Episode
Project Runway: Elegance Is the New Black
Overview
The designers are asked to create a look that embraces elegance, with inspiration provided by the contents of a handbag. They have $400 and two days to complete the challenge.
Details
- Series
- Project Runway
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2019-04-25
- Runtime
- 66 min
Episode context
Elegance Is the New Black is Episode 7 in Season 17 of Project Runway. It aired on 2019-04-25. The runtime is 66 min.
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