<![CDATA[Gawker: ooo fashion]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: ooo fashion]]> http://gawker.com/tag/ooofashion http://gawker.com/tag/ooofashion <![CDATA[The Project Runway Finale Collections You May Never See Again]]> The Project Runway collections tromped down the Fashion Week runways this morning, indicating that production is still chugging along, despite the legal troubles surrounding it. But what does that mean for the show's future?

Basically the war between NBC/Universal, whose Bravo network for gay people aired the fashion design competition series for its first five seasons, is locked in mortal combat with the Weinstein Company, the series' production house, who sold it in a late night deal to Lifetime, hoping for a quick buck. Harvey & Co.'s little gambit didn't pay off quite the way they'd hoped though, as promotion and scheduling for the sixth season have been completely hindered by an NBC/U lawsuit trying to get their little boutique cash cow back.

But they're still allowed to film, so film they did. The collections were presented anonymously, so neither the fashion doyennes in the audience nor we playing at home could possibly figure out just who is behind the garments. Judging from photos, below, we can tell a few things though. Basically, someone's really into black leathery domination gear. Someone else is into draping and sweeping dresses. Another person is into little turnips-from-Mario 2-shaped cocktail dresses. So just follow those patterns whenever the show airs, and you might be able to cobble the answers together. Of course, this season might never air at all. If NBC/U eventually wins their suit, it's possible (though according to some, not likely) this entire iteration will be scuttled and all of it will have been for naught. Pity for all involved. Either way, here are the clothes.











All images via AP

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<![CDATA[Loathsome TV Characters Fashioned After Loathsome Real Life Characters]]> Ever wonder what the inspiration is behind the fashions on Gossip Girl (other than "money" and "bright enough colors to attract fourteen year olds and macaws")?? Well Vanity Fair recently interviewed the show's costumers, Eric Daman and assistant costume designer Meredith Markworth-Pollack, and they divulged their interests and inspirations. Kate Moss, she of the cocaine-aura, is the inspiration for messy-chic Serena, while Anna Wintour and Audrey Hepburn inform Blair's buttoned-up old New York styling. Put them together and who do Daman and Markworth-Pollack envision? New York's favorite stream of consciousness-talking socialite, Tinsley Mortimer! [VF] A choice quote from the interview after the jump.

If you put Blair and Serena together, you get Tinsley Mortimer. Tinsley's hair is always set and she always looks perfect, but she takes risks. We also incorporate Arden Wohl's downtown doyenne look—headbands, floral dresses, and chunky shoes.

As for the Gossip boys, socialite Derek Blasberg was the paradigm with his bow ties, classic squares, and sneakers. We were worried whether Middle America would get it, but then we saw a teenage boy—a fan hoping to catch a glimpse of the cast—waiting outside The Palace Hotel for hours wearing Chuck's signature J. Press scarf, so clearly people relate.

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