Topic: Project Runway

Project Parse It Up: Bravo vs. Lifetime

Tim Gunn, our favorite sartorial critic, is in the eye of the storm--again. As I chronicled in Fast Company's April issue profile "Project Rehab," the former head of Parsons' Fashion program has had a dizzying career ...READ»

'Fierce' Viewership

Over the past couple of years, Bravo network has accomplished a paradoxical feat by adding a highbrow-dimension to the reality television phenomenon. That I watch Rock of Love on VH1 every Sunday isn't likely to come up at an ...READ»

Life After Project Runway -- on the Web

These five Project Runway alums are facing the biggest challenge of their careers: how to use Web 2.0 tools to propel their 15-minutes of fame into a viable business.READ»

• From Project Runway to the Web
• Project Rehab: Tim Gunn Tries to Make it Work at Liz Claiborne
• Put Some Style In Your Lifestyle

Fast Talk: Connecting the Dots

Lauren Zalaznick President, Bravo New York, New York Lauren Zalaznick, 43, combines reality shows such as Project Runway and Top Chef with deep tie-in Web sites to keep viewers glued to Bravo on screens both big and ...READ»

Sewing Gains Popularity and Investors

Sewing machines and patterns are flying off the shelves due to a substantial rise in popularity of the age-old craft of sewing. The hype is attributed to television programs like Project Runway, which have shown a new generation that ...READ»

Project Rehab

As an academic renegade, Tim Gunn pushed Parsons the New School for Design to adopt a businesslike curriculum. Now the star of Project Runway is trying to revive Liz Claiborne as its chief creative officer. Can he "make it work" or is it "auf Wiedersehen" for a once-great American fashion house?READ»

• Life After Project Runway -- on the Web
• From Project Runway to the Web
• Put Some Style In Your Lifestyle

Thirteen Designers Work Furiously for Seven Days, With One Material: Wood Veneer

Recently, a baker's dozen of product designers convened to show the impressive potential within an also-ran material.READ»

Andrea Wong Wants to Reinvigorate Lifetime. (Step One: Steal Project Runway)

Andrea Wong brought us The Bachelor! Now she's trying to reinvigorate Lifetime with positivity and fun.READ»

MTV’s New Digital Forays

Music television no more. MTV is targeting the digital realm of video games and the Web in a dizzying array of new deals.READ»

• MTV's Digital Makeover

Report from NY Web 2.0: Web Industry +1, Wi-Fi (FAIL)

If the recent NextWeb NY Web 2.0 Meetup is any indication, then Silicon Alley is not only ripe with promising ideas, it's actually thriving. Too bad we can't say much about the technology we employed in our attempt to bring you a live ...READ»

Letter from the Editor

Yes we can.READ»

The Beautiful Business of Veronica Webb

Veronica Webb is one of the most notable names of a very small group of women who were supermodels, a now extinct type of fashion model who once dominated the business. As it goes with models, the core of her notoriety hung on her ...READ»

Paris Hilton, a Political Force

It's not just Project Runway contestants that hope to get into Young Hollywood's good graces: If The White House Correspondents' Dinner this year was any indication (The Hills' villains Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were among ...READ»

More of Chicago’s Luminaries On What Makes the City Hot

"Hell yeah! Absolutely. I couldn't do what I'm doing if I lived in any other city. We're more out to make work together as opposed to leave one another in our dust." -- Megan Stielstra, 2nd Story director of story ...READ»

More of Chicago’s Luminaries On What Makes the City Hot

More of Chicago’s top business executives and creatives weigh in on why this city is fast.READ»

What not to wear (or do) at MBA admissions fairs

I’ve been accused over the years of having unrealistically high expectations of people and I’m sure in some cases it’s true. However, the preponderance of things that really make me get hot under the collar are so low on the ...READ»

Fast 50 Updates

Thirty-three of the companies on last year's Fast Company 50 didn't make the list this time. But that doesn't mean they've lost their luster. Here's what they've been up to.READ»