Let the sewing, stitching and snickering begin!
The Emmy® Award nominated series, Project Runway,
kicks off its eighth season with 17 talented designers -
the most in series history - beginning Thursday, July 29,
at 9pm ET/PT on Lifetime Television.
Lisa Hart
POSTED July 14, 2010
FASHION TV
French Connection (US)
Lifetime Unveils 17 New Designers for Project Runway, Season Eight
In the show's expanded 90-minute format, the new crop of designers will encounter host Heidi Klum, mentor Tim Gunn and judges Michael Kors
and Nina Garcia and top-name guest designer and celebrity judges, including actress Selma Blair for the premiere episode, as they face
inventive challenges, unexpected eliminations and other surprises along the way. Filmed on location in New York, each episode of the eighth
season will feature more couture creations and fashion flubs as the designers attempt to make the cut to show at New York Fashion Week at
Lincoln Center. Project Runway is in High-Definition where available.

As part of the winner's prize package, this season's victorious designer will receive $100,000 from L'Oreal Paris to start his/her own line, a
fashion spread in Marie Claire magazine, a $50,000 technology suite by HP and Intel to create his/her own vision and run his/her business and
the opportunity to design and sell an exclusive collection on Piperlime.com. The model paired with the winner of Project Runway will also appear
in the designer's editorial feature in Marie Claire and receive $25,000 from L'Oreal Studio Secrets Professional.

Meet "The Project Runway," Season Eight designers are at,
mylifetime.com.