Lady Gaga Gets Her Own My Little Pony! Your Holiday Shopping Solved!

Wanna make a gay child happy as a pink-bedazzled clam this holiday season? Stuff the Lady Gaga "My Little Pony" in his or her stocking!

I'm already losing it over this one. The fishnets, the baubles, the bangs, the shades! "Po-po-po-pony face, my-my pony face!"

I'm gonna stuff this treasure inside my Robert Pattinson panties and consider myself the luckiest boy on earth.

La Roux on MTV2's "Download and Discover"! See Video for "Quicksand" now!

From myspace.com/larouxuk: Elly Jackson of La Roux

Embarrassed as I am to admit this, I've only recently discovered the English electropop duo La Roux—comprised of producer Ben Langmaid and vocalist Elly Jackson—whose singles "In for the Kill" and "Bulletproof" have torn up the charts in the UK throughout most of 2009 ("Kill" peaked the charts at number 2, while "Bulletproof" reached the top spot).

Their sound isn’t new— intentionally-mechanized beats over chilly synths that work well with Jackson's whimsically ‘80s vocals—but La Roux's take on early ‘80s synthpop and new wave is often fresh and inspiring—quite possibly the best pop music around right now (the new Annie album is out in two weeks, so we'll see if that changes).

Halloween Interviews with Bette Midler, Martha Stewart & Michael Kors!

Bette Midler's Hulaween Ball 2009 from marti cummings on Vimeo.

For once Michael Kors can't complain about someone's look being too costumey! Broadway Speaks OUT's Marti Cummings hobnobbed with all flavors of celebs at Bette Midler's big annual Hulaween bash this past weekend. It's a big costume klatsch wherein fancy folks dress up to raise money for Midler's amazing NY Restoration Project.

Did you know that over the years Midler and her crew of green do-gooders have picked up over 2,000 tons of trash (insert your own "picking up trash" joke here; she'd approve) and they've helped create over 55 community gardens all over NYC! So nice.

In the video Martha Stewart threatens to ruin Halloween for kids everywhere, Michael Kors serves us a very gay Gregg Allman look, and Crosby Stills & Nash even puff through. Madness! And the towering out comic Judy Gold makes a rather convincing Abe Lincoln. Shocker.

For more on the goodness that Broadway Speaks OUT does, visit their site. For more fun from the Divine One, just go see Bette in Vegas!!!!

Check Out the Winners of the TripOut Gay Travel Awards! Rio, NYC, Paris... Ooh La La!

Sweet! The Sugar Loaf, Rio de Janeiro

By Selena Watkins

The winners have been announced for the first ever TripOut Gay Travel Awards.

Voted on by the site's readers, TripOutGayTravel.com honored the best of the best around the world for their loyalty to the LGBT community.

The winners were announced this morning after about two months and over 100,000 votes. Did you vote?

The first winner is one we all know and love, the near and dear New York City for Best U.S. Destination.

The Big Apple beat out New Orleans, Provincetown, Portland, Oregon, Philadelphia and San Fran! Wow. New Yorkers, be proud.

Empire State of Mind

The Best Global Destination winner is Rio de Janeiro. I've never been but I know it's all about the Carnival madness and sex, sex, sex. At least in my imagination it is.

Halloween Dog Days: Pooches in Costume! Awwwww...

"You wouldn't like me when I'm angry..."

Last Sunday my pal Marc and I went to the annual East Village Halloween Dog Parade in Tompkins Square Park, where it was a mob scene of canine costumery. There was a big contest and I have no idea who won, but these guys were our faves.

After the jump are about a zillion more pics. And more at FocusOnStyle.com, too. Need a costume idea for your pooch? Have a look!

And I gotta say, most of the pooches there seem to be having a great time. Especially, the lovable green Incredible Hunk (above). He was smiling (dogs can smile, right?) and bursting out of his jean shorts with pride. Grrrrrrr!

Enjoy!

Bloody Halloween How-To Tips & Costume Shopping Snark! From Gays!

"BOO!"

Now that that's out of the way... You may be hankering for some homo-riffic Halloween how-to tips right about now. Luckily, the fabulous Brian Juergens (formerly of AfterElton.com) has got what you need over at the Camp Blood Horror Blog that he edits with his hubby, Andy. They're both big sweet horror movie geeks and Halloween fans, and they've cooked up a totally adorable (and terrifyingly fresh) video DIY Halloween Special!

In the video below, they've enlisted crafty friends to show you how to make cute Halloween tote bags, how to bake up tasty/ghoulish treats and how to apply your best scary face. Check their sh*t out below. And visit their gore-tastic Camp Blood site and blog to bone up on all things queer and scary.

CampBlood's "House of Horrors" DIY Halloween Special
Uploaded by campbloodbuzz.

Meanwhile, Kameron in the office here passed along this video (below). What happens when a snarky kid from the NYU Local Blog gets a video camera and goes costume shopping. Hijinks, dammit!

Have a look!

Spirit Halloween from NYU Local on Vimeo.

And yes, there's gonna be more Halloween fun heading your way. Be afraid...

Austrian Farmboy Calendar May Induce Yodeling; The Hills Are Alive, Indeed

"Squeal like a pig, Rolf!"

"High on hill sat a lonely goatherd..." Lonely, except for the camera crew, makeup person, stylist, wardrobe mistress ("Need bigger lederhosen!!!") and some salivating production assistants, that is.

A friend sent this link to a piece on the website of the German newsmagazine Stern that's got a fun slideshow of a beefy 2010 Calendar of Austrian farmers. I can only imagine there's some charitable angle involved, though featuring a bunch of handsome milk-fed lads posing near-naked in barns, fields and haylofts seems a pretty good cause to begin with.

For more cute Austrian farmboys click on through. Plus, three more hot pics after the jump.

Project Runway Goes Globetrotting

Michael Kors challenges the designers this week with postcards.

Episode 10: Wish You Were Here

--by Eric Walter

This week's challenge doesn't seem that, er... challenging, but it's funny to see how wrong some of the designers go. Michael Kors sets it up this week. He holds up some vacation pictures and matches each designer up with a different destination. Their task: Design an outfit inspired by that location. It's mainly kind of a cheap shot to get the cameras into his Rodeo Drive flagship store.

Lucky seven. Who's going home this week.

Most of the hour is dedicated to Irina trashing everyone. She doesn't have much of a track record actually predicting the worst outfits, though. Most of the people she thinks are the worst either win or make it to the top few, so I have trouble respecting her judgment.

Irina hasn't been in the top herself for a few weeks, but she sure has
a lot to say about everyone else.

The fact is, the level of creativity doesn't seem to be increasing for anyone. This week's collection is an exercise in minimalism. Nothing looks amazing. Even when the judges like something, they have something to complain about.

 
Even Tim seems let down.

Christopher has the most to gain, having struck out consistently for more than  half of the season. But he just can't bring it. He gives us a fantastic belt but skimps on the dress. He dodges a bullet again this week, but he seems close.

...But it's going to have a killer belt, says Christopher.

Julian Casablancas’ "Phrazes For The Young" Out Nov. 3! Listen to the "11th Dimension" Single Now!

Cover art: "Phrazes For The Young"

Julian Casablancas, lead singer of NYC garage rock revivalists The Strokes, comes out with his solo debut, Phrazes for the Young, on Nov. 3.

Aside from an AWESOME PROMO released a few months back, I didn’t know much about the album until the lead single, “11th Dimension,” debuted early last month.

The single’s been getting a lot of attention from music blogs and online magazines (including a glowing review over at Pitchfork), with cheerful, peppy synth flourishes accompanied by a muted drum beat that works surprisingly well with Casablancas’ so-bored-its-cool vocals.

Year-End Club Banger: Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)”

Just when I thought the well had dried up for any great dance releases this year, along comes this awesome remix from New York-based DJ and turntablist A-Trak of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ similarly awesome synthpop smash “Heads Will Roll” (my favorite track off YYYs’ solid third album It’s Blitz!).

DJ A-Trak

Officially released yesterday via Pitchfork via Discobelle, “Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)” is a nuts-and-bolts dance track that wouldn’t feel out of place in the early 1990s (club music’s beloved renaissance), delighting the listener in its willful simplicity: gleefully synthetic bass drums; the always reliable 808; thick, rubbery basslines accompanied by cheesy, Vegas-y synth flourishes—heaven in 6:25.

Project Runway Turns to the Sultan of Sequins

Grab your sparkles, kids! We're going for the glam!

Episode 9: Let's Put on a Show 

—by Eric Walter

It's sort of a designer's dream come true on Project Runway this week. Dressmaker-to-the-stars Bob Mackie stops by to task the designers with creating an extravagant stage look for pop diva Christina Aguilera.

Nina is listening intently to Xtina as Bob Mackie wisely looks on.
But all I can see are Nina's fierce shoes!

This is not fashion, he says. This is the stage. It's almost as if he's daring them to create a monstrosity.

At first everyone's kind of excited, but then they start to feel the pressure -- there are so few left -- and they all get a little nutty. Shirin seems totally lost, and Tim does not mince words with her.

More feathers!

Not slutty enough!

You're going to lose the purple thing, right?

Even Gordana freaks out and spends most of the challenge in a foul mood. Relax, lady; you've got immunity this week. (And it's a good thing too, Heidi tells her, out she would have been *this close* to being auffed.)

Ha! You are gonna hate this dress!

The only one who keeps her cool is Irina, who seems to especially enjoy sitting in her corner watching Shirin squirm and trash-talking Carol Hannah. Bad form!

Annie’s “Don’t Stop” (Finally) Hits Stores November 17!

Delayed for over a year (with a myriad of leaked track listings to boot), Norwegian electro-pop chanteuse Annie’s sophomore album, Don’t Stop, finally sees the light of day on November 17.

Though it’d be hard to expect another stellar pop album similar to its predecessor, Anniemal (named the 167th album of the 2000s by Pitchfork), I think the next album will show traces of maturity in both lyrical and musical content while still keeping a foot in the power-pop bliss that made the latter album such a fresh, rewarding listen.

The single “Songs Remind Me of You” sounds like she’s onto something promising, giving me hope the rest of the album doesn’t falter the way other sophomore releases quite often do.

Your Lady Gaga Halloween Costume Problem Solved! Check It Out!

New York Magazine has a big Halloween special thing going on right now, with suggestions for how to enjoy the spooky/drunky occasion. And yes, they have some suggestions on how to put together your own Lady Gaga look (and face it: we all know this year every queen is gonna be getting their Gaga on).

So to make things simple, go to Etsy and order your own wiggy Gaga hair bow (see above) now; then go steal your granny's wheelchair or your gimpy cousin's crutches. Toss some on some shades, a metal bustier or some tights and you're good to go!

The glam/injured look can be rocked by young and old alike!

Now you just need to find some voguing queens in tuxes to back you up. And a hot Nordic stud/TV-vampire to toss you off a balcony. Trick or treat!

Xtina Lands on Project Runway Thursday Night!

Xtina looks like a shrinking violet next to Heidi.

—by Eric Walter

With a little help, Project Runway keeps gettin' better. As if in answer to our prayers, this week's episode features a very special celebrity guest star.

The five-time Grammy-winning, multiplatinum album-selling Christina Aguilera will be on hand to help judge who is in, who is out, and who's just dirrrty.

But that's not all!

We will also see the long-overdue return of Nina Garcia! Enough with those mean girls they've been playing musical chairs with in recent weeks! Finally some vicious invective from someone who
deserves to spew it.

"That was taste-less," she says. Ooh! Can't wait!

Project Runway Reconstructs the Runway Bride

The designers get to help a cadre of divorcees live a fantasy by
hacking up their old wedding dresses. The upshot: They get a
new dress in the bargain.

Episode 8: There Goes the Bride

--by Eric Walter

With fewer and fewer designers, we notice every cut a little more each week on Project Runway. With so many boys gone, it's starting to look like a woman's game. And the battle of the sexes is directly behind the challenge this week: Free a divorcée from her post-marital identity by transforming her wedding dress into a hot new look.

Irina pulls a rabbit out of her hat.

These ladies are grateful for the services. Seems like they can't wait to tear through their old wedding gowns. It's a wonder they lasted this long. It's also kinda impressive that they all still fit into their dresses.

After turning the virginal white to a more experienced gray, Carol
Hannah strips away year after year of someone else's failed
marriage. Fun!

It may be a little cynical to celebrate the demise of relationships, the designers get even more cynical as they choose the biggest dresses first. They need all the fabric they can get with only $25 and a maximum of two yards of new fabric!

Tim looks unconvinced.

None of the designers thinks he or she will win. They're more concerned about not getting kicked off than actually winning. But poor Shirin really has reason to worry when she is left with the skimpiest dress of them all.

Shirin's diviorcée wants to get something that looks like a gypsy
costume from Cher's Vegas show! Right...

Luckily she realizes her client is crazy and she puts the brakes on her "Half Breed" moment. Her reward: She doesn't win, but she isn't eliminated either.

Exclusive Interview with Fab Gay French Pop Star Sliimy: Watch! Love! Plus, More Sliimy News!

Sliimy, Sliimy, Sliimy!!! A chant is going up from far and near about the slender and delightful little new pop star-to-be Sliimy. He zipped through NYC a couple of weeks ago, played a showcase, and shot a bunch of cute videos that have been premiering on FredFlare.com (the fab design-y shop based in Brookyn) all week long.

Not to be outdone, we interviewed Sliimy too when he visited Logo, and he's got a lot to say. And dig that crrraaazzzy French accent. Ooh. La. La!

Sliimy's in Europe now, playing all over France next week. But he's also hard at work on the video for "Paint Your Face," the title track from his forthcoming album (getting released in the U.S. on Perez Hilton's Perezcious label).

More news, video & WIN $50 at FredFlare.com, after the jump!

Muppet Couture: Did Lady Gaga or Katy Perry Wear It Best?

Photo via People.com.

We've been posting lots of Lady Gaga coverage lately... How can we not? She's everywhere, especially where there are gays, these days; see you in DC, Gaga! But People.com posted this "Who Wore It Best?" query featuring Lady Gaga and Katy Perry and some hot Muppet couture, which you gotta love. Who needs Dolce & Gabban or Proenza-Schouler when you've got Kermit & Miss Piggy?

Of course the predictably dowdy folks commenting on People.com all give Katy props for her girly-girl take on Sesame-Street realness, but how can you overloook the fierceness of Gaga's poofy, fuzzy, Animal skirt. Divine!

Or maybe you just feel like one People.mag commenter: "F the muppets."

Project Runway Sings the Blues

It's a time crunch! The designers have one day to make two cute
little blue things. Sounds like a team challenge!

Episode 7: My Blue Hell

—by Eric Walter

Team challenges are always a pain in the pin cushion for Project Runway designers. This time they have to pair up and produce two looks in a single color: blue. This week's challenge doesn't produce anything new. Just the usual team microdrama: someone's not doing enough; she's not giving me direction; her top is a mess; I hate ruffles.

So the designers wax esoteric about blue — like it's intrinsically more complicated to work with than other colors. (Would green or pink really be better?) Then they all pair off like it's the last scene of Bambi.

Macy's guest judge, Martine Reardon, chooses the team leaders.

The designers form their own little Macy's parade, one after the other
trying to impress Ms. Reardon.

The only notable team is Christopher and Epperson. I would be honored to work with Epperson, he says — "honored," really? — which leads to a love fest of high fives and buddy hugs that's pretty much the gayest thing on the episode.

Epperson and Christopher are convinced they are a dream team.
Tim looks doubtful.

Nicolas has immunity this week, so he's the one to watch out for. The only thing preventing him from letting his teammate fail is his own sense of pride.

Nicolas grumbles that ruffles are only a gimmick to hide flaws.
Louise's primary flaw is choosing the guy with immunity as her
teammate.

It's not Nicolas' fault that Louise has a bad idea, but he has no incentive to prop her up or talk her out of her excessive use of ruffles. His motives are suspect, at best. He's definitely not afraid to trash-talk her sketches to the other designers. He even says, half-joking, at the beginning of the show: We have to get rid of one of the girls.

Hmm...

This Week In Fabulous 10/2: Questionably Hot Men, Delusional Reality Stars & Threesomes!

Britney is back! Well, she never left, but she's coming out with new music!

--By Cory Stottlemyer

Everybody celebrate because it's practically the weekend and that means we get to go over all the fabulous things that happened this week! Prepare yourself for some very exciting Britney news!

5. Shakira guest starring on Ugly Betty!

Is Ambrose Price TV's Next Design Mega-Star? Have a Look & See!

Will the festive Ambrose Price be reality TV's next hot-glue-gun-toting mess? Let's hope!

Next Monday night Logo debuts a new series The Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price, which follows the looney exploits of Ambrose Price, a charming and kooky gay from small-town Newfoundland (as in Canada) who's determined to make it big as the next big design/homemaking/style guru. Should Martha Stewart be worried? Er... Let's just politely say it's a bit too early to tell.

To Price's credit, and in spite of his endearing if fumbling persona (which you see in the preview clip below) Price isn't a total rube. He was a breakout star on the Canadian version of HGTV's Design Superstar Challenge. He didn't win, but audiences loved him and he then got his own show up north. Have a look!

Price is pretty daffy to watch (in a fun way!). I keep wondering, "What's with that accent? Is he drunk?" But I do admire his spunky, fearless approach to everything.

The show officially premieres next Monday, October 5th at 10pm. Hang on to your hot glue gun!

On Project Runway, the Costumer is Always Right

The designers hit a movie set to receive their next assignment.

Episode 6: Genre Bender

—by Eric Walter

The fashions may be fun, but this week's episode is a snooze-fest. With the Nicolas-Johnny conflict resolved, the best we get now is a brief detour into Carol Hannah's crush on Logan. (Get in line, sister.)

Carol Hannah gazes dreamily under the brim of Logan's hat.

There's some workroom drama with a rash of bobbin theft. (Sabotage!) And Louise stabs her finger tip with a sewing machine needle.

OK, that is kinda gross.

The personality conflict geiger counter is registering record-low readings. There was no WTF moment this week.

No one's asking for Irina to press an iron to Nicolas' face, or to use Logan's pin cushion as a voodoo doll, but what is happening to the Project Runway we know and love?

Forgive me for saying this — where's Santino when you actually need him!

Once again Nina and Michael are M.I.A., and we have guest
judges galore. What is this, The Fashion Show?

Perhaps sensing this, the producers have set us up for a team challenge next week. Working in pairs, the designers are always cable-ready for drama, and frankly I can't wait.

This time our intrepid contestants are tasked with choosing a movie genre and creating a character to live in it. But the judges favor couture over costume and leave us with, I think, some unfair results.

The challenge, apparently, is to create a look inspired by a genre, not something that would actually work in a movie. The judges adore Christopher's backless, sleeveless, totally inaccurate Victorian gown but don't much care for Gordana's perfectly lovely flapper dress. They go crazy for Epperson's western-genre denim-and-leather frills but make nary a comment on Shirin's saloon floozy.

Christopher goes all Merchant Ivory on us, but with a twist.

What, I ask you, is wrong with this lovely beaded confection?

Interestingly, the winner and the loser are both from the same genre: sci-fi. But between Nicolas' three cosmic queens living in Orion's belt and Ra'mon's alien-human hybrid, I don't expect a happy ending for either story.

Mika Says "Call Me Bisexual," Talks Hugh Jackman, Cuddles with Gandalf & Fashion Studs! See for Yourself!

Sir Ian McKellen gets some Mika love. Go Gandalf!

Mika's second album, The Boy Who Knew Too Much comes out next week. I've already heard it and it's bloody fabulous. But Mika himself is also pretty fab. Who else thinks so? Apparently X-Men baddie and superwizard Gandalf, aka the world's most fabulous gay actor Sir Ian McKellen, who whooped it up in London for Mika's album release party there last week.

The album release party was a starry affair (Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Jodie Harsh) and packed full of fashion superstars. I love the pic below of Mika getting cuddly with uber-designers Roland Mouret, Christian Louboutin and Matthew Williamson. Dandies galore! And can I say right now that Mouret is my new #1 crush? He's hot!

From left: Roland Mouret, Mika, mad-hatter Christian Louboutin & Matthew Williamson.

Also, the Dutch homo mag Gay & Night interviewed Mika, and when they quizzed him about his sexuality, he reportedly said "I've never ever labeled myself. But having said that, I've never limited my life. I've never limited who I sleep with. … Call me bisexual, if you need a term for me." Okay, that works! FUN!

Today NY Mag as a cute lil' interview with Mika about his new record, his upcoming movie musical collaboration (maybe) with Hugh Jackman, and how he was a wall-scrubbing OCD teen. Check it out!

Stop the Presses! Project Runway Goes 100% Recycled

Don't light a match! These papered ladies could go up like kindling!

Episode 5: Paper Dolls

—by Eric Walter

Against my better judgment, I watched part of Lifetime's Models of the Runway yesterday. And I'm glad I did! I learned that Logan, who I named as last week's "Best Gay," is not actually gay. Or the models don't think so, anyway.

Well, no one's perfect. (I mean Logan.)

I still think he was the Best Gay last week. Let's just call Logan an honorary gay. Everyone deserves to be, don't you think? Why should we have all the fun?

Anyway, I have a feeling I'm not the first to bestow this title.

So this week, we hit up an old-school Project Runway antic. Make a dress out of copies of the Los Angeles Times!

The winner will make headlines!

(And the loser will be wrapping tomorrow's fish and chips.)

Now, the best paper dress I can remember was worn in 1965 by Princess Kay of the Milky Way. (Princess Kay is crowned annually at the Minnesota State Fair.)

See right: It's made out of one-pound butter cartons!

The designers have their work cut out for them if they're going to surpass this genius.

As it turns out, it's a little harder than most people might think to fit a dress with paper. The material has no give. And it takes some solid engineering skills to get it off the dress form and on the model.

The pattern Althea creates shines like she's working with plates of brass.

Gordana is off to a good start with a pleated bodice.

This episode of Project Runway brought to you by ... Elmer's Glue.

The producers set up a nice little conflict between Nicolas and Johnny, and they end up in a bitter race to the bottom.

Ka-Ching! Time for PopLab Shopping Tips: Handy Bags for Fall Picnics? Yes, Please...

Tonight on the sassy NewNowNext PopLab music video show on Logo (airing at midnight EST), in between killer new videos from Keri Hilson, Anjulie, and Mary J. Blige you'll see interviews with Nelly Furtado, AND some handy shopping tips from PopLab's own retail/bargain guru, Jono.

For a sneak peek, check out the clip above wherein Jono serves up his recommendations for a batch of fun bags that will perfect for any little outdoorsy picnicking trips you may be making this fall. After the jump, full details about all the goods he's showing off -- and another clip of nifty gardening gadgets. Nice!

Fashion Week Roadkill: Lindsay, Gossip Girls, True Blood, Amanda Lepore & More! See the Photos!

Lindsay Lohan at G-Star: Is she looking very relaxed? Or very, er... relapsed?

Fashion Week is going full-throttle in NYC. The celebs are out and posing up a storm. Here's a quick look at some of the hotness (and NOT-ness) that's out parading in the name of style and glamour these days...

Looks like G-Star and Baby Phat were both hot shows, judging from the attendees. Is Lindsay toasted? Or just giddy with fashion glee? Who can say, who can say...?

Enjoy lots more pics of kids from Gossip Girl, True Blood, one of Destiny's Children, Kathie Lee & Hoda, Amanda Lepore, some hot Project Runway mess-ness and more all after the jump!

Driving Miss Gaga: The Lady Does NYC, Madonna & Marc Jacobs

Lady G pulls up to the bumper of the Marc Jacobs show.

OMG, Lady Gaga is killing me. Above is a shot of her arriving at the Marc Jacobs/V Magazine fashion week hootenanny last night in NYC. The hat! So club-kid goes dowdy... And she's peeking out of that limo like Miss Daisy pulling up to the Winn-Dixie or a ladies luncheon. Hotness.

In the pic below, Gaga poses with Marc Jacobs and Madge, and I love that she almost looks positively bored; and that Madonna looks smiley and amused. (BTW, Maddie's been in extra-nice mode of late. She even gave Gaga some props backstage at the VMAs.) And yes, MJ looks foxy, of course.

Anyway, NY Mag has a dishy write-up about Gaga's pantless/nipple-tastic performance at the Marc Jacobs/V Magazine afterparty last night. Bless this woman. AND... The brilliant kids at MTV's Buzzworthy blog have a genius recap of Gaga's assorted VMA looks.

More, more, more Gaga puhleeeese!

Project Runway Models Call the Shots

This week the models are the clients: The lucky 13 designers must
make their models an "eye-catching look for an industry event."

Episode 4: Who's the Boss?

—by Eric Walter

The simplicity of the challenges this season has me a little disappointed. I guess it goes to show you don't have to be working with garbage or car parts or groceries to come up with something that looks like crap. Fabric works just as well.

So the models this week get to choose what they wear for once. (Giving them their own show apparently wasn't enough.) Of course they go bonkers. They want to be unique and original and to stand out ... just like everyone else.

Most of the models have a pretty clear idea of what they want — or at the very least a list of adjectives. But some of them are all over the map. Make me every kind of dress — all at once! *snap*

Epperson reads some of his notes to a sympathetic Tim Gunn: "flowy, strong, punk, cocktail, tiger." It could be a bad Chinese translation of an American toilet cleaner brand. Whatever it is, if that's describing a dress, it already sounds like a disaster.

Epperson consults with Mattar. Long but not too long; tight but
not too tight; revealing but not too revealing. Got it!

Project Runway Hits the Beach, Brah

Among the most important revelations of this week's show are Tim Gunn's feet. Check out who's rocking the sandals!

Episode 3 - Surf and Terse

—by Eric Walter

This week California lends itself to one of the most simple and direct competitions of the series: Design a stunning beach dress and a surf-inspired avant garde look to accompany it.

Oh, and there's a guy there from Garnier to talk about hair.

I hope everyone's got their sunblock!

This is the first team competition of the season. Working in teams is great because it instantly brings out the best and the worst in the designers. The bottom two this week were the weakest leaders.

Mitchell wastes no time diving off the deep end, declaring that he chose Ramon for his team because he wants someone who can carry him. He hasn't brought much to the cutting table so far, so it's not surprising he feels this way, but most players would hold their cards a little closer. I don't know how he qualified for the show, but he must have left his self confidence back in Georgia.

It's the little things that count, right?

Mitchell sticks in a few pins and stitches up a petite swimsuit, but his most notable work shows up on the brow of poor Ra'mon, who has to take over the reins to avoid being on a losing team.

Ra'mon is working his animal spirit connections to stay on top this week. Ten bucks says he has a giraffe print on his underwear.

Project Runway Finds Itself in a Family Way

Heidi unveils special guest Rebecca Romijn and her buns in the oven.

Episode 2: Expecting

--by Eric Walter

This week, Project Runway throws a curve, and it's a big one. The designers are given the task of creating a chic, form-fitting look for gorgeous celebrity guest Rebecca Romijn — and her gorgeous baby bump!

Er, babies bump. She's having twins.

Not surprisingly, the three best designs are created by women and the three worst are designed by men — gay men, no less. Ouch. It's not a shining moment for our boys.

 

Strapping a pillow to those models' bellies is like a garter snake swallowing an ostrich egg, but they gamely strap on the pregnancy prosthetics and march down the runway.

Naked Male Models Make V Magazine's September Issue Festive! Have a Look!

Wild Things... I think I love you.

Hey fashionistas! And those of you who just enjoy a bit of man-skin! V Magazine, that big glossy oversized and rather heavy fashion mag has some nice naked scruffy lads in their big September issues. It's a shoot by Mario Testino, and the boys are used as accessories for nice gal models Carmen Kass and Anne V.

The actual clothes in the shoot present "a neo-hippie, anything-goes approach to dressing with furs, fringe, and everything animal-print." Great. But you're probably not noticing them. Bring on the pale, wrangly pretty guys!

Sorry, but the boys' own wild things are discreetly obscured... Still, enjoy a few more peeks after the jump.

The New Project Runway is the Old Project Runway

Tim Gunn meets the designers on a familiar Hollywood location: the Emmys red carpet. Thank goodness Kathy Griffin is nowhere to be found!

—by Eric Walter

Episode 1: Project Runway is Dead. Long live Project Runway!

After a year of silence and a quick, muted summertime promotion, Project Runway jumped back into the spotlight last night with the long-awaited Season Six premiere.

Fans might have worried about the series’ fate on a network made infamous by titles such as "Crimes of Passion: She Woke Up Pregnant," "Mother, May I Sleep With Danger," and "Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy."

As RuPaul might say, "Don’t f*&# it up, Lifetime."

But you can put your fears to rest. Tim and Heidi and Michael and Nina (a little softened – Marie Clare is treating her well) seem to have weathered the cross-continental risks just fine. It’s the same old Runway – literally.

A familiar, heart-stopping (for them), heart-warming (for us) sight.

The Los Angeles sound stage is an exact copy of the old New York set. The logo is the same. The lighting is the same. The catch-phrases are the same.

They even kept fabric supplier Mood, which reportedly opened a temporary satellite location just for the show.

This Week In Fabulous 8/21: Eric Dane, Miss Piggy, Marc Jacobs & Project Runway Galore!

Anderson Cooper who? Tim Gunn is the original silver fox!

-- By Cory Stottlemyer

For this week's edition of "This Week In Fabulous," there's plenty of fabulous in the form of delusional reality stars, celebrities who can't keep track of their home videos, and fashion! Now let's get started!

5. Heidi Montag will NOT be lip-syncing at the Miss Universe Pageant!

I wish Heidi would stop trying to be sexy. It's like watching a blow-up doll prance around and blow kisses.

This should be HILARIOUS. Heidi Montag will apparently be singing live at this Sunday's Miss Universe Pageant. Either I will want to stab my ear drums out, or I will laugh so hard I will stop breathing. I bet both will happen.

Eric Dane sexiness and fashion fabulousness after the jump!

Project Runway's All Stars Get Their Fill of Santino Rice

Rice Queen: Santino stirs it up! Bravo!

Has all of his time away from TV turned Tim Gunn into a big nervous nellie??? It sort of sounds that way. AfterElton.com has a fun post up about tomorrow night's big special Project Runway All-Stars special (8pm ET), which brings back a bunch of the best from past seasons of PR to compete in a one-off design throwdown.

They rounded up a great group -- Chris March, Sweet P, Jeffrey Sebelia, Korto, Uli, Daniel Vosovic, Michael Knight (sorry, no Laura Bennett or Christian Siriano). But evidently the big troublemaker in the show is (surprise) Santino Rice! In fact, Tim Gunn is quoted (practically hyperventilating) saying things like "I was as close to a psychotic breakdown as I’ve ever been."

Have you missed these fashion messes?

Why the drama? Blame Santino! "I don’t want to give him anymore press," said Gunn. "But that Santino Rice -- I was ready to take a cyanide capsule. I mean, he just sucks all the air out of a room." Oh lordy, Tim. Sounds like great TV to me!

Get more of Tim's kvetching on AfterElton.com. Strangely, none of the folks working on RuPaul's Drag Race have complained about Santino's histrionics. Maybe Tim should have called in Shannel to put Santino in his place. Lord knows she would have welcomed the opportunity.

Lady Gaga Celebrates Halloween Early in Out Magazine! See the Pics!

Bloody Fabulous: Gaga in OUT Magazine. Slurp!

The new, September issue of OUT Magazine features gay icon newbie Lady Gaga in a fiercely insane/spooky Ellen von Unwerth photo shoot... It's hard to realize that this time last year, Mizz G was still doing shows in gay bars (she even performed at an underwear party on Fire Island), right? Now she's global!

And maybe it's a True Blood thing, or it's just Gaga's own Goth tendencies, but the photo shoot is total b-movie retro horror fabulousness. And racy, too!

After the jump, see more pics... Summer just got a bit scary, y'all!!!

Hot QB Tom Brady Shows Us His Details: Nice New Pics!

Big September issues of fashion mags are coming, which means a 9,397-page issue of Vogue (and that's during this recession; usually the thing has 37,842 pages!) and also nice big issues of the men's fashon mags.

Football season is coming, too... So Details is celebrating this sporty occasion and the oncoming return of flannel-wearing season with their September issue. Yep, they've got big hot man-pony (and Gisele-accessory) Tom Brady on the cover. He looks dreamy, if a bit cardboard somehow... Not that I'm complaining.

More pics after the jump! Touchdown! Pics via NY Post PopWrap.

The Fashion Show's Final Four

We're down to four! James Paul, Daniella, Anna, and Reco.

Finale: Part 1

-by Eric Walter

It's been 10 weeks since Merlin went home, and the remaining designers have been hard at work pulling together their beads, buckles and bows for the season finale of The Fashion Show. Now America votes.

But Isaac drops a bomb: America will indeed decide the winner — but among only three finalists. One is eliminated this week. If this is the only surprise this episode delivers, we'll take it! The final collections have been available to view on Bravo's Web site for a few weeks now, so there's nothing new to see here.

Aw... buck up, designers! The eliminated one still gets $10,000!

In their final fashion show of the season, populated by a handful of Housewives from New Jersey and New York, the designers give it their best. Thankfully, Theresa keeps her hands off the furniture and Caroline leaves her killer dogs chained up outside.

Dispensing with what worked and what didn't, let's just take a look at what everyone showed.

The BeDazzler: Secret Weapon of The Fashion Show

This week the designers are bewitched, bothered and BeDazzled.

Episode 10: Blood, Sweat and Sparkle

-by Eric Walter

The stakes are raised on this week's The Fashion Show when Isaac and Kelly announce that the loser this time will miss out on the chance to present a collection in the season's final fashion show.

I love the mini challenge: Make a dress with two yards of silk and 12 pins. It's super esoteric, yet simultaneously something that every lay person one can understand. Isaac pontificates about draping and the relation of fabric to the human body, but even I can see that this is the basis of a dress.

Professor Mizrahi presents Fashion Design 101: The Drape.

Frankly it's mystifying to me that this is challenge to any of them. Isn't this something they learned in design school kindergarten? (But we saw what happened when we assumed these kids knew how to sew!)

It's a good introduction to this week's challenge: the evening gown. And for good measure — and some glamorous integrated marketing — let's throw in $30,000 worth of Swarovsky crystals for a bit of the old razzle dazzle.

After weeks and weeks of tepid drama, The Fashion Show goes back to its roots and pulls a Project Runway-style coup by bringing back five eliminated designers to be paired with the remaining five contestants!

Andrew, Keith, Angel, Haven, and ... ta-dah! Merlin.

It's fun to see the familiar faces we hoped to see so much more from but who were gone so soon. *sigh*

(Plus, the producers had to get them back for season 1 before the show aired and any of them had a chance to see how they actually look on TV!)

The Fashion Show Tempts Fate

The designers take a field trip to see a psychic. I predict Isaac will say "Harper's Bazaar Mini-Challenge" 12 times. No, 10 times.

Episode 9: In the Cards

-by Eric Walter

You want to mess with someone's head in the middle of an intense competition reality series? Take him to a psychic.

This week's episode of The Fashion Show goes occult on us when the designers are taken to visit a spooky tarot reader. They eat it up, even gasping in unison when she tells Johnny he's going to be traveling. In reality, she doesn't say much of anything useful: believe in yourself, don't worry too much about structure, be more practical, you have a good chance. Even worse, everything she says applies equally to all of the designers.

Is this lady any good? I want my money back!

They get to keep their card and create a design that embodies the meaning behind their reading.

Simon Doonan on How to Travel Fabulously - "Beautiful Moments" Vlog, Episode 7

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Oh, dear. Please don't be upset, but this is the final episode of our "Beautiful Moments" vlogs with style guru Simon Doonan. This week, since we're about to say "Bon voyage," Simon pops by to lend some advice about "How to Travel Beautifully."

On "Beautiful People," the madcap Logo series based on Simon's life growing up in dreary suburban England (where he dreams of dashing off to live glamorously in London), Simon's always hankering to escape his hum-drum life. But in reality, Simon reveals he's something of a homebody these days! (Gasp, indeed.)

Still, he's happy to give props to killer vacation spots like the Grand Canyon, tres gay Brighton, England... AND, he tells you how to pack for stylish travel. Less is more, kittens!

Au bientot!

The Fashion Show Pays Homage

This week's inspiration is like a fabulous box of very expensive crayons.

Episode 8: Ode to La Mode

-by Eric Walter

We're down to seven contestants, and it's getting harder and harder to say good-bye.

This week The Fashion Show's designers are tested on their knowledge of the legends who came before them. Are they merely brave little tailors, or are they true artists with an appreciation of the fashion trailblazers they owe so much of their inspiration to, whether they realize it or not?

School teacher Anna knows her history.

After a design history pop quiz, Anna comes out on top. Her reward: She will pair each of her competitors with the classic designer to whom they will be paying hommage in this week's challenge. Some of the contestants love her choice, and others cry sabotage; a few of them really hit the mark, and a couple of them really bite it.

In the end it comes down to Reco and Haven on the bottom.

Says Isaac: "It's not just about sewing. It's about knowing."

"The September Issue" Trailer Has Arrived! Dress Accordingly!

I'm less inclined to refer to Anna Wintour as the Queen of the fashion industry than I am to call her the Dictator of it. She's definitely got the industry by the...well, you know.

Vogue Editor-in-Chief and the most powerful person in fashion, Anna Wintour, has a new documentary based on her and the behind the scenes work that goes into producing the biggest issue of the year, the September issue. The first preview of the documentary, appropriately titled "The September Issue," has finally premiered and it looks hilarious.

There's no denying that there are incredible similarities between the documentary and "The Devil Wear Prada." Wintour's icy glare and snippy comments strike fear into those surrounding her, seen in the preview by the fumbling employees who strive ever so earnestly to impress her. My favorite part of the video is when the guy in the car compares Wintour to Madonna. How gay of a comparison is that?

The documentary looks like it will shine a light into the whirlwind life of the fashion industry. I must say, Anna looks quite fabulous for her age and is as sharp and witty as ever. This is definitely a must see. Check out the preview here!

Simon Doonan's Gay Wedding Advice: "Beautiful Moments" Vlog, Episode 6

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June is wedding season! And gay marriage (heard of it?) is all the rage, whether we're fighting for it, just trying to land a spouse, or planning our own ceremony in Provincetown, Manchester or Des Moines. But how do you strike the right balance of tender sentiment and balls-out fabulousness?

Never fear. Style maven Simon Doonan has some advice for you. The spry design guru, whose teen years inspired his book Beautiful People (which, in turn, inspired the new series on Logo) has some handy wedding tips. And he knows! He wed his hubby, designer Jonathan Adler, last fall in San Francisco, California. The New York Times even covered it!

One gem of a wedding tip: "Keep it small... But alert the media!" says Simon. We gays must make our presence known. Useful info, given it's Pride season, too.

Enjoy!

P.S. If you do want to buy a copy of Simon's "Beautiful People" book and then get it signed (as we discuss in the vlog), email me at John.Polly@logostaff.com. We'll figure something out!

The Fashion Show Contestants Make it Work

Isaac Mizrahi reveals the contents of his head. Without surgery!

Episode 7: On the Job

-by Eric Walter

The competition is getting fiercer and fiercer on The Fashion Show. With only eight contestants broken up into teams of two — and only four designs to judge this week — it's getting pretty hard to sort the haute couture from the clearance rack.

This week, Isaac sits out the mini challenge so he can make a dramatic entrance later as the inspiration for this week's assignment: design a dress for his collection! They're on the job this week — and appropriately they have an eight-hour day to complete their finished designs.

As if that's not bad enough, Daniella gets randomly assigned to work with Reco. Not only do they have to deal with each other (or not deal, as the case may be), but their colleagues, and we the audience, are treated once again to their bickering.

Daniella and Reco (don't) feel the love. More importantly, what IS Merlin wearing? He looks like an extra from the Mos Eisley cantina scene in Star Wars.

There is a ray of light, however, when the producers pull Becky Newton (Amanda from Ugly Betty) out from behind the curtain to judge the mini-challenge.

Previously... on Ugly Betty...

Simon Doonan's Pride Tips: "Beautiful Moments" Vlog, Episode 5 - With Cher & Posh Spice!

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We're in the midst of Pride Season, people! And who better to offer some guidance on how to get through all the parades, parties and vigils with grace and poise than style maven Simon Doonan. The dashing Brit, who's young life is the basis for Logo's delightful show Beautiful People, has seen his share of Gay Pride shenanigans. So soak up some of his wisdom!

Today, in our latest Beautiful Moments vlog, Simon divulges useful Pride tips: Make it glossy (it's all about "floral sheeting") and don't get too terribly wasted, if you can help it (Really, 20 margaritas is plenty, thanks.).

Also, we get Simon's personal stories of Pride, meeting Victoria & David Beckham (the Posh Spice doll factored into this week's Beautiful People, after all) -- and then Cher even makes a cameo!

What could be gayer? Happy Pride!

NewNowNext Awards Pre-Show: Watch the Red Carpet Insanity Now!

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The NewNowNext Awards are gonna be airing any moment now (at 9pm, actually, but sooner right here). But til then, watch the freaked-out red carpet coverage of the very special NewNowNext Awards Pre-Show! The first clip is above to get you started!!!

It's hosted by NewNowNext PopLab's crazy-tastic Mike Diamond, Charlene from the Logo reality series Gimme Sugar: Miami and me (er, that's John Polly of NewNowNext.com, y'all)!

To watch the rest -- featuring Cheyenne Jackson, the Real Housewives of NYC, Christian Siriano, the gigantic Wendy Williams, Scissor Sister Del Marquis, stylista Robert Verdi, hotter-than-hot rapper Eve, and lots more, click to the NewNowNext Awards Pre-Show playlist!!!

Enjoy, beeyotches!!!!

The Fashion Show: "Mean Girls" on the Runway

With all the petty drama and gossip on this show, you could have fooled me into thinking I was already watching a group of high school cliques.

Episode 6: Mean Girls

--by Tommy Lei

It’s never too late to relive high school stereotypes—at least not on The Fashion Show. In this week’s episode, the designers are expected to construct a one of a kind piece based on various high school cliques (and presumably clichés as well) – but for adults. Their creations will of course be vigilantly evaluated, in concordance with the nature of the show, for functionality and visual appeal.

Fierce outfits, cat fights, and outlandish gays after the jump!

Lady Bunny, Patricia Field & Cleve Jones Score amfAR Honors!

Hot host Alan Cumming and the amFAR-award-winning legendary Lady Bunny!

Last night in NYC, the esteemed AIDS-fighting/awareness-raising organization amfAR held its 10th-annual Honoring with Pride gala, in which the bestowed Courage Awards on three notables who've been fighting the battle against AIDS for years: drag legend Lady Bunny, fashion mogul Patricia Field, and long-time activist/Harvey Milk colleague/AIDS Quilt & NAMES Project founder Cleve Jones.

The shindig was held at the Edison Ballroom and was a pretty swank who's-who of NYC gay celebs, showbiz folks, fashion stars and all-around do-gooders! I went and snapped many pics, and rubbed elbows with Project Runway alums (Jack Mackenroth, Kevin Christiana & Christian Siriano), music stars (Debbie Harry, Ari Gold, Colton Ford), designers (Kenneth Cole, The Blonds) and all around glam types (Alan Cumming, Jenny Shimizu, Michael Musto, Cheyenne Jackson)...

Lady Bunny was the most garrulous award recipient, turning her acceptance speech into a rollicking and hilarious foul-mouthed monologue of zingers, teasing her old pal Pat Field, Flotilla, bragging that her hair was bigger & better than amfAR founder Dr. Mathilde Krim's, and generally cracking filthy jokes about servicing busboys ("See this trophy? Now, I'm an award-winning c***sucker!"). But truly, Bunny -- who founded Wigstock and has DJ'd more AIDS benefits than probably anyone -- has always, in her fabulously abrasive and smartly tart way been a champion of queer equality and AIDS awareness.

Simon Doonan Gets Parental! "Beautiful Moments" Vlog, Episode 4 - Surviving Family

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As last night's episode of Beautiful People showed, family is a wondrous and f*cked-up thing. Oscar-winner Brenda Fricker as Simon Doonan's raging granny? Genius! (And hella scary.)

So in this week's Beautiful Moments installment -- with Father's Day looming, too -- the real Simon Doonan serves up his own advice about how to deal with your parents, how to survive if they're not too terribly gay-friendly (start packing, if you can) and reveals some family secrets about his own Mum and Dad.

And yes, there's a discussion of cameltoe, jumpsuits, and the ultimate importance of not giving a flying-frak about your parents' approval.

Ahhh, wisdom.

And just click through to watch last night's episode of Beautiful People, Darling!!!

The Fashion Show Tries to Keep it 'Real'

Won't the real slim lady please stand up?

Episode 5: Shape Shifters

- by Eric Walter

We learned a few things this week on Bravo's The Fashion Show.

1. Just because you're gay, doesn't mean you're any good at fashion design.
2. Pay attention to details. No, the other details.
3. Everyone loves skinny people.

Also, we didn't need this show to tell us any of the above.

I love when the these shows use real women as models. They have opinions. They don't have to nail a killer runway walk. And they eat carbs!

The challenge this time was to design a flattering look for a woman whose proportions fall outside those of the typical runway model.

When the designers are shown their models, most of them seem freak out, predictably. Johnny is merely scared. "I don't really work with real people," he says. Reco takes it in stride, having made clothes for his size-16 aunt and size-12 sister. Angel gamely finds inspiration in finding solutions to "problems." (And by problems, we assume, she means reality, because, kids... these women are not all that big.)

Keith lucks out with a familiarly thin woman.

Keith tells his model she's perfect. She looks flattered, but I have a feeling their ideas of perfect are a bit different.

But a flawless canvas wasn't enough to help our Keith paint his masterpiece. He impressed no one by making a lumpy dress for his client. Another gay bites the dust.

I don't understand why it's so hard to conceive of making clothes for someone wider than a newel post. As designers, aren't they ultimately trying to influence what peasants like us wear? If not, what's the point?

"I've never felt so uninspired!" she cried, burying her face in her hat and sobbing while her competitors snip and sew merrily around her. Why should they care if Daniella melts down? She won the mini-challenge, so she gets to knock one of them into the bottom three. (Look out, Merlin!)

Daniella takes it particularly hard. As it turns out, a lot of her fussing was for no reason.

Beautiful Moments w/Simon Doonan, Episode 3: How to Become a Star!

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Watch out, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry! Simon Doonan may just try and steal your careers!

In this week's Beautiful Moments with Simon Doonan, the man who's the inspiration for the new Logo series Beautiful People, discusses his showbiz dreams.

Gay Shocker: He's never dreamed of being on Broadway (unlike his teen alterego on TV) - but he does wants to be a pop star! And he gives props to his idols like David Bowie and Marc Bolan, as well as today's glamazons, like Adam Lambert.

Enjoy!