Season 12 (2013)
Release date: 2013-07-18
User rating:
7.9 / 10
Director: Craig Spirko
Episodes (14):
1. Sky's the Limit
15 new, and one returning, contestants begin the battle to win Project Runway's twelfth season. This season incorporates some new changes including the "Tim Gunn Save," the anonymous runway show, and a $4000 spending account allowing the designers to set their own challenge budgets. For their first task, the designers must create an outfit that shows their point-of-view using parachute materials. They have two days to complete their looks.
Release date: 2013-07-18
2. Million Dollar Runway
The designers are asked to create evening wear looks to go with multi-million dollar pieces of jewelry. They have one day to complete their outfits.
Release date: 2013-07-25
3. An Unconventional Coney Island
The contestants head to Coney Island for their next challenge. In teams of two, they first must give away frozen yogurt treats to locals to elicit buzzwords to use as a theme for their garments. Then, they must pay $100 from their accounts for access to the carnival games which will provide the materials they are to use. They have one day to complete their looks.
Release date: 2013-08-01
4. Tie the Knot
The designers must create a garment utilizing bow ties in a non-traditional way using Justin Mikita and Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Tie The Knot organization as inspiration. They have one day to complete their looks.
Release date: 2013-08-08
5. YOU Choose Your Materials!
The designers are split into teams of three to create a luxurious mini-collection using items from three varied retailers (a vintage wallpaper store, a specialty food store, and a home goods/party store). They have one day to complete the challenge.
Release date: 2013-08-15
6. Let's Go Glamping!
For their next challenge, the designers go on an overnight "glamping" trip, with the surroundings from the campsite serving as inspiration for a high-end look. They have one day to complete their garments.
Release date: 2013-08-22
7. Shoes First!
The designers are asked to create a look inspired by a pair of shoes. They have one day to complete the challenge.
Release date: 2013-08-29
8. Having a Field Day
The designers must create fashionable activewear for Heidi Klum's collection with New Balance. They get two yards of fabric from the collection and have one day to complete their looks.
Release date: 2013-09-05
9. Let's Do Brunch
The designers are asked to create a day or evening look for modern, Southern women. The winning look will be sold at Belk stores. They have one day to complete their garments.
Release date: 2013-09-12
10. Project Runway SuperFan!
The designers must create garments as part of a makeover for their clients… the show's biggest SuperFans. They have two days to complete the challenge.
Release date: 2013-09-19
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11. Next Generation...
The designers must create their own print fabric to use in a garment inspired by a Next Gen innovator. They have one day to complete their looks.
Release date: 2013-09-26
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12. Butterfly Effect
The designers are tasked to create an avant-garde look inspired by butterflies. Later, they are given the additional task of re-purposing a losing look into something new. They have three days to complete both challenges.
Release date: 2013-10-03
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13. Finale, Part 1
Each of the remaining designers is given six weeks and $9000 to design a 10-piece collection for Fashion Week, including one look made of unconventional materials. In the interim, each gets a special visit in their hometown from Tim Gunn. Back in New York, three designers must choose three of their looks to show as part of a mini-collection in order to secure their spot in the final runway show.
Release date: 2013-10-10
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14. Finale, Part 2
In the conclusion of the finale, the remaining contestants must create one new, easily-washable look for their collections. They are given an additional $250 to spend at Mood for this task. Then they present their lines to industry insiders at Fashion Week.
Release date: 2013-10-17
Cast
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Crystal Nobregas - Associate Producer, Tyson Hauff - Production Manager, Rebecca Taylor Henning - Producer, James Gordon - Post Producer, Lauren Melody Shell - Post Coordinator, Stephanie Lyra - Post Coordinator, Jack Reichert - Camera Operator, Caitlyn Lochridge - Casting Director, Wyatt Tuzo - Sound Mixer, Dale LeBlanc Pitman - Associate Producer, Johnny Lavoy - Key Hair Stylist, John Greco - Executive In Charge Of Production, Theresa Vitale - Camera Operator, Cosmo DeCeglie - Line Producer, Ryan Hoft - Assistant Editor, John Lowe - Casting Coordinator, Rob Sharenow - Executive Producer, Gena McCarthy - Executive Producer, Teri Weideman - Co-Executive Producer, Jonathan Jackson - Sound Mixer, Darren Hallihan - Assistant Editor, Meryl Poster - Executive Producer, James Baker - Sound Mixer, Gretchen Warthen - Camera Operator, Michael Suby - Original Music Composer, Scott Patric - Key Makeup Artist, Jonathan Thornhill - Assistant Editor, Craig Spirko - Director, John Sember - Sound Mixer, Frank Intorcia - Sound Mixer, Brian Steimle - Camera Operator, Gus Dominguez - Director of Photography, Tim Gunn - Producer, Jim McGibbon - Camera Operator, Dave Stone - Music Supervisor, Jeffrey Lehman - Post Production Supervisor, David Hillman - Executive Producer, Alissa Haight Carlton - Casting Director, Glenn Morgan - Post Producer, Jennifer DeMartino - Casting Director, Nicolas Mazet - Sound Mixer, Gene Bradford - Camera Operator, Jose Torres - Sound Mixer, Kevin Bowe - Sound Mixer, Sasha Alpert - Producer, Harold Barefoot Sanders III - Original Music Composer, Barbara Schneeweiss - Executive Producer, Sara Rea - Executive Producer, Jonathan Murray - Executive Producer, Erica Shusha - Camera Operator, Gil Goldschein - Co-Executive Producer, Tommy Parfitt - Camera Operator, Joe Savastano - Sound Mixer, Mike Story - Sound Mixer, Scott Bardolf - Sound Mixer, Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer, Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer, Jane Cha Cutler - Executive Producer, Desiree Gruber - Executive Producer, Daniela Unruh - Co-Producer, Heidi Klum - Executive Producer