Another year of crazy wannabe fashion designers with super weird hair, make up and clothes to entertain, bitch and create some colourful pieces for the runway.
The show features Megan Gale as the host, and Kirrily Johnston, and Jarrad Clark as judges. Alex Perry acts as a mentor to the contestants, as Tim Gunn does in the American version.
What is there NOT to like about this show? Seriously Project Runway US or AU is the highlight of any TV week.
Official Website: http://www.arenatv.com.au/project-runway/home
Project Runway uses progressive elimination to reduce the initial field of 10 or more fashion designers down to 3 or 4 before the final challenge.
Each non-finale challenge (the scope of one episode) requires the designers to develop one or several pieces of new clothing to be presented at a runway show. The challenges range in creative diversity to test the designers' ingenuity while maintaining their personal design aesthetic. These challenges may include creating a garment from non-traditional materials, designing for a certain high-profile person or centered around a specialized theme.
The show takes place in Melbourne with designers using a workroom at the White House Institute of Design.
The 12 Designers are:
- Amanda McKenna, 36, from Western Australia
- Anna McEachran, 31, from Western Australia
- Anthony Allars, 34, from New South Wales
- Claire Hocking, 24, from Victoria
- Craig Braybrook, 45, from Victoria
- Dylan Cooper, 21, from New South Wales
- Gabrielle Stephens, 40, from Victoria
- Johnny Schembri, 23, from New South Wales
- Matcho Suba, 27, from Victoria
- Nerida Bourne, 21, from New South Wales
- Rachael Perks, 21, from New South Wales
- Timothy Godbold, 42, from Western Australia
Project Runway Australia Season 1
Project Runway Australia premiered its first season on July 7, 2008. In its first season, Project Runway Australia received critical acclaim, including an Astra nomination for outstanding reality series. The winning designer of the first season was Brisbane-based designer Juli Grbac.
Project Runway Australia Season 2
Project Runway Australia premiered its second season on July 8, 2009. Season 2 was won by Anthony Capon from Melbourne on September 16, 2009.
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