Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel.
StatusReturning Series
TypeReality
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Specials of Project Runway premiered on July 5, 2006
Season 1 of Project Runway premiered on December 1, 2004
Season 2 of Project Runway premiered on December 7, 2005
Season 3 of Project Runway premiered on July 12, 2006
Season 4 of Project Runway premiered on November 14, 2007
Season 5 of Project Runway premiered on July 16, 2008
Season 6 of Project Runway premiered on August 20, 2009
Season 7 of Project Runway premiered on January 14, 2010
Season 8 of Project Runway premiered on July 29, 2010
Season 9 of Project Runway premiered on July 28, 2011
Season 10 of Project Runway premiered on July 19, 2012
Season 11 of Project Runway premiered on January 24, 2013
Season 12 of Project Runway premiered on July 18, 2013
Season 13 of Project Runway premiered on July 24, 2014
Season 14 of Project Runway premiered on August 6, 2015
Season 15 of Project Runway premiered on September 15, 2016
Season 16 of Project Runway premiered on August 17, 2017
Season 17 of Project Runway premiered on March 14, 2019
This season, as the fashion industry evolves, so does our runway with a new design aesthetic and additions to the judging panel: supermodel and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss joins as host with former Project Runway champion and celebrated CFDA fashion designer Christian Siriano as the mentor. ELLE Editor-in-Chief Nina Garcia returns as a judge, along with famed fashion designer Brandon Maxwell, and journalist and former Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Elaine Welteroth.
Season 18 of Project Runway premiered on December 4, 2019
Season 18 sees 16 new designers ready to wow host Karlie Kloss, mentor Christian Siriano, and judges Nina Garcia, Brandon Maxwell, and Elaine Welteroth with their jaw-dropping fashions. This season brings back some elements of the competition that fans know and love, including the “Siriano Save,” which gives Christian the opportunity to bring one eliminated designer back into the competition, and the chance to present a final collection at New York Fashion Week.
Season 19 of Project Runway premiered on October 14, 2021
Season 20 of Project Runway premiered on June 14, 2023
Season 21 of Project Runway premiered on July 31, 2025
Christian Siriano
Self - Mentor
Nina Garcia
Self - Judge
Heidi Klum
Self - Host
Law Roach
Self - Judge