| Bgcolour: | lavender | ||||||
| Num Episodes: | 14 | ||||||
| Network: | Lifetime | ||||||
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| Prev Season: | Season 11 | ||||||
| Next Season: | Season 13 |
Project Runway Season 12 is the twelfth season of the television show Project Runway, appearing on Lifetime. The season began airing on July 18, 2013 with 15 designers competing to become "the next great American designer." Kate Pankoke, a designer from Season 11 returned to compete once again for the grand prize. Pankoke was voted back by fans in an online poll, winning against Ra'mon Lawrence Coleman of Season 6, and Valerie Mayen of Season 8.
Supermodel Heidi Klum, Marie Claire creative director Nina Garcia, and fashion designer Zac Posen all returned as judges this season. Tim Gunn returned as the workroom mentor. This was also the first season to feature the "Tim Gunn save," which gave Gunn the opportunity to bring an eliminated designer back into the competition if he disagreed with the judges.
Belk was the exclusive retail sponsor for Project Runway's 12th season and has merchandised the accessory wall with an assortment of products.
In 2014, Alexandria von Bromssen, Kate Pankoke, Justin LeBlanc and Helen Castillo competed in the fourth season of Project Runway All Stars, with Alexandria placing 13th, Kate placing 11th, Justin placing 7th and Helen placing 3rd. In 2016, Alexander Pope, Ken Laurence and Dom Streater competed in the fifth season of All Stars, with Alexander placing 8th, Ken placing 3rd and Dom winning the competition. Helen Castillo and Ken Laurence would later reappear in Project Runway All Stars (season 6) where Helen placed 6th and Ken placed 4th.
| Angela Bacskocky | 33 | Richmond, Virginia | Episode 1 | 16 |
| Kahindo Mateene | 34 | Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo | Episode 2 | 15 |
| Timothy Westbrook | 24 | Wanakena, New York | Episode 3 | 14 |
| Sandro Masmanidi | 28 | Krasnodar, Russia | Episode 4 | 13 (quit) |
| Sue Waller | 45 | Boston, Massachusetts | Episode 5 | 12 |
| Miranda Kay Levy | 29 | Wilton, Wisconsin | Episode 7 | 11 |
| Karen Batts | 29 | Boca Raton, Florida | Episode 8 | 10 |
| Jeremy Brandrick | 41 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Episode 9 | 9 |
| Ken Laurence | 24 | Birmingham, Alabama | Episode 10 | 8 |
| Alexander Pope | 38 | Los Angeles, California | Episode 11 | 7-6 |
| Katelyn "Kate" Pankoke* | 24 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | ||
| Helen Castillo | 25 | Weehawken, New Jersey[1] | Episode 13 | 5 |
| Bradon McDonald | 38 | Lowville, New York | Episode 14 | 4 |
| Justin LeBlanc | 27 | Tampa, Florida | 3 | |
| Alexandria von Bromssen | 38 | Stockholm, Sweden | 2 | |
| Dominique "Dom" Streater | 24 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Eliminated Episode | ||
| Dom | IN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | ADV | WINNER | 14 - Finale, Part 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | ADV | |||
| Justin | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | SAFE | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | ADV | |||
| Bradon | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | ADV | |||
| Helen | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | OUT | 13 - Finale, Part 1 | ||
| Kate | IN | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | OUT | 11 - Next Generation | ||||
| Alexander | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | OUT | |||||
| Ken | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | HIGH | LOW | LOW | OUT | 10 - Project Runway SuperFan! | |||||
| Jeremy | IN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | LOW | IN | OUT | 9 - Let's Do Brunch! | ||||||
| Karen | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | OUT | 8 - Having a Field Day | |||||||
| Miranda | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | OUT | 7 - Shoes First! | ||||||||
| Sue | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | 5 - YOU Choose Your Materials! | ||||||||||
| Sandro | LOW | HIGH | IN | WD | 4 - Tie the Knot | |||||||||||
| Timothy | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Kahindo | IN | OUT | 2 - Million Dollar Runway | |||||||||||||
| Angela | OUT | 1 - Sky's The Limit | ||||||||||||||
Miranda originally had one of the higher scores, however the judges reconsidered their scores since she had not used enough of the challenge material (the parachute) for her dress. She was told that, despite her outfit being good, she did not follow the rules. Therefore, she could be disqualified and eliminated from the competition.
Because Sandro was missing, all three of the lowest-scoring designers (Miranda, Jeremy, and Sue) were safe.
Before leaving the runway, Heidi told Alexander, Bradon and Miranda that they were close to being the winning team.
Dom was initially called in the bottom along with Jeremy and Ken. However, the bottom three designers were given an extra hour in the workroom to make alterations to their outfit or redesign a new one. The judges gave Dom's second dress such high marks that it was named the second winner of the challenge.
the designer won Project Runway Season 12.
The designer was advanced to Fashion Week.
The designer won the challenge.
The designer had the second highest scores.
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 withdrew from the competition.
The designer lost, but was saved from elimination by Tim Gunn.
| Model | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayuana | DS | DS | DS,AV | DS | AP | DS | DS | KL | DS | - | DS | DS | - | WINNER (DS) | |
| Ya | BM | BM | BM,KB | BM | BM | AV | AV | BM | BM | - | BM | AV | AV | AV | |
| Ji Young | AP | AP | - | AP | SW | AP | AP | AP | AP | - | AP | JL | JL | JL | |
| Cameron | KB | KB | - | KB | KL | KP | KP | KP | KP | - | KP | BM | - | BM | |
| Molly | SW | KP | HC,KP | KP | HC | HC | HC | HC | HC | - | HC | HC | HC | OUT | |
| Roberta | HC | JB | JB,KL | JB | KP | JB | JB | KB | JL | - | JL | OUT | |||
| Laura | KL | KL | - | KL | AV | KL | KL | DS | KL | - | AV | OUT | |||
| Nastasia | TW | HC | - | HC | ML | BM | BM | AV | AV | - | OUT | ||||
| Briana | JB | JL | AP,JL | JL | JL | JL | JL | JB | JB | - | OUT | ||||
| Shaya | ML | ML | - | ML | JB | ML | ML | JL | OUT | ||||||
| Liliana | JL | SW | - | SW | DS | KB | KB | OUT | |||||||
| Jessica | AV | AV | - | AV | KB | OUT | |||||||||
| Viktoria | SM | SM | SM,SW | SM | OUT | ||||||||||
| Sophie | KP | TW | TW,ML | OUT | |||||||||||
| Jillian | KM | KM | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Sierra | AB | OUT | |||||||||||||
The model won Project Runway Season 12.
The model wore the winning design that challenge.
The model wore the design with the second highest scores.
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.
Models
Designer Legend
BM
Original airdate: July 18, 2013
Original airdate: July 25, 2013
Original airdate: August 1, 2013
Teams
Alexander and Justin
Alexandria and Dom
Bradon and Karen
Helen and Kate
Jeremy and Ken
Miranda and Timothy
Sandro and Sue
Original airdate: August 8, 2013
Original airdate: August 15, 2013
| Team Members | The Places They Chose To Get Materials | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy, Karen, Kate | Party/Home Goods Store & Food Market | |
| Bradon, Alexander, Miranda | Wallpaper Store & Party/Home Goods Store | |
| Dom, Helen, Justin | Wallpaper Store & Food Market | |
| Alexandria, Ken, Sue | Wallpaper Store & Party/Home Goods Store |
Original airdate: August 22, 2013
Original airdate: August 29, 2013
Original airdate: September 5, 2013
Original airdate: September 12, 2013
Original airdate: September 19, 2013
Original airdate: September 26, 2013
Original airdate: October 3, 2013
Original airdate: October 10, 2013
Original airdate: October 17, 2013
Original airdate: October 24, 2013