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"   Photo: Lifetime  If you&amp;#039;re the kind of person who goes into withdrawal during the few months a year that Project Runway isn&amp;#039;t playing on Lifetime, fear not. This season, the network will start airing their new spin-off, Project Accessory, right after Runway`s finale tomorrow night. The cast, of course, is different: Las Vegas star/model Molly Sims is hosting the series; Eva Jeanbart-Lorenzotti will mentor the designers; Kenneth Cole and InStyle`s Ariel Foxman will judge along with a weekly guest. The format, however, is essentially the same. Instead of trying to guess Sims&amp;#039; potential catch phrases, we thought we&amp;#039;d introduce a few contenders from the show&amp;#039;s crew of talented accessory designers: Christina Caruso&amp;#039;s hand knit bags and Swarovski-laden jewelry were featured on Sex &amp;amp;amp; The City and sold at Henri Bendel. After interning with Isaac Mizrahi and attending Parsons, the designer met stylist Patricia Fields at a party. &amp;quot;Next thing I knew we were pulling looks at her apartment for Sarah Jessica Parker,&amp;quot; recalls Caruso. &amp;quot;Pat deserves a lot of credit for offering new designers opportunities and for her eclectic style.&amp;quot; Most recently, Caruso\u2014who says she&amp;#039;s having a late 70&amp;#039;s Elsa Peretti/Halston moment\u2014was Mizrahi&amp;#039;s Director of Jewelry Design for collection. &amp;quot;I was the first person to audition for Project Accessory,&amp;quot; she marvels. &amp;quot;The show puts you in a design incubator; it gets your gears and creative juices going. It&amp;#039;s amazing to be in that place.&amp;quot; Nicolina Royale&amp;#039;s jewelry&amp;#039;s made out of exotic skins and industrial hardware and rocked by clients like Rihanna, Miley Cyrus and Steven Tyler. While waitressing at legendary LA music venue Rainbow Bar &amp;amp;amp; Grill back in the day, the designer created guitar pick cufflinks (pick up by Bloomies), then leather bow-ties, scarves and eventually a complete jewelry line. Despite her &amp;quot;edgy&amp;quot; aesthetic, Royale\u2014who&amp;#039;d have done anything to land a spot on the show\u2014strives for diversity, too. &amp;quot;I like to mix hard and soft elements,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re a different person everyday, so there&amp;#039;s always something to wear.&amp;quot; Kelly Horton&amp;#039;s been hatching bags for her collection Madison Kelly NYC since 2006. As a makeup artist, she was first inspired to create belt bags for stylists on set. &amp;quot;Next thing you know, I&amp;#039;m getting calls about red carpet and custom looks,&amp;quot; the self-taught designer recalls. Horton&amp;#039;s varied creations are constructed from shrunken lamb, python, eel, string ray, leather and even canvas with intricate detailing like pleating, knotting, braiding and chain-weaving. &amp;quot;I like to play with texture and I need an oversized bag that I can carry all over the city and keep my evening shoes in,&amp;quot; she explains. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m big and bold, honey. Big and bold.&amp;quot; Tune in to Lifetime tomorrow night at 10:30 to meet the rest of the contestants! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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