The Evolution of Project Runway
Seasons 1-14
What is Project Runway?
Season 1- The One That Started it All
Season 2
$100,000 to start her own line, a mentorship with Banana Republic, an editorial feature in Elle magazine, one year of representation with Designers Management Agency, and a 2007 Saturn Sky roadster.
The model got:
A spread in Elle magazine
Season 3
The winner got:
$100,000 to start his own line, a mentorship with INC (Inter-National Concepts) Design, an editorial feature in Elle magazine, one year of representation with Designers Management Agency, and a 2007 Saturn Sky roadster.
The model got:
A spread in Elle magazine
Season 4
The winner got:
$100,000 to start his own line, an editorial feature in Elle magazine, the opportunity to sell a fashion line on Bluefly.com, and a 2008 Saturn Astra automobile.
The model got:
A spread in Elle magazine
Season 5
The winner got:
$100,000 to start her own line, an editorial feature in Elle magazine, the opportunity to sell a fashion line on Bluefly.com, and a 2009 Saturn Vue Hybrid.
The model got:
A spread in Elle magazine
Season 6
$100,000 to start her own line, an editorial feature in Marie Claire magazine, and an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Paris.
The model got:
$25,000 and a spread in Marie Claire magazine.
Season 7
$100,000 to start his own line, an editorial feature in Marie Claire magazine, the opportunity to sell a fashion line on Bluefly.com, and a $50,000 technology suite from Hewlett-Packard.
The model got:
A spread in Marie Claire magazine.
Season 8
The winner got:
$100,000 to start her own line, an editorial feature in Marie Claire magazine, the opportunity to sell a fashion line on Piperlime.com, and a $50,000 technology suite from Hewlett-Packard
The model got:
A spread in Marie Claire magazineSeason 9
The winner got:
$100,000 to start her own line, an editorial feature in Marie Claire magazine, the opportunity to sell a fashion line on Piperlime.com, and a $50,000 technology suite from Hewlett-Packard
The model got:
A spread in Marie Claire magazineSeason 10
$100,000 from L’Oréal Paris to start his/her own line, a fashion spread in Marie Claire magazine, a 2013 Lexus GS 350, a $50,000 technology suite by HP and Intel to create his/her own vision and run his/her business, and the opportunity to design and sell an exclusive collection at Lord & Taylor
The model got:
$25,000 from L'Oréal Paris EverStyle and to appear in the designer's editorial feature in Marie Claire magazine
Season 11
$150,000 to start her own line, a 2013 Lexus GS 350, a $50,000 technology suite by HP and Intel, and design and sell an exclusive collection at Lord & Taylor* $25,000 from L'Oréal Paris EverStyle
Appear in the designer's Marie Claire editorial featureThe model got:
$25,000 from L’Oréal and a fashion spread in Marie Claire magazine
Season 12
$150,000 from GoBank, $100,000 fabric allowance from Tide, $50,000 technology suite by HP and Intel, $50,000 styling contract with L'Oréal Paris, a 2014 Lexus IS 350, a spa retreat for two in the Maldives, a chance to design and sell a collection at Belk, a complete sewing and crafting studio from Brother Sewing and Embroidery, and a fashion spread in Marie Claire
The model got:
$25,000 from L'Oréal Paris and a fashion spread in Marie Claire
Season 13
$100,000 from Red Robin, a chance to design fashion accessory for Red Robin, a complete sewing and crafting studio from Brother Sewing and Embroidery, a Samsung entertainment center, a fashion spread in Marie Claire, a 2015 Lexus NX F-Sport., from Mary Kay, an entire year's worth of beauty products for their fashion shows and professional makeup artist services for their debut show, a shoe and accessory collection from ALDO to help enhance the winner's upcoming runway shows, and travel and hotel accommodations to fashion capitals and locations around the world from Best Western International
The model got:
Fashion spread in Marie Claire
Season 14
$100,000 to launch their line, a Celebrity Cruises modern luxury vacation for two to almost anywhere in the world, a year supply of Sally Beauty products and the opportunity to consult Sally Beauty to create a limited edition finger paints nail-color collection, travel and hotel accommodations to fashion capitals and locations around the world from Best Western International, a 2015 Lexus RC 350, and from Mary Kay an entire years worth of beauty products for their fashion shows and professional make-up artist services for their debut show
The model got:
Fashion spread in Marie Claire
Judges, Host, and Mentor
Nina Garcia, Michael Kors, and Zac Posen
The mentor on Project Runway has always been:
Tim Gunn
The host on Project Runway has always been:
Heidi Klum