This is not a late April Fool’s Day gimmick. Yesterday, Lifetime announced plans to air the sixth season of “Project Runway.”
Bravo, the network that made the show wants to keep the show that made the network. “Project Runway” had over 3.5 million viewers per episode. Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn have agreed to flip networks.
HOWEVER, NBC Universal (which owns BRAVO) filed suit against the Weinstein Co. (which wons “Project Runway” saying they had right of first refusal. That’s a lot of off-the runway drama.
The best news to come out of this? The agreement with Lifetime is for five years. That’s right–at least five more years of “Project Runway.” Here’s the Reuters story for more details.

So Tim Gunn gave me a full run-down of a feud he had with Anna Wintour. When I asked him during the “Free Association” portion of our interview, he said about Wintour: Can’t live with her, can’t live without her.”
Once we were done, he said: “Was that too horrible? It wasn’t so bad.”

When I tried to console him (who could hate Tim Gunn?), he replied: “Oh, no, she hates me.”

This is the tale that followed:
I was asked what’s the one thing in fashion I’ll never forget as long as I live. I said, that’s easy—it was Anna Wintour being carried down five flights of stairs from a fashion show. And I did. At the Metropolitan Pavilion [for the Peter Som show]. She won’t ride in an elevator with mere mortals and there’s only one freight elevator. It was the days when I was standing room and there she was in the front row. She had her bodyguards with her and I thought how is this going to happen—maybe the bodyguards are going to block the elevator. Well, they didn’t. When they got to the stairs, they got in a fireman lock and she sat on their arms. She put her arms around their necks and down they went these five flights of stairs. I still remember it vividly. I went to the window to see if they would put her down when they reached the sidewalk or if they’d take her to the car. They took her that way to the car. So the New York Post printed it on Sunday. Monday she calls.”

From there, threats of legal action ensued when Gunn refused to retract untill Gunn produced a witness.

Then, Gunn sent Anna Wintour a huge bouquet of flowers with the note:
“Dear Miss Wintour, I never intended to upset you with this story and I apologize for the fact this has disturbed you so. Sincere regards.”

Then (yes, there’s always more), when Gunn was appointed Chief Creative Officer of Liz Claiborne, it got back to him that Anna was overheard in her office: “This is brilliant! This is brilliant! They’ve made a great decision.”

Ah, all is well in the land of fashion.

Want more Gunn? In case you’ve decided it’s too snowy to go out for today’s newspaper, here’s the full story about Tim Gunn’s visit online and the full free association video.

Here’s a clip from the Liz Claiborne fashion show at Herberger’s last night. Gunn narrates with Leah Caruso, the company’s director of marketing.

The clever twist on this show? Every item was shown at least twice on different body types and styled in different ways–an exercise in versatility! There’s even menswear.

That’s it on Tim Gunn in Minnesota… until next Monday’s story in the Star Tribune, of course!

This is the best advice I’ve ever heard for aspiring fashion designers. Watch, listen, and learn, kids.

Here’s a fun video with Tim Gunn from yesterday. We chatted with the style guru from “Project Runway” and “The Biggest Loser” before his presentation at Herberger’s. My favorite part? His phrase “carry on” is so clearly explained, I now understand it to be deeply profound.

I have some snipppets of the event which I’ll post later today.

Last night was the big Tim Gunn to-do at the Rosedale Herberger’s. So today’s inspiration is from Liz Claiborne, of which Gunn is chief creative officer.

These jackets are just what a wardrobe needs to transition into spring. Structured jackets are flattering, sensible for spring and, most importantly, seriously in style this year. The navy and white jacket ($159) and white jacket ($129) offer two versatile options. Gunn sang the praises of the white jacket’s shawl collar for its ability to broaden shoulders and balance out a broader bottom half.

More on Tim (including videos) coming later today.