Episode
Project Runway: The Judges Decide
Overview
Eighteen designers have made it through the application stage, but the judges need to pare down the group to fifteen contestants. Later in the workroom, they learn that a designer from a previous season will join them. For their first challenge, the designers are asked to create a Spring look from the provided fabrics that will give the judges a preview of their Fashion Week collections. They have one day to complete the challenge.
Details
- Series
- Project Runway
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2014-07-24
- Runtime
- 63 min
Episode context
The Judges Decide is Episode 1 in Season 13 of Project Runway. It aired on 2014-07-24. The runtime is 63 min.
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