from her position earlier this month, has not yet been appointed.

BPR Interview With Ricky Lizalde

Some thought he stayed far too long, but Ricky Lizalde fought through his tears and early struggles long enough to taste the winners circle in the Levi's challenge. As we learn in our recent chat, he's been able to keep his head high long after the lights have dimmed.

BPR: Hi Ricky - what an emotional ride this experience was for you. Do you have any regrets about letting it all hang out on the show?

RL: No regrets!! I know that some people may be sick of the crying.... me too!! but I am a stronger and better person and designer for the experience....

BPR: What was the reaction of your family and friends to your elimination?

RL: All my friends and family rooted for me to go all the way.... sorry guys... they are sad but hopeful of my future!!...Me too


BPR: You have been a successful lingerie designer for many years now. Why Project Runway at this stage of your career?

RL: I went on PR to show people who I am........ although I didn't realize you would get to know me so personally.... making it in a business like the fashion industry is hard enough I just thought w/ a little luck hard work and heart I could really do something on the show.......long story short to help my business...


Click here to continue reading our interview with Ricky Lizalde as he talks about Victorya, SJP and his pick for the winner of Season 4.

Results In - You Were the Judge Episode 10

Our polls for Episode 10 are closed and this week our readers were in tune with the judges. You felt that Chris March should have been awarded the win. Click here to see the results. You thought that it was time for Ricky Lizalde to be 'auf.' Click here to see the results.

Check back with us tomorrow for our Episode 11 poll.

Don't forget to vote in our finale collection poll; we will close this poll at about 8:00 PM Eastern so click here to make your opinion known. You can see hi-resolution images of the collections here to help you make your decision!

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Photo courtesy of Ricardo Louis.

NPR offers a video and an interview with Malan Breton.

NYMag.com ranks the top 100 looks of Fashion Week and two of Rami Kashou's designs made the list. Congratulations, Rami! The rankings seem to be changing hourly. It's possible that other Project Runway designers could be included. Please let us know if you find any.

Here is an exit interview with Ricky Lizalde.

Click here for a nice recap of the morning from Philly.com.

Here is one from the NY Daily News.

One more from Boston.com.

Our friends at Newsday have posted videos of all of the finale collections.

BPR Love for Ricky Lizalde

You were Season 4's little lamb and like Andrae Gonzalo of Season 2 you always wore your heart on your sleeve. Project Runway was an emotional experience for you but the tears were happy ones last week when you won the denim challenge. Your Levi's dress sold out within hours of being available for purchase proving that customers embraced the iconic look that you created. You are a successful lingerie designer and Project Runway was indeed the forum to create beyond the boudoir and demonstrate your point-of-view and versatility. You can be proud, Ricky, that you stayed so long in this talented group as you use this experience as a launching pad into other fashion ventures.

This post is only for positive words for Ricky Lizalde. If you have anything negative to say, please click here.

Ricky's Winning Design

Ricky Lizalde's Denim Dress is now available! It is $168.00 and available in sizes 2 - 16. Click here for more info.

Were you inspired by the challenge? Think you could invent something fabulous from a pair of 501s and/or a trucker jacket? Enter your design at Project 501 and your winning design could be produced and sold on Levi.com.

ETA: This garment is sold out!

Congratulations, Ricky

The tears for you this week were ones of happiness. Denim and lingerie seem polar opposites but you provided yourself equally adept at working in both milieus. The sun dress silhouette you created using curvy seams is feminine and the iconic button fly front placket would flatter a wide range of figures. The bodice showed your understanding of tailoring and the turned-down detail was suggestive but not vulgar. This dress is charming and one that many women would want in their wardrobes; how fortunate for them that your reward this week is that Levi's will sell a limited edition of this dress and that proceeds will benefit YouthAIDS. Good show, Ricky!

This post is ONLY for positive words for Ricky Lizalde or for the dress he designed. Any other thoughts belong in our Reactions post here.

Results In - You Were the Judge Episode 8

Our polls for Episode 8 are closed. You agreed with the judges that Christian deserved the win. Click here to see the results. You felt that Ricky Lizalde should have been 'auf.' Click here to see the results.

Check back with us tomorrow for our Episode 9 poll.

Results In - You Were the Judge Episode 7

Our polls for Episode 7 are closed and you disagreed with the judges on both counts. You felt that Sweet P deserved the win. Click here to see the results. You thought that Ricky Lizalde should have been 'auf.' Click here to see the results.

Check back with us tomorrow for our Episode 8 poll.