About Project Runway
Brief history and
description of the Peabody Award winning show Project Runway
by Mark Hughes
Since its debut on Bravo in 2004, Project Runway, a
Peabody Award winning and Emmy-nominated
fashion-competition reality series, has attracted a loyal and growing
audience.
Shapely Competition: The
Designers
Each season of Project Runway begins with about 15
designers. Every week the designers have a different competition in which
they try to make the best clothes. Competitions are usually restricted by
time, theme, and materials. The designs are judged at the end of each
competition, and one designer will be declared the winner while another
designer is eliminated. The ultimate goal of the competition for the
designers is to become one of three finalists who will create and show a
fashion collection at New York Fashion Week. Designers also contend for other prizes,
including cash and an opportunity to launch their own fashion line.
Shapely Competition: The Models
Models also
play a role in Project Runway. On the first episode, the designers
select a model that they will work with throughout the season. If a designer
wins a competition, he or she is often given a choice to keep their current
model, replace their model with the model of the losing designer from the
previous week, or choose to take a model from another designer still in the
competition. The model paired with the winning designer at the end of the
season also wins prizes, such as a modeling contract and a spread in
Elle magazine.
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