Project Runway season 13

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Project Runway
Season 13
No. of tasks	14
No. of contestants	19
Winner	Sean Kelly
No. of episodes	15
Release
Original network	Lifetime
Original release	July 24 –; October 23, 2014
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 12 Next →; Season 14

Last updated December 19, 2024

Project Runway Season 13 is the thirteenth season of the television show Project Runway , appearing on Lifetime. The season began airing on July 24, 2014, with 19 designers competing to become "the next great American designer." In addition, Amanda Valentine, a designer from Season 11, returned to compete once again for the grand prize. Valentine was voted back by fans in an online poll, winning against Alexander Pope and Ken Laurence, both of Season 12.

Supermodel Heidi Klum, Marie Claire creative director Nina Garcia, and fashion designer Zac Posen all returned as judges this season. Tim Gunn maintained his role as the workroom mentor.

Aldo was the exclusive retail sponsor for Project Runway's 13th season and has merchandised the accessory wall with an assortment of products.

In 2016, Fäde zu Grau, Mitchell Perry, Emily Payne and Kini Zamora competed on Project Runway All Stars (season 5), with Fäde placing 13th, Mitchell placing 10th, Emily placing 5th, and Kini being the runner-up.

In 2018, Amanda Valentine and Char Glover competed on Project Runway All Stars (season 6), with Amanda placing 11th and Char placing 10th of 16.

In 2019, Sean Kelly competed on Project Runway All Stars (season 7) against worldwide Project Runway winners where he placed 7th.

Contestants


Contestant	Age	Hometown	Finish	Outcome
Tim Navarro	32	Rochester, MN	Episode 2	19-17
Nzinga Knight	33	Brooklyn, NY
Emmanuel Tobias	29	Dallas, TX
Jefferson Musanda	25	Lynn, MA		16
Carrie Sleutskaya	24	Moscow, Russia	Episode 3	15
Angela Sum	32	Toronto, Canada	Episode 4	14
Hernan Lander	33	New York, NY	Episode 5	13
Mitchell Perry	25	Jacksonville, FL	Episode 6	12-11
Kristine Guico	26	Naperville, IL	Episode 6	12-11
Samantha Plasencia	27	San Antonio, TX	Episode 8	10
Fäde zu Grau	45	Altdöbern, East Germany ^[1]	Episode 9	9
Sandhya Garg	28	Delhi, India	Episode 10	8
Alexander Knox	22	Kankakee, IL	Episode 11	7
Korina Emmerich	28	Eugene, OR	Episode 12	6
Emily Payne	41	Temple, TX	Episode 13	5
Charketa "Char" Glover	37	Detroit, MI	Episode 15	4
Kiniokahokula "Kini" Zamora	30	Kapolei, HI		3
Amanda Valentine^*	32	Lincoln, NE		2
Sean Patrick Kelly	25	Wellington, New Zealand		1

^*Amanda Valentine, designer in Season 11 was voted back by fans to this season.

Designer progress

Designer Elimination Table
Designers	2¹	3²	4³	5	6	7⁴	8	9	10	11	12	13⁵	14	15	Eliminated Episode
Sean	IN	IN	LOW	LOW	WIN	WIN	HIGH	WIN	LOW	IN	HIGH	HIGH	ADV	WINNER	15 - Finale, Part 2
Amanda	HIGH	WIN	IN	WIN	HIGH	IN	HIGH	IN	IN	LOW	HIGH	HIGH	ADV	RUNNER-UP
Kini	IN	IN	IN	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	LOW	WIN	WIN	HIGH	WIN	HIGH	ADV	3RD PLACE
Char	HIGH	IN	IN	IN	IN	SAFE	IN	IN	HIGH	LOW	LOW	LOW	ADV	4TH PLACE
Emily	IN	IN	HIGH	IN	IN	HIGH	IN	LOW	LOW	HIGH	HIGH	OUT			13 - Fashion Week
Korina	IN	HIGH	IN	IN	LOW	IN	WIN	LOW	HIGH	WIN	OUT				12 - The Highest Bidder
Alexander	IN	IN	LOW	HIGH	IN	LOW	LOW	IN	IN	OUT					11 - Muse on the Street
Sandhya	WIN	LOW	WIN	IN	IN	LOW	IN	HIGH	OUT						10 - American Girl Doll
Fäde	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	HIGH	IN	OUT							9 - The Rainway
Samantha	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	LOW	OUT								8 - Priceless Runway
Kristine	IN	HIGH	HIGH	LOW	OUT										6 - The Klum of Doom
Mitchell	LOW	IN	IN	IN	OUT										6 - The Klum of Doom
Hernan	IN	LOW	IN	OUT											5 - A Suitable Twist
Angela	LOW	IN	OUT												4 - Welcome to the Future
Carrie	IN	OUT													3 - Unconventional Movie Nite
Jefferson	OUT														2 - The Judges Decide
Emmanuel	OUT
Nzinga	OUT
Tim	OUT

^1 : In episode 2, Tim Navarro, Nzinga Knight, and Emmanuel Tobias were the 3 designers who were eliminated before the final 16 were officially participants of the show.

^2 : In episode 3, the judges thought Sandhya had the weakest look on her team, which had the lowest score. She could have gone home if she didn't have immunity. They also told Angela that her team could have won if her look had not pulled down their score.

^3 : In episode 4, Heidi stated that Amanda was lucky to have immunity because none of the judges liked her look.

^4 : In episode 8, Tim Gunn decided to retroactively use his "Tim Gunn Save" on Char, canceling out her elimination in episode 6.

^5 : In episode 13, there was no winner announced in the challenge. Heidi only announced that Kini, Sean, Amanda and Char will go to fashion week. But the critique shows the judges like the work by Kini, Sean and Amanda.

The designer won Project Runway Season 13.

The designer advanced to Fashion Week.

The designer won the challenge.

The designer came in second but did not win the challenge.

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 eliminated from the competition.

The designer lost, but was brought back to the competition by Tim Gunn.

The designer failed in the final auditions.

Model Elimination Table
Model	2	3	4	5	6	7	8¹	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Alisar	SG	SG	SG	SG	SG	SG	SG	SG	-	-	SK	SK	SK	WINNER
Nikola	JM	AV	AV	AV	AV	AV	AV	AV	-	-	AV	AV	AV	2ND PLACE
Lea	SK	SK	SK	SK	KZ	KZ	KZ	KZ	-	-	KZ, AV	KZ	KZ	3RD PLACE
Bella	MP	MP	MP	MP	MP	OUT	CG	CG	-	-	CG	CG	CG	4TH PLACE
Angelica	CG	CG	CG	CG	SK	SK	SK	SK	-	-	-	SK	OUT
Jasmine R.	EP	EP	EP	EP	EP	EP	EP	EP	-	-	EP	EP	OUT
Alexandria	KE	KE	KE	KE	KE	KE	KE	KE	-	-	KE	OUT
Nea	AK	AK	AK	AK	AK	AK	AK	AK	-	-	KE	OUT
Jasmine A.	FG	FG	FG	FG	FG	FG	FG	FG	-	-	CG	OUT
Brianna	HL	HL	HL	HL	SP	SP	SP	OUT			KZ	OUT
Christabel	KZ	KZ	KZ	KZ	CG	CG	OUT
DJ	KG	KG	KG	KG	KG	OUT
Ashley	SP	SP	SP	SP	OUT
Rachel	AS	AS	AS	OUT
Ploy	CS	CS	OUT
Camille	AV	OUT

^1 : In episode 8, Bella replaces Christabel. Previews^[2] show Bella continuing.

In episodes 10 & 11, the models were not needed in the challenge.

The model won Project Runway Season 13.

The model wore the winning design that challenge.

The model wore the design that came in second.

The model wore the design with one of the highest scores.

The model wore the design that had one of the lowest scores.

The model wore the design that landed in the bottom two.

The model wore the losing design that challenge.

The model was eliminated.

The model was out, but was brought back.

Models

Alexandria Serafini
Alisar Ailabouni
Angelica Guillen-Jimenez
Brianna Mellon
Christabel Campbell
Jasmine Rivers
Jasmine Agnew
Lea Mihevc
Nea McLin
Nikola Anderson
Bella Davis
DJ Smith
Ashley Rossi
Rachel McCray
Ploy Supawetvehon
Camille Annise-Lewis

Designer Legend

Alexander Knox: AK
Amanda Valentine: AV
Angela Sum: AS
Carrie Sleutskaya: CS
Char Glover: CG
Emily Payne: EP
Fäde Zu Grau: FG
Hernan Lander: HL
Jefferson Musanda: JM
Kini Zamora: KZ
Korina Emmerich: KE
Kristine Guico: KG
Mitchell Perry: MP
Samantha Plasencia: SP
Sandhya Garg: SG
Sean Kelly: SK

Episodes

Episode 1: Road to the Runway

Original airdate: July 24, 2014

This was a special episode during which Tim Gunn shared how the Season 13 designers were chosen. First there was a nationwide casting call where hundreds of aspiring ones submitted their portfolios and home videos. From there the most promising designers were invited to audition before a panel of judges which included Gunn and Project Runway alums Mondo Guerra (Season 8 runner-up and winner of the first PR: All Stars), Laura Kathleen Planck (Season 9), Anthony Ryan Auld (Season 9 and winner of the second PR: All Stars), Nick Verreos (Season 2 and winning mentor on Under the Gunn) and Dmitry Sholokhov (Season 10 winner). Eighteen designers were selected for the final audition on Episode 2. Of note is that Emily, Kini, Korina and Tim had unsuccessfully tried out for past seasons of PR.

Episode 2: The Judges Decide

Original airdate: July 24, 2014

On the Season 13 opener the 18 designers selected pre-season must face one final audition before landing one of 15 coveted spots on the series. We then learn that Amanda Valentine from Season 11 is the #RunwayRedemption winner having received more fan votes than both Ken Lawrence and Alexander Pope from Season 12.
For the Episode 2 challenge, the 16 designers were given a trunk of six random fabrics and tasked with creating a look that would represent their spring collection if they made it to New York Fashion Week. Each designer was allowed to barter and exchange fabric with the other designers. The winner received immunity.
Guest Judge: Julie Bowen
WINNER: Sandhya
ELIMINATED: Tim, Nzinga and Emmanuel after the final audition -and- Jefferson for the Episode 2 challenge

Episode 3: Unconventional Movie Nite

Original airdate: July 31, 2014

The designers visit a local movie theater, then must produce a look from unconventional materials found in the theater and on a movie set. The designers worked in teams of 3 to create a cohesive mini-collection.

Team Name	Team Members
Silver	Kristine, Korina, Amanda
Blue	Angela, Fade, Sean
Purple	Mitchell, Char, Kini
Green	Samantha, Emily, Alexander
Red	Sandhya, Carrie, Hernan

Guest Judge: Garance Doré
WINNER: Amanda
ELIMINATED: Carrie

Episode 4: Welcome to the Future

Original airdate: August 7, 2014

The designers use their past memories to create a look for the future and can be photographed in Marie Claire Magazine in the next 20 years.
Guest Judge:Anne Fulenwider & Amanda de Cadenet
WINNER: Sandhya
ELIMINATED: Angela

Episode 5: A Suitable Twist

Original airdate: August 14, 2014

This was the Red Robin Challenge. The designers must revamp men's vintage suits to create looks for the modern woman. Since Sandhya won the last challenge, she got to choose her suit first. Then she got to choose every suit for every person. Many were happy and some were upset, especially Hernan and Mitchell.
Guest Judge: Bethany Mota
WINNER: Amanda
ELIMINATED: Hernan

Episode 6: The Klum of Doom

Original airdate: August 21, 2014

The designers fashion a look for host Heidi Klum to wear to the Emmys. When Heidi and Tim made the trips around the workroom, Heidi was not satisfied. Heidi then allowed the designers to go to Mood to buy more fabric to revamp or redo their garments.
Guest Judge: Lindsey Vonn
WINNER: Sean
ELIMINATED: Mitchell and Kristine

Episode 7: Rock the Wedding

Original airdate: August 28, 2014

The designers working in pairs to create unconventional wedding dresses and reception looks.
Guest Judge: Dita Von Teese & Chiara Ferragni
WINNER: Sean
ELIMINATED: Char

Episode 8: Priceless Runway

Original airdate: September 4, 2014

Pieces of Chopard jewelry inspire looks. Also: The designers visit a museum exhibit featuring the work of designer Charles James. Tim uses his 'Tim Gunn Save' to bring back Char, after having not done so immediately following her elimination from the competition the previous week.
Guest Judge: Caroline Scheufele
SAVED: Char
WINNER: Korina
ELIMINATED: Samantha

Episode 9: The Rainway

Original airdate: September 11, 2014

The designers create avant-garde styles that must stand up to the elements, particularly rain.
Guest Judge: Caitlin FitzGerald
WINNER: Sean & Kini
ELIMINATED: Fäde

Episode 10: American Girl Doll

Original airdate: September 18, 2014

The designers try to deliver stylish, age-appropriate looks inspired by American Girl dolls.
Guest Judge: Elisabeth Moss & Heather Northrop
WINNER: Kini
ELIMINATED: Sandhya

Episode 11: Muse on the Street

Original airdate: September 25, 2014

The clothiers seek their muse in the form of a complete stranger found on the streets of New York City. Here, they must convince the muses to undergo makeovers while creating looks for them.
Guest Judge: Asha Leo & Michelle Monaghan
WINNER: Korina
ELIMINATED: Alexander

Episode 12: The Highest Bidder

Original airdate: October 2, 2014

The designers pair up into teams of two and bid on storage containers. They must make three looks from the contents. After winner and "safes" are revealed, Bottom 2 are given one hour to create a new garment from scratch.
Guest Judge: Christian Siriano
WINNER: Kini
ELIMINATED: Korina

Episode 13: Fashion Week: Who's In & Who's Out

Original airdate: October 9, 2014

The competition heats up when a challenge determines which contestants will go to Fashion Week. Dual challenges include a street-inspired look and refashioning a losing look from previous weeks. Included: Eliminated designers return to the workroom.
Guest Judge: Shay Mitchell
ADVANCED TO FASHION WEEK: Kini, Sean, Amanda, Char
ELIMINATED: Emily

Episode 14: Finale, Part 1

Original airdate: October 16, 2014

In Part 1 of the two-part Season 13 finale, the designers head to Rome with Tim Gunn for inspiration and to shop for fabric.
Guest Judge: None

Episode 15: Finale, Part 2

Original airdate: October 23, 2014

In the conclusion of the two-part Season 13 finale, the still-standing designers present their collections at New York Fashion Week, after which the winner is named.
Guest Judge: Emmy Rossum
WINNER: Sean
ELIMINATED: Amanda (2nd place), Kini (3rd place), Char (4th place)

Episode 16: Reunion

Original airdate: October 30, 2014

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↑ "Bio for Fäde Zu Grau". ProjectRunway.com. August 9, 2014. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
↑ "Project Runway: Coming Up on Episode 8 of Project Runway Season 13" Archived 2014-09-10 at the Wayback Machine , Project Runway Official Site. Lifetime Television. First look on rainway, viewed September 5, 2014.

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[1] "Bio for Fäde Zu Grau". ProjectRunway.com. August 9, 2014. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

[2] "Project Runway: Coming Up on Episode 8 of Project Runway Season 13" Archived 2014-09-10 at the Wayback Machine , Project Runway Official Site. Lifetime Television. First look on rainway, viewed September 5, 2014.

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