Erica Dasher and Andie MacDowell laugh along with the crowd as they take part in during Disney/ABC Television Group’s portion of the 2012 Winter TCA Tour held at The Langham Huntington Hotel on Monday morning (January 9) in Pasadena, Calif.
The new ABC Family stars, joined by exec producers April Blair and Gavin Polone and Nick Roux, chatted about the world of fashion and who and what is coming up on the show.
Erica caught everyone’s attention with her story on how she found out she booked the role of Jane.
“This is a funny, good story. I didn’t hear anything for like two weeks [after my callback], and I was like I’ll create my own work. And I was in a cafe working on a script that I was writing, and I got a phone call that was I testing for the show. And I had never tested for anything before, and so I was very excited, and to be kind to the other patrons, I decided to step out of the cafe instead of yelling. As I stepped out of the cafe, there was a step into the parking lot, and I fell and broke my ankle. ‘Oh, my gosh. I’m so excited. My ankle really hurts.’”
She added, “I had a doctor like put me in this big sort of robo-boot, and I went to the test and hopped around in the boot and fortunately got cast and then found out it was broken and didn’t
get recast, thank God. Nick carried me around a lot on the pilot because it was still broken during the pilot.”
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In the upcoming episode “The Runway,” Jane (Dasher) is thrown for a loop when Gray (Andie MacDowell) assigns her the last-minute task of getting the new accessories line ready for the Spring Preview Party.
Jane is pretty sure she has bit off more than she can chew, but with Jeremy (Rowly Dennis) looking to make amends, the two team-up to guarantee the line is one that critics and buyers won’t soon forget.
Meanwhile, Nick (Matthew Atkinson) leverages his knowledge of Billy’s (Nick Roux) secret relationship with Lulu (Megan Tandy) to get advice on approaching Jane.
“The Runway” premieres Tuesday, January 10th @9PM ET/PT on ABC Family.
Not only do we get blessed with the mid-season premiere of Switched At Birth, but JJJ‘s new fave, Jane By Design debuts on ABC Family!
“I wanted it to be Molly Ringwald and Ducky [Jon Cryer],” show creator April Blair tells THR of Jane and Billy’s relationship. “There were no guidelines, I went with what worked for the story. I definitely tried to, in the high school world and the work world, create parallels. There’s a mean girl in high school and the one at work, the cute boy in high school and the one at work.”
She continued, “The struggles Jane (Erica Dasher) has in high school, that helps her deal with the mean girl at work. It’s done in a microcosm of her living in those two worlds at the same time.”
Check out the opening sequence, plus some new stills from the show below!
Jane By Design premieres @9PM ET/PT on ABC Family TONIGHT!
Erica shared about Jane’s back story: “I live with my brother because our father passed away a few years ago and the mother left when [Jane] was really young. I do it for a good cause to help out my brother and pay the bills. And, it’s her dream!”
Keep following JJJ for all your Jane By Design coverage!
FYI: Erica wore Contrarian‘s “Olivia” long-sleeve off-the-shoulder zip front dress with McGinn‘s tweed “Sammi” Coat and the Ruthie Davis “Implant” pump.
Erica Dasher and Nick Roux blow some faux snow on the set of ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas.
The two stars joined casts of The Lying Game and Switched at Birth and dished on their favorite holiday memories, movies and more.
While Erica shared that the best gift she was ever given was her sister, Katie shared her favorite holiday movie — which is one of ours, too!
“My favorite holiday movie is A Year Without Santa Claus ,” Katie said. “My favorite scene is with Snow Miser and he’s singing and dancing and doing his thing…he’s got icicles, his hair is made out of ice and it’s really funny. I sort of wish I had see-through hair.”
Erica Dasher and Nick Roux step out for a special screening hosted by Teen Vogue of their new show, Jane By Design, in New York City last weekend.
The two star as Jane and Billy in the upcoming ABC Family series, premiering Tuesday, January 3rd @ 9PM ET/PT.
Jane Quimby (Dasher) is a quirky teen with an eclectic chic fashion sense, who lands a job at a hip fashion house when they mistake her for an adult. Torn between her love of fashion and the need to finish high school, Jane conceals her true age to assist the demanding, but talented Gray Chandler Murray (Andie MacDowell), who travels the world in search of the next big style trend.
Erica Dasher keeps close to costar Nick Roux as they attend the 2011 ABC Family 25 Days of Christmas Winter Wonderland event at Rockefeller Center on Sunday afternoon (December 4) in New York City.
The two star in the upcoming Jane By Design — which premieres on January 3rd @ 9PM ET/PT on ABC Family.
Be sure to watch the show’s previewsJJJ posted over the weekend!
Discussing Jane’s fashion sense, Nick shared, “She’s confident and makes it hers. If you are willing to take the risk, don’t back down. Go big or go home!”
FYI: Erica is wearing Gomez-Gracia “Cropped Biker Jacket” with a cute Isabel Lu Full Printed Skirt.
