
As the only male designer on the team, Zayden quickly realized that he’d need to take a step back and let the women take the lead as they discussed florals and bows as their cohesive elements. On the cool team, the first thing Meg wanted to know was whether or not anyone else was as comfortable doing plus-size design as she is because she sees it as an essential part of where fashion needs to continue to go. In that process, Prajje was worried that designers would compromise too much on their own style which for him is not part of how anyone should design. After discussing all of their ideas, the group realized that they had two different collections happening and that perhaps hardware was something they could use to fuse them together. Among the designers on the warm team was Aaron, a drag queen costume designer, and Shantall, an evening wear designer drawn to retro eras. Part of this process also involved choosing models and picking a color from the wheel that each would be using. SEE ‘Project Runway’ Winners List (Seasons 1 – 18)īecause it was their first time meeting each other, when the two teams broke off they first had to introduce themselves and their aesthetics to the group so that they could then formulate a plan for how their look would work together. By the end of the challenge, one designer from the losing team would be sent home. In a twist they’ve never done on the show before, Christian also said that the warm team would be working during the day and the cool team would be working during the night so that neither team could worry about what the other team is doing. The teams were divided one by one into two teams defined by “cool” and “warm” colors with eight color choices each, one for every designer. In that spirit, the judges announced their first challenge: two teams would each create a cohesive collection of eight monochromatic looks in celebration of color.


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As Nina explained, in honor of the revival of NYC, Lincoln Center had artist Mimi Lien install a piece “The Green” inside the courtyard and that would serve to inspire the designers this season to be bold with their color choices. To kick off their next journey as designers, the contestants were greeted on the steps of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center by Christian, Nina, Brandon and Elaine. The 16 new designers are: Octavio Aguilar, Darren Apolonio, Kenneth Barlis, Caycee Black, Bones Jones, Coral Castillo, Meg Ferguson, Prajje Oscar Jean-Baptiste, Kristina Kharlashkina, Katie Kortman, Shantall Lacayo, Chasity Sereal, Sabrina Spanta, Aaron Michael Steach, Zayden, and Anna Zhou. SEE ‘Project Runway’ season 19 cast photos: Meet the 16 designers competing on Bravo
