Project Runway Season 9 premieres with record-setting 20 talented designers. But only sixteen will get one of the spots to be on the show. Once the sixteen designers are chosen, they will be awaken at the crack of dawn with one of the toughest first challenges in the series' history.
The designers will work with unconventional materials bought from a pet shop. They can use everything from bird seed to hamster bedding and training pads.
The designers will work in teams of two to create looks larger than life. Their creations will be worn by professional stilt walkers in an first ever outdoor runway walk.
Twelve designers are divided into four teams of three. To determine the team captain the designers have to run one tour on an indoor track. The top four runners will be the team captains.
The designers are paired with students of Harlem School of the Arts. They have to create a piece of art, which also should inspire them for their next garment. Kenneth Cole is the guest judge.
The top ten designers are divided into two teams and will search for inspiration in the city with HP Video Cameras. They will have to create their own fabrics and design a cohesive collection as a team.
For this challenge the designers will be working with men clientele and have to create looks for their wives or girl friends taking directions from the men.
The six remaining designers will be judged head-to-head, if they are in the top group or in the bottom group. In the L'Oreal challenge exotic birds will serve as their inspiration.
After a bumpy start to New York Fashion Week the designers are asked to step up their game. Guest judge, fashion designer L 'Wren Scott will be on the final judging panel.
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