Christopher Collins

BPR Podcast with Christopher Collins
2010-10-08 / Blogging Project Runway - The Original Project Runway Fan Blog
Project Runway Season 8 designer, Christopher Collins talks about his experience on the Lifetime show. A highlight: Christopher's designs are sold in Nieman Marcus in San Francisco and in boutiques across the country. ... I am deeply touched by the continually ...our favorite fashion show.... Blogging Project Runway: No snark here. Just plenty of '€œRunway' news and links to other sites. And of course don'€™t let your boss catch you€; Blogging Project Runway is almost as addictive as the show. It is not owned or operated by Bravo, Lifetime, Full Picture, Magical Elves...

Christopher Collins of Project Runway | Mamanista!
2010-10-08 / Mamanista!
contestant. How ironic that Christopher Collins, perhaps one of the sweetest, most down-to-earth, mellow, well-adjusted reality show contestant in the whole sordid history of the genre got the auf on what is perhaps the most over-the-top nasty Project Runway episode ever. And how sad that ...it followed the beautiful episode where Mondo shared how he continues to embrace life and translate his challenges, including his until-recently secret HIV-positive status, into joyful fashion. And speaking of role models, Christopher said that he...

Project Runway Season 8: Statue of Limitations for Cheating (& Heidi Klum = Hard Ass)
2010-10-08 / Small Screen Scoop
...Last night was another new episode of Project Runway season 8. And boy, this was one of the most dramatic episodes they’ve had all season. (Which is saying a lot.) Our final six are: Gretchen Jones, Christopher Collins, Michael Costello, Andy South, and April...with an existing collection, not about what colors and fabrics you personally wanted. The designers got help when eliminated designers returned. That brought drama. I’m not sure why people volunteer to return. Do they get paid... a decent start in her first two weeks, but after that, she showed hideous design after hideous design.

'Project Runway' Recap: Poison Ivy Is Back
2010-10-08 / CafeMom Daily Buzz
We're down to the final six on Project Runway . Heidi introduces a "twist" to help take up the hour and a half show. All the designers have to...TWO additional looks. But then Tim sends in all the eliminated designers, aka everyone who hated Michael C. Mondo picks Valerie; Gretchen picks Casanova; Christopher picks Ivy (why god why?); Michael C. picks AJ...or colors, I think he did a good job, as the tops are definitely wearable yet fashionable. April: Michael K. loves the arm band on the dress at the right; he says ... Did you think Christopher deserved to go home and Andy deserved to win? Images via

Project Runway Season 8: Episode 11 Recap
2010-10-08 / Realitywanted
... create a complete look for Heidi's active-wear line for New Balance. The winner will have their winning look sold with Heidi's personal collection on Amazon.com. Wow, that's a ... that have gotten voted out in the previous weeks. I'm sure it will be nice to have a few extra hands, but I definitely predict some drama resurfacing. We see Christopher with Ivy, Mondo...sent back to safety, sending Christopher home. Noo! There goes my favorite eye candy. Come back later today to see RealityWanted's interview with Christopher about his experience on the show. Project Runway airs every Thursday at 9/...

'Project Runway' Season 8: It's Gretchen vs. Heidi!
2010-10-08 / OregonLive.com
... family for 10 years -- Thursday night's "Project Runway" returned to the usual buffet of workroom drama... Girl ways from earlier in the season, says she wants to congratulate Ivy...long, torturous last, it's time for the runway show. Norma Kamali is guest judge this week,...Christopher and Michael C. The judges mull it over. They didn't like Gretchen's "80s dance video" looks, or Christopher's pajama party at the retirement home...declared the winner for his curvy-striped creations. And Christopher is going home. Heidi has...final challenge, which determines who goes on to Fashion Week, and who gets auf'd.

Project Runway Season 8: Conference Call with Christopher Collins
2010-10-08 / Realitywanted
...Project Runway, the designers were taken out of their element when they had to create three complete looks for Heidi Klum's active-wear collection to be sold on Amazon.com. After bringing back the eliminated designers to help out (Jason and Kristin missing), it was Christopher...show are to your actual designing outside Project Runway? What was the biggest thing you had to sacrifice because of the time constraints? A. Christopher... but she would make one comment about fashion and you would do it, but the ... winners in there. I started wondering if this was the right place for me. Project Runway ...

"Project Runway" recap: The Heidi challenge
2010-10-08 / San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
...winning look will be sold as part of the collection on Amazon.com. There's a model shuffle, and Mondo 's model, Ian, is eliminated, but it ends up not mattering because Christopher... Jackie O. challenge by fashion-taping his model into ...my dog in it when I get home," he retorts. After a few ...leggings that Heidi showed them. Nearly everyone...eliminated," Christopher says. "Because it was just one more challenge, then Lincoln Center." But, no tears: "I've achieved even more than I thought I would," he says. We'll leave Gunn and Collins with the final words, from the weekly "Under the Gunn" video blog...

Project Runway Recap: Three Times The Activewear, Three Times The Cheating ...
2010-10-08 / Styleite
...before the Fashion Week final cut. Make her happy and get your clothes sold exclusively on Amazon.com (they have clothes?). Andy was in, and sadly, my pick to win it all, Christopher Collins , ...Fashion Term I Had to Look Up : “Ruched leggings” Even I Knew This was a Bad Sign : For the first time all season, a designer made something that I thought, ‘I could probably make that.’ And he got eliminated...also think Michael C. should have been the person who was sent home, the quality of his work over the entire season has been subpar but, for some reason, Heidi seems to like...

Twelfth designer leaves 'Project Runway'
2010-10-08 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
...Christopher Collins has become the twelfth designer to be eliminated from Project Runway . The 30-year-old fashion designer from San Francisco was voted...it when I get home," replied Mondo. Heidi ...runway show. April, Mondo and Andy were named in the top three, while Michael, Christopher and Gretchen were the bottom three. Andy was named the winner...Finally, the panel thought Gretchen tried too hard with her styling and created a line that wasn't casual. "It hurt my eyes a little bit," said Heidi, who also thought Gretchen's grey jacket looked like a bathrobe. In the end, Christopher was eliminated...

'Project Runway' Season 8 Episode 11 recap: Designers make sweat pants
2010-10-07 / Reality Rewind
.... And it’s no surprise Ivy was the one doing the accusing. Ivy claims Michael C. taped a dress on his model during a previous runway show. I wasn’t aware that was even against the rules, but whatever. Michael C. denies it and Tim Gunn pretty much tells Ivy and the...;ve gone home before. Not Ivy, not Valerie. Christopher was among my final 3 picks. Now I guess I’ll go with Mondo, Gretchen and April. Who do you think will make it to fashion week and the finale? Subscribe for Free to Reality Rewind updates by 7 Responses to “‘Project Runway’ Season 8 Episode ...

'Project Runway' Season 8, Episode 11: Norma Kamali Guest Judges
2010-10-07 / Wall Street Journal Blogs
...Project Runway: Countdown to the finale! After forcing all of the designers to change their models, Heidi tells them to design a head-to-toe look for her new activewear line, which seems to be Project...; pieces. Heidi approves. April wanted to do comfy high fashion. Kors likes the armband and the asymmetry but they are ... use of a turban does not help her. The winner is Andy for showing three looks that were chic, easy and relaxed without ... to Michael C. and Chris. Christopher is out for showing a sloppy pajama party. He’s a nice guy, but did Christopher win any challenges? I can’t...

San Francisco Talent Christopher Collins on Display
2010-10-04 / NBC Bay Area
Chrstiophercollins.com It’s no wonder that local designer, Christopher Collins was recruited by the popular international reality show, "Project Runway" for their season eight series. Christopher’s talent is recognizable by even the most nonchalant style followers. Most notable is ...give illusion of days ago and contribute a dramatic accent. Of course, the well staged interior is another creation by Christopher Collins, himself. Christopher Collins - Fashion When previewing the collection, there is an obvious sense of playfulness and intrigue in each silhouette. For example, a ...

'Project Runway' recap: Word to their mothers
2010-10-04 / Reality Check
...Project Runway: Previously, a very long week ago (more or less, depending on when you cracked open the chocolate caramel popcorn and kicked back in front of your laptop because you don’t have cable [or maybe that’s just me]), the designers made high-fashion outfits to match eye shadow. Mondo, the winner... of his designs. I picture Christopher watching this episode at home with JJ, reminiscing about JJ’s visit and how much fun they had, and then he sees the judges say they can’t remember anything he’s designed. That would totally harsh his buzz. Back to the judges....

Rubbernecking: Project Runway Episode 10, "There's A Pattern Here"
2010-10-03 / Huffington Post
...to make sure you're awake. Final model fittings ensue. Michael C sings a country song he's made up, offkey. Andy... do the designers sit there freely chatting during the runway show? This week, everyone's in the hot seat, ...Club." "...Years ago," adds Rachel Roy. Nina adds "old fashioned." Of those they like, they're digging Gretchen's print, ...Season's winner. No one even comes close. April and Gretchen are in, as are Michael C and Christopher. Andy and Valerie are the bottom two. Andy narrowly escapes being sent home... and tells them all they're worth their weight in gold and that they all feel like...

'Project Runway' - Season 8, Episode 10 Recap
2010-10-01 / TV Squad
'Project Runway' is hateful for making the most deceptive commercial previews. For a good week, they have been toting this "Someone Will Break the Rules" storyline. So what happened this week? Nothing! It's in the preview for next week. Again. The challenge was a re-hash of last season's HP ... any seaming issues. He was the clear winner for a third week in a row. Gretchen had a slight moment of humanity with her mother, but she quickly returned into being a bitch when work progressed. When she called Christopher's dress a C+ and considered making a boyfriend sweater for her own outfit, I knew ...

'Project Runway' Recap: Mondo Reveals Big Secret
2010-10-01 / CafeMom Daily Buzz
...season of Project Runway . Top contender so far? Definitely Mondo . Maybe Andy, who's had moments of brilliance, but also produced some terrible outfits. And Gretchen thinks she is, but let's face it, she isn't. The designers enter the work room and there are photos with pictures.... Finally, after lots of love (though Mondo still couldn't admit his secret to his mom), the designing gets underway. The guest judge is Rachel Roy , a fashion designer... few episodes. See what happens when someone as toxic as Ivy gets eliminated? Christopher: He grew up in California, so he made an outfit that was...

'Project Runway' Season 8: Love, valor, compassion
2010-10-01 / OregonLive.com
...season of "Project Runway," but Thursday night's episode was truly remarkable. In place of catty comments, there was emotional honesty and kindness, as the designers dealt with one of their own making a deeply personal revelation. Let's recap! The challenge was a repeat from last season... the experience of being on the show. Mondo is with his mother, ...fashion is not for sissies." No matter what, you've got to produce. Michael thinks Valerie's was the worst, a bad ice-skating costume. Christopher... Gretchen, April, Michael C. and Christopher are safe. Mondo is the winner, for the third challenge in ...

Recap: 'Project Runway' - 'There's a Pattern Here'
2010-09-30 / HitFix
... this show. However...pictures of themselves have been uploaded onto big ass computer monitors. This makes many of the designers homesick and viewers at home...rsquo;ve gotten eliminated, but I... Lady this season, for some... was disappointing. Finally! Michael agrees,...Christopher tries to sell his beach idea. Rachel isn’t buying, and Nina thinks it isn’t fashion...win to Mondo! I know, three in a row is unheard of, but those pants are something else. April is… in. Mondo is… the winner! Now he’s going to cry. Gwetchen is, of course, in. Michael C. is… in. Christopher...

Ten Questions For Project Runway
2010-09-24 / Fashionista (blog)
...sassy is Collier Strong and his team of tattooed make-up men? I think he was flirting with Mondo. 7) Judges, when are you going to recognize Christopher's sublime work? Why do you keep ignoring him? 8) Did anyone else think Mondo was nuts every time he started babbling about the fabrics talking to... him? Well, an apology is in order. Naeem Khan said it really happens. 9) Does Nina Garcia win the award for best insult and worst recovery? Nina: "That dress looks like Miss Guatemala." Valerie: "Oh, that's where I'm from." Nina: "Oh, no offense."...

Recap: 'Project Runway' - 'Race to the Finish'
2010-09-23 / HitFix
...Project Runway" after the break...] Usually the wakey-wakey time at Atlas is pure filler, but I had to enjoy Gwetchen’s interview room comment that Michael D. was a light, happy presence on the show...fashion look for (wait for it) a L’Oreal Paris advertorial. Zzzzzzzzzzz… Oh, and the ad will appear in Marie Claire and the winner will get twenty grand. Everyone’s very excited about winning... creative. And those boots! Heidi calls out Christopher and April to move on to the next ...the season. When she finally did break her monochrome and cream streak, it got her sent home,...