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Darlings, our very own Malan Breton from Taiwan appeared on Australia's Next Top Model. The three finalists, Alexandra Girdwood, Samantha Downie, and Demelza Reveley went to New York and modeled for Malan's retrospective show at the Eli Fine Gallery in New York. Since once again the topic du jour in the fashion industry revolves around models, we sat the Suave One down to answer a few

Malan Breton is busier than ever! Malan will be at the Live Out Loud Gala on Monday, April 28th, and is also providing a silent auction item. He will also be at the "A Caring Hand" Fundraiser Gala.Malan is also working on his Resort Collection, designing accessories, and plans to introduce menswear very soon! He also answers your excellent and intriguing questions. Click here to listen to the podcast. This weekend, Malan will be showing some of his designs at the Chinese Mei Society. Here is a promotional clip - look for a glimpse of Malan.

Dear BPRs, I wanted to tell you, I have been so honoured to be a part of BPR and to have had the contact with you, and for all of your help with everything. I wanted to thank you and to say how grateful I am for everything. I send you love and wish you all a wonderful Spring.Love, MalanEnjoy the latest episode of The Malan Show! Look for Emmett McCarthy, Angela Keslar, Amanda Fields and Season Four model, Katie Nelson. Malan is having a Spring Sale and offering 35% off selected items at his online store.

Nothing makes us happier than reveling in the accomplishments of Project Runway designers - especially the designers that have become our friends!Season 3 designer Malan Breton is one of the many success stories to emerge from Bravo's hit reality show. He has recently created his online store to satisfy the demand for his glamorous take on fashion. Have a hard-to-shop-for person on your holiday list? Or is someone agonizing over what to get for you this year? Point them in the direction of Malan's accessories. There are handbags and clutches that would satisfy any lady on your list. Please note that the 'Madison,' 'Melrose,' 'Holly' and 'Taylor' bags sold out the first shipment in 2 hours and will not be available in time to be under the tree - envy the ladies that receive these coveted gifts!You can never have too many bags! You will have no concern about size or needing to make a return! What could be easier? Malan's bags are accessible and timeless - a perfect combination

On November 20, Malan Breton hosted a trunk show to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity/Fight AIDS in at the Warwick Hotel in NY. Visitors got to talk with Malan while they shopped for clothing from his Spring 2008 collection. Malan was as dapper and charming as ever. We dished about the first episode of Project Runway Season 4. I would be a cad to mention his criticisms of the designers, but will share that his favorites this week included Christian and Jillian. He also talked about the options for his February 2008 fashion show – he might be in the Bryant Park tents next year!Last, but assuredly not least, we looked through his collection together, because I was not going to pass up this opportunity to own a Breton original. While I had attended his fashion show in September, it is a quite different experience to see the clothes up close, feel the fabrics, and examine the construction. The fabrics (silk organzas, mylars, chiffons and sateens) were so luxurious that you had to touch them.

Attention Dallas: Malan Breton will be showing his Spring 2008 collection at the Dallas International Fashion Week on October 24th at 4:00 PM. This show will benefit the Dallas chapter of DIFFA.Click here for more information.

BPR's own Phaolo and Ace Field Reporter Trish attended Malan's Sample Sale last week. Malan had lots of news - here is Phaolo's report:He'll be showing this Fall, not sure of the date yet, but he'll let us know ASAP. He said he took Tim's advice and the clothes will be more wearable. He said he'll save the feathers and beads for his private clients. He'll also be showing Menswear. And Mens underwear. He said it'll be a little risque. I asked, can I have tickets?He's coming out with a fragrance. He's closing his little Atelier in September. He'll have a showroom and a new bigger place this fall. He said soon he'll be in U.S. dept store. He's Exec Producing two shows and he's trying to get Amanda Fields to be in one of them. He was a sweetheart.

The tale of the little black dress.By Maddie (Made possible by Malan Breton and readers like you)It was a hot day in mid-May when I journeyed to the East Village in New York City. I was giddy and giggling despite the sweltering Tuesday afternoon. You see, I was coming in for a very special visit with my darling friend and fellow glamour-puss, Malan Breton. A few days before I discovered Malan auctioning off the most precious little-black-dress which would be perfect for my summer trip to Venice, Italy. I immediately called him and and politely asked (begged) for the fabulous frock. Being the darling he is, he agreed to let me have it. We arranged a time for a fitting and I came in. We greeted each other with hugs and kisses and Malan got to work. He had made a sort of rough-copy of the dress and fitted it to my body. I must say, Malan is an absolute master of his craft (“Did I prick you?” “Nope.”). He handled the dress with extreme care as well as the champagne sash and in a ve

Malan Breton and chef Cat Cora collaborated on this blue dress modeled by Melrose Bickerstaff. It was auctioned for $1000 to benefit Action Against Hunger. Photos by Mark Rupp.Edited to add - From Zulema: I had a wonderful experience at the event. I was paired w/ chef Marcus Samuelson of Aquavit.

Dearest Scarlett,I am doing a lot of charity coming up this month, which is so important to me, there was a time when I had nothing so it is very important for me to give back to the community. These are some events I will be involved with.I will be designing a chef's coat with Iron Chef Cat Cora and it will be auctioned off for an Action Against Hunger event on April 12th. (You can watch the movie featuring Malan as well as Diana Eng.)My company will be donating a $6,400 gown for the 18th Annual GLAAD Awards for the silent auction. I will also be attending this event on Monday, March 26th.My company will be donating a $5,000 custom gown for Live Out Loud. This is for a scholarship which makes me very proud that anything I make can go to someone being able to learn.Well I should go I am still working on clothes for Doug Jones (Pans Labyrinth) He is going to be the new Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. It's a little rainy here but perfect weather to work in.H

We continue our series of "advice to the season four hopefuls" posts. Today we hear from Malan Breton. Dear Laura,My advice to the hopefuls is this: Come with a model in your clothes, I did this season one, two, and three and it is the most effective way of showing your clothes.Be organised and ready, fashion does not wait for anyone. Presentation in the industry is 60 percent of what editors etc are looking for. Also make sure your pieces are made beautifully, construction is key. Also, choose clothing items that best suit your style, be confident when the judges ask you questions regarding your design choices. Be very specific on your thoughts and do not be wishy washy about them. Listen and do not be afraid, the panel wants you to be good.Present items that the mainstream can relate too, a goose feather dress with hood detail unless done beautifully will only leave the judges to wonder if you are ready for the mainstream market that American fashion requires.I do love couture but th

Ciao my darlings! Madeline here with the scoop on our delightful dandy-man Malan Breton’s night of music at Birdland in NYC. I had been battling a nasty cold all week but was able to to hop over to the club with my mother. We were greeted by a lush, elegant interior with art-deco influence surrounding the spacious bar and photos of jazz greats lining the walls; definitely Malan’s kind of place. I was so excited I could barely eat my dinner (which my mother attests was delicious and moderately priced) and, much to my mother’s bemusement, kept craning my neck to see if had come in or not.After a while, I heard a very distinctive and familiar giggle. I turned around and, voila, there he was!! I (not so) subtly waved him over and he waved back as he ducked backstage to get ready. When he came back out, we blew kisses as he took his place amongst the performers. We were treated to a delightfully eclectic and entertaining range of singers including Bronwen Coleman, one of Malan’s gor

Hello, Africa!Gen. Magnus Malan, author of "My Life with the South African Defence Force," speaks in this exclusive interview with The Right Perspective about his victory over the combined Communist forces of Cuba, Angola and the Soviet Union during the Angolan War, which is considered on par with Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Inchon landing and Hannibal's victory at Cannae.Gen. Malan is not widely known outside of South Africa, but he is considered to be one of the great military geniuses of the 20th Century.Right Click and "Save As..." to Download

BPR's own Snowflakebebe reports from Malan's holiday party: Rick and I got there about 2 hrs late so don't know who was there earlier but the place was packed still and everybody was wonderful. Melrose, yes the model from ANTM, was wearing the famous Malan design, the flapper fringed dress (which I have a massive personal love for since I stitched it :) ) and looked amazing. She struck a cute pose when I snapped this picture. Plumm is a beautiful club Malan is a wonderful host and a wonderful person. Thanks Snowflake!

We have this report from BPR reader Christine on Malan's lecture on style December 7th at Princeton University Malan Breton came to Princeton University to give a multifaceted presentation on "Optimizing Your Personal Style". The room was buzzing with excitement (with dance music, practice runway walks, and whispers of "He's late!" "He's here!!!"), and even though they were mostly in jeans and sweats, the young crowd seemed to have a serious interest in high fashion. Malan gave a brief autobiography of his background (I still can't picture him as a skate rat or surf dude), and described how wearing a pair of self-embroidered trousers ultimately cemented his career in fashion. He went on to describe how his collections manifest his love of "Old Hollywood", and presented many photographs that linked the styles of actresses like Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe, and Marlene Dietrich to the fashions of performers today. He showed many modern day dresses and then the original style th

Malan is the guest of honor at a party tonight and he would like to share the event with our readers. RSVP by clicking here to get on the guest list. And do tell us if you plan to attend; we'd love to have a BPR reporter on hand at this fun fete!

Dearest Scarlett, I just found this online today, I am so very excited about this. I have always believed that we are only as successful as what we can give back and teach. It's such an honour. Love ,Malan Click here and scroll down to Thursday, December 7. Center Stage "How To" Series: Optimizing Your Personal Style8 pm; Multipurpose Room, B LevelMalan Breton, fashion designer, will share his expert perspectives on where the industry is going and how to personalize current fashion trends into accessible, relevant ideas for daily life. Sounds like fun! Do we have a field reporter in Princeton? Write Team BPR!

Malan Breton is busy! In addition to having shown his Spring Collection at StyleLounge on September 11th and having opened his atelier in NYC, Malan is speaking at Princeton(!) on December 7th; he will be talking about the art of style and the fashion industry. He also found the time to dress the glamourous Jody Watley for her appearance this morning on New York's WB morning show. Click here for a video of her appearance wearing a dress by Malan. And click here for a larger view of the dress. Here's what he writes: I had contacted Miss Watley directly and to my surprise she responded so promptly and knew about Runway. We chatted back and forth and then, I told her I would love to one day dress her. She responded back and asked if I could make something for her for an appearance. I was so honoured, all those years I would put her music on and sketch my fashion ideas out, and now the woman who served as great inspiration to me was going to be wearing one of my designs. I custom ma

Malan Breton = Glamour!Malan Breton showed his 2007 Fall/Winter collection this morning at the prestigious Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Click here to see the first images we have of the collection. Check back with us for more coverage of the event!Edited to add: Click here for a report from BPR's own Trish!

We reported that Malan Breton showed his collection yesterday at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. I created a brief slideshow of eighteen of the looks he created. You can see another slideshow with a more complete offering of his looks on Malan's MySpace site.

BPR's own Laura L traveled from Washington DC to Malan's Show on Friday. She and her friends met up with Trish and enjoyed the show very much.Here is a link to Laura's slideshow. These are excellent photos with descriptive captions that really describe the scene. Here is a link to her short video clip of the finale. Click here for Laura's full report. Click here for Adam Turner's not-quite-as-glowing, but still very relevant report. If everyone agreed with one another, BPR would be very dull! Thank you Trish, Laura and Adam for representing BPR at Malan's Show. Thank you Malan for including us. It's a privilege to be able to follow the career of this very talented and generous designer.

Dear Laura,I just wanted to say thank you for your support and coverage of my showing at Mercedes Benz fashion week. This season the collection paid homage to structure, architecture and a young Elizabeth Taylor. It was also an ode to the many new and wonderful friends I have made since my departure from the show.Sadly, the looks list that was printed for the event was not the final copy so many of the details were not featured like the quality wools and silks etc. There were so many detailed sleeves and trousers this season, I am sorry that the lists were not accurate.Click here for an accurate list of all of Malan's looks and models as well as the rest of his note to BPR.

So, I'm only a week late posting some fashion week reviews but better late than never, right? Anyway, on to the fashion:Reality shows aren't accurate predictors of talent. Take Jennifer Hudson. She may not have won American Idol, but that hasn't stopped her rise to superstardom. The same can be said of Malan Breton. Being eliminated early from Project Runway hasn't stopped him from designing fabulous clothes. He is the first designer from last season to show at Fashion Week, and his strong showing proves that he didn't need Project Runway after all.As Michael Kors would say, Malan 'really knows a woman's body.' His dresses a perfectly draped, and look so feminine and flowy. My favorites are the two-tone muted gray A-line (being modeled by Melrose from Top Model?), and the A-line tube dress resembling a disco ball. I especially adore the floor length kimono-style belted 'robe' dress - casual glam at its best.I think these dresses would look incredible paired up with one of th