Project_Runway_(season_2)

Project Runway (season 2)

Project Runway Season 2 was the second season of Bravo's successful Project Runway, a reality competition for fashion designers. Season 2 began airing on December 7, 2005. Following a nationwide search earlier in the year, sixteen designers were chosen as semi-finalists and brought to New York City in June, 2005. After the first challenge, called "Road To The Runway", fourteen went on to compete as finalists. The winning designer, Chloe Dao, received $100,000 in seed money to help launch her own line, a 2007 Saturn Sky roadster, a spread in ELLE magazine, and a mentorship with the Banana Republic Design Team. Winning alongside Dao was her model, Grace Kelsey, who received the ELLE Magazine spread. Michael Kors and Nina Garcia returned as judges for the second season. The fourth judging seat rotated each week, based on the challenge. Tim Gunn, fashion chair at Parsons The New School for Design, returned as a mentor for the designers.

Season 2 contestants

The 16 contestants in Season 2 were:

Raymundo Baltazar, 24, from Los Angeles, California
Chloe Dao, 33, from Houston, Texas
Marla Duran, 51, from Allentown, Pennsylvania
Diana Eng, 22, from Jacksonville, Florida
Kirsten Ehrig, 37, from Los Angeles, California
Daniel Franco, 33, from Los Angeles, California
Andrae Gonzalo, 32, from Los Angeles, California
Zulema Griffin, 28, from New York, New York
Kara Janx, 29, from Johannesburg, South Africa
Emmett McCarthy, 42, from New York, New York
Santino Rice, 30, from Los Angeles, California
Heidi Standridge, 25, from Atlanta, Georgia
Nick Verreos, 38, from Los Angeles, California
Guadalupe Vidal, 29, from Los Angeles, California
Daniel Vosovic, 24, from New York, New York
John Wade, 24, from Los Angeles, California

(ages listed are the designers' ages at the time the show was taped in the summer of 2005.)

Daniel Franco had been a competitor in the first season and was eliminated in that season's first episode. Determined to show that the judges "made a mistake" in eliminating him so soon, he returned to the nationwide tryouts with samples from his own design line. The evaluation panel at the tryouts decided to give him one more chance and brought him back as a contestant for season two.

The 16 models competing for an ELLE spread in the second season were:

Allison McAtee, from Erie, Pennsylvania
Alyssa Daugherty, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cara Roberts, from Darien, Connecticut
Claudia, from Germany
Danyelle Vilmenay, from Baltimore, Maryland
Eden Henderson, from Queens, New York
Eliza Jane
Grace Kelsey, from San Diego, California
Heather Brown
Lesley Ann Williams
Maria Lucia Santiago
Melissa Braiser, from New York, New York
Rachael Hartzog
Rebecca Holliday, from Savannah, Georgia
Shannon Fluet, from Boston, Massachusetts
Tarah Rodgers, from North Carolina

Season 2 challenges

Designer Elimination Chart
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	13	Episode
Chloe	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	WIN	LOW	WIN	WINNER
Daniel V.	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	WIN	LOW	WIN	OUT	Runner-up
Santino	WIN	HIGH	HIGH	LOW	WIN	LOW	LOW	LOW	LOW	LOW	LOW	OUT	2nd Runner-Up
Kara	IN	IN	HIGH	LOW	IN	IN	LOW	LOW	HIGH	HIGH	OUT		11 - What's Your Line?
Nick	IN	IN	WIN	LOW	HIGH	LOW	IN	LOW	LOW	OUT			10 - Makeover
Andrae	IN	LOW	LOW	HIGH	IN	WIN	IN	HIGH	OUT				9 - Flower Power
Zulema	IN	LOW	IN	HIGH	IN	IN	WIN	OUT					8 - Inspiration
Emmett	IN	IN	IN	LOW	IN	HIGH	OUT						7 - On Thin Ice
Diana	HIGH	IN	IN	IN	LOW	OUT							6 - Window Shopping
Marla	IN	IN	LOW	IN	LOW	OUT							6 - Window Shopping
Guadalupe	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT								5 - Social Scene
Daniel F.	LOW	HIGH	IN	OUT									4 - Team Lingerie
Raymundo	IN	IN	OUT										3 - All Dolled Up
Kirsten	IN	OUT											2 - Clothes Off Your Back
Heidi	OUT												1 - Road To Runway
John	OUT												1 - Road To Runway

Blue background and WIN means the designer won that challenge.

Red background and OUT means the designer lost and was out of the competition.

Light blue background and HIGH means the designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge.

Pink background and LOW means the designers had one of the lowest scores for that challenge.

Orange background and LOW means the designer was in the bottom two.

Season 2 Fashion models

Elimination Chart
Model	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Finals
Grace	IN	WIN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	WINNER
Rebecca	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	WIN	IN	WIN	IN	OUT
Heather	WIN	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Eden	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Rachael	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Danyelle	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Tarah	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Shannon	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Lesley Ann	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Cara	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Eliza	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Claudia	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Allison	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Melissa	IN	IN	OUT
Alyssa	IN	OUT
Maria	IN	OUT

Green background and WINNER means model won Project Runway.

Blue background and WIN means the model wore the winning design that episode.

Red background and IN means the model wore the losing design that episode.

Gray background and OUT means the model was not picked and was out of the competition.

In episode 1, models were randomly assigned to designers.
In episode 2, designers could again choose their models, with the winner of the previous challenge choosing first and the other designers choosing in random order.
In episode 2, Raymundo's model, Maria, dropped out, so Allison, John's model from the first challenge was brought back.
Beginning in episode 3, only the winner of the previous challenge could decide whether to change his/her model. Since episode 3, only Zulema had changed her model. She picked Tarah and dropped Rachael in episode 8.
Since models are eliminated at the beginning of the next episode, no model was eliminated in episode 1.

Episode recaps

Episode 1: Road To The Runway

Before arriving in New York, the 16 contestants being considered for positions in this season's competing cast were given six yards of plain white muslin, $20, and one week to create an outfit that best represents who they are as a fashion designer. After arriving, the 16 contestants found that only 14 positions were available in the Parsons workroom and thus two would be eliminated at the runway judging.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; and Michael Kors.
WINNER: Santino
OUT: Heidi and John
First broadcast December 7, 2005

Episode 2: Clothes Off Your Back

Designers made an outfit using only the clothes they were wearing at the moment the challenge was announced.

This episode is best remembered for Andrae's tearfilled panic attack on the runway.

Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Diane von Furstenberg.
WINNER: Chloe
OUT: Kirsten
First broadcast December 7, 2005

Episode 3: All Dolled Up

Designers created a life-sized outfit for the My Scene Barbie collection. The winning designer's outfit would be duplicated for the My Scene Barbie collection.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Lily Martinez, Head Designer for "My Scene" Barbie.
WINNER: Nick
OUT: Raymundo
First broadcast December 14, 2005

'''Episode 4: Team Lingerie

Designers created a lingerie line consisting of three looks. A Team event with four teams, each with a lead designer and two assistants.

The teams were:

*Daniel V.,Andrae and Zulema

*Diana,Marla and Guadalupe

*Santino,Nick and Emmett

*Daniel F.,Kara and Chloe

Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Cynthia Rowley; and Alessandra Ambrosio.
WINNER: Daniel V. (teamed with Zulema and Andrae)
OUT: Daniel F. (teamed with Kara and Chloe)
First broadcast December 21, 2005

Episode 5: Social Scene

Designers created a party dress for socialite Nicky Hilton.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Nicky Hilton.
WINNER: Santino
OUT: Guadalupe
First broadcast 4 January, 2006

Episode 6: Window Shopping

Designers created a day-to-evening ensemble for Banana Republic. A Team event with five teams of two. Both designers on the losing team were eliminated.

The teams were:

*Chloe and Emmett

*Daniel and Andrae

*Kara and Zulema

*Santino and Nick

*Diana and Marla

Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Deborah Lloyd, Head Designer at Banana Republic.
WINNERS: Andrae and Daniel V.
OUT: Diana and Marla
First broadcast 11 January, 2006

Episode 7: On Thin Ice

Designers created a figure skating outfit for 2006 Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Anne Slowey, Fashion News Director at ELLE; and Sasha Cohen.
WINNER: Zulema
OUT: Emmett
First broadcast 18 January, 2006

Episode 8: Inspiration

Designers took photos and picked one to be an inspiration for an outfit.

This episode is most notable for Zulema's "Model Walk Off." Prior to this episode, all the winning designers stuck with their original models when given the chance to change by Heidi. Zulema stunned everyone when she not only announced she was changing models, but also making this decision by picking three girls to have a "walk off." She chose the eliminated Emmett's model Shannon, Andrae's model Danyelle, and Nick's model Tarah for consideration. She switched to Tarah, which left Rachael with Nick and eliminated Shannon.

Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and Season 1 winner Jay McCarroll.
WINNER: Daniel V.
OUT: Zulema
First broadcast 25 January, 2006

Episode 9: Flower Power

Designers created a dress using only natural materials purchased in the New York Flower District.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and design team Mark Badgley and James Mischka.
WINNER: Daniel V., who also won immunity for the next challenge
OUT: Andrae
First broadcast February 1, 2006

Episode 10: Makeover

Designers created a new look to makeover a fellow contestant who then models the new look on the runway.
Chloe designed for Nick, Nick designed for Daniel V., Daniel V. designed for Chloe, Kara designed for Santino, and Santino designed for Kara.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and celebrity stylist Freddie Leiba.
WINNER: Chloe (Designed for Nick)
OUT: Nick (Designed for Daniel V.)
First broadcast February 8, 2006

Episode 11: What's Your Line

Designers made an evening dress for supermodel Iman. The evening dress also reflects the line which the designers will show at Olympus Fashion Week.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and Iman.
WINNER: Daniel V.
OUT: Kara
First broadcast February 15, 2006

Episode 12: Reunion

All of the designers gathered for a reunion hosted by Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum on the eve of New York Fashion Week at which the final three designers will display their collections.
First broadcast February 22, 2006

Episode 13: Finale - Part 1

The three final designers were shown at home when Tim Gunn visited them and then returned to New York to prepare their collections for showing at New York Olympus Fashion Week and were surprised to find out that they had to complete one final challenge: an additional garment that they each design with the aid of one eliminated designer of their choice. Nick, Andrae and Diana returned to help Daniel, Santino and Chloe, respectively.
First broadcast March 1, 2006

Episode 14: Finale - Part 2

Chloe, Daniel V., and Santino displayed their final collections of thirteen pieces at New York Olympus Fashion Week.
Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and Debra Messing.
WINNER of Project Runway Season 2: Chloe
OUT: Daniel V. (1st Runner-up) and Santino(2nd Runner-up)
First broadcast March 8, 2006