Project Runway (season 15)
Project Runway (season 15) | |
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Country of origin | United States |
Release | |
Original network | Lifetime |
Original release |
September 15, 2016 – |
Additional information | |
No. of contestants | 16 |
No. of tasks | 14 |
Project Runway Season 15 is the fifteenth season of the television show Project Runway, appearing on Lifetime. The season began on September 15, 2016, and attracted 1.72 million total viewers.[1] There are 16 designers competing to become "the next great American designer." Supermodel Heidi Klum, Marie Claire creative director Nina Garcia, and fashion designer Zac Posen are all returning as judges this season. Tim Gunn maintains his role as the workroom mentor.
In May 2016, Lifetime renewed Project Runway for three more seasons (16, 17 and 18) in a deal with The Weinstein Company. [2]
Designers
Sources:[3]
Name | Age | Hometown | Place finished |
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Ian Hargrove | 30 | Chicago, IL | 16th |
Linda Marcus | 55 | Milwaukee, WI | 15th |
Kimber Richardson | 42 | New York City, NY | 14th |
Sarah Donofrio | 34 | Portland, OR | 13th |
Alex Snyder | 30 | San Francisco, CA | 12th |
Tasha Henderson | 33 | Shreveport, LA | 11th |
Brik Allen | 26 | Baton Rouge, LA | 10th |
Jenni Riccetti | 22 | San Francisco, CA | 9th |
Nathalia JMag | 23 | Framingham, MA | 8th |
Dexter Simmons | 32 | Oakland, CA | 7th |
Mah-Jing Wong | 28 | Philadelphia, PA | 6th |
Cornelius Ortiz | 24 | Boston, MA | |
Erin Robertson | 29 | Cambridge, MA | |
Laurence Basse | 41 | Los Angeles, CA | |
Rik Villa | 31 | Los Angeles, CA | |
Roberi Parra | 32 | Miami, FL | |
Models
- Anna
- Alla Z. Roldan
- Alysia Beckford
- Britt Brooks
- Juanita B. Bledman
- Karina Villa
- Keke
- Kristy
- Lais Scheffler
- Meandra Nel
- Paola Horber
- Priscilla Cox
- Sherica Maynard
- Stacy
- Theresa
- Tirzah Evora
Designer Progress
Designers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Eliminated Episode |
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Cornelius | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | SAFE | IN | WIN | LOW | ||||
Erin | WIN | HIGH | WIN | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | HIGH | WIN | ||||
Laurence | IN | WIN | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | ||||
Rik | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | HIGH | ||||
Roberi | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | ||||
Mah-Jing | IN | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | OUT | 11 - Bold Innovation | |||
Dexter | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN2 | HIGH | LOW | IN | OUT | 10 - A Power Trip | ||||
Nathalia | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | HIGH | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||
Jenni | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | 9 - Life is Full of Surprises | |||||
Brik | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | OUT | 7 - Welcome to the Urban Jungle | |||||||
Tasha | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | OUT | 6 - There IS Crying in Fashion | ||||||||
Alex | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | OUT | 5 - There's No "I" in "Team" | |||||||||
Sarah | IN | IN | IN | OUT | 4 - Sink or Swim | ||||||||||
Kimberly | IN | LOW | OUT | 3 - Blacklight or Daylight? | |||||||||||
Linda | IN | OUT | 2 - Just Fabulous! | ||||||||||||
Ian | OUT | 1 - An Unconventional Launch Party |
- ^1 : In episode 5, Jenni and Brik's outfit received negative critiques despite being on the winning team. Conversely, Mah-Jing's outfit received positive critiques despite being on the losing team.
- ^2 : In episode 6, Heidi stated that Dexter was lucky to have immunity because none of the judges liked his look.
- The designer won Project Runway Season 15.
- The designer advanced to Fashion Week.
- The designer won the challenge.
- The designer came in second but did not win the challenge.
- The designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge, but did not win.
- The designer had one of the lowest scores for that challenge, but was not eliminated.
- The designer was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
- The designer lost and was eliminated from the competition.
- The designer lost, but was brought back to the competition by Tim Gunn.
- The designer withdrew from the competition.
Model | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
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Sherica | ER | ER | BA | RV | CO, RV | RP | MJ | ER | - | RV | MJ | |||||
Karina | MJ | JR | LB | TH | LB, TH | NJ | RV | JR | - | DS | LB | |||||
Britt | SD | AS | NJ | BA | DS | DS | ER | LB | - | NJ | RV | |||||
Paola | RP | KR | MJ | DS | NJ, RP | CO | BA | CO | - | LB | CO | |||||
Tirzah | KR | LB | JR | SD | - | RV | LB | MJ | - | RP | ER | |||||
Alla | RV | MJ | AS | MJ | AS | TH | JR | NJ | - | CO | RP | |||||
Juanita | LB | NJ | TH | JR | ER | BA | CO | - | - | ER | OUT | |||||
Alysia | LM | SD | RP | CO | MJ | ER | RP | - | - | MJ | OUT | |||||
Lais | NJ | RV | KR | ER | BA, JR | JR | NJ | - | - | OUT | ||||||
Priscilla | IH | CO | ER | AS | - | MJ | DS | RV | - | OUT | ||||||
Kristy | JR | RP | SD | NJ | - | LB | OUT | |||||||||
Keke | TH | BA | RV | LB | - | OUT | ||||||||||
Meandra | AS | LM | CO | RP | - | OUT | ||||||||||
Anna | BA | DS | DS | OUT | ||||||||||||
Therese | CO | TH | OUT | |||||||||||||
Stacy | DS | OUT |
- The model won Project Runway Season 15.
- The model wore the winning designer for that challenge.
- The model wore the 2nd best designer for that challenge.
- The model wore the 3rd best designer for that challenge.
- The model wore one of the lowest score designers for that challenge, but was not eliminated.
- The designer wore the 2nd to the lowest score designer, but was not eliminated.
- The model wore the losing design that challenge.
- The model wore the losing design but the designer was saved by Tim Gunn in that challenge.
- The model was eliminated.
- The model was out, but was brought back.
Designer Legend
- Alex Snyder: AS
- Brik Allen: BA
- Cornelius Ortiz: CO
- Dexter Simmons: DS
- Erin Robertson: ER
- Ian Hargrove: IH
- Jenni Riccetti: JR
- Kimber Richardson: KR
- Laurence Basse: LB
- Linda Marcus: LM
- Mah-Jing Wong: MJ
- Nathalia JMag: NJ
- Rik Villa: RV
- Roberi Parra: RP
- Sarah Donofrio: SD
- Tasha Henderson: TH
Episodes
Episode 0: Road to the Runway
Original airdate: September 15, 2016
- Host Tim Gunn introduced season 15’s designers including home and closet tours.
Episode 1: An Unconventional Launch Party
Original airdate: September 15, 2016
- The 16 designers were tasked to create an outfit that incorporated “the spirit, the aura and the vibe” of the launch party. This was an unconventional materials challenge with the party decorations serving as the materials.
- Guest Judge: Savannah Guthrie
- WINNER: Erin
- ELIMINATED: Ian
Episode 2: Just Fabulous!
Original airdate: September 22, 2016
- In one day and with $150, contestants designed a look for the everyday woman. The winning look was reproduced and sold on JustFab.com.
- Guest Judge: Nina Dobrev
- WINNER: Laurence
- ELIMINATED: Linda
Episode 3: Blacklight or Daylight?
Original airdate: September 29, 2016
- Guest Judge: Jaime King
- WINNER: Erin
- ELIMINATED: Kimber
Episode 4: Sink or Swim
Original airdate: October 6, 2016
- Guest Judge: Lucky Blue Smith
- WINNER: Rik
- ELIMINATED: Sarah
Episode 5: There's No "I" in "Team"
Original airdate: October 13, 2016
- Guest Judge: Sabrina Carpenter
- WINNER: Dexter
- ELIMINATED: Alex
Episode 6: There IS Crying in Fashion
Original airdate: October 20, 2016
- Guest Judge: Emily Ratajkowski
- WINNER: Jenni
- ELIMINATED: Tasha
Episode 7: Welcome to the Urban Jungle
Original airdate: October 27, 2016
- Guest Judges: Rebecca Minkoff and Carly Chaikin
- WINNER: Laurence
- ELIMINATED: Brik
Episode 8: Project Pop Up
Original airdate: November 3, 2016
- The designers were split into three teams of three and tasked to create a collection inspired by one of the Sally Beauty colors. They presented the final collections in a Pop-Up Shop in downtown New York City. The public was allowed to voted on their favorite looks which accounted for 20% of the teams' final judging score. Team Neutral received the most votes from the public while Team Blue impressed the judges more and were deemed the best of the week.
Team Neutral | Team Blue | Team Red |
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Mah-Jing, Natalia, and Jenni | Rik, Roberi, and Laurence | Erin, Cornelius, and Dexter |
- Guest Judge: Kelly Osbourne
- WINNER: Roberi
- SAVED: Cornelius
Episode 9: Life is Full of Surprises
Original airdate: November 10, 2016
- The designers are pleasantly surprised when each one of them is visited by a special guest from home. But the emotional reunions with their mothers, daughters, and friends are quickly overshadowed by the drama of the next challenge when the designers learn that their newly arrived loved ones will also be their clients—and there is $50,000 on the line!
- Guest Judges: Olivia Culpo and Katia Beauchamp
- WINNER: Rik
- ELIMINATED: Jenni
Episode 10: A Power Trip
Original airdate: November 17, 2016
- After having a helicopter flight over New York, the designers were tasked to create a high-fashion editorial look for a powerful woman, inspired by their flight. The winning look will be featured in a spread in Marie Claire magazine.
- Guest Judges: Anne Fulenwider and Camilla Belle
- WINNER: Cornelius
- ELIMINATED: Natalia and Dexter
Episode 11: Bold Innovation
Original airdate: December 1, 2016
- The first-ever hybrid challenge tasks the clothiers to fashion innovative avant-garde looks by using conventional fabric and unconventional metal-themed materials. Included: a memorable runway.
- Guest Judges: Shiri Appleby
- WINNER: Erin
- ELIMINATED: Mah-Jing
References
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (September 16, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.15.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2016/05/project-runway-renewed-season-16-17-18-all-stars-junior-fashion-inc-lifetime-1201762990/
- ↑ "Project Runway Designers". myLifetime.com. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
External links
- Project Runway Season 15 Official Website
- Project Runway at the Internet Movie Database
- JustFab's website