Glamour and Fashion

Tim Gunn's Fashion

2008-08-03T21:10:25Z

Source

Project Runway's fiercest judge Tim Gunn is sounding off on celebrity style, from Sarah Jessica Parker to Madonna.

In an interview airing tonight, the fashion guru tells Extra which stars he thinks has the best and worst fashion sense.

"I love Sarah Jessica Parker because she is a risk taker," he says. "Sometimes it's not quite right, but when she gets it right, she is like a symphony."

Gunn has a different message for Madonna, saying, "If you want to dress to feel as though you never got out of bed, Madonna, don't get out of bed." Gunn admits he is disappointed with the Material Girl's fashion choices joking, "She was a fashion icon. I'm blaming Kabbalah."

When it comes to newly divorced Christie Brinkley's courtroom outfits, Gunn says, "She knows what will look good and she accepts responsibility for that and owns her look."

So which celebrity makes the top of Tim Gunn's best dressed list?

"The person who never disappoints in my view is Angelina Jolie," he says. "She is always occasion appropriate. She is always sophisticated and polished looking."

Season 4

2008-02-01T20:40:08Z

The fourth season of Project Runway premiered November 14, 2007. Returning as judges are supermodel Heidi Klum; fashion designer Michael Kors; and Nina Garcia, Elle Magazine fashion director. Tim Gunn, chief creative officer at Liz Claiborne, Inc., again acts as a mentor to the contestants.

Through a series of weekly challenges, contestants will be eliminated, leaving the finalists who will show their designs in the final episodes at New York Fashion Week. The winner will receive prizes including: an editorial feature in Elle, $100,000 from TRESemmé to start his or her own line, the opportunity to sell a fashion line on Bluefly.com, and a 2008 Saturn Astra automobile.

The 15 contestants are:

Carmen Webber, 39, from Charlotte, North Carolina
Chris March, 44, from San Francisco, California
Christian Siriano, 21, from Annapolis, Maryland
Elisa Jimenez, 42, from El Paso, Texas
Jack Mackenroth, 38, from Seattle, Washington
Jillian Lewis, 26, from Selden, New York
Kevin Christiana, 31, from Fairfield, New Jersey
Christina "Kit Pistol" Scarbo, 26, from Los Angeles, California
Marion Lee, 39, from Tyler, Texas
Rami Kashou, 31, from Ramallah, West Bank
Ricky Lizalde, 35, from Escondido, California
Simone LeBlanc, 32, from San Francisco, California
Steven Rosengard, 30, from Chicago, Illinois
Kathleen "Sweet P" Vaughn, 46, from Los Angeles, California
Victorya Hong, 34, Winchester, Virginia

Models
Amanda Alter, 23, from DeWitt, Arkansas
Anna Lita Perez, 25, from Kiev, Ukraine
Ashley Kirchner, 22, from Smithville, Mississippi
Aviva Brocks, 21, from London, England
Cheron Smith, 22, from Torrance, California
Christina Anderson-McDonald, 23, from Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania
Jacqueline Sanderson, 21, from New York City, New York
Katie Nelson, 19, from New York City, New York
Lauren Browne, 18, from Grafton, Massachusetts
Lea Rannells, 22, from Bridgewater, New Jersey
Lisa Solé, 25, from New York City, New York
Marcia Mitchell, 23, from The Berkshires, Massachusetts
Marie Prescott, 25, from Katy, Texas
Sam Ruggiero, 19, from Redding, Connecticut
Wendi Sullivan, 28, from Canton, Massachusetts

Episode 1: Sew Us What You Got
The designers arrive in New York and are asked to create a garment that best reflects who they are as a designer. They are given 10 minutes to grab from $50,000 worth of fabric in three tents set up in Bryant Park. The designers are randomly assigned models.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
Guest Judge: Monique Lhuillier
WINNER: Rami
OUT: Simone
First aired November 14, 2007

Episode 2: I Started Crying
The remaining designers are asked to create a two-piece garment for Sarah Jessica Parker's BITTEN line using $15 of materials and only one day to complete their look. All fourteen designers pitched their designs to Parker who chose seven to work in teams of two to create the design. The winning design was sold beginning in November 2007 at Steve & Barry's stores.

The teams:

Ricky with Jack
Christian with Carmen
Rami with Jillian
Elisa with Sweet P
Kit with Chris
Victorya with Kevin
Marion with Steven
Note: Team leaders in bold.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
Guest Judge: Sarah Jessica Parker
WINNER: Victorya
OUT: Marion
First aired November 21, 2007
This episode is credited with two different names. On the BravoTV.com website, the episode is referred to as "I Started Crying" in the schedule section of the Project Runway website. On most TV Guides and satellite guides, the episode is credited as "Money Changes Everything."

Episode 3: Fashion Giant
The remaining designers are asked to create a three piece menswear outfit for guest judge Tiki Barber to wear on The Today Show. The designers are randomly assigned male models.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
Guest Judge: Tiki Barber
WINNER: Jack
OUT: Carmen
First aired November 28, 2007

Episode 4: Trendsetter
Each designer picks one of 12 outdated fashion designs. Then working in four teams of three, each team must incorporate all three styles into a cohesive collection of three outfits. They have $225 and two days for the project.

Jillian, Kevin and Rami (Trends: overalls, 70's flare, poodle skirt)
Chris, Sweet P and Steven (Trends: shoulder pads, baggy sweater, dancewear)
Christian, Jack and Kit (Trends: zoot suit, pleather, fringe)
Ricky, Elisa and Victorya (Trends: neon, cutouts, underwear as outerwear)
Note 1: Team leaders in bold, and trends are listed respectively

Note 2: Though their overall teams scored lowly, Sweet P, Elisa and Victorya had designs considered good by the judges.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
Guest Judge: Donna Karan
WINNER: Jillian
OUT: Chris
First aired December 5, 2007

Episode 5: What's the Skinny?
Each designer has to create an outfit for a woman who has recently lost weight, using one of the woman's outfits from before her weight loss as raw material for the new design. The new outfit must incorporate aspects of the now-thin woman's personality, as well as the designer's own style. Each designer is given $10 to use for additional materials.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
Guest Judge: Patrick Robinson, head designer for The Gap
WINNER: Christian
LEFT: Jack left to receive medical treatment for a MRSA infection. To keep the same level of competition, he was replaced with Chris, the last designer eliminated.
OUT: Steven
First aired December 12, 2007

Episode 6: Eye Candy
Designers are to create a garment using any materials that were available at the Hershey's store in Times Square, New York City. They are given no budget but only five minutes to collect materials, and are given only one day to complete the outfit.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
Guest Judge: Zac Posen
WINNER: Rami
OUT: Elisa
First aired January 02, 2008

Episode 7: What A Girl Wants
Designers are challenged to design a prom dress for a group of 16 and 17 year old girls from St. John Vianney High School in New Jersey. The girls, along with their mothers, pre-select the designers they want to work with based on the designers' portfolios. The designers have a budget of $250 for materials from MOOD and two days to construct the dresses.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
Guest Judge: Gilles Mendel
WINNER: Victorya
OUT: Kevin
First aired January 09, 2008

Episode 8: En Garde!
Each designer is randomly paired with another designer and asked to select a team leader. Each team is asked to create an avant-garde outfit based on inspiration from their models' hair styles. They are given a budget of $300 and two days to create this look. The following day, each team is asked to create another, simpler, ready-to-wear outfit which embodies the "essence" of the avant-garde look they have been working on. For the second piece, the designers have a budget of $50. The leader of the winning team receives immunity in the next challenge, while the winning team and their outfits are featured in a TRESemme fashion shoot.

Teams:

Kit and Ricky
Rami and Sweet P
Christian and Chris
Victorya and Jillian
Note 1: Team leaders in bold.

Note 2: Though her team scored lowly overall, Sweet P's design was considered good by the judges.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
Guest Judge: Alberta Ferretti
WINNER: Christian
OUT: Kit
First aired January 16, 2008

Episode 9: Even Designers Get The Blues
The designers are tasked with creating an iconic look using denim fabric and white cotton while also showing off the Levi's 501 legacy. The designers are given three minutes to collect provided denim jeans and jackets and cotton fabric hanging from clotheslines in a storeroom; Notions such as buttons, rivets, and other fasteners are provided in the workroom. The designers have one day to complete the design. From this challenge forward, the winning designer would no longer gain immunity in the following challenge.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
Guest Judge: Caroline Calvin
WINNER: Ricky
OUT: Victorya
First aired January 23, 2008

Episode 10: Raw Talent
Every designer has a muse and in this challenge, the designers must use their unexpected clients – the WWE Divas – to create a fantasy and use their designs to tell a story.[11]

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
Guest Judge: None
Guest Clients: Maria Kanellis, Michelle McCool, Candice Michelle, Layla El, & Torrie Wilson.
WINNER:Unknown
OUT: Unknown
First aired: February 6, 2008

Note: This post will be edited as new episodes appear!

Season 3

2008-02-01T20:38:14Z

The third season of Project Runway, with Heidi Klum returning as the host and Tim Gunn as the designers' guide, began airing on July 12, 2006. This broke tradition from the previous two seasons, which premiered in December, with the finales taking place at Olympus Fashion Week in February.

Season 3 brought in a new set of sponsors, notably Macy's replacing Banana Republic. NBC re-aired the first two episodes of Project Runway 3 five days after their original Bravo airings.

The winner received a spread in ELLE magazine, a mentorship with INC (Inter-National Concepts) Design, a year of representation by Designers Management Agency, a 2007 Saturn Sky Roadster, and $100,000 to start a clothing line (furnished by TRESemmé haircare). The third season also introduced live viewer poll questions. During the second half-hour of the first airing of each episode, Bravo posed a question to viewers pertaining to the current episode. Viewers could answer through the BravoTV.com website or through cell phone text message.

Season 3 contestants

Designers

Bradley Baumkirchner, 32, Designed for Speedo Los Angeles, California
Robert Best, 36, Barbie designer who also worked for Isaac Mizrahi West Hollywood, California
Laura Bennett, 42, Architect and mother of six, 2ND RUNNER-UP New York, New York
Malan Breton, 32, Rejected applicant for Project Runway season 1; turned down offer to appear on Project Runway season 2 Long Island City, New York
Bonnie Dominguez, 31, Athletic apparel designer; has designed tennis outfits for Serena Williams San Diego, California
Stacey Estrella, 40, Has MBA from Harvard San Francisco, California
Katherine Gerdes, 23, Design coordinator at Target and certified snowboarding instructor Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kayne Gillaspie, 27, Rejected applicant for Project Runway season 2; Owns a pageant boutique Norman, Oklahoma
Uli Herzner, 35, Stylist, Trained as a physical therapist and is originally from (East) Germany, RUNNER-UP Miami Beach, Florida
Alison Kelly, 25, Designs for her own label called Dahl Clothes Brooklyn, New York
Angela Keslar, 33, Organic farmer Amesville, Ohio
Michael Knight, 28, Rejected applicant for Project Runway season 2, 3RD RUNNER-UP Atlanta, Georgia
Vincent Libretti, 49, Retired designer Santa Monica, California
Keith Michael, 34, Menswear designer New York, New York
Jeffrey Sebelia, 36, Designed for rock musicians, WINNER Los Angeles, California

(ages listed are the designers' ages at the time the show was taped in the spring of 2006.)

Models

Amanda Fields
Alexandra Donhoeffner
Camilla Barungi
Candace Pritchard
Clarissa Anderson
Danielle Schriffen
Javi Hairston
Jia Santos
Katie Biassou
Katie Champion
Lindsay Bien Aime
Marilinda Rivera
Moon Yung
Nazri Segaro
Toni Heath

Episode 1: Road to Runway Season 3
Tim Gunn and a panel of fashion professionals, which include previous Project Runway designers, interview thousands of possible contestants for the third season of Project Runway. Previous winners and contestants are profiled since the airing of previous seasons.

One hour casting special before the Season 3 premiere.
First aired July 20, 2006

Episode 2: Wall to Wall Fashion
The designers arrive in New York and are asked to create an outfit in just two days using only materials found in their apartments. All items found in the apartment must fit into a large bag and the designer who touches the object first gets it. This challenge requires the designers to create garments that innovate, best reflect who they are as a fashion designer, and are judged accordingly. All of the designers are randomly assigned models. The winner has immunity for the next challenge and cannot be eliminated.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors; and Kate Spade, fashion designer.
WINNER: Keith
OUT: Stacey
First aired July 12, 2006

Episode 3: Fit for a Queen
The remaining designers are asked to create a formal evening gown for guest judge and 2006 Miss USA Tara Conner in just two days and $300 USD. The winning dress will be worn in competition by Tara in the Miss Universe 2006 pageant. This challenge requires the designers to be placed in teams of two with Tara Conner choosing seven team leaders. All of the designers are allowed to swap models. The winner has immunity for the next challenge and cannot be eliminated.

The seven teams were:

Uli and Bonnie
Jeffrey and Alison
Kayne and Robert
Laura and Michael
Vincent and Angela
Malan and Katherine
Keith and Bradley
Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Vera Wang; and Tara Conner, Miss USA 2006.
WINNER: Kayne (teamed with Robert Best)
OUT: Malan (teamed with Katherine Gerdes)
First aired July 19, 2006

Episode 4: Designer's Best Friend
The remaining designers are asked to create an outfit and story for a dog and its owner in just two days and $150 USD. The winner has immunity for the next challenge and cannot be eliminated.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Vera Wang; and Ivanka Trump, VP Real Estate Development at Trump Organization.
WINNER: Uli
OUT: Katherine
First aired July 26, 2006

Episode 5: Reap What You Sew
The remaining designers are asked to create a three-piece outfit for Macy's in-house INC brand in just two days and $100 USD. All designers are allowed to swap models. Four designers are chosen by guest judge Mehmet Tangoren as team leaders, must work in teams of three, and can choose any model in their team. The winning design will be manufactured, produced, and sold at Macy's largest stores nationwide. The winner does not have immunity for this challenge.

The teams (leaders in bold):

Angela, Laura and Michael
Keith, Jeffrey and Alison
Robert, Kayne and Vincent
Bonnie, Uli and Bradley
Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Vera Wang; and Mehmet Tangoren, VP of Contemporary Sportswear at Macy's.
WINNER: Angela (teamed with Laura Bennett and Michael Knight)
OUT: Bonnie (teamed with Bradley Baumkirchner and Uli Herzner)
DISQUALIFIED: Keith
First aired August 2, 2006

Designer disqualification
Keith Michael Rizza was found to have guides that could potentially be used as outside resources in a closed competition. These guides included fashion "how-to" books including basic pattern making textbooks as well as fashion history books. Additionally, Keith left production unattended for several hours during promotional filming after a quarrel with the other designers. Keith left to go to his boyfriend's apartment to send an e-mail to Bravo's producer. However, this is also a means for disqualification because he used the internet. Any contact outside the competition is prohibited unless monitored by Bravo production. Any outside documents or materials related to fashion or fashion design are prohibited during competition. Once these claims were brought to the producers' attention, it was decided Keith knowingly broke the rules stated in a signed contract and was asked to leave the show. Keith Michael is the first Project Runway contestant to be disqualified from the series. After his disqualification, Jeffrey Sebelia and Alison Kelly were the only team who lost their leader in this challenge.

Episode 6: Iconic Statement
The remaining designers are asked to modernize a look for a "fashion icon" in just two days and $150 USD. The winner of this challenge will feature their look and model in a print advertisement for TRESemmé in ELLE magazine. This challenge allowed remaining models to be randomly selected to choose a designer they wanted to work with. Models would then choose a portrait which indicates the icon they want the designer to modernize. The fashion icons are: Cher, Farrah Fawcett, Pam Grier, Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Onassis, Diana Ross, and Twiggy. The winner does not have immunity for this challenge.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors; and Diane von Furstenberg, fashion designer.
WINNER: Michael (icon: Pam Grier)
OUT: Bradley (icon: Cher)
First aired August 9, 2006

Episode 7: Waste Not, Want Not
The remaining designers are asked to create an outfit in just one day using only materials found at the Waste Management Recycle America Center in Port Newark, New Jersey and $25 USD for materials found at an art supplies store. This challenge requires the designers to create garments that innovate and are judged accordingly. The winner has immunity for this challenge.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors; and Rachel Zoe, celebrity fashion stylist.
WINNER: Michael
OUT: Alison
First aired August 16, 2006

Episode 8: Everyday Woman
The remaining designers are asked to create outfit for an "everyday woman" in just one day and $150 USD. The remaining designers' mothers and sisters are used as the clients and models for this challenge. Each designer cannot pick their own mother or sister. The winner does not have immunity for this challenge.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors; and Joan Kors, Michael Kors' mother.
WINNER: Vincent
OUT: Robert
First aired August 23, 2006

Episode 9: High Flying Fashion
The remaining designers are asked to create and model an "international jet-set" outfit for themselves in just one day and $75 USD. This challenge requires the designers to create garments that travel well and are tested for wearability as the designers are flown to Paris. There were two runway presentations; one in Paris for Catharine Malandrino judging wearability, and the New York panel. The winner has immunity for this challenge.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors; Francisco Costa, creative director for Calvin Klein women's collection; and Catharine Malandrino, fashion designer.
WINNER: Jeffrey
OUT: Angela
First aired August 30, 2006

Episode 10: Couture du Jour

The remaining designers are asked to create an evening gown in just two days and 300€ Euro ($375 USD) employing Haute couture techniques. Designers workroom is held at Parsons Paris. There were two runway presentations; one for guest judge Catherine Malandrino with Parisian models, and the New York panel. The winner does not have immunity for this challenge.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors, Catharine Malandrino; and Richard Tyler, fashion designers.
WINNER: Jeffrey
OUT: Vincent
First aired September 6, 2006

Episode 11: Black and White
The designers are asked to create a cocktail dress using only black and white fabrics with only one day and $100 USD. An additional challenge requires designers to incorporate all of the fabric purchased into the outfit. Previously eliminated designers who have won at least one previous challenge are allowed back into the competition and are able to stay only if they win this challenge. Previously eliminated designers Angela Kesslar and Vincent Libretti are invited back to compete. Three designers are eliminated. The winner does not have immunity for this challenge.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors; and Zac Posen, designer.
WINNER: Laura
OUT: Angela, Vincent, and Kayne
First aired September 13, 2006

Episode 12: What the ELLE?

The remaining designers are asked to create an outfit that expresses "their specific point of view as a designer" in just two days and $250 USD. The winner of this challenge has his or her look and model featured in US ELLE magazine's "First Look" page photographed by Gilles Bensimon. All of the designers are allowed to swap models. The designers must create a photo-shoot with their models and find three words that best expresses who they are as designers. The designers are given a one-sheet for their three words and photo to be judged. The chosen designers will show a 12 piece collection during Olympus Spring Fashion Week. This is the final challenge and there is no immunity for this challenge.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors; and Teri Agins, lead fashion writer for The Wall Street Journal.
WINNER: Uli
OUT: None: All four designers advanced to Olympus Fashion Week.
First aired September 27, 2006

Episode 13: Reunion
All of the Season 3 designers gathered for a reunion hosted by Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum on the eve of New York Fashion Week, at which the final four designers will display their collections. Keith was confronted about his elimination, he insisted not only that the books in question were planted in his room after he had relinquished them to the producers, but that he was absent from the production with permission, thus suggesting he was sabotaged, a charge Tim Gunn dismissed as unlikely. Finalist Michael Knight won $10,000 in the "Bravotv.com Fan Favorite" contest.
Judges: Not applicable.
WINNER/OUT: Not applicable.
First aired October 4, 2006

Episode 14: Finale - Part 1
The remaining designers are asked to create a 12-piece fashion collection featured at the Bryant Park tents for Spring 2006 New York Olympus Fashion Week with only two months and $8,000 USD. Tim Gunn travels to visit each of the remaining designers respective studios to critique each designer's progress. The designers then return to New York with a less than a week remaining to finish their collections in a work room provided by show sponsor Macy's.

Judges: Not applicable.
WINNER/OUT: Not applicable.
First aired October 11, 2006

Episode 15: Finale - Part 2
The remaining designers finish their collections and all of the designers show and are judged in the Bryant Park tents for Spring Olympus Fashion Week with no decoy collection. Collections were judged based on execution, innovation, and originality. The winning designer receives an editorial spread in ELLE magazine, a mentorship with Macy's in-house INC (International Concepts) Design studio, a year of representation by Designers Management Agency (DMA), a 2007 Saturn Sky Roadster, and $100,000 stipend to start a clothing line. The winning model is featured and photographed in a fashion spread for US ELLE magazine.

Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors, and Fern Mallis, founder of New York Fashion Week.
WINNER of Project Runway Season 3: Jeffrey Sebelia.
OUT: Michael (3rd runner-up), Laura (2nd runner-up), Uli (1st runner-up)
Winner of PR3 model competition: Marilinda Rivera.
First aired October 18, 2006

Season 2

2008-02-01T20:36:39Z

Season 2 of Project Runway began airing on December 7, 2005. Following a nationwide search earlier in the year, sixteen designers were chosen as semi-finalists and brought to New York City in June, 2005. After the first challenge, called Road To The Runway, fourteen went on to compete as finalists. The winning designer, Chloe Dao, received $100,000 in seed money to help launch her own line, a 2007 Saturn Sky roadster, a spread in ELLE magazine, and a mentorship with the Banana Republic Design Team. Winning alongside Dao was her model, Grace Kelsey, who received the ELLE Magazine spread. Michael Kors and Nina Garcia returned as judges for the second season. The fourth judging seat rotated each week, based on the challenge. Tim Gunn, fashion chair at Parsons The New School for Design, returned as a mentor for the designers.

Season 2 contestants
The 16 contestants in Season 2 were:

Raymundo Baltazar, 24, from Los Angeles, California
Chloe Dao, 33, from Houston, Texas
Marla Duran, 51, from Allentown, Pennsylvania
Diana Eng, 22, from Jacksonville, Florida
Kirsten Ehrig, 37, from Los Angeles, California
Daniel Franco, 33, from Los Angeles, California
Andrae Gonzalo, 32, from Los Angeles, California
Zulema Griffin, 28, from New York, New York
Kara Janx, 29, from Johannesburg, South Africa
Emmett McCarthy, 42, from New York, New York
Santino Rice, 30, from Los Angeles, California
Heidi Standridge, 25, from Atlanta, Georgia
Nick Verreos, 38, from Los Angeles, California
Guadalupe Vidal, 29, from Los Angeles, California
Daniel Vosovic, 24, from New York, New York
John Wade, 24, from Los Angeles, California
(ages listed are the designers' ages at the time the show was taped in the summer of 2005.)

Daniel Franco had been a competitor in the first season and was eliminated in that season's first episode. Determined to show that the judges "made a mistake" in eliminating him so soon, he returned to the nationwide tryouts with samples from his own design line. The evaluation panel at the tryouts decided to give him one more chance and brought him back as a contestant for season two.

The 16 models competing for an ELLE spread in the second season were:

Allison McAtee, from Erie, Pennsylvania
Alyssa Daugherty, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cara Roberts, from Darien, Connecticut
Claudia, from Germany
Danyelle Vilmenay, from Baltimore, Maryland
Eden Henderson, from Queens, New York
Eliza Jane
Grace Kelsey, from San Diego, California
Heather Brown
Lesley Ann Williams
Maria Lucia Santiago
Melissa Braiser, from New York, New York
Rachael Hartzog
Rebecca Holliday, from Savannah, Georgia
Shannon Fluet, from Boston, Massachusetts
Tarah Rodgers, from North Carolina

In episode 1, models were randomly assigned to designers.
In episode 2, designers could again choose their models, with the winner of the previous challenge choosing first and the other designers choosing in random order.
In episode 2, Raymundo's model, Maria, dropped out, so Allison, John's model from the first challenge was brought back.
Beginning in episode 3, only the winner of the previous challenge could decide whether to change his/her model. Since episode 3, only Zulema had changed her model. She picked Tarah and dropped Rachael in episode 8.
Since models are eliminated at the beginning of the next episode, no model was eliminated in episode 1.

Episode 1: Road To The Runway
Before arriving in New York, the 16 contestants being considered for positions in this season's competing cast were given six yards of plain white muslin, $20, and one week to create an outfit that best represents who they are as a fashion designer. After arriving, the 16 contestants found that only 14 positions were available in the Parsons workroom and thus two would be eliminated at the runway judging.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; and Michael Kors.
WINNER: Santino.
OUT: Heidi and John
First broadcast December 7, 2005

Episode 2: Clothes Off Your Back
Designers made an outfit using only the clothes they were wearing at the moment the challenge is announced.
This episode is best remembered for Andrae's tearfilled panic attack on the runway.

Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Diane von Furstenberg.
WINNER: Chloe. OUT: Kirsten
First broadcast December 7, 2005

Episode 3: All Dolled Up
Designers created a life-sized outfit for the My Scene Barbie collection. The winning designer's outfit would be duplicated for the My Scene Barbie collection.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Lily Martinez, Head Designer for "My Scene" Barbie.
WINNER: Nick. OUT: Raymundo
First broadcast December 14, 2005

Episode 4: Team Lingerie
Designers created a lingerie line consisting of three looks. A Team event with four teams, each with a lead designer and two assistants.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Cynthia Rowley; and Alessandra Ambrosio.
WINNER: Daniel V.(teamed with Zulema and Andrae) OUT: Daniel F.(teamed with Kara and Chloe)
First broadcast December 21, 2005

Episode 5: Social Scene
Designers created a party dress for socialite Nicky Hilton.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Nicky Hilton.
WINNER: Santino OUT: Guadalupe
First broadcast 4 January, 2006

Episode 6: Window Shopping
Designers created a day-to-evening ensemble for Banana Republic. A Team event with five teams of two. Both designers on the losing team were eliminated.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Deborah Lloyd, Head Designer at Banana Republic.
WINNERS: Andrae and Daniel V. OUT: Diana and Marla
First broadcast 11 January, 2006

Episode 7: On Thin Ice
Designers created a figure skating outfit for 2006 Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Anne Slowey, Fashion News Director at ELLE; and Sasha Cohen.
WINNER: Zulema. OUT: Emmett
First broadcast 18 January, 2006

Episode 8: Inspiration
Designers took photos and picked one to be an inspiration for an outfit.
This episode is most notable for Zulema's "Model Walk Off." Prior to this episode, all the winning designers stuck with their original models when given the chance to change by Heidi. Zulema stunned everyone when she not only announced she was changing models, but also making this decision by picking three girls to have a "walk off." She chose the eliminated Emmett's model Shannon, Andrae's model Danyelle, and Nick's model Tarah for consideration. She switched to Tarah, which left Rachael with Nick and eliminated Shannon.

Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and Season One winner Jay McCarroll.
WINNER: Daniel V. OUT: Zulema
First broadcast 25 January, 2006

Episode 9: Flower Power
Designers created a dress using only natural materials purchased in the New York Flower District.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and design team Mark Badgley and James Mischka.
WINNER: Daniel V., who also won immunity for the next challenge. OUT: Andrae
First broadcast February 1, 2006

Episode 10: Makeover
Designers created a new look to makeover a fellow contestant who then models the new look on the runway.
Chloe designed for Nick, Nick designed for Daniel V., Daniel V. designed for Chloe, Kara designed for Santino, and Santino designed for Kara
Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and celebrity stylist Freddie Leiba.
WINNER: Chloe (Designed for Nick) OUT: Nick (Designed for Daniel V.)
First broadcast February 8, 2006

Episode 11: What's Your Line
Designers made an evening dress for supermodel Iman. The evening dress also reflects the line which the designers will show at Olympus Fashion Week.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and Iman.
WINNER: Daniel V. OUT: Kara
First broadcast February 15, 2006

Episode 12: Reunion
All of the designers gathered for a reunion hosted by Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum on the eve of New York Fashion Week at which the final three designers will display their collections.
Judges: not applicable
WINNER/OUT: not applicable
First broadcast February 22, 2006

Episode 13: Finale - Part 1
The three final designers were shown at home when Tim Gunn visited them and then returned to New York to prepare their collections for showing at New York Olympus Fashion Week and were surprised to find out that they had to complete one final challenge: an additional garment that they each design with the aid of one eliminated designer of their choice. Nick, Andrae and Diana returned to help Daniel, Santino and Chloe, respectively.
Judges: not applicable
WINNER/OUT: not applicable
First broadcast March 1, 2006

Episode 13: Finale - Part 2
Chloe, Daniel V., and Santino displayed their final collections of thirteen pieces at New York Olympus Fashion Week.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and Debra Messing.
WINNER of Project Runway Season 2: Chloe. OUT: Santino and Daniel V.
First broadcast March 8, 2006

Season 1

2008-02-01T20:34:30Z

In its first season, Project Runway received critical acclaim including an Emmy nomination for outstanding competitive reality series. Growth in audience popularity was also dramatic from its debut to the season finale, making it a sleeper hit. Project Runway gave Bravo one of its most successful series since Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

The winning designer of the first season was Pennsylvania-based designer Jay McCarroll. As his prize for winning the competition among 12 designers, McCarroll won $100,000, a mentorship with Banana Republic to aid in developing his own fashion label (which he turned down), and display of his work in the American edition of ELLE magazine. The winning model of the first season, selected by McCarroll, was Julia Beynon.

Contestants
The 12 fashion designers competing in the first season were:

Mario Cadenas, 23, from Pembroke Pines, Florida
Nora Caliguri, 21, from Cheshire, Connecticut
Daniel Franco, 32, from Los Angeles, California
Starr Ilzhoefer, 27, from Charlotte, North Carolina
Kevin Johnn, 44, from New York, New York
Jay McCarroll, 29, from Lehman, Pennsylvania
Wendy Pepper, 39, from Middleburg, Virginia
Robert Plotkin, 28, from New York, New York
Vanessa Riley, 34, from London, England
Kara Saun, 37, from Los Angeles, California
Austin Scarlett, 23, from Eugene, Oregon
Alexandra Vidal, 21, from Miami, Florida
(ages listed are the designers' ages at the time the show was taped in the summer of 2004.)

The 12 models competing for an ELLE spread in the first season were:

Julia Beynon, 20, from California
Audrey Chihocky, 18, from Virginia
Erin Denardo, 21, from New Jersey
Melissa Haro, 17, from California
Mary Henderson, 19, from Texas
Olga Kononova, 18, from Czech Republic
Joy Pursell, 21, from Texas
Morgan Quinn, 21, from Iowa
Jenny Toth, 22, from Ohio
Allison Zebelian, 19, from Michigan
Martinique Mitchell, 21, from California
Josiane Barboza, 21, from Brazil
(ages listed are according to the profiles on bravotv.com)

Designers chose their models prior to each challenge, with the winner of the previous challenge choosing first and the other designers choosing in random order. The model who was not chosen would be eliminated.
Since models are eliminated at the beginning of the next episode, no model was eliminated in episode 1.
There are only 10 sections for models instead of 11 because no models were out in the reunion episode.

Episode 1: Innovation
Designers created a sexy, glamorous outfit for a night on the town made only from materials bought at a Manhattan supermarket.
Judges: Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Patricia Field.
WINNER: Austin
OUT: Daniel
First broadcast December 1, 2004

Episode 2: Vision
Designers used plain white cotton T-shirt tubing to build a garment that conveys "envy."
Judges: Nina Garcia, Constance White, style director at eBay; and Paul Berman.
WINNER: Kara Saun
OUT: Mario
First broadcast December 8, 2004

Episode 3: Commercial Appeal
Designers created a holiday dress to fit with Banana Republic's current line.
Judges: Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Deborah Lloyd, Head Designer at Banana Republic.
WINNER: Wendy
OUT: Starr
First broadcast December 15, 2004

Episode 4: Collaboration
The designers created a new look for rising rock star Sarah Hudson. A team event with three teams, each with a lead designer and two assistants.
Kevin, Nora and Alexandra
Jay, Kara and Robert
Austin, Wendy and Vanessa
Note: team leader in bold

Judges: Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Sarah Hudson.
WINNER: Kevin
OUT: Vanessa
First broadcast January 5, 2005

Episode 5: "Model" Clients
Working with their chosen models, the designers created a wedding dress for that model.
Judges: Michael Kors; Anne Slowey, Fashion News Director at ELLE; and wedding dress designer Amsale.
WINNER: Kara Saun
OUT: Nora
First broadcast January 12, 2005

Episode 6: Making A Splash
Designers made swimsuits, then attended an evening party with their swimsuit-clad models. The winner was the designer who received a mention in the New York Post gossip column "Page Six".
Judges: Constance White; Anne Slowey; and Richard Johnson, editor of "Page Six".
WINNER: Austin
OUT: Alexandra
First broadcast January 19, 2005

Episode 7: Design A Collection
Designers created a collection for the year 2055 as one team. Kevin was the team leader for this challenge.
Judges: Anne Slowey; Michael Kors; and Betsey Johnson.
WINNER: Kara Saun
OUT: Kevin
First broadcast January 26, 2005

Episode 8: Postal Uniform Challenge
Designers redesigned the uniform worn by United States Postal Service workers.
Judges: Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and United States Postal Service worker Becky Negich.
WINNER: Kara Saun
OUT: Robert
First broadcast February 2, 2005

Episode 9: Design For The Red Carpet
Designers created a dress for Access Hollywood reporter Nancy O'Dell to wear to the Grammys.
Judges: Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Nancy O'Dell.
WINNER: Wendy
OUT: Austin
First broadcast February 9, 2005

Episode 10: Reunion
All of the participating designers gathered for a reunion hosted by Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn on the eve of New York Olympus Fashion Week at which the final three designers will display their collections.
Judges: not applicable
WINNER/OUT: not applicable
First broadcast February 16, 2005

Episode 11: Finale
The final three designers, Jay, Kara Saun, and Wendy, were visited by Tim Gunn at their homes to show their progress of their collection. Each designer created a twelve piece collection for a showing at New York Olympus Fashion Week.
Judges: Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Parker Posey.
Winner of Project Runway Season 1: Jay
OUT: Kara Saun, Wendy Pepper
First broadcast February 23, 2005

Format

2008-02-01T20:32:04Z

Project Runway uses progressive elimination to reduce the initial field of 12 or more fashion designers down to 3 or 4 before the final challenge. Each non-finale challenge (the scope of one episode) requires the designers to develop one more new garment to be presented at a runway show. The challenges include to creating a garment from non-traditional materials, such as recycled materials (Season 3) or items from a grocery store (Season 1), or designing for a certain person (such as figure skater Sasha Cohen or Miss USA Tara Conner), corporate fashion line (Banana Republic or Macy's INC), or specialized theme (such as a "cocktail party"). The designers are given a stipend and limited amount of time to finish each garment (from as short as half a day to two or three days). Often the designers work independently, although on some challenges contestants must work in teams. Once the deadline is reached, the designers must dress their models and select their hair, make-up, and accessories. Each model walks down the runway, and the garment the contestant made is judged by a panel of judges. The judges then interview the designers and share their opinions before conferring as a group and selecting winning and losing designers. Generally, the loser of each challenge is eliminated from the competition, with host supermodel Heidi Klum wishing him or her "Auf Wiedersehen" before they depart; thus elimination from the show is sometimes called "being auf'd".

After the final challenge, the remaining three or four designers are then told to prepare a complete fashion collection to be presented at at New York's Olympus Fashion Week at Bryant Park. The finalists are given 12 weeks and $8000 for this task which they perform at their own homes or studios; while some construction work can be outsourced, the majority of the garments must be created by the designers themselves. Prior to the show, the finalists return to New York City to perform final fitting on their models, and also may be thrown an additional challenge, such as designing an additional outfit to fit the collection. The ultimate winner is selected by the judges, and receives $100,000 to start his or her own design line, a magazine spread in ELLE Magazine, and a mentorship from a design firm; later seasons have also included a new car as part of the prize package.

Fashion models who work with the designers throughout the season are also in the competition. Each week, as the number of designers dwindles, the number of models is also reduced, with one model remaining at the end. Models may sometimes be randomly pre-assigned to a designer; in other cases, designers will have an opportunity to pick the model they wish work with, the winner of the previous challenge receiving first pick and subsequent designers picking through a random draw. Included in the prize package for the winning model is coverage in the American edition of ELLE magazine, featuring the winning designer's designs as part of her prize.

Joining Klum in judging duties include American designer Michael Kors, ELLE magazine fashion director Nina Garcia, and a fourth judge - typically a fashion designer (e.g. Diane von Furstenberg, Vera Wang), critic (Teri Agins of the Wall Street Journal) or model (e.g. Iman), a celebrity (Nicky Hilton, Nancy O'Dell) , or a professional from an industry related to the challenge (Sasha Cohen). Tim Gunn, Chief Creative Officer for Liz Claiborne Inc, acts as mentor to the designers and does not participate in the judging; instead, he will visit the designers midway through each challenge to comment and suggest improvements for each design. The show takes place in New York City (with a short stop in Paris in Season 3) with designers using a workroom at Parsons The New School for Design, shopping for materials at a fabrics store in New York's Garment District (usually Mood Designer Fabrics on W. 37th Street — unless the challenge calls for an unusual material or the fabric is provided, as in the Banana Republic challenge from Seasons 1&2), and living together at Atlas New York (an apartment building near Parsons) during seasons 1-3 and New Gotham during season 4. While on the show, the designers are prohibited from leaving the apartments without authorization, making unauthorized communication with family or friends, or using the Internet to research designs. Designers are also forbidden to bring pattern books or similar how-to books with them during the show.

Welcome!

2008-02-01T20:29:02Z

Welcome to the Project Runway community of Scribbld!