Ben Chmura

Project Runway My Way: Decoy Collection - Ben Chmura
2010-04-20 / Project Runway My Way
... the designers, sharing my own ideas... this is Project Runway - My Way. Ben was one of my favorite contestants from this season, and one that I hope to see more of in the future (no pun intended...'s review his decoy collection. I "borrowed" these images from Blogging Project Runway, as they seem to have the best pictures available. First ... is fabulous and the fit on the top is excellent. I like the way Ben changes up the hemline on his skirts without going for ... in the skirt. The show ends with a look that reflects back to Ben's super hero inspiration. It's a bit too tight in the ...

' Project Runway ' contestant Ben Chmura guest-bartending tonight at ...
2010-03-19 / The Feed
Since he got the boot from Project Runway last week, you won't see Tampa's Ben Chmura on the show anymore. But you can catch him tonight at 10 p.m. at 717 South, where he'll be one of four celebrity bartenders. As Chmura told the Deal Divas last week, "I can make a mean drink for myself, so I think I could do it at the bar." Joining Chmura behind the bar will be Melora Hardin ( The Office, 17 Again ), Gildart Jackson ( General Hospital, Charmed ) and Andre Holland ( Bride Wars , Sugar ). All tips will be donated to . 711 South is at... wait for it... 717 S Howard Ave. in Tampa. Call (...

Project Runway Podcast Ep. 9: We talk to Ben Chmura about getting auf'ed and ...
2010-03-19 / Creative Loafing Tampa
Project Runway Podcast Ep. 9: We talk to Ben Chmura about getting auf’ed and the NYC Challenge Thank you Lifetime for giving me two team challenges this season, cuz you know how I love the drama. This week’s challenge: Teams + Day look + Evening look + inspired by a NYC ... that an all-out gang war was going to start up in between the sewing machines (It didn’t happen, booooo). The good news is, we were lucky enough to have in the studio this week to chat about his time on the runway, getting auf’ed and this week’s episode! Check it out after the jump…

'Runway' recap: Braving the elements, losing
2010-03-15 / Project Q Atlanta
... our long-ignored Team Gay member Jonathan, who won the night with his interpretation of air (top photo)....same page with them all season. On the flip side, Ben took one for the Team when the uber-talented designer's...it just looked freaky. She was in the bottom two with Ben and survived only by the merits of her earlier ...'s Anthony. Let's hope the tide turns quickly on the runway quality before the big Bryant Park finale finds a winner. Click any of the photos here for larger versions,... see all of Thursday's looks in the section on the official "Project Runway" page at MyLifetime.com. You can also ...

Project Runway: Natural Disasters
2010-03-14 / Poptimal.com
... and, I immediately expect, ending soon. With Heidi at the runway, the designers are informed that from now on they will no ... hairstyle to match. Because of his last challenge win, Jay Nicholas gets to choose first ... express their unhappiness at the way the changing winds. For Ben's design, he plans to think not ... Ben's subtlety isn't picked up by the judges on the runway, and Amy is having a little trouble ...Mouret called the draping perfection. Bottom three: Ben, all the judges were stumped by this outfit....originally aired March 11, 2010) For more on Project Runway , click . Thursdays at 10pm EST ...

Ben Chmura's ' Project Runway ' debrief
2010-03-12 / The Feed
... Out of This World design competition in Orlando. Furthermore, Chmura designed a few commissioned pieces, showed a... Deal Divas this afternoon to discuss his fellow Project Runway designers, the judges and of course that... He knows who wins the show, and of course he can't say. But Chmura did have... you look too critical of your fellow contestants. But every week when I watched, I was always ... room for balls in them. (laughs) Once that happened on the runway, I was like, Please edit this out for TV. ... closing night. (For Fashion Week Tampa Bay, Chmura created a collection inspired by venomous snakes.)...

'Project Runway' Recap
2010-03-12 / TheCelebrityCafe.com
Marjorie Quinn Waking up in the morning Ben and Jonathan are tired of being safe and ... read. Jay was able to pick first because of the win in the last challenge so he picked ... Sorry Garnier, I don't doubt your styling projects work but I'm don't see myself ...bowl" distill within her. He is worried about Ben being to sutile. Tim warns Mila to be mindful ...cry from someone in every episode and this time it is Ben. He's been away from his husband ...suit he can already see flaws. The runway judges were Heidi, Michael, and ...gorgeous and airy dress winning. It was down to Amy and Ben as the bottom two. Even ...

'Project Runway' Season 7: It's elementary, dear designers -- Jockstrap pants are never a good idea
2010-03-12 / OregonLive.com
Ben's pantsuit: Now he's sleeping with the fishes. Well, in 'Project Runway' terms, anyway. On Thursday... to evoke "air" with a fierce black leather ensemble. Ben Chmura, on the other hand, paid the ultimate price for having a bland TV personality -- and for whipping ...and Seth Aaron Henderson on "Project Runway." The clock is ticking and the designers get to work. Ben decides he's ...or as such confessions are known among "Project Runway" and "Top Chef" contestants, the Kiss of Doom. Mila ...laughter. Really, it is quite lovely and romantic. Jonathan wins the challenge! But now it's bottom three time: ...

'Project Runway' Recap: The Elements Of Fashion
2010-03-12 / Starpulse Entertainment News
Last night’s “Project Runway” challenge was all about product placement.... One designer Tim seemed worried about was Ben, who was having some serious problems designing... of the designs weren’t finished, and Ben was especially behind. (When Jay finished early... as if any of the three could have won, but Jonathan took top honors... about getting his first win. In the Bottom 3 were Amy, Ben and Mila. Although... and creativity. They also hated Ben’s suit with its “jockstrap pants... a seemingly-for-no-reason segment featuring Ben tearfully talking to his husband on the phone...

Project Runway Season 7: Episode 8 Recap
2010-03-12 / Realitywanted
...night and how the wind moves through the buildings. Ben is inspired by great white sharks but ...one of my favorite people ever to be on Project Runway. Seeing that Ben was in the weeds and falling ...any help so that he would be ready for the runway. This challenge seems to be more difficult than ...finishing touches on. Even as it's time to head downstairs to the runway, people are still working on their outfits....Those loose interpretations aren't really translating on the runway. Anthony, Emilio, and Jay are all ...fall short. Seth Aaron is in and Jonathan is the winner. Yay! I love him and I'm glad...

Project Runway: Winning by a Hair
2010-03-12 / Gawker
...Garcia Marie Claire 's fashion director, withering one of the contestants with her criticism. But before we get ... glamor." This is the worst phrase to ever be used to death on Project Runway . Not only was there nothing Grace ... co-opting and subverting it and jargon won't convince people otherwise. Shut Up, ... Claire Magazine, who previously decided that Mila should win this competition. Mila stepped out of her mod,... Jonathan laughed his way all the way to the winner's circle for his dress that looked like an... us. Gay comic book artist to the stars Ben was sent packing for making an ill-fitting suit...

Project Runway Recap: Elementary School
2010-03-12 / Movieline (blog)
... to Bunim-Murray. Last night’s Project Runway reunited us with the immaterial world,...stoned-seeming? Good for them, I guess. Out on the runway, the designers assemble. Heidi’s writing... ads to sell, and this guy from Garnier won’t leave until we hawk....” Jay, last challenge’s winner, gets to choose first. He picks... rootsy Emilio. In record time, half of the contestants get horrible ideas. Anthony : “... win. Full of water. You don’t remember my name.” Ben..., and the writing is on the uncleverly-edited wall: Ben’s in trouble. The designers who call home...

'Project Runway' exit interview: 'I was going to finish this look if it killed me'
2010-03-12 / Entertainment Weekly
...further if you don’t want to hear from the Project Runway designer who got auf’d last...you’ve been warned. The designer, of course, was Ben Chmura, whose shark-inspired suit earned scathing remarks from the judges. Ben called us up from his Tampa, Fla.... ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How are you feeling today, Ben? BEN CHMURA : I have to be honest, it's a little numbing. To...I did. I got it to the point where I could send it down the runway and my model was fully clothed. [... months to deal with it. It was my time. I knew it the morning [of the runway show]. So I was just kind of waiting for...

'Project Runway': Cat in a baby sling
2010-03-12 / Los Angeles Times
...for the fire dresses, no blue for water, for instance). Ben Chmura decided that when he heard "water," he thought..., Jonathan Peters thought "laughter" for air, and so on. The contestants all worked diligently and even helped each ...!" he said, giggling, although he wasn't wrong. On the runway, Amy's look was completely overpowered by the hair gimmick, to...: the look on Nina Garcia's face when it came down the runway was priceless. When Michael Kors had Amy remove the ... the element he was given and was glad that he won, and was also glad to see that Anthony seemed happy for him. Ben got eliminated ...

Project Runway Season 7 Episode 8:Watch The Elements Of Fashion Online S07E08 Ben Out
2010-03-12 / TV | TV Show | TV News | TV.Spreadit.org
Project Runway Season 7 Episode 8:Watch The Elements Of Fashion Online S07E08 Ben Out – Project Runway season 7 episode 8 called “The Elements of Fashion” was ... elements: Earth, Water, Air, and Fire.Jay who won the last challenge was allowed to choose his own element...Jonathan, Seth Aaron,eventually water was given to Maya, Ben and the last element earth was turned over to...Mila, Emilio. After all was said and done Ben who made “an ill-fitting shark suit with... bowl filled with hair (see above) were at the bottom two.But eventually Ben was booted of the show.

'Project Runway' recap: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
2010-03-12 / Entertainment Weekly
... tame her model's wild extra hair Project Runway has never given me nightmares... hilarious air? In the latter category, I give you Ben, who thought a woman's suit evocative of a killer sea...-Duhn! Duhn-duhn! Duhn-Duhn! AAAAAHHHHH!) It was the Runway equivalent of the underwater, legs-dangling-innocently-by... unsubtle foreshadowing wasn't enough to convince you that Ben Chmura was about to become chum in his own ...called out to every designer that it was time to head to the runway — everyone except Sharky. ''Oh!...have to remind your mentor that you're still on the show. NEXT: Jonathan steals the win

'Project Runway' - 'The Elements of Fashion' Recap
2010-03-12 / TV Squad
( S07E08 ) 'Project Runway' uses this episode to appease their sponsor Garnier. With one day and ... he doesn't give much criticism except to Ben. He warns that his pieces are better close... inspiration was a tornado. It has to be bad that the best compliment for Ben's that I had was that Alison's hair looked cool. ... Jonathan (used model correctly, strong textile). The winner of the competition was Jonathan, after weeks of just ... quite consistent. Two contestants have fared better though: Jay (two wins, two ...(four high scoring pieces). Speaking of consistent, Ben was only in the top once and was safe ...

Project Runway: When Your Pantsuit Bites Back - Ranking The Remaining 8
2010-03-12 / Reality TV Calendar
This week on Project Runway, the designers got elemental – and the inspiration for some of the results was hard to fathom. As the contest progresses, I have less to complain about in terms of... except color blocking, she doesn’t deserve to win the competition. She has obvious skill and... all except Maya have been a challenge winner. Now that only eight are left, each challenge... leads them to impulsive decisions (as it did, this week, with Ben) which can lead to a ticket home. ...-sample paints of a few weeks ago). It is a shame that Ben’s first appearance, before the judges, was to be booted home...