Project Runway Australia

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Project Runway Australia is a future reality show based on Project Runway. Fashion Designers will compete by making specific garments for specific challenges. All contestants appearing on the show will be designers residing in Australia. The show will feature Kristy Hinze as the host, and Sarah Gale, and Jayson Brunsdon as judges.[1] Henry Roth will act as a mentor to the contestants, similar to what Tim Gunn did in the American version.[2] It begins production in May, and will premiere on Arena on July 7, 2008. [3] The show will be running against other fashion related shows including Australia's Next Top Model and Make Me A Supermodel (Australia).[4] The fourth season of Project Runway is currenty airing in Australia and has gotten the most viewers out of all four seasons. Its number of viewers had increased 57 percent since season 3 had aired.[5] It will be shown on Arena, which has been re-branded after Bravo, the first network to air Project Runway.[6][7]

[edit] The judges and mentor

Kristy Hinze is a model and has appeared in the 2000 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She is currently dating 63 year old billionaire Jim Clark. Sarah Gale is a fashion buyer and a trend forecaster. She is a regular speaker at Melbourne's School for Fashion. Her judging point of view is commercial appeal. Jayson Brunsdon is a fashion designer in Australia. He has dressed several people including INXS, Princess Mary, and Linda Evangelista. His clothes are sold in over 10 countries. Henry Roth, the mentor to the designers, is a fashion designer that lived in New York for 10 years. During that time he appeared on several shows and was even a judge on Style Court for two seasons. [8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fashion elite join Project Runway Australia. News.com.au (2008-05-13). Retrieved on 2008-05-13. “Fashion industry experts Henry Roth, Sarah Gale and Jayson Brunsdon will join host Kristy Hinze on Arena’s Project Runway Australia.”
  2. ^ Elicia Murray and Josephine Tovey (2008-05-12). Mock Henry Not. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2008-05-13. “Henry Roth, the designer who will mentor contestants on the new reality TV series Project Runway Australia, is expecting to cop some flak from budding designers over his effusive personality.”
  3. ^ Project Runway Australia. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  4. ^ Erika Heynatz in copycat model gig. The Daily Telegraph (2008-05-12). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
  5. ^ Fashion elite join Project Runway Australia. News.com.au (2008-05-13). Retrieved on 2008-05-13. “The fourth season of US hit Project Runway is currently screening on Arena on Monday at 6.30pm and is the most successful season to date with audiences up a massive 57 per cent on the previous season.”
  6. ^ Fashion elite join Project Runway Australia. News.com.au (2008-05-13). Retrieved on 2008-05-13. “Fashion industry experts Henry Roth, Sarah Gale and Jayson Brunsdon will join host Kristy Hinze on Arena’s Project Runway Australia.”
  7. ^ A New Arena (2008-05-17). Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  8. ^ Fashion elite join Project Runway Australia. News.com.au (2008-05-13). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.