Episode
Project Runway All Stars: Couture de France
Overview
The designers go international! For the first time ever in Project Runway history, the designers retire sketching at 1407 for a day of sketching in Paris at the Eiffel tower! The designers also get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to tour Valentino atelier and showrooms, and are also invited to a private preview of Valentino's Couture show. With all of their newly acquired Parisian knowledge, the designers return to NYC to design a couture gown of their own that will hopefully secure their spot in the finale! Guest judges to determine who goes to the finale are House of Valentino and Cynthia Rowley.
Details
- Series
- Project Runway All Stars
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2013-01-10
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Couture de France is Episode 11 in Season 2 of Project Runway All Stars. It aired on 2013-01-10. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 10: All Stars and Stripes
The Project Runway designers pay their tribute to the armed forces! The four remaining designers are paired with four female veterans from an array of different military branches. The designers will have to battle it out to see who can create a design that best suits each veteran for each of the special events they are attending. Special guest judges for this episode include actress Katie Holmes and designer Carmen Marc Valvo.
Episode 12: Finale: Go Big or Go Home
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