Project Runway season 20 explained

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Num Contestants:14
Winner:Bishme Cromartie
Network:Bravo
Prev Season:Season 19

The twentieth season of Project Runway was announced to air with a two-part premiere on Bravo on June 15, 2023. To celebrate this milestone season, the show invited fourteen designers from across all nineteen seasons to return for an All-Stars format competition instead of appearing on its separate spin-off show, which was retired after the bankruptcy of its former production company, The Weinstein Company.

Elle editor-in-chief Nina Garcia, fashion designer Brandon Maxwell, and journalist Elaine Welteroth all reprised their roles as judges, while season 4 winner Christian Siriano reprised his role as mentor on the show. They were joined by guest judges on the panel each week.

The winner was Bishme Cromartie, who returned after initially competing on Season 17, and received a cash prize of $250,000, a mentorship with the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and a spread in Elle magazine.

Contestants

![1] !!!Original season(s)!Original placement(s)!!
Nora Pagel39Metuchen, New JerseySeason 1814
Mila Hermanovski54Los Angeles, CaliforniaSeason 73Episode 313
All Stars 16
Viktor Luna41Los Angeles, CaliforniaSeason 93Episode 412
All Stars 35
Hester Sunshine38Season 172Episode 511
Kayne Gillaspie44Nashville, TennesseeSeason 35Episode 610
All Stars 29
Fabio Costa39Belo Horizonte, BrazilSeason 102Episode 79
All Stars 45
All Stars 62-3
Anna Yinan Zhou33San Francisco, CaliforniaSeason 197Episode 98
Kara Saun54Los Angeles, CaliforniaSeason 127
Korto Momolu47Little Rock, ArkansasSeason 52Episode 116
All Stars 32
38Season 1985
Rami Kashou46New York City, New YorkSeason 42Episode 134
All Stars 18
Brittany Allen32Austin, TexasSeason 185-6Episode 143-2
Laurence Basse47Los Angeles, CaliforniaSeason 153
32Los Angeles, CaliforniaSeason 1741

Designer progress

DesignerEpisodes
2[2] 3[3] 4[4] 5[5] 67891011121314
BishmeHIGHINININHIGHINHIGHWINWINLOWHIGHWIN
BrittanyINHIGHLOWWINLOWININHIGHINHIGHHIGHLOW
LaurenceINLOWHIGHINWINLOWWININHIGHWINLOWHIGH
RamiINLOWINLOWINHIGHSAVEHIGHHIGHHIGHWINOUT
PrajjéINHIGHHIGHINHIGHHIGHLOWLOWLOWLOWOUT
KortoININWINININLOWHIGHININOUT
KaraLOWINHIGHHIGHIN WININ LOWOUT
AnnaININLOWHIGHININLOWOUT
FabioHIGHININLOWLOWOUT
KayneWINHIGHLOWINOUT
HesterINININOUT
ViktorLOWWINOUT
MilaINOUT
NoraOUT

Designer won Project Runway Season 20.

Designer won the challenge.

Designer was in the top two.

Designer had one of the highest scores but did not win.

Designer was safe and advanced to the next round.

Designer had one of the lowest scores but was not eliminated.

Designer was in the bottom two.

Designer was eliminated from the competition.

Designer was saved from elimination using the "Siriano Save."

Model progress

ModelEpisodes
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Jessica MLBPBKM/PBKSKSRK--BCLB-BCBC
MimiFCLBHS/FCBALBBCBC-RKPB-LBBA
RobertaRKVLKS/LBKMPB-AZ-KM---LB
LuzPBKM-PBRKBAKM-PBBA-RKOUT
ShanaeAZ-- AZBCKSRK-KSBC-BAOUT
Ren-BAVL/KGKGFC-LB-BAKM-OUT
EmileeNPAZ--KM-PB- - RK-OUT
Jessica ZVL- - - - - - -LBOUT
LirisKSRK-- KG-KS-OUT
DDKMMH-HSAZKMBA-OUT
MarielBAHS-RKBA-OUT
EliseKGFCBA/AZBCOUT
SarahMHKGRK/BCLBOUT
AnastasiiaHSBC-FCOUT
NaimahBCKS-OUT

Guest judges

Episodes

Episode 1: Meet the All-Stars

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Fourteen of the most beloved designers from across 19 seasons of Project Runway descend on New York once again to vie for the coveted title that has eluded them all. The iconic designers meet one another and catch up on their successes after leaving the runway. The fun and games come to an end, however, when famed judge Nina Garcia and mentor Christian Siriano arrive to give them an unwanted history lesson and their first challenge of the season.[6]

Episode 2: Project Redemption

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For their very first challenge of the competition, the designers have to rewrite history by reinventing the look that either got them eliminated or gave them the lowest score in their past and turn it into a high-fashion moment for the runways of today.

Episode 3: Toying With Fashion

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It’s neither fun nor games as the designers must tackle the most feared challenge in the Project Runway canon: the unconventional materials challenge. The fur begins to fly as the all-stars are tasked with creating whimsical runway looks using toys from New York City’s most iconic toy store, FAO Schwarz.

Episode 4: Coronation Day

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It's the first dreaded team challenge of the season, and the designers are heading to the ball because it's Coronation Day. The designers are blindly paired together and tasked with creating couture modern gowns that exemplify royalty.

Teams
Kayne & Viktor
Brittany & Anna
Hester & Fabio
Kara & Laurence
Prajje & Korto
Rami & Bishme

Episode 5: Seeing Red

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In a Project Runway first, the designers are forced to share a single bolt of fabric to demonstrate how they can stand out from one another and prove why they're the top designer. Tensions run high, and the drama comes to a head after the challenge.

Episode 6: Like Totally '90s

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The style trends of the 1990s are flooding the runways in America and abroad. In this team challenge, the designers must create chic and cohesive mini collections inspired by the '90s.

Episode 7: Fashion, Inside Out

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The jockstrap is back. The all-stars must create high-fashion looks featuring couture undergarments in this one-day challenge with everything: laughter, adrenaline, tears and a whole lot of skin.

Episode 8: Uncut Hems

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It's the halfway point and the designers are hitting the road to a denim explosion. In a Project Runway throwback challenge, they'll create all-denim looks while competing in head-to-head battles where only one designer can be safe from elimination.

Episode 9: Below Decked Out

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Fan favorites from Bravo's Below Deck will be walking the runway in the infamous Real Client Challenge. The designers attempt to steer the ship toward winning waters while at the same time trying to keep up with the yachties' fashion requests... and livers.

Episode 10: Freedom

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Hold on to your seats, because Project Runway is about to make history. For the first time, our final seven designers are given the freedom to design whatever they want for this challenge.

Episode 11: Double Bind

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The designers are faced with one of their hardest tasks yet: a one-day challenge that forces them to create one runway look that showcases two opposing fashion styles.

Episode 12: Let Me See Your Peacock

Original airdate:

The era of "male peacocking" is upon us, and this week every feather is standing at full attention. The five remaining All-Stars must create show-stopping, red carpet menswear looks that fully embrace the trend toward the flamboyant.

Episode 13: The Sky's the Limit

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Avant-garde looks inspired by the SUMMIT One Vanderbilt observation deck / interactive art installation by Kenzo Digital.

Episode 14: The Finale

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Project Runway Season 20 Premiere Recap: The All-Stars Align. Elle. June 15, 2023. June 16, 2023.
  2. Web site: Project Redemption. Bravo. June 15, 2023.
  3. Web site: Toying with Fashion. Bravo. June 22, 2023.
  4. Web site: Coronation Day. Bravo. June 29, 2023.
  5. Web site: Seeing Red. Bravo. July 6, 2023.
  6. Web site: Meet the All-Stars. Bravo. June 14, 2023.