Project Runway (season 9)

Project Runway Season 9
Winner Anya Ayoung-Chee
Original run July 28, 2011
– October 27, 2011
Filming dates June 2011
No. of episodes 14
No. of tasks 12
No. of designers 20
Season chronology
Previous Season 8

Project Runway Season 9 is the ninth season of the television show Project Runway. The season began airing on July 28, 2011 and features 20 designers who hope to become "the next great American designer."

Returning as judges were supermodel Heidi Klum; fashion designer Michael Kors; and Marie Claire fashion director, Nina Garcia. Tim Gunn returned as the workroom mentor.

Contents

Contestants

Designers

Source:[1]

Designer Age Hometown Place of Residence Finish Position
Rafael Cox 27 Alamogordo, NM Atlanta, GA 16th
Fallene Wells 29 Las Vegas, NV Denver, CO 15th
Julie Tierney 35 Baton Rouge, LA Grand Junction, CO 14th
Cecilia Motwani 34 Cordoba, Argentina Woodside, NY 13th (withdrew)
Danielle Everine 26 Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis, MN 12th
Joshua Christensen 29 Snohomish, WA Los Angeles, CA 11th (originally 15th)
Becky Ross 38 Calumet, MI Portland, OR 10th
Bryce Black 26 Twin Falls, ID Portland, OR 9th
Olivier Green 22 Columbus, OH New York, NY 8th
Anthony Ryan Auld 28 Linden, TX Baton Rouge, LA 7th
Bert Keeter 57 Washington, D.C Los Angeles, CA 6th
Laura Kathleen 26 St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO 5th
Kimberly Goldson 35 Brooklyn, NY White Plains, MD 4th
Viktor Luna 30 Guadalajara, Mexico New York, NY 3rd
Joshua McKinley 25 Cleveland, OH Queens, NY 2nd
Anya Ayoung-Chee 29 Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st

In the first episode, 4 designers were eliminated and 16 continued to participate in the show.[2]

Models

Challenges

Designer Elimination Table
Designer 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 4 11 12 135 14 Eliminated Episode
Anya HIGH IN IN HIGH IN IN WIN HIGH LOW WIN WIN IN ADV WINNER 14 - Finale
Joshua M. IN HIGH LOW IN WIN HIGH LOW WIN HIGH LOW HIGH IN ADV RUNNER-UP
Viktor IN IN LOW HIGH WIN IN HIGH HIGH WIN HIGH LOW IN ADV 3RD PLACE
Kimberly IN IN HIGH WIN IN IN LOW IN LOW IN HIGH LOW ADV 4TH PLACE
Laura IN IN WIN IN IN HIGH LOW IN IN LOW LOW OUT 12 - The Finale Challenge
Bert WIN IN LOW IN IN LOW LOW LOW HIGH HIGH OUT 11 - This Is for the Birds
Anthony Ryan HIGH HIGH HIGH IN LOW WIN HIGH LOW IN OUT 10 - Sew '70s
Olivier IN WIN IN IN LOW LOW HIGH IN OUT 9 - Image Is Everything
Bryce IN LOW LOW IN HIGH IN HIGH OUT 8 - What Women Want
Becky IN IN HIGH IN IN IN OUT 7 - Can't We Just All Get Along?
Joshua C. LOW OUT IN OUT 2 - My Pet Project/6 - The Art of the Matter
Danielle IN IN HIGH LOW OUT 5 - Off the Track
Cecilia IN IN HIGH LOW WD
Julie LOW IN LOW OUT 4 - All About Nina
Fallene IN LOW OUT 3 - Go Big or Go Home
Rafael OUT 1 - Come As You Are
Serena OUT
Amanda OUT
Gunnar OUT
David OUT
^1 : In episode 1, Amanda, David, Gunnar, and Serena were the 4 designers who were eliminated before the final 16 were officially participants of the show.
^2 : After Cecilia withdrew from the competition in episode 5, Olivier and Viktor were allowed to pick any previously eliminated contestant to come back into the competition to join their team. They chose Joshua C.
^3 : In episode 5, although the judges categorized all the clothes into ones they liked and didn't like, their deliberation revealed the ones they liked the most (Joshua M., Bryce, Viktor) and the ones they liked the least (Anthony, Olivier, Danielle). In addition, although Joshua M. was chosen as a winner, the actual winning design from his team was the dress designed and sewn by Anya and Becky, respectively.
^4 : In episode 10, the prize was that the winning designer's garment would be produced and sold on Piperlime. After Anya was declared the winner, it was announced that Bert's garment will also be produced and sold on the site.
^5 : All four contestants went on to compete at Fashion Week, for the first time since season 3.
     The designer won Project Runway Season 9.
     The designer advanced to Fashion Week.
     The designer won the challenge.
     The designer was in the top two, or the first announced into the top 3, but did not win.
     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 was not in the Top 16 and was out of the competition.
     The designer withdrew from the competition.
Model Elimination Table
Model 1 2 31 4 5 6 7 812 91 103 11 12 13 14
Sveta AC AC AC AC AC BR BR AC AC AC AC AC AC WINNER
Sonia JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM OUT
Erika VL VL VL VL VL VL VL VL VL VL VL VL VL OUT
Bojana KG KG KG KG KG KG KG KG KG KG KG KG KG OUT
Meghan BR BR BR BR BR LK LK LK LK LK LK LK OUT
Kerstin BK BK BK BK BK AC AC BK BK BK BK OUT
Chelsea AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA OUT
Carla OG OG OG OG OG OG OG OG OG OUT
Hannah BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB OUT
Alyssa CM CM CM CM JC BK BK OUT
Karin DE DE DE DE DE JC OUT
Michel Ann LK LK LK LK LK OUT
Thais JT JT JT JT OUT
Tatjana FW FW FW OUT
Ashley JC JC OUT
Kenzie RC OUT
     The model won Project Runway Season 9.
     The model wore the winning design that challenge.
     The model wore the losing design that challenge.
     The model was eliminated.
     The model withdrew from the competition
^1 : The models were not used in Episodes 3 (Go Big or Go Home), 8 (What Women Want) and 9 (Image Is Everything).
^2 : The fates of Hannah and Sveta will be determined when Episode 10 (Sew 70s) airs on September 29, 2011.
^3 : The eliminated models (except Ashley and Tatjana) were used in this challenge.

Designer legend

Episode summary

Episode 1: Come As You Are

Original Airdate: July 28, 2011

As the season begins, and the designers arrive in New York, they are informed that they are not yet part of season nine. As the final stage of their casting session, 20 designers must go in front of Heidi, Michael, Nina and Tim to make a case why they deserve one of the 16 coveted spots this season.[3]

ELIMINATED: Amanda, David, Gunnar & Serena

The next day, the 16 remaining designers are awoken by Tim in the early morning hours and given their first challenge: transform the pajamas they are wearing and one bed sheet into an outfit of their choice. Dyes, trim, and closures are provided.

WINNER: Bert
ELIMINATED: Rafael

Episode 2: My Pet Project

Original Airdate: August 4, 2011

The designers must create an outfit using only materials found in a pet supply store.

WINNER: Olivier
ELIMINATED: Joshua C.

Episode 3: Go Big or Go Home

Original Airdate: August 11, 2011

The designers work on a challenge revolving around a theme called "Larger than Life." In teams of two with a budget of $500 and one day to work, they create outfits for professional stilt walkers. The runway show is at Battery Park, making it the first runway show to be held outside.

Pairs: Anthony Ryan & Laura, Bryce & Fallene, Danielle & Cecilia, Joshua M. & Julie, Viktor & Bert, Anya & Olivier and Kimberly & Becky

WINNER: Laura
ELIMINATED: Fallene

Episode 4: All About Nina

Original Airdate: August 18, 2011

The designers create a look for judge Nina Garcia that should be wearable by Garcia during work and for an industry event at night. The winning design will be featured in a Marie Claire editorial and on a billboard atop a New York City taxicab.

WINNER: Kimberly
ELIMINATED: Julie

Episode 5: Off the Track

Original Airdate: August 25, 2011

The designers meet at the New Balance Track and Field Center in New York City and are challenged to create apparel to wear with a new Heidi Klum for New Balance lifestyle sneaker from Klum's collection. The designers work in teams of three, with team leaders chosen by holding a foot race at the Track and Field Center. The winning looks will be sold as part of Klum's collection exclusively on Amazon.com.[5]

WINNERS: Joshua M. and Viktor
WITHDREW: Cecilia
ELIMINATED: Danielle

Cecilia withdrew from the competition and was replaced by Josh C.

Episode 6: The Art of the Matter

Original Airdate: September 1, 2011

The designers each work together with an art student to create a painting and then must design an avant-garde look that reflects their art work. They have a budget of $300 and two days to complete their look.

WINNER: Anthony Ryan
ELIMINATED: Joshua C.

Episode 7: Can't We Just All Get Along?

Original Airdate: September 8, 2011

The designers plug into computer technology to help create signature fabric designs in a challenge that forces them into working in two teams of five. Wielding video cameras, they also venture out into the city to capture the stories behind their inspirations.

Team CHAOS: Anthony Ryan, Anya, Bryce, Olivier, and Viktor

Team Nuts and Bolts: Becky, Bert, Joshua M., Kimberly, and Laura

WINNER: Anya
ELIMINATED: Becky

Episode 8: What Women Want

Original Airdate: September 15, 2011

The contestants are introduced to nine men on the runway and, in a seamless twist, discover they must design for the men's significant others. Actress Malin Akerman is the guest judge.

WINNER: Joshua M.
ELIMINATED: Bryce

Episode 9: Image is Everything

Original Airdate: September 22, 2011

The outfitters are treated to a special performance from their new client, the up-and-coming band The Sheepdogs. Broken into two teams of four, the designers are charged with creating a look that will establish them as image-makers.

WINNER: Viktor
ELIMINATED: Oliver

Episode 10: Sew 70s

Original Airdate: September 29, 2011

The remaining designers do the time warp when fashions from the 1970s inspire their creations.

WINNER: Anya
ELIMINATED: Anthony Ryan

Episode 11: This is for the Birds

Original Airdate: October 6, 2011

Birds will serve as the inspiration for the looks in this challenge. Designers are paired up and each pair is assigned a bird. They then learn that they are not competing together, but rather head-to-head. Kimberly and Viktor design head-to-head with a cockatoo as their inspiration, Anya and Laura with a raven, and Bert and Joshua with an Amazon parrot.

WINNER: Anya
ELIMINATED: Bert

Episode 12: The Finale Challenge

Original Airdate: October 13, 2011

The remaining designers had to create 3 looks from inspirations on Governor's Island. They were assisted by the five most recently eliminated contestants.

ADVANCING TO PREPARE A LINE FOR FASHION WEEK: Anya, Viktor, Joshua M., Kimberly
ELIMINATED: Laura

Episode 13: The Finale Part 1

"Original Airdate:" October 20th 2011

The final four designers are critiqued on their collections and compete, for the last time, to show at fashion week. In a shock elimination, it is revealed that all of the four designers will be advancing to fashion week instead of the usual three.

ADVANCING TO FASHION WEEK: Joshua M., Viktor, Kimberly, Anya

Episode 14: The Finale Part 2

"Original Airdate:" October 27th 2011

The four finalists work the last part of preparation, including casting model, hair and makeup counseling, for Fashion Week. Each shows their collection pieces at Fashion Week before the winner of Project Runway Season 9 is announced.

WINNER: Anya
ELIMINATED: Joshua M., Viktor, Kimberly

References

  1. ^ "Meet the 'Project Runway' Season 9 designers", Lifetime official website
  2. ^ http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/blogs/project-runway-blog/season-9-premieres-july-28-20-designers-naked-heidi-photo
  3. ^ [1].
  4. ^ Blogging Project Runway Season 9, Episode 2.
  5. ^ [2].
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