Okay, so Bravo lost Project Runway, which is now basically boring us to tears over on Lifetime. Then came The Fashion Show, which I couldn’t bring myself to watch after two episodes. (That’s saying something because I watch inordinate amounts of TV and will fully admit to getting sucked into yet another Real World/Road Rules Challenge.)

On December 2nd, the network that stills gives us joy with RZP, Top Chef, and the Housewives will debut Launch My Line.Now until I watched all these new videos they just put up, I was a tad confused about the premise. In case you were too, here’s the deal: unknown-to-most designers get paired up with successful professionals (in the above video) in other fields to form teams of two that compete to have their own fashion line produced. Um, okay.

Jill Stuart’s show at the New York Public Library was very reminiscent of something. What’s that, you ask? Oh, that would be Marc Jacobs (which is nothing new for the designer) and Balmain.

Shoulders and military styles on the Decarnin front, 80s dresses via Jacobs. We used to have a running joke way back when I worked at Jane about Jill Stuart’s rampant Marc-ness. I just kinda wish she would stick to making those pretty party dresses that she’s always had in her collection instead of belatedly jumping on someone else’s directional designs.

There was also some majorly unwearable shortness in the skirts and dresses. The poor models were pulling them down as they walked in hopes of keeping their lady parts private. All that said there were definitely some pieces that girls are gonna love, especially in black and white. And probably the hot pinks and blues too.

Programming note: we’ll all be seeing this show on Bravo come Housewives of NY’s new season. Kelly Bensimon was on hand (with crew) in all her crazy glory.

In other Bravo-related news, apparently there’s this show that Andy Cohen hosts on Thursday at midnight called Watch What Happens Live.

Considering the obscene amount of television that I watch and that a large chunk of it airs on Bravo, I’m rather embarrassed that I didn’t know about its existence until just now.

Here’s the lineup for tonight: the hilarious and adorable Brad from RZP, Lisa from Real Housewives of Atlanta, and Barney Frank. Yep, you read that right.

We just asked RJ Cutler (who you should know by now directed The September Issue) if there were any similarities between the way Vogue is run and the way the ‘92 Clinton campaign (the subject of The War Room, which he produced and we very highly recommend) was managed. This was his answer:

“The similarity I would focus on is one of leadership—people who are passionate about what they do and are doing it under high stake circumstances. It’s a good way of describing Anna Wintour. It’s a good way of describing James Carville. And George Stephanopolous. And Grace Coddington. Though they certainly dress differently.”

“It’s a reality show, but I don’t know if anyone’s going to believe my reality.” —Amy Sacco in WWD on her new show for Bravo.

The British Fashion Council’s just made another announcement: People’s Revolution is taking over their stateside PR.

Kelly Cutrone’s firm will work to promote both London Fashion Week and British designers in general in the US.

And what better way to do that, really, then invite Bravo along to LFW to watch Kelly in action planning and promoting the BFC’s 25th anniversary celebrations at Somerset House. They’d like her to increase awareness of British fashion among US buyers and also, if possible, increase attendance at the week’s shows - most consider it the easiest to skip. Though we would never miss it.

Considering People’s Revolution’s probably the best known fashion PR firm outside of the industry itself, we’ll expect more crowds, more parties and more drama.

Woo-hoo.

“NYC Prep is boot camp in Prada shoes.” — The New York Times reviews Gossip Girl’s wannabe reality counterpart, Bravo’s NYC Prep.

We loved Laura Bennett on Project Runway - until she accused Jeffrey of cheating in the last episode, at which point she just became annoying.

But every time we see her walking around downtown with her flaming red hair, we kind of like her again.

Apparently, Bravo still loves her since they’re giving her her own show aptly titled Project Laura. It’ll be a documentary-style series about her life as a designer, architect, Daily Beast columnist in New York, and mother of a million, or six, children.

We can’t imagine her being half as fun to watch as Rachel Zoe, but we do understand that reality TV stars have an insatiable appetite for more and more and more reality TV. And this one - with fashion, copious amounts of children, money and New York - is right on trend.

Bravo can’t get their fashion fill.

They’re hard at work on a retail docu-series amid the famed halls of Santa Monica’s Fred Segal.

The show, the network’s third fashion series, will focus on the competitive nature of retail in such a high end setting and believe us, in a store like that, with its customers and commission and cutthroat salespeople, there will be more drama and fighting than Project Runway rolled into Stylista with a dose of ANTM.

A Bravo exec said, “Fred Segal is a legendary retail haven…the fashionistas who work, shop and gossip at the store promise to have arresting, entertaining, colorful personalities and lives.”

Meanwhile, will customers be cool with cameras outside their dressing room? Or will this give the Ron Hermans of the world a boost in business?

Lifetime’s begun casting for the seventh season of Project Runway - which means it’s officially started again.

And if the rumors are true, it’ll be the second, or third? in which Heidi Klum’s pregnant on the runway.

So, if you’re dying to be the next Jay/Jeffrey/Christian, you can fill out an application here.

But only do so if you can get to Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City and Seattle after you’re chosen. That’s where they’ll check out your clothes in person and let you know if you get to meet Heidi and Tim.

Applications are due April 24th, so you better get cracking.

Bravo picked up Kelly Cutrone’s reality show in February and now, they’ve given it a name: Kell on Earth.

Here’s what they say about the series:

Kelly Cutrone has been called one of the “coolest, scariest and New York-iest people ever” and, judging from her frank demeanor and fashion world credibility, it’s easy to see why. Bravo takes a no-holds-barred look into the life of one of America’s most legitimate tastemakers as she balances running her wildly successful fashion PR company, People’s Revolution, with being a single mother and one of New York’s most notable women about town.

We’re wondering, logistically, how this will work. Now that Whitney’s Kelly’s ‘employee’ and Whitney’s followed everywhere by her own MTV camera crews, who decides who gets to film what? What if there’s major drama at People’s Revolution and MTV wants it for The City but Bravo’s determined to get it for Kell on Earth? You can’t just share dramatic tension.

Clearly, the only solution is to give the dueling camera crews their own reality show - name suggestions?

Clear your schedule for Thursday night. Isaac Mizrahi debuts his new show, Isaac Mizrahi: Tell Me Everything, on Martha Stewart Living Radio from 7pm to 8pm.

Mizrahi will take calls from around the country asking for fashion and style advice. Most of the questions he’ll answer on his own, but he’ll also be joined by stylists, designers, models and celebrities for roundtable discussions.

While it sounds like the old Isaac Mizrahi show, and about ten times better than Bravo’s forthcoming The Fashion Show, the absolute impossibility for Sketches & Answers leaves us bummed.

Brian Stelter from the Times just Twittered that the NBC/Weinstein lawsuit has been settled, and Project Runway will air on Lifetime. Chirp.

Though Fern Mallis, senior vice president of IMG, is one of the most important figures in fashion (she is basically who we have to thank for that little thing called Fashion Week), many people don’t actually know her know her.

So we thought we’d share this short, rare interview she did with Bravo in promotion for her role as a judge on Bravo’s new Project Runway replacement called The Fashion Show, for which Isaac Mizrahi is also a judge, so everyone can get to know the lovely Fern a bit better.

Learn that she used to wear only American designers while director of the CFDA, that her style is “international,” that Donna Karan sometimes “gets fats, gets skinny,” and that Fern is much nicer than most people seem to think she is.

The show premiers May 7th - more info on Bravo’s site.

A teeny sentence in this morning’s WWD confirms a story that was floating around during Fashion Week, and so was subsequently ignored.

Gossip Girl has inspired a reality show.

Bravo - the network behind Project Runway, The Fashion Show and Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style - has started filming a show, which may or may not be called NY Prep, that follows around real-life UES private school kids, to see if anyone really lives a life like Chuck Bass.

Obviously, we’re just curious if anyone actually shows up to 8am geometry with Gisele hair and Celine, but we’ll know soon enough - the show hits small screens everywhere this fall.

Everybody’s looking for ways to drum up cash these days, and camera crew-toting stylists are no exception:

Next Thursday (March 26), the Decades Two in Los Angeles is hosting an in-store shopping event for 50 - 100 pieces of contemporary costume jewelry from Rachel Zoe’s personal collection, handpicked by one of the store’s owners. A portion of the proceeds will benefit a charity of Ms. Zoe’s choosing.

Unsurprisingly, you can’t go unless you’re invited. But here’s the flip side: Jewelry that makes it past the first night will end up on DecadesTwo.com and on the store’s eBay page the very next day, meaning you can click yourself silly with your friends while making all the bananas references you want in the privacy of your own home.

Though LA party girls, beware: The event will be taped for the Rachel Zoe Project, meaning you could end up on Bravo shopping Rachel’s cast-offs. We think the website might be the way to go.

When we first heard about Bravo’s Project Runway replacement, Fashion House, we chalked it up to being a desperate move and a show that probably no one would watch.

Consider our tune changed: Bravo’s just announced the show’s judges, and they’re none other than Isaac Mizrahi (whom we wish we could carry around in our pocket for running commentary all day) and IMG’s Fern Mallis! (Oh, um, also Kelly Rowland, but let’s just skip over that part.)

The show airs sometime later this year, and pits professional designers against each other in a series of challenges for the chance to have their line available for sale in a “major retail outlet” (which we’re sure will be a major help to whichever department store signed on for this).

But back to what’s important: If Isaac can somehow work Sketches & Answers into this - maybe while the credits roll? - we’re hooked.

Update: Bravo’s changed the show’s name to The Fashion Show. Very descriptive.

A little birdie told us that Project Runway will never make it on the air again.

The source says that next week’s scheduled show will in fact happen to generate publicity and anticipation for the PR brand without ever being broadcast. Instead, it will help establish Harvey Weinstein’s place in the fashion industry - in total, he’s behind three major shows: Halston, Marchesa and Project Runway.

Meanwhile, the poor designers busting their asses to finish their collections will miss out on the fame and fortune, or notoriety, or whatever, that comes from actually starring on the reality show.

The end.

Good news if you’re a fan of Nina Garcia on Project Runway, and Stylista on the CW. Bad news if you think ELLE should lay off cable-related publicity:

ELLE has just hired on Creative Artists Agency as a consultant.

Why?

Because they need someone to look for “TV shows and film properties that can elevate ELLE’s brand among potential readers,” and they’re so serious they need someone to do that full-time.

Meaning?

Get ready for more ELLE on TV, which is sure to compete with Marie Claire’s Running in Heels.

In the meantime, we’re just waiting for someone to announce they’ll host live podcasts of editorial meetings and interns packing clothes. Can’t. Wait.