We're sure Tim Gunn's tickled pink that Bravo has offered him his own show. According to Radar, however, producers aren't entirely convinced Gunn's capable of holding his own:

Sources say that his producers have mounted a furious search for a female cohost for Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, a makeover show that was initially scheduled to air this summer as a replacement for Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. A source who auditioned for the job was told that the show's producers felt Gunn, who will offer up style and make-up advice to schlubby civilians, was a bit "too highbrow" for viewers, and they needed a "more down-to-earth and fun" female presence to balance him out.

Tim Gunn may be getting his own Bravo show - the not-so-ingeniously entitled Tim Gunn's Guide To Style - but that doesn't mean the fashion maven won't be returning for the fourth season of Project Runway.

Despite conjecture that the gray-haired gay had gone his own way, Gunn confirms he will, in fact, join Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and the radiant Heidi Klum for the stitch-heavy show:

I am thrilled to make it official that I will be back in the workroom for season four of Project Runway. We are in the midst of casting the designers now, and I can already see that it will be another amazing season.

Whatever. As long as Gunn has enough money for his miniature French chateaus, it's all good.

Tim Gunn Continues on 'Project Runway' [BGay]

Remember the rumors that Tim Gunn won't be appearing on season four of Bravo's Project Runway. Well, it seems they're true. Never fear, though, because Bravo's offered him his own show. Pretty fucking exciting, right?

That's right, Mr. G's signed a production deal for the inventively entitled Tim Gunn's Guide To Style. According to the main man himself, the series will be "one-part education, two-parts fun".

We're having fun already.

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Okay, don't panic. Nothing's been confirmed, but there's some pretty unsettling talk that Tim Gunn maybe may not possibly appear on the fourth season of Bravo's Project Runway.

It seems his role as fashion den mother's been cutting into his other Parson's related duties. (Walking into the studio, looking at a piece and shrugging is far more time consuming than you think.) People reports:

His responsibilities as chair of the fashion design department at New York City's Parsons school, where Gunn, 53, has worked for 23 years, make him unavailable for filming during the academic year.

Now, we understand Gunn's a big wig at the esteemed fashion school, but we can't help but think the real scheduling conflict arises more from his totally geeky, yet undeniably cool love for miniature houses than his duties counseling Parson's coked-out, bipolar fashionistas.

As part of The Power Issue, we asked a few of our artistically-inclined chums to submit their visual representations of power. It's sort of like We Want Your Art, only more powerful.

Above you see our friend Naveen Kumar's contribution. While we asked the 24-year old Brooklynite for a bit of explanation, he'd rather you draw (ha!) your own conclusions. So, why don't you guys go ahead and post your thoughts below.

We also asked Kumar for a bit of bio. He's pretty mysterious, but here's what we found out: he's from Ann Arbor, Michigan, he studied literature at Vassar College, and to fulfill his life-long dream of meeting Tim Gunn, he studied design at Parsons. Unfortunately, he's yet to meet Tim Gunn. Poor thing.

While Kumar doesn't have a website, we hear that he's prone to cruising the loo at Rawhide in Chelsea. Yee-haw!

We know you guys are going through serious Project Runway withdrawl, so we'd like to direct you to a very Tim Gunn "Possessed" installment from The New York Times. Following the "Possessed" tradition of delving into the homes of notable names, David Colman explores the inner workings of Gunn's Greenwich Village apartment.

Among the personal and anecdotal knick knacks, Gunn yaks about his love for miniature archictectual sets: a passion born from a boyhood calendar containing sets of diminutive, build-em-yourself French chateaus.

He's moved on since then, replicating some of the world's most famous buildings. But, don't think he's limited to historical wonders. Gunn's been commissioned by the most famous woman in the universe: Barbie.

In later years his lucky younger sister had her own architect on hand to assemble Barbie’s many residences. “Barbie’s town house, the pool and cabana, the sweet shop: I built them all,” he said.

Although, it'd be more if Gunn imagined his own edifices. Like in Lego's. There could be a drawbridge, a dragon watch tower, a pirate's plank, a monorail and a launching pad for the spaceship. It'd be neat.

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• Lesbian disappointed with the American Legion. Who isn't? [The New York Blade]

• Even the Jews in Russia don't want World Pride in Jerusalem. [Mosnews]

• Things in Uganda can get worse? Fuck. [365 Gay]

After watching the premiere of Project Runway: Season 3 last night, we were excited to see the wise and paternal Tim Gunn on our screens again after a thankfully short reprieve. Our pal Matthew at Nervous Breakdown has started a series of advice from our favorite "mentor."

What’s something in your own wardrobe that would surprise people?

Wow, that’s a good question. Don’t I sound like the dullest person in the whole world? Gee, what would it be? Well it’s not often I get really stumped. Um… maybe a pair of cargo shorts?

Somehow we are not surprised at all by this.

His no-fail fashion picks: Sweater jackets are hands-down no-fail fashion picks. They provide the ease of a cardigan, but with the dressier and more pulled-together look that a jacket provides.

This is good advice, and we have already taken it to heart. Winter is coming up, so be prepared.

But what we love most of all about Tim are his favorite shows:

My therapy is TV. I’m a TV addict. I love Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List, Blowout, Showdog Moms and Dads, Grey’s Anatomy. TV’s my little escape shuttle.

We also loved Showdog Moms and Dads. It was the second most brilliant reality show after Paradise Hotel and we hope it comes out on DVD some day. We can only imagine how fun it would have been to watch it with Tim.

WWTGD? #1 [Nervous Breakdown]

Showing a collection of fashion-forward couture dresses, made of rich fabrics in golds, hot pinks and an occasional splash of her trademark blue, Chloe bested strong collections from her competitors Santino and Daniel V, with expert tailoring, wise style choices, and a wink at that mod aesthetic we love so much. Check any high-end department store, they're filled with clothes that look just like Chloe's. We promise. She's a smart lady.

The episode could have featured more of the runway show itself, instead of endless scenes of sleep-deprived desingers furiously putting the final touches on their garments, but such critiques are moot. As desingers, both Santino and Daniel V are sure to soar; as the winner of Project Runway, and an apprentice at Banana Republic, it is the "form follows function" mindset of Chloe that assured her as the perfect choice. In hindsight, we are most pleased with the outcome.

We can't wait until Season 3. And we predict Tim Gunn will have his own show within the year.

You know our love for all things Project Runway has got us counting the days until next Wednesday’s season finale. Sure we love us some Michael Kors and Nina Garcia, but its Tim Gunn that’s warmed our hearts. Maybe it’s the voice or the buttoned-up look, we don’t really know, but he’s our favorite silver fox(besides the Coop, of course.) Out talks with our favorite Parson’s School of Design den mother. And guess what? He’s single.

This guy who I loved more than myself had been sleeping around… it was awful. More awful was his out and out rejection of me, saying, “I don’t have the patience for you. I’m tired of you. Get lost.” And I haven’t been in a relationship since. And I’ve run from a couple of opportunities. I keep revisiting this “new soul” thing and I think, It’s not gonna happen in this lifetime. It’s not meant to be.

Maybe Tim just hasn’t met the right guy yet. The article goes on to suggest he should think about dating Andrae, but we think a Tim Gunn/ Michael Kors pairing would be, er, fitting. Next time you see the man on the streets of Manhattan suggest the two get together, will ya’? Just don’t mention the name Zulema!

Project Runway’s Big Gunn: Part Two [Out]

If you’re like us, and we know you are, you watch Project Runway religiously. And one reason you watch (besides Michael Kors’ sometimes funny quips) is because of Parson’s School of Design’s Tim Gunn. Out has a great and revealing interview with everyone’s favorite den mother.

And, surprisingly, he gets catty when asked who he was happy to see go:

I’ll use Daniel Franco as an example. Lord, this past week I have found out I’ve developed an allergy to the guy. There was no way he was going to stay the course of season two. Absolutely no way. He doesn’t understand a deadline. He is incredibly annoying to be around. He’s the one person who never, ever forgot there was a camera around. So I was thrilled he left the way he left. […] The other person from season two who I was not only perfectly happy to see go, I would have arranged for a car service to get her out of there, was Zulema. Oh, my God.

Rwwwww! Who knew the buttoned-up Gunn could let it rip like that. We do have one question for Gunn of our own. Who does your suits? We have to know because the man is stylin’.

Project Runway’s Big Gunn [Out.com]

You know how much we love Santino Rice, Project Runway’s talented and aggressive scene-stealer from this season. Santino does a mean impression of Tim Gunn, the fashion director for Parsons. Mr. Rice has solidified his comic genius; he has recorded a version of Nine Inch Nails’ classic “Closer.” And he’s done it in Tim Gunn’s voice!

Just listening got us closer to God

Closer To God [Santino Rice]