Apr 23, 2008

Fashion Angels Enterprises Gets Project Runway Toy License

Milwaukee, WI – Aspiring designers dream of taking part in Bravo’s Emmy-nominated smash hit reality show, Project Runway. Those who think they have the talent for knowing what’s “in” and “out” in the fashion world now have their chance to feel like they are a part of the designing action. Fashion Angels Enterprises has teamed up with Project Runway to create design kits based on the reality show.

Milwaukee-based, Fashion Angels Enterprises manufactures and designs award winning tween products including the “Fashion Angel Make-Up Artist Sketchbook” and the “Fashion Angel Fashion Design Sketchbook”. With this new license, structured through ACI Licensing LLC., Fashion Angels will create a line of products that will appeal to Project Runway’s broad audience of wannabe designers.

Mark Miller, CEO Fashion Angels Enterprises said, “This is the perfect marriage of the two companies.Fashion Angels’ focus has always been to encourage the creativity of tweens. Tweens love fashion and Project Runway is all about the love of fashion.”

The new Project Runway kits that Fashion Angels is developing are sophisticated and professional activity books.These kits will include a hip design guide to get the creative juices flowing, sketchpads and all the drawing tools needed to create runway ready fashions. Best of all, with the at-home kits, there’s no chance to be eliminated by the judging panel.

The Project Runway design kits by Fashion Angels are due on store shelves August 1, 2008 – just in time for the launch of Season 5.

About Fashion Angels Enterprises:
The Milwaukee-based, Fashion Angels Enterprises, was established in 1998, and quickly earned a reputation for designing and manufacturing high quality tween girls’ products, recently featured in Toy Tips, Parenting Hints Magazine, and Family Fun. Beginning with craft and beading kits, Fashion Angels Enterprises now encompasses a complete doll line, Career kits, an eco-friendly line, Project Runway license, jewelry line, handbags and pet products. Fashion Angels products are carried by over 3,000 specialty and high-end retailers in the U.S. and globally.

About Project Runway
Project Runway, the three-time Emmy-nominated series including provides budding designerswith an opportunity to launch their careers in fashion. The wildly successful series has proven to be one of television’s most talked about shows.Each season,a group of talented fashion designers selected from thousands of hopefuls compete in creative challengesfor the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showatNew York’s Fashion Week. Supermodel Heidi Klum heads a panel of industry luminaries, including top women’s and menswear designer Michael Kors and Elle Magazine fashion director Nina Garcia, who serve as judges and industry mentors charged with selecting and molding the budding designers. Tim Gunn,chief creative officerat Liz Claiborne, Inc., acts as mentor to the contestants through each of their challenges.

The Weinstein Company and Miramax are co-producing the show through their co-financing agreement. The Weinstein Company is the lead studio and is handling worldwide distribution. Project Runway is executive produced by Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz and Rich Bye of Magical Elves (Project Greenlight, Last Comic Standing, Top Chef).Heidi Klum, Desiree Gruber and Jane Cha of NYC-based Full Picture also executive produce the series. Barbara Schneeweiss oversees the production on behalf of The Weinstein Company. For more information, please visit www.projectrunway.com.

ACI Licensing, LLC, creates and manages Project Runway licensing programs. For more information on licensing please call Jennifer Flynn at 310-806-9480