
Following her win in 2015, she designed a line with JCPenney and last fall launched her own plus-size line of apparel and eyewear called the ANT Premier Line. The season began airing on Jand features 20 designers who hope to become 'the next great American designer.' Returning as judges were supermodel Heidi Klum fashion designer Michael Kors and Marie Claire fashion director, Nina Garcia.

“This industry puts a bad view on plus-size women and the way we dress, and it’s because we don’t have options,” she told Buzzfeed during her season. Project Runway Season 9 is the ninth season of the television show Project Runway. Tipton was the first contestant on Project Runway to win by using all plus-size models. Now, the New Zealand-born designer lives in New York City and has designed for clients like Klum and been featured in Marie Claire magazine. Gunn even called Kelly his favorite contestant by the time the season came to an end, so that’s a win in and of itself. Kelly's iconic color-changing dress for the "Rain" challenge helped him win season 13 of Project Runway. She was even named one of Nicole Miller’s "Most Fashionable Women of Philadelphia."
#PROJECT RUNWAY WINNERS UPDATE#
Update your settings here to see it.Īfter Streater won both season 12 of Project Runway and season five of Project Runway: All Stars, she returned to Philadelphia to focus on her designs, launching an online-only womenswear brand. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. This is in addition to the Project Runway spinoff, Project Runway: All Stars, which has been renewed for a seventh season. “ Project Runway is coming back where it all started, it's coming home on Bravo," Andy Cohen announced during NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation last month. Although we don’t have a definitive premiere date just yet, it’s likely it will air this fall.

Ashley Tipton was the first designer to use all plus-size models during season 14, and Kentaro Kameyama, the 38-year-old designer from Los Angeles, has been busy working on a new line since his win during the most recent season 16.Īfter a bit of a hiatus, Project Runway will be returning to Bravo for season 17, with Klum returning as host.

Over 16 seasons, fashion designers from all over the globe have gotten the opportunity to find their voice, including designer Christian Siriano, who was just 22 years old when he won season four. After living on Bravo for five seasons, the show found a home on Lifetime, and so did the esteemed judges Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Nina Garcia and Zac Posen. Project Runway has been a guilty pleasure for fans since 2009.
