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With a warning from Heidi Klum that "image is everything," designers set out to New York's Rockwood Music Hall on Thursday's episode of Project Runway, and learned of their toughest challenge yet: making menswear.
With the help of Garnier's Peter Butler, Tim Gunn introduced the Sheepdogs, an unsigned Canadian band that landed on the cover of Rolling Stone this August following an online vote. The up-and-comers needed a signature look to "take them to the next level," per Tim, so contestants were split into two teams. Olivier, Viktor, Kimberly and Josh were Team Untitled. And Laura, Anya, Bert and Anthony Ryan formed Team Harmony. Each designer would have to style one band member head-to-toe. The team's four looks didn't have to be cohesive.
Anya and Kimberly were particularly nervous about the challenge; neither had ever designed menswear. But Olivier, who specializes in the field, seemed to have a leg up. So after learning the Sheepdogs like suede, denim, boots, everyone dashed to Mood and got to work.
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Lessons learned on Thursday's Project Runway: a man can't always define his significant other's personal style. And the only body part men think to highlight is, well, boobs. At least that's what happened when nine guys were invited into the workroom and teamed with designers to create garments for their wives and girlfriends.
Every designer chose a man to work with, thinking Thursday's challenge was about menswear. But as it turned out, contestants had to rely on these males to describe their ladies' personal style and preferences, and then take them to Mood to shop for suitable fabrics. Some designers fell right into step with their clients, but others, namely Olivier, had a very difficult time taking orders from another person.
In the workroom, the men had "unique" ways of describing their loved ones' tastes. The only thing Bert's client, Anthony, could focus on was his wife's ample chest, while Anya's partner, Mike, couldn't seem to name a color his wife didn't like.
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When Heidi Klum is carrying her button bag, you know that's a bad sign. That proved to be the case this week as the Klum of Doom helped place contestants on two leaderless teams, leaving volatile contestants like Josh, Bert and Becky to work together in an intense challenge.
Tim Gunn met the designers in the workroom, where he introduced the HP/Intel challenge: create several textile designs from scratch, use those textiles in a five-piece collection and produce your own runway show and include background video and music. Designer Betsey Johnson popped by to offer a few words of wisdom, too.
Teams got to work conceptualizing and choosing names. Team "Chaos" – named for its busy textiles – consisted of Anthony Ryan, Anya, Viktor, Olivier and Bryce. Team "Nuts and Bolts," which got its name from the clock theme it chose for its collection, included Josh, Laura, Kim, Becky and Bert. "Josh, Bert, Becky all on one team? That is just a disaster waiting to happen," Anya said. She was right.
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With kids returning to class this week, it was the perfect time for Heidi Klum to send her Project Runway designers back to school to "further [their] education." And she did, handing them off to Tim Gunn and 11 students at New York's Harlem School of the Arts, where they paired with teens and did some painting to inspire avant-garde creations.
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Designers had the chance to get a leg up on the competition this week, but everyone's designs came crashing down as Heidi "Klum of Doom" ripped almost everyone apart for their lack of skills.
Contestants awoke to find Heidi Klum for New Balance T-shirts, shorts and shoes in their rooms.
After suiting up, they headed to the New Balance Track and Field Center to meet Heidi and Tim Gunn for a quick lap: the four designers to complete a 200-meter run fastest would be leaders for this week's team challenge.
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What was up with last night's episode of Project Runway? A lot, in fact! Designers, who saw Heidi Klum hit the runway in stilts, were challenged to create an eye-catching look for a stilt walker – while working in teams of two. An added twist? The runway show would be outside and live, in front of New Yorkers, the media and Kim Kardashian.
Heidi chose the dreaded twosomes from her button bag, pairing Bert and Viktor, Anthony Ryan and Laura, Josh and Julie, Danielle and Cecilia, Anya and Olivier, Kimberly and Becky and Bryce (right) and Fallene (left). "There's a big bulls eye on the two of us," Bryce lamented, as everyone grew jealous of the Anya/Olivier super-team.
Designers took their first trip to Mood, spending $500 on fabrics for their sky-high models. And that's when the drama began.
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Fans may be familiar with the 13 designers competing on Project Runway All Stars, but the host, mentor and judges are brand new.
Model Angela Lindvall will fill Heidi Klum's shoes as the host of Lifetime's new spin-off, while designers Isaac Mizrahi and Georgina Chapman will judge the former Project Runway contestants. Marie Claire editor-in-chief Joanna Coles will serve as the show's mentor.
"Here I am in New York City! I landed a huge opportunity that will have me here for a month," Lindvall wrote last month on her blog. "Have to keep it top secret for now."
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"This is not fashion. This is like, trashion," quipped Viktor on last night's episode of Project Runway. He was right: Birdseed, hamster bedding and puppy wee-wee pads made up some of the top-rated runway looks. Yes, it was time again for an unconventional (yet oh-so-entertaining) Runway challenge.
Designers met Tim Gunn at Petland Discounts in New York's East Village, where they were given $300 and 30 minutes to shop for materials to make a high-fashion garment. Tim warned against choosing items that were too fabric-like, then watched as contestants scooped up items ranging from dog beds and wee-wee pads to plastic plants for fish tanks and pet food. Back at Parsons, contestants were told they'd have just one day to finish their garments.
As time raced on, some designers ruled, and others kind of drooled. Viktor created a sexy strapless dress out of dyed wee-wee pads, while Bert, who had immunity after winning last week's challenge, phoned it in with a flat black tube dress. Laura constructed a skirt using a dog "cone of shame," but once her model arrived, she realized it was way too revealing.
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Heidi Klum is still in – as host of Project Runway, that is.
Despite online reports that the supermodel is saying auf wiedersehen to Lifetime's design competition, a spokesperson for the network tells PEOPLE, "Heidi Klum is not leaving Project Runway.
Although Klum, 38, is currently appearing as host and judge of season 9, which premiered last week, an all-star season is now filming in New York City without the German-born supermodel.
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"This year we're going to shake things up a little bit," sexy host Heidi Klum promised at the start of Thursday night's Project Runway season 9 premiere. And while nothing in the episode was that out of the ordinary for the show – workroom drama, dodgy designs and lots of tears – the elimination of five designers was a bit of a shock.
Twenty hopefuls arrived in New York City, only to be told that four of them would be going home by day's end. Each designer had a few minutes with the judges – Heidi, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors and mentor Tim Gunn – to show off his or her finest fashions and fight for a spot on the show. Some standouts: Anya, a 29-year-old former Miss Trinidad and Tobago, who only learned to sew four months before the show; Bert, a 57-year-old who took a 20-year hiatus from design and wants to get back in the game; and Anthony Ryan, a 28-year-old cancer survivor who's also colorblind.
The judges offered lots of praise and some tough criticism, ultimately sending home four unmemorable contestants – David, Amanda, Gunnar (who designed Kentucky Derby dresses) and Serena. Then the real fun began.
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