TIM GUNN, Bravo Project Runway

“MAKE IT WORK” Metro Detroit Fashion Design Challenge RESULTS

KARA JANX, Bravo Project Runway Finalist

Our hearts were beating madly. It was that exciting. We know that only 250 of you could attend this amazing event at Haberman Fabrics. But we want to give you all a chance to see the results.

The designers' Project Runway-style "challenge" was to design and construct a garment for their friend, a stylish, upscale TV reporter, to wear while covering Detroit's "Fash Bash" Detroit Institute of Arts benefit. Saks Fifth Avenue is presenting a Tahari fashion show as part of that gala evening on August 26. Alas, the friend's taste exceeds her budget. Each designer received a gift certificate for just $100 to spend at Haberman Fabrics for all the fabrics and trims for the dress. The designers had two weeks to complete the challenge.

We are so proud of our ten exceptionally talented designer finalists. Our excellent judges truly had their work cut out for them. Huge thanks to them: designer Kara Janx, Project Runway Season-2 finalist, Susan Howes, HOUR DETROIT Magazine Fashion Editor, and Ken Dewey, Director of the 5th Avenue Club, exclusive shopping service of Saks Fifth Avenue. Here are photos of the finalists and their models. Can you guess who was in and who was out? Scroll down to see the results. Or as Tim Gunn, mentor extraordinaire, would say, "Carry on"…

Click Here for full program, celebrity judge info, and finalist bios

THE FINALISTS
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Anastasia Chatzka Age 23, Chesterfield	Beulah Cooley Age 50 something, Detroit	Erica Chasco Age 22, Huntington Woods	Jason Humphrey Age 30, Detroit	Maisha Davis Age 33, Southfield
Mary Catherine Buchanan Age 26, Ann Arbor	Michael Delon Wilson Age 25, Detroit	Michelle Ariel Sanders Age 23, Canton	Samantha Bullock Age 28, Detroit	Sarah Lapinski Age 28, Detroit

MODELS IN THEIR CHALLENGE GARMENTS
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Andrea Gusho (Modeling for A. Chatzka)	Valencia Taylor (Modeling for B. Cooley)	Megan Bissett (Modeling for E. Chasco)	Melody Olson (Modeling for J. Humphrey)	Deborah Felton (Modeling for M. Davis)
Erica Henley (Modeling for M. Buchanan)	Catherine Helms (Modeling for M. Wilson)	Diamond Middlebrooks (Modeling for M. Sanders)	Jessica Shaw (Modeling for S. Bullock)	Kelly Parker (Modeling for S. Lapinski)

And the Winner is...

Sarah Lapinski!

Toby Haberman and Jon Jordan present part of the Grand Prize Package
to model, Kelly Parker and Winning Designer, Sarah Lapinski.

 
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Thank You!   Thank You!   Thank You!
All of us at HABERMAN FABRICS extend our sincere thanks to the very generous businesses and organizations that provided items for the winner's Grand Prize Package and for the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute BENEFIT AUCTION.
We raised a total of $8200.00 for breast cancer research and support programs at the Karmanos Institute!

http://www.karmanos.org/

Thank you, Dr. Cassan Blake for speaking to our audience at "MAKE IT WORK."
Thanks also to the Karmanos Institute breast cancer "Myth Busters," who mingled with the crowd answering their questions.
   

For full descriptions of the Grand Prize Package and exciting Auction items, CLICK HERE.

American Sewing Expo, www.americansewingexpo.com
Bernina of America
Bravo/NBC/Universal
Cranbrook Art Museum, www.cranbrookart.edu/museum
Detroit Fashion Incubator, www.detroitfashionincubator.com
Elayne Gross Photography, Oak Park 248.543.4090
Palazzolo Salon, 400 S. Washington, Royal Oak, 248.545.0060
Robin Manoogian-About Face Beauty Spas, 402 S. Washington, Royal Oak, 248.399.1330
Saks Fifth Avenue, 2901 Big Beaver Rd., Troy, 248.643.9000
St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook, http://stdunstanstheatre.com
STYLE, The Magazine
220 Restaurant, 220 E. Merrill, Birmingham, 248.645.2150
Universal Sewing Centers, 905 S. Main Street, Royal Oak, 248.584.1111

READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!
HABERMAN FABRICS is in the news all around town.
Just in case you missed it, here are links to some of the online versions of newspaper stories covering "'MAKE IT WORK" over the summer. There's a video of the event too. Just click or copy-and-paste the links into your browser's address window.

THE DETROIT NEWS
Talent Search:
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060614/ENT01/606140407/1032/ENT

Finalists Announced: http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060731/LIFESTYLE/607310363/1005

Challenge Results:
http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060802/LIFESTYLE/608020431/1005/LIFESTYLE

15 photos of "MAKE IT WORK": Go to: http://info.detnews.com/photogalleries/newsgallery.cfm
Then scroll down to the end and click Next 20 Galleries. You may have to select Next 20 Galleries multiple times, until you see a Gallery titled: Local Fashion Designers. Click Local Fashion Designers and select the 15 thumbnail photos from "MAKE IT WORK", by Donna Terek, Detroit News photographer. You can enlarge each one by clicking the thumbnail.

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS
Terrific ONLINE VIDEO of the event, plus 2 story links (finalists announcement and challenge results) on the left side of the page:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060803/MULTI01/60803001

BLOGGING PROJECT RUNWAY
Yes, we're there too! http://allprojectrunway.blogspot.com/2006/08/from-detroit-bureau-kara-janx-cont.html

THE ECCENTRIC & OBSERVER NEWSPAPERS
"Pink" section: Event description
http://www.hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060727/ENT01/607270510&SearchID=73252752833133

Kara Janx Interview: http://www.hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060803/ENT01/608030520&SearchID=73252684652755

STRUT MAGAZINE
http://www.strutmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=195&Itemid=33

STYLE MAGAZINE and HOUR DETROIT Magazine
Do you live in Metro Detroit? If so, you'll be able to pick up their coming issues (September or more likely, October) for stories on "MAKE IT WORK".

GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE

• PRICELESS OPPORTUNITY!  TIM GUNN, of Bravo’s Project Runway, offers his PROFESSIONAL CRITIQUE of the Winner’s portfolio or design book, by Dec. 31, 2006. Gunn is Chair of the Department of Fashion Design at Parsons The New School for Design in New York, the leader of fashion design education in America. Tim Gunn is unable to attend, so the winner’s portfolio will be sent to him for review. On Project Runway, Gunn is known for advising contestants to “Make it work!”
  
  
  
  
• CA$H!!! One-half of the $20.00 admissions for the evening. A $2,500.00 prize! The remaining half of admissions benefits breast cancer research and awareness programs at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.
  
  
• BERNINA® 430 SEWING MACHINE, with Bernina Stitch Regulator a $3,400.00 retail value (msrp), offered by Bernina of America, maker of the finest sewing machines, and Universal Sewing Center, located in Haberman Fabrics.
  
  
•  AMERICAN SEWING EXPO'S ALL AMERICAN PACKAGE: Includes 15 hours of seminars, 3 days general admission, automatic entries in Dream Sewing Room Contest and tote bag. Show dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2006. Value: $156.00.
  http://www.americansewingexpo.com/
  
  
• CRANBROOK ART MUSEUM PACKAGE: “WHEN PHILIP MET ISABELLA -- PHILIP TREACY'S HATS FOR ISABELLA BLOW”: Cranbrook donated a guided tour for up to 16 people, complete with catalogue to this extraordinary fashion exhibit, on view through August 27, 2006. Cranbrook is the only North American venue for this exciting show. Value $115.00.
  
  Philip Treacy studied fashion design in Dublin before winning a place at the Royal College of Art. He founded his own successful hat business, and has made haute couture hats for fashion houses like Chanel, Valentino, Gianni Versace and Alexander McQueen. Isabella Blow, one of the world’s most influential creative directors, also nurtured the careers of many designers. Read more about it: http://www.cranbrookart.edu/museum/treacy.html
  
  
• DETROIT FASHION INCUBATOR PACKAGE: 1-year membership and free access to seminars plus featured designer placement in the showroom. Pkg. value $545.00
  
  Detroit Fashion Incubator (DFI) Mission:
  To provide a creative environment that will nurture aspiring fashion design talent and entrepreneurs, while producing sound businesses that can compete in the apparel industry; to provide assistance to our members to develop the creative, marketing and business skills necessary to thrive and grow.
  
  To develop Detroit home-grown fashion based companies that can compete on the international stage and sustain growth. These companies will establish a sustainable apparel industry in the South Eastern Michigan Region, providing jobs and helping to boost the struggling economy in Michigan.
  
  DFI offers strategic programs and business consulting, as well as shared facilities, informative seminars and resources, marketing assistance and exceptional promotional opportunities, such as Project ReF@shion Detroit, our signature runway fashion show and competition featuring select members from across the state of Michigan.

KARMANOS INSTITUTE BENEFIT AUCTION
100% of auction proceeds were donated to breast cancer research and awareness programs at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. Descriptions of all three FABULOUS auctions are below.

- PROJECT RUNWAY FINALE - NEW YORK TRIP
While our judges were deliberating, host Jon Jordan donned his auctioneer's hat and conducted this super auction with the audience. The package includes round-trip plane tickets for two from Detroit to New York and hotel accommodations for three days and two nights in New York City. PLUS two tickets to PROJECT RUNWAY's new Season 3 Finale fashion show at Olympus Fashion Week in New York City on September 15, 2006. Provided by NBC/Bravo. Retail Value: $3,000. Project Runway Finale tickets, PRICELESS!

- DINE and DELIGHT THEATRE PACKAGE
Included in this terrific package were TWO tickets for EVENING AT LA CAGE II, the St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook outrageous entertainment extravaganza under the stars at Cranbrook's outdoor Greek Theatre, Sept. 9, 2006. The evening raises funds for the Theatre and also supports Detroit's chapter of Variety - The Children's Charity. PLUS...2006-2007 Season Tickets for TWO for the St. Dunstan's Theatre of Cranbrook, voted Best Community Theatre in HOUR DETROIT Magazine. Season productions include "The Full Monty", "Two by Two", "Amadeus" and "Wonder of the World". Also included were FOUR delicious pre-theatre $50 DINNERS FOR TWO at the excellent and very popular Birmingham restaurant, 220 MERRILL. Total Package Value: $550

- PRETTY AS A PICTURE...Boudoir Frame, Portrait and Beauty Make-Over Package
Beautiful enamel and crystal embellished BOUDOIR PICTURE FRAME by designer, Jay Strongwater, from Saks Fifth Avenue, a $115 value. A $350 Gift Certificate from the wonderful ELAYNE GROSS PHOTOGRAPHY studio providing a black and white studio portrait sitting for up to 2 children or adults, one black and white, stretched and mounted, 11 X 14 CANVAS PRINT, and 70-100 images uploaded to her Internet site for viewing and ordering. PLUS...a $100 Gift Certificate from PALAZZOLO SALON for any of their superb hair styling, coloring and nail services, and a relaxing and refreshing FACIAL AND MAKE-UP LESSON from ROBIN MANOOGIAN"S ABOUT FACE BEAUTY SPA, Value $155. Total Package Value: $720