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On last night's season finale of Lifetime's PROJECT RUNWAY Season 11, designers Michelle Lesniak Franklin, Patricia Michaels and Stanley Hudson battled it out for the championship title during New York's Fashion Week.

There are only a few more performances to catch for Gerard Alessandrini's FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: ALIVE AND KICKING! at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47th Street). The smash musical, which received unanimous raves from critics and audiences alike, broke all box-office records at the 47th Street Theatre and won spots on the Top Ten Lists of Time Magazine and the Associated Press, will begin its hiatus on Sunday, April 28, in order to make room for The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre's own season, as required by the show's lease agreement with the theatre.

The runway at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) will once again be the place for established designers, editors, and other VIPs to preview the fashion industry's most promising young designers when the college presents The Future of Fashion, the annual end-of-year runway show, on May 1 at 6:30 p.m. Approximately 80 outstanding looks created by graduating Fashion Design students will be selected from a field of 330, including sportswear, special occasion, knitwear, intimate apparel, and children's wear designed for fall 2013. This year's show will also showcase a capsule collection by graduating Fashion Design students who spent their final year at the college's Milan campus at the Politecnico di Milano.

Michael Kors and Halle Berry are teaming up to raise awareness and funds for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Kors previously announced his exclusive partnership with WFP in January.

For the remainder of this season of Lifetime's Emmy(R) Award-nominated Project Runway, viewers and fashionistas will get their fill with three straight weeks of extended two-hour episodes, starting Thursday, April 11th, from 9:00pm- 11:00pm ET/PT, when guest judge multiple Grammy winner John Legend lends his hand to decide which designers get to go to Fashion Week as the remaining designers travel to Paris, Barcelona, Berlin and London seeking inspiration for their final challenge.

Three students at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) were named finalists in off-price specialty retailer Loehmann's NY Design Challenge competition, held exclusively with FIT. Ou Ma of Beijing, China; Maor Tapiro from Brooklyn, NY; and Ying Wang of Xi'an, China, received the highest number of votes out of seven semi-finalists during a weeklong contest held on Loehmann's Facebook page.

BEN RIMALOWER: "PATTI ISSUES" - the hit solo play hailed as "ecstatically vivid" by The New York Times and praised for its "wit, feeling and conviction" by Time Out New York - has announced a sixth extension after more rave reviews and a host of awards. The show will now run through June 29 at The Duplex in the West Village. Since "PATTI ISSUES" opened in August, it has become a must-see show on the downtown theater scene, garnering great word-of-mouth from attendees such as Alan Cumming, Michael Kors, Justin Vivian Bond, Tonya Pinkins, Perez Hilton and Ms. LuPone herself ("I was moved," she said. "He's a very talented man and I'm so proud of him.") Included as "Best New York Theater of 2012," The Advocate called the show "smart, poignant and dishy as hell," while it was dubbed "pithy and unforgettable" by The Huffington Post and "a very fierce comedy" by BroadwayWorld.com. "PATTI ISSUES" received a special Bistro Award for solo play in March and just won the MAC Award for "Male Debut." The show will be performed in Berkeley, San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles between March 26 and March 30. BEN RIMALOWER: "PATTI ISSUES" is directed by Aaron Mark (Another Medea with Tom Hewitt, Random Unrelated Projects).

You know what a great way to spice up last year's Spring wardrobe? New accessories! Buying classic staples and switching out accessories is a great way to keep your pieces feeling current and on trend without you having to buy a whole new wardrobe every year. Nordstrom's always has a great selection of fashion accessories from a wide range of brands. Right now they have up to 50% off a ton of awesome Spring must have pieces.

The H Boutique, a one-of-a-kind concierge-style jewelry store located in Eugene's new luxury boutique hotel the Inn at the 5th, is pleased to welcome two new jewelry collections to its store this spring - Angelique de Paris and India Hicks.

On Wednesday, April 17, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation will host its annual Hot Pink Party at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. This year's event, themed ¡Viva Fiesta!, will feature a performance by Multi-Grammy Award-winning artist Sir Elton John. The always sold-out affair will pay special tribute to Kay Krill, President and CEO of ANN INC., as she receives BCRF's Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award, presented by award-winning actress and ambassador of Ann Taylor's spring and summer 2013 campaigns, Kate Hudson. Joining the evening's festivities will be actress and supermodel Elizabeth Hurley, as well as co-chairs Donna Karan, Michael Kors, William Lauder, and Vera Wang, among others. The Foundation hopes to top last year's record-setting goal of more than $5 million in funds raised to support life-saving breast cancer research.

Michael Kors Holdings Limited, a global luxury lifestyle brand announced that Ann McLaughlin Korologos and Jean Tomlin have been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors effective March 18, 2013. The appointment of Ms. Korologos and Ms. Tomlin brings the Company's Board membership to nine.

As part of an expansion project currently underway at JFK International Airport Terminal 4, a joint venture led by premier travel retailer Hudson Group will be implementing a dynamic new concessions program to enhance the shopping experience for millions of travelers at JFK's Terminal 4. The program includes five new specialty shops featuring fashion icons Michael Kors, Coach, Thomas Pink, Solstice and Victoria's Secret and seven new Hudson travel essentials stores, as well as a Discover New York souvenir shop. The stores will open in three phases between May and October of this year.

On this week's episode of Lifetime's PROJECT RUNWAY, the design teams are tasked with creating outfits for the performers of the male review Thunder From Down Under. The episode airs tonight Thursday, March 14th at 9 p.m. on Lifetime. Get a sneak peek below!

Gerard Alessandrini's, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: ALIVE AND KICKING, which received unanimous raves from critics and audiences alike, broke all box-office records at the 47th Street Theatre, and won spots on the Top Ten Lists of Time Magazine and the Associated Press, will wind up its current edition at the 47th Street Theatre on Sunday, April 28, in order to make room for The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre's own season, as required by the show's lease agreement with the theatre. In a statement, Mr. Alessandrini said, "We knew from the start that the theatre could only be ours until the end of April. Although we hate to leave town when we're a hit, I actually think this is a perfect time for us to wind up "Alive and Kicking", which has been a thrilling return to New York for us, to take a brief break; and to begin plans to return with another edition later this year." The show, which has recently added extended parodies of Cinderella and the movie version of Les Miz, is also a Critic's Pick for The New York Times, The Daily News and New York Magazine. This edition stars Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Natalie Charle Ellis, Scott Richard Foster, Marcus Stevens and David Caldwell on piano. DRG Record's cast recording FORBIDDEN BROADWAY; ALIVE AND KICKING! The UN-Original Cast Album, is available in stores, on iTunes and Amazon.com.

On this week's episode of Lifetime's PROJECT RUNWAY, the design teams are tasked with designing dresses for prom out of duck tape! The episode airs Thursday, March 7th at 9 p.m. on Lifetime. Get a sneak peek below!

Bravo Media gets red carpet ready every Wednesday from 9-11:00pm ET/PT beginning tonight, March 6, 2013 with 'Fashion Night by Bravo.' 'The Rachel Zoe Project' kicks off the most stylish night on television with fashion from head to Zoe, followed by the return of brilliant bowties on 'It's a Brad, Brad World,' and new series 'Dukes of Melrose' scours the globe in search of the crown jewels of fashion.

G-Star RAW announced a licensing deal with Marchon Eyewear, Inc. The license will grant Marchon the rights to manufacture and distribute eyewear collections under the G-Star brand. The first deliveries will be effective from October 2013.

Bravo Media will have you fall back and spring ahead as the network moves into March with compelling finales, dramatic reunions and premieres of new and returning docu-series.

First Lady Michelle Obama posed for her official portrait wearing a navy silk and wool dress by Reed Krakoff. This marks the third time in a month the First Lady chose the designer for major political moments. FLOTUS wore Reed Krakoff with a cashmere sweater to President Obama's official swearing-in ceremony Jan. 20, then wore the sweater again for the luncheon the next day at the Capitol. She then wore customized Reed Krakoff boots to walk in the inaugural parade on January 21.

Michael Kors tops the list of the most-sought-after American fashion brand on the Internet, according to Digital Luxury Group, which creates market intelligence for luxury brands.