| Project Runway All Stars | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 80 |
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| Running time | 42 to 64 minutes |
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| Network | Lifetime |
| Release | January 5, 2012 (2012-01-05) – March 27, 2019 (2019-03-27) |
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Project Runway All Stars is an Americanreality television series, and a spin-off ofProject Runway, featuring returning designers competing for grand prizes.Angela Lindvall andCarolyn Murphy have each hosted one season beforeAlyssa Milano became the staple host of the past five seasons. As onProject Runway, the designers are judged by the host, two permanent judges and guest judges throughout the season. The permanentAll Stars judges have been designersGeorgina Chapman andIsaac Mizrahi.Joanna Coles mentored the designers throughout seasons one and two,Zanna Roberts Rassi replaced her in season three to five andAnne Fulenwider mentored seasons six and seven.
In May, 2016,Lifetime renewedProject Runway All Stars for two more seasons (six and seven) in a deal withThe Weinstein Company.[1] Following the 2017 allegations against Harvey Weinstein,The Weinstein Company filed for bankruptcy,Project Runway was picked up by its original broadcaster Bravo. In 2023, it was announced that anAll-Star season would be produced and aired by Bravo. This 2023 edition is named as the 20th season of the main show, rather than another season of a separate show.[2]
Same asProject Runway,All Stars follows the same format with challenges, judgings, and eliminations.
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Judging duties on the first season ofAll Stars were taken up by host,Angela Lindvall, fashion designersGeorgina Chapman,Isaac Mizrahi, and a fourth guest judge, usually a fashion designer, asupermodel, a celebrity, or a professional from an industry related to the challenge given. The second season saw the replacement of Lindvall as host and judge by supermodelCarolyn Murphy, who only remained with the show for one season also. American actressAlyssa Milano became the host and judge onAll Stars in the third season, and has remained on the show for five seasons.Joanna Coles acts as amentor to the designers, giving them suggestions and tips for their designs throughout the episode, but she does not participate in the judgings. Coles was the stable mentor for the first and second season, untilZanna Roberts Rassi replaced her in the third to fifth season.Anne Fulenwider took over for final two seasons.
| Season | Premiere date | Finale date | Winner | Runner-up(s) | No. of contestants | Designer prizes |
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| 1 | January 5, 2012 | March 22, 2012 | Mondo Guerra | Austin Scarlett | 13 |
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| 2 | October 25, 2012 | January 17, 2013 | Anthony Ryan Auld | Emilio Sosa | 13 |
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| 3 | October 24, 2013 | January 9, 2014 | Seth Aaron Henderson | Korto Momolu | 11 |
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| 4 | October 30, 2014 | February 12, 2015 | Dmitry Sholokhov | Sonjia Williams | 14 |
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| 5 | February 11, 2016 | May 5, 2016 | Dom Streater | Kiniokahokula "Kini" Zamora | 13 |
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| 6 | January 4, 2018 | April 5, 2018 | Anthony Williams | Fabio Costa Stanley Hudson | 16 |
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| 7 | January 2, 2019 | March 27, 2019 | Michelle Lesniak | Dmitry Sholokhov | 14 |
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Lifetime's first season ofProject Runway All Stars consisted of twelve one-hour episodes featuring 13 past contestants competing in a series of challenges. The airdate was set for November 3, 2011, but was pushed back to January 5, 2012.[3] The season was hosted byAngela Lindvall and the recurring judges were fashion designersIsaac Mizrahi andGeorgina Chapman. The winner wasMondo Guerra.
The second season of All-Stars began airing October 25, 2012.Carolyn Murphy replaced Angela Lindvall as host, while Isaac Mizrahi and Georgina Chapman were back for Season 2 as judges. Season 2 also featuring 13 designers, andAnthony Ryan Auld was the winner.
It was announced in June 2013 that a thirdAll Stars season was in the works withAlyssa Milano as the host.[4] Isaac Mizrahi and Georgina Chapman were also returning as judges.[4]Zanna Roberts Rassi, the senior fashion editor forMarie Claire, joined this season as the mentor. The season started production in late June 2013,[4] and premiered on October 24, 2013.[5]Mary Kay Cosmetics is the supplier for all makeup used by the designers for this season, and it is their first time to be featured on the series.[citation needed].Seth Aaron Henderson was the winner among 11 participating designers.
Reports of a fourth season of All Stars, once again hosted by Milano, were confirmed on social media byNicole "Snooki" Polizzi, who served as a guest judge.[6] The cast of 14 designers was revealed on September 16, with a premiere date set for October 30, 2014.Dmitry Sholokhov was the winner.[7]
The fifth season of All Stars premiered in the beginning of 2016. Alyssa Milano returned as host as well as Isaac Mizrahi, Georgina Chapman and Zanna Roberts Rassi. Season 5 features 13 designers, andDom Streater was the winner.
The sixth season of All Stars premiered in January 2018. Alyssa Milano returned in her role as host, and Isaac Mizrahi and Georgina Chapman remain regular judges. Anne Fulenwider mentored the designers. Season 6 features eight new All Stars designers, and eight designers who have competed on All Stars previously. The winner of this season was Anthony Williams.
The seventh season of All Stars premiered in January 2019. Alyssa Milano returned in her role as host, and Isaac Mizrahi and Georgina Chapman remain regular judges. Anne Fulenwider mentored the designers. The season featured seven former U.S. winners and seven international winners.[8] The winner was Michelle Lesniak.
| Original season | All Stars 1 | All Stars 2 | All Stars 3 | All Stars 4 | All Stars 5 | All Stars 6 Rookies vs. Vets | All Stars 7 Global Champion | Total |
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| 1 | Austin Scarlett | Wendy Pepper† | N/A | N/A | Daniel Franco | N/A | N/A | 3 |
| 2 | Kara Janx | Andrae Gonzalo | 3 | |||||
| 3 | — | Uli Herzner Kayne Gillaspie | Jeffrey Sebelia Mychael Knight† | N/A | 4 | |||
| 4 | Rami Kashou Kathleen "Sweet P" Vaughn Elisa Jimenez | — | — | Chris March† | 4 | |||
| 5 | Kenley Collins Jerell Scott | Stephen "Suede" Baum | Korto Momolu | N/A | Stella Zotis | 5 | ||
| 6 | Gordana Gehlhausen | Althea Harper | Irina Shabayeva | N/A | Irina Shabayeva | 3 | ||
| 7 | Mila Hermanovski Anthony Williams | Emilio Sosa | Seth Aaron Henderson | Jay Sario | Anthony Williams(veteran) | Seth Aaron Henderson | 5 | |
| 8 | Mondo Guerra Michael Costello April Johnston | Ivy Higa Carlos Casanova Peach Carr | Ari South | N/A | Valerie Mayen | Ari South(veteran) Carlos Casanova(veteran) | — | 8 |
| 9 | N/A | Anthony Ryan Auld Joshua McKinley Laura Kathleen Planck | Viktor Luna | N/A | Joshua McKinley(veteran) Kimberly Goldson(rookie) | Anthony Ryan Auld Anya Ayoung-Chee | 6 | |
| 10 | N/A | Elena Slivnyak Christopher Palu Melissa Fleis | Dmitry Sholokhov Sonjia Williams Fabio Costa Gunnar Deatherage | Fabio Costa(veteran) Melissa Fleis(veteran) | Dmitry Sholokhov | 7 | ||
| 11 | Daniel Esquivel | Michelle Lesniak Franklin Samantha Black Benjamin Mach Kate Pankoke Patricia Michaels | Layana Aguilar | Stanley Hudson(rookie) Amanda Valentine(rookie) | Michelle Lesniak Franklin | 9 | ||
| 12 | N/A | Helen Castillo Justin LeBlanc Kate Pankoke Alexandria von Bromssen | Dom Streater Ken Laurence Alexander Pope | Helen Castillo(veteran) Ken Laurence(veteran) | N/A | 7 | ||
| Under the Gunn | N/A | Sam Donovan Asha Daniels | — | 2 | ||||
| 13 | Kiniokahokula "Kini" Zamora Emily Payne Fäde zu Grau Mitchell Perry | Char Glover(rookie) Amanda Valentine(rookie) | Sean Kelly | 7 | ||||
| 14 | N/A | Edmond Newton(rookie) Merline Labissiere(rookie) Candice Cuoco(rookie) Kelly Dempsey(rookie) | — | 4 | ||||
| International Editions | — | Evan Biddell (Canada) Christina Exie (Australia) Sunny Fong (Canada) Jasper Garvida (England) Juli Grbac (Australia) Cynthia Hayashi (Brazil) Django Steenbakker (Netherlands) | 7 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
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