Project Runway (season 16)

Original airdate: August 10, 2017 (présentation des candidats)

Original airdate: August 17, 2017

The designers enter Season 16 in style as they must create a red carpet look that demonstrates their fashion point of view. But the real surprise comes when the designers learn they will be working with models of all sizes!

• Challenge: Create a red carpet look with your own signature style.
• Guest Judge: Olivia Munn
• WINNER: Deyonté
• ELIMINATED: ChaCha

Original airdate: August 24, 2017

In their first team challenge, the designers struggle to make their voices heard. However, this is an unconventional materials challenge and many of them stumble when forced to create a fashion forward look out of recyclable materials.

• Challenge: Create a high fashion mini collection from recycled materials.
• Guest Judge: Maggie Q & Anne Fulenwider
• WINNER: Ayana
• ELIMINATED: Sentell

Original airdate: August 31, 2017

The designers are treated to a private screening of the film Leap! as well as a performance by Hiplet and must draw inspiration for an innovative and edgy design in order to survive another week.

• Challenge: Create a look inspired by dance, movement and innovation.
• Guest Judge: Maddie Ziegler
• WINNER: Brandon
• ELIMINATED: Kudzanai

Original airdate: September 7, 2017

It’s the Heidi Klum Sleepwear Challenge and the designers are feeling on top of the world, literally. If a slumber party on the roof of the Empire State Building doesn’t bring them the inspiration they need to impress Heidi, nothing will!

• Challenge: Create a sleepwear look for Heidi Klum Intimates.
• Guest Judge: Demi Lovato
• WINNER: Michael
• ELIMINATED: Deyonté

Original airdate: September 14, 2017

Drawing inspiration from the hit film Descendants 2, the designers visit Lyndhurst Castle and are tasked with creating a look that represents “Good” or “Evil.” Most of the results are angelic, but as always, the devil is in the details.

• Challenge: Create an evening wear look inspired by good or evil.
• Guest Judge: Dove Cameron & China Anne McClain
• WINNER: Brandon
• ELIMINATED: Aaron

Original airdate: September 21, 2017

The models become much more than runway eye candy as they serve for inspiration to the designers to create a street style look, to be featured in a photo shoot. But ceding creative control to the models proves to be a difficult chore for some designers.

• Challenge: Create a streetwear look for models on their day off.
• Guest Judge: Georgina Chapman & Kelsea Ballerini
• WINNER: Kentaro
• ELIMINATED: Samantha

Original airdate: September 28, 2017

It’s the JC Penney Challenge and the designers must use men’s fabrics and designs to create a fashion forward look for their female models. Not only that, they must work in teams to do it, leading to a runway elimination that no one saw coming!

• Challenge: Create a stylish fall outfit inspired by menswear.
• Guest Judge: Asia Kate Dillon
• WINNER: Margarita
• ELIMINATED: Shawn
  • In a twist, after Claire and Shawn are declared the losing team, they are given one hour to create all-new looks, in competition against each other. Shawn forfeited the challenge and was eliminated.

Original airdate: October 5, 2017

The designers are tasked with creating an on-the-go look for friends and family of the Project Runway crew, but the good spirited challenge takes an ugly turn when accusations of cheating cloud the results of a contentious runway.

• Challenge: Create a print and head-to-toe look.
• Guest Judge: Sophia Stallone & Yolanda Hadid
• DISQUALIFIED: Claire
  • Claire was disqualified for breaking the rules and her win was rescinded. Although Brandon's print was announced to be put into print for Dixie, there was no replacement winner for the challenge and Batani was spared elimination.

Original airdate: October 12, 2017

The dramatic fallout from the cheating scandal rocks the designers and leaves everyone wondering how they’ll move forward in the competition. But the show must go on and the designers rally to create an Avant Garde look inspired by Shopkins characters.

• Challenge: Create an avant garde look inspired by Shopkins Shoppies.
• Guest Judge: Kate Upton
• WINNER: Michael
• ELIMINATED: Batani & Amy

Original airdate: October 19, 2017

It’s the Lexus Challenge, but this one is Unconventional and nobody is safe! The designers must use safety materials to create a look that wows the judges as Fashion Week is right around the corner.

• Challenge: Create a runway look using unconventional materials.
• Guest Judge: Carly Chaikin
• WINNER: Ayana
• ELIMINATED: Michael

Original airdate: October 26, 2017

It’s an emotional Runway as the designers create looks inspired by “Warrior Women” — women who have battled breast cancer.

• Challenge: Create an editorial look inspired by Warrior Women.
• Guest Judge: Rachel Brosnahan
• WINNER: Brandon
• SAVED: Margarita

Original airdate: November 2, 2017

The runway is converted into a Winter Wonderland as the designers are tasked with creating a winter-themed look that will decide who goes to NY Fashion Week and who gets left out in the cold.

• Challenge: Create a high fashion winter look.
• Guest Judge: Katie Holmes
• ADVANCED TO FASHION WEEK: Kentaro, Brandon, Ayana, Margarita, & Kenya
• ELIMINATED: None

Original airdate: November 9, 2017

After heading home to work on their Fashion Week collections, the five finalists are visited by Tim who is not impressed with everything they have created so far. The designers return to New York and present the judges with 2 pieces from their collection. With only four designers remaining for the second part of the finale, everything is on the line.

• Challenge: Present two pieces from your final collection.
• ADVANCED TO FASHION WEEK: Brandon, Ayana, Margarita, Kentaro
• ELIMINATED: Kenya

Original airdate: November 16, 2017

Fashion week is finally here and the designers rush to put the final touches on their collections. Four designers will have their dream of showing at New York Fashion Week, but only one designer will reach the ultimate goal of being crowned the next Project Runway Winner!

• Challenge: Present a 10-piece final collection at New York Fashion Week.
• Guest Judge: Jessica Alba
• WINNER: Kentaro
• ELIMINATED: Ayana (2nd Place), Brandon (3rd Place), Margarita (4th Place)

Original airdate: November 30, 2017

The season 16 designers reunite with mentor Tim Gunn to discuss their Project Runway experience. They come ready to reminisce, share emotions, and get to the bottom of the cheating scandal that rocked the season. And some of our favorite models also swing by!