Project Runway
Searching for the best new fashion designers
by Mark Hughes
The
Show
About Project
Runway
Brief history and description of the Peabody
Award-winning
show Project Runway
Project Runway Quiz
Which winning designer
chose not to accept some prizes?
Tim Gunn's Vocabulary
Quiz
What's he saying?
“It looks like faux bois [pronounced “foe
bwah”].”
New York
Fashion Week
The biannual event where designers show off
their latest collections for the fall and spring seasons
Judges
Heidi Klum
Fashion model and host of Project
Runway
Tim
Gunn
Mentor extraordinaire whose advice is emboldened by
his myriad life experiences
Michael
Kors
Since 1981, the Kors label has been a palpable force
in the fashion industry.
Nina Garcia
Armed with formidable knowledge and
experience, Garcia is known as the tough judge on the show.
Winning
Designers
Jay McCarroll
The winner of the first season of
Project Runway is a sassy, creative man from Pennsylvania
Chloe Dao
The Houston, Texas native is an entrepreneur and
fashion designer.
Jeffrey Sebelia
Stylish and self-taught, Sebalia
added a dynamic element to an already diverse show.
Christian
Siriano
Easily the “fiercest” personality and
designer of the show's fourth season
Season
Highlights
Project
Runway: Season One
Notable challenges included
designing a dress from items in a supermarket and imagining fashion in the
year 2050.
Project
Runway: Season Two
Designers in this season faced
challenges ranging from making garments out of plants to creating a dress
specifically for guest judge Iman.
Project
Runway: Season Three
Fashion icons past and present
and designing matching outfits for dogs and their owners, and more were
notable challenges in this season
Project
Runway: Season Four
Creating prom dresses and
wrestling outfits were among the many challenges in this season
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