

This was far from the first time that a designer seriously considered leaving the show. The time constraint is just too much.” But unlike Cocieru, who threw a full-blown diva fit, “We never verbalized it.” That was enough reason for us to dig through the annals of the Emmy-winning reality show to see how many designers in the past either left because they felt ill or they were overwhelmed by the pressure in the workroom to come up with fabulous fashions under tight deadlines.įellow season 18 contestant Chelsey Carter, who was dismissed when judges thought her see-through fabric design wasn’t quite up to snuff, confessed to mentor Christian Siriano on Bravo’s after show, “We all have thought about quitting: I’m just going to throw it out, this is too rough, this is too much. On the second day of the challenge, the teams were asked to create a second "look for less," using only 10% of the budget for the first look and inspired by the signature look of one of the other teams.In the 18th season of “Project Runway,” designer Dayoung Kim took herself out of the competition because of ongoing health woes while fellow contestant Victoria Cocieru seriously considered quitting the show when a one-day challenge involving the use of sheer fabric, which proved to be tricky for her. Tim drew the names of the other team leaders via a random lottery those team leaders then selected their partners in the order they were chosen, as indicated in the table below. As the winner of the last challenge, Jay was automatically a team leader. The designers were placed in teams of two and given $500 per team to create their looks. They were then asked to create a high-end signature look worthy of a master collection. The designers were taken to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and shown ten iconic looks by famous designers such as Yves Saint-Laurent, Christian Dior, Madame Grès, and Cristóbal Balenciaga. As the clients for this round, the models were allowed to choose their designers. The designers were asked to create a party look from a burlap potato sack for their models to wear to an industry event. The designers were preassigned models for their challenge and given one day to complete their design. They selected five fabrics each from a wide selection provided by Mood. The designers were asked to create a garment that represents who they are as a designer. Designer legendĮpisode summary Episode 1: Back to New York The model wore the losing design that challenge. The model wore the winning design that challenge. Note 1: The models were allowed to choose their designers for this episode.Models of the Runway Model Elimination Table Model The designer lost and was out of the competition. The designer was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated. The designer had one of the lowest scores for that challenge, but was not eliminated. The designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge, but did not win. The designer won Project Runway Season 7. The models remaining in the competition are (in alphabetical order): ModelĬhallenges Project Runway Designer Elimination Table Designer

The designers remaining in the competition are (in alphabetical order): Designer 3.3 Episode 3: The Highs and Lows of Fashion.
