Project Runway

Design reality show

Project Runway is an American reality television competition series in which fashion designers compete to create garments under time pressure and themed constraints.

Contestants face elimination each episode until a winner is chosen, typically by a panel including models, designers, and fashion editors.

The show popularized the phrase make it work and the dismissal auf Wiedersehen.

show

reality

What actually exists

Heidi Klum · Tim Gunn · episodes · seasons · makeover · mentor · judges · models · finale · audition

fashion

garment

Article of clothing

draping · tailoring · sewing · construction · pattern · fitting · hem · seam · couture · ready-to-wear

competition

contestant

Competition participant

challenge · judges · prize · finalist · immunity · decoy · teamwork · time limit

aesthetic

chic

Tasteful, current flair

avant-garde · editorial · wearable · cohesive · elevated · polished · finished · taste · vision · point of view

Categories
Opposites
competition format/skill domain

Project RunwayTop Chef

Cooking competition series

MasterChef · Hell's Kitchen · The Voice · American Idol · Survivor

aesthetic sensibility

Project RunwayDuck Dynasty

Waterfowl-themed reality program

Deadliest Catch · Gold Rush · Naked and Afraid · The Simple Life

cultural register/aesthetic sensibility

Project RunwayDuck Dynasty

Waterfowl-themed reality program

Deadliest Catch · Pawn Stars · Storage Wars · The Osbournes · Jersey Shore

Family

project, runway

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG