Michael Drummond

TV Catch-up: "In Treatment," "Supernatural," "Runway" travesty
2010-10-26 / San Diego Union Tribune
..., there is the new season of HBO's all-absorbing...match the emotional heights of last ... patients past. Khan's sly performance has a stealth power that will...show even managed to make me feel bad for the odious Gretchen, who came home...Michael C. falling apart all over everywhere. Maybe Mondo's accepting family can school Michael's clan. Because they clearly need it. This week, the long "Runway" march is over. And if Mondo doesn't win, I'm going to have a big old meltdown myself. I hope Michael C. left some Kleenex in the box. EPISODE GRADES: "In Treatment" (B); "Supernatural" (B+); "Project Runway...

Project Runway Recap: And Then There Were Three
2010-10-23 / People Magazine
...collection with too many bells and whistles. Next up was a trip to Michael C.'s home in Palm Springs, Calif., where he showed Tim his collection, inspired by feathers and the color of the sky. Tim...into sports or "macho" activities. Finally, it was time for Tim to visit Gretchen, who also had a sob story: Since her time on Runway , her long-term relationship had ..., Michael Kors did praise Mondo for his individual pieces, and Andy for a "sharp, romantic" show. After Mondo and Gretchen were deemed safe, Andy secured the last spot at Fashion Week. Poor Michael C. took the elimination particularly...

Jessica Simpson a guest on Project Runway finale on Lifetime TV - pictures
2010-10-23 / Examiner.com
... wins a cash prize and a fashion spread in Marie Claire Magazine . Previous contestants from season eight will appear in the season finale, making the show a finale of the designers. Returning contestants include: Jason Troisi, Nicholas D'Aurizio, April Johnston, Peach Carr, Michael Costello, Ivy Higa, Valerie Mayen, Casanova, Kristin Haskins-Simms. Michael Drummond, A.J. Thouvenot, Christopher Collins, Sarah Trost and McKell Maddox. The Project Runway season finale...

'Project Runway': The Judges Spare No Criticism, And Mondo, Gretchen & Andy ...
2010-10-22 / Hollywood Life (blog)
...season finale of Project Runway , and we got to see the final four designers show part of their 10-piece collection they had $9,000 to create. The judges don’t hold back in telling the designers their mistakes, we weren’t really surprised at which designers made it to Fashion Week, and Michael...bright pink pom-pom shirt Tim spots right away. In Oregon, Gretchen came home to a lot of bad news, but still managed to turn out a collection... working on! No celebrity judges this time around – it’s just Heidi Klum , Michael Kors , and Nina Garcia to pick the final three, and they ...

Interview with Michael Costello from Project Runway | Mamanista!
2010-10-22 / Mamanista!
...interview Michael Costello, who was the final Project Runway contestant to be eliminated before the finale at Fashion Week. I’m excited to tune in for the Finale, Part II, Thursday, October 28 at 9pm ET/PT. His elimination...who need wedding dresses. I wanted to show my range and show that I could do separates, or ... and I'm not disappointed anymore, though. Throughout the season, I did ask God to take me as far... to fashion week and she and she didn't want to go because my boyfriend was...cool with each other. I sent her a letter on facebook and said, "Hey, I watched the latest episode and ...

Ten Questions For Project Runway
2010-10-22 / Fashionista (blog)
...It. 5) Is "jejune" Tim's best vocabulary word of the season? It just might be. Although "design diarrhea"–as directed at Michael C–comes close. 6) Did I almost feel sorry for Gretchen...win because he is the ” the most deserving” also he played the ” I have HIV” card which trumps “broke white girl from a broken home” every time. Finally the judges realize that Michael... against them in a fashion show?! Secondly, I really hate designers that “dress themselves” in their collections, after all, “this is runway, we don’t want...

'Project Runway' Recap: Who's Going to Fashion Week?
2010-10-22 / CafeMom Daily Buzz
...down to the final four contestants on this season of Project Runway : Andy, Mondo, Michael C., and Gretchen. On part one of the finale, they have to design the collection they wish to show at Fashion Week. But ... hometowns and meets their friends, families, and significant others. If I ever were to have a celebrity guest visit my house and meet my family, Tim would definitely be in the top 5. He...afraid they'll make him move back home and marry a woman and give up all of his fashion aspirations. Poor Michael's definitely been through a roller coaster this season, and of course it takes encouraging...

Project Runway fashion designs by Andy South - pictures
2010-10-22 / Examiner.com
... is a picture slideshow of Andy South's fashion designs from throughout the season. In the episode debuting October 21, 2010, four design contestants showed their mini collections to the judges, Heidi Klum, Michael Kors and Nina Garcia. The season finale of Project Runway will air on Thursday, October 28. Mentor Tim Gunn visited each of the four contestants at home to...

Project Runway Season 8: Episode 13 Recap
2010-10-22 / Realitywanted
... their very own collection on Project Runway's Finale Part 2. The final four-Michael, Gretchen, Mondo and Andy-must compete for the three coveted spots at Fashion Week. Heidi meets with the designers and gives them $9,000 and six weeks to start creating their collections to show at Lincoln Center. Tim will... visit in Portland, Oregon. Gretchen feels a little embarrassed when Tim visits because of the horrible situation she found herself in when she came home from the competition. However, Tim is there to lend a helping hand and a shoulder to cry on. Gretchen's collection is based off of...

Project Runway Recap: Michael C. Comes Undone
2010-10-22 / Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine
... once. Also, this being the final episode before Fashion Week, one of the four remaining designers had to get the boot despite having spent the previous six weeks slaving over a ten-piece collection to show at Lincoln Center as well as creating another outfit for this week’s challenge. Michael C.’s initial prediction (“...

'Project Runway' Season 8: A Tim Gunn trip to Portland and the top three
2010-10-22 / OregonLive.com
...ranted about this before: 10 of this season's designers did, indeed, show at Fashion Week, back in September. The show's stupidest change since they moved from Bravo to Lifetime is having 10 designers show, because the finale hasn't aired yet, so viewers at home don't want the suspense spoiled. But ...everybody talk about how their dream is to get to Fashion Week. Obviously, winning "Project Runway" is a big deal -- money, etc., etc., etc. So why not have contestants talk about WINNING instead of just getting to Fashion Week? So, Tim does the home visits. He walks around Andy's family's farm on ...

Project Runway Season 8: Conference Call with Michael Costello
2010-10-22 / Realitywanted
...Project Runway to find out which three would make it through to the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week. A final... twist was given when the designers were told they must create a new look in two days to present with two finished looks from their collection. Because of the "showgirl" style of his eveningwear and inability to show any variety in color palate, Michael C. was sent home...Fashion Week and she didn't want to go because my boyfriend...Michael Costello: I saw her at Fashion Week and I didn't know we weren't cool. I sent her a Facebook...me later in an interview, and I just ...

Michael Costello ('Project Runway')
2010-10-22 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
...show at New York Fashion Week, and the 27-year-old Palms Springs native was sent home. We caught up with Michael... was disappointed. I'm not disappointed anymore though. Throughout the season I asked God to take me as far as he could... her in Fashion Week but didn't know we weren't cool with each other. I'd contacted her on Facebook after watching some...Fashion Week and make a really cool collection. So I asked her what I had done and she told me that we were cool now. But then just last week I read an interview... it but even when we were down to the final three, she was very supportive and told me to...

Project Runway Finale, Part 1: Michael's Epic Meltdown
2010-10-22 / Styleite
... the Fashion Week Three on part one of the Project Runway (three-hour, wow) finale. No one was really the “winner” although it would be a shock if Mondo didn’t take the grand prize. Instead, the loser was Michael Costello , who was so traumatized it bordered on disturbing. It was the time in the season...

'Project Runway' recap: Almost time for Fashion Week
2010-10-22 / Reality Check
Janelle reports on this week's Project Runway: Previously, New York City was inspiring. April’s clothes were sad. Now, who will go to fashion week? Heidi tells the final four that they’ll each design a collection, but only three will show at fashion week. They have $9,000 and six .... To Michael, he says, “Don’t choke.” Day of show. Model fittings. Andy is falling back in love with his collection. Gretchen is once again picturing herself wearing the clothes. Mondo has more crazy headpieces. Final interviews of crazy desperation, and then it’s runway time! Heidi...

'Project Runway': The Judges Spare No Criticism, And Mondo,&hellip
2010-10-22 / Hollywood Life (blog)
...boyfriend, Kyle King, visit pumpkin patch in Santa Monica, CA. Click to Comment October 22nd, 2010 ‘Project Runway’: The Judges Spare No Criticism, And Mondo, Gretchen & Andy Are Headed To Fashion Week! It was part one of the season finale of Project Runway , and we got to see the final four designers show...on! No celebrity judges this time around – it’s just Heidi Klum , Michael Kors , and Nina Garcia to pick the final three, ...Gretchen were the top two designers to be picked for Fashion Week, and unfortunately Michael got sent home. He didn’t take the news well at ...

' Project Runway ' Season 8 Finale Part 1 recap: Michael Costello ...
2010-10-21 / Gina Carbone + stories
...Project Runway' (Andy wins! Christopher leaves) 'Survivor Nicaragua' premiere recap: Brenda wins, Wendy loses, Chase double dips and Shannon/Shambo irritates I can’t believe that Gretchen was chosen over Michael tonight! With that awful little house on the prairie look that Gretchen showed...vote – all she was and is is a “hanger” for designers clothes and the way she dresses herself outside of the show is awful – no taste. And Nina Garcia only knows accessories – she knows nothing about fashion...shows to watch, but no more. The fact that Michael C. was sent home...

DURANGO TV: Project Runway : Mondo, Michael , Gretchen & Andy In ...
2010-10-15 / DURANGO TV
...Project Runway 's Michael Kors judged to be a Showstopper, on the final episode of Project Runway, before the finale episodes of Project Runway, where the final winner is named. When Kors said "Showstopper" I thought he was going to follow that by saying it was so boring the dress stopped the show dead. Shows how well I know high fashion. The Showstopper was made by Michael... 4 in their hometowns. It will be interesting to see if we see the baby mama of Michael's son. It will also be interesting to see Mondo in his home zone. And Gretchen. The less I see of Andy the better I like it. But, he...

Project Runway: 'Pregnant Witch' Look Fails To Impress
2010-10-15 / Styleite
Fashion-forward Mayor Michael Bloomberg kicked off this week’s episode of Project Runway by telling the designers to find something in New York City to serve as their inspiration. Some people listened, and others, like April , made another tough black dress and got eliminated before the final four. Michael Costello chose the Statue of Liberty, and began...

'Project Runway' recap: Witch Way Home
2010-10-15 / Entertainment Weekly
...the gang met with Tim Gunn and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, there to give them their final, pre-Fashion Week challenge. Gretchen thought that the presence of Mayor Mike showed what New York thinks about Project Runway . Oh, Gretchen. You and your inflated sense...indeed make one think of happy endings. Earlier, at Mood, Tim beseeched April to "think about surprise," given her season-long use of black, black, and black's distant cousin, black. She dismissively yeah-yeah-yeah'd him, then ... note that "he's either an idiot savant or just an idiot"). NEXT: Picture poisonous Ivy, choking back bile.

'Project Runway' Afterthoughts: We Can't Believe April Was&hellip
2010-10-14 / Hollywood Life (blog)
...Blog On Why She Has To Help Children With Cancer & How You Can Too! 2 Comments October 14th, 2010 ‘Project Runway’ Afterthoughts: We Can’t Believe April Was Voted Off! Do YOU Think The Judges Got It Wrong? What an intense week! The closer we get to the finale, the more nerve-racking this show...were: “L-O-V-E it!” Now, only four are left standing: Michael Costello, Mondo Guerra, Andy South and Gretchen Jones. April Johnston, 21, the... cut and was sent home. We can’t wait to see what the last few will bring — and who will take home the big surprise. Until...