

Awesome, but Impractical: A majority of the garments from the unconventional materials challenges tend to fall into this.Ashley's final collection in Season 14, which featured designs focused on plus-sized women was very obviously near and dear to her heart (as a plus-sized woman herself who has struggled with her own self-image and self-esteem).In Kenley's final collection in Season 5, most (if not all) of the models wore feather hair accessories, like the ones she wore throughout the season.Mondo didn't listen to you at all.’ So suddenly, Nina is, like ‘That’s right! He didn’t! I’m going with Gretchen.’ So that’s how it all happened.”

Nina was very much in favor of Mondo, and then Michael nudges her and he says, ‘You know, Gretchen listened to every word of advice that you gave her. But do you want to validate yourself with Gretchen?’ I wouldn't. Kors, you just want to validate yourself. He said, ‘We need a sportswear designer to win one of these seasons.’ “I thought, ‘Well, Mr. And Joshua M from Season 9 had this memorable exchange with Tim Gunn:.Althea Harper from Season 6 also styled her models' hair in a bun and with a headband- just like her own!.
April Johnston more often than not sent her models down the runway in architectural black clothes with messy buns and dark makeup.similar to how she dressed and styled herself,possibly bordering Author Avatar, remarked upon once or twice by the judges.Author Appeal: Sometimes designers will design clothes that will resemble them.All of the Other Reindeer: Happens sometimes.Actually Pretty Funny: Santino had an impression of Tim Gunn that involved him and fellow contestant Andrae going to Red Lobster.Accentuate the Negative: The judges, especially when judging the last challenge to amplify the drama going into the finals.The show has had eighteen seasons and seven All Stars seasons made of eliminated designers from other seasons. In the end, there is one winner and one designer gets sent home, with an "Auf Wiedersehen" and cheek-kiss from Heidi. The judges deem six (until there are six or fewer contestants left) designers "their favorites and least favorites" and question them more closely about their design. Host Heidi Klum (and Later Karli Kloss), designer Michael Kors, and fashion magazine editor Nina Garcia make up the panel of regular judges, and there is typically a guest judge each week, generally a celebrity, designer, or fashion insider. The latter third of the show is devoted to the runway show. Most of the other challenges fall into one of three categories: provide new pieces for an already existing line (like Sarah Jessica Parker's "Bitten" or Diane von Furstenberg), work around a given theme (such as bridal, cocktail, or prom), or "Inspiration" basically either sending the designers out with cameras or assigning them a style icon, and having that be the inspiration for their designs.Įach challenge lasts 1-2 days the first two-thirds of the show show the behind-the-scenes work the actual construction, the catfights and visits by Tim Gunn (and, later, Christian Siriano), the former of whom is unbelievably badass awesome. Occasionally, the designers must create an outfit for a celebrity (or quasi-celebrity), including Miss USA Tara O'Connor, actress Brooke Shields, entertainment reporter Nancy O'Dell, and figure skater Sasha Cohen. There is usually one challenge featuring unusual materials - such as plants, edibles, apartment furnishings, and recycled goods - per season. The challenges are very diverse, testing different aspects of a designer's aesthetic and abilities.

After this, the winner is selected and receives prizes that vary from season to season, but always include $100,000 to help kickstart their own line. These last three then get $8,000 and twelve weeks to go home and make a twelve-piece collection, which they then show at Bryant Park during New York Fashion Week. Project Runway is a fashion design Reality Show initially hosted by Heidi Klum, originally on Bravo, then Lifetime, then back to Bravo, "in search of the next great fashion designer." Twelve to sixteen or so designers compete in weekly design challenges, and in each episode, one designer is knocked off until reaching the final three (or four, in two seasons).
