Valerie Mayen

Project Runway's Valerie Mayen Boosts Support for Cleveland's Design Industry
2010-10-22 / greengopost.com
...Vote! Cleveland has long been hit with a declining manufacturing sector, and the recent foreclosure crisis has certainly not helped. It's a shame: the city is home to a bevy of cultural institutions, has beautiful architecture, stellar houses, and friendly people. It is also the home of Valerie Mayen, my favorite contestant on this season's Project Runway... after they graduate. Buzz & Growl will facilitate...vote here. Please watch the video for a snapshot at some of the budding designers. I am all for supporting social entrepreneurship abroad; but there is so much that can be done here at home...

Project Runway Season 8: Statue of Limitations for Cheating (& Heidi Klum = Hard Ass)
2010-10-08 / Small Screen Scoop
... 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... head (which doesn’t matter, I just really dislike him!) Valerie Mayen should, especially, not have been eliminated in the previous challenge. And it’s such a same that she...Valerie should still be here? Really??? What planet do you inhabit? Look, I thought she was a nice (if painfully naive) person, but, here designs wee atrocious. She got off to a decent start in her first two weeks, but after that, she showed...

'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...interviews...JJ, shows up...fashion is not for sissies. You can’t fall apart. Michael thinks Valerie’s was the worst. Then they talk about Christopher’s boring pants, and how they can’t remember any of his designs. I picture Christopher watching this episode at home...

BPR Interview with Valerie Mayen
2010-10-03 / Blogging Project Runway - The Original Project Runway Fan Blog
Project Runway Season 8 designer, Valerie Mayen talks about her experience on the show. Thank you Valerie! VM: Thank you very much. I plan to move forward with that. I said that my inspiration was "Rainbow Brite and David Bowie had a...to...Blogging Project Runway has all the markings of a cult. ...for all the latest PR news, there's the exhaustive Blogging Project Runway, which takes their love of the show and spreads it to every nook and cranny of this country. Blogging Project Runway ... has every tiny scrap of news you could ever want on our favorite fashion show.... Blogging Project Runway: ...

Rubbernecking: Project Runway Episode 10, "There's A Pattern Here"
2010-10-03 / Huffington Post
...you're awake. Final model fittings ensue. Michael C sings a country song he's made up... sit there freely chatting during the runway show? This week, everyone's in the...Years ago," adds Rachel Roy. Nina adds "old fashioned." Of those they like, they're digging Gretchen'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 because Valerie's look was just that much worse than his. Valerie...Valerie gives everyone a goodbye speech and tells them all they're worth their weight...

'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 challenge...critique. Andy's dress looked like a weird '60s hooker. Andy really should be eliminated, even though his clothes last week were amazing. Ivy must be jealous because the show has really become the Mondo show. Not only did Mondo continue his amazing streak of really edgy pattern matching and ...

'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...gets eliminated?... necessarily fashion. Heidi... say the show must go on... home ...win after that? From what we've seen of Mondo this season, I'm 99 percent certain that he didn't admit this just to win sympathy and votes...winner , as Heidi says, yet again. He's the one to beat. And Andy's in, Valerie's out . Valerie... the final 6! ...

Project Runway Season 8: Conference Call with Valerie Mayen
2010-10-01 / Realitywanted
...Q. What did you think after the judging last night? A. Valerie : A lot of people in the blogs ad in the community thought because they called Andy's the worst...show. It comes down to fashion and style preference, too. Q. It seemed that after loved ones came, people were either empowered or derailed. What was it like for you? A. Valerie: I was totally empowered. April told me my piece was one of her favorites all season and thought I might win...judges? A. Valerie: I think that was just the flow of the show. Maybe in the beginning I raised their expectations and then if I wasn't performing as well...

'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...talking about the experience of being on the show. Mondo is with his mother, and reflects ..."I always say fashion is not for sissies." No matter what, you've got to produce. Michael thinks Valerie's was the ..., Michael C. and Christopher are safe. Mondo is the winner, for the third challenge in a row. Heidi says the...

Valerie Mayen ('Project Runway')
2010-10-01 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
...Valerie Mayen... with her and she was eliminated from Project Runway during this week's episode. ...performances, they do. So even though my design wasn't something that the judges would have worn, compared to some of the stuff that was on the runway it was okay. The judges definitely have preferences - fashion preferences, taste preferences. What's hard for me is that they don't show...possibly go home, I was ready and was okay with it because my mom comforted me. Project Runway is a...Buzz And Growl. We went live this morning on RefreshEverything.com and are up for a $50,000 grant where people can vote...

'Runway' Valerie: 'Mondo admission beautiful'
2010-10-01 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
Lifetime Valerie Mayen has described fellow Project Runway contestant Mondo Guerra's admission of being HIV positive on this week's episode as "beautiful". Guerra revealed during last night's broadcast that his inspiration behind his ...'s a really heavy weight to carry around with you for so long. I think it just added so much more to the experience for him to win the challenge and to win metaphorically by sharing." She continued: "It was beautiful to be a part of that and I think it will become an iconic moment of Project Runway history...

'Runway' Valerie: 'Show was a challenge'
2010-10-01 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
...Valerie Mayen has admitted to finding her time on Project Runway "more difficult" than she expected. The 32-year-old Ohio native left the design series during this week's episode after falling in the Bottom 2 alongside fellow contestant Andy South. "You know, I just think it was a matter of the way the show... flowed. Perhaps they liked me, but they may have liked other designers better. Perhaps the fact that they weren't liking me as much as they anticipated was frustrating, because I wasn't performing the way they expected," she said. "I think also...

Now That's How to Say Goodbye on Project Runway
2010-10-01 / Small Screen Scoop
... of my favorite cast members for Project Runway season 8. What was baffling is that her designs started off as some of my favorites, and progressed to some of my least. But through all of that, the thing that remained the same was her sweet personality. Valerie Mayen That sweetness really came into play ...show. She had even suggested that she should have gone home in the previous challenge instead of Ivy (and no, Ivy was right to go home with those awful blue dresses.) Innovative, charming, and talented, I truly doubt this will be the last we hear from Valerie if you keep your ear to the fashion...

Eleventh designer exits 'Project Runway'
2010-10-01 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
...At the workroom they found computers loaded with pictures of themselves as children and Tim explained ... childhood. Valerie was inspired by her dad and the blueprints he used to build their home; Michael...moms. Gretchen was worried that her mom wouldn't show up because she has to take care of ...by designer Rachel Roy for the runway. Heidi told the designers that fashion is "subjective" and the ...Mondo was named the winner. Andy and Valerie were named the bottom two. Heidi...looked like a repetition of something she had produced before. Valerie was eliminated. "I was very proud of my garment," she said...

Live Blog: Project Runway, Episode 10
2010-09-30 / Marie Claire (blog)
.... Stay tuned as we give you the skinny on Project Runway's drama as it's happening. 9:05 p.m. The episode starts having the designers face pictures of them self as children. Tim reveal that they... upsetting memories. Ten minutes in and it seems like this maybe the most emo episode of the season. 9:11 p.m. Mondo reveals he has HIV. And that his parents don't know. 9:17 ...runway for the final decision. 10:23 p.m. April is safe and Mondo is named the winner. Now we're just waiting to see who will go home. 10:28 p.m. It came down to Valerie and Andy, and Valerie was asked to leave. She gives the final...

Hometown designer Valerie Mayen cut from Project Runway but not defeated
2010-09-30 / cleveland.com
...host Heidi Klum bid hometown designer Valerie Mayen auf Wiedersehen Thursday. Though the 29-year-old wowed hard-to-please judges Klum, Michael Kors and Nina Garcia in early episodes, she struggled in recent weeks, nearly going home after designing a gown Marie Claire fashion editor Garcia nastily dismissed as "...!" the audience gasped, followed by cries of "we love you Valerie!" As the credits rolled, she took to the microphone, fighting tears. "I'm so sorry," she said. "I wanted to be your champion." "You are!" a man yelled. Her time on "Runway" was "a metaphor for who we are as a city," she...

'Project Runway' Season 8, Episode 10: Rachel Roy Guest Judges
2010-09-30 / Wall Street Journal Blogs
...Project Runway: Childhood Memories. This week, the designers enter the workroom to see pictures of themselves as children. They love looking at pictures...8230; expect a surprise! Valerie is creating a blueprint design based on her father’s home building background. Michael C. ...wow. Nina says it’s fine but not fashion. Heidi says it’s nice, safe and ...Valerie for giving them two bad dresses sewn together. Valerie is out. She gives a very long backstage goodbye speech. Very. Long. Next challenge: Heidi is the client. Why do they have to pull that challenge every frigging season...

Recap: 'Project Runway' - 'There's a Pattern Here'
2010-09-30 / HitFix
...show. However, that little flaw of sucking was not enough to turn off Valerie’s loyalty switch. Valerie...pictures of themselves have been uploaded onto big ass computer monitors. This makes many of the designers homesick and viewers at home... you’ve gotten eliminated, but I wouldn&rsquo...a First Lady this season, for some reason. ...the outfit was disappointing. Finally! Michael agrees, it&rsquo...Nina thinks it isn’t fashion. Heidi thinks it’s ...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...

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... has happened on Runway before – but needless to say, everyone was stressed. Valerie had a mini-breakdown after chatting with Tim; she felt her designs were sub-par, and worried she'd be sent home for something that didn't show her point of ...

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

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...to their high fashion look. Of ...WINNER! Yay! Mondo cries a little. Gwetchen and Andy are in. Michael C. is… in. And Ivy is… out. Valerie is… in. I’m not sure why Heidi made Valerie sweat at the very end. Valerie feels like she should have gone home. Oh, please shut up, Valerie...season. When she finally did break her monochrome and cream streak, it got her sent home...