Project Runway

Fifteen fashion designers compete for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show at New York’s Fashion Week and $100,000 to make their line a reality. The inaugural challenge is to create an outfit of raw material that expresses who the designer is.

Heidi Klum tells the designers that for their next challenge they will be designing for a major icon of fashion. In the workroom, Tim introduces Sarah Jessica Parker. The designers must design a three-piece look with a fabric budget of $15.00.

The designers meet with Tim on the set of the Today Show and introduces their challenge: to design an outfit for host Tiki Barber to wear on the show. The designers, predominately from the world of womenswear, begin to panic.

In the workroom, the designers see pictures of hideous fashion. Nina Garcia is there to introduce the challenge: these bad trends must be incorporated into a modern collection. When they hit the runway, an unexpected twist shocks all the designers.

The challenge is to create a new look for women who have recently lost significant weight, using their favorite old clothes as the material for the outfit. The designers must create a look for the client’s everyday life.

It’s mayhem as designers must create an ensemble that’s not only wearable but captures the charm and spirit of candy. What began as an exciting challenge evolves into a labor of love as designers wield delicate tissue papers and edible materials.

Lucky girls from New Jersey arrive at Parsons with a strong vision of their prom dress and the right to choose their designer. Designers have a thirty-minute brainstorming session with their client and discover a battle on their hands.

Avant-garde in fashion is a style that does not suit every designer, so for this challenge they are divided in tandems and allocated a $300 budget and two days to complete their look. The teams, already in a time crunch, get a big surprise from Tim.

The remaining designers must create a timeless ensemble from legendary Levi’s classic denim that will inspire future generations of denim lovers and fashionistas. The budget for this challenge is unlimited Levi denim and cotton material.

Professional female wrestles continue to raise the bar within the WWE’s Diva Division. Two key components to every diva are the gimmick and the ring attire. Designers meet the divas and are challenged to create an outfit that reflects their gimmick.

The designers find their challenge in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Within The Met’s aesthetic pleasures, each designer uncovers their muse. The final challenge tests their imagination to reincarnate art of yesteryear into modern couture.

All the designers reunite for the first time-featuring a sneak peek at the last four’s collections just days before the Mercedes Benz fashion week. They discuss which finalist could win and share what it’s like to be recognized in everyday life.

Four designers have arrived at the pearly gates of Bryant Park-they’ll be showing to the most influential crowd in the industry. They have an eight-thousand-dollar budget and five months to complete their line of twelve looks for fashion week.

Over the last five months, what began as basic themes have fleshed out into a varied and vibrant 12-piece collection representing the identity of each designer. It’s down to the wire for the elite artists to show the world they have arrived.