Project Runway season 4

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Project Runway
Season 4
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Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Nina Garcia, and Michael Kors, along with Project Runway Season 4 contestants
No. of tasks14
No. of contestants15
Winner Christian Siriano
No. of episodes14
Release
Original network Bravo
Original releaseNovember 14, 2007 (2007-11-14) 
March 5, 2008 (2008-03-05)
Season chronology
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Project Runway Season 4 was the fourth season of Project Runway , Bravo's reality competition for fashion designers. The season premiered November 14, 2007. Returning as judges were supermodel Heidi Klum; fashion designer Michael Kors; and Nina Garcia, Elle magazine fashion director. Tim Gunn, chief creative officer at Liz Claiborne, Inc., again acts as a mentor to the contestants.

Through a series of weekly challenges, contestants were eliminated, leaving three finalists left who then went on to show their designs in the final episodes at New York Fashion Week. The winner, Christian Siriano, received prizes including: an editorial feature in Elle, $100,000 from Tresemmé to start his own line, the opportunity to sell a fashion line on Bluefly.com, and a 2008 Saturn Astra automobile. Siriano mentors the designers on Project Runway from season 17.

Elisa Jimenez, Sweet P Vaughn and Rami Kashou later appeared in Project Runway: All Stars in 2012, where Elisa placed 13th, Sweet P Placed 12th, and Rami came in 8th place out of 13. In 2014, Chris March appeared in the fourth season of All Stars, coming in 12th place out of 14.

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Christian Siriano, season 4 winner

Contestants

ContestantAgeHometownFinishOutcome
Simone LeBlanc32 Lawrenceville, GA Episode 115
Marion Lee39 Tyler, TX Episode 214
Carmen Webber39 Charlotte, NC Episode 313
Jack Mackenroth 38 New York, NY Episode 512 (quit)
Steven Rosengard 30 Chicago, IL 11
Elisa Jimenez 42 El Paso, TX Episode 610
Kevin Christiana31 Fairfield, NJ Episode 79
Christina "Kit Pistol" Scarbo26 Los Angeles Episode 88
Victorya Hong34 Winchester, VA Episode 97
Ricky Lizalde35 Escondido, CA Episode 106
Kathleen "Sweet P" Vaughn46 Los Angeles Episode 115
Chris March44 San Francisco, CA Episode 134
Jillian Lewis26 Selden, NY Episode 143
Rami Kashou 31 Ramallah, Palestine 2
Christian Siriano 21 Annapolis, MD 1

(ages listed are the designers' ages at the time the show was taped in the summer of 2007)

Models

ModelAgeHometownPlace Finished
Wendi Sullivan28 Canton, MA 15th
Cheron Smith22 Torrance, CA 14th
Anna Lita Perez25 Kyiv, Ukraine13th
Christina Anderson-McDonald23 Meadowbrook, PA 12th
Ashley Evans22 Smithville, MO 11th
Katie Nelson19 New York, NY 10th
Aviva Brocks21 London, England9th
Marie Salter25 Katy, TX 8th
Jacqueline Miranne21 New York, NY 7th
Amanda Alter23 DeWitt, AR 6th
Lea Rannells22 Bridgewater, NJ 5th
Marcia Mitchell23 The Berkshires, Massachusetts 4th
Lauren Browne18 Grafton, MA 3rd
Samantha "Sam" Ruggiero19 Redding, CT Runner-up
Lisa Nargi25 New York, NY Winner

Challenges

Designer Elimination Progress
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RamiWINININHIGHINWINLOW 6 LOWHIGHLOWLOWADVRUNNER-UP
JillianINININWINHIGHHIGHINHIGHLOWHIGHHIGHADV3RD PLACE
ChrisINININOUTLOWHIGHINHIGHLOWWINLOWOUT4 – Trendsetter / 13 – Finale, Part 1
Sweet PINHIGHLOWININLOWHIGHLOW 4 HIGHLOWOUT11 – The Art of Fashion
RickyLOWINLOWLOWININLOWLOWWINOUT10 – Raw Talent
VictoryaHIGHWININLOWINLOWWINHIGHOUT9 – Even Designers Get The Blues
KitININHIGHININININOUT8 – En Garde!
KevinINHIGHHIGHHIGHHIGHINOUT7 – What a Girl Wants
ElisaLOWHIGHINLOWLOWOUT6 – Eye Candy
StevenINLOWINLOWOUT5 – What's the Skinny?
JackININWININWD
CarmenINLOWOUT3 - Fashion Giant
MarionINOUT2 – I Started Crying
SimoneOUT1 – Sew Us What You Got
  The designer won Project Runway season 4.
  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 out of the competition.
  The designer withdrew from the competition.
^Note 1 : Even though their groups had scored lowest, outfits made by Elisa, Victorya, and Sweet P were liked by the judges.
^Note 2 : Jack left the competition for medical reasons. Chris, who was previously eliminated in Episode 4, returned to take his place.
^Note 3 : Christian originally was one of the higher scores for this challenge, but landed in the bottom two due to communication issues with his client.
^Note 4 : Sweet P's design was considered good even though her group received a low score.
^Note 5 : The judges declared a tie between Rami and Chris, and asked each to design a collection for Bryant Park; one of the two would be chosen to show at Bryant Park Fashion Week based on his three strongest pieces
^ Note 6 : Although Rami had one of the lowest scores for the challenge, he was automatically safe as he had immunity.
Model Elimination Progress
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  The model won Project Runway Season 4.
  The model wore the winning design that challenge.
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Designer legend

^Note 1 : Cheron, Anna Lita, Marie, and Jacqueline were used in this challenge to show off the designers' strongest pieces of their collection. However, they will not be in contention for the finale win.

Episodes

Episode 1: Sew Us What You Got

The designers arrive in New York and are asked to create a garment that best reflects who they are as a designer. They are given 10 minutes to grab from $50,000 worth of fabric in three tents set up in Bryant Park. The designers are randomly assigned models.

Episode 2: I Started Crying / Money Changes Everything

The remaining designers are asked to create a two-piece garment for Sarah Jessica Parker's BITTEN line using $15 of materials and only one day to complete their look. All fourteen designers pitched their designs to Parker, who chose seven to work in teams of two to create the design. The winning design was sold beginning in November 2007 at Steve & Barry's stores.

Team LeaderOther Team Member
RickyJack
ChristianCarmen
RamiJillian
ElisaSweet P
KitChris
VictoryaKevin
MarionSteven

Episode 3: Fashion Giant

The remaining designers are asked to create a three piece menswear outfit for guest judge Tiki Barber to wear on The Today Show . The designers are randomly assigned male models.

Episode 4: Trendsetter

Each designer picks one of 12 outdated fashion trends. Then working in four teams of three, each team must incorporate all three styles into a cohesive collection of three outfits. They have $225 and two days for the project.

Team LeaderTeam MembersThe Outdated Fashion Trends
JillianKevin, RamiOveralls, 1970s Flare, Poodle Skirt
ChrisSweet P, StevenShoulder Pads, Baggy Sweater, Dancewear
ChristianJack, KitZoot Suit, Pleather, Fringe
RickyElisa, VictoryaNeon, Cut-Outs, Underwear As Outerwear

Episode 5: What's the Skinny?

Each designer has to create an outfit for a woman who has recently lost weight, using one of the woman's outfits from before her weight loss as raw material for the new design. The new outfit must incorporate aspects of the now-thin woman's personality, as well as the designer's own style. Each designer is given $10 to use for additional materials. They have one day to complete the outfits.

Designers and Clients:

Episode 6: Eye Candy

Designers are to create a garment using any materials that were available at the Hershey's store in Times Square, New York City. They are given no budget but only five minutes to collect materials, and are given only one day to complete the outfit.

Episode 7: What a Girl Wants

Designers are challenged to design a prom dress for a group of 16- and 17-year-old girls from St. John Vianney High School in New Jersey. The girls, along with their mothers, pre-select the designers they want to work with based on the designers' portfolios. The designers have a budget of $250 for materials from Mood and two days to construct the dresses. The winner is dependent on who did the best according to the clients, and they are judged on time management.

Episode 8: En Garde!

Each designer is randomly paired with another designer and asked to select a team leader. Each team is asked to create an avant-garde outfit based on inspiration from their models' hair styles. They are given a budget of $300 and two days to create this look. The following day, each team is asked to create another, simpler, ready-to-wear outfit which embodies the "essence" of the avant-garde look they have been working on. For the second piece, the designers have a budget of $50. The leader of the winning team receives immunity in the next challenge, while the winning team and their outfits are featured in a TRESemme fashion shoot.

Teams:

  • Kit and Ricky (LOW)
  • Rami and Sweet P (LOW)
  • Christian and Chris (WIN)
  • Victorya and Jillian (HIGH)

Episode 9: Even Designers Get the Blues

The designers are tasked with creating an iconic look using deconstructed denim fabric and white cotton while also showing off the Levi's 501 legacy. The designers are given three minutes to collect provided denim jeans and jackets and cotton fabric hanging from clotheslines in a storeroom; Notions such as buttons, rivets, and other fasteners are provided in the workroom. The designers have one day to complete the design. From this challenge forward, the winning designer would no longer gain immunity in the following challenge.

Episode 10: Raw Talent

Each designer selects one of six WWE Divas based on their general attitude, and must design an outfit that matches that attitude and can be worn in the wrestling ring. The designers are given $100 for fabric and two days to complete the designs.

Episode 11: The Art of Fashion

The designers are given 45 minutes in three galleries (the Greek and Roman Sculpture courtyard, the European Painting wing, and the Temple of Dendur) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to select a piece of art to use as inspiration for a dress, using provided cameras to capture the artwork. They are given $300 for materials at Mood, and two days to complete the design.

Designers and their art inspiration:

  • Chris – Marie Francoise
  • Christian – Don Andrés de Andrade y la Cal
  • Jillian – The Story of the Argonauts
  • Rami – Aphrodite
  • Sweet P – Peacocks

Episode 12: Reunion

All the designers gather for a reunion. Christian Siriano is given $10,000 as the winner of the viewer "Fan Favorite" contest by Season 3's Mychael Knight. Highlights of the season are reviewed, including different designers' reactions to being eliminated, the judges' unaired reactions to the Raw Talent episode, as well as the remaining designers' wrestling diva alter-egos; personality traits of the designers such as Chris March's laugh, Ricky Lizalde's crying, Elisa Jimenez's offbeat personality, and Christian's repeated use of the word "fierce".

Episode 13: Finale (Part 1)

The four remaining designers are given five months and $8000 to create a collection of twelve looks for Fashion Week. Three and a half months later, Tim visits each of the designers to assess their progress. The designers return to New York City after five months. Chris and Rami are to select their three best outfits from their collections, and are given three hours to fit pre-selected models and prepare their hair and makeup before the runway show; they each can use the help of one of the other competitors (Jillian with Rami, Christian with Chris). The winner of this runway show, Rami, joins the other two, Jillian and Christian, in the competition at the Bryant Park show.

Episode 14: Finale (Part 2)

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