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Project Runway
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Project Runway
Genre
Reality competition
Created by
Eli Holzman
Starring
Heidi Klum
Tim Gunn
Michael Kors
Nina Garcia
Zac Posen
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
16
No. of episodes
186
Production
Executive producer(s)
Barbara Schneeweiss
Bob Weinstein
Colleen Sands
David Hillman
Desiree Gruber
Gena McCarthy
Harvey Weinstein
Heidi Klum
Jane Cha
Jon Murray
Meryl Poster
Sara Rea
Running time
40 to 42 minutes (season 1–7)
62 to 64 minutes (season 8–present)
Production company(s)
Miramax Television
The Weinstein Company Television (season 2-present)
Bunim/Murray Productions
Full Picture Entertainment
Heidi Klum Productions
Distributor
Buena Vista Television (2004–2007)
Disney–ABC Domestic Television (2007–2010)
Release
Original network
Lifetime
(2009–present)
Bravo
(2004–2008)
Picture format
480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release
December 1, 2004 (2004-12-01) – present
Chronology
Related shows
Project Runway All Stars
External links
Website
www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/
Project Runway is an American reality television series on Lifetime, previously on the Bravo network, created by Eli Holzman which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by model Heidi Klum. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted in time, materials and theme. Their designs are judged, and one or more designers are eliminated each week. During each season, selected competitors are progressively eliminated based on the judges' scores until only a few contestants remain; these finalists prepare a complete fashion collection for New York Fashion Week, from which a winner is determined. It won a Peabody Award in 2008 "for using the 'television reality contest' genre to engage, inform, enlighten and entertain."[1]
Contents
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1 Format
1.1 Judging
2 Seasons
2.1 Season 1
2.2 Season 2
2.3 Season 3
2.4 Season 4
2.5 Season 5
2.6 Season 6
2.7 Season 7
2.8 Season 8
2.9 Season 9
2.10 Season 10
2.11 Season 11
2.12 Season 12
2.13 Season 13
2.14 Season 14
2.15 Season 15
2.16 Season 16
2.17 Future seasons
3 Spinoffs
3.1 All Stars
3.2 Under the Gunn
3.3 Project Accessory
3.4 Project Runway: Threads
3.5 Project Runway: Junior
3.6 Project Runway: Fashion Startup
3.7 International versions
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Format[edit]
Project Runway uses progressive elimination to reduce the initial field of 12 or more fashion designers down to three or four before the final challenge. Each non-finale challenge (the scope of one episode) requires the designers to develop one or more pieces of new clothing to be presented at a runway show. The challenges range in creative diversity to test the designers' ingenuity while maintaining their personal fashion design aesthetic. These challenges may include creating a garment from non-traditional materials, such as: apartment furnishings (Season 3), recyclable materials (Season 3), items from a grocery store (Seasons 1 & 5), edible food items (Seasons 1, 4 & 10), plants and flowers (Season 2), using their own clothes that they happened to be wearing (Season 2 & 9), designing clothing with materials from a party store (season 8) ; or designing for a certain high-profile person (such as actress Brooke Shields, figure skater Sasha Cohen or Miss USA Tara Conner); or designing for a corporate fashion line (e.g., Banana Republic; Diane von Fürstenberg; Macy's; or Sarah Jessica Parker's Bitten); or centered on a specialized theme (such as "cocktail party", "wedding gown", "female wrestling outfit", or "prom dress").
Project Runway judges Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, and Michael Kors
The first several seasons were filmed in New York City, at The New School University's Parsons The New School for Design. They shop for materials at a fabric store in New York's Garment District (usually at MOOD Designer Fabrics) – unless the challenge requires otherwise (e.g., denim jackets and jeans from Levi's, confectionery and souvenirs at the Hershey's Store in Times Square, or fabric at Spandex House in Season 4). The designers live together, grouped by gender, at Atlas New York (an apartment building near Parsons) during Seasons 1–3 (back again at Season 5) and at New Gotham during Season 4. Along with the network change to Lifetime, the location changed from New York to Los Angeles for Season 6 only (permanently returning to New York for Season 7.) 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 materials with them during the show, or risk being disqualified from the competition (as was the case of Keith Michael in Season 3).
The designers are given a budgeted stipend to select and purchase fabric and notions, and then provided a limited amount of time to finish their designs (the shortest being 5 hours and the longest being two or three days, with the exception of fashion week when they are given 12 weeks). Often, the designers work independently, although on some challenges, contestants must work in teams or as a single collective group. 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 rated by a panel of judges, who score each look in several categories from 0 to 5, and often provide personal annotations and comments regarding the presented designs. Each contestant does a voice-over while the model is walking down the runway. The judges then interview the remaining designers (usually six) who garnered the highest and the lowest scores (usually a top 3 and a bottom 3), and share their opinions while listening to the designers' defense of their outfits, then confer as a group in private. The panel then announces the winning and losing designers based on their scores and other considerations. Typically, the winner receives immunity for the next challenge, and therefore cannot be eliminated. As the season progresses, immunity is disregarded during later challenges to prevent the designers from getting an easy pass to make it into the final round. Other incentives given to the contestants aside from winning immunity include: The winning garment may be featured in print media, integrated into a limited edition look for a particular clothing brand, or sold at an online fashion store (e.g., BlueFly.com beginning in Season 4 onwards). Generally, the loser of each challenge is eliminated from the competition, with host Klum giving him or her a double air kiss on the runway and wishing the eliminated designer farewell her catchphrase, Auf Wiedersehen (formal German for goodbye with literal translation "until we meet again"), before they depart. Thus, elimination from the show is sometimes called "being auf'd"—a play on words as it can be interpreted as offed.
After the final challenge, the remaining three designers are then told to prepare a complete fashion collection of twelve looks to be presented at New York Fashion Week in Bryant Park. The finalists are given 12 weeks and $8,000 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 must return to New York City to oversee model casting, hair and make-up consultations, finishing touches to their clothes, final fitting on their models, and possibly an additional challenge, such as designing another outfit to blend in with the collection (as in Seasons 2, 5, 6 and 8). Their receipts are also handed over to the producers of the show to determine if they went over budget or had outsourcing done as favors, both of which are against the rules. If rules are violated, they may be forced to eliminate a crucial aesthetic factor in their presentation (e.g., Jeffrey Sebelia's blond wigs and pleated leather shorts in Season 3); or the judging panel might lower their scoring, if they insist upon using a forbidden item (e.g., Kara Saun's outsourced footwear in Season 1). The ultimate winner is selected by the judges, and receives $100,000 to start his or her own design line, a feature spread in Marie Claire magazine, and a mentorship from a design firm (ended on Season 3). The winner is also given the optional opportunity to sell his or her collection on bluefly.com. Subsequent seasons have also included a new car as part of the prize package, courtesy of the automobile company Saturn.
Female 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. Models are randomly pre-assigned to a designer during the first challenge, but from the second challenge onwards, the designers are able to choose the model with whom they wish to work. During weekly model eliminations, the models stand on a runway with Klum, in front of the seated group of designers. The models appear by wearing the same outfit (black dress and barefoot). The designers then pick their models in sequence, based upon their respective scores in the previous design competition. Originally, model selection happened at the start of every episode save for the first. The winner of the previous challenge receiving first pick, and the other designers picking models in order through Klum's random draw of large red shirt buttons with their names stored in a black velvet bag. However, there were times when only the winning designer was given the choice to pick with the following choices: either keep his or her previous model, take the losing designer's model from the last challenge, or switch models with another competing designer. Beginning with Season 6, model selection appears on a companion program, Models of the Runway, usually near the end of that show. At the end of the weekly model selection process, the one unpicked model is sent home. This losing model is also given host Klum's air kiss and Auf Wiedersehen before leaving the runway. Included in the prize package for the winning model is coverage in Elle magazine, featuring the winning designer's twelve-piece collection as part of her prize. However, certain challenges may not require the models at all, such as: giving a competing designer a head-to-toe makeover (Season 2 and 5), designers creating their own looks (Season 3), designing menswear (Season 4), or creating a garment for a specific client (e.g., reconstructed outfits for women who lost weight, or wrestling costumes for the WWE Divas in Season 4). Airing of the model selection ended starting Season 8.
On July 4, 2006, the show's producers, The Weinstein Company, announced a five-year deal that would relocate the show to Lifetime, beginning with Season 6. In response, NBCUniversal filed a lawsuit against the Weinstein Company for violating its contract rights.[2] A September 2008 court decision granted NBCU's request for an injunction, preventing Lifetime from promoting or exhibiting "Runway" until further notice.[3]
On April 1, 2009, the lawsuit between The Weinstein Company and NBCUniversal was settled, with Weinstein agreeing to pay NBC an undisclosed sum for the right to move the show to Lifetime.[4][5] Season 6 began airing on Lifetime on August 20, 2009.[6] On August 27, 2009, NBC Universal wound up gaining partial ownership of Lifetime, when A&E Television Networks, which was already partially owned by NBC, acquired the channel's parent company, Lifetime Entertainment Services. It premiered on the Slice channel in Canada on September 12.[7]
Judging[edit]
Judges on Project Runway
Judge
Season
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Heidi Klum
Main
Michael Kors
Main Guest
Nina Garcia
Main
Zac Posen
Guest Recurring Main
Rachel Roy
Guest Main
Joining Klum in judging duties are American top designer Michael Kors, Marie Claire fashion director Nina Garcia, and a fourth guest judge, usually a fashion designer, a supermodel, a celebrity, or a professional from an industry related to the challenge given. Tim Gunn, former Chair of the Fashion School at Parsons The New School for Design and now Chief Creative Officer for Liz Claiborne Inc., co-hosts the show along with Klum and acts as a mentor to the designers, giving them suggestions and tips for their designs throughout the episode, but he does not participate in the judging's. Zac Posen became a regular judge on the show at the beginning of the eleventh season, as Kors was unable to participate due to scheduling conflicts. Throughout the eleventh season, Rachel Roy alternated with Posen when he couldn't commit to being a judge for a particular episode.
Seasons[edit]
Season
Premiere Date
Finale Date
No. of
Designers
Winner
Runner-up
2nd runner-up
Designer Prizes
Model Prizes
3rd runner-up
1
December 1, 2004 February 23, 2005 12 Jay McCarroll &
Julia Beynon Kara Saun &
Jenny Toth Wendy Pepper &
Melissa Haro
$100,000 to start his own line
A mentorship with Banana Republic
An editorial feature in Elle magazine
A spread in Elle magazine
2
December 7, 2005 March 8, 2006 16 Chloe Dao &
Grace Kelsey Daniel Vosovic &
Rebecca Holliday Santino Rice &
Heather Brown
$100,000 to start her own line
A mentorship with Banana Republic
An editorial feature in Elle magazine
One year of representation with Designers Management Agency
A 2007 Saturn Sky roadster
A spread in Elle magazine
3
July 12, 2006 October 18, 2006 15 Jeffrey Sebelia &
Marilinda Rivera Uli Herzner &
Nazri Segaro Laura Bennett &
Camilla Barungi
$100,000 to start his own line
A mentorship with INC (Inter-National Concepts) Design
An editorial feature in Elle magazine
One year of representation with Designers Management Agency
A 2007 Saturn Sky roadster
A spread in Elle magazine
Mychael Knight &
Clarissa Anderson
4
November 14, 2007 March 5, 2008 15 Christian Siriano &
Lisa Nargi Rami Kashou &
Sam Ruggiero Jillian Lewis &
Lauren Browne
$100,000 to start his own line
An editorial feature in Elle magazine
The opportunity to sell a fashion line on Bluefly.com
A 2008 Saturn Astra automobile
A spread in Elle magazine
5
July 16, 2008 October 15, 2008 16 Leanne Marshall &
Tia Shipman Korto Momolu &
Katarina Munez Kenley Collins &
Topacio Pena
$100,000 to start her own line
An editorial feature in Elle magazine
The opportunity to sell a fashion line on Bluefly.com
A 2009 Saturn Vue Hybrid
A spread in Elle magazine
6
August 20, 2009 November 19, 2009 16 Irina Shabayeva &
Kalyn Hemphill Althea Harper &
Tanisha Harper Carol Hannah Whitfield &
Lisa Blades
$100,000 to start her own line
An editorial feature in Marie Claire magazine
An all-expenses-paid trip for two to Paris
$25,000
A spread in Marie Claire magazine
7
January 14, 2010 April 22, 2010 16 Seth Aaron Henderson &
Kristina Sajko Emilio Sosa &
Lorena Angjeli Mila Hermanovski &
Brandise Danesewich
$100,000 to start his own line
An editorial feature in Marie Claire magazine
The opportunity to sell a fashion line on Bluefly.com
A $50,000 technology suite from Hewlett-Packard
$25,000
A spread in Marie Claire magazine
8
July 29, 2010 October 28, 2010 17 Gretchen Jones &
Millana Snow Mondo Guerra &
Tina Marie Clarke Andy South &
Lenka Dayrit
$100,000 to start her own line
An editorial feature in Marie Claire magazine
The opportunity to sell a fashion line on Piperlime.com
A $50,000 technology suite from Hewlett-Packard
$25,000
A spread in Marie Claire magazine
9
July 28, 2011 October 27, 2011 16 Anya Ayoung-Chee &
Sveta Glebova Joshua McKinley &
Sonia Niekrasz Viktor Luna &
Erika K. Jones
$100,000 to start her own line
An editorial feature in Marie Claire magazine
The opportunity to sell a fashion line on Piperlime.com
A $50,000 technology suite from Hewlett-Packard
$25,000
A spread in Marie Claire magazine
Kimberly Goldson &
Bojana Draskovic
10
July 19, 2012 October 18, 2012 16 Dmitry Sholokhov &
Katt Vogel Fabio Costa &
Hannah Herreid Melissa Fleis &
Lacee Teel
$100,000 from L’Oréal Paris to start his/her own line
A fashion spread in Marie Claire magazine
A 2013 Lexus GS 350
A $50,000 technology suite by HP and Intel to create his/her own vision and run his/her business
The opportunity to design and sell an exclusive collection at Lord & Taylor
$25,000 from L'Oréal Paris EverStyle
Appear in the designer's editorial feature in Marie Claire magazine
Christopher Palu &
Claudia Ruff
11
January 24, 2013 April 25, 2013 16 Michelle Lesniak Franklin &
Lisa Jackson Patricia Michaels &
Katrina Topacio Stanley Hudson &
Anna Kanehara
$150,000 to start her own line
A 2013 Lexus GS 350
A $50,000 technology suite by HP and Intel
Design and sell an exclusive collection at Lord & Taylor*
$25,000 from L’Oréal
A fashion spread in Marie Claire magazine
12
July 18, 2013 October 17, 2013 16 Dom Streater
& Rayuana Aleyce Alexandria von Bromssen
& Ya Jagne Justin LeBlanc
& Ji Young Baek
$150,000 from GoBank
$100,000 fabric allowance from Tide
$50,000 technology suite by HP and Intel
$50,000 styling contract with L'Oréal Paris
A 2014 Lexus IS 350
A spa retreat for two in the Maldives
A chance to design and sell a collection at Belk
A complete sewing and crafting studio from Brother Sewing and Embroidery
A fashion spread in Marie Claire
$25,000 from L'Oréal Paris.
Fashion spread in Marie Claire
Bradon McDonald
& Cameron Corrigan
13
July 24, 2014 October 23, 2014 19 Sean Kelly & Alisar Ailabouni Amanda Valentine & Nikola Anderson Kiniokahokula "Kini" Zamora & Lea Mihevc; Charketa "Char" Glover & Bella Davis
$100,000 from Red Robin
A chance to design fashion accessory for Red Robin
A complete sewing and crafting studio from Brother Sewing and Embroidery
A Samsung entertainment center
A fashion spread in Marie Claire
A 2015 Lexus NX F-Sport.
From Mary Kay, an entire year's worth of beauty products for their fashion shows and professional makeup artist services for their debut show
A shoe and accessory collection from ALDO to help enhance the winner's upcoming runway shows
Travel and hotel accommodations to fashion capitals and locations around the world from Best Western International
Fashion spread in Marie Claire
14
August 6, 2015 November 5, 2015 16 Ashley Nell Tipton & Aube Jolicoeur Kelly Dempsey & Kristina Borgyugova Edmond Newton & Loli Laneova; Candice Cuoco & Zorana Mitic
$100,000 to launch their line
A Celebrity Cruises modern luxury vacation for two to almost anywhere in the world
A year supply of Sally Beauty products and the opportunity to consult Sally Beauty to create a limited edition finger paints nail-color collection
Travel and hotel accommodations to fashion capitals and locations around the world from Best Western International
A 2015 Lexus RC 350
From Mary Kay an entire years worth of beauty products for their fashion shows and professional make-up artist services for their debut show
A complete sewing and crafting studio from Brother Sewing and Embroidery
Fashion spread in Marie Claire
15
September 15, 2016 December 22, 2016 16 Erin Robertson & Sherica Maynard Roberi Parra & Karina Villa Laurence Basse & Alla Z. Roldan; Rik Villa & Paola Horber
$100,000
$25,000 and a year supply of Sally Beauty products
A complete sewing and crafting studio from Brother Sewing and Embroidery
A fashion spread in Marie Claire
A 2016 Lexus IS Sedan
From Mary Kay, an entire year's worth of beauty products for their fashion shows and professional makeup artist services for their debut show
Fashion spread in Marie Claire
16
August 17, 2017 TBA 16 TBA TBA TBA
$100,000 to launch their line
An opportunity to collaborate with JCPenney on a limited edition capsule collection
A complete sewing and crafting studio from Brother Sewing and Embroidery
A lifetime supply of Pilot pens
An all-expense paid trip to Japan
A 2018 Lexus NX
Fashion spread in Marie Claire
Fashion spread in Marie Claire
Season 1[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 1)
Project Runway premiered its first season on December 1, 2004, featuring 12 designers. Heidi Klum, Michael Kors and Nina Garcia served as judges while Tim Gunn, fashion chair at Parsons The New School for Design, served as the mentor for the designers. During this 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.
Pennsylvania-based designer Jay McCarroll won the competition with his model Julia Beynon. Kara Saun and her model Jenny Toth placed second, while Wendy Pepper and her model Melissa Haro placed third. Austin Scarlett won the fan favorite award. As his prize for winning the competition, McCarroll was eligible to receive a $100,000 cash prize, a mentorship with Banana Republic to aid in developing his own fashion label (both of which he turned down), and display of his work in the American edition of Elle magazine.
Austin Scarlett produced a decoy collection for Fashion Week after being eliminated in the controversial "Nancy O'Dell Grammy Challenge", causing outrage among fans. His appearance at Fashion Week was an 11th hour decision made by the show's producers who were concerned that the identity of the three finalists would be revealed before the Project Runway Season 1 finale aired. The ploy was later adopted for the show's succeeding seasons.
In 2008, Jay McCarroll, in conjunction with Here! Films released the feature-length documentary "Eleven Minutes". The feature documentary chronicles his year-long post Project Runway journey preparing his first independent runway show for New York's Fashion Week in Bryant Park and the subsequent selling of his line to stores. Also in 2008, Jay McCarroll launched his own online fashion boutique, The Colony.
Season 2[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 2)
The second season premiered on December 7, 2005. Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn all returned for the second season. Following a nationwide search earlier in the year, 16 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.
Chloe Dao won the competition with her model Grace Kelsey. Daniel Vosovic and his model Rebecca Holliday placed second, while Santino Rice and his model Heather Brown placed third. Daniel Vosovic also won the fan favorite award.
Season 3[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 3)
The third season premiered on July 12, 2006, featuring 15 designers. Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn all returned for the third season. This season introduced a new set of sponsors, notably Macy's replacing Banana Republic, in advance of Macy's conversion of former May Company department stores.
The season finale aired on October 18, 2006. Mychael Knight was the first to be eliminated in the season finale for his collection titled "Street Safari." Knight was a fan favorite, but his line did not appeal to the judges. In a "Reunion" episode that aired on October 4, 2006, viewers voted Mychael Knight as their favorite designer, earning him a $10,000 prize. Laura Bennett was the second eliminated for her collection of cocktail dresses and evening wear, though the judges praised her for how expensive her items looked. During taping, Bennett found out she was pregnant with her sixth child. Jeffrey Sebelia was voted the winner by the judges. Uli Herzner was the runner-up and was also highly praised by the judges for her collection. Sebelia's girlfriend and son were there to celebrate his win with him. Jeffrey's model, Marilinda Rivera, won the Elle fashion editorial featuring his winning designs at Fashion Week, over fellow models Nazri Segaro (for Uli Herzner), Camilla Barungi (for Laura Bennett) and Clarissa Anderson (for Mychael Knight).
There were many dramatic scenes which played out this season. Designer Keith Michael became the first designer to be asked to leave the show for multiple rule violations. He was found to be in possession of prohibited pattern-making books and left the production site for several hours, during which time he used the internet. Sebelia was accused of having outside help to finish his garments by fellow competitor Laura Bennett. The issue was investigated, and it was declared that he had followed the guidelines. Because he could not produce a receipt for a pair of leather shorts he had sent out for pleating, he removed that item from the show. In addition, because he had gone over budget by $227.95, he removed the blonde wigs he had planned for his runway models in order to drop below budget. Also, for the first time, the last four designers were selected as finalists (Jeffrey Sebelia, Laura Bennett, Ulrike "Uli" Herzner, and Mychael Knight), with no decoy collection to serve as a distraction before the finale aired, and allowed to compete at New York Fashion Week.
During Season 5, there was a poll consisting of the most memorable moments of Project Runway. Among the most notable were Keith's disqualification, Sebelia's issues with competitor Angela Kesler's mother, and the controversy about Sebelia's final collection.
Season 4[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 4)
The fourth season premiered on November 14, 2007, featuring 15 designers. Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn all returned for the fourth season. Earlier in the year Gunn was named Chief Creative Officer for Liz Claiborne Inc.[8] Cast members for Season 4 were revealed during episodes of Tim Gunn's Guide to Style.
This was the first season a designer was compelled to quit the competition for medical reasons. Jack Mackenroth left in Episode 5 and was replaced by Chris March, who had been the most recently eliminated designer.
This was also the first season in which four designers were chosen to prepare collections for Fashion Week, but only three proceeded on in the competition to show their collections at Fashion Week. In a new finale twist, Rami Kashou and Chris March, the bottom 2 of the last challenge, had to show the three best pieces from their collections to the judges.
Kathleen "Sweet P." Vaughn, the last designer eliminated before the finale, produced a decoy collection for Fashion Week, along with Chris March. Siriano won $10,000 as the Project Runway Season 4 Fan Favorite. Season 3 Fan Favorite winner Mychael Knight brought out the check to Siriano during the Reunion episode. Siriano became the fourth and youngest winner of Project Runway. His model, Lisa Nargi, won the Elle fashion editorial featuring his winning designs at Fashion Week, over fellow models Sam Ruggiero (for Rami Kashou) and Lauren Browne (for Jillian Lewis). This was also the first season of the show in which the final three models did not wear the finale pieces of their respective designers.
Season 5 had a series poll consisting the 22 most memorable moments of Project Runway. The season 4 moments consist of Michael Kors losing it during a competition, designer Elisa Jimenez's spit marks, the designers talking about their wrestling names, Mackenroth's departure/March's return, Siriano's drama with a teen, Sarah Jessica Parker surprising the designers, and Victoria Beckham telling Siriano she would love to wear any of his clothing.
"It's Sew Not Over", a post-show competition, designers were asked to create a three piece collection that would be voted online by the viewing public. Jillian Lewis was chosen as the winner.[9]
Season 5[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 5)
The fifth season premiered on July 16, 2008, at its new time of 9/8c on Bravo, featuring 16 designers. Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn all returned for the fifth season.
This first episode was the first time that they repeated a challenge from a previous season: the Gristedes challenge, in which the designers had to make a design of their choice using what they could find at a grocery store. The episode, featuring a special guest judge appearance by first season competitor Austin Scarlett, was intended as an homage to the glories of past seasons, the fifth season being the last on Bravo and by original producers Magical Elves.
Similar to season 4, four designers were chosen to prepare collections for Fashion Week, but only three proceeded on in the competition to show their collections at Fashion Week. However, unlike the previous season, the last challenge does not have a bearing on this decision and any of the four remaining designers could be eliminated before fashion week.
For the first time, six people showed collections for Fashion Week. Joe Faris and Stephen "Suede" Baum, the last two designers eliminated, and Jerell Scott, who was eliminated in the first part of the finale, showed decoy collections.
For the first time, all of the finalists (Kenley Collins, Korto Momolu and Leanne Marshall) were female. All three collections were well received. Kenley was praised for her well-tailored designs, but was eliminated first because some of her designs were reminiscent of other professional designers' collections. The judges admired Korto's ethnic touches on her designs, but thought that a few were overworked. Leanne was declared the winner for her wave patterns. Her model, Tia Shipman, won the Elle fashion editorial featuring her winning designs at Fashion Week, over fellow models Katarina Munez (for Korto Momolu) and Topacio Pena (for Kenley Collins). Jennifer Lopez was supposed to be the guest judge in the finale, but bowed out at the last minute, so Tim Gunn took her place.
For the first time since Season 1, there was no reunion or opening introduction due to time restraints. However, Bravo continued to stage the fan favorite contest, with Momulu winning.
Season 6[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 6)
Season six premiered on August 20, 2009, featuring 16 designers. Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn all returned for the sixth season. This season was the first season of Project Runway to be filmed in Los Angeles, at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising,[10] rather than New York.
The sixth season had been announced to begin airing in January 2009 on Lifetime, but was delayed due to legal issues. The announcement occurred before NBC Universal sought preliminary injunctive action effectively enjoining production. The launch was further delayed due to Lifetime's request that the suit between NBC Universal and The Weinstein Co. be removed to federal court.[11][12][13] On April 1, 2009, the lawsuit between Weinstein Co. and NBC Universal was settled, with Weinstein agreeing to pay NBC an undisclosed sum for the right to move the show to Lifetime.[4][5]
The premiere was preceded by a two-hour special episode of Project Runway: All-Star Challenge where eight past contestants (Daniel Vosovic, Santino Rice, Jeffrey Sebelia, Uli Herzner, Mychael Knight, Chris March, Sweet P, and Korto Momolu) competed in one challenge with a cash prize of $100,000.[14] Vosovic won the challenge, while Momolu came in second place, Sweet P in third, and March in fourth.
For the first time in Project Runway history, only three contestants showed their collections at New York Fashion Week. The three finalists of the sixth season showed their collections at Bryant Park on February 20, 2009, but the finalists were not named and did not appear onstage that day.[15] Irina Shabayeva won the competition with her model Kalyn Hemphill. Althea Harper and her model Tanisha Harper placed second, while Carol Hannah Whitfield and her model Lisa Blades placed third. This was the second season overall (and the second consecutive season) where all three finalists were female. Christopher Straub won the Fan Favorite Award.
Season 7[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 7)
The seventh season premiered on January 14, 2010, featuring 16 designers.[16] Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn all returned for the seventh season. This season featured the return of the show to New York City, following a move to Los Angeles for Season 6.
This was the first season a designer was compelled to quit the competition for personal reasons. Maya Luz, who left the competition unexpectedly in Episode 11 after deciding that she did not have enough experience to "go all the way", was replaced by Anthony Williams, who had been the most recently eliminated designer.
Similar to season 4, four designers were chosen to prepare collections for Fashion Week, but only three proceeded on in the competition to show their collections at Fashion Week. In a finale twist, Mila Hermanovski and Jay Nicolas Sario, the bottom 2 of the last challenge, had to show the three best pieces from their collections to the judges.
For the first time, ten designers showed collections for Fashion Week. The final 11 designers (except Maya Luz) all showed decoy collections.
Seth Aaron Henderson won the competition with his model Kristina Sajko. Emilio Sosa and his model Lorena Angjeli placed second, while Mila Hermanovskie and her model Brandise Danesewich placed third. Maya Luz won the fan favorite award.
Season 8[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 8)
The eighth season premiered on July 29, 2010, on the Lifetime network with a new 90-minute format for each episode and in a new time-slot, 9pm PT/ET. This season featured 17 competing designers, the most in the show's history. Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn all returned for the eighth season.
This season featured the longest winner deliberation in Project Runway history. Kors and Garcia voted for Gretchen Jones to win, while Klum and guest judge Jessica Simpson voted for Mondo Guerra. In the end, Jones won the competition with her model Millana Snow. After the show, Tim Gunn publicly aired his disappointment in Kors' and Garcia's choice for the winner. Mondo Guerra and his model Tina Marie Clarke placed second, while Andy South and his model Lenka Dayrit placed third. Mondo Guerra also won the fan favorite award.
Season 9[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 9)
The ninth premiered on July 28, 2011, featuring 20 designers.[17] Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn all returned for the ninth season. For the first time since season 3, four designers were chosen to show their collections at Fashion Week.
Anya Ayoung-Chee won the competition with her model Sveta Glebova. Joshua McKinley and his model Sonia Niekrasz placed second, Viktor Luna and his model Erika K. Jones placed third and Kimberly Goldson and her model Bojana Draskovic placed fourth. Anya also won the fan favorite award.
Season 10[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 10)
The tenth season premiered on July 19, 2012, featuring 16 designers. Celebrating the show's tenth season milestone, this season launched with a fashion show in front of a live audience.[18] As with the previous season, four designers were chosen to show their collections at Fashion Week. Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn all returned for the tenth season.
This season featured the first time two designers quit on the same season. Andrea Katz and Kooan Kosuke both quit on Episode 3 due to personal reasons.
Dmitry Sholokhov won the competition with his model Katt Vogel. Fabio Costa and his model Hannah Herreid placed second, Melissa Fleis and her model Lacee Teel placed third and Christopher Palu and his model Claudia Ruff placed fourth. Elena Slivnyak won the fan favorite award.
Season 11[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 11)
The eleventh season premiered on January 24, 2013, featuring 16 designers. Zac Posen replaced Michael Kors as one of main judges due to scheduling conflicts with Kors.[19] Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn all returned for the eleventh season. Dubbed as "Teams Edition", the designers had to work in teams for every challenge this season.
Michelle Lesniak Franklin won the competition with her model Lisa Jackson. Patricia Michaels and her model Katrina Topacio placed second, while Stanley Hudson and his model Anna Kanehara placed third. Originally, Michelle would have been eliminated in Episode 11, but the judges gave her a second chance.
Season 12[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 12)
The twelfth season premiered on July 18, 2013, featuring 15 new designers and 1 returning designer as voted by the public.[20] Kate Pankoke from Season 11 won the public voting for the 16th spot to compete once again over Ra'mon Lawrence of Season 6 and Valerie Mayen of Season 8. Heidi Klum, Zac Posen, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn all returned for the twelfth season.
Five designers were chosen to prepare collections for Fashion Week, but only three were supposed to proceed on in the competition to show their collections at Fashion Week. Alexandria von Bromssen, Justin LeBlanc and Helen Castillo, the bottom 3 of the last challenge, had to show the three best pieces from their collections to the judges. In a final twist, both von Bromssen and LeBlanc were chosen to show their collections at Fashion Week, making this the fourth time four people were competing in the finale.
Dom Streater won the competition with her model Rayuana Aleyce. Alexandria von Bromssen and her model Ya Jagne placed second, Justin LeBlanc and his model Ji Young Baek placed third and Bradon McDonald and his model Cameron Corrigan placed fourth. Originally, Justin would have been eliminated in Episode 6, but he was given a second chance due to the newly instituted "Tim Gunn Save."[21]
Season 13[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 13)
The thirteenth season premiered on July 24, 2014, featuring 18 new designers and 1 returning designer as voted by the public. Amanda Valentine from Season 11 won the public voting for the 19th spot to compete once again over Alexander Pope and Ken Laurence of Season 12. Heidi Klum, Zac Posen, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn all returned for the thirteenth season.
Some of the celebrity judges for this season are Olympian Lindsey Vonn, Mad Men‘s Elisabeth Moss, burlesque queen Dita Von Teese and former Project Runway winner Christian Siriano.[2]
The contestants are Alexander Knox, Amanda Valentine, Angela Sum, Carrie Sleutskaya, Char Glover, Emily Payne, Emmanuel Tobias, Fäde zu Grau, Hernan Lander, Jefferson Musanda, Kiniokahokula Zamora, Korina Emmerich, Kristine Guico, Mitchell Perry, Nzinga Knight, Samantha Plasencia, Sandhya Garg, Sean Kelly and Tim Navarro.
Sean Kelly won the competition. Amanda Valentine placed second, Kini Zamora placed third and Char Glover placed fourth. Originally, Char would have been eliminated in Episode 6, but she was given a second chance and returned to the show by Tim Gunn who used his "Tim Gunn Save."
Season 14[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 14)
The fourteenth season premiered on August 6, 2015. The judges included: Heidi Klum, Zac Posen and Nina Garcia. Tim Gunn returns for his 14th season as a mentor.
Some of the celebrity judges for this season were Ciara, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kiernan Shipka, Ashley Tisdale, Kelly Osbourne, Coco Rocha, Melanie Brown and Hannah Davis.
The designers are: Amanda Perna, Ashley Nell Tipton, Blake Patterson, Candice Cuoco, David Giampiccolo, Duncan Chambers-Watson, Edmond Newton, Gabrielle Arruda, Hanmiao Yang, Jake Wall, Joseph Poli, Kelly Dempsey, Laurie Underwood, Lindsey Creel, Merline Labissiere and Swapnil Shinde.
Ashley Nell Tipton won the competition. Kelly Dempsey placed second, Edmond Newton placed third and Candice Cuoco placed fourth. Originally, Edmond would have been eliminated in Episode 12, but he was given a second chance and returned to the show by Tim Gunn who used his "Tim Gunn Save."
Season 15[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 15)
The fifteenth season premiered September 15, 2016. The judges included: Heidi Klum, Zac Posen and Nina Garcia. Tim Gunn returns for his 15th season as a mentor.
Some of the celebrity judges for this season were Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Osbourne, Shiri Appleby, Savannah Guthrie, Carly Chaikin, Emily Ratajkowski, Sabrina Carpenter, Nina Dobrev, Camila Belle, Jaime King, Lucky Blue Smith, and Anne Fulenwider.
The designers were: Alex Snyder, Brik Allen, Cornelius Ortiz, Dexter Simmons, Erin Robertson, Ian Hargrove, Jenny Ricetti, Kimber Richardson, Laurence Basse, Linda Marcus, Mah-Jing Wong, Nathalia JMag, Rik Villa, Roberi Parra, Sarah Donofrio, and Tasha Henderson.
The winner was Erin Robertson. Roberi Parra was the runner-up, with Laurence Basse and Rik Villa coming in third and fourth place respectively.
Season 16[edit]
Further information: Project Runway (season 16)
The sixteenth season premiered on August 17, 2017.[22] The judges included: Heidi Klum, Zac Posen and Nina Garcia. Tim Gunn returned for his 16th season as a mentor.
Some of the celebrity judges for this season were Georgina Chapman, Anne Fulenweider, Yolanda Hadid, Katie Holmes, and Demi Lovato.
The designers were: Margarita Alvarez, Amy Bond, Michael Brambila, Claire Buitendorp, Shawn Buitendorp, ChaCha, Kenya Freeman, Ayana Ife, Kentaro Kameyama, Kudzanai Karidza, Brandon Kee, Batana-Khalfani, Sentell McDonald, Aaron Myers, Samantha Rei, and Deyonté Weather.
Future seasons[edit]
In May 2016, Lifetime renewed the show for three seasons more (16-18) in a deal with Weinstein Co. The series spinoffs, Project Runway All Stars and Project Runway: Junior, also are renewed for two and one more seasons, respectively. [23]
Spinoffs[edit]
All Stars[edit]
Further information: Project Runway All Stars
Project Runway All Stars is a spin-off of Project Runway, featuring designers from previous seasons of Project Runway. The show has run for 5 seasons. Angela Lindvall and Carolyn Murphy have each hosted one season, and the last three seasons have been hosted by Alyssa Milano. As on the regular Project Runway, the designers are judged by the host, two permanent judges and 1-2 guest judges. The permanent All Stars judges has been the designers Isaac Mizrahi and Georgina Chapman. Joanna Coles mentored the designers in the first two seasons and Zanna Roberts Rassi mentored in the last three seasons.
Season
Host
Premiere Date
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Designers
Winner
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Angela Lindvall January 5, 2012 13 Mondo Guerra
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Carolyn Murphy October 25, 2012 13 Anthony Ryan Auld
3
Alyssa Milano October 24, 2013 11 Seth Aaron Henderson
4
October 30, 2014 14 Dmitry Sholokhov
5
February 11, 2016 13 Dom Streater
Under the Gunn[edit]
Further information: Under the Gunn
Hosted by Tim Gunn, Project Runway: Under the Gunn brings back Project Runway alumni Anya Ayoung-Chee, Nick Verreos and Mondo Guerra to mentor and manage the designer contestants. The mentors must show they have the business savvy to manage their team of four designers, or else leave the show themselves. Designer Rachel Roy, celebrity stylist Jen Rade, and Marie Claire senior fashion editor Zanna Roberts Rassi serve as the judges with Tim.
Project Accessory[edit]
Further information: Project Accessory
Project Accessory aired directly after the season finale of Project Runway season 9, premiering on October 27, 2011. The show featured 12 contestants who participated in challenges to design and display the most amazing accessories. With the help of their mentor, Eva Jeanbart-Lorenzotti, they needed to impress host Molly Sims and judges Kenneth Cole and Ariel Foxman, editor of InStyle. Kelly Osbourne and Debra Messing were among the guest judges appearing this past season.
Project Runway: Threads[edit]
Further information: Project Runway: Threads
Project Runway: Threads aired directly after the season finale of Project Runway Season 13, premiering on October 23, 2014. Each week of eight three young designers competed for a scholarship to study fashion design in addition to sewing materials and equipment. The host was Vanessa Simmons. The judges were Christian Siriano (Project Runway Season 4 winner), Seventeen magazine Fashion Director Gina Kelly and Accessories Editor Jasmine Snow, and Ingrid Nilsen who is a video blogger on YouTube. Since each week there are three new competitors, there is no one winner, but rather eight spread across the eight episodes.
Project Runway: Junior[edit]
Project Runway: Junior is a direct spin-off of Project Runway, featuring twelve teen designers aged between 13 and 17. The show premiered on November 12, 2015.
Project Runway: Fashion Startup[edit]
Project Runway: Fashion Startup is a spin-off of Project Runway, that showcases aspiring fashion and beauty entrepreneurs as they pitch their concepts for the chance to secure funds from a panel of investors to help grow their budding ventures. The show premiered on October 20, 2016. [24] [25]
International versions[edit]
Countries highlighted in red indicate a version of the show that is no longer airing. Of the versions still airing, Mission Catwalk (from Jamaica) has been on the longest after the US version, having completed 5 seasons. Of the versions no longer airing, Project Runway Korea had the longest run with 5 seasons.
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Host
Channel
First Premiere
Regular Judge
Seasons
Winners
Arab World Project Fashion: El Musamim El Arabi Norma Naoum Future TV February 26, 2006
Norma Naoum
Maria Aziz
Rabih Keyrouz (mentor)
2 Season 1, 2006 Julien Abboud
Season 2, 2007 Mohammed Ashi
Project Runway Middle East Jessica Kahawaty MBC 4 September 17, 2016
Elie Saab
Afef Jnifen
Faris Al Shehri (mentor)
Season 1, 2016 Upcoming season
Asia Project Runway Asia Cindy Bishop STAR World 2017
Kelly Tandiono
Kenneth Goh
Nguyễn Công Trí
Daniel Boey (mentor)
Season 1, 2016 TBA
Australia Project Runway Australia Kristy Hinze (First 2 seasons)
Megan Gale (Season 3 onwards) Arena Season 1: 7 July 2008 – 15 September 2008
Season 2: 8 July 2009 – 16 September 2009
Season 3: 4 July 2011 – 12 September 2011
Season 4: 8 October 2012 – 17 December 2012
Jarrad Clark
Kirrily Johnston
Alex Perry (mentor)
4 Season 1, 2008 Juli Grbac
Season 2, 2009 Anthony Capon
Season 3, 2011 Dylan Cooper
Season 4, 2012 Christina Exie
Belgium De Designers Evi Hanssen VTM December 16, 2008
Christophe Coppens
Veerle Windels
Ann Claes
Erik Verdonck (mentor)
2 N/A
Brazil Projeto Fashion Adriane Galisteu Band September 17, 2011
Susana Barbosa
Reinaldo Lourenço
Alexandre Herchcovitch (mentor)
1 Season 1, 2011: Cynthia Hayashi
Canada Project Runway Canada Iman Slice
Global October 8, 2007
Shawn Hewson
Rita Silvan
Brian Bailey (mentor)
2 Season 1, 2007 Evan Biddell
Season 2, 2009 Sunny Fong
Finland Muodin huipulle Minna Cheung (season 1) / Nora Vilva (season 2) MTV3 November 1, 2009
Minna Cheung (hostess and judge season 1)
Nora Vilva (hostess and judge season 2)
Anssi Tuupainen (judge season 1)
Jaakko Selin (mentor season 1, judge season 2)
Janne Renvall (mentor season 2)
2 Season 1, 2009 Katri Niskanen
Season 2, 2011 Linda Sipilä
France Projet Fashion Hapsatou Sy D8 March 3, 2015
Catherine Baba
Roland Mouret
Alexandra Senes
Donald Potard (mentor)
1 Season 1, 2010 Pierre-Henry Bor
Israel פרויקט מסלול
Proyekt Maslul Shiraz Tal Channel 2 (Reshet) June 17, 2009 – October 2009
Vivi Bleish
Gal Afel
Sason Kedem (mentor)
1 Season 1, 2008-2009 Alon Livne
Jamaica Mission Catwalk Keneea Linton-George TVJ March 15, 2011
Keneea Linton-George (mentor season 2, hostess and judge seasons 1-3)
Novia McDonald-Whyte
Carlton Brown
Sandra Kennedy (mentor Season 1)
Kay Davitian (mentor)
5 N/A
Latin America Project Runway Latin America Rebecca de Alba Fashion TV (season 1), Glitz* (season 2 & 3) September 20, 2010
Claudia Pandolfo
Ángel Sánchez
Mariano Toledo (mentor in Season 1-2) Jorge Duque Velez (mentor season 3)
3 Season 1 Jorge Duque Velez
Season 2 Karin Koo
Season 3 Matias Hernan
Malaysia Project Runway Malaysia Bernie Chan 8TV August 3, 2007
Bernie Chan
Datuk Bernard Chandran
1 Season 1, 2007 Felix Chin
Mongolia "Project Runway Mongolia" 2017 Season 1, 2017
Netherlands Project Catwalk Renate Verbaan (season 1 & 2)
Stacey Rookhuizen (season 3) RTL 5 October 8, 2007
Simone Dernee (season 1)
Cecile Narinx (season 2)
Daryl van Wouw (season 1 & 2)
Olcay Gulsen (season 3)
Jan Taminiau (season 3)
3 Season 1, 2007 Django Steenbakker
Norway Designerspirene Vendela Kirsebom TV3 February 26, 2007 – May, 2007
Vendela Kirsebom
Peter Løchstøer
Petra Middelthon
William Jensen (mentor)
1 Season 1, 2005-2006 Daniel Sørensen
Philippines Project Runway Philippines Teresa Herrera
(2008–2009)
Tweetie De Leon
(2011–present) ETC
SBN 21 Season 1: July 30, 2008 – November 12, 2008
Season 2: August 12, 2009 – December 2, 2009
Season 3: March 25, 2012 – May 13, 2012
Season 4: June 14, 2015 – August 2015
Apples Aberin-Sahdwani
Rajo Laurel
Jojie Lloren (mentor)
4 Season 1, 2008 Aries Lagat
Season 2, 2009 Manny Marquez
Season 3, 2012 Milka Quin Redoble
Season 4, 2015 Jose Joy Chicano
Poland Project Runway Poland Anja Rubik TVN March 2, 2014
Anja Rubik
Joanna Przetakiewicz
Marcin Tyszka (season 2)
Mariusz Przybylski (season 1)
Tomasz Ossoliński (mentor)
2 Season 1, 2014 Jakub "Jacob" Bartnik
Season 2, 2015 Michał Zieliński
Portugal Projecto Moda Nayma Mingas RTP1 July 25, 2010 – September 26, 2010
Manuel Alves
Fátima Cotta
Cristina Pinho
Paulo Gomes (mentor)
1 Season 1, 2010 Carina Duarte
Russia Проект Подиум
Project Runway Russia Anna Sedokova MTV Russia October 8, 2011
Elena Sotnikova
Leonid Alexeyev
Pavel Kaplevich (mentor)
1 Season 1, 2011-2012 Dmitry Neu
South Korea 프로젝트 런웨이 코리아
Project Runway Korea Lee So-ra Onstyle February 7, 2009
Shin Yoo-jin
Kim Seok-won
Kan Ho-sup (mentor)
5 Season 1, 2009 Lee Woo-kyung
Season 2, 2010 Jung Go-woun
Season 3, 2011 Shin Joo-yeon
Season 4, 2012 Kim Hye-ran
All-Stars 1, 2015 Hwang Jae-geun
Sweden Project Runway Sverige Sofi Fahrman TV3 October 1, 2012
Rossana Mariano
Marcel Marongiu
Rohdi Heintz (mentor)
1 Season 1, 2012 Naim Josefi
Taiwan Super Designer Li Jing TTV August 26, 2010
Ku Yu Wen
Hong Wei Ming
Lu Shu Fen
Lin Li
Wen Xiao Hong
N/A
Thailand Project Runway Thailand 2016 Season 1, 2016: TBA
Turkey Proje Moda Güzide Duran Star TV July 9, 2007
Cemil İpekçi
Işın Görmüş
Barbarossa
United Kingdom Project Catwalk Elizabeth Hurley
(2006)
Kelly Osbourne
(2007–2008) Sky One 2006–2008
Julien Macdonald
Lorraine Candy (2006)
Paula Reed (2007–2008)
Ben de Lisi (mentor)
3 Season 1, 2006 Kirsty Doyle
Season 2, 2007 Wayne Aveline
Season 3, 2008 Jasper Garvida
Vietnam Project Runway Vietnam Ngô Thanh Vân
(2013)
Trương Ngọc Ánh
(2014-2015) VTV3 Season 1: April 28 – June 16, 2013
Season 2 : May 11, 2013 – July 6, 2014
Season 3 : December 19, 2015 - January 30, 2016
Đỗ Mạnh Cường (2013)
Chloe Dao (2013)
Trần Nguyễn Thiên Hương (2013-2016)
Nguyễn Công Trí (2014-2016)
Nguyễn Thanh Tùng (mentor)
3 Season 1, 2013 Hoàng Minh Hà
Season 2, 2014 Lý Giám Tiền
Season 3, 2015-2016 Nguyễn Tiến Truyển
Project Runway Junior Vietnam TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
See also[edit]
List of Project Runway contestants
The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection
Models of the Runway
References[edit]
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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
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World of Warcraft:
Wrath of the Lich King
Developer(s)
Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Blizzard Entertainment
Designer(s)
Tom Chilton, Jeff Kaplan
Composer(s)
Russell Brower, Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford
Series
Warcraft
Platform(s)
Microsoft Windows, OS X
Release
EU / NA: November 13, 2008
[1][2]
AU: November 14, 2008
Genre(s)
MMORPG
Mode(s)
Multiplayer
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is the second expansion set for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft, following The Burning Crusade. It launched on November 13, 2008 and sold 2.8 million copies within the first day, making it the fastest selling computer game of all time released at that point. The game added a substantial amount of new content into the game world, including the new continent of Northrend, home of the eponymous Lich King and his undead minions. In order to advance through Northrend, players are required to reach at least level 68 and the level cap for the expansion is 80. The first hero class was introduced, the Death Knight, that starts at level 55.[3]
Contents
1 Gameplay
1.1 Level increase
1.2 Death Knights
1.3 Northrend
2 Plot
2.1 Secrets of Ulduar
2.2 Call of the Crusade
2.3 Fall of the Lich King
3 Development and release
4 Reception
4.1 Sales
5 References
6 External links
Gameplay[edit]
Main article: Gameplay of World of Warcraft
Level increase[edit]
The first expansion pack, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, raised the maximum level from 60 to 70 and the Wrath of the Lich King raised the level cap from 70 to 80.[4]
Death Knights[edit]
The death knight is the first "hero class" introduced in World of Warcraft, and would be the only one available until the introduction of the demon hunter in Legion. Hero classes are those that start the game at a higher level than the regular level 1. Originally, a death knight could only be created if the player previously had a level 55 on that realm but that requirement was removed in late 2014.[5]
Death knights are fallen heroes of the Alliance and the Horde, raised by the Lich King to serve as champions of the undead Scourge. They are able to fill the tank and damage dealer roles. The three death knight specializations are blood, frost and unholy. The blood specialization focuses on the manipulation of blood, using an enemy's blood against them while using the death knights' blood to benefit themselves. Frost specializes in control, counters and combination strikes using frost related abilities. Unholy specialization focuses on poisoning your opponent and sending the player's permanent, controllable pet ghoul to attack the enemy.[6][7] Death knights wear plate armor and wield weapons with rune engravings (permanent weapon enhancements), which are achieved through the death knight profession called runeforging by utilizing the runeforge in Acherus.
Newly created death knights begin with a larger set of spells and abilities than new characters of other classes. The class starts without any talent points and must unlock available talent tiers for their level by completing quests in the death knight starting area in Eastern Plaguelands.[8] Players must complete all the starting area quests in order to join the rest of Azeroth. The death knight class is available to all in-game races except the Pandarens.
Instead of utilizing rage, energy or mana for combat resources, a death knight uses a system of runes and runic power (both displayed under the player portrait), which is generated by using runes.[9] The death knight originally had two of each type of rune - blood, frost and unholy - available for use. After a rune is used, it enters a ten-second 'cooldown' period before it can be used again and runic power decays over time when out of combat. With specific talents, the death knight can also turn their runes into death runes, which can be used as any type of rune. The death knight has the option of three presences: blood, frost and unholy. In Wrath of the Lich King, frost presence increased threat generated, increased health and lowered damage taken; blood presence increased damage done and restored a portion of damage dealt as healing; unholy presence increased attack speed, increased movement speed and reduced the global cooldown on all abilities.[7]
In the following expansion, Cataclysm, with a desire to clearly designate specializations as damage dealing or tank, Blood became the designated tanking spec and blood presence's effects was changed so that blood presence had threat and damage mitigation and frost presence was changed to increasing all runic power generation. In the Legion expansion, death knights have six death runes instead of three types of runes and presences were removed; each specific presence's effect is included in its related specialization automatically.[10]
Northrend[edit]
Northrend is a crescent-shaped continent in northern Azeroth.[11] The continent is roughly half the size of the Eastern Kingdoms, but matches Outland in length and width. Although Northrend is known for its snow and ice, only parts of the continent are frozen over.[12] Northrend features eight zones with content designed for players beginning at level 68, although players may travel to Northrend at any level.[13] Players arrive by boat (Alliance) or zeppelin (Horde) either at the Howling Fjord or the Borean Tundra zones, each located at opposite ends of the continent. Howling Fjord is home to evil half-giants called the Vrykul, who reside in Utgarde Keep, the first dungeon in the expansion. The Dragonblight and Grizzly Hills zones are located in the southcentral and southeast parts of the continent respectively. The Ursine Furbolgs reside in the forested Grizzly Hills. Dragonblight features the gravesites of dragons who came to the region to die.[14] Wintergrasp is the first zone in World of Warcraft designed specifically for Player versus Player (PVP) activities, even on Player versus Environment (PvE) servers.[15]
The forces of the Alliance, unified under King Varian Wrynn, have brought its armies to Northrend with the goal of avenging the Alliance Kingdom of Lordaeron, whose betrayal and destruction at the hands of Prince Arthas Menethil was engineered by the Lich King. The Alliance controls Valiance Keep and Valgarde in the Borean Tundra and Howling Fjord respectively, as well as Wintergarde Keep in Dragonblight.
The Forsaken and their Banshee Queen, Sylvanas Windrunner, have also arrived with a new contagion that they hope will prove to be effective against the undead minions of the Lich King. The Forsaken are seeking vengeance for being subjected to Arthas's magic. They have set up a military base of operations called "Vengeance Landing" and have created a settlement called "New Agamand," both in the Howling Fjord. The magi of Dalaran have also relocated, along with their city, to Northrend in order to deal with the rising threat of the Blue Dragonflight, led by Malygos the Spell-Weaver, and the Lich King. The city of Dalaran functions as the neutral sanctuary city for the continent, analogous to Shattrath City in Outland. Dalaran is levitating at a great height above the Crystalsong Forest zone but can be accessed by either the ground or by flying mount.[14] The expansion also features more creatures and other enemies, such as the four new spirit beasts: Loque'nahak, Gondria, Skoll and Arcturis. It also introduces the vicious dragons called Proto-Drakes (dragons with short arms, huge teeth and large wings) and the gigantic dinosaur named King Krush, who stalks the jungles of Sholazar Basin. Arthas Menethil, the Lich King, is the primary antagonist of the expansion.
Plot[edit]
In the wake of the Sunwell's purification, a period of suspicious silence swept over the world. As if on cue, the undead Scourge launched a massive assault against the cities and towns of Azeroth, this time extending its reach far beyond the Eastern Kingdoms. Under pressure to respond with a full army, Warchief Thrall deployed an expedition force to Northrend led by Overlord Garrosh Hellscream. Meanwhile, the missing human king Varian Wrynn at last returned to Stormwind City and reclaimed his crown. He sent an equally powerful Alliance army, commanded by Bolvar Fordragon, to defeat the Lich King—and any Horde forces who would stand in their way.
The Alliance and Horde (led by Dranosh Saurfang) eventually led a combined offensive on the Wrathgate, the entrance to the Lich King's fortress of Icecrown Citadel. Before they could succeed however, Grand Apothecary Putress and his Royal Apothecary Society followers (renegade Forsaken) unleashed a new plague that killed friend and foe alike, while his traitorous counterpart, the dreadlord Varimathras, seized the Undercity in a coup that nearly killed Sylvanas. The usurpers were slain for their vile deeds by armies of the Alliance and Horde and the Forsaken capital was restored. The debacle however, created suspicion among the Horde regarding Sylvanas's loyalties. At the Wrathgate, many brave Alliance soldiers died at the hands of the Forsaken's Royal Apothecary Society; including King Varian's dear friend Bolvar Fordragon. Varian, who had always been wary of the orcs, discovered that the Royal Apothecary Society had been developing the new plague for years. The events that transpired during the battle for the Undercity convinced the human king that the Horde had been left unchecked for too long and he becomes hostile to the Horde for the rest of the campaign in Northrend.
Secrets of Ulduar[edit]
The march of Horde and Alliance armies through Northrend led to a number of victories, but these successes paled before a discovery made by the explorer Brann Bronzebeard within the ancient titan complex of Ulduar. This mysterious fortress had long served as the prison of the Old God Yogg-Saron, a being of unfathomable evil whose influence had spread into the continent of Northrend itself. However, the safeguards keeping Yogg-Saron imprisoned began to fail, and the Old God's influence corrupted Ulduar's guardians. With Brann's assistance, small bands of Alliance and Horde champions infiltrated Ulduar to confront Yogg-Saron, who blasted the invaders with cryptic visions: the millennia-old creation of an artifact known as the Dragon Soul, the assassination of Stormwind's King Llane, and a glimpse of the Lich King's future. However, the heroes manage to prevail and destroy Yogg-Saron.
Call of the Crusade[edit]
In preparation for the final offensive against the Lich King, the Argent Crusade (a union of holy warriors from the Order of the Silver Hand and the Argent Dawn) assembled a base near Icecrown Citadel to gather resources and identify the champions who would serve at the vanguard of their army. Highlord Tirion Fordring organized a tournament to test potential heroes of the Horde and the Alliance, but agents of the Scourge quickly emerged to sabotage the event. The undead attack culminated with the appearance of the monstrous crypt lord Anub'arak, who attempted to exterminate Tirion's elite force before it could be assembled. Fortunately, the gathered heroes prove to be too much for Anub'arak to handle and he is defeated.
Fall of the Lich King[edit]
As the final battle against the Lich King approached, the human sorceress Jaina Proudmoore and the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner journeyed to the icy heart of Northrend. Both had come for different reasons: Jaina hoped to discover whether a part of her former friend and lover, Arthas Menethil, still lived; Sylvanas longed to take revenge on her old enemy. With the aid of these two heroes, Azeroth's champions stormed Icecrown Citadel and vanquished the Lich King's minions. Their confrontation with the Lich King involved thousands of souls consumed by Arthas's blade, Frostmourne. Ultimately, Arthas was slain with the aid of Tirion Fordring, and the heroes who triumphed over him learned a chilling truth about the existence of the undead Scourge. Without a Lich King, the leaderless undead would go on an unstoppable rampage across Azeroth. Bolvar (revealed to have been altered by the red dragons' flame), steps forward and voluntarily becomes the new Lich King, promising to keep the Scourge contained in Northrend as its eternal jailer.
Development and release[edit]
Promotion at IgroMir 2012
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King was announced on August 3, 2007, on the first day of BlizzCon 2007.[16][17] Several enhancements to World of Warcraft's graphics engine were added with the release of Wrath of the Lich King. These include the use of a new shader in areas containing ice,[18] new fire effects, more realistic shadows, and the option to turn down character texture resolution to improve performance.
On October 15, 2008, Patch 3.0.2, titled 'Wrath of the Lich King', was released to pave the way for the upcoming expansion, bringing many of the expansion's updated systems to the game pre-release.[19] Several new features were added including an all new class called the Death Knight. Classes received new spells and abilities. A harbor was added to Stormwind and new Zeppelin towers outside Orgrimmar and Tirisfal Glades. Wrath of the Lich King was released on November 13, 2008.
Patch 3.1.0, 'Secrets of Ulduar', was released April 15, 2009.[20] Players discovered the titan city of Ulduar to learn it was a prison keeping the Old God of Death, Yogg-Saron inside. New content along with the new raid, Ulduar, was added including the new Argent Tournament Grounds. The dual talent specialization and the equipment manager were added to the UI. Patch 3.2, 'Call of the Crusade', was released August 5, 2009.[21] Since release of Argent Tournament in patch 3.1.0, players have been fighting champions of each faction. Patch 3.2.0 added the Crusader's Coliseum raid, a PvP season 7, a new Battleground, Isle of Conquest and some Argent Tournament quests. The final major patch for the expansion, Patch 3.3, 'Fall of the Lich King', was released on December 9, 2009.[22] It added the Icecrown Citadel raid, where players would fight the Lich King and the main storyline came to a conclusion. Other new content included the Kalu’ak Fishing Derby. Cross server LFG (looking for group), which allowed players from different servers to play together in a dungeon. Patch 3.3.5, released on June 22, 2010, was a minor content patch that released the Ruby Sanctum raid and added cross-game chat using Battle.net. The raid features fighting against the black dragonflight that is attempting to destroy the Sanctum to facilitate Deathwing's reemergence.
On September 19, 2012, the Wrath of the Lich King expansion was completely merged with the original World of Warcraft game, just as the Burning Crusade expansion was the previous year. Now all players who purchase the original game automatically receive The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King at no additional cost. This merging of the expansions with the original game is called a "Battle Chest".[23]
Reception[edit]
Reception
Aggregate scores
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GameRankings 92.50%[24]
Metacritic 91%[25]
Review scores
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1UP.com A-[26]
Eurogamer 10/10[27]
G4 [28]
GameSpot 9.0/10[29]
GameSpy [30]
GameTrailers 92/100[31]
GameZone 9.5/10[32]
IGN 9.0/10[33]
PC Zone 8.6/10[34]
VideoGamer.com 9/10[35]
Wrath of the Lich King was critically acclaimed, scoring a 91 on Metacritic.[36] Since its release, this expansion has often been recognized as World of Warcraft's best expansion by critics and fans.[37] The game reached its peak in October 2010 with over 12 million subscribers.[38]
Sales[edit]
The set sold 2.8 million copies within the first 24 hours of availability.[39] This had made it the fastest selling computer game of all time, beating the record set by the previous World of Warcraft expansion The Burning Crusade, which had sold 2.4 million within its first 24 hours.[40] It received a "Gold" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[41] indicating sales of at least 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[42] It later lost its rank as number one after Blizzard released Diablo III, which sold over 3.5 million copies within its first 24 hours on the market.[43]
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