Ivy Higa

Fiorella Plum: Why DoThey Hate Michael C?
2010-10-09 / Fiorella Plum
... to the drama and further unite the group in a frenzy of self-justification. Gretchen Johnson established herself as the Project Runway workroom arbiter by winning the first two challenges. Then Ivy Higa opened her beak wide and became head baby bird. For her scapegoat, Gretchen zeroed in on Michael Costello, shy...the designers seem to have noticed that swallowing Gretchen's tasty worms of advice has gotten them, one by one, knocked out of the nest. Ivy, of course, blames Michael rather than Gretchen (or herself) for her ouster. Surely, you think, the remaining workroom residents would wise up ...

Project Runway Recap: The Whole Heidi Debacle
2010-10-09 / Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine
... and also won three challenges in a row — a Project Runway first!), any ensuing drama was bound to seem trivial by comparison...runway, velvet bag in hand, and says the designers must change models, which means one girl will be eliminated. Whoop-whoop, no one cares. (Remember when Bravo tried to make that spin-off TV show...retorts, "Maybe I'll dress my dog in it when I get home." Heidi tells him there's no reason to be rude, Mondo says...Gretchen, rather surprisingly, thinks Ivy's drama is "counterproductive." Then, in a brilliant editing sequence, Ivy is quoted saying she definitely believes in...

DURANGO TV: Project Runway : Ivy Accuses Michael of Cheating While ...
2010-10-08 / DURANGO TV
Project Runway: Ivy Accuses Michael of Cheating While Mondo Does Not Win 4 in a Row Due to Andy Winning Instead Mondo did not make it a record 4 wins in a row, this week, on Project Runway . He came close, though. Andy South won. Andy South wears on my nerves. That is Andy South staring at who knows what in the picture...bland compared to Mondo's usual color choices. Mondo was being a bit of a prima donna diva this episode. This slightly reduced his likability. Heidi showed up with Tim Gunn in the workroom. She did not like what Mondo was making. Heidi thought Mondo was rolling his eyes at her. I...

The Land of Squee - I hope with all I have that Ivy Higa or ...
2010-10-08 / The Land of Squee
...Project Runway, and not in the fun way I cried when Seth Aaron won last year. I cried because I was actually upset and felt hopeless on behalf of a person ON A TELEVISION SHOW. Ivy Higa must have been threatened by Michael C, because she started a rumour that he was terrible at sewing. When that didn't get him eliminated... gorgeous new haircut. Finally, Ivy Higa's terrible work got her eliminated. Like every other week, she stood before the judges and treated them like they were idiots for not appreciating her shoddy clothes, and finally she went home for it. She went home because she sucked. ...

Project Runway Season 8: Statue of Limitations for Cheating (& Heidi Klum = Hard Ass)
2010-10-08 / Small Screen Scoop
...= Hard Ass) 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,...get paid? Do they just want more exposure? If I was eliminated, I’d be upset. The one former contestant that couldn’t contain her bitterness was Ivy Higa, who openly accused Michael Costello of cheating. And what’s ... to 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
... to the final six on Project Runway . Heidi introduces a "twist" to help take up the hour and a half show. All the... 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....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;...Ivy. Let's just give the title to Mondo already. What did you think about Ivy's accusations? Did you think Christopher deserved to go home and Andy deserved to win...

Project Runway Season 8: Episode 11 Recap
2010-10-08 / Realitywanted
... Design, Tim sends in the "help"-all the designers that have gotten voted out in the previous weeks. I'm sure it will be nice to have...what works and what doesn't. The world begins crashing down when Ivy accuses Michael C. of cheating during the Jackie Kennedy challenge to ...look active. After some debate, the judges choose Andy as the winner of the challenge. All three of his looks will be added to...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...

'Project Runway' Season 8: It's Gretchen vs. Heidi!
2010-10-08 / OregonLive.com
... -- Thursday night's "Project Runway" returned to the usual...season, says she wants to congratulate Ivy...accusations? Ivy blathers about incriminating packages of fashion stick ...home this week. They both think it should be Michael C., but they always think that, and the judges don't. Back in the workroom, Gretchen comes over to Michael C. and says, whatever did or didn't happen, just let it go and be present. At long, torturous last, it's time for the runway show...video" looks, or Christopher's pajama party at the retirement home...winner for his curvy-striped creations. And Christopher is going home...

'Runway' recap: Pajama party trudges up past
2010-10-08 / Project Q Atlanta
...past comes back to bite them. The six most recently eliminated contestants return to help the Top 6 finish three looks in... as the runway show begins and the former contestants go away, but no. The only contestant bitchier than Ivy is still ... the girls from Robert Palmer's "Addicted To Love' video would wear to bed-is telling the judges that her...final four for Fashion Week. Let's hope for a better challenge with more inspiring results before we head to Lincoln Park for the finale. Click any of the photos here for larger versions or see all the looks in the section on the official "Project Runway...

Twelfth designer leaves 'Project Runway'
2010-10-08 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
... eliminated from Project Runway . The 30-year-old fashion designer from San Francisco was voted... will dress my dog in it when I get home," replied Mondo. Heidi told him he didn't have to...true as things turned ugly between Ivy and Michael. Ivy accused Michael of cheating during the...joined by designer Norma Kamali at the runway show. April, Mondo and Andy were named in the ...the bottom three. Andy was named the winner for his "light, special and luxurious"... flew out of the window... That dress is sadness personified." Finally, the panel thought Gretchen tried too hard with her styling and...

'Project Runway' Season 8 Episode 11 recap: Designers make sweat pants
2010-10-07 / Reality Rewind
... C. should’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 11 recap...

Rubbernecking: Project Runway Episode 10, "There's A Pattern Here"
2010-10-03 / Huffington Post
...Ivy, who she felt wanted it more. Meanwhile, Egomaniac Gretchen shares to the camera that she feels Mondo to be her biggest competition. The judges still seem to be drunk on the Gretchen Kool-Aid, so I can't say for sure what's going to happen come Fashion...awake. Final model fittings ensue. Michael C sings a country song he's... freely chatting during the runway show? This week, everyone's...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...'re worth their weight in gold and...

'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...eliminated, even though his clothes last week were amazing. Ivy must be jealous because the show has really become the Mondo show...winner ... making a boyfriend sweater for ...show is frankly baffling. Aren't we beyond shopping at Sears? The design that Michael C. made originally was so much better than his final...

Project Runway : Andy hits emotional bottom
2010-09-30 / Fashion Tribe
Since Ivy Higa was sent home last week, our focus now is on Andy’s status. Episode 10 should have been fun and ...by his own gray print of memory bubbles, although it was actually quite pretty, which you really can’t see in the picture, which makes it look sort of granny. “Seeing my mom took me way off my game,” he said to ...8217;s terrific at juxtaposing all kinds of prints, would be the winner. He also revealed through his print that he is H.I.V. positive, a secret he’s kept for 10 years. More tears on the runway. On the bottom were Valerie and Andy, but in the end...

Recap: 'Project Runway' - 'There's a Pattern Here'
2010-09-30 / HitFix
...Ivy was long on attitude but a wee bit short on creativity. Which, ultimately, is kind of a problem on this show...pictures of themselves have been uploaded onto big ass computer monitors. This makes many of the designers homesick and viewers at home...once you’ve gotten eliminated, but I wouldn’t...for a First Lady this season, for some reason. I...thought the outfit was disappointing. Finally! Michael agrees, it&rsquo...thing Gwetchen sends down the runway given a pass? Next...and Nina thinks it isn’t fashion. Heidi thinks it’s boring... Mondo is… the winner! Now he’s going ...

Runway: High Fashion Stoops Low
2010-09-25 / People Magazine
...Project Runway challenge came with an added incentive: the winner wouldn't score immunity, but instead $20,000. And while the prize had some designers seeing dollar signs, the elimination took everyone back to basics. Contestants met Tim Gunn and L'Oreal Paris makeup guru Collier Strong in the workroom to receive their challenge: design a high-fashion...home for something that didn't show her point of view. Meanwhile, Gretchen – whose color scheme was similar to Michael C.'s – was slightly scared that her high-fashion look was too avant-garde. On the runway... end, Ivy went home –...

BPR Interview with Ivy Higa
2010-09-24 / Blogging Project Runway - The Original Project Runway Fan Blog
... want on 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, Bunim/Murray...

Ivy Higa ('Project Runway')
2010-09-24 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
...Ivy often found herself fighting against the current to prove to Project Runway judges that she was also a good designer. Unfortunately, her Parisian couture struck a sour note and she soon found herself in the bottom three before being sent home... competition. Were you shocked to be eliminated? "No, not at all. I really believe it was my... needed to show Nina that I'm a good designer. She'd said previously that I'm a great seamstress and not a great designer. I think I finally presented that to... than she is." You fainted early on in the season, which happened so suddenly. Could you tell us more...

"Project Runway" recap: The $20K challenge
2010-09-24 / San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
... bathroom. It's clear at this point in the season that the 90-minute format benefits advertisers more than...an advertorial feature to the designer who can create a high-fashion look inspired by -- wait for it -- those HiP eyeshadows...the runway is frenzied, with some barely finishing and others not satisfied with their final garments. Andy predicts that Ivy ... he is not the winner. Instead, Mondo wins his second challenge in a...Ivy gets the big auf wiedersehn -- though for one drawn-out second, it almost seems like Heidi will send Valerie home as well. Unzipped almost wish they had both been sent home...

'Runway' Ivy: 'Contestants were rewarding'
2010-09-24 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
Lifetime Ivy Higa has credited her fellow contestants with making her Project Runway experience memorable. The 30-year-old - who was eliminated during this week's program - admitted that she felt comforted by meeting other young designers who are also struggling for a break. "I think it's so hard to ... had the same type of drive and motivation as me. That in itself was so rewarding and was the best part of being on the show."

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... Ivy go, however, as I don’t think she ever emerged as much of a designer during the season. When she finally did break her monochrome and cream streak, it got her sent home,...