Fashion star

• NEW YORK (AP) -- The stakes are high. The judges are brutal. The challenges are difficult. And the contestants are determined to be the next Calvin Klein or Ralph Lauren.
(Yahoo Finance)
• The fashion competition series concept hit prime-time network TV on Tuesday night with the premiere of NBCs Fashion Star.
(Los Angeles Times)
• NBC kicked off their newest and one of their most ambitious reality competition projects with a super-sized installment of Fashion Star (Tue., 9:30 p.m. ET on NBC).
(Huffington Post)
• Fashion Star, a new reality series, seeks the next big name in the fashion world. Elle Macpherson hosts and Jessica Simpson, John Varvatos and Nicole Richie serve as mentors to the contestants on this new television program, premiering March 13.
(Modesto Bee)
• Let's be clear: this is not Project Runway. There are no catty moments in the workroom, no frantic trips to Mood, and sadly no Tim Gunn.
(Entertainment Weekly Online)
• As a Project Runway fan I approached Fashion Star with caution. The only thing I knew about the show was that it was a competition and involved fashion, which in my mind read as Project Runway rip-off. I could not have been further from the truth.
(Dallas Morning News)
• Fashion Star, another reality television midseason replacement, premiered last evening on NBC. To quote Access Hollywood's Billy Bush, "If American Idol, Project Runway and The Home Shopping Network all had a baby, it would be Fashion Star.
(Examiner)
• Marketed as the future of fashion design shows, NBCs Fashion Star premiered Tuesday. And despite mixed reviews, the Elle Macpherson-hosted show manages an innovative feel by borrowing bits and pieces from existing series.
(CNN)
• Lizzie Parker, a Microsoft employee turned fashion designer, is vying to be NBC's next "Fashion Star." The new show pits designers against each other in a similar style to Lifetime's "Project Runway.
(Seattle Post Intelligencer)