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Project Runway, the Emmy nominated series starring supermodel and host Heidi Klum.

Stills from Project Runway: The Complete Fourth Season (Click for larger image)

The fourth season of Project Runway returns with another group of telegenic contestants intent on winning the $100,000 cash prize and the chance to jumpstart their careers as fashion designers. The 15 competitors include sensitive Ricky Lizdale, earth mama Kathleen Vaughn, and impishly adorable Christian Siriano. Thanks to his quirky looks, hip designs, and popular catchphrases ("fierce," "ferosh," "hot tranny mess"), Siriano became such a pop culture sensation that he was parodied by Amy Poehler on Saturday Night Live. Though it is full of drama and its share of cat fighting, Project Runway has always been a step above your run-of-the-mill reality series. Whereas The Hills relies on a coterie of frenemies to ramp up its ratings, Project Runway actually seems interested in the contestants and how they will succeed in life beyond the series. Hosted by supermodel Heidi Klum, who exhibits a wry sense of humor while keeping the show moving at a brisk pace, the series is smartly entertaining. Fan favorite Tim Gunn returns, as does judge Nina Garcia. This season's guest stars include fashionista Sarah Jessica Parker, who helps critique the contestants' creations for her affordable Bitten line. But former football pro Tiki Barber is a scene stealer, appearing in an episode where the competitors have to design an outfit for him to wear on television. (Some of the pieces that the cast comes up with challenge the notion that Barber looks good in anything.) All 13 episodes from the Bravo series are included in this four-disc set. By the time Klum says auf wiedersehen to the runner up, most viewers will agree that the right contestant won. --Jae-Ha Kim

Red Carpet Fashion Runway with lights & sounds

A wallflower in the spotlight can do one of two things: wilt, or blossom...

Violet Greenfield's life changes forever when a lady in giant Chanel shades tells her she could be IT, the next Kate Moss-but taller, and without the PR problems. That's how Violet winds up with a business card in the front pocket of her jeans on her first day as a senior in high school. Angela Blythe from Tryst Models in New York City wants to put Violet on a plane and whisk her into the world of high-heeled boots and oversized sunglasses. Tall, skinny Violet, who's been P-L-A-I-N practically forever.

And guess what? She's going.

The Brother SM6500PRW Computerized Sewing Machine is fashionable sewing for the designer in you! This Limited Edition Project Runway sewing machine allows you to express your creativity with 60 built in stitches including Utility, Decorative and Heirloom stitches. There are 7 styles of one-step auto-size buttonholes as well. You simply place your button in the specially designed buttonhole foot and the machine will sew the correct size buttonhole for you. The SM6500PRW has a built in LCD screen for easy push button stitch selection. This model also comes with a built-in automatic needle threading system and Brother's Quick-Set bobbin system. You can use the machine with the included foot control and also sew without the foot control using the stop/start feature and variable sewing speed control. The SM6500PRW has an exceptional fabric feed system which gives you the flexibility to sew on almost any fabric. This full featured machine also comes with a wide variety of accessories including 8 sewing/presser feet, a walking foot for quilting, free motion quilting foot, quilt guide and an oversized table for quilting or sewing on large projects. This machine is also utra lightweight and portable to take on the go. Instructions are bilingual in English and Spanish

International Supermodel Heidi Klum returns as host of Project Runway – Season 3, heading up a glamorous panel of celebrities and fashion icons in search of the next great fashion designer.

The third season of Bravo's reality hit boasted the most evenly matched upper roster of aspiring designers thus far in the series, and maintained the show's reign as one of the best in reality television (it's been nominated for an Emmy every year). It also featured not just one clichéd villain, but several: Keith, the impossibly arrogant menswear designer who believed he was "above" all challenges (and refusing to design the dog outfit mandated as part of that challenge); Jeffrey, the tattooed rock-star designer who was as condescending as he was innovative (yet, because of his bluntness, successful sobriety and impossibly cute son, you couldn't help but like the guy a little); and Vincent, the slightly perverse '80s-era designer who famously cashed out his 401(k) to try the business again and whom always seems two sandwiches short of a picnic. The season's challenges included making a dress out of materials from the contestants' apartments, modernizing the look of a fashion icon (from Audrey Hepburn to Madonna), and designing an evening gown for Miss USA (the later fallen Tara Conner) to wear in the Miss Universe pageant. Later in the season, the remaining finalists were able to jet off to Paris to be judged by designer Catherine Malandrino, whose criticisms were actually harsher than host Heidi Klum's ("You look rideeeculous," she tells one. "You look like a fehk pop stahr." ). Other guest judges during the season included Vera Wang, Kate Spade, Ivanka Trump, and Richard Tyler.

Project Runway stands out from many other reality shows in that talent was actually a requisite and there was no audience voting to keep undeserving contestants in. Not to say there weren't any frustrating contenders overstaying their welcome (Take Angela, the farm girl who claimed her dresses were "mistaken for Yves Saint Laurent" back home, but felt the need to smother all her creations with rosettes), but the competition was evenly, satisfyingly matched toward the end. The DVD includes the reunion episode, which features a tense exchange between Keith and Klum and pokes fun at den father/breakout star Tim Gunn's "$3 vocabulary." A couple of bonus features follow the finalists post-show, profiles Gunn, and shows an assortment of outtakes. Not featured on the DVD? The many, many Saturn Sky Roadster promotions that preceded every commercial when it aired on television. And for that, we happily say Auf Wiedershen. --Ellen A. Kim

Fashion Design Sketchbook- Design a fashion collection with this portable sketchbook. Content: Set of 7" colored pencils, formatted sketchpad, and style guide.

Speaking of Top Model, who will come across your mind? Is it retired Tyra Banks or the richest Gisele Bundchen? Or the talented baby face girl Gemma Ward? To be the top one of the thousands of models in the fashion shows is like to be the living indicator of top fashion! To let fashion goers experience the fashion atmosphere on the other side of the earth, HiGH NoTE Records cherrypicks music from runway & after shows and releases the 2CD selection Top Model-Runway to extract the attractive glamour on catwalks and the pleasure in fashion parties so the listeners can feel the splendid charm of super models through listening. Disc One includes cuts from David Guetta, Sebastien Leger, Ericke, Cedric Gervais and others. If you want to peek the personal lives of top models when they finish their work and take off the million-dollar bravely wardrobes, you can never miss the low-key fashion built in Disc Two After Show. Hi Note. 2007.

Project Runway has proven to be one of the biggest hits in reality television. Now it¿s time for fashion divas from every age group to try to break into one of the world's most glamorous careers, learning the ropes of the runway and beyond. With hundreds of garments to choose from, customizable patterns and colors, add-on accessories like hats, shoes, and fun tools like the "collar-creator," Mission: Runway allows players to design their own skirts, pants, jackets and even the models that flaunt them. Create signature looks by shaping models' lips, creating make-up color palettes and styling their hair and more!

"A wallflower in the spotlight can do one of two things: wilt, or blossom... Violet Greenfield's life changes forever when a lady in giant Chanel shades tells her she could be IT, the next Kate Moss--but taller, and without the PR problems. That's how Violet winds up with a business card in the front pocket of her jeans on her first day as a senior in high school. Angela Blythe from Tryst Models in New York City wants to put Violet on a plane and whisk her into the world of high-heeled boots and oversized sunglasses. Tall, skinny Violet, who's been P-L-A-I-N practically forever. And guess what? She's going. Look out for Violet by Design, coming in March 2008 from Berkley Jam."

As the leader in advancing ceramic styling iron technology, FHI raises the bar with their new Runway Limited Edition iron. Utilizing a cutting-edge Integrated Ceramic Heating System (I.C.H.S.) that ensures quick heat-up time and instantaneous heat recovery, the Runway iron is the pinnacle of performance. With its 100% pure ceramic plates, tourmaline technology, and self-adjusting plates, no other iron on the market can compare.