Designerspirene
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Designerspirene is a Norwegian reality television series that focuses on fashion design. The show is aired on TV3 and is based on the American format, Project Runway
hosted by Heidi Klum
. Project Runway
has been Emmy-nominated for "Outstanding reality-competition program" in 2005 and 2006. The show has only had one season in 2007 with no plans for a renewal.
Spirene follows similarly to the American format. Each week contestants are given a task and money to create the best outfit under a restricted amount of time. The outfit is shown off at the runway and judged at the end of the show. The judges then deliberate who will be sent home for elimination.
Designerspirene is hosted by supermodel
Vendela Kirsebom
Thommessen. The regular judges are Vendela Kirsebom
Thommessen, fashion designer Peter Løchstøer, and Petra Middelthon fashion director of Norwegian ELLE
magazine, with the fourth judge as a new guest judge. Tim Gunn
's mentor role in the American format is done by William Jensen
, Norway's first fashion designer.
The season one awards included a collection showing at Oslo Fashion Week, a trip to Olympus Fashion Week in New York, a fashion spread in ELLE magazine, sewing equipment worth $6,500 from Janome, and $25,000 in cash.
The title derives from designer which is a borrowed cognate in Norwegian from English and spirene which literally means sprout or bud but here takes on the figurative meaning of a designer budding or growing into a better one.
Project Runway
Project Runway is an American reality television series on Lifetime Television, previously on the Bravo network, which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by model Heidi Klum. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted in time, materials and theme...
hosted by Heidi Klum
Heidi Klum
Heidi Samuel , better known by her birth name Heidi Klum, is a German model, actress, television host, businesswoman, fashion designer, television producer, and occasional singer. In 2008 she became an American citizen while maintaining her native German citizenship...
. Project Runway
Project Runway
Project Runway is an American reality television series on Lifetime Television, previously on the Bravo network, which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by model Heidi Klum. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted in time, materials and theme...
has been Emmy-nominated for "Outstanding reality-competition program" in 2005 and 2006. The show has only had one season in 2007 with no plans for a renewal.
Spirene follows similarly to the American format. Each week contestants are given a task and money to create the best outfit under a restricted amount of time. The outfit is shown off at the runway and judged at the end of the show. The judges then deliberate who will be sent home for elimination.
Designerspirene is hosted by supermodel
Supermodel
The term supermodel refers to a highly-paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term became prominent in the popular culture of the 1980s. Supermodels usually work for top fashion designers and labels...
Vendela Kirsebom
Vendela Kirsebom
Vendela Maria Kirsebom is a Norwegian-Swedish model and actress living in Nesodden, Norway.-Early life and career:Vendela Kirsebom was born in Stockholm, Sweden to a Norwegian mother; her Swedish father was of Turkish descent. At age 13, Kirsebom was discovered in a Stockholm restaurant by Eileen...
Thommessen. The regular judges are Vendela Kirsebom
Vendela Kirsebom
Vendela Maria Kirsebom is a Norwegian-Swedish model and actress living in Nesodden, Norway.-Early life and career:Vendela Kirsebom was born in Stockholm, Sweden to a Norwegian mother; her Swedish father was of Turkish descent. At age 13, Kirsebom was discovered in a Stockholm restaurant by Eileen...
Thommessen, fashion designer Peter Løchstøer, and Petra Middelthon fashion director of Norwegian ELLE
Elle
Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
magazine, with the fourth judge as a new guest judge. Tim Gunn
Tim Gunn
Timothy M. "Tim" Gunn is an American fashion consultant and television personality. He was on the faculty of Parsons The New School for Design from 1982 to 2007 and was chair of fashion design at the school from August 2000 to March 2007, after which he joined Liz Claiborne as its chief creative...
's mentor role in the American format is done by William Jensen
William Jensen
William Jensen is an American Magic: The Gathering player. Best known for winning Pro Tour Boston 2003, he has earned three other Pro Tour top eight finishes, and eight Grand Prix top eights, including two wins. Jensen is one of the few players to have beaten Kai Budde in the elimination rounds of...
, Norway's first fashion designer.
The season one awards included a collection showing at Oslo Fashion Week, a trip to Olympus Fashion Week in New York, a fashion spread in ELLE magazine, sewing equipment worth $6,500 from Janome, and $25,000 in cash.
The title derives from designer which is a borrowed cognate in Norwegian from English and spirene which literally means sprout or bud but here takes on the figurative meaning of a designer budding or growing into a better one.
Season 1
| DESIGNER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | MODEL | MODELSWAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WINNER | SILJE | ANJA | |
| TINA | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | RUNNER UP | SINA | SINA | |
| ISELIN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | HANNE | HANNE | |
| CHAMOUN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT | KAJA | SILJE | ||
| STIAN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | EVA | EVA | |||
| MARIANNE | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | JULIE | KAJA | ||||
| KJERSTI | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | EUGENIA | EUGENIA | |||||
| KRISTIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LEFT | MARTHE | MARTHE | ||||||
| ISA | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | ANJA | VICTORIA | ||||||
| PÅL ANDRÉ | IN | IN | IN | OUT | VICTORIA | |||||||||
| JOHANNA | IN | IN | OUT | MARIANNE | ||||||||||
| IVELINA | IN | OUT | | | CHARLOTTE | ||||||||||
| KARI | OUT | JULIE |
- Green background and WIN means the designer won that challenge.
- Red background and OUT means the designer lost and was out of the competition.
| Episode | Guest Judge | Challenge | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Use what you're wearing | The contestants have to make a new outfit out of what they are wearing for the party. | |
| 2 | Bruuns Bazaar | Inspiration | |
| 3 | Von Dutch Von Dutch Von Dutch is an American multinational clothing company named after artist Kenny Howard.After Howard's death in 1992, his daughters sold the Von Dutch name to Michael Cassel and Robert Vaughn... |
Snowboard outfit for Von Dutch | The winner's outfit will be in selected international stores in 2008 |
| 4 | Signy Fardal Signy Fardal Signy Fardal is a Norwegian magazine editor.Since 1998 she is the editor-in-chief of the Norwegian version of Elle. She graduated from the University of Oslo in 1984, worked as a journalist for Dagbladet from 1984 to 1986 and for Dagens Næringsliv from 1986 to 1998. She also manages the company... |
Mothers and friends | |
| 5 | Ida Gullhav | Lingerie | |
| 6 | Doggie Doo | Doggie outfit | The winner's outfit will be on sale at the Doggie Doo store |
| 7 | Postal-Service | Postal Uniforms | |
| 8 | Annette Elvhaug | Make-Over Challenge | |
| 9 | Cecilie Melli | Bridal Gowns | |
| 10 | Ingrid Bolsø Bærdal | Red-carpet dress | |
| 11 | At home with the finalists | ||
| 12 | Finale |
Contestants
- Daniel Sørensen, 30
- Isa Eren, 30
- Kristin Wiola Ødegård, 36
- Kjersti Vatle Toresen, 27
- Marianne Haaning Groos, 23
- Stian Tjernsmo, 25
- Tina Haagensen, 39
- Chamoun Topal, 22
- Iselin Engan, 28
- Pål André Numme, 34
- Johanna Angell-Petersen, 27
- Ivelina Dagsvold, 31
- Kari Ulland, 28
Fashion Models
- Silje
- Anja
- Marthe
- Eugenia
- Margrete
- Eva
- Sina
- Kaja
- Victoria
- Marianne
- Charlotte
- Julie
External links
- Designerspirene official web site
- articles
- Pictures of the contestants