| 1. Innovation |
| Guest Star: Patricia Field (Guest Judge) |
The 14 hopefuls all meet up in New York and are given their first assignment: Innovation. Taken to a place where they are said to get their materials, the designers are shocked to see it is a grocery store.
Back in the workroom, Austin Scarlett is confused about how to make a dress out of his many corn husks. Mario Cadenas on the other hand quickly makes a dress out of a shower curtain and is finished in 10 minutes. At judging, Austin's creativity pays off as he is the winner of the competition, and Daniel Franco is the first designer sent home.
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Air Date: 01-Dec-2004 |
NOTE: The Challenge: Make a dress out of material purchased only at a grocery store.
Austin was the winner of the challenge.
Daniel was the 1st designer eliminated.
The guest judge was Patricia Field, the clothing designer for Sex and the City .
None of the models were eliminated in this episode. |
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| 2. Vision |
| Guest Star: Constance White (Guest Judge) |
Another day begins, and the designers are to design a dress that represents 'Envy'. As they finish, the designers are surprisedly told that their dresses will be put for sale in a private auction, with whomever gets the most bids winning the challenge.
At the runway, it is revealed Kara Saun's design earned the most bids, pocketing over $400. As the designers are asked to explain their idea, the judges are not impressed with Mario's simplicity and send him home.
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Air Date: 08-Dec-2004 |
NOTE: The Challenge: Personify 'Envy'.
Kara was the winner of the challenge.
Mario was the 2nd designer eliminated.
The guest judges were Constance White, the fashion/style director for Ebay and Paul Berman, the owner of 30 Van Dam.
Mary was the 1st model eliminated. |
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| 3. Commercial Appeal |
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The designers finally have to decide something actually wearable. For this challenge, the designers must create a party dress that could appeal to Banana Republic's customers. The winner, instead of being granted immunity, will have their dress marketed and sold at select Banana Republic stores.
After two horrible weeks with dresses failing to impress the judges, Wendy Pepper finally comes through with a simple black dress with matching capulet and purse. Wendy is thrilled at the prospect of seeing her design for sale in stores.
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Air Date: 15-Dec-2004 |
NOTE: The Challenge: Design a party dress that fits in with Banan Republic's current collection and would appeal to their customers.
Wendy was the winner of the challenge.
Starr was the 3rd designer eliminated.
The guest judge was Deborah Lloyd.
Allison was the 2nd model eliminated. |
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| 4. Collaboration |
| Guest Star: Sarah Hudson (Guest Judge) |
Rock singer Sarah Hudson makes a special appearance. All of the designers show them their prospective Rock N' Roll designs and Sarah picks the three whose designs she liked best: Jay, Kevin, and Austin's. Those three are the team leaders and they have to pick two others to be on their team and as a group, they will work on the group leader's design.
At judging, Jay's group is safe and Heidi shocks the remaining designers asking them who they think in their group should be 'out'. Austin breaks down crying before saying Vanessa should be out. Vanessa herself admits she should be out as well. Before elimination, Sarah picks Kevin's design as the winner making him safe from elimination the next week. After deliberation, the judges decide to send home Vanessa because she admitted to them she was a weak link.
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Air Date: 05-Jan-2005 |
NOTE: The Challenge: Design a dress that fits Sarah Hudson's personality.
Kevin was the winner of the challenge.
Vanessa was the 4th designer eliminated.
The guest judge was Sarah Hudson, a rock singer.
Josiane was the 3rd model eliminated. |
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| 5. "Model" Clients |
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The designers learn that their selected model will be their client, and they must design a wedding dress of their model's dreams.
At evaluation, the judges feel as though even Austin's dress was horrendous and not at all like a wedding dress, Nora's was too plain and not original.
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Air Date: 12-Jan-2005 |
NOTE: The Challenge: Design the wedding dress of your selected model's dream while maintaining your individual style.
Kara was the winner of the challenge.
Nora was the 5th designer eliminated.
The guest judges were (will be added later).
Audrey was the 4th model eliminated.
Nina Garcia was not in this episode. |
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| 6. Making a Splash |
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Air Date: 19-Jan-2005 |
NOTE: The Challenge: Design a swimsuit that can also be worn as evening wear.
Austin was the winner of the challenge.
Alexandra was the 6th designer eliminated.
The guest judges were Constance White, the fashion director of eBay, Richard Johnson, the gossip columnist from the New York Post, and Anne Slowey, the Fashion News director for Elle Magazine.
Joy was the 5th model eliminated.
Michael Kors and Nina Garcia were not in this episode. |
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| 7. Design a Collection |
| Guest Star: Betsey Johnson (Herself) |
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Air Date: 26-Jan-2005 |
NOTE: The Challenge: Design one piece of a group collection for the year 2055.
Kara was the winner of the challenge.
Kevin was the 7th designer eliminated.
The guest judges were Constance White, the fashion director of eBay, Anne Slowey, the Fashion News director for Elle Magazine, and Betsey Johnson, fashion designer.
Morgan was the 6th model eliminated.
Nina Garcia was not in this episode. |
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| 8. Postal Uniform Challenge |
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Air Date: 02-Feb-2005 |
NOTE: The Challenge: Redesign the uniform for the United States postal service.
Kara was the winner of the challenge.
Robert was the 8th designer eliminated.
The guest judges were [will be added later].
Erin was the 7th model eliminated. |
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| 9. Design for the Red Carpet |
| Guest Star: Nancy O'Dell (Herself) |
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Air Date: 09-Feb-2005 |
NOTE: The Challenge: Design a dress for the Grammys.
Wendy was the winner of the challenge.
Austin was the 9th designer eliminated.
The guest judge was Nancy O'Dell, co-host of Access Hollywood .
Olga was the 8th model eliminated.
Robert makes a surprise visit to act as "technical support". |
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| 10. Reunion Show |
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A special reunion episode, the 12 designers all reunite to talk about what happened behind the scenes on Project Runway . When people are confronted and questions are answered, the fabric starts flying.
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Air Date: 16-Feb-2005 |
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| 11. Fashion Week |
| Guest Star: Carson Kressley (Himself) Parker Posey (Herself) |
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Air Date: 23-Feb-2005 |
NOTE: The Challenge: Make a collection that consists of 12 pieces.
Jay is the winner of Project Runway, Season 1!
Wendy was the first out of the Top 3 designers eliminated, coming in 3rd place.
Kara was the second out of the Top 3 designers eliminated, coming in 2nd place.
The guest judge was Parker Posey, actress and "fashion fan".
Martinque was the 9th model eliminated.
Melissa was the 10th model eliminated, coming in 3rd place.
Jenny was the 11th model eliminated, coming in 2nd place.
Julia is the winning model for Project Runway, Season 1!
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