Project Runway 2 (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Project Runway Season 2 was the second season of Bravo's successful Project Runway, a reality competition for fashion designers. Season 2 began airing on December 7, 2005. Following a nationwide search earlier in the year, sixteen designers were chosen as semi-finalists and brought to New York City in June, 2005. After the first challenge, called "Road To The Runway", fourteen went on to compete as finalists. The winning designer, Chloe Dao, received $100,000 in seed money to help launch her own line, a 2007 Saturn Sky roadster, a spread in ELLE magazine, and a mentorship with the Banana Republic Design Team. Winning alongside Dao was her model, Grace Kelsey, who received the ELLE Magazine spread. Michael Kors and Nina Garcia returned as judges for the second season. The fourth judging seat rotated each week, based on the challenge. Tim Gunn, fashion chair at Parsons The New School for Design, returned as a mentor for the designers.
Kara Janx later appeared in Project Runway: All Stars in 2012, where she finished 7th out of 13. Andrae Gonzalo, in the same year, competed in the second season of the All Stars edition placing 10th out of 13.
(ages listed are the designers' ages at the time the show was taped in the summer of 2005.)
Daniel F. had been a competitor in the first season and was eliminated in that season's first episode. Determined to show that the judges "made a mistake" in eliminating him so soon, he returned to the nationwide tryouts with samples from his own design line. The evaluation panel at the tryouts decided to give him one more chance and brought him back as a contestant for season two.
The 16 models competing for an ELLE spread in the second season were:
Contestant
Hometown
Place Finished
Maria Lucia Santiago
16th (Quit)
Alyssa Daugherty
Oil City, PA
15th
Melissa Braiser
New York, NY
14th
Allison McAtee
Erie, PA
13th
Claudia
Germany
12th
Eliza Jane
San Francisco, CA
11th
Cara Roberts
Darien, CT
10th
Lesley Ann Williams
9th
Shannon Fluet
Boston, MA
8th
Tarah Rodgers
North Carolina
7th
Danyelle Vilmenay
Baltimore, MD
6th
Rachael Hartzog
5th
Eden Henderson
Queens, NY
4th
Heather Brown
3rd
Rebecca Holliday
Savannah, GA
Runner-up
Grace Kelsey
San Diego, CA
Winner
Season 2 Designers
Elimination Chart
Designer
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
14
Episode
Chloe
IN
WIN
IN
LOW
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
WIN
LOW
WINNER
12- Finale
Daniel V.
IN
IN
IN
WIN
IN
WIN
IN
WIN
WIN
LOW
WIN
RUNNER UP
Santino
WIN
HIGH
HIGH
LOW
WIN
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
3RD PLACE
Kara
IN
IN
HIGH
LOW
IN
IN
LOW
LOW
HIGH
HIGH
OUT
11 - What's Your Line?
Nick
IN
IN
WIN
LOW
HIGH
LOW
IN
LOW
LOW
OUT
10 - Makeover
Andrae
IN
LOW
LOW
HIGH
IN
WIN
IN
HIGH
OUT
9 - Flower Power
Zulema
IN
LOW
IN
HIGH
IN
IN
WIN
OUT
8 - Inspiration
Emmett
IN
IN
IN
LOW
IN
HIGH
OUT
7 - On Thin Ice
Diana
LOW
IN
IN
IN
LOW
OUT
6 - Window Shopping
Marla
IN
IN
LOW
IN
LOW
OUT
Guadalupe
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
5 - Social Scene
Daniel F.
LOW
HIGH
IN
OUT
4 - Team Lingerie
Raymundo
IN
IN
OUT
3 - All Dolled Up
Kirsten
IN
OUT
2 - Clothes Off Your Back
Heidi
OUT
1 - Road To Runway
John
OUT
1 - Road To Runway
{{colorbox}} Limegreen background and WINNER means the designer won Project Runway Season 2.
{{colorbox}} Blue background and WIN means the designer won that challenge.
{{colorbox}} Red background and OUT means the designer lost and was out of the competition.
{{colorbox}} Turquoise background and HIGH means the designer had the second highest score for that challenge.
{{colorbox}} Light blue background and HIGH means the designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge.
{{colorbox}} Pink background and LOW means the designers had one of the lowest scores for that challenge.
{{colorbox}} Orange background and LOW means the designer was in the bottom two.
Season 2 Models
Elimination Chart
Model
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
14
Grace
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
WINNER
Rebecca
DF
DV
DV
DV
DV
DV
DV
DV
DV
DV
DV
DV
OUT
Heather
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
OUT
Eden
KJ
KJ
KJ
KJ
KJ
KJ
KJ
KJ
KJ
KJ
KJ
OUT
Rachael
ZG
ZG
ZG
ZG
ZG
ZG
ZG
NV
NV
NV
OUT
Danyelle
AG
AG
AG
AG
AG
AG
AG
AG
AG
OUT
Tarah
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
ZG
OUT
Shannon
DE
EM
EM
EM
EM
EM
EM
OUT
Lesley Ann
RB
DE
DE
DE
DE
DE
OUT
Cara
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
OUT
Eliza
GV
GV
GV
GV
GV
OUT
Claudia
KE
DF
DF
DF
OUT
Allison
JW
RB
RB
OUT
Melissa
DV
KE
OUT
Alyssa
HS
OUT
Maria
EM
WD
{{colorbox}} The model was the winner of Project Runway season 2.
{{colorbox}} The model the won the challenge.
{{colorbox}} The model wore the losing designers outfit.
{{colorbox}} The model was brought back into the competition.
{{colorbox}} The model withdrew from the competition.
{{colorbox}} The model was out of Project Runway season 2.
Allison was originally eliminated in episode 2, but then was brought back after Maria withdrew.
In episode 10, the models were not used in the challenge.
Designer legend
Andrae Gonzalo: AG
Chloe Dao: CD
Daniel Franco: DF
Daniel Vosovic: DV
Diana Eng: DE
Emmett McCarthy: EM
Guadalupe Vidal: GV
Heidi Standridge: HS
John Wade: JW
Kara Janx: KJ
Kirsten Ehrig: KE
Marla Duran: MD
Nick Verreos: NV
Raymundo Baltazar: RB
Santino Rice: SR
Zulema Griffin: ZG
Episode recaps
Episode 1: Road To The Runway
Original Airdate: December 7, 2005
Before arriving in New York, the 16 contestants being considered for positions in this season's competing cast were given six yards of plain white muslin, $20, and one week to create an outfit that best represents who they are as a fashion designer. After arriving, the 16 contestants found that only 14 positions were available in the Parsons workroom and thus two would be eliminated at the runway judging.
WINNER: Santino
ELIMINATED: Heidi & John
Episode 2: Clothes Off Your Back
Original Airdate: December 7, 2005
Designers made an outfit using only the clothes they were wearing at the moment the challenge was announced. They had one day to complete their designs.
This episode is best remembered for Andrae's tear-filled panic attack on the runway, and the judges relatively unfeeling response.
Guest Judge: Diane von Furstenberg
WINNER: Chloe
ELIMINATED: Kirsten
Episode 3: All Dolled Up
Original Airdate: December 14, 2005
Designers created a life-sized outfit for the My Scene Barbie collection. The winning designer's outfit would be duplicated for the My Scene Barbie collection. The designers had a budget of $150 and two days to complete the design.
Guest Judge: Lily Martinez
WINNER: Nick
ELIMINATED: Raymundo
Episode 4: Team Lingerie
Original Airdate: December 21, 2005
Designers created a lingerie line consisting of three looks. A team event with four teams, each with a lead designer and two assistants. The designers had a budget of $200 and one day to complete the collection.
Designers created a party dress for socialite Nicky Hilton. The designers had a budget of $150 and two days to complete the designs.
Guest Judge: Nicky Hilton
WINNER: Santino
ELIMINATED: Guadalupe
Episode 6: Window Shopping
Original Airdate: January 11, 2006
Designers created a day-to-evening ensemble for Banana Republic. A team event with five teams of two. Both designers on the losing team were eliminated. Each team had to finish their garment in one day. After that, all teams went to Banana Republic and each had to make a window that showed the idea of the dress; they had 30 minutes to buy all the materials they needed for the display and an hour to finish. The winner was chosen by votes from Banana Republic clients.
The teams were:
Chloe and Emmett
Daniel V. and Andrae
Kara and Zulema
Santino and Nick
Diana and Marla
Guest Judge: Deborah Lloyd
WINNERS: Andrae & Daniel V.
ELIMINATED: Diana & Marla
Episode 7: On Thin Ice
Original Airdate: January 18, 2006
Designers created a figure skating outfit for 2006 Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen. The designers had a budget of $150 and two days to complete the design.
Guest Judges: Anne Slowey & Sasha Cohen
WINNER: Zulema
ELIMINATED: Emmett
Episode 8: Inspiration
Original Airdate: January 25, 2006
Designers took photos around New York and picked one to be an inspiration for an outfit. The designers had a budget of $100 and one day to complete the outfit.
This episode is most notable for Zulema's "Model Walk Off." Prior to this episode, all the winning designers stuck with their original models when given the chance to change by Heidi. Zulema stunned everyone when she not only announced she was changing models, but also making this decision by picking three girls to have a "walk off." She chose the eliminated Emmett's model Shannon, Andrae's model Danyelle, and Nick's model Tarah for consideration. She switched to Tarah, which left Rachael with Nick and eliminated Shannon.
Designers created a dress using only natural materials purchased in the New York Flower District. The designers had a budget of $100 and one hour for the purchases.
Guest Judges: Mark Badgley and James Mischka.
WINNER: Daniel V.
ELIMINATED: Andrae
Daniel V. is the 2nd person to win 2 challenges in a row behind Kara Saun from season 1.
Episode 10: Makeover
Original Airdate: February 8, 2006
Designers created a new look to make over a fellow contestant, who then modeled the new look on the runway.
Chloe designed for Nick, Nick designed for Daniel V., Daniel V. designed for Chloe, Kara designed for Santino, and Santino designed for Kara.
Guest Judge: Freddie Leiba
WINNER: Chloe
ELIMINATED: Nick
Episode 11: What's Your Line?
Original Airdate: February 15, 2006
Designers made an evening dress for supermodel Iman. The evening dress also reflected the line which the designers will show at Olympus Fashion Week.
Guest Judge: Iman
WINNER: Daniel V.
ELIMINATED: Kara
Episode 12: Reunion
Original Airdate: February 22, 2006
All of the designers gathered for a reunion hosted by Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum on the eve of New York Fashion Week at which the final three designers will display their collections.
Episode 13: Finale - Part 1
Original Airdate: March 1, 2006
The three final designers were shown at home when Tim Gunn visited them, and then returned to New York to prepare their collections for showing at New York Olympus Fashion Week. Back in New York, they were surprised to find out that they had to complete one final challenge: an additional garment that they each had to design with the aid of one eliminated designer of their choice. Nick, Andrae, and Diana returned to help Daniel V., Santino, and Chloe, respectively.
Episode 14: Finale - Part 2
Original Airdate: March 8, 2006
Chloe, Daniel V., and Santino displayed their final collections of thirteen pieces at New York Olympus Fashion Week.