Chapter Three: What A (Push) Girl Wants
Chapter Two: Watch Me Pull A Rabbit Out Of My Hat…
Chapter One: Before We Go Any Further, Let’s Get Some Shizz Straight
The Push Girls’ Guide To Getting Your Groove On: Introduction
Project Runway fans may remember Season 5 sensation Korto Momolu, who finished second in that year’s competition. Now that she’s created her own budding fashion line, she needs to learn that it takes more than raw talent to build a real business. In this week’s episode of ALL ON THE LINE, Joe wants her to pare back her overdone designs and rebuild her team to create a dress for Mary J. Blige and show a collection to Neiman Marcus.
Don’t miss the season finale of GET TO WORK! On the final episode, see how getting high brought three people to new lows. Cathy went from living in a $750,000 home to living under a bridge. Christina chose drugs over raising her son. Maurice ended up in jail instead of graduating from high school. It’s time to get to work.
Feeling trapped in your job by this ersatz excuse of an economy we’ve been slumming with for half a decade? You’re not alone, but you’re also not as cornered as you think. If you have the drive and passion but just need a little inspiration, there’s still plenty of opportunity to get a job that suits you. Here are a few examples of people who made major changes midway into a career. Sometimes you just have to say screw it and pursue what makes you happy.
Sundance Channel and Grey Goose Entertainment are set to debut the highly anticipated sixth season of the critically acclaimed series ICONOCLASTS on Tuesday, October 9 at 8P. Each half-hour episode of the innovative six-part series, which will air on Sundance Channel, pairs two visionaries who come together to discuss their lives, influences, passions and creative processes.
This week on ALL ON THE LINE, Joe Zee works with whimsical fashion label Electric Love Light to try turning their looney designs into a viable collection for Anthropologie. They’ll also design an outfit for indie star Zoe Kazan and pitch their story to the Associated Press. Joe gets more than he bargained for during his introduction to the label…
Emotions run high this week at Strive. Bailey needs to get her life back on track to reconnect with her family. And does Jonathan’s pink slip mean the end or a new beginning? In a particularly poignant scene, instructor Rob Smith is touched when Strive’s co-founder pays a visit…
We all know that it takes more than luck to find employment. And once you manage to get a job, what steps can you take to give yourself the best chance to keep it? Strive co-founder Rob Carmona shares his insights on how you–just like the down-and-out unemployed citizens featured in the Sundance Channel series GET TO WORK–can keep a job in this tough economy.
What’s the best way to watch tonight’s episode of ALL ON THE LINE? With the fashion experts behind the show, of course! As you’re watching on Sundance Channel tonight at 9P, log onto our live Twitter chat with ELLE Creative Director Joe Zee (@JMrJoeZee) and Us Weekly Fashion Director Sasha Charnin Morrison (@SashaCharnin). Or if you’re already in Twitterland, follow #WatchwithUs to ask questions, interact with the experts and get the behind-the-scenes scoop.
This week on GET TO WORK, check yourself before you wreck yourself — sage advice for those seeking employment. Aged convict Danny hopes to earn back his family’s trust. And will a bad attitude mean another pink slip for Dariush? Meanwhile, if Stacey can’t provide for his family, he’ll lose them. This week’s tip may seem obvious, but it bears repeating.
Struggling fashion designer Prajje Jean-Baptiste is going to be facing several challenges tonight, as Joe Zee strives to save this once successful line from ruin. Joe appreciates Prajje’s bold use of color, but trying to do both women’s and menswear has left the designer unfocused and out of touch. When he previews his latest collection, Joe doesn’t see a single outfit anybody would want to wear.
Think you’ve heard all of Joe Zee’s legendary one-liners? Then sign in to Facebook and take Joe Zee’s Tough Love Quiz! Don’t worry, we’ve provided plenty of help in video form so you can watch Joe dish it out to designers in need of a little kick in the you-know-what. Try for the perfect score and share your results with your friends!
Chances are, you or someone you care about has struggled to find work lately. There’s no question that it’s a tough market. That’s why you need to give yourself every advantage — what can you do (and what should you avoid) when you go in for an interview? Strive’s lead job-trainer Rob Smith and his staff share insights on how you — just like the down-and-out unemployed citizens featured in the Sundance Channel series GET TO WORK — can make the right impression and land a job.
Fashion guru and ELLE Creative Director Joe Zee is back in action this week for a new season of fashion rehab in ALL ON THE LINE WITH JOE ZEE, premiering tonight at 9P on Sundance Channel. This week, Joe has his hands full when he agrees to help struggling menswear line Unruly Heir. After initially hitting it big with their outlaw prep style, partners Joey and John partied away their profits instead of investing in quality and professionalism. Joe Zee throws them a lifeline when he has them design a tuxedo for Mario Lopez to wear during Extra’s coverage of the Emmys. But will their lack of preparation and finishing turn this opportunity from red carpet to black eye?
This week on GET TO WORK, you’ll meet Cesar, who has just been released from prison and hopes to get his 1-year-old son back in his life. That won’t happen until he finds — and keeps — a job. Will a lack of confidence stand in the way of his dream? Newly sober Janielle wants to stay on the right path by entering the workforce, but will the pressure of Strive lead to a relapse? And homeless veteran Audrea has been through the tough test of basic training but never a program quite like this. The only thing holding her back now is her attitude. She has a choice: Change her behavior or get the boot.
Yesterday was a whirlwind day for the star of Sundance Channel’s ALL ON THE LINE WITH JOE ZEE! First he appeared on Good Morning America to help unveil the new look created for anchor Lara Spencer by designer Prajje Jean-Baptiste — and share a sneak peek of the upcoming episode in which Prajje is featured.
The third season of Sundance Channel’s critically acclaimed series ALL ON THE LINE WITH JOE ZEE premieres Monday at 9P — and we’re already excited about the eighth and final fashion label to be featured this season: The Nicole Richie Collection.
There’s already been plenty of buzz about the biggest movies to emerge from the Venice Film Festival thus far — if you haven’t heard of them yet, you will soon enough. There’s Terrence Malick’s typically abstruse TO THE WONDER; Spike Lee’s Michael Jackson tribute BAD 25; Paul Thomas Anderson’s Scientology-inspired THE MASTER; and our own Robert Redford’s THE COMPANY YOU KEEP.
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Everyone loves an underdog, right? They’re the people who manage to make something out of nothing by transforming themselves — and the world along the way. From tenth-century Japanese courtesans to twentieth-century chess sensations, it’s the underdogs and their uncompromising internal will that we remember in the history books, not the people who gave up or left the work to someone else.
Tonight on GET TO WORK (10P), job trainers Rob and Chase help unemployed people change their lives. Former car thief Helen hopes a fresh start will earn back her daughter’s trust. Brian’s arrogance may get him voted out of class. And Quincy’s temper flares up after a drug test.
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It’s tricky to predict what industries are impervious to a recession. Even organized labor’s future seems uncertain in ways. But here are a few jobs, off the beaten path, that have proven to keep workers afloat during stressful times, like the ones we’re experiencing right now. See if any of them speak to you.
What a wild ride it’s been this season on PUSH GIRLS, and who else is super excited about the season two renewal? We hope that you laughed, cried, learned and loved with us over the course of this season, and along the way, maybe some of your ideas about living with disability were broken down, too. What stands out about Auti, Angela, Tiphany, Mia and Chelsie isn’t their chairs: It’s their personalities and the strong bonds among them.
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What does it take to land a job — and keep it? The new Sundance Channel series GET TO WORK examines following down-and-out unemployed citizens as they try to pick their lives back up, find work and unlock their potential. But in this environment, almost anyone can relate to this struggle. To help in this process, Assistant Director of Career Services at Strive Katherine Strickle shares 10 critical skills to make you indispensable.
On tonight’s GET TO WORK (10:30P), three jobless people face their troubled pasts. Ivan’s American dream is now a nightmare. Alicia grew up mistreated, but needs a dose of humility to get the help she needs. And homeless addict Patrick must graduate or lose his family’s trust for good.
Tonight on PUSH GIRLS, you’ll get a glimpse of a major ongoing accessibility problem: people with disabilities trying to hail cabs in the Big Apple. It’s an uphill battle — New York’s taxi problem is notorious among disabled transit users — and some people are working to change that. Activists in New York have been fighting for decades now for accessible taxis, through negotiations, court cases and protests.
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We hate to admit it, but life is tough. To persevere, rise above and truly succeed, a very simple choice must be made every day: Am I going to do what it takes to take care of myself and those around me, or am I not? It may feel like that decision gets harder and harder in light of new challenges that present themselves day after day, but the choice always remains our own. The brand new Sundance Channel series GET TO WORK examines this process, following down-and-out unemployed citizens as they try to pick their lives back up, find work and unlock their forgotten potential.