The sixth season of Project Runway, which will be moving from Bravo to Lifetime TV, has a tentative debut date of January 20, 2009 and has already secured the first celebrity guest judge — Lindsay Lohan. I gotta say, I kinda love it … and I’m encouraged that the move to Lifetime may not be so terrible after all:

Jennifer Lopez might have been forced to skip “Project Runway’s” season five finale due to a foot injury, but the hit reality design show will return in 2009 on Lifetime with Lindsay Lohan sitting in the guest judge’s chair for the season premiere. Access Hollywood has learned that the actress will help the judges decide whose fashion is fiercest for the show’s first episode on its new network. The 22-year-old actress, who has been in New York recently shooting episodes of “Ugly Betty,” filmed the premiere episode on Thursday. A source told Access the tentative premiere date for “Runway” on Lifetime is January 20, while the season five finale airs October 15 on Bravo.

IEEEE! While I still may have concerns over the new incarnation of the show that I love so dearly, I am really excited by this news. I knew that the contestants for season 6 had already been cast and I heard that filming was already underway but this is the first concrete news that we’ve gotten thus far. It’s interesting that the the premiere ep of season 6 for Lifetime was filmed one day before the season 5 finale ep for Bravo was filmed. Even tho there has been much talk about the new version of Project Runway moving to LA, I’m comforted by the fact that the season 6 premiere ep was filmed here in NYC. It’s still too early to make any judgments … but I’m pleased with this development and am really looking forward to seeing Linds as guest judge next season.

UPDATE: Pink reader Drew gives me the head’s up that Project Runway has begin filming in LA this week, the show has taken over the third floor of one of the buildings at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, he writes:

The rumors about Project Runway filming in LA aren’t rumors anymore. They’re
filming as we speak over at FIDM in downtown LA. They’ve taken over the 3 story in one of FIDM’s buildings. It’s exciting, but students are already passing around a petition stating how irritated they are. PR took over the newest addition to the school and have prevented the students from using the good equipment and supplies. They’re now stuck with hand-me down mannequins and machines and they are PISSED! Good public relations for FIDM, bad news for the students who are paying $25k a year to go there.

Interesting. It should be noted that The Hills also films at FIDM in LA … I wonder how they actually go about with all the teaching with all that filming going on. Also interesting, former Project Runway contestant Nick Verreos is now an instructor at FIDM … small world.

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So … we’re getting down to the wire on Project Runway and altho the Season 5 Finale Fashion Show took place at The Tent in Bryant Park at New York Fashion Week last Friday, we the TV viewing audience still have a competition to get thru before we find out who is this year’s winner:

Last night’s ep featured a challenge where the designers had to create an entire make-over outfit for a recent college graduate so that they can venture out into the world to find their first jobs. Not only did the designers have to please their college graduate clients but they also had to please the clients’ mothers as well. After the jump, find out who was in, who was out and who managed to successfully design a new make-over look for their client in the episode titled Transformation … (more…)

So … the Project Runway Season 5 Finale Fashion Show took place at The Tent in Bryant Park on the last day of New York Fashion Week yesterday morning which is making it difficult for those of us who wish to remain unspoiled before the finale show actually airs on TV in a few weeks. In order to do my best to not spoil anything for fans of the show who wish to remain unspoiled, I’ll keep all info that I unwittingly learned about yesterday’s show (it’s not much, since I’m trying to remain unspoiled, but there is some info I can pass along for those of you who are interested) behind the cut. Here are a few pics of the Project Runway mentor (Tim Gunn) and judges (Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia & Michael Kors) at yesterday’s show:

After the cut see a great pic of the finale judges (including the person who filled in for the celebrity guest judge who had to pull out due to a mysterious “injury”) and find out who showed at yesterday’s finale show … (more…)

The Project Runway Season 5 Finale Fashion Show took place in Bryant Park this morning to close out New York Fashion Week and Heidi Klum made a stunning announcement at the start of the show. Apparently, due to a foot injury, the celebrity guest judge (whose identity we found out HERE) for this season’s Finale Fashion Show had to pull out of doing their duties:

The horror, you say … right? I know! After the jump, find out exactly what Heidi said when she made the announcement this morning and find out who they got to fill in … (more…)

OMG … Wednesday night’s ep of Project Runway was so damn good … it was full of all the things I love most about the show. An inventive challenge, surprise guests, TWO eliminations … and, of course, Nina Garcia:

At long last, Nina returned to Project Runway after not appearing on the previous two eps … it was very awesome to have her back, especially since she took great care to rip apart some of the horrible messes that were paraded in front of her on the runway. After the jump, find out who was in, which TWO designers were out and who managed to find fortune in the episode titled What’s Your Sign? … (more…)

It seems like there can be NO SECRETS about the current 5th season of Project Runway that is currently airing on Bravo. For some insane reason, Bravo thought it prudent to not only list online the titles and full synopses of every episode of this season of Project Runway (including the eps that have yet to air) but also reveal the guest judges for each of the eps. Now, weeks ahead of the Project Runway Season 5 Finale Fashion Show we have word on who has been selected as the celebrity guest judge:

I mean, if true — I love the person chosen to be this season’s guest judge. I think she is the perfect person to sit in final judgment of this season’s competition. I just wish the secrets of the show could be better guarded so early before the eps actually air. I like being surprised from week to week, call me crazy. So as not to spoil the surprise for those of you who don’t want to know who the rumored celebrity guest judge is, I put the news behind the cut. After the jump, find out who has reportedly been chosen to guest judge … (more…)