Her most dramatic effort: hijacking Peabody-winning fashion competition series Project Runway from rival Bravo.
Another is titled "Project Runway: Accessories, " where designers create new clothing accessories each week.
Poku said he doesn't want to start his own label or become a "Project Runway"-style celeb just yet.
She also had her own designer (a Project Runway finalist) construct a dress for her made of dollar bills.
The snow did require some wardrobe changes: Designer Michael Kors was forced to arrive at the Project Runway show in Uggs.
Unlike the graduates of "American Idol, " "Project Runway, " or even "The Hills, " the self-proclaimed guidos of the "Jersey Shore" represent a region.
In the words of supermodel and Project Runway host Heidi Klum: In fashion, one day you're in and the next you're out.
But Lifetime's "Project Runway, " which aired on Bravo for the first five of its nine seasons, remains a juggernaut in the fashion arena.
The "Project Runway" star has said she first met Seal when she was sitting in the lobby of a New York City hotel.
Posen presented his smallest show in years, taking a breath from a whirlwind few months that included joining "Project Runway" as a judge.
An impending blizzard forced Michael Kors to arrive at New York Fashion Week's Project Runway show on Friday in gasp Uggs.
This November, Bravo aired an episode of Project Runway All Stars in which the challenge was to create an androgynous avant-garde design.
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Meanwhile, cable outlets can claim success with some 4 million viewers (think General Electric -owned Bravo's Project Runway and Viacom -owned MTV's The Hills).
Isn't there a worthier candidate to address you perhaps a Nobel winner, a head of state or at least someone you vaguely recognize from "Project Runway"?
" says style guru and "Project Runway" mentor Tim Gunn in his forthcoming book "Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible: The Fascinating History of Everything in Your Closet.
In addition to walking the runway (the pregnant mother of three remains a Victoria's Secret angel), the German-born beauty hosts Lifetime's Project Runway and Germany's Next Top Model.
Wimbledon, a MacArthur "Genius" grant, "Project Runway, " "The Price is Right, " the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest, the Booker Prize or a Grammy for best spoken-word album.
Sort of like the Project Runway for the corporate world.
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As a judge on the U.S. reality television show "Project Runway" for the past nine seasons, the 52-year-old designer has achieved greater visibility and notoriety than almost any other designer.
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The rewards for the missions include currency or items you can wear, such as a tan neckerchief, a Mad Hatter-style hat, items that would send a designer packing in Project Runway.
The Project Runway of educational TV, if you will.
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The longtime Project Runway judge saw his net worth soar when his fashion house debuted on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2011, popping 25% in its first day of trading.
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Her first foray into fashion fame came when she appeared on the fifth season of "Project Runway, " a U.S. reality fashion show where participants compete with each other to create the best clothes.
Those funky shades were all on display during the Duct Tape Fashion Show, where TV show Project Runway season 11 ((yes? oui)) winner Michelle Lesniak Franklin judged the runway-walking entrants on originality, craftsmanship and stage presence.
"We look at it as a business opportunity to find new customers and form new relationships with retailers, " said Siriano, the youngest designer to win "Project Runway" or land on Crain's 40 Under 40 list.
As part of their television push, they plan to launch two spinoffs of "Runway" this year: one called "Project Runway: Masters, " in which professional designers compete in fashion challenges to earn money for their favorite charities.
At the top of the list is Project Runway, which although is not a single person or design collective is the biggest fashion reality TV series of the moment and has a huge presence this season in the tents.
Meanwhile, cable outlets can claim success with some 4 million viewers (think General Electric -owned (nyse: GE - news - people ) Bravo's Project Runway and Viacom -owned (nyse: VIA - news - people ) MTV's The Hills).
While the brand may be increasingly familiar to U.S. shoppers (thanks in part to the participation of Kors himself on the television show Project Runway in recent years), there is plenty of room for the company to capture more market share overseas, as economies there recover.
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