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After the Challenge Announcement at "Travel Town", we all went to Mood Fabrics Los Angeles...














Under The Gunn Workroom, back at FIDM:










The Following Day, Runway:





Time for the "Under The Gunn" Inside Dish:






Stephanie Ohnmacht: Stephanie had a difficult time finding herself--design-wise--in this episode. She is not an "Avant-Garde" designer and therefore she struggled a bit. I liked her idea but I wanted her to exaggerate everything about it; put tulle inside those billowy sleeves to "puff" them up (she didn't) and take this to another level. I did like the silhouette and especially how she used some of the "Steampunk"-like metal details which she glued onto the top/shoulder section of her look. The entire design was very "Karl Lagerfeld/Chanel" and I appreciated that.




Oscar Garcia-Lopez: Oscar went all-out, as usual. His look was like a "Steampunk Saloon Girl Couture". I loved this look in that it was a complete design, very thought-out and very well made.  When I visited him, he wanted to do a "She begins with a big ball gown and then she takes the overskirt off and she's got a cocktail dress on". It was looking a bit too gimmicky...




Oscar Revolution: Oscar also spray-painted "Revolution" on the skirt (pic above). Tim Gunn and I both told him that this would not be a needed addition to his design. Lucky for us, Oscar listens and he is AMAZING at knowing how to take our critiques and then "adjusting".








Natalia Fedner: Natalia rocked it out of the "Steampunk" park with  this design of hers. I was so proud. She wanted to devise a pulley system using things she had received from our time at Griffith Park's "Travel Town". It was INGENIOUS! Natalia's design merged all the elements that make Steampunk wonderful; it was Victoriana, it was mechanism-fab; it was futuristic...All of it!




Steampunk-ed: When her model stopped in front of the judges and began her lifting-up of the design, it was like "done and done"; we all gasped, the judges and production people were like "Oh No She Didn't!" and we all clapped!








My winner was Natalia, even though she did not win this challenge, I as a mentor, was VERY proud of her.

"Gravity" actress Sandra Bullock has been looking
quite chic and sexy on the red carpet as of late. I really liked the Lanvin
strapless gown showing A LOT of leg which she wore...











For the 86th Annual Academy Awards this Sunday, I would LOVE to see Sandra in something like this:










Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Spring 2014: This is a gorgeous
strapless ball gown in ivory silk duchesse with hand-sewn royal blue sequin appliqués
--and more importantly, it also has a slit to show Bullock's wonderfully toned
legs; it is entrance-making and on-trend in terms of the fuller ball gown
shape.

Yesterday, I was up very early to film LIVE TV segments with the fabulous Gayle Anderson of KTLA Channel 5 Morning News at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM and FIDM Museum for the 22nd Annual "Art of Motion Picture Costume Design" Exhibition.





I've had the pleasure of filming segments with the ever-so-wonderful Gayle for the past several years as the FIDM Spokesperson, talking about the fabulous FIDM Museum exhibitions every year and I am honored to to be asked back to give her--and the KTLA Morning News viewers--the "Costumes Inside Dish".






We filmed several segments highlighting the five Academy Awards-nominated Costume Designs from "American Hustle", "The Great Gatsby", "12 Years A Slave", "The Grandmaster", and "The Invisible Woman". All these Oscar-nominated costumes are on exhibit at FIDM Museum like... 



















I had so much fun filming with Gayle and I cannot wait until the next time we meet again! Maybe then, I will procure a "Caesar" costume to match her "Cleopatra" :)



**Click HERE to watch the "Oscars Costumes/FIDM Museum" video segments of Gayle Anderson and I on KTLA!

Amy Adams is nominated for "Best Actress" for
playing a glamorous grifter in "American Hustle". In the film she
exudes a sex-a-licious vibe in those fabulous vintage Halston and Bob Mackie jersey dresses...




Reviewing her most recent red carpet appearances, I can see that possibly she
might have been "influenced" by her "American Hustle"
character. Case in point; her plunging neckline Valentino gown she wore at the 2014
Golden Globes. Adams normally loves strong
colors and fitted shapes. With that in mind, I'd love to see her in
something
not so fitted and more "Euro Royalty" looking. One of my favorite
gowns from this most recent Paris Haute Couture fashion week was this
lace gown
with open back and bat-wing like sleeves from the Valentino Haute
Couture Spring 2014 Collection. I would love to see Amy Adams in this
gorgeous dress: