Project Runway Season 2 was the second season of Bravo’s successful Project Runway, a reality competition for fashion designers. Season 2 began airing on December 7, 2005. Following a nationwide search earlier in the year, sixteen designers were chosen as semi-finalists and brought to New York City in June, 2005.
After the first challenge, called “Road To The Runway”, fourteen went on to compete as finalists. The winning designer, Chloe Dao, received $100,000 in seed money to help launch her own line, a 2007 Saturn Sky roadster, a spread in ELLE magazine, and a mentorship with the Banana Republic Design Team. Winning alongside Dao was her model, Grace Kelsey, who received the ELLE Magazine spread. Michael Kors and Nina Garcia returned as judges for the second season. The fourth judging seat rotated each week, based on the challenge. Tim Gunn, fashion chair at Parsons The New School for Design, returned as a mentor for the designers.
Plot: Heidi Klum hosts a reality series where aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges’ panel.
Episode recaps
Episode 1: Road To The Runway
* Before arriving in New York, the 16 contestants being considered for positions in this season’s competing cast were given six yards of plain white muslin, $20, and one week to create an outfit that best represents who they are as a fashion designer. After arriving, the 16 contestants found that only 14 positions were available in the Parsons workroom and thus two would be eliminated at the runway judging.
* Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; and Michael Kors.
* WINNER: Santino
* OUT: Heidi and John
* First broadcast December 7, 2005
Episode 2: Clothes Off Your Back
* Designers made an outfit using only the clothes they were wearing at the moment the challenge was announced. They have to complete one day on their designs. This episode is best remembered for Andrae’s tearfilled panic attack on the runway.
* Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Diane von Furstenberg.
* WINNER: Chloe
* OUT: Kirsten
* First broadcast December 7, 2005
Episode 3: All Dolled Up
* Designers created a life-sized outfit for the My Scene Barbie collection. The winning designer’s outfit would be duplicated for the My Scene Barbie collection. The designers had a budget of $150 USD and two days to complete the design.
* Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Lily Martinez, Head Designer for “My Scene” Barbie.
* WINNER: Nick
* OUT: Raymundo
* First broadcast December 14, 2005
Episode 4: Team Lingerie
* Designers created a lingerie line consisting of three looks. A Team event with four teams, each with a lead designer and two assistants. The designers had a budget of $200 USD and one day to complete the collection.
The teams were:
* Daniel V.,Andrae and Zulema
* Diana,Marla and Guadalupe
* Santino,Nick and Emmett
* Daniel F.,Kara and Chloe
* Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Cynthia Rowley; and Alessandra Ambrosio.
* WINNER: Daniel V. (teamed with Zulema and Andrae)
* OUT: Daniel F. (teamed with Kara and Chloe)
* First broadcast December 21, 2005
Episode 5: Social Scene
* Designers created a party dress for socialite Nicky Hilton. The designers had a budget of $150 USD and two days to complete the designs.
* Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Nicky Hilton.
* WINNER: Santino
* OUT: Guadalupe
* First broadcast 4 January, 2006
Episode 6: Window Shopping
* Designers created a day-to-evening ensemble for Banana Republic. A Team event with five teams of two. Both designers on the losing team were eliminated. Each team had to finish their garment in one day.
The teams were:
* Chloe and Emmett
* Daniel and Andrae
* Kara and Zulema
* Santino and Nick
* Diana and Marla
* Judges: Heidi Klum; Nina Garcia; Michael Kors; and Deborah Lloyd, Head Designer at Banana Republic.
* WINNERS: Andrae and Daniel V.
* OUT: Diana and Marla
* First broadcast 11 January, 2006
Episode 7: On Thin Ice
* Designers created a figure skating outfit for 2006 Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen.The designers had a budget of $150 USD and two days to complete the design.
* Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Anne Slowey, Fashion News Director at ELLE; and Sasha Cohen.
* WINNER: Zulema
* OUT: Emmett
* First broadcast 18 January, 2006
Episode 8: Inspiration
* Designers took photos and picked one to be an inspiration for an outfit. The designers had a budget of $100 USD and one day to complete the outfit.
This episode is most notable for Zulema’s “Model Walk Off.” Prior to this episode, all the winning designers stuck with their original models when given the chance to change by Heidi. Zulema stunned everyone when she not only announced she was changing models, but also making this decision by picking three girls to have a “walk off.” She chose the eliminated Emmett’s model Shannon, Andrae’s model Danyelle, and Nick’s model Tarah for consideration. She switched to Tarah, which left Rachael with Nick and eliminated Shannon.
* Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and Season 1 winner Jay McCarroll.
* WINNER: Daniel V.
* OUT: Zulema
* First broadcast 25 January, 2006
Episode 9: Flower Power
* Designers created a dress using only natural materials purchased in the New York Flower District. The designers had a budget of $100 USD and one hour for the purchases.
* Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and design team Mark Badgley and James Mischka.
* WINNER: Daniel V., who also won immunity for the next challenge
* OUT: Andrae
* First broadcast February 1, 2006
* Daniel V. is the 2nd person to win 2 challenges in a row behind Kara from season 1.
Episode 10: Makeover
* Designers created a new look to makeover a fellow contestant who then models the new look on the runway.
* Chloe designed for Nick, Nick designed for Daniel V., Daniel V. designed for Chloe, Kara designed for Santino, and Santino designed for Kara.
* Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and celebrity stylist Freddie Leiba.
* WINNER: Chloe (Designed for Nick)
* OUT: Nick (Designed for Daniel V.)
* First broadcast February 8, 2006
Episode 11: What’s Your Line
* Designers made an evening dress for supermodel Iman. The evening dress also reflects the line which the designers will show at Olympus Fashion Week.
* Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and Iman.
* WINNER: Daniel V.
* OUT: Kara
* First broadcast February 15, 2006
Episode 12: Reunion
* All of the designers gathered for a reunion hosted by Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum on the eve of New York Fashion Week at which the final three designers will display their collections.
* First broadcast February 22, 2006
Episode 13: Finale – Part 1
* The three final designers were shown at home when Tim Gunn visited them and then returned to New York to prepare their collections for showing at New York Olympus Fashion Week and were surprised to find out that they had to complete one final challenge: an additional garment that they each design with the aid of one eliminated designer of their choice. Nick, Andrae and Diana returned to help Daniel, Santino and Chloe, respectively.
* First broadcast March 1, 2006
Episode 14: Finale – Part 2
* Chloe, Daniel V., and Santino displayed their final collections of thirteen pieces at New York Olympus Fashion Week.
* Judges: Heidi Klum; Michael Kors; Nina Garcia; and Debra Messing.
* WINNER of Project Runway Season 2: Chloe
* OUT: Daniel V. (1st Runner-up) and Santino(2nd Runner-up)
* First broadcast March 8, 2006
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