Make it fashion.
Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel.
Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel.
Air date: 2014-07-24
Runtime: 63 min
Overview: Eighteen designers have made it through the application stage, but the judges need to pare down the group to fifteen contestants. Later in the workroom, they learn that a designer from a previous season will join them. For their first challenge, the designers are asked to create a Spring look from the provided fabrics that will give the judges a preview of their Fashion Week collections. They have one day to complete the challenge.
Air date: 2014-07-31
Runtime: 64 min
Overview: Working in teams of three, the designers must create a mini-collection of fashionable looks out of items found in a movie theater or film set. They have one day to complete the challenge.
Air date: 2014-08-07
Runtime: 64 min
Overview: The designers must draw from their past to inspire a look they think will be relevant 20 years into the future. They have $200 and one day to complete the challenge.
Air date: 2014-08-14
Runtime: 64 min
Overview: The designers are each assigned a man's vintage suit which will serve as the materials and inspiration for a high fashion look. They have $100 for supplemental fabric and one day to complete the challenge.
Air date: 2014-08-21
Runtime: 64 min
Overview: The designers must fashion a look for Heidi Klum to wear to the Emmy Awards. They have $250 and one day to complete their garments. After a disastrous client consultation, they are given an additional $100 for another trip to Mood.
Air date: 2014-08-28
Runtime: 64 min
Overview: Working in pairs, the designers are tasked to create alternative wedding garments. Each team has $400 and one day to complete their looks.
Air date: 2014-09-04
Runtime: 64 min
Overview: For their next challenge, the designers must create an evening wear look inspired by a piece of Chopard jewelry. Further inspiration is provided by a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They have $250 and one day to complete their garments.
Air date: 2014-09-11
Runtime: 64 min
Overview: The designers are challenged to create an avant-garde look that must be able to withstand the water elements of Project Runway's first "rain"-way. They have $300 and two days to complete their garments.
Air date: 2014-09-18
Runtime: 64 min
Overview: The designers are tasked with creating modern, age-appropriate looks for a young girl based on the BeForever line of American Girl dolls. They have $150 and one day to complete the challenge.
Air date: 2014-09-25
Runtime: 64 min
Overview: Each designer must find their muse in Washington Square Park and convince a stranger to undergo a complete makeover. They have $200 and two days to complete the challenge.
Air date: 2014-10-02
Runtime: 64 min
Overview: In teams of two, the designers must bid on five storage units which contain the materials they will use to construct two outfits. They have $500 with which to bid and two days to complete the challenge. Later, they are given $100 and a trip to Mood in order to create a third look. And in a final twist, the bottom two designers get one hour to create one more outfit in order to avoid elimination.
Air date: 2014-10-09
Runtime: 64 min
Overview: The designers are tasked to use New York City itself as the inspiration for a street chic look. They have $200 and two days to complete their garments. Later, they are given a second challenge of redesigning a another contestant's losing look into a new outfit with a budget of $100.
Air date: 2014-10-16
Runtime: 64 min
Overview: Tim Gunn and the designers travel to Rome to get inspiration for their Fashion Week collection. Back in the United States, they have five weeks and $9000 to design a 10-piece collection. In the interim, each gets a special visit in their hometown from Tim Gunn. Prior to showing at Fashion Week, the judges want to see a mini-collection of three looks from each designer for critiques and feedback.
Air date: 2014-10-23
Runtime: 64 min
Overview: In the conclusion of the finale, the remaining contestants ready their collections for the runway. They are given an additional $300 to spend at Mood to finish their looks. Then they present their lines to industry insiders at Fashion Week.