The 14 hopefuls all meet up in New York and are given their first assignment: Innovation. Taken to a place where they are said to get their materials, the designers are shocked to see it is a grocery store.
Another day begins, and the designers are to design a dress that represents 'Envy' using cotton.
The designers finally get to design something wearable. For this challenge, the designers must create a party dress that could appeal to Banana Republic's customers.
Rock singer Sarah Hudson makes a special appearance. All of the designers show their prospective Rock N' Roll designs and Sarah picks the three designs she liked best. The chosen designers become team leaders to form groups that will work on the leader's design.
The designers learn that their selected model will be their client, and they must design a wedding dress of their model's dreams.
The designers are challenged to design swimsuits that are functional enough to swim in the pool, yet sophisticated enough to wear to a fashion-industry party.
As one group, the designers will create a collection, one carrying the theme "the year 2055”. One designer is to lead, taking responsibility for the overall vision, while each designer will sketch and create an outfit of his or her own for the line.
Instead of another assignment, Heidi gives the five finalists each brown paper packages containing the key to their next challenge, which they are not allowed to open until the next morning.
This week's challenge is to design a dress for the host of Access Hollywood, Nancy O’Dell. Nancy will help judge the runway and wear the winning design on the red carpet at the 2005 Grammy Awards.
A special reunion episode, the 12 designers all reunite to talk about what happened behind the scenes on Project Runway. When people are confronted and questions are answered, the fabric starts flying.
After months at home to prepare the final moment has come. The final three have their shot to show the world their collections. While the audience watches the models strut their stuff on the runway.
Second season premiere!
Heidi throws a roof-top party for the designers. At the party, she announces their next challenge: each must create an outfit using nothing besides the clothes he or she has worn to the party.
Tonight the contestants are asked to design for a global star.
The remaining designers must design lingerie for this week's challenge. The twist is -- they have to do it as teams.
The remaining designers must each design a dress for a prominent socialite -- Nicky Hilton. Hilton chooses the winner; the loser is eliminated.
The designers that are left put together an ensemble for a famous clothing company, as well as a compelling and successful window display advertising the clothing.
The remaining designer wannabes have to get sporty when they have to create a garment for a professional figure skater.
The remaining contestants have to try to draw inspiration from their surroundings while outside in New York.
The remaining designers must design something suitable for a garden party while using things out of a garden.
The designers must design a "make over" look for another designer.
The remaining four contestants face off in the final competition before the final three advance to the Fall Fashion Week finale. They must design an evening gown that will be worn by Iman.
All the 16 contestants reunite to discuss their personal highs and woes during the various challenges and reflect on just how the show has changed their lives.
In Part 1 of the two-part second-season finale, the three remaining designers return to their homes to create the line that will be shown in a face-off at New York Fashion Week. The episode includes a look at the contestants' personal lives as Tim Gunn makes a visit to each home.
In the conclusion of the two-part second season finale, the three remaining contestants must compete in a "face-off" at New York Fashion Week, as there lines are presented to the judges and fashion icons. The winner gets $100,000 and a Saturn Sky Roadster.
Tim Gunn hosts the behind-the-scenes look at how the third season designers were cast, including bio videos of the designers and a look at how second season contestants are doing with their careers.
The fifteen designers chosen must create a garment only out of the materials located in their apartments.
The designers were paired into groups and assigned to design and create a gown for Miss U.S.A. (Tara Conner) to wear for the Miss Universe pageant.
A visit to Central Park sets the scene in which the designers are informed that they'll be designing an evening outfit based on a story that's been inspired by a tiny dog. The designers must also design outfits for the dogs to wear.
The remaining designers are asked to design a three piece look that embraces the INC (International Concepts) style and concept. Mehmet Tangoren, Vice President of Contemporary Sportswear for Macy’s guest judges.
The remaining designers face the challenge of modernizing a look for a famous fashion icon.
Each designer is given 30 minutes to fill as many bins as they needed with recyclable materials. From these materials, they must an entire outfit.
With only eight designers remaining, Heidi challenges the crew to make a look for an "everyday woman" with some surprising new models helping them.
The seven remaining designers have their talents tested when they are told to create an outfit that has a unique purpose.
With the six designers are in Paris and the challenge is to make a couture gown.
Two surprise guests shake things up for the remaining six contestants as they help them with their latest challenge.
All four are going to Fashion Week!
The cast of Season 3 reunites to recap all the gripes, drama and other shenanigans which were only seen by those behind the scenes. One of the designers wins the first ever “Fan Favorite” award, along with a check for $10,000. Apparently, even if you don't make it to the final runway show at Bryant Park for Olympus Fashion Week, it still pays to be a personality on the show!
Each of the final four designers (Uli, Laura, Michael and Jeffrey) gets a special visit in their hometown from Tim Gunn. It's near the end of their process of completing their 12 designs for the final runway show at Bryant Park, for Olympus Fashion Week in New York City.
Now we finally get to see all of the final collections from the designers and also find out who the judges will choose as the winner of Project Runway Season Three!
In the fourth-season opener, the new crop of designers invades New York City. Then, it's pins-and-needles time when the first challenge finds the newbies racing to design whatever they want. Monique Lhuillier serves as guest judge.
The contestants are faced with their second challenge which involves a fashion icon.
The remaining designers try to measure up as they begin working for a very different client.
The remaining designers must split up into teams to participate in a battle involving major fashion faux pas.
The remaining designers are in a challenge that involves seamless fashion transformations.
The designers choose items from a chocolate shop to make their outfits.
The remaining designers are asked to create prom dresses for a group of teen girls.
The designers have to come up with outfits that are based on various hairstyles. Italian fashion designer Alberta Ferretti is the guest judge for the week.
The remaining designers have to put their own spin on denim fabric.
The remaining designers must come up with clothing that are inspired by female professional wrestlers.
For their last challenge before Fashion Week competition, the designers must make outfits using their own artistic expressions. After the elimination, the final designers return home to work on their signature collection.
All the Season 4 designers reunite to dish on what really happened during the season.
The remaining finalists are getting their showcases ready for Fashion Week in Bryant Park in New York City.
As the fourth season draws to a close, one designer, with the help of Victoria "Posh" Beckham, is finally chosen as the winner of Project Runway.
The 16 new designers are introduced and their first challenge: making clothing out of unusual sources.
The contestants are forced to expand and purify their thinking by "going green" with the help of their models.
The remaining designers are inspired by New York's night life for their new creations.
Short track speed skating five-time Olympic medalist and 2007 Dancing with the Stars winner Apolo Anton Ohno is guest judge. Inspired by his wins, the designers have to create sport outfits for the Olympic Games.
Inspired by her role on Lipstick Jungle, Brooke Shields guest judges as the designers must create outfits for the working woman.
The designers were asked to make an outfit for a drag queen. Chris March of Season 4 made a guest appearance to deliver the challenge. The designers were picked at random to they select which drag queen to work with. They were given $200 to shop for supplies and two days to complete their designs. The winner received immunity for the next challenge. The designers' models were not used in this challenge. Designers and Drag Queens: * Blayne with Miss Understood * Daniel with Annida Greenkard * Jerrell with LeMay * Joe with Varla Jean Merman * Keith with Sherry Vine * Kenley with Farrah Moans * Korto with Sweetie * Leanne with Sharon Needles * Stella with Luisa Verde * Suede with Hedda Lettuce * Terri with Acid Betty * Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors * Guest Judge: RuPaul
The designers were required to make an outfit made entirely out of the spare parts and raw materials from a Saturn hybrid car. They were told to walk to 142 West 31st Street in Manhattan. After taking an elevator to the roof of the building, they were instructed to collect as much of the recycled car parts from within the parked Saturn vehicles. They had four minutes to collect the materials and one day to complete their outfits. The winner received immunity for the next challenge. * Judges: Heidi Klum, Michael Kors * Guest judges: Laura Bennett (sitting in for Nina Garcia), Rachel Zoe
The designers were taken to the Meatpacking District and brought to the offices and design showroom of living fashion legend and current CFDA president, designer Diane von Furstenberg. Their challenge was to create a look for her Fall 2008 collection inspired by the movie, A Foreign Affair, starring screen legend, Marlene Dietrich. They were given free rein and 15 minutes inside Diane von Furstenburg's fabric sample room to select fabrics for their designs. The winning garment will be produced in limited quantities and exclusively sold to American Express cardholders, with proceeds going to the CFDA Foundation. The winner did not receive immunity for the next challenge. * Judges: Heidi Klum, Michael Kors * Guest judge: Fern Mallis (sitting in for Nina Garcia), Diane von Furstenberg
The designers team up in pairs with eliminated designers to create an avant-garde garment around one of the two astrological signs of their group. They had one day and 8 hours to complete the look. The night before the runway, they were brought to the American Museum of Natural History in New York. There the designers were greeted with surprise guest appearances of former Project Runway designers and winners Kara Janx, Alison Kelly, Jay McCarroll, Robert Plotkin, Christian Siriano, Daniel Vosovic, & Carmen Webber, who all voted on a winning look. This episode featured a surprise double elimination & the winner no longer had the advantage of immunity going forward. Teams: * Blayne and Stella (Libra) * Jerell and Jennifer (Sagittarius) * Joe and Daniel (Aries) * Kenley and Wesley (Aquarius) * Korto and Kelli (Aquarius) * Leanne and Emily (Scorpio) * Suede and Jerry (Libra) * Terri and Keith (Leo) * Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors * Guest judge: Francisco Costa
The designers are assigned recent college graduates and are given the task of giving them a fashion makeover to help them enter the workforce. Each designer was to gear their look to their client's specific profession, whilst keeping their style and pleasing both the clients and their mothers. The clients wore the outfits down the runway; the models were not used in this challenge. * Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors * Guest judge: Cynthia Rowley
The designers are given the task of designing for each other. The looks were to be inspired by different genres of music. The designers wore their outfits down the runway; the models were not used for this challenge. Teams (Designers names are in bold; genre applies to teammate): * Jerell designed for Kenley (Pop Music) * Kenley designed for Leanne (Hip Hop Music) * Leanne designed for Korto (Country Music) * Korto designed for Suede (Punk Rock) * Suede designed for Jerell (Rock and Roll) * Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors * Guest judge: LL Cool J
The remaining contestants head outdoors, to design an outfit of their choice inspired by nature.
The series begins to sew up its fifth season with Part 1 of the two-part finale, in which the remaining contestants prepare to showcase their designs at New York's Fashion Week.
The final designers are on pins and needles as the winning contestant is revealed in the conclusion of the Season 5 finale. Tim Gunn serves as the guest judge.
Eight popular designers from past seasons return to compete for $100,000. The clothiers are Daniel Vosovic, Santino Rice, Jeffrey Sebelia, Uli Herzner, Mychael Knight, Chris March, Sweet P and Korto Momolu. Nicole Kidman makes an appearance.
Designers must create a red carpet look showing innovation and point of view. Lindsay Lohan as guest judge.
The remaining designers have to create a look for an actual celebrity, but there is a twist involved, which will be a big surprise for the designers.
The designers are taken to the beach and have to create a fun and fashionable surfwear look inspired by Californian surfwear. They have to work in teams of two. Later on Tim Gunn declares that the designers have to create an avant-garde companion piece.
The thirteen remaining designers have new clients for this week's challenge- their models! They must create an eye-catching look to be worn at a fashion industry event, and have only one day and with a budget of just one hundred dollars to make it work.
Twelve designers use newspaper as fabric to create their looks, but one designer becomes frustrated and finally has to go home.
Designers have to create outfits for film genres like film noir, western, period piece, sci-fi and action & adventure. The make-up of the models has to match the characters, they are representing. This one-day challenge will have a surprising elimination result.
The designers, working in pairs, have to create two looks for Macy's INC brand using blue fabrics. The winning designer will actually create a summer dress to be sold in Macy's stores.
Designers have to reconstruct wedding gowns of newly divorced women into fashionable new looks. In this one day challenge one designer will win immunity for the last time in this season.
Christina Aguilera is a guest judge in this episode and the designers have to create an extravagant stage look for her, which should catch the attention of the audience from far away and should also look chic on video from very close.
In this one day challenge the designers have to take inspiration from seven famous locations in the world chosen by fashion designer Michael Kors. At the end of the challenge only six designers will be left heading to Bryant Park.
The remaining designers are tasked to create a companion piece for their very best past creation.
The five remaining designers celebrate Los Angeles culture by creating a design inspired by the sprawling J. Paul Getty Museum. Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa makes an appearance. Judges include supermodel Cindy Crawford and fashion figure Cynthia Rowley.
In Part 1 of the two-part Season 6 finale, the final three designers prepare their lines for their Bryant Park runway showing, with mentor Tim Gunn providing a look at their progress.
A winner is crowned after the final three designers showcase their runway lines on fashion's biggest stage---Fashion Week at New York's Bryant Park---in the conclusion of the Season 6 finale.
Season 7 of Project Runway premieres with sixteen new designers, who will try to make their way to Bryant Park to show their collections in New York Fashion Week. The show returns to New York and the contestants will be living at the Atlas Apartments and working in Parsons work room.
The designers must create a party look from a burlap potato sack.
The designers must create a high-end signature look and a look-for-less inspired by another team’s design.
The designers must create a signature dress for the Campbell’s AdDRESS Your Heart program.
The designers must create a look to be worn by Heidi Klum on the cover of Marie Claire.
The designers have to think small this week as they design an outfit for a child model. Later they are told that they also have to design a companion outfit for their adult models.
Halfway through the competition the designers get the task to create an unconventional, innovative look and an accessory from materials from a hardware store. The limited budget makes a contender to resize his design.
The designers have to find their inspirations in the streets of New York. Working in teams of two they are visiting Harlem, Upper East Side, Chinatown and East Village to find ideas for creating a day look and an evening look.
The designers face a new task that has never been done on any season of the show: The must create their own looks with their own digitally printed fabric that they created themselves.
The remaining contestants must craft designs for a celebrity.
It'll be like a three-ring circus when the designers create garb as inspired by the big top. The stakes are high, too: The challenge determines which clothiers will advance to Fashion Week.
Three finalists prepare their collections for Bryant Park.
The three finalists finish preparing their collections and show them at Bryant Park.
17 designers start a new season to reach New York Fashion Week and become the winner. The designers were asked to incorporate an article of clothing taken from another designer's suitcase into a new design of their own in just five hours.
The designers have to create a fashion forward outfit representing strong and practical Marie Claire Women. The winning design will be displayed on a 40 foot tall billboard in Times Square.
The designers have to create an outfit from materials from a party supplies store. The winning designer will get immunity for next challenge.
In this episode the designers must design an outfit that compliments the famous Philip Treacy's beautiful artistic hats.
The designers are divided in two teams of six, where they have to design a trendy six piece collection for fall 2010. The teams are asked to choose a concept and a textile as the core of their collection.
The 11 remaining designers must create a fashionable look from a bridesmaid dress.
The remaining designers make waves when series judge Michael Kors assigns them to create resort attire.
The designers are hemmed in by the politics of fashion when they delve into American sportswear.
The designers must create a high-fashion look and a ready-to-wear companion piece to appear in a L'Oreal Paris ad.
The designers design a fabric for their look that was inspired by a moment from their past.
The designers must create three looks appropriate for Heidi Klum's activewear collection. The winner of the challenge has his or her designs manufactured and sold on Amazon.com.
The challenge is to create a look inspired by New York City. The final five designers compete to see who will move on to create their collections for the chance to show at New York Fashion Week.
In Part 1 of the two-part Season 8 finale, mentor Tim Gunn visits the four remaining designers in their hometowns to review the progress of their collections.
The thread of Season 8 episodes ends in the conclusion of the finale, which irons out the style trials and reveals the winning clothier
Tim Gunn hosts the behind-the-scenes look at how the ninth season designers were cast, including bio videos of the designers and a look at how eight season contestants are doing with their careers.
Season 9 of the fashion-themed reality series kicks off.
The designers will work with unconventional materials bought from a pet shop. They can use everything from bird seed to hamster bedding and training pads.
The designers will work in teams of two to create looks larger than life. Their creations will be worn by professional stilt walkers in an first ever outdoor runway walk.
The designers quickly realize they are in for a tough challenge when it is revealed that Nina Garcia is their client! The stakes are raised when Nina tells them she will wear the winning look to an important industry event. Marie Claire's editor-in-chief, Joanna Coles and Actress Kerry Washington serve as the guest judges.
The designers wake up to find New Balance clothing set out for them and are instructed to put it on and meet Heidi and Tim at a track and field center to hear about the latest challenge. There they learn they will be competing in teams to design a piece inspired by Heidi Klum for New Balance sneakers but in order to be crowned team captain, they must win a different kind of race-on foot! Erin Wasson serves as guest judge.
The designers become students for a day when they are partnered with art students from the Harlem School of the Arts to create a piece of art that will serve as the inspiration for their next garment. Kenneth Cole serves as guest judge,
To the delight of the designers, the HP Create Your Own Fabric Challenge is back - with a twist! With the use of an HP Touchsmart, designers will work in two teams of five to create a cohesive collection. Armed with HP video cameras, they head our into the city to tell the story of what truly inspires them.
When Heidi introduces nine men on the runway, the designers are stunned. But they quickly breathe a sigh of relief when Tim reveals that the men are not their models - they will be designing for their significant others! Actress Malin Akerman serves as guest judge.
The designers are treated to a special performance from their new client, an up-and-coming band. Broken into two teams of four, the designers are charged with creating a look that will establish them as image-makers.
Create a modern look inspired by 70s fashion. Guest judge: Olivia Palermo
Exotic Birds serve as the inspiration for this week;s LlOreal Challenge. The designers must really step up their game when Tim reveals that during judging they will go head-to-head with one other designer putting one in the top and one in the bottom during judging. Francisco Costa serves as guest judge for this challenge.
After The Runway will broadcast interviews with each week's eliminated designer and behind-the-scenes bonus features, including "in depth, roundtable debates" with the show's "standout designers" about the episode.
The judges want to see their visions as designers so they challenge the contestants to create a mini-collection. Actress Zoe Saldana serves as guest judge.
A post-show roundup featuring interviews and anecdotes.
Tim Gunn travels to the homes of the finalists to check on their progress.
A post-show review featuring interviews and anecdotes.
The designers prepare to show at fashion week; an intense debate arises at the final judging.
Tim Gunn hosts the behind-the-scenes look at how the Tenth season designers were cast, including bio videos of the designers and a look at how Nine season contestants are doing with their careers.
The 16 contestants were tasked to create complimentary outfits with one designed at home and the other designed at Parsons with a budget of $100. The first runway challenge was held outdoors at Times Square. Guest Judges: Patricia Field and Lauren Graham
The second challenge will be the unconventional challenge where the designers will have to make outfits out of candy from Dylan's Candy Bar. Dylan Lauren guest judges.
The clothiers spin out designs for the Emmy Awards, with former contestants returning to serve as their clients.
In another team challenge the designers have to create cohesive looks for women at work. Marie Claire magazine's Editor in Chief Joanna Coles is the guest judge.
A team challenge tasks the clothiers with stitching together cohesive looks for working women. Joanna Coles is the guest judge.
The clothiers create looks to accompany new hairstyles for women who are in need of makeovers. British fashion designer Alice Temperley serves as the guest judge.
The designers compete to have their looks selected as part of a 10-piece capsule collection. Fashion executive Bonnie Brooks is the guest judge.
In a sales-based test, the clothiers are tasked to sell their goods to folks on the street. They must also spin out fall looks. Designer Anna Sui is the guest judge.
The designers create their own fabric for their looks and receive visits from their family. Former contestants Anya Ayoung-Chee and Mondo Guerra return to guest judge.
The designers try to get a leg up in the competition when they visit Radio City Music Hall and create costumes for the legendary Rockettes. Debra Messing is the guest judge.
The designers create fashions for babies. Hilary Duff is the guest judge.
The designers are taken to a grand location for inspiration to create avant-garde looks. Actress Zoe Saldana is the guest judge.
In the wake of their hometown visits with Tim Gunn, the final four designers land back in New York City to present three looks to the judges in their bid to score a coveted fashion-week spot.
The winning designer is named in the conclusion of the two-part Season 10 finale. Before that, the still-standing contestants battle to be best-in-sew by showcasing their Fashion Week collections. Jennifer Hudson is the guest judge.
An introduction to the designers featured in the new Season 11 of Project Runway
Season 11 opens with 16 designers arriving in New York City. They use the Big Apple as an inspiration to create clothes, and soon discover they will be working in teams the entire season.
The designers serve up ball-boy outfits and new server uniforms for a Ping-Pong social club.
The contestants are tasked to design garments for host Heidi Klum for the launch of her new fragrance line. Heidi will wear the winning garments in her national commercial and a second winning garment for a press event.
While the teams get a twist, the designers also get a blast from the past when two unconventional challenges are merged into one for their newest challenge--creating a line out of hard and soft materials from the flower shop and hardware store.
The designers are separated into teams of two to create a performance outfit and a red-carpet look for country artist Miranda Lambert, who is also the guest judge.
Fashionable clothes for senior citizens are created by the contestants.
The contestants design fashion-forward prom looks constructed from duct tape.
The contestants design outfits for the male revue Australia's Thunder from Down Under.
For this episode, the designers are instructed to draw inspiration from Lord & Taylor’s signature “American Beauty Rose” and create a design with the retailer’s customer in mind.
Artwork at the Guggenheim inspires the contestants to create their own print textiles for their clothes. Designers Tracy Reese and Rachel Roy serve as guest judges.
The designers display their signature aesthetic when they create worthy looks to be worn by actress Jordana Brewster in a fashion-magazine spread. Brewster also serves as the guest judge.
The designers travel to Berlin, Barcelona, London and Paris to get inspiration for the final challenge before the finale.
The finalists work on their collections; Tim Gunn visits each of the finalists in their hometown.
The designers show their collections in the final runway show at Lincoln Center; Michael Kors returns as a guest judge to help choose the winner.
The Season 12 designers are introduced.
In the Season 12 opener, the designers fly high when they arrive on an airport runway and then must create looks from parachute materials.
Precious jewels inspire looks. Costume designer Eric Daman ("Gossip Girl") is the guest judge.
The clothiers are directed to Coney Island for an unconventional-materials challenge that involves playing carnival games. Kelly Osbourne is the guest judge.
Bow ties are the centerpiece when the designers craft looks. Guest judge: Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
It's the ultimate unconventional challenge when the designers are split into small teams to create a luxurious mini collection inspired by items from four completely varied retailers. Fashion designer June Ambrose serves as a guest judge.
The designers have a chance to wind down and go on an overnight "glamping" trip, with the surroundings from the campsite serving as inspiration for the designer's next challenge. But could one designer's lack of love for the outdoors derail him? Actress Allison Williams of Girls serves as guest judge.
Shoes inspire garments. Included: a shocking elimination. The guest judges are Kaley Cuoco ("The Big Bang Theory") and style editor Anne Fulenwider.
The designers compete in field day events for extra work time; the designers must create high-end performance wear for Heidi Klum's New Balance line.
The remaining designers fashion spirited looks for modern Southern women. The guest judges are Stacy Keibler and John Thomas.
The designers are inspired by the show's biggest fans, who receive makeovers and garments crafted specifically for them. Designer Erin Fetherston is the guest judge.
Young, innovative folks inspire the designers. Guest judge: Peter Som.
The designers are on pins and needles when they're affected by a previous double elimination. In a fashion test, they must take a risk and spin out an avant-garde look. Actress Emmy Rossum is the guest judge.
In Part 1 of the two-part Season 12 finale, the remaining designers journey home to work on their lines, with Tim Gunn paying them visits and offering style counsel.
In the Season 12 finale, the still-standing clothiers showcase their lines at Lincoln Center in New York City, after which the winner is revealed. Kerry Washington is the guest judge.
Meet the Season 13 designers and get a tour of their homes before the premiere of Project Runway on Thursday, July 24th!
19 designers are chosen to participate in the 13th season of "Project Runway."
The designers learn that there is another audition they must pass to be accepted on the show; giving the judges a glimpse of their spring collections.
An afternoon at the movie theatre becomes a challenge where the designers must create fashionable looks out of items found in a theatre or film set.
Designers must use "Marie Claire" magazines from 20 years ago as their inspiration to create looks they think will be relevant 20 years in the future.
The designers must re-purpose a selection of vintage men's suits to create looks for modern women.
The designers fashion a look for host Heidi Klum to wear at an awards show. Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn is the guest judge.
The designers must impress the judges by creating unconventional wedding dresses.
The designers must use a piece of Chopard jewelry as their inspiration; Tim surprises contestants with a trip to the Met.
The designers are challenged to create avant garde looks that must be able to withstand the elements.
The designers are tasked with creating age-appropriate looks for their young models based on the American Girl Historical Character line.
Each of the designers must find their muse on the streets of New York and convince a stranger to undergo a complete makeover.
The remaining designers must drive to search for their vintage and unique materials in flea markets, garage sales and storage facilities.
The competition heats up when a challenge determines which contestants will go to Fashion Week. Included: Eliminated designers return to the workroom.
Tim Gunn and the designers travel to Rome for inspiration and fabric shopping before heading home to work on their collections.
The finalists prepare to present their collections at New York Fashion Week; the winner is chosen.
Meet the Season 14 designers and get a tour of their homes before the premiere of Project Runway!
Tim Gunn provides a look into the lives and designs of the upcoming cast.
The designers have three minutes to find the only fabric they will be able to design with; guest judge Hannah Davis.
An unconventional materials challenge tasks the clothiers to create high-style looks by integrating Hallmark cards into their designs. Singer and actress Ashley Tisdale is the guest judge.
Global travel destinations and exotic locations inspire the designers to create looks tailored for a day-to-night transition. Tracee Ellis Ross is the guest judge.
The designers are thrilled when they finally get to go to Mood; the designers must put a modern and unique twist on a classic design.
Tensions arise when the designers are split into two teams to battle for their fabrics in a paintball competition; the teams receive a surprise.
Heidi challenges the designers to create lingerie for her line; the designers get a rude awakening on the runway.
The designers must go dumpster diving for recycled materials in their second unconventional materials challenge; the designers must attempt to merge the worlds of fashion and technology.
The designers must create fashionable looks based on the musical "Finding Neverland"; one designer upstages the entire competition.
The designers must create ready-to-wear looks to be reproduced and sold online; a disagreement between the judges leads to the most contentious runway yet.
The designers must makeover real women from the "Project Runway" crew; Tim reaches his breaking point with one designer.
The designers use 3-D printing technology to create avant-garde looks in a fashion forward challenge.
In their final challenge before Fashion Week, the designers travel to Los Angeles to create red carpet looks; one designer takes a huge risk.
The designers head home to work on their collections and await a visit from Tim; another twist is revealed when the designers return to New York.
After a brutal critique with the judges, the finalists rush to retool their collections for New York Fashion Week; the winner is chosen.
Sixteen designers arrive in New York City, but a twist finds their launch party turning into an unconventional-materials challenge. Here, they must use party decorations to create their first look.
The designers must create an outfit to flatter all body types, and the challenge proves to be more difficult for some than others. Guest judge Nina Dobrev.
In Project Runway's first blacklight challenge, the designers have to create a look that sparkles not only in daylight, but under blacklights under the runway as well. Anxieties rise when the unusual materials leave many of the designers in the dark. Jaime King joins the judges this week.
The group creates swimsuits in a Heidi Klum Swimwear challenge; a lack of swimsuit experience sorely tests some contestants.
Business savvy is tested in this team challenge; designers must pitch collection ideas to raise money from a group of mystery investors.
A press-event bash turns into a challenge, spoiling the designers' festive mood. Model Emily Ratajkowski is the guest judge.
The designers recharge at Universal Studios Orlando, and must take in inspiration to design a look for Urban Jungle.
The second Team Challenge of the season leads to tensions and tantrums as the designers are forced to work together to create three-piece collections for a SoHo pop-up shop; Kelly Osbourne returns as a guest judge.
The designers' loved ones arrive from home for emotional reunions, but drama quickly takes over when the clothiers discover their special visitors will also be their clients, and $50,000 is on the line. Guest judges: Olivia Culpo and Katia Beauchamp.
The designers go on a helicopter ride above New York; the designers must create an editorial, high fashion look for ``Marie Claire'' magazine.
The first-ever hybrid challenge tasks the clothiers to fashion innovative avant-garde looks by using conventional fabric and unconventional metal-themed materials.
The designers take a trip to an unlikely destination in the twisting, turning final challenge, which determines which designers will compete at New York Fashion Week.
In Part 1 of the two-part Season 15 finale, Tim Gunn visits the designers at home, but not all of their creations impress him. The clothiers return to New York and try to wow the judges with three pieces from their collection. Guest judge: Michael Kors.
New York Fashion Week arrives in the Season 15 finale. Here, the designers scramble to put the final touches on their collections, and the winner is then revealed. Guest judge: Zendaya.
The designers enter Season 16 in style as they must create a red carpet look that demonstrates their fashion point of view. But the real surprise comes when the designers learn they will be working with models of all sizes! Guest judge Olivia Munn joins.
In their first team challenge, the designers struggle to make their voices heard. However, this is an unconventional materials challenge and many of them stumble when forced to create a fashion forward look out of recyclable materials. Maggie Q and Anne Fulenwider join the judging panel.
The designers are treated to a private screening of the film Leap! as well as a performance by Hiplet and must draw inspiration for an innovative and edgy design in order to survive another week. Maddie Ziegler is guest judge.
It’s the Heidi Klum Sleepwear Challenge and the designers are feeling on top of the world, literally. If a slumber party on the roof of the Empire State Building doesn’t bring them the inspiration they need to impress Heidi, nothing will! Demi Lovato joins as guest judge.
Drawing inspiration from the hit film “Descendants 2,” the designers visit Lyndhurst Castle and are tasked with creating a look that represents “Good” or “Evil.” Most of the results are angelic, but as always, the devil is in the details. Dove Cameron and China Anne McClain guest judge.
The models become much more than runway eye candy as they serve for inspiration to the designers to create a street style look, to be featured in a photo shoot. But ceding creative control to the models proves to be a difficult chore for some designers. Guests judges are Georgina Chapman and Kelsea Ballerini.
It’s the JCPenney Challenge and the designers must use men’s fabrics and designs to create a fashion forward look for their female models. Not only that, they must work in teams to do it, leading to a runway elimination that no one saw coming! Asia Kate Dillon is guest judge.
The designers are tasked with creating an on-the-go look for friends and family of the Project Runway crew, but the good spirited challenge takes an ugly turn when accusations of cheating cloud the results of a contentious runway. Sophia Stallone and Yolanda Hadid guest judge.
The dramatic fallout from the cheating scandal rocks the designers and leaves everyone wondering how they’ll move forward in the competition. But the show must go on and the designers rally to create an Avant Garde look inspired by Shopkin’s characters. Kate Upton is guest judge.
It’s the Lexus Challenge, but this one is Unconventional and nobody is safe! The designers must use safety materials to create a look that wows the judges as Fashion Week is right around the corner. Guest judge is Carly Chaikin.
It’s an emotional Runway as the designers create looks inspired by “Warrior Women” — women who have battled breast cancer. Rachel Brosnahan guest judges.
The runway is converted into a Winter Wonderland as the designers are tasked with creating a winter-themed look that will decide who goes to NY Fashion Week and who gets left out in the cold. Guest judge is Katie Holmes.
After heading home to work on their Fashion Week collections, the five finalists are visited by Tim who is not impressed with everything they have created so far. The designers return to New York and present the judges with 2 pieces from their collection. With only three spots guaranteed for Fashion Week, everything is on the line.
Fashion Week is finally here and the designers rush to put the final touches on their collections. Four designers will have their dream of showing at New York Fashion Week, but only one designer will reach the next Project Runway Winner! Guest judge Jessica Alba joins the panel.
Sixteen talented designers from all walks of life arrive in New York City for the ultimate fashion competition. Nerves are high as the designers start-off by showcasing their best looks for industry influencers and the Project Runway host and judges. Afterwards, the contestants meet this season’s mentor, CFDA and celebrity fashion designer, Christian Siriano. The designers receive their first challenge, to create a look inspired by some of the biggest names in fashion but with a shocking and unexpected twist!
The future of fashion is upon us. The button bag is back, with a stylish new makeover, as the designers are divided into teams for the first time. This week’s challenge tasks the designers to create a mini-collection that shows a sneak peek into the future of fashion. The designers are shocked to find out their models will be completely transformed with special effects body modifications, inspired by Simon Huck’s ‘A. Human’ exhibit. The designers must highlight their modification with their collections, as they fight to impress the judges with their innovative take on what’s next in fashion.
The pressure is high as the designers are tasked to create bold head-to-toe looks using a single print. One of the most influential celebrity stylists in the country, Marni Senofonte, surprises the designers by lending her expertise in this ‘go big or go home’ challenge.
The designers are whisked away from their urban creature comforts for a camping trip and challenged to create survival chic looks while embracing the wilderness. Their workroom, the accessories wall and the runway itself have all been moved to the woods for this unconventional materials challenge like never before. Mother nature does not cooperate as the designers battle the elements in order to stay in the competition.
This week the designers get a once in a lifetime experience when they visit the atelier of the legendary Dapper Dan. Dap is the trailblazer who introduced high fashion to the hip-hop world by creating luxury streetwear. The designers are asked to create their own take on the future of streetwear, and are given just one day to complete the challenge and impress a fashion legend.
The designers take on the virtual world of fashion in this video game challenge. Three women breaking ground in the multi-billion dollar industry visit the runway, helping the designers understand how clothing for powerful women works in video games! Inspired, the designers each create their own female video game protagonists with a functional and stylish look fabulous enough to earn them an extra life in the competition.
The designers are surprised with an invitation to a Brandon Maxwell photoshoot featuring none other than super model and Project Runway host, Karlie Kloss. Brandon has made a career on sophisticated, elegant creations and now the final 10 will have to impress him with their take on elegance! If the pressure wasn’t high enough – the designers are faced with a flash sale challenge. America will vote on their looks and the winning look will be sold on bravotv.com!
Stylist Marni Senofonte is back, this time to challenge the designers to work in her wheelhouse: celebrity styling. The designers divide into teams to create a mini-collection for their client, Deadpool’s Morena Baccarin, who is heading to Rio on vacation. Some designers collaborate while others compromise, as they race to create cohesive looks that tell a vacation fashion story. Only one designer will win, and another will go on a permanent vacation from the competition.
The designers are surprised to find their workspace decked-out in everything Elton John. They learn they’ll be creating an over-the-top look inspired by the movie, Rocketman. For a project this size they’ll need the help of some highly qualified assistants and are shocked to discover who they are.
The remaining seven designers dig deep in this challenge and use their skills to bring attention to a social cause they care deeply about. Judge Elaine Welteroth mentors each designer on channeling their creative voice for change, a skill she honed in her time at Teen Vogue. Just as the designers start to get comfortable creating this emotionally charged look, they’re hit with a Flash Sale twist.
The designers head to the store and atelier of their mentor, Christian Siriano, for a look at what could be their future as the winner of Project Runway. There, some surprise clients await: the real women who keep New York City moving! The designers are asked to create dream dresses for civic workers from the Post Office, Department of Sanitation, FDNY, NYPD and more! But they’ll need to balance their own design aesthetic while delivering on their clients’ dreams, otherwise this challenge could be their worst nightmare.
It's the last challenge to determine which four designers will move on to the finale; they must create their biggest and best looks as well as designing experimental art installations; with rapper Cardi B and Bergdorf Goodman's Linda Fargo.
The remaining designers arrive at a new work space to unpack their collections and learn their final challenge. Nina Garcia meets them at the Elle Magazine offices and the designers are sent spiraling when tasked with a surprise eleventh look. In the end, only three of them will move on to compete in the finale.
Three designers have fought for the chance to show their collections to the New York fashion elite and to the world. They grapple with all aspects of putting together an amazing runway, from model casting to hair and make up to deciding what outfits will give them the best chance for the win. Pressure is at an all time high when they find out the guest judge is legendary designer Diane Von Furstenberg.
In the premiere of Project Runway, the competition begins with some twists right out of the airport gate. With luggage still in tow, the designers are greeted at the iconic TWA Hotel at JFK airport ready to take flight with their first challenge: to create an innovative look inspired by humanity’s continued push into space exploration. In a Runway first, these unfamiliar designers have to pair up and collaborate to make cohesive pieces that blow away the judges or they are out. Fans will also get a chance to own a piece of the designer creations when they vote on the outfits they like best.
Designers must create a fresh take on a timeless classic: animal prints; taking inspiration from the 2019 movie, "Cats," the designers must tame their prints to create stylish looks that can compete on the runway and in the Flash Sale challenge.
The designers are awakened by a surprise visitor; the designers are challenged to show their holiday spirit in the perfect party dress; channeling their own holiday memories, the designers must transform a winter wonderland into a wearable wonder.
Guest mentor Karla Welch tasks the designers with dressing her client, Karlie Kloss; the designers must recycle donated clothing from a Goodwill store to create their looks, and they must be both resourceful and fast for this one-day challenge.
The iconic Cyndi Lauper is both inspiration and guest judge for this totally tubular team challenge. Split into two teams, the designers must create cohesive mini-collections. They need to collaborate to pay homage to Cyndi’s '80s fashion trailblazing that brought underground punk into the pop culture while still giving the looks a totally awesome modern take. Sounds pretty straight forward until Christian throws out a mid-challenge twist that changes everything.
In this week’s challenge, the designers are given a chance to think about their family history and channel those stories and emotions into a look of their choosing. The stakes are high in this one day challenge, as the designers need to face and embrace who they are in order to succeed. Luckily for the designers, there’s a surprise early on that will help boost their chances for success in this Flash Sale Challenge!
Collaborations between fashion designers and artists are all the rage. In this challenge, the designers get a chance to enter into one with the fashion industry’s latest art darling, Ashley Longshore. Ashley’s outrageous pop art, turned into one of a kind prints, gives the runway some of the boldest looks of the season.
The designers face a one-day challenge using sexy, sheer fabrics; staying in the game becomes more and more difficult for several designers who are reaching their personal limits and question their ability to make it to the end.
This week’s challenge is all about turning a timeless classic on its head: The Tuxedo. Inspired by recent fashion moments like their mentor Christian Siriano’s groundbreaking Oscar look for Billy Porter, the designers will each need to find their own way to take the tuxedo into the future with a mix of male, female, and non-binary models. A perfectly tailored suit is nearly impossible without help, so the designers get a surprise second set of hands to help out.
Tie dye is back in a big way and the designers will need to create their own textiles to elevate the trend from casual to couture. In a twist that may feel more like a trick to the designers, it’s an overnight challenge! The designers go a bit mad working into the wee hours trying to perfect their techniques and complete their high end looks.
Designing for a client can be tough, especially when your client is a star athlete with high expectations. In this challenge, designers are paired up with a real athlete who will be competing to be in the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games. The designers need to make them their dream outfit for a victory night celebration, using all of their specialty skills to make the perfect proportions for their clients unique bodies, all while keeping their own point of view amongst a tough client challenge.
With only one challenge left to make it to New York Fashion Week, the remaining designers must think big to create an avant-garde look that is anything but ordinary. In a fashion first, the runway begins with a season long retrospective, outside and 16 stories high, at New York City’s dramatic, Vessel. The stakes are as high as the runway, because in fashion one day you’re in, and in this challenge, two will be out.
Christian visits the remaining contestants at home as they furiously complete their final collections. Then it’s back to workroom to refine and revise, because even though New York Fashion is here, that doesn’t mean everyone will show in the finale.
The remaining designers rush to put the final touches on their collections, balancing advice from experts while trying to not lose their own point of view. It’s game, set, match when Serena Williams joins as guest judge for the final runway, with only one designer chosen as the winner.
The season premiere begins at the iconic Lincoln Center where Christian Siriano, Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, and Brandon Maxwell welcome a talented group of new designers eager to show the world their skills and creativity. In a Project Runway first, the designers will be split into two teams living and working separately to create mini-collections celebrating color. The competition comes to a head on the day of the runway show when they reunite hoping their team is victorious while someone from the losing team will be going home.
In their first individual challenge, the designers take on streetwear – the most relevant and individualized style in fashion. Working with male, female, and nonbinary models, the competitors dig into their unique personal experiences and cultures to create breakout looks to catch the eye of their cool guest judge: social media fashion icon, Wisdom Kaye.
It’s Halloween and Christian has a few tricks up his stylish sleeve. The designers are sent to sleep in a haunted mansion to find inspiration for their challenge. If they can survive the night, they’ll have two days to create a hauntingly chic masquerade gown for a runway show with the one and only, award winning actress, Taraji P. Henson.
For their fourth challenge, the designers show up to discover their work room has been “flower flashed!” Inspired by the colorful blooms, the designers must create their own unique floral print from scratch and turn it into a high-end runway look. Guest judge International Supermodel Gigi Hadid will help the judges decide who rose to the occasion and who should be sent home.
Figure skating icons Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir steal the spotlight for this celebrity client challenge. This charismatic duo known for their savage takes and outlandish fashion have come to Project Runway for one reason – they need looks for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics. The designers will compete in pairs and the winning looks will be worn by Tara and Johnny in front of a global audience live in primetime from the Olympics.
For the first time ever, our designers will collaborate with some of New York City’s most talented accessory designers who – like our designers – are all working to revitalize the fashion industry. Purses! Shoes! Gloves! Jewelry! Oh my! Taking inspiration from one another’s work, each collaborating duo is challenged to create a coordinated one-of-a-kind look and new accessory.
It’s the avant garde challenge! Working in pairs, the designers must create innovative avant garde looks highlighting one of the most trendy and complicated of materials, faux fur. Billy Porter, the icon of modern avant garde fashion, will be the guest judge.
The designers are challenged to solve one of fashion's eternal struggles, if comfortable can really be chic; there's nothing comfortable about designing for a one day challenge with a surprise visit from Geoffrey Mac and Cyndi Lauper.
The designers fall for an age-old prank when they’re invited out for cocktails by Christian Siriano only to discover that it’s actually challenge-time, not party-time. It’s time for the unconventional challenge where the designers will be asked to create an elegant cocktail dress from an actual cocktail bar. Plus, one of fashion’s most exciting designers, Christopher John Rogers, is the judge on the guest list for this VIP party.
Bravo’s Real Housewives of Potomac, Orange County and New York City bring their signature attitudes to the catwalk for a client challenge like no other. Emotions run high as each designer is paired with a Housewife to make them the ultimate reunion show look. Pop culture icon and the man who turned the housewives into a phenomenon, Andy Cohen, will be the guest judge.
It’s time for a twist… a hair twist, that is! In this one day challenge, the designers are each teamed with an up-and-coming hairstylist for a head-to-toe fashion collaboration. The pairs will work together to create an innovative design and hair look that compliment each other that showcases their creativity to the judges and guest judge, model Precious Lee.
For the first time ever in Project Runway history, the designers will be creating looks for the same Supermodel in this one-of-a-kind challenge. They must create editorial looks specifically inspired by internationally renowned model, Coco Rocha. And shockingly, there’s no runway! The final five are tasked to show artistic range by delivering a perfect look and a perfect photograph to show it off.
Four designers compete for only three spots in the Season 19 finale. For the last challenge, the designers will need to show the judges their brand and vision for the future of fashion in a single look. It’s no small task as these finalists put everything they’ve got into this runway show to convince Brandon, Elaine, Nina and guest judge Karlie Kloss that they deserve the opportunity to make a collection for New York Fashion Week.
A winner for Season 19 is chosen at the iconic New York Fashion Week!
Fourteen of the most beloved designers from across 19 seasons of Project Runway descend on New York once again to vie for the coveted title that has eluded them all. The iconic designers meet one another and catch up on their successes after leaving the runway. The fun and games come to an end, however, when famed judge Nina Garcia and mentor Christian Siriano arrive to give them an unwanted history lesson and their first challenge of the season.
For their first challenge of the competition, the designers have to rewrite history by reinventing the look that either got them eliminated or gave them the lowest score in their past, and turn it into a high-fashion moment for the runways of today.
It’s neither fun nor games as the designers must tackle the most feared challenge in the Project Runway canon: the unconventional materials challenge. The fur begins to fly as the all-stars are tasked with creating whimsical runway looks using toys from New York City’s most iconic toy store, FAO Schwarz. alice + olivia’s Stacey Bendet joins as the judges assess who’s out versus who came to play.
It's the halfway point and the designers are hitting the road to a denim explosion; in a throwback challenge, they'll create all denim looks while competing in head-to-head battles where only one designer can be safe from elimination.
For the first time, the final seven designers are given the freedom to design whatever they want; on the grand outdoor runway of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park, their daring "freedom looks" will be unveiled, rain or shine.
The remaining all-stars must create show-stopping red-carpet menswear looks that fully embrace the trend toward the flamboyant; Emmy Award-winning actor Colman Domingo joins the judges to help determine whose look will be in and whose will be "fowl."
Bravo will follow Jay McCarroll, the winner of the first "Project Runway," as he moves to New York and begins to create and market his very own fashion line in the one-hour documentary, "Project Jay." Bravo will track the life and career of the winner of a competitive reality series, to see just how his life has changed after being crowned the winner. This warts-and-all documentary will follow Jay McCarroll from the point of his win on last season's "Project Runway" through today. The colorful, witty and unpredictable designer from rural Pennsylvania captured America's attention with his powerful designs and off-the-wall personality. This documentary will be the viewers' chance to catch up with Jay to see what he is really like as he enters the fashion business head on.
A behind-the-seams look at Marchesa, a fashion house founded by designers Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig. Halle Berry and Eva Longoria are among those sharing perspective.
The designers return to reminisce about their experiences on the show.
The season's designers take care of unfinished business and reflect on the harsh things their said about each other.
Tim Gunn reveals the most explosive moments from the past 14 seasons of "Project Runway."
Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn host this special reunion show with the designers and models from season seven of Project Runway
For our Project Runway fans who just can't get enough, we will wrap up Season 9 with a bang! Beloved mentor, Tim Gunn will reveal some of the show's biggest secrets and give audiences his unedited thoughts. This special is an unprecedented look back at one of the most memorable seasons to date.
This season's designers reunite to discuss the memorable moments from their time on the show.
