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Project Runway (season 3)
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Project Runway Season 3 was the third season of Project Runway
, Bravo's successful reality competition for fashion designers. The third season of the show, with Heidi Klum
returning as the host and Tim Gunn
as the designers' guide, began airing on July 12, 2006. This broke tradition from the previous two seasons, which premiered in December, with the finales taking place at Olympus Fashion Week in February.
Season 3 brought in a new set of sponsors, notably Macy's
replacing Banana Republic. NBC re-aired the first two episodes of Project Runway 3 five days after their original Bravo airings. The third season also introduced live viewer poll questions. During the second half-hour of the first airing of each episode, Bravo posed a question to viewers pertaining to the current episode. Viewers could answer through the BravoTV.com website or through cell phone text message.
The winner, Jeffrey Sebelia
, received a spread in Elle
magazine, a mentorship with INC (Inter-National Concepts) Design, a year of representation by Designers Management Agency, a 2007 Saturn Sky Roadster
, and $100,000 to start a clothing line (furnished by TRESemmé
haircare).
The 15 models competing for an Elle spread in the third season were:
Model selection process:
Simone LeBlanc, Steven Rosengard and Jillian Lewis (from Season 4), Daniel Feld (from Season 5) and Gordana Gehlhausen (from Season 6) were semi-finalists for Season 3.
In the beginning of this episode, Gordana Gehlhausen can be seen briefly during the Los Angeles casting call, saying "literally if you give me a sheep, I'll give you a sweater".
Seth Aaron Henderson, the Season 7 winner, even though not a semi-finalist for the 3rd season, can be seen while Tim critiques his designs as "student work".
for the next challenge and cannot be eliminated.
Tara Conner
in just two days and $300 USD. The winning dress will be worn in competition by Tara in the Miss Universe 2006
pageant. This challenge requires the designers to be placed in teams of two with Tara Conner choosing seven team leaders. All of the designers are allowed to swap models. The winner has immunity for the next challenge and cannot be eliminated.
The seven teams were:
The teams (leaders in bold):
After his disqualification, Jeffrey Sebelia and Alison Kelly were the only team who lost their leader in this challenge.
, Farrah Fawcett
, Pam Grier
, Audrey Hepburn
, Katharine Hepburn
, Madonna
, Marilyn Monroe
, Jackie Onassis, Diana Ross
, and Twiggy
. The winner does not have immunity for this challenge.
The designers (in bold) and fashion icons:
Recycle America Center in Port Newark
, New Jersey
and $25 USD for materials found at an art supplies store. This challenge requires the designers to create garments that innovate and are judged accordingly. The winner has immunity for this challenge.
judging wearability, and the New York panel. The winner has immunity for this challenge.
The remaining designers are asked to create an evening gown in just two days and 300€ Euro ($375 USD) employing Haute couture
techniques. Designers workroom is held at Parsons Paris. There were two runway presentations: one for guest judge Catherine Malandrino with Parisian models, and the New York panel. The winner does not have immunity for this challenge.
The remaining designers are asked to create an outfit that expresses "their specific point of view as a designer" in just two days and $250 USD. The winner of this challenge has his or her look and model featured in US Elle magazine's "First Look" page photographed by Gilles Bensimon
. All of the designers are allowed to swap models. The designers must create a photo-shoot with their models and find three words that best expresses who they are as designers. The designers are given a one-sheet for their three words and photo to be judged. The chosen designers will show a 12 piece collection during Olympus Spring Fashion Week. This is the final challenge and there is no immunity for this challenge.
with only two months and $8,000 USD. Tim Gunn travels to visit each of the remaining designers respective studios to critique each designer's progress. The designers then return to New York with a week remaining to finish their collections in a work room provided by show sponsor Macy's.
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...
, Bravo's successful reality competition for fashion designers. The third season of the show, with 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...
returning as the host and 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...
as the designers' guide, began airing on July 12, 2006. This broke tradition from the previous two seasons, which premiered in December, with the finales taking place at Olympus Fashion Week in February.
Season 3 brought in a new set of sponsors, notably Macy's
Macy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
replacing Banana Republic. NBC re-aired the first two episodes of Project Runway 3 five days after their original Bravo airings. The third season also introduced live viewer poll questions. During the second half-hour of the first airing of each episode, Bravo posed a question to viewers pertaining to the current episode. Viewers could answer through the BravoTV.com website or through cell phone text message.
The winner, Jeffrey Sebelia
Jeffrey Sebelia
Jeffrey Sebelia is an American fashion designer and founder of the clothing label Cosa Nostra, which he headed from a loft on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles...
, received a spread in Elle
Elle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...
magazine, a mentorship with INC (Inter-National Concepts) Design, a year of representation by Designers Management Agency, a 2007 Saturn Sky Roadster
Saturn Sky
The Saturn Sky was the only roadster from the Saturn marque of American automaker General Motors, and was initially released in the first quarter of 2006 as a 2007 model. It uses the Kappa automobile platform shared with the Pontiac Solstice and Opel GT...
, and $100,000 to start a clothing line (furnished by TRESemmé
TRESemmé
TRESemmé is a brand of haircare products first manufactured by Godefroy Manufacturing Company in St. Louis, Missouri starting in 1947. The brand name is a word play and reference to Edna L...
haircare).
Designers
| Name | Age | Notable background | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Baumkirchner | 32 | Designed for Speedo Speedo Speedo International Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of swimwear and swim-related accessories. Founded in Australia in 1914, the industry leading company is now a subsidiary of Pentland Group Plc. Today, the Speedo brand can be found on products ranging from swimsuits and goggles to wrist... |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Laura Bennett Laura Bennett Laura Eugenia Bennett is an American architect and fashion designer and one of the four finalists on Bravo's July 2006's Project Runway .-Biography:... |
42 | Architect Architect An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the... and mother of six |
New York, NY |
| Robert Best | 36 | Barbie Barbie Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.... designer who also worked for Isaac Mizrahi Isaac Mizrahi Isaac Mizrahi is an American TV presenter, fashion designer, and was the creative director of Liz Claiborne. He is best known for his eponymous fashion lines.-Early life:... |
West Hollywood, CA |
| Malan Breton Malan Breton Malan Breton is a Taiwanese born fashion designer, costumer, columnist, producer & media personality, Based in New York City. "Malan Breton" also refers to his brands of apparel, jewelry, and accessories.- Life and career :... |
32 | Rejected applicant for Project Runway season 1 Project Runway (season 1) Project Runway Season 1 was the first season of Project Runway, Bravo's reality competition show for fashion designers. The season received critical acclaim including an Emmy nomination for outstanding competitive reality series. Growth in audience popularity was also dramatic from its debut to... ; turned down offer to appear on Project Runway season 2 Project Runway (season 2) Project Runway Season 2 was the second season of Bravo's successful Project Runway, a reality competition for fashion designers. Season 2 began airing on December 7, 2005. Following a nationwide search earlier in the year, sixteen designers were chosen as semi-finalists and brought to New York... |
Long Island City, NY |
| Bonnie Dominguez | 31 | Athletic apparel designer; has designed tennis outfits for Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... |
San Diego, CA |
| Stacey Estrella | 40 | Has MBA Master of Business Administration The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out... from Harvard Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country... |
San Francisco, CA |
| Katherine Gerdes | 23 | Design coordinator at Target Target Corporation Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's... and certified snowboarding instructor |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Kayne Gillaspie Kayne Gillaspie Johnathan Kayne Gillaspie is an American fashion designer, specializing in beauty pageant gowns. He was a contestant on the third season of the Bravo reality series Project Runway after being rejected during second-season auditions.... |
27 | Rejected applicant for Project Runway season 2 Project Runway (season 2) Project Runway Season 2 was the second season of Bravo's successful Project Runway, a reality competition for fashion designers. Season 2 began airing on December 7, 2005. Following a nationwide search earlier in the year, sixteen designers were chosen as semi-finalists and brought to New York... ; Owns a pageant boutique Boutique A boutique is a small shopping outlet, especially one that specializes in elite and fashionable items such as clothing and jewelry. The word is French for "shop", via Latin from Greek ἀποθήκη , "storehouse".... |
Norman, OK |
| Uli Herzner Uli Herzner Ulrike “Uli” Herzner is a fashion designer originally from East Germany, currently living in Miami Beach, Florida. She was a contestant on the third season of the Bravo network reality television series Project Runway, where she finished runner-up to Jeffrey Sebelia. She is now the star of her own... |
35 | Stylist, Trained as a physical therapist and is originally from (East) Germany German Democratic Republic The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city... |
Miami Beach, FL |
| Alison Kelly | 25 | Designs for her own label called Dahl Clothes | Brooklyn, NY |
| Angela Keslar | 33 | Organic farmer Organic farming Organic farming is the form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and control pests on a farm... |
Amesville, OH |
| Michael Knight Michael Knight (fashion designer) Mychael Knight is a fashion designer.-Biography:Michael Anthony Knight, Jr. was born on April 11, 1978 in Nuremberg, Germany to Pamela and Michael Anthony Knight, Sr.... |
28 | Rejected applicant for Project Runway season 2 Project Runway (season 2) Project Runway Season 2 was the second season of Bravo's successful Project Runway, a reality competition for fashion designers. Season 2 began airing on December 7, 2005. Following a nationwide search earlier in the year, sixteen designers were chosen as semi-finalists and brought to New York... |
Atlanta, GA |
| Vincent Libretti | 49 | Women's designer | Santa Monica, CA |
| Keith Michael Keith Michael Keith Michael is an American fashion designer based in New York City. Michael participated in the third season of American reality show Project Runway.-Education & Career:... |
34 | Menswear designer | New York, NY |
| Jeffrey Sebelia Jeffrey Sebelia Jeffrey Sebelia is an American fashion designer and founder of the clothing label Cosa Nostra, which he headed from a loft on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles... |
36 | Designed for rock musicians | Los Angeles, CA |
- (ages listed are the designers' ages at the time the show was taped in the spring of 2006.)
Models
| Model |
|---|
| Amanda Fields |
| Alexandra Donhoeffner |
| Camilla Barungi |
| Candace Pritchard |
| Clarissa Anderson |
| Danielle Schriffen |
| Javi Hairston |
| Jia Santos |
| Katia Biassou |
| Katie Champion |
| Lindsay Bien Aime |
| Marilinda Rivera (Winner) |
| Moon Yung |
| Nazri Segaro |
| Toni Heath |
Season 3 challenges
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Episode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey | IN | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | WIN | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | WINNER | 15 - Finale, Part 2 |
| Uli | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | ||
| Laura | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | IN | ||
| Michael | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | | | |
| Kayne | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | 11 - Black and White | ||||
| Vincent | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | WIN | LOW | OUT | OUT | |||||
| Angela | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | HIGH | IN | LOW | OUT | OUT | ||||||
| Robert | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | OUT | 8 - Everyday Woman | |||||||
| Alison | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | OUT | 7 - Waste Not, Want Not | ||||||||
| Bradley | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | OUT | 6 - Iconic Statement | |||||||||
| Bonnie | IN | IN | HIGH | OUT | 5 - Reap What You Sew | |||||||||||
| Keith | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | DQ | |||||||||||
| Katherine | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | 4 - Designer's Best Friend | |||||||||||
| Malan | IN | IN | OUT | 3 - Fit for a Queen | ||||||||||||
| Stacey | IN | OUT | 2 - Wall to Wall Fashion | |||||||||||||
- The designer won the challenge.
- The designer came in second for that challenge, but did not win.
- The designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge, but did not win.
- The designer had one of the lowest scores for that challenge, but was not eliminated.
- The designer was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
- The designer lost and was out of the competition.
- The designer was disqualified from the competition.
- The designer won Project Runway Season 3.
- The designer was the runner-up in the finale.
- Keith's design had high score, but was penalized because not make an outfit for the dog.: Keith was disqualified.: Designers previously eliminated who won a challenge were brought back to compete in this challenge.: No contestants were eliminated, and all went on to compete at Fashion Week.: This episode was the reunion.
Fashion Model Competition
| Model | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Finale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marilinda | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | WINNER |
| Nazri | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT |
| Camilla | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | OUT |
| Clarissa | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |
| Lindsay | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |
| Amanda | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |
| Javi | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | IN | OUT | |||||
| Jia | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WD | ||
| Alexandra | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||
| Danielle | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||
| Katie | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||
| Katia | IN | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||
| Toni | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||
| Moon | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||
| Candace | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
- The model won Project Runway Season 3.
- The model wore the winning design that challenge.
- The model wore the losing design that challenge.
- The model was eliminated.
- The model was eliminated, but was brought back.
- The model withdrew from the competition.
Model selection process:
- Episode 1: Models were randomly assigned to designers.
- Episodes 2 and 4: Designers chose their models, with the winner of the previous challenge choosing first and the other designers choosing in random order.
- Episode 3 and 6: The winner of the previous challenge was allowed to change his model. All other designers kept their previous model.
- Episode 5: Models were chosen in random order and picked their designers. Two models were eliminated in this episode to match the elimination of one designer and the disqualification of another in the previous episode.
- Episode 7: Models are the designers' mothers and sisters; designers could not choose their own family member.
- Episode 8: Designers chose their models, with the winner of the previous challenge choosing first and the other designers choosing in random order. Two models were eliminated because no models were used in the previous episode.
- Episode 9: New models were randomly assigned in Paris.
- Episode 10: Jia was involved in a bicycle accident and was not able to walk down the runway for Vincent. Javi, a previously eliminated model, took her place. Jia was out for the rest of the competition while she recovered. All other designers used their models chosen in Episode 8.
- Episode 11: Designers chose their models from the remaining seven, with the winner of the previous challenge choosing first and the other designers choosing in random order. Because three designers were eliminated in the previous challenge, three models were eliminated for this challenge.
- Finale: Two previously eliminated models, Amanda and Alexandra, were used in two of the final designers' collections. Amanda was used in Uli's final collection, and Alexandra was used in Michael's final collection.
Episode 0: Road to Runway Season 3
Tim Gunn and a panel of fashion professionals, which include previous Project Runway designers, interview thousands of possible contestants for the third season of Project Runway. Previous winners and contestants are profiled since the airing of previous seasons.- One hour casting special before the Season 3 premiere.
- First aired July 20, 2006
Simone LeBlanc, Steven Rosengard and Jillian Lewis (from Season 4), Daniel Feld (from Season 5) and Gordana Gehlhausen (from Season 6) were semi-finalists for Season 3.
In the beginning of this episode, Gordana Gehlhausen can be seen briefly during the Los Angeles casting call, saying "literally if you give me a sheep, I'll give you a sweater".
Seth Aaron Henderson, the Season 7 winner, even though not a semi-finalist for the 3rd season, can be seen while Tim critiques his designs as "student work".
Episode 1: Wall to Wall Fashion
The designers arrive in New York and are asked to create an outfit in just two days using only materials found in their apartments. All items found in the apartment must fit into a large bag and the designer who touches the object first gets it. This challenge requires the designers to create garments that innovate, best reflect who they are as a fashion designer, and are judged accordingly. All of the designers are randomly assigned models. The winner has immunityImmunity (reality television)
Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
for the next challenge and cannot be eliminated.
- Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina GarciaNina GarciaNina García, is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines, and is currently a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway....
, Michael KorsMichael KorsMichael Kors is an American fashion designer. He is best known for designing classic American sportswear for women.-Personal life:...
; and Kate SpadeKate SpadeKate Brosnahan Spade is the co-founder and namesake of the designer brand, Kate Spade New York .- Early life and beginnings :...
, fashion designer. - WINNER: Keith
- OUT: Stacy
- First aired July 12, 2006
Episode 2: Fit for a Queen
The remaining designers are asked to create a formal evening gown for guest judge and 2006 Miss USAMiss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
Tara Conner
Tara Conner
Tara Elizabeth Conner is an American beauty queen and model, who was Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. Apart from her role as Miss USA, Conner has been employed as a model. She was a featured model on the HDNet series Bikini Fantasies in 2004,...
in just two days and $300 USD. The winning dress will be worn in competition by Tara in the Miss Universe 2006
Miss Universe 2006
Miss Universe 2006, the 55th Miss Universe pageant, took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA. Unlike past events, it was broadcast live on NBC on a Sunday, July 23, 2006, almost two months later than usual....
pageant. This challenge requires the designers to be placed in teams of two with Tara Conner choosing seven team leaders. All of the designers are allowed to swap models. The winner has immunity for the next challenge and cannot be eliminated.
The seven teams were:
- Uli and Bonnie
- Jeffrey and Alison
- Kayne and Robert
- Laura and Michael
- Vincent and Angela
- Malan and Katherine
- Keith and Bradley
- Judges: Heidi KlumHeidi KlumHeidi 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...
, Nina GarciaNina GarciaNina García, is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines, and is currently a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway....
, Vera WangVera WangVera Ellen Wang is a Chinese American fashion designer based in New York City and former figure skater. She is known for her wide clientele of couture bridesmaid gowns and wedding gown collections.-Personal life:...
; and Tara ConnerTara ConnerTara Elizabeth Conner is an American beauty queen and model, who was Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. Apart from her role as Miss USA, Conner has been employed as a model. She was a featured model on the HDNet series Bikini Fantasies in 2004,...
, Miss USA 2006. - WINNER: Kayne (teamed with Robert Best)
- OUT: Malan (teamed with Katherine Gerdes)
- First aired July 19, 2006
Episode 3: Designer's Best Friend
The remaining designers are asked to create an outfit and story for a dog and its owner in just two days and $150 USD. The winner has immunity for the next challenge and cannot be eliminated.- Judges: Heidi KlumHeidi KlumHeidi 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...
, Nina GarciaNina GarciaNina García, is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines, and is currently a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway....
, Vera WangVera WangVera Ellen Wang is a Chinese American fashion designer based in New York City and former figure skater. She is known for her wide clientele of couture bridesmaid gowns and wedding gown collections.-Personal life:...
; and Ivanka TrumpIvanka TrumpIvanka Marie Trump is an American businesswoman, socialite, heiress, and fashion model. The daughter of Ivana and Donald Trump, she is Executive Vice President of Development & Acquisitions at The Trump Organization...
, VP Real Estate Development at Trump Organization. - WINNER: Uli
- OUT: Katherine
- First aired July 26, 2006
Episode 4: Reap What You Sew
The remaining designers are asked to create a three-piece outfit for Macy's in-house INC brand in just two days and $100 USD. All designers are allowed to swap models. Four designers are chosen by guest judge Mehmet Tangoren as team leaders, must work in teams of three, and can choose any model in their team. The winning design will be manufactured, produced, and sold at Macy's largest stores nationwide. The winner does not have immunity for this challenge.The teams (leaders in bold):
- Angela, Laura and Michael
- Keith, Jeffrey and Alison
- Robert, Kayne and Vincent
- Bonnie, Uli and Bradley
- Judges: Heidi KlumHeidi KlumHeidi 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...
, Nina GarciaNina GarciaNina García, is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines, and is currently a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway....
, Vera WangVera WangVera Ellen Wang is a Chinese American fashion designer based in New York City and former figure skater. She is known for her wide clientele of couture bridesmaid gowns and wedding gown collections.-Personal life:...
; and Mehmet Tangoren, VP of Contemporary Sportswear at Macy's. - WINNER: Angela (teamed with Laura Bennett and Michael Knight)
- OUT: Bonnie (teamed with Bradley Baumkirchner and Uli Herzner)
- DISQUALIFIED: Keith
- First aired August 2, 2006
Designer disqualification
Keith Michael Rizza was found to have guides that could potentially be used as outside resources in a closed competition. These guides included fashion "how-to" books including basic pattern making textbooks as well as fashion history books. Additionally, Keith left production unattended for several hours during promotional filming after a quarrel with the other designers. Keith left to go to his boyfriend's apartment to send an e-mail to Bravo's producer. However, this is also a means for disqualification because he used the internet. Any contact outside the competition is prohibited unless monitored by Bravo production. Any outside documents or materials related to fashion or fashion design are prohibited during competition. Once these claims were brought to the producers' attention, it was decided Keith knowingly broke the rules stated in a signed contract and was asked to leave the show. Keith Michael is the first Project Runway contestant to be disqualified from the series.After his disqualification, Jeffrey Sebelia and Alison Kelly were the only team who lost their leader in this challenge.
Episode 5: Iconic Statement
The remaining designers are asked to modernize a look for a "fashion icon" in just two days and $150 USD. The winner of this challenge will feature their look and model in a print advertisement for TRESemmé in Elle magazine. This challenge allowed remaining models to be randomly selected to choose a designer they wanted to work with. Models would then choose a portrait which indicates the icon they want the designer to modernize. The fashion icons are: CherCher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
, Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett was an American actress and artist. A multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels, in 1976...
, Pam Grier
Pam Grier
Pamela Suzette "Pam" Grier is an American actress. She became famous in the early 1970s, after starring in a string of moderately successful women in prison and blaxploitation films such as 1974's Foxy Brown. Her career was revitalized in 1997 after her appearance in Quentin Tarantino's film...
, Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Although modest about her acting ability, Hepburn remains one of the world's most famous actresses of all time, remembered as a film and fashion icon of the twentieth century...
, Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress of film, stage, and television. In a career that spanned 62 years as a leading lady, she was best known for playing strong-willed, sophisticated women in both dramas and comedies...
, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
, Jackie Onassis, Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
, and Twiggy
Twiggy
Lesley Lawson née Hornby known as Twiggy is an English model, actress, and singer. In the early-1960s she became a prominent British teenage model of swinging sixties London with others such as Penelope Tree....
. The winner does not have immunity for this challenge.
The designers (in bold) and fashion icons:
- Bradley, Cher
- Alison, Farrah Fawcett
- Michael, Pam Grier
- Angela, Audrey Hepburn
- Laura, Katharine Hepburn
- Jefferey, Madonna
- Kayne, Marilyn Monroe
- Robert, Jackie Onassis
- Uli, Diana Ross
- Vincent, Twiggy
- Judges: Heidi KlumHeidi KlumHeidi 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...
, Nina GarciaNina GarciaNina García, is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines, and is currently a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway....
, Michael KorsMichael KorsMichael Kors is an American fashion designer. He is best known for designing classic American sportswear for women.-Personal life:...
; and Diane von FurstenbergDiane von FürstenbergDiane von Fürstenberg, formerly Princess Diane of Fürstenberg , is a Belgian-American fashion designer best known for her iconic wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg, as the wife of Prince Egon of Fürstenberg...
, fashion designer. - WINNER: Michael (icon: Pam Grier)
- OUT: Bradley (icon: Cher)
- First aired August 9, 2006
Episode 6: Waste Not, Want Not
The remaining designers are asked to create an outfit in just one day using only materials found at the Waste ManagementWaste Management, Inc
Waste Management, Inc. is a waste management, comprehensive waste, and environmental services company in North America. Founded in 1894, the company is headquartered in Suite 4000 at the First City Tower in Downtown Houston, Texas, in the United States....
Recycle America Center in Port Newark
Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal
Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal is a major component of the Port of New York and New Jersey. Located on the Newark Bay it serves as the principal container ship facility for goods entering and leaving New York-Newark metropolitan area, and the northeastern quadrant of North America...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and $25 USD for materials found at an art supplies store. This challenge requires the designers to create garments that innovate and are judged accordingly. The winner has immunity for this challenge.
- Judges: Heidi KlumHeidi KlumHeidi 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...
, Nina GarciaNina GarciaNina García, is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines, and is currently a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway....
, Michael KorsMichael KorsMichael Kors is an American fashion designer. He is best known for designing classic American sportswear for women.-Personal life:...
; and Rachel ZoeRachel ZoeRachel Zoe Rosenzweig , also known as Rachel Zoe, is an American fashion stylist best known for working with celebrities, fashion houses, beauty firms, advertising agencies, and magazine editors. In 2008, the first season of her Bravo reality television series The Rachel Zoe Project debuted...
, celebrity fashion stylist. - WINNER: Michael
- OUT: Alison
- First aired August 16, 2006
- Michael is the third person to win 2 challenges in a row behind Daniel V. from season 2, and Kara from season 1.
Episode 7: Everyday Woman
The remaining designers are asked to create outfit for an "everyday woman" in just one day and $150 USD. The remaining designers' mothers and sisters are used as the clients and models for this challenge. Each designer cannot pick their own mother or sister. The winner does not have immunity for this challenge.- Judges: Heidi KlumHeidi KlumHeidi 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...
, Nina GarciaNina GarciaNina García, is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines, and is currently a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway....
, Michael KorsMichael KorsMichael Kors is an American fashion designer. He is best known for designing classic American sportswear for women.-Personal life:...
; and Joan Kors, Michael Kors' mother. - WINNER: Vincent
- OUT: Robert
- First aired August 23, 2006
Episode 8: High Flying Fashion
The remaining designers are asked to create and model an "international jet-set" outfit for themselves in just one day and $75 USD. This challenge requires the designers to create garments that travel well and are tested for wearability as the designers are flown to Paris. There were two runway presentations; one in Paris for Catherine MalandrinoCatherine Malandrino
Catherine Malandrino is a fashion designer. She was born in Grenoble, France and now works in New York City as well as in Paris.-Profile:...
judging wearability, and the New York panel. The winner has immunity for this challenge.
- Judges: Heidi KlumHeidi KlumHeidi 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...
, Nina GarciaNina GarciaNina García, is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines, and is currently a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway....
, Michael KorsMichael KorsMichael Kors is an American fashion designer. He is best known for designing classic American sportswear for women.-Personal life:...
; Francisco Costa, creative director for Calvin KleinCalvin KleinCalvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
women's collection; and Catherine MalandrinoCatherine MalandrinoCatherine Malandrino is a fashion designer. She was born in Grenoble, France and now works in New York City as well as in Paris.-Profile:...
, fashion designer. - WINNER: Jeffrey
- OUT: Angela
- First aired August 30, 2006
Episode 9: Couture du Jour
Haute couture
Haute couture refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing. Haute couture is made to order for a specific customer, and it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finished by the most experienced and capable seamstresses,...
techniques. Designers workroom is held at Parsons Paris. There were two runway presentations: one for guest judge Catherine Malandrino with Parisian models, and the New York panel. The winner does not have immunity for this challenge.
- Judges: Heidi KlumHeidi KlumHeidi 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...
, Nina GarciaNina GarciaNina García, is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines, and is currently a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway....
, Michael KorsMichael KorsMichael Kors is an American fashion designer. He is best known for designing classic American sportswear for women.-Personal life:...
, and fashion designers Catherine MalandrinoCatherine MalandrinoCatherine Malandrino is a fashion designer. She was born in Grenoble, France and now works in New York City as well as in Paris.-Profile:...
and Richard TylerRichard Tyler (designer)Richard Tyler is a fashion designer. He was born in Sunshine, Melbourne and now resides in Los Angeles, California and New York...
. - WINNER: Jeffrey
- OUT: Vincent
- First aired September 6, 2006
- Jeffrey is the fourth person to win 2 challenges in a row behind Michael also from season 3, Daniel V. from season 2 and Kara from season 1.
Episode 10: Black and White
The designers are asked to create a cocktail dress using only black and white fabrics with only one day and $100 USD. An additional challenge requires designers to incorporate all of the fabric purchased into the outfit. Previously eliminated designers who have won at least one previous challenge are allowed back into the competition and are able to stay only if they win this challenge. Previously eliminated designers Angela Keslar and Vincent Libretti are invited back to compete. There was some controversy, especially towards Angela, who had won when teamed with 2 designers who were still in. Keith won the first challenge, so if not for being disqualified, he could have been eliminated and still played this challenge. Three designers are eliminated. Had one of the two previously eliminated contestants won the challenge, they would have stayed, and two designers who had not previously been eliminated would have left, along with the other who had left. However, while neither Angela nor Vincent had the worst garment, neither won. The winner does not have immunity for this challenge.- Judges: Heidi KlumHeidi KlumHeidi 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...
, Nina GarciaNina GarciaNina García, is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines, and is currently a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway....
, Michael KorsMichael KorsMichael Kors is an American fashion designer. He is best known for designing classic American sportswear for women.-Personal life:...
; and Zac PosenZac Posen- Early life :Posen was raised in the SoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan, the son of artist Stephen Posen and corporate lawyer Susan Posen. His interest in fashion design started early, and as a child he would steal yarmulkes from his grandparents' synagogue to make ball dresses for dolls...
, designer. - WINNER: Laura
- OUT: Angela, Vincent, and Kayne
- First aired September 13, 2006
Episode 11: What the ELLE?
Gilles Bensimon
Gilles Bensimon is a fashion photographer and the former International Creative Director of Elle magazine. He has also been the photographer on the reality television series America's Next Top Model....
. All of the designers are allowed to swap models. The designers must create a photo-shoot with their models and find three words that best expresses who they are as designers. The designers are given a one-sheet for their three words and photo to be judged. The chosen designers will show a 12 piece collection during Olympus Spring Fashion Week. This is the final challenge and there is no immunity for this challenge.
- Judges: Heidi KlumHeidi KlumHeidi 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...
, Nina GarciaNina GarciaNina García, is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines, and is currently a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway....
, Michael KorsMichael KorsMichael Kors is an American fashion designer. He is best known for designing classic American sportswear for women.-Personal life:...
; and Teri Agins, lead fashion writer for The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
. - WINNER: Uli
- OUT: None: All four designers advanced to Olympus Fashion Week.
- First aired September 27, 2006
Episode 12: Reunion
- All of the Season 3 designers gathered for a reunion hosted by Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum on the eve of New York Fashion Week, at which the final four designers will display their collections. When confronted about his elimination, Keith insisted not only that the books in question were planted in his room after he had relinquished them to the producers, but that he was absent from the production with permission, thus suggesting he was sabotaged, a charge Tim Gunn dismissed as unlikely. Finalist Michael KnightMichael Knight (fashion designer)Mychael Knight is a fashion designer.-Biography:Michael Anthony Knight, Jr. was born on April 11, 1978 in Nuremberg, Germany to Pamela and Michael Anthony Knight, Sr....
won $10,000 in the "Bravotv.com Fan Favorite" contest. - Judges: N/A
- WINNER/OUT: N/A
- First aired October 4, 2006
Episode 13: Finale - Part 1
The remaining designers are asked to create a 12-piece fashion collection featured at the Bryant Park tents for Spring 2006 New York Olympus Fashion WeekFashion Week
A fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers, brands or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers and the media to take a look at the latest trends. Most importantly, these events let the industry know...
with only two months and $8,000 USD. Tim Gunn travels to visit each of the remaining designers respective studios to critique each designer's progress. The designers then return to New York with a week remaining to finish their collections in a work room provided by show sponsor Macy's.
- Judges: N/A
- WINNER/OUT: N/A
- First aired October 11, 2006
Episode 14: Finale - Part 2
The remaining designers finish their collections and all of the designers show and are judged in the Bryant Park tents for Spring Olympus Fashion Week with no decoy collection. Collections were judged based on execution, innovation, and originality. The winning designer receives an editorial spread in Elle magazine, a mentorship with Macy's in-house INC (International Concepts) Design studio, a year of representation by Designers Management Agency (DMA), a 2007 Saturn Sky Roadster, and $100,000 stipend to start a clothing line. The winning model is featured and photographed in a fashion spread for US Elle magazine.- Judges: Heidi KlumHeidi KlumHeidi 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...
, Nina GarciaNina GarciaNina García, is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines, and is currently a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway....
, Michael KorsMichael KorsMichael Kors is an American fashion designer. He is best known for designing classic American sportswear for women.-Personal life:...
, and Fern MallisFern MallisFern Mallis in Brooklyn, New York, was the Executive Director of 7th on Sixth productions, the Vice President of marketing for International Management Group models, as well as the Vice President of IMG fashion...
, founder of New York Fashion Week. - WINNER of Project Runway Season 3: Jeffrey Sebelia.
- OUT: Michael (3rd runner-up), Laura (2nd runner-up), Uli (1st runner-up)
- Winner of PR3 model competition: Marilinda Rivera.
- First aired October 18, 2006
Show-related
- Project Runway official web site
- TRESemme Beyond the scenes at the Project Runway Finale
Contestant sites
- Robert Best at Angelicdreamz.com
- Malan Breton official site
- Bonnie Dominguez official site
- Katherine Gerdes official site
- Ulrike "Uli" Herzner official site
- Kayne Gillaspie official site