Project Runway season 20
| Project Runway | |
|---|---|
| Season 20 | |
| No. of tasks | 13 |
| No. of contestants | 14 |
| Winner | Bishme Cromartie |
| Release | |
| Original network | Bravo |
| Original release | June 15 – September 7, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
The twentieth season of Project Runway was announced to air with a two-part premiere on Bravo on June 15, 2023. To mark the milestone, the show brought back 14 past designers for an All-Stars competition,[1] replacing the retired spin-off after its production company, The Weinstein Company, went bankrupt. This was the last season to air on Bravo after three seasons, before it was picked up by Disney to be aired on Freeform, Disney+, and Hulu.[2][3][4]
Editor-in-chief of Elle, Nina Garcia, fashion designer Brandon Maxwell, and journalist Elaine Welteroth all returned as judges, and season 4 winner Christian Siriano returned as mentor on the show.They were joined by guest judges on the panel each week, including: Billy Porter, Law Roach, Julia Fox, former judge Zac Posen, and Council of Fashion Designers of America CEO Steven Kolb.[5] Fashion designers Sergio Hudson and Willy Chavarria filled in for Garcia in two episodes.
The winner was Bishme Cromartie, who returned after previously competing on season 17, and received a cash prize of $250,000, a mentorship with the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and a spread in Elle magazine. Brittany Allen and Laurence Basse, from seasons 18 and 15 respectively, finished as runners-up.
Contestants
| Contestant[6] | Age | Hometown | Original season(s) |
Original placement(s) |
Finish | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nora Pagel | 39 | Metuchen, New Jersey | Season 1 | 8 | Episode 2 | 14 |
| Mila Hermanovski | 54 | Los Angeles, California | Season 7 | 3 | Episode 3 | 13 |
| All Stars 1 | 6 | |||||
| Viktor Luna | 41 | Los Angeles, California | Season 9 | 3 | Episode 4 | 12 |
| All Stars 3 | 5 | |||||
| Hester Sunshine | 38 | New York City, New York | Season 17 | 2 | Episode 5 | 11 |
| Kayne Gillaspie | 44 | Nashville, Tennessee | Season 3 | 5 | Episode 6 | 10 |
| All Stars 2 | 9 | |||||
| Fabio Costa | 39 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Season 10 | 2 | Episode 7 | 9 |
| All Stars 4 | 5 | |||||
| All Stars 6 | 2-3 | |||||
| Anna Yinan Zhou | 33 | San Francisco, California | Season 19 | 7 | Episode 9 | 8 |
| Kara Saun | 54 | Los Angeles, California | Season 1 | 2 | Episode 10 | 7 |
| Korto Momolu | 47 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Season 5 | 2 | Episode 11 | 6 |
| All Stars 3 | 2 | |||||
| Prajjé Oscar Jean-Baptiste | 38 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Season 19 | 8 | Episode 12 | 5 |
| Rami Kashou | 46 | New York City, New York | Season 4 | 2 | Episode 13 | 4 |
| All Stars 1 | 8 | |||||
| Brittany Allen | 32 | Austin, Texas | Season 18 | 5-6 | Episode 14 | 3-2 |
| Laurence Basse | 47 | Los Angeles, California | Season 15 | 3 | ||
| Bishme Cromartie | 32 | Los Angeles, California | Season 17 | 4 | 1 |
Designer progress
| Designer | Episodes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2[7] | 3[8] | 4[9] | 5[10] | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Bishme | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | WINNER | |
| Brittany | IN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | RUNNER-UP | |
| Laurence | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | WIN | LOW | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | HIGH | RUNNER-UP | |
| Rami | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | SAVE | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | OUT | ||
| Prajjé | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||
| Korto | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | IN | OUT | ||||
| Kara | LOW | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||
| Anna | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||||
| Fabio | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||||||||
| Kayne | WIN | HIGH | LOW | IN | OUT | |||||||||
| Hester | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
| Viktor | LOW | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
| Mila | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Nora | OUT | |||||||||||||
- Designer won Project Runway Season 20.
- Designer won the challenge.
- Designer was in the top two.
- Designer had one of the highest scores but did not win.
- Designer was safe and advanced to the next round.
- Designer had one of the lowest scores but was not eliminated.
- Designer was in the bottom two.
- Designer was eliminated from the competition.
- Designer was saved from elimination using the "Siriano Save."
Model progress
| Model | Episodes | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Jessica M | LB | PB | KM/PB | KS | KS | RK | - | - | BC | LB | - | BC | BC | |||||||||
| Mimi | FC | LB | HS/FC | BA | LB | BC | BC | - | RK | PB | - | LB | BA | |||||||||
| Roberta | RK | VL | KS/LB | KM | PB | - | AZ | - | KM | - | - | - | LB | |||||||||
| Luz | PB | KM | - | PB | RK | BA | KM | - | PB | BA | - | RK | OUT | |||||||||
| Shanae | AZ | - | - | AZ | BC | KS | RK | - | KS | BC | - | BA | OUT | |||||||||
| Ren | - | BA | VL/KG | KG | FC | - | LB | - | BA | KM | - | OUT | ||||||||||
| Emilee | NP | AZ | - | - | KM | - | PB | - | - | RK | - | OUT | ||||||||||
| Jessica Z | VL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | LB | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Liris | KS | RK | - | - | KG | - | KS | - | OUT | |||||||||||||
| DD | KM | MH | - | HS | AZ | KM | BA | - | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Mariel | BA | HS | - | RK | BA | - | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| Elise | KG | FC | BA/AZ | BC | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| Sarah | MH | KG | RK/BC | LB | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| Anastasiia | HS | BC | - | FC | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| Naimah | BC | KS | - | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
- Anna Yinan Zhou - AZ
- Bishme Cromartie - BC
- Brittany Allen - BA
- Fabio Costa - FC
- Hester Sunshine - HS
- Kayne Gillaspie - KG
- Kara Saun - KS
- Korto Momolu - KM
- Laurence Basse - LB
- Mila Hermanovski - MH
- Nora Pagel - NP
- Prajjé Oscar Jean Baptiste - PB
- Rami Kashou - RK
- Viktor Luna - VL
Guest judges
Guest judges this season included, in chronological order;[11]
- Alicia Silverstone, actress
- Stacey Bendet, "Alice + Olivia" CEO & founder
- Wes Gordon, Carolina Herrera creative director
- Lena Waithe, actor
- Jennie Garth, actress
- Sergio Hudson, designer
- Paulina Porizkova, model
- Willy Chavarria, designer
- Julia Fox, actress
- Kate Chastain, from Below Deck
- Luann de Lesseps, from The Real Housewives of New York City
- Batsheva Hay, designer
- Coleman Domingo, Emmy-winning actor
- Law Roach, image architect
- Steven Kolb, Council of Fashion Designers of America CEO
- Zac Posen, fashion designer
- Billy Porter, actor
Episodes
Episode 1: Meet the All-Stars
Original airdate: June 14, 2023
Episode 2: Project Redemption
Original airdate: June 15, 2023
- Guest Judge: Alicia Silverstone
- WINNER: Kayne Gillaspie
- ELIMINATED: Nora Pagel
Episode 3: Toying With Fashion
Original airdate: June 22, 2023
- Guest Judge: Stacey Bendet
- WINNER: Viktor Luna
- ELIMINATED: Mila Hermanovski
Episode 4: Coronation Day
Original airdate: June 29, 2023
| Teams |
|---|
| Kayne & Viktor |
| Brittany & Anna |
| Hester & Fabio |
| Kara & Laurence |
| Prajje & Korto |
| Rami & Bishme |
- Guest Judge: Wes Gordon
- WINNER: Korto Momolu
- ELIMINATED: Viktor Luna
Episode 5: Seeing Red
Original airdate: July 6, 2023
- Guest Judge: Lena Waithe
- WINNER: Brittany Allen
- ELIMINATED: Hester Sunshine
Episode 6: Like Totally '90s
Original airdate: July 13, 2023
| Team Blue | Team Red |
|---|---|
| Laurence, Bishme, Prajje, Korto, and Rami | Kayne, Brittany, Fabio, Kara, and Anna |
- Guest Judge: Jennie Garth
- WINNER: Laurence Basse
- ELIMINATED: Kayne Gillaspie
Episode 7: Fashion, Inside Out
Original airdate: July 20, 2023
- Guest Judge: Sergio Hudson (sitting in for Nina Garcia) & Paulina Porizkova
- WINNER: Kara Saun
- ELIMINATED: Fabio Costa
Episode 8: Uncut Hems
Original airdate: July 27, 2023
| Kara Saun vs. Anna | Brittany vs. Laurence | Rami vs. Korto | Bishme vs. Prajje |
- Guest Judge: Willy Chavarria (sitting in for Nina Garcia) & Julia Fox
- WINNER: Laurence Basse
- Saved: Rami Kashou
Episode 9: Below Decked Out
Original airdate: August 3, 2023
- Guest Judge: Kate Chastain & Luann de Lesseps
- WINNER: Bishme Cromartie
- ELIMINATED: Anna Yinan Zhou
Episode 10: Freedom
Original airdate: August 10, 2023
- WINNER: Bishme Cromartie
- ELIMINATED: Kara Saun
Episode 11: Double Bind
Original airdate: August 17, 2023
- Guest Judge: Batsheva Hay
- WINNER: Laurence Basse
- ELIMINATED: Korto Momolu
Episode 12: Let Me See Your Peacock
Original airdate: August 24, 2023
- Guest Judge: Colman Domingo
- WINNER: Rami Kashou
- ELIMINATED: Prajjé Oscar Jean Baptiste
Episode 13: The Sky's the Limit
Original airdate: August 31, 2023
Avant-garde looks inspired by the SUMMIT One Vanderbilt observation deck / interactive art installation by Kenzo Digital.
- Guest Judge: Steven Kolb & Law Roach
- WINNER: Bishme Cromartie
- ELIMINATED: Rami Kashou
Episode 14: The Finale
Original airdate: September 7, 2023
- Guest Judge: Zac Posen (sitting in for Brandon Maxwell) & Billy Porter
- WINNER OF PROJECT RUNWAY: Bishme Cromartie
- Runners Up: Laurence Basse, Brittany Allen
Notes
References
- ^ "'Project Runway' Season 20: Meet the All-Star Designers Competing This Summer". ELLE. May 8, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ Shanfeld, Ethan (October 17, 2024). "'Project Runway' Renewed for Season 21, Moves From Bravo to Disney". Variety. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ Vulpo, Olivia Jakiel, Mike (March 24, 2025). "Project Runway Season 21: Everything to Know". Us Weekly. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
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- ^ "Project Runway's First-Ever All-Stars Season Features Favorite Designers, Celeb Judges, and Bravo Crossovers". Bravo. June 16, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ "Project Runway Season 20 Premiere Recap: The All-Stars Align". Elle. June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Project Redemption". Bravo. June 15, 2023.
- ^ "Toying with Fashion". Bravo. June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Coronation Day". Bravo. June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Seeing Red". Bravo. July 6, 2023.
- ^ "Project Runway's First-Ever All-Stars Season Features Favorite Designers, Celeb Judges, and Bravo Crossovers". Bravo. June 16, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2025.