Project Runway (season 19)
The 19th season of Project Runway began Thursday, October 14, 2021.[1] Sixteen designers compete to become "the next great American designer." Returning as judges are editor-in-chief of Elle, Nina Garcia; fashion designer Brandon Maxwell; and former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, Elaine Welteroth. Season 4 winner Christian Siriano returns to mentor the designers and use the "Siriano save" to bring an eliminated designer back into the competition if he disagrees with the judge’s verdict.[2][3] Karlie Kloss will not be returning as a host, but will appear occasionally throughout the season.
| Project Runway | |
|---|---|
| Season 19 | |
| No. of tasks | 14 |
| No. of contestants | 16 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Release | |
| Original network | Bravo |
| Original release | October 14, 2021 |
| Season chronology | |
Designers
| Name | Age | Hometown | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caycee Black | 40 | Brooklyn, New York | 16th |
| Meg Ferguson | 35 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 15th (Withdrew) |
| Kenneth Barlis | 32 | San Diego, California | 14th |
| Darren Apolonio | 27 | New York, New York | 13th |
| Sabrina Spanta | 29 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 12th |
| Katie Kortman | 40 | Yokosuka, Japan | 11th |
| Octavio Aguilar | 42 | Miami, Florida | 9th/10th |
| Zayden Skipper | 32 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Aaron Michael | 39 | Jackson, Mississippi | |
| Anna Yinan Zhou | 32 | San Francisco, California | |
| Bones Jones | 30 | Harlem, New York | |
| Chasity Sereal | 31 | Houston, Texas | |
| Coral Castillo | 40 | Los Angeles, California | |
| Kristina Kharlashkina | 33 | New York, New York | |
| Prajjé Oscar Jean-Baptiste | 37 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Shantall Lacayo* | 37 | Miami, Florida |
*Shantall Lacayo was a finalist on Project Runway Latin America season 1.
Designer Progress
| Designer | Episodes | Eliminated Episode | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Aaron | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | HIGH | |||
| Anna | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | |||
| Bones | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | IN | |||
| Chasity | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | |||
| Coral | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | |||
| Kristina | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | LOW | WIN | |||
| Prajjé | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | |||
| Shantall | IN | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | SAFE | IN | |||
| Zayden | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | OUT | 8 - Couch Couture | ||
| Octavio | HIGH | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | OUT | |||
| Katie | IN | LOW | IN2 | LOW | LOW | OUT | 6 - Fashion is Back, Baby! | ||||
| Sabrina | LOW | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | 5 - Go for the Gold… Sequin | |||||
| Darren | HIGH | LOW | IN | OUT | 4 - Flower Power | ||||||
| Kenneth | IN | LOW | OUT | 3 - If You Got It, Haunt It | |||||||
| Meg | IN | WD1 | 2 - #STREETWEAR | ||||||||
| Caycee | OUT | 1 - A Colorful Return | |||||||||
^Note 1 Due to mental health reasons, Meg withdrew from the competition, sparing Darren, Katie, and Kenneth from possible elimination.
^Note 2 Although Katie was deemed safe, the judges let her know they loved her look.
- The designer won Project Runway Season 19.
- The designer advanced to the Finale.
- The designer won the challenge.
- The designer was in the top two.
- The designer had one of the highest scores but did not win.
- The designer had one of the lowest scores but was not eliminated.
- The designer was in the bottom two.
- The designer was eliminated from the competition.
- The designer lost, but was saved from elimination by Christian Siriano using the "Siriano Save".
- The designer withdrew from the competition.
Model Progress
| Model | Episodes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Mimi | DA | AZ | DA | AZ | - | AZ | CS, PJ | OA |
| Sarah | PJ | AM | SL | CC | - | KK | - | KT |
| Cassandra | CC | CS | CC | KK | - | BJ | KT, SL | BJ |
| Rachel | SL | - | KB | PJ | - | ZS | - | PJ |
| Grace | BJ | BJ | ZS | SS | - | SL | AZ, OA | CC |
| DD | KK | KT | BJ | SL | - | OA | CC, ZS | CS |
| Yuen | KT | - | OA | DA | - | KT | - | AZ |
| Dariana | MF | - | KT | BJ | - | CS | - | ZS |
| Luz | AZ | SL | AZ | AM | - | PJ | AM, BJ | SL |
| Jessica | SS | PJ | KT | - | AM | - | AM | |
| Roberta | KB | - | CS | ZS | - | CC | - | OUT |
| Angelique | ZS | KK | AM | CS | - | OUT | ||
| Ivana | CB | - | SS | OA | - | OUT | ||
| Marsha | OA | - | KK | OUT | ||||
| Briana | AM | - | OUT | |||||
| Rebecca | CS | - | OUT | |||||
| Rute | SS | - | OUT | |||||
^1 Female, male, and non-binary models were used for this challenge.
^2 Different male and female models were used for this challenge.
- Aaron Michael - AM
- Anna Yinan Zhou - AZ
- Bones Jones - BJ
- Caycee Black - CB
- Chasity Sereal - CS
- Coral Castillo - CC
- Darren Apolonio - DA
- Katie Kortman - KK
- Kenneth Barlis - KB
- Kristina Kharlashkina - KT
- Meg Ferguson - MF
- Octavio Aguilar - OA
- Prajjé Oscar Jean-Baptiste - PJ
- Sabrina Spanta - SS
- Shantall Lacayo - SL
- Zayden Skipper - ZS
Episodes
Episode 1: A Colorful Return
Original airdate: October 14, 2021
The season premiere begins at the iconic Lincoln Center where Christian Siriano, Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, and Brandon Maxwell welcome a talented group of new designers eager to show the world their skills and creativity. In a Project Runway first, the designers will be split into two teams living and working separately to create mini-collections celebrating color. The competition comes to a head on the day of the runway show when they reunite hoping their team is victorious while someone from the losing team will be going home.
| Teams | Assigned Designers |
|---|---|
| Warm Colors | Aaron, Bones, Coral, Darren, Kenneth, Octavio, Prajjé, Shantall |
| Cool Colors | Anna, Caycee, Chasity, Katie, Kristina, Meg, Sabrina, Zayden |
- Guest Judge: Jason Wu
- WINNER: Bones Jones
- ELIMINATED: Caycee Black
Episode 2: #STREETWEAR
Original airdate: October 21, 2021
In their first individual challenge, the designers take on streetwear – the most relevant and individualized style in fashion. Working with male, female, and nonbinary models, the competitors dig into their unique personal experiences and cultures to create breakout looks.
- Guest Judge: Wisdom Kaye
- WINNER: Prajjé Oscar Jean-Baptiste
- WITHDREW: Meg Ferguson
- After a verbal altercation with Kenneth and Prajjé about switching models with Kenneth, Meg withdrew from the competition due to the stress of the competition on her mental health. Because Meg had already gone home this episode, the judges decided not to eliminate anyone.
Episode 3: If You Got It, Haunt It
Original airdate: October 28, 2021
It’s Halloween and Christian has a few tricks up his stylish sleeve. The designers are sent to sleep in a haunted mansion to find inspiration for their challenge. If they can survive the night, they’ll have two days to create a hauntingly chic masquerade gown.
- Guest Judge: Taraji P. Henson
- WINNER: Chasity Sereal
- ELIMINATED: Kenneth Barlis
Episode 4: Flower Power
Original airdate: November 4, 2021
For their fourth challenge, the designers show up to discover their work room has been “flower flashed”! Inspired by the colorful blooms, the designers must create their own unique floral print from scratch and turn it into a high-end runway look.
- Guest Judge: Gigi Hadid
- WINNER: Shantall Lacayo
- ELIMINATED: Darren Appolonio
Episode 5: Go For the Gold...Sequin
Original airdate: November 11, 2021
Figure skating icons Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir steal the spotlight for this celebrity client challenge. This charismatic duo known for their savage takes and outlandish fashion have come to Project Runway for one reason – they need looks for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics. The designers will compete in pairs and the winning looks will be worn by Tara and Johnny in front of a global audience live in primetime from the Olympics.
| Tara’s Look | Johnny’s Look |
|---|---|
| Anna | Bones |
| Shantall | Aaron |
| Chasity | Zayden |
| Kristina | Coral |
| Katie | Octavio |
| Prajjé | Sabrina |
- Guest Judges: Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir
- WINNER: Anna Yinan Zhou
- ELIMINATED: Sabrina Spanta
Episode 6: Fashion is Back, Baby!
Original airdate: November 18, 2021
For the first time ever, our designers will collaborate with some of New York City’s most talented accessory designers who – like our designers – are all working to revitalize the fashion industry. Purses! Shoes! Gloves! Jewelry! Oh my! Taking inspiration from one another’s work, each collaborating duo is challenged to create a coordinated one-of-a-kind look and new accessory.
- Guest Judge: Steven Kolb
- WINNER: Kristina Kharlashkina
- ELIMINATED: Katie Kortman
Episode 7: Are You Fur Real?
Original airdate: December 2, 2021
It's the avant garde challenge! Working in pairs, the designers must create innovative avant garde looks highlighting one of the most trendy and complicated of materials, faux fur.
| Designer Teams |
|---|
| Aaron and Bones |
| Anna and Octavio |
| Chasity and Prajjé |
| Coral and Zayden |
| Kristina and Shantall |
- Guest Judge: Billy Porter & Esteban Cortazar (Sitting in for Brandon Maxwell)
- WINNER: Chasity Sereal
- SIRIANO SAVE: Shantall Lacayo
Episode 8: Couch Couture
Original airdate: December 9, 2021
The designers are challenged to solve one of fashion's eternal struggles, if comfortable can really be chic; there's nothing comfortable about designing for a one day challenge with a surprise visit from Geoffrey Mac and Cyndi Lauper.
- Guest Judge: Maria Cornejo
- WINNER: Kristina Kharlashkina
- ELIMINATED: Octavio Aguilar & Zayden Skipper
Episode 9: The Last Straw
Original airdate: December 16, 2021
The designers fall for an age-old prank when they’re invited out for cocktails by Christian Siriano only to discover that it’s actually challenge-time, not party-time. It’s time for the unconventional challenge where the designers will be asked to create an elegant cocktail dress from an actual cocktail bar.
- Guest Judge: Christopher John Rogers
- WINNER:
- ELIMINATED:
Notes
References
- "Episode Guide | Project Runway". Bravo TV Official Site. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- "Project Runway's Season 19 Includes a First for the Show with a Real Housewives Twist". Bravo TV Official Site. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Project Runway Season 19: Program, Cast, Judges - Flair Magazine". Retrieved 2021-12-05.