Project Runway: Season One
Notable challenges included designing a dress from items
in a supermarket and imagining fashion from the year 2050
by Mark Hughes
Premiered: Dec. 1, 2004
Nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding
Competition Reality Series
Season 1
Winning Designer: Jay McCarroll
Second Place:
Kara Saun
Third Place: Wendy Pepper
Prizes:
$100,000
cash prize
Mentorship from Banana Republic
Display of the winning
work in Elle magazine
Fun Fact: Jay McCarroll chose not to accept
the cash prize to create a brand of clothing when he discovered that the
Weinstein Company (the production company behind Project Runway)
would forever take 10% of any profits he made.
Competitions for
this season included:
Episode 1:
Innovation
Using only materials available from a supermarket,
designers had to create a sexy, elegant dress for a night out on the
town.
Episode 7: Design a Collection
Designers worked in
teams of three to create a fashion collection representing the year 2055.
Episode 8: Postal Uniform
Challenge
Contestants were asked to redesign the uniform for United States Postal Service workers.
Finale Judges: Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, , and Parker Posey.
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