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Project Runway (season 4)
Contestant Age Hometown
Simone LeBlanc 32 Lawrenceville, GA
Marion Lee 39 Tyler, TX
Carmen Webber[1] 39 Charlotte, NC
Jack Mackenroth[2] 38 New York, NY
Steven Rosengard[3] 30 Chicago, IL
Elisa Jimenez[4] 42 El Paso, TX
Kevin Christiana 31 Fairfield, NJ
Christina "Kit Pistol" Scarbo[5] 26 Los Angeles, CA
Victorya Hong[6] 34 Winchester, VA
Ricky Lizalde[7] 35 Escondido, CA
Kathleen "Sweet P" Vaughn 46 Los Angeles, CA
Chris March[8] 44 San Francisco, CA
Jillian Lewis[9] 26 Selden, NY
Rami Kashou 31 Ramallah, West Bank
Christian Siriano[10] 21 Annapolis, MD
Project Runway Season 4 Next Season 5
Project Runway Season 4 was the fourth season of Project
Runway, Bravo’s reality competition for fashion design-
ers. The season premiered November 14, 2007. Returning
as judges were supermodel Heidi Klum; fashion designer
Michael Kors; and Nina Garcia, Elle magazine fashion di-
rector. Tim Gunn, chief creative officer at Liz Claiborne,
Inc., again acts as a mentor to the contestants.
Through a series of weekly challenges, contestants
were eliminated, leaving three finalists left who then
went on to show their designs in the final episodes at
Heidi New York Fashion Week. The winner, Christian Siriano,
Klum, Tim Gunn, Nina Garcia, and Michael Kors, along with received prizes including: an editorial feature in Elle,
Project Runway Season 4 contestants $100,000 from TRESemmé to start his own line, the oppor-
Winner Christian Siriano tunity to sell a fashion line on Bluefly.com, and a 2008
Saturn Astra automobile.
Original run November 14, 2007
– March 5, 2008
Filming dates
Contestants
No. of episodes 14 Designers
No. of tasks 14 The 15 contestants were (in order of elimination):
No. of designers 15 (ages listed are the designers’ ages at the time the show
was taped in the summer of 2007)
Season chronology
Previous Season 3
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Model Age Hometown
Amanda Alter 23 DeWitt, AR
Christina Anderson-McDonald 23 Meadowbrook, PA
Aviva Brocks 21 London, England
Lauren Browne 18 Grafton, MA
Ashley Evans 22 Smithville, MO
Jacqueline Miranne 21 New York, NY
Marcia Mitchell 23 The Berkshires, Massachusetts
Lisa Nargi 25 New York, NY
Katie Nelson 19 New York, NY
Anna Lita Perez 25 Kiev, Ukraine
Marie Salter 25 Katy, TX
Lea Rannells 22 Bridgewater, NJ
Samantha "Sam" Ruggiero 19 Redding, CT
Cheron Smith 22 Torrance, CA
Wendi Sullivan 28 Canton, MA
Models ^Note 3 : Christian seems to have been brought to
the runway as a high scorer, but was nearly
Challenges eliminated for communication problems with his
client.
The designer won Project Runway Season 4.
^Note 4 : Sweet P’s design was considered good
The designer was advanced to fashion week.
even though her group scored lowly.
The designer won the challenge.
^Note 5 : The judges declared a tie between Rami
The designer came in second but did not win the and Chris, and asked each to design a collection for
challenge. Bryant Park. Only one designer will show at Bryant
Park Fashion Week based on his three strongest
The designer had one of the highest scores for pieces.
that challenge, but did not win.
The model won Project Runway Season 4.
The designer had one of the lowest scores for
that challenge, but was not eliminated. The model wore the winning design that
challenge.
The designer was in the bottom two, but was not
eliminated. The model wore the losing design that
challenge.
The designer lost and was out of the
competition. The model was eliminated.
The designer withdrew from the competition. ^Note 1 : Cheron, Anna Lita, Marie, and Jacqueline were
used in this challenge to show off the designers’
^Note 1 : Even though their groups had scored strongest pieces of their collection. However, they will
lowest, outfits made by Elisa, Victorya, and Sweet P not be in contention for the finale win.
were liked by the judges.
^Note 2 : Jack left the competition for medical Episode Summary
reasons. Chris, who was previously eliminated in
Episode 4, returned to take his place. Episode 1: Sew Us What You Got
The designers arrive in New York and are asked to create
a garment that best reflects who they are as a designer.
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Designer Elimination Progress
1 2 3 41 52 6 7 84 9 10 11 135 14
Christian HIGH LOW IN IN WIN IN LOW3 WIN HIGH HIGH WIN - WINNER 14 - Finale, Part 2
Rami WIN IN IN HIGH IN WIN LOW LOW HIGH LOW LOW ADV RUNNER-
UP
Jillian IN IN IN WIN HIGH HIGH IN HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH - 3RD
PLACE
Chris IN IN IN OUT LOW HIGH IN HIGH LOW WIN LOW OUT 4 - Trendsetter /
13 - Finale, Part 1
Sweet P IN HIGH LOW LOW IN LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW OUT 11 - The Art of
Fashion
Ricky LOW IN LOW LOW IN IN LOW LOW WIN OUT 10 - Raw Talent
Victorya HIGH WIN IN LOW IN LOW WIN HIGH OUT 9 - Even Designers
Get The Blues
Kit IN IN HIGH IN IN IN IN OUT 8 - En Garde!
Kevin IN HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH IN OUT 7 - What A Girl
Wants
Elisa LOW HIGH IN LOW LOW OUT 6 - Eye Candy
Steven IN LOW IN LOW OUT 5 - What’s the
Jack IN IN WIN IN WD Skinny?
Carmen IN LOW OUT 3 - Fashion Giant
Marion IN OUT 2 - I Started Cry-
ing
Simone OUT 1 - Sew Us What
You Got
Model Elimination Progress
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 14
Lisa IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN WIN IN IN WINNER
Samantha IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT
Lauren IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT
Marcia IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN |IN IN OUT
Lea IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT
Amanda IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN IN WIN IN OUT
Jacqueline IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT
Marie IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT
Aviva IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT
Katie IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT
Ashley WIN IN IN WIN IN OUT
Christina IN IN IN IN IN OUT
Anna Lita IN IN IN OUT
Cheron IN IN IN OUT
Wendi IN OUT
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They are given 10 minutes to grab from $50,000 worth of • , Jack and Kit (Trends: zoot suit, pleather, fringe)
fabric in three tents set up in Bryant Park. The designers • , Elisa and Victorya (Trends: neon, cutouts, underwear as
are randomly assigned models. outerwear)
• Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors • Note 1: Team leaders in bold, and trends are listed
• Guest Judge: Monique Lhuillier respectively.
• WINNER: Rami • Note 2: Although Victorya, Elisa and Sweet P’s overall
• OUT: Simone group performance was LOW, their garments were
• First aired November 14, 2007 considered good by the judges.
• Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
Episode 2: I Started Crying / Money • Guest Judge: Donna Karan
Changes Everything • WINNER: Jillian (teamed with Rami and Kevin)
• OUT: Chris (teamed with Steven and Sweet P)
The remaining designers are asked to create a two-piece
• First aired December 5, 2007
garment for Sarah Jessica Parker’s BITTEN line using $15
of materials and only one day to complete their look. All
Episode 5: What’s the Skinny?
fourteen designers pitched their designs to Parker who
chose seven to work in teams of two to create the de- Each designer has to create an outfit for a woman who
sign. The winning design was sold beginning in Novem- has recently lost weight, using one of the woman’s outfits
ber 2007 at Steve & Barry’s stores. from before her weight loss as raw material for the new
The teams: design. The new outfit must incorporate aspects of the
• with Jack now-thin woman’s personality, as well as the designer’s
• with Carmen own style. Each designer is given $10 to use for additional
• with Jillian materials. They have one day to complete the outfits.
• with Sweet P Designers and Clients:
• with Chris • Steve with Laura
• with Kevin • Chris with Silvia
• with Steven • Jillian with Erika
• Kevin with Elyse
Note: Team leaders in bold. • Sweet P with Chris
• Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors • Victorya with Ory
• Guest Judge: Sarah Jessica Parker • Elisa with Tracy
• WINNER: Victorya (teamed with Kevin Christiana) • Ricky with Penny
• OUT: Marion (teamed with Steven Rosengard) • Kit with Alicia
• First aired November 21, 2007 • Christian with Kerry
• Rami with Lisa
Episode 3: Fashion Giant • Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
The remaining designers are asked to create a three piece • Guest Judge: Patrick Robinson, head designer for The
menswear outfit for guest judge Tiki Barber to wear on Gap
The Today Show. The designers are randomly assigned • WINNER: Christian
male models. • LEFT: Jack left to receive medical treatment for a
• Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors MRSA infection. To keep the same level of
• Guest Judge: Tiki Barber competition, he was replaced with Chris, the last
• WINNER: Jack designer eliminated.
• OUT: Carmen • OUT: Steven
• First aired November 28, 2007 • First aired December 12, 2007
Episode 4: Trendsetter Episode 6: Eye Candy
Each designer picks one of 12 outdated fashion designs. Designers are to create a garment using any materials
Then working in four teams of three, each team must that were available at the Hershey’s store in Times
incorporate all three styles into a cohesive collection of Square, New York City. They are given no budget but only
three outfits. They have $225 and two days for the pro- five minutes to collect materials, and are given only one
ject. day to complete the outfit.
• , Kevin and Rami (Trends: overalls, 1970s flare, poodle • Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
skirt) • Guest Judge: Zac Posen
• , Sweet P and Steven (Trends: shoulder pads, baggy • WINNER: Rami
sweater, dancewear) • OUT: Elisa
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• First aired January 2, 2008 ward, the winning designer would no longer gain immu-
nity in the following challenge.
Episode 7: What a Girl Wants • Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
Designers are challenged to design a prom dress for a • Guest Judge: Caroline Calvin
group of 16 and 17 year old girls from St. John Vianney • WINNER: Ricky
High School in New Jersey. The girls, along with their • OUT: Victorya
mothers, pre-select the designers they want to work with • First aired January 23, 2008
based on the designers’ portfolios. The designers have a
budget of $250 for materials from MOOD and two days to Episode 10: Raw Talent
construct the dresses.The winner is dependent on who Each designer selects one of six WWE Divas based on
did the best according to the clients, and they are judged their general attitude, and must design an outfit that
on time management. matches that attitude and can be worn in the wrestling
• Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors ring. The designers are given $100 for fabric and two days
• Guest Judge: Gilles Mendel to complete the designs.
• WINNER: Victorya • Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
• OUT: Kevin • Guest Judges: Traver Rains and Richie Rich of
• First aired January 9, 2008 Heatherette
• Guest Clients: Maria Kanellis, Kristal Marshall,
Episode 8: En Garde! Michelle McCool, Candice Michelle, Layla El, Torrie
Each designer is randomly paired with another designer Wilson.
and asked to select a team leader. Each team is asked to • WINNER: Chris (Made Maria’s outfit that will be
create an avant-garde outfit based on inspiration from worn during a WWE match)
their models’ hair styles. They are given a budget of $300 • OUT: Ricky
and two days to create this look. The following day, each • First aired February 6, 2008
team is asked to create another, simpler, ready-to-wear
outfit which embodies the "essence" of the avant-garde Episode 11: The Art of Fashion
look they have been working on. For the second piece, The designers are given 45 minutes in three galleries
the designers have a budget of $50. The leader of the (the Greek and Roman Sculpture courtyard, the European
winning team receives immunity in the next challenge, Painting wing, and the Temple of Dendur) at the Metro-
while the winning team and their outfits are featured in politan Museum of Art to select a piece of art to use as in-
a TRESemme fashion shoot. spiration for a dress, using provided cameras to capture
Teams: the artwork. They are given $300 for materials at Mood,
• and Ricky (LOW) and two days to complete the design.
• and Sweet P (LOW) Designers and their art inspiration:
• and Chris (HIGH) • - Marie Francoise
• and Jillian (HIGH) • - Don Andrés de Andrade y la Cal
• - The Story of the Argonauts
• Note: Team leaders in bold. • - Aphrodite
• Note 2: Although Sweet P’s overall group performance was • - Peacocks
LOW, her garment was considered good by the judges.
• Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors • Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
• Guest Judge: Alberta Ferretti • Guest Judges: Roberto Cavalli
• WINNER: Christian (teamed with Chris March) • WINNER: Christian
• OUT: Kit (teamed with Ricky Lizalde) • OUT: Sweet P
• First aired January 16, 2008 • First aired February 13, 2008
• All the designers who remain in the competition at
Episode 9: Even Designers Get the Blues the end of this episode will show collections at
The designers are tasked with creating an iconic look us- Bryant Park at New York Fashion Week in February
ing deconstructed denim fabric and white cotton while 2008.
also showing off the Levi’s 501 legacy. The designers are • While statements throughout the show stated that
given three minutes to collect provided denim jeans and only three designers would move on, the judges
jackets and cotton fabric hanging from clotheslines in a declared Rami and Chris tied, and thus, both will
storeroom; Notions such as buttons, rivets, and other fas- develop their line for the Bryant Park show.
teners are provided in the workroom. The designers have However, prior to the show, both will display their
one day to complete the design. From this challenge for- three best pieces to the judges, who will then decide
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Preceded by Project Runway Succeeded by
Season 3 Season 4 Season 5
Preceded by Project Runway winner Succeeded by
Jeffrey Sebelia Christian Siriano Leanne Marshall
Preceded by Fan Favorite Succeeded by
Mychael Knight Christian Siriano Korto Momolu
who will actually be participating for the Project Episode 14: Finale (Part 2)
Runway competition during Bryant Park, reducing
• Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
the final judging decision to three.
• Guest Judges: Victoria Beckham
• While they say that only the one that wins the tie
• WINNER of Project Runway Season 4: Christian
will move on, since fashion week was before the
Siriano
airing of this episode, Sweet P actually developed a
• OUT: Jillian Lewis (2nd runner-up), Rami Kashou (1st
line for fashion week, and sold at least one garment.
runner-up)
• First aired March 5, 2008
Episode 12: Reunion • PR4 Model Winner: Lisa Pryston Nargi, who got a
All the designers gather for a reunion. Christian Siriano spread in Elle magazine, wearing Siriano’s designs.
is given $10,000 as the winner of the viewer "Fan Fa-
vorite" contest by Season 3’s Michael Knight. Highlights
of the season are reviewed, including different designers’ Footnotes
reactions to being eliminated, the judges’ unaired reac- [1] BuddyTV.com: "Exclusive Interview: Carmen
tions to the Raw Talent episode, as well as the remaining Webber of ’Project Runway’", November 30, 2007
designers’ wrestling diva alter-egos; personality traits of [2] Jack Mackenroth official website
the designers such as Chris March’s laugh, Ricky Lizalde’s [3] Steven Rosengard Design official website
crying, Elisa Jimenez’s offbeat personality, and Christ- [4] Elisa Jimenez official site
ian’s repeated use of the word "fierce". [5] Kit Pistol by Christina Scarbo official site
• Hosts Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn [6] BuddyTV.com: "Project Runway: Meet the Designer
• Guest Judges: None - Victorya Hong", October 15, 2007
• Guests: Mychael Knight, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors [7] BuddyTV.com: "Project Runway: Meet the Designer
• FAN FAVORITE: Christian - Ricky Lizalde", October 29, 2007
• OUT: None [8] Chris March official site
• First aired February 20, 2008 [9] BuddyTV.com: "Project Runway: Meet the Designer
- Jillian Lewis", October 12, 2007
Episode 13: Finale (Part 1) [10] BuddyTV.com: "Project Runway: Meet the Designer
The four remaining designers are given five months and - Christian Siriano", October 05, 2007
$8000 to create a collection of twelve looks for Fashion
Week. Three and a half months later, Tim visits each of
the designers to assess their progress. The designers re-
References
turn to New York City after five months. Chris and Ra- • Project Runway official web site
mi are to select their three best outfits from their collec-
tions, and are given three hours to fit pre-selected mod- External links
els and prepare their hair and makeup before the run-
way show; they each can use the help of one of the other • Story on Christian Siriano in B∙more Live
competitors (Jillian with Rami, Christian with Chris). The
winner of this runway show, Rami, joins the other two, Contestant Official Websites
Jillian and Christian, in the competition at the Bryant • Christian Siriano Official Website
Park show. • Rami Kashou Official Website
• Guest Judges: none • Jillian Lewis Official Website
• ADVANCED: Rami • Chris March Official Website
• OUT: Chris • Ricky Lizalde Official Website
• First aired February 27, 2008 • Na‧be by Victorya Hong Official Website
• Chris and Sweet-P showed decoy collections at • Kit Pistol by Christiana Scarbo Official Website
fashion week, as their elimination episodes had not • Kevin Christiana Official Website
yet aired. • Elisa Jimenez Official Website
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