"Project Runway" champ decks out "Eloise"

By Borys Kit

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Christian Siriano, winner of last season's "Project Runway," will design the couture collection that will be showcased in the film adaptation of the children's classic "Eloise in Paris."

Academy Award-winning costume designer Milena Canonero has joined the movie project as visual consultant. "Eloise" is being directed by Charles Shyer, whose directing credits include "Baby Boom" and the 2004 "Alfie" remake.

"Eloise" is one of a series of books written in the 1950s by Kay Thompson (and illustrated by Hilary Knight) that tells the story of a young girl's adventures in New York City and beyond.

Siriano's designs will grace the culminating scene of the film, when Eloise (Jordana Beatty) and Nanny (Uma Thurman) attend the show of their fashion designer friend Andre la Frenais during Paris Fashion Week.

In March, Siriano became "Project Runway's" youngest winner. He has since gone on to design for Victoria Beckham, Heidi Klum, Kimberly Locke and Vanessa Williams.

Canonero began her career as a costume designer on Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" and won Oscars for her work on "Barry Lyndon," "Chariots of Fire" and "Marie Antoinette." Other credits include "Out of Africa," "Dick Tracy" and "The Affair of the Necklace" (which Shyer directed).

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter