Project Runway Season 11 is the eleventh season of the television show Project Runway, appearing on Lifetime. The season began airing on January 24, 2013, with 16 designers competing to become "the next great American designer."
Supermodel Heidi Klum and Marie Claire fashion director Nina Garcia returned as judges this season. Tim Gunn returned as the workroom mentor. Zac Posen replaced Michael Kors as one of main judges due to scheduling conflicts with Kors.
Lord & Taylor was the exclusive retail sponsor for Project Runway's 11th season and has merchandised the accessory wall with an assortment of products.
In 2013, Daniel Esquivel competed in Project Runway All Stars (season 3), placing 10th of 11.
In 2014, Patricia Michaels, Kate Pankoke, Benjamin Mach, Samantha Black and Michelle Lesniak competed in Project Runway All Stars (season 4), with Patricia placing 14th, Kate placing 11th, Benjamin placing 10th, Samantha placing 8th, and Michelle placing 4th.
In 2016, Layana Aguilar competed in Project Runway All Stars (season 5), placing 7th of 13.
In 2018, Amanda Valentine and Stanley Hudson competed in Project Runway All Stars (season 6), with Amanda placing 11th and Stanley being the runner-up.
In 2019, Michelle Lesniak returned for a third time to compete in Project Runway All Stars (season 7) against worldwide Project Runway winners. She won the competition.
Contestants +Emily PollardEpisode 116th placeJames MartinezEpisode 2 15th placeCindy MarlattEpisode 3 14th placeJoseph Aaron SegalEpisode 413th placeMatthew ArthurEpisode 5 12th placeBenjamin MachEpisode 6 11th placeTu Suthiwat NakchatEpisode 79th placeKate PankokeAmanda ValentineEpisode 8 8th placeSamantha BlackEpisode 97th placeRichard HallmarqEpisode 106th placeLayana AguilarEpisode 125th placeDaniel EsquivelEpisode 134th placeStanley HudsonEpisode 143rd placePatricia MichaelsMichelle Lesniak Franklin
Models
Lisa Jackson Katrina Topacio Anna Kanehara Marina Tarakhovich Blaga Slaveykova Liza Lyadova Catherine Gray Gina DeNezzo Kayla Mayhew Aisha Elizabeth Kayla Miller Eloho Erhieyovwe Brandi Vicks Carolyna Ramos Bianca Alexander Megan Cassidy
Teams DesignerOriginal teamChallenge 4 teampartnerspartnersChallenge 8teamspartnerspartnersassistantsassistantsassistantsResultMichelleMatthewAmandaDanielStanleyAmandaTuAmandaWinnerPatriciaLayanaSamanthaShades of GreyStanleyRichardRichardKateLayana Runner-UpStanleyRichardLayanaShades of GreyPatriciaMichelleTuRichardRichard 2nd Runner-upDanielSamanthaRichardShades of GreyMichelleLayanaSamanthaAmandaSamanthaLayanaPatriciaStanleyDanielKateSamantha Eliminated in Challenge 12RichardStanleyDanielPatricia Eliminated in Challenge 10SamanthaDanielPatriciaEliminated in Challenge 9AmandaBenjamin Michelle Eliminated in Challenge 8KateTuTuEliminated in Challenge 7TuKateKateEliminated in Challenge 7BenjaminAmanda Eliminated in Challenge 6MatthewMichelleEliminated in Challenge 5JosephEliminated in Challenge 4CindyEliminated in Challenge 3JamesEliminated in Challenge 2EmilyEliminated in Challenge 1
Season 11 challenges
+Designer elimination table Designers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Eliminated episode Michelle IN IN IN IN LOW INWIN IN WIN HIGH LOW HIGH ADV 14 – Finale, Part 2 Patricia HIGH IN HIGH IN IN IN HIGH IN IN LOW LOW LOW ADV Stanley IN HIGH IN IN HIGH WIN IN IN IN WIN WIN WINADV Daniel WIN HIGH WIN IN LOW HIGH LOW IN HIGH HIGH LOW HIGHOUT 13 – Finale: Part 1 Layana INWIN HIGH HIGH IN IN IN LOWLOWLOW HIGH OUT Richard HIGH HIGH IN IN WIN HIGH LOW LOW LOW OUT 10 – The Art of Fashion Samantha IN IN INWIN LOW HIGH HIGH LOWOUT 9 – He Said, She Said Amanda IN IN IN LOW HIGH LOW HIGH OUT 8 – Take It All Off! Kate IN IN WIN IN IN LOW OUT 7 – A Sticky Situation Tu IN IN IN IN IN LOW OUT Benjamin INLOW LOW HIGH HIGH OUT 6 – Senior Fling Matthew INLOWLOW HIGH OUT Joseph IN HIGH IN OUT 4 – The Ultimate Hard and Soft Cindy LOW LOWOUT 3 – Surprise Me James LOWOUT 2 – Spin Out Emily OUT 1 – There is No 'I' in Team
Scores are based on the Project Runway Website : Before beginning the critique for Team Keeping it Real, Heidi Klum stated that she extremely disliked Richard's outfit and, had his team lost, he could've been in the bottom and/or out. Heidi also stated she did not like Stanley's dress at all and he also could've been in the bottom and/or out had Team Keeping it Real lost, and that they should be very grateful that their teammates were successful. : Although Dream Team was named the winning team, Team Keeping It Real, despite their lack of cohesion, was also declared strong, and Heidi referred to them as the "almost-winning team", as opposed to being the losing team. : Before allowing Patricia, Michelle, and Layana to leave the runway, Heidi stated that she gave Layana and Michelle the highest scores out of all the designers and would've been in the top had Patricia not scored very low. The judges also expressed that Kate would not have been in the bottom had Tu done better. : Heidi and the judges declared in judging that due to the low scores in all the garments, there would be no winner of the challenge, a Project Runway first. : Patricia and Michelle were left on the runway as the bottom two in this episode. After Heidi told Patricia that she was in, Michelle was the only one left. Though she lost the challenge, Heidi told her that she had a "do or die" moment, and would be given a second chance, much to the shock of her and her fellow remaining designers. It was revealed in the next episode that she was still in the competition but would not be traveling to Europe like the other remaining designers. :Although Samantha had one of the lowest scores for the challenge, she was automatically safe as she had immunity
Limegreen background and WINNER means the designer won Project Runway Season 11. Teal background and ADV means the designer was advanced to Fashion Week. Blue background and WIN means the designer won that challenge. Turquoise background and HIGH means the designer had the second highest score for that challenge. Light blue background and HIGH means the designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge. Pink background and LOW means the designers had one of the lowest scores for that challenge. Orange background and LOW means the designer was in the bottom two or three (as in episode 5). Red background and OUT means the designer lost and was out of the competition. +Model Elimination Table Model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Lisa PM – PM PM PM – PM,SB – MF MF MF MF MF WINNER (MF) Katrina SH – SH SH SH – LA,SH – PM PM PM PM PM PM Anna AV – KP,LA SB SB – – – SH SH SH SH SH SH MarinaDE DE,LA DE DE DE – – – DE DE DE DE DE OUT Blaga LA AV – MF,RH RH – DE,RH – LA LA LA LA OUT Liza BM – BM AV AV – – – RH RH OUT Catherine TN MF TN – MF – AV,MF – SB OUT Aisha RH – – LA LA – – – OUT Eloho KP KP,PM RH TN TN – – – OUT Gina CM BM,CM CM KP KP – KP,TN – OUT Kayla Ma. MA – MA BM BM – OUT Kayla Mi. SB – SB MA MA – OUT Brandi MF SB,TN MF JSOUT Carolyna JS – AV,JS OUT BiancaJM – OUT MeganEP – OUT The model won Project Runway Season 11. The model wore the winning design. The model wore the design with the second-highest score, or was in the winning team but did not win. The model wore the design with one of the highest scores but did not win. The model wore the design with one of the lowest scores. The model wore the design that landed in the bottom 2. The model wore the losing design. The model was eliminated. In episode 2, male models were used in the challenge with the models. In episode 6 and 8, the models were not needed in the challenge.
Designer Legend Amanda Valentine: AV Benjamin Mach: BM Cindy Marlatt: CM Daniel Esquivel: DE Emily Pollard: EP James Martinez: JM Joseph Aaron Segal: JS Kate Pankoke: KP Layana Aguilar: LA Matthew Arthur: MA Michelle Lesniak Franklin: MF Patricia Michaels: PM Richard Hallmarq: RH Samantha Black: SB Stanley Hudson: SH Tu Suthiwat Nakchat: TN
Episodes
Episode 1: There is No 'I' in Team Original airdate: January 24, 2013
Season 11 returns with a twist that throws 16 eager new designers into a panic when they discover they will be participating in the series first-ever "Teams Edition." In the premiere episode, the designers will have New York as their inspiration in creating their garments. Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Zac Posen Guest Judge: Christian Siriano WINNER: Daniel (Keeping It Real) ELIMINATED: Emily (Dream Team)
Episode 2: Spin Out Original airdate: January 31, 2013
The designers serve up ball-boy outfits and new server uniforms for a Ping-Pong social club. Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Zac Posen Guest Judge: Susan Sarandon WINNER: Layana (Keeping It Real) ELIMINATED: James (Dream Team)
Episode 3: Surprise Me Original airdate: February 7, 2013
The contestants are tasked to design garments for host Heidi Klum for the launch of her new fragrance line. Heidi will wear the winning garments in her national commercial and a second winning garment for a press event. Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Zac Posen Guest Judge: Kristin Davis WINNER: Kate (Keeping It Real) & Daniel (Keeping It Real) ELIMINATED: Cindy (Dream Team)
Episode 4: The Ultimate Hard and Soft Original airdate: February 14, 2013
While the teams get a twist, the designers also get a blast from the past when two unconventional challenges are merged into one for their newest challenge—creating a line out of hard and soft materials from the flower shop and hardware store. Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Zac Posen Guest Judge: Bette Midler & Leandra Medine WINNER: Samantha (Dream Team) ELIMINATED: Joseph (Keeping It Real)
Episode 5: A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock N Roll Original airdate: February 21, 2013
The designers are separated into teams of two to create a performance outfit and a red-carpet look for country artist Miranda Lambert, who is also the guest judge. TeamPerformance OutfitThe Red-Carpet Look1SamanthaDaniel 2RichardStanley 3Matthew Michelle 4AmandaBenjamin 5PatriciaLayana 6TuKate Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Zac Posen Guest Judge: Miranda Lambert WINNER: Richard (Partner – Stanley) ELIMINATED: Matthew (Partner – Michelle)
Episode 6: Senior Fling Original airdate: February 28, 2013
Fashionable clothes for senior citizens are created by the contestants Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia Guest Judge: Rachel Roy (sitting in for Zac Posen) & Joan Rivers & Melissa Rivers WINNER: Stanley (Partner – Richard) ELIMINATED: Benjamin (Partner – Amanda)
Episode 7: A Sticky Situation Original airdate: March 7, 2013
The contestants design fashion-forward prom looks constructed from duct tape. Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Zac Posen Guest Judge: Chris Benz WINNER: Michelle (Partner – Amanda) ELIMINATED: Kate (Partner – Tu) & Tu (Partner – Kate)
Episode 8: Take It All Off! Original airdate: March 14, 2013
The contestants design outfits for the male revue Australia's Thunder from Down Under Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Zac Posen Guest Judge: Emmy Rossum WINNER: None ELIMINATED: Amanda (Slick And Hip)
Episode 9: He Said, She Said Original airdate: March 21, 2013
For this episode, the designers are instructed to draw inspiration from Lord & Taylor's signature "American Beauty Rose" and create a design with the retailer's customer in mind. Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia Guest Judge: Rachel Roy (sitting in for Zac Posen) & Bonnie Brooks WINNER: Michelle (Partner – Daniel) ELIMINATED: Samantha (Partners – Layana & Richard)
Episode 10: The Art of Fashion Original airdate: March 28, 2013
The designers will go to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and draw some inspiration from the artwork displayed to create their own textile designs for their outfit. The winning designer was also awarded $10,000 and an HP Envy X2. Judges: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia Guest Judge: Rachel Roy (sitting in for Zac Posen) & Tracy Reese