Project Runway (2004)
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Alex Gilbert — Assistant Editor
Episodes 19
First Impressions
Sixteen talented designers from all walks of life arrive in New York City for the ultimate fashion competition. Their first challenge is to create a look inspired by one of the four judges' "Fashion First" photographs. They have $250 and two days to complete their garments.
Read MoreThe Future Is Here
Divided into teams of three, the designers are tasked to create a mini-collection that shows a sneak peek into the future of fashion using models transformed with special effects body modifications. They have $750 per team and two days to complete the challenge.
Read MoreAll the Rage
The designers are tasked with creating bold, editorial head-to-toe looks using a single print. They have $250 and one day to complete the challenge.
Read MoreSurvive In Style
The designers are whisked away for a camping trip and challenged to create high fashion "survival chic" looks using unconventional materials. They have two days to complete their garments.
Read MoreHigh Fashion To High Street
Inspired by the legendary Dapper Dan, the designers are asked to create their own take on luxury streetwear. They are provided high-end fabrics and have one day to complete the challenge.
Read MorePower Play
For their next challenge, the designers must create their own female video game character with a functional and fashionable look. They have $300 and two days to complete their garments.
Read MoreElegance Is the New Black
The designers are asked to create a look that embraces elegance, with inspiration provided by the contents of a handbag. They have $400 and two days to complete the challenge.
Read MoreBlame It On Rio
Working in teams of three, the designers must create a mini-collection of vacation looks that include daywear, evening wear, and beachwear. They have $500 per team and one day to complete the challenge.
Read MoreThe Stitch Is Back
The designers must create an over-the-top performance piece inspired by Elton John and the movie "Rocketman." They have $700 and two days to complete the challenge.
Read MoreWhat Do You Care About?
The designers must create a high fashion statement look inspired by a social cause they believe in, as well as a printed T-shirt that also portrays that cause. They have $250 and two days to complete the challenge.
Read MoreNew York City Of Dreams
Visiting Christian Siriano's own store and atelier for inspiration, the designers are asked to create dream dresses for the real women who keep New York City moving: a postal worker, a sanitation worker, an emergency medical technician, a police officer, a ferry deckhand, and a teacher. They have $300 and two days to complete the challenge.
Read MoreThe Art Of Fashion
The designers are tasked to create a big, bold look to showcase in an experiential runway show. They have $500 and two days to complete the challenge.
Read MoreOne Elle Of a Day
Each of the remaining designers is given five months and $10,000 to design a 10-piece collection. In the interim, each gets a special visit in their hometown from Christian Siriano. Back in New York, they must choose three outfits to show as part of a mini-collection in order to secure their spot in the final runway show, including a newly created eleventh look. They have $400 to create the new look and complete their collections.
Read MoreThe Final Runway
In the conclusion of the finale, the remaining contestants ready their collections for the runway. They have $300 and four days to finish their looks. Then they present their lines to industry insiders and the judges in order to be crowned the winner.
Read MoreA Colorful Return
The designers are 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.
Read More#STREETWEAR
In their first individual challenge, the designers take on streetwear. They must use their unique personal experiences and cultures to create impactful looks containing at least three separate pieces. They have $300 and two days to complete their garments.
Read MoreIf You Got It, Haunt It
After the designers are sent to sleep in a haunted mansion to find inspiration for their challenge, they are tasked to create a hauntingly chic masquerade gown and mask. They have $500 and two days to complete their outfits.
Read MoreFlower Power
Inspired by colorful blooms, the designers must create their own unique floral print from scratch and turn it into a high-end runway look. They have two days to complete the challenge.
Read MoreGo For the Gold...Sequin
Figure skating icons Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir come to Project Runway needing outfits for the upcoming Winter Olympics. Working in pairs, the designers are asked to create looks that the commentators will wear in primetime, live from the Olympics. Each pair has $1200 and one day to complete the challenge.
Read MoreFashion Is Back, Baby!
For their next challenge, the designers must collaborate with local accessory designers to create a stylish runway look and a brand new accessory. They have $400 for fabric at Mood, an additional $250 for notions at Hai Trim & Feathers, and two days to complete the challenge.
Read MoreAre You Fur Real?
Working in pairs, the designers must create innovative avant garde looks highlighting one of the most trendy and complicated of materials — faux fur. They have $500 and two days to complete the challenge.
Read MoreCouch Couture
The designers are asked to create a comfy chic "Couch Couture" look that is both luxurious and cozy. They have $400 and one day to complete the challenge.
Read MoreThe Last Straw
For this unconventional challenge, the designers are asked to create an elegant cocktail dress using materials from an actual cocktail bar. They have two days to complete their looks.
Read MoreThe Housewives
For this challenge, each designer is paired with a star from Bravo's "Real Housewives" shows in order to create the ultimate reunion show look for them. They have $700 and two days to complete their garments.
Read MoreHaute Hair
For this assignment, the designers are each teamed with an up-and-coming hairstylist for a head-to-toe fashion collaboration. They must create a runway look inspired by their stylist's hair design. They have $500 and one day to complete the challenge.
Read MoreThe Model As Muse
The must create editorial looks specifically inspired by internationally renowned model Coco Rocha. They are tasked to show their artistic range by delivering not only the perfect garment, but the perfect photograph to show it off. They have $800 and two days to complete the challenge.
Read MoreThe Sky Is the Limit
For the last challenge, the designers must create a look showcasing their brand's point of view in the next wave of fashion. They have $750 and two days to complete their garments.
Read MoreFinale
Each of the remaining designers is given five months and $10,000 to design a 10-piece collection for Fashion Week. In the interim, each gets a special visit in their hometown from Christian Siriano. Back in New York, they present their work at Fashion Week and a winner is crowned.
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