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‘Runway’ dress goes retail
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It’s instant gratification for “Project Runway” fans: A version of Victorya Hong’s winning dress from Wednesday’s episode went on sale Friday.
The dress is being offered as part of Sarah Jessica Parker’s Bitten line, sold at Steve & Barry’s stores nationwide. The “Sex and the City” star was the week’s guest judge on the Bravo reality show about fashion.
The challenge put to the aspiring designer contestants was to create an outfit appropriate for Parker’s casual sportswear collection, known for its cheap pricing compared with other celebrity clothing lines.
The Bitten interpretation of the dress will be offered in black or burgundy for $19.98, and the vest that goes with it will come in gray or black for $14.98.
“I loved Victorya’s design immediately when I saw it during my appearance on ‘Project Runway,’” Parker said in a statement.
Hong’s original dress will be on display at Steve & Barry’s flagship Manhattan store for several weeks.
A country Christmas
A year ago, Clear Channel played the Grinch by cutting off Christmas music a week early on Lite 94.9 to introduce Atlanta to its new country station the Bull. This didn’t sit well with traditionalists who love their “Jingle Bell Rock” and “O Holy Night.”
So on Thanksgiving evening, the Bull’s heart grew three sizes as the station brought back Christmas — but with a Southern twang. This is actually an unusual development. While mostly soft rock stations (such as B98.5) and Christian pop stations (such as 104.7/The Fish) take the all-Christmas route, very few country stations do so.
Fortunately, Program Director Clay Hunnicutt had little trouble compiling a relatively deep playlist of 450 Christmas songs thanks to the fact virtually every major country artist has recorded a Christmas album or at least contributed to a compilation.
For instance, the station has included Yuletide tunes by Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson and (already) 17-year-old Taylor Swift. But the legends have not been forgotten: you’ll also get to sing along to classics recorded long before Swift was born by the likes of Johnny Mathis, Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole.
HIGH FIVE
Music
The top sellers at Criminal Records, week ending 11/17:
1. Grizzly Bear, “Friend” EP
2. Band of Horses, “Cease to Begin”
3. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Raising Sand”
4. Prefuse 73, “Preparations”
5. Ani DiFranco, “Canon”
Source: Criminal Records in Little Five Points
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Today: Former Beatles drummer Pete Best is 66. Actor Stanley Livingston (“My Three Sons”) is 57. Record producer Terry Lewis is 51. Actor Colin Hanks (“Roswell”) is 30. Actress Katherine Heigl (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Roswell”) is 29.
Sunday: Actor Ricardo Montalban is 87. Singer Percy Sledge is 67. Actor-game show host Ben Stein is 63. Actor John Larroquette is 60. Singer Amy Grant is 47. Actress Christina Applegate is 36. Actor Eddie Steeples (“My Name Is Earl”) is 34.
Contributing: Rodney Ho and news services.
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