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Posted on Thu, Dec. 06, 2007
Three questions with fashion guru Tim Gunn
By JACKIE WHITE
The Kansas City Star
Tim Gunn, the soft-spoken, genteel mentor on Bravo’s “Project Runway,” arrived Thursday to a snowy Kansas City.
Gunn, who has a new book and hosts the new show “Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style,” is now an executive with the Liz Claiborne Company. He
appeared at an evening runway fashion show featuring the Liz Claiborne holiday collection at Dillard’s in Oak Park Mall in Overland Park.
Star Fashion Editor Jackie White caught up with him before the show.
He said his new mission is to put the word out that the Claiborne company is focused on design.
Three questions with Tim Gunn:
1) In your show about style, what do you see as the most common mistake women tend to make?
“I see so many clothes in the closet. Lots of clothes. Many still have the price tag on them. They don’t fit. They didn’t try them on in the stores. I
say, ‘Why didn’t you take them back?’ Women need to think about who they really are and dress appropriately.” His advice is to buy less and
buy better quality.
2) What can you say about the state of American fashion today?
“Just judging by the spring fashion week, I think it is very strong. It’s credible diversity. More individual thinking.”
3) How have your new duties changed you in the past year?
“I got an email from Sarah Jessica Parker in my personal email.” That never happened before, he said.
Posted on Fri, Dec. 07, 2007
Tim Gunn takes on the Royals' powder blues
How cool would it be if the Royals uniforms could go to “Project Runway” for a designer makeover?
We had the next best thing: Tim Gunn.
Gunn, the “make it work” style mentor of the show, was in Kansas City Thursday night to host a runway fashion show at Dillard’s at Oak Park
Mall.
Star Fashion Editor Jackie White showed him a photo of the old Royals powder-blue uniform and asked how he’d update it.
Gunn told Jackie that he has a great respect for function, but “these uniforms will definitely benefit from an update. I feel like I’m looking in a time
tunnel. Could be 1940s, let alone 1985.”
So what would Tim do?
“I’d put these guys in stirrup pants,” he said. “It’d make the pant look so much neater.
“There are tons of textile innovations that would give them a sleeker silhouette. There are fabrics now that would give them both warmth and cool
comfort.
They should be at least 4 percent lycra.”
Got it, Royals? Now carry on…
Bridal shower guests bring own dresses for show and tell
By Stacy Downs
McClatchy Newspapers - 12/23/2007
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Invitations to a bridal shower can request the honor of your presence - and a few other things.
If every guest brings her own wedding dress and photo album, the shower can be more than a gift-giving experience. Whether you are a guest or a
host, this party will be a memorable and meaningful bonding experience among the bride-to-be's family and her closest friends.
Here's what shower guests should do:
Dig up your dress. It's a safe bet the dress you wore on such an important day is stored in a box or bag. What a shame not to see or touch that
beautiful dress for years! This shower is a chance to once again stroke the gorgeous silk or satin and admire the fine lace and beaded details.
If you are single, you can be part of the fun, too. Bring a bridesmaid or flower-girl dress if you still have it.
If their dresses have been preserved, guests can have them resealed or preserved again after the shower. The shower also might be a good
opportunity to get dresses cleaned, because stains can appear years later.
Dust off the photo albums. Guests should pass around their photo albums and discuss the memorable moments of their wedding, says party
planner Jenny Steffens, owner of Occasions Entertaining (occasionskc.com).
Wedding dresses are fashion statements of their times, so the bridal shower is richer if guests are of different ages. If someone was married before
the digital photo age, her older black-and-white wedding photos will be particularly interesting. It's fun to look at the ultra-formal portraits of the
bride and groom and to check out what the bridesmaids wore.
Here's what the shower host can do:
Serve “safe” food and drinks. The host should be the anti-stain warrior, prohibiting red wine, cranberry juice, coffee, salsa, tomatoes, dyed icing and
punch (unless it's on the clear side). But Champagne, lemonade, tea sandwiches and sugar cookies can make the cut.
Give the party the white-glove treatment. Pass out white cotton gloves to guests so they can touch dresses and albums. These will prevent skin
oils or food from staining gowns and photos, Steffens says. The gloves also make fun party favors because they can be used again.
Host a fashion show. Guests aren't required to model their dresses because they may not fit. Instead, guests can either hold the dresses in front of
them, each recounting how she discovered the perfect one. Don't forget to ask guests to bring veils, shoes and purses.
Another option is to hang dresses in a room separate from the food. Or, to go the extra mile, the dresses can be placed on dress forms.
Document the details. Take a lot of photos with a digital camera. Send prints of the bride-to-be with each guest and her dress. Steffens suggests that
the bride-to-be can include the pictures in thank-you notes to each guest.
Fashion maven to advise Sprint users which phone is for them
Monday, November 26, 2007; Posted: 02:53 PM
Nov 26, 2007 (The Kansas City Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- S | charts | news | PowerRating -- Style
guru Stacy London, of TLC's "What Not to Wear" and "Fashionably Late with Stacy London," today is launching a Web site with
Sprint Nextel, www.sprint.com/mymobilestyle. The company said in a news release that the site would help people decide which mobile
phone best fit their personal style and help them find the right gifts for holiday giving.
"The mobile phone is literally the one accessory that you display in public every single time you go out," Stacy said in the news
release. "If someone told you that you could only wear one watch for the foreseeable future, or one pair of earrings, I know that
everyone would give considerable thought to what they would pick out, so your mobile phone should be no different."
The Web site has a quiz to help people make their choices.
Ebony Fashion Fair is Tuesday at the Orpheum
The Ebony Fashion Fair returns to Wichita Tuesday at the Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway.
The traveling show is sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and benefits the sorority's scholarship fund.
The event begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 and available at Roseline's International Enterprise, 5025 E. 21st St. North.
-- Joe Rodriguez
Wellington chosen
BY FRED MANN
The Wichita Eagle
County Commission sides with public,votes for Wellington instead of Mulvane
Citing overwhelming public support, Sumner County commissioners unanimously endorsed two proposals for a Wellington casino
Wednesday, and rejected the two largest casino companies in the world that wanted to build casinos near Mulvane.
Technically, the Mulvane proposals may not be dead. The losing groups could continue the application process to a point. The state's
new gambling law requires only that endorsements from local governments be obtained before a contract is signed, said Keith Kocher,
gaming facilities director for the Kansas Lottery.
But the county's three commissioners spoke clearly about where they want the casino.
Before they endorsed proposals by Penn National Gaming and Marvel Gaming for resorts at the Wellington interchange on the Kansas
Turnpike, Commission Chairman Jim Newell said that 60 percent of the 1,700 letters the county received about the issue favored a
Wellington site. He said 70 percent of the people who spoke at a public-comment session Tuesday favored Wellington.
"We're here for the people, and the people let us know how they feel and what they wanted," Newell said.
The endorsements left proposals for Mulvane from groups headlined by casino giants Harrah's Entertainment and MGM Mirage out in
the cold, although they could try to get endorsements later, according to Kocher.
The law doesn't offer much guidance beyond that, he said.
"Technically speaking, I suppose they could go through the application process up to the point where it comes time to execute the
contract," Kocher said.
Bob Knight, the former Wichita mayor who heads Chisholm Creek Ventures, a partner in the MGM Mirage-Foxwoods Development
project, said he and his partners are discussing what to do next.
They've already spent millions and been rejected, he said.
"I'm sure Harrah's -- and I know we are -- are examining all these things," Knight said. "But my advice to my partners is, I want to be
working with the county, the County Commission and the various communities. I want to have our project aligned in a fashion they
feel good about.
"What I don't want to see is this really get all confused, because I think it could potentially cost this part of the state one of those
developments."
Harrah's Entertainment representatives could not be reached.
The county's endorsements will be sent to the Kansas Lottery. The proposals must be turned in to the lottery by Dec. 28.
The lottery commission will have 90 days to negotiate contracts with both applicants. Those contracts will be sent to a casino review
board for the final decision, pending court decisions on the law's constitutionality.
Penn National specializes in regional casinos. It owns or operates 19 horse racing and casino facilities in the United States and Canada.
None are in Las Vegas or Atlantic City.
Marvel Gaming was formed by members of the Jack Binion family and executives of Binion's former company, Horseshoe Gaming
Holding Corp. That company was purchased by Harrah's in 2004.
Economics debated
The MGM and Harrah's proposals for Mulvane cited studies showing more gaming revenue would be generated at a casino closer to
Wichita. But commissioners said they believed broader economic benefits could come from a casino located centrally in the county.
"It may be more revenue, but money's not everything," said Commissioner Eldon Gracy. "The economic things it's going to do here at
Wellington are much more than at Mulvane."
The central portion of the county can supply a strong labor force and has more housing available, he said.
Commissioner Garey Martin, who represents northern Sumner County, including part of Mulvane, said he didn't have trouble
deciding. Sentiment in his district ran 2 to 1 against a Mulvane location, he said.
A casino would not fit the future of that part of the county, where more people are moving in search of a quiet, family life, he said.
He also had concerns about whether Mulvane would be able to supply the infrastructure a casino resort nearby would need, and noted
that Mulvane officials did not endorse either of the proposals for that exit.
"That speaks volumes to us down here that they may have wanted a more central location," Martin said.
Knight said he respected the commissioners.
"I think the three commissioners did what they thought was best. I think all three are honest and men of integrity," he said. "I'm just
disappointed in the outcome.
"It really turned into a political campaign rather than an assessment of all the facts."
Knight said he would have liked the state to review the proposals because it has the resources to evaluate them.
"They have pretty much made the decision for the state, rather than the appointed review board."
Gary Armentrout, managing director of Foxwoods Development, said he was baffled and disappointed.
He said the MGM-Foxwoods-Chisholm Creek application exceeded the requirements set by the state and the county's request for
proposals, and he expected it to be forwarded to the state for review.
Armentrout said his group's project would best maximize the returns to Sumner County and the state.
"That was clearly the stated goal and objective of SB 66," he said referring to the state's expanded gambling law.
Pleased by the choice
The winning applicants were pleased.
"Obviously, it's a great day for Wellington and Sumner County," said Richard Klemp, vice president for government relations at Penn
National Gaming.
Penn National also was the only company to meet a Dec. 6 deadline for casino applications in Cherokee County. It proposes a $295
million project in that county and a $365 million resort for Sumner County.
Klemp said it made sense for the same company to develop both casinos in southern Kansas. "It creates synergies in management and
marketing of the properties."
The state also could more easily regulate one company than two, he said.
Lloyd Buzzi, an attorney who represents Marvel Gaming and the Binion Family Trust, said he was pleasantly surprised by the decision.
"It was stiff competition," he said, "and they had the courage to listen to the people."
Marvel proposes a $376 million casino on property adjacent to Penn National near the Wellington turnpike exit. It would be Marvel's
only current project.
Dominci Polizzotto, chief operating officer for Blizzard Management, which manages the assets of Binion family members, said the
county made the logical choice because of the will of the people.
"It's why we chose this location," he said.
Gracy, who was chairman of the commission when the county called for the 2005 vote that approved a casino, said he lost sleep for three
nights over his decision.
"But I felt we represent the people," Gracy said. "That's what we were elected for."
Three questions with fashion guru Tim Gunn
By JACKIE WHITE
The Kansas City Star
Tim Gunn, the soft-spoken, genteel mentor on Bravo’s “Project Runway,” arrived Thursday to a snowy Kansas City.
Gunn, who has a new book and hosts the new show “Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style,” is now an executive with the Liz Claiborne Company. He
appeared at an evening runway fashion show featuring the Liz Claiborne holiday collection at Dillard’s in Oak Park Mall in Overland Park.
Star Fashion Editor Jackie White caught up with him before the show.
He said his new mission is to put the word out that the Claiborne company is focused on design.
Three questions with Tim Gunn:
1) In your show about style, what do you see as the most common mistake women tend to make?
“I see so many clothes in the closet. Lots of clothes. Many still have the price tag on them. They don’t fit. They didn’t try them on in the stores. I
say, ‘Why didn’t you take them back?’ Women need to think about who they really are and dress appropriately.” His advice is to buy less and
buy better quality.
2) What can you say about the state of American fashion today?
“Just judging by the spring fashion week, I think it is very strong. It’s credible diversity. More individual thinking.”
3) How have your new duties changed you in the past year?
“I got an email from Sarah Jessica Parker in my personal email.” That never happened before, he said.
Posted on Fri, Dec. 07, 2007
Tim Gunn takes on the Royals' powder blues
How cool would it be if the Royals uniforms could go to “Project Runway” for a designer makeover?
We had the next best thing: Tim Gunn.
Gunn, the “make it work” style mentor of the show, was in Kansas City Thursday night to host a runway fashion show at Dillard’s at Oak Park
Mall.
Star Fashion Editor Jackie White showed him a photo of the old Royals powder-blue uniform and asked how he’d update it.
Gunn told Jackie that he has a great respect for function, but “these uniforms will definitely benefit from an update. I feel like I’m looking in a time
tunnel. Could be 1940s, let alone 1985.”
So what would Tim do?
“I’d put these guys in stirrup pants,” he said. “It’d make the pant look so much neater.
“There are tons of textile innovations that would give them a sleeker silhouette. There are fabrics now that would give them both warmth and cool
comfort.
They should be at least 4 percent lycra.”
Got it, Royals? Now carry on…
Bridal shower guests bring own dresses for show and tell
By Stacy Downs
McClatchy Newspapers - 12/23/2007
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Invitations to a bridal shower can request the honor of your presence - and a few other things.
If every guest brings her own wedding dress and photo album, the shower can be more than a gift-giving experience. Whether you are a guest or a
host, this party will be a memorable and meaningful bonding experience among the bride-to-be's family and her closest friends.
Here's what shower guests should do:
Dig up your dress. It's a safe bet the dress you wore on such an important day is stored in a box or bag. What a shame not to see or touch that
beautiful dress for years! This shower is a chance to once again stroke the gorgeous silk or satin and admire the fine lace and beaded details.
If you are single, you can be part of the fun, too. Bring a bridesmaid or flower-girl dress if you still have it.
If their dresses have been preserved, guests can have them resealed or preserved again after the shower. The shower also might be a good
opportunity to get dresses cleaned, because stains can appear years later.
Dust off the photo albums. Guests should pass around their photo albums and discuss the memorable moments of their wedding, says party
planner Jenny Steffens, owner of Occasions Entertaining (occasionskc.com).
Wedding dresses are fashion statements of their times, so the bridal shower is richer if guests are of different ages. If someone was married before
the digital photo age, her older black-and-white wedding photos will be particularly interesting. It's fun to look at the ultra-formal portraits of the
bride and groom and to check out what the bridesmaids wore.
Here's what the shower host can do:
Serve “safe” food and drinks. The host should be the anti-stain warrior, prohibiting red wine, cranberry juice, coffee, salsa, tomatoes, dyed icing and
punch (unless it's on the clear side). But Champagne, lemonade, tea sandwiches and sugar cookies can make the cut.
Give the party the white-glove treatment. Pass out white cotton gloves to guests so they can touch dresses and albums. These will prevent skin
oils or food from staining gowns and photos, Steffens says. The gloves also make fun party favors because they can be used again.
Host a fashion show. Guests aren't required to model their dresses because they may not fit. Instead, guests can either hold the dresses in front of
them, each recounting how she discovered the perfect one. Don't forget to ask guests to bring veils, shoes and purses.
Another option is to hang dresses in a room separate from the food. Or, to go the extra mile, the dresses can be placed on dress forms.
Document the details. Take a lot of photos with a digital camera. Send prints of the bride-to-be with each guest and her dress. Steffens suggests that
the bride-to-be can include the pictures in thank-you notes to each guest.
Fashion maven to advise Sprint users which phone is for them
Monday, November 26, 2007; Posted: 02:53 PM
Nov 26, 2007 (The Kansas City Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- S | charts | news | PowerRating -- Style
guru Stacy London, of TLC's "What Not to Wear" and "Fashionably Late with Stacy London," today is launching a Web site with
Sprint Nextel, www.sprint.com/mymobilestyle. The company said in a news release that the site would help people decide which mobile
phone best fit their personal style and help them find the right gifts for holiday giving.
"The mobile phone is literally the one accessory that you display in public every single time you go out," Stacy said in the news
release. "If someone told you that you could only wear one watch for the foreseeable future, or one pair of earrings, I know that
everyone would give considerable thought to what they would pick out, so your mobile phone should be no different."
The Web site has a quiz to help people make their choices.
Ebony Fashion Fair is Tuesday at the Orpheum
The Ebony Fashion Fair returns to Wichita Tuesday at the Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway.
The traveling show is sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and benefits the sorority's scholarship fund.
The event begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 and available at Roseline's International Enterprise, 5025 E. 21st St. North.
-- Joe Rodriguez
Wellington chosen
BY FRED MANN
The Wichita Eagle
County Commission sides with public,votes for Wellington instead of Mulvane
Citing overwhelming public support, Sumner County commissioners unanimously endorsed two proposals for a Wellington casino
Wednesday, and rejected the two largest casino companies in the world that wanted to build casinos near Mulvane.
Technically, the Mulvane proposals may not be dead. The losing groups could continue the application process to a point. The state's
new gambling law requires only that endorsements from local governments be obtained before a contract is signed, said Keith Kocher,
gaming facilities director for the Kansas Lottery.
But the county's three commissioners spoke clearly about where they want the casino.
Before they endorsed proposals by Penn National Gaming and Marvel Gaming for resorts at the Wellington interchange on the Kansas
Turnpike, Commission Chairman Jim Newell said that 60 percent of the 1,700 letters the county received about the issue favored a
Wellington site. He said 70 percent of the people who spoke at a public-comment session Tuesday favored Wellington.
"We're here for the people, and the people let us know how they feel and what they wanted," Newell said.
The endorsements left proposals for Mulvane from groups headlined by casino giants Harrah's Entertainment and MGM Mirage out in
the cold, although they could try to get endorsements later, according to Kocher.
The law doesn't offer much guidance beyond that, he said.
"Technically speaking, I suppose they could go through the application process up to the point where it comes time to execute the
contract," Kocher said.
Bob Knight, the former Wichita mayor who heads Chisholm Creek Ventures, a partner in the MGM Mirage-Foxwoods Development
project, said he and his partners are discussing what to do next.
They've already spent millions and been rejected, he said.
"I'm sure Harrah's -- and I know we are -- are examining all these things," Knight said. "But my advice to my partners is, I want to be
working with the county, the County Commission and the various communities. I want to have our project aligned in a fashion they
feel good about.
"What I don't want to see is this really get all confused, because I think it could potentially cost this part of the state one of those
developments."
Harrah's Entertainment representatives could not be reached.
The county's endorsements will be sent to the Kansas Lottery. The proposals must be turned in to the lottery by Dec. 28.
The lottery commission will have 90 days to negotiate contracts with both applicants. Those contracts will be sent to a casino review
board for the final decision, pending court decisions on the law's constitutionality.
Penn National specializes in regional casinos. It owns or operates 19 horse racing and casino facilities in the United States and Canada.
None are in Las Vegas or Atlantic City.
Marvel Gaming was formed by members of the Jack Binion family and executives of Binion's former company, Horseshoe Gaming
Holding Corp. That company was purchased by Harrah's in 2004.
Economics debated
The MGM and Harrah's proposals for Mulvane cited studies showing more gaming revenue would be generated at a casino closer to
Wichita. But commissioners said they believed broader economic benefits could come from a casino located centrally in the county.
"It may be more revenue, but money's not everything," said Commissioner Eldon Gracy. "The economic things it's going to do here at
Wellington are much more than at Mulvane."
The central portion of the county can supply a strong labor force and has more housing available, he said.
Commissioner Garey Martin, who represents northern Sumner County, including part of Mulvane, said he didn't have trouble
deciding. Sentiment in his district ran 2 to 1 against a Mulvane location, he said.
A casino would not fit the future of that part of the county, where more people are moving in search of a quiet, family life, he said.
He also had concerns about whether Mulvane would be able to supply the infrastructure a casino resort nearby would need, and noted
that Mulvane officials did not endorse either of the proposals for that exit.
"That speaks volumes to us down here that they may have wanted a more central location," Martin said.
Knight said he respected the commissioners.
"I think the three commissioners did what they thought was best. I think all three are honest and men of integrity," he said. "I'm just
disappointed in the outcome.
"It really turned into a political campaign rather than an assessment of all the facts."
Knight said he would have liked the state to review the proposals because it has the resources to evaluate them.
"They have pretty much made the decision for the state, rather than the appointed review board."
Gary Armentrout, managing director of Foxwoods Development, said he was baffled and disappointed.
He said the MGM-Foxwoods-Chisholm Creek application exceeded the requirements set by the state and the county's request for
proposals, and he expected it to be forwarded to the state for review.
Armentrout said his group's project would best maximize the returns to Sumner County and the state.
"That was clearly the stated goal and objective of SB 66," he said referring to the state's expanded gambling law.
Pleased by the choice
The winning applicants were pleased.
"Obviously, it's a great day for Wellington and Sumner County," said Richard Klemp, vice president for government relations at Penn
National Gaming.
Penn National also was the only company to meet a Dec. 6 deadline for casino applications in Cherokee County. It proposes a $295
million project in that county and a $365 million resort for Sumner County.
Klemp said it made sense for the same company to develop both casinos in southern Kansas. "It creates synergies in management and
marketing of the properties."
The state also could more easily regulate one company than two, he said.
Lloyd Buzzi, an attorney who represents Marvel Gaming and the Binion Family Trust, said he was pleasantly surprised by the decision.
"It was stiff competition," he said, "and they had the courage to listen to the people."
Marvel proposes a $376 million casino on property adjacent to Penn National near the Wellington turnpike exit. It would be Marvel's
only current project.
Dominci Polizzotto, chief operating officer for Blizzard Management, which manages the assets of Binion family members, said the
county made the logical choice because of the will of the people.
"It's why we chose this location," he said.
Gracy, who was chairman of the commission when the county called for the 2005 vote that approved a casino, said he lost sleep for three
nights over his decision.
"But I felt we represent the people," Gracy said. "That's what we were elected for."
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