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| Num Episodes: | 14 | ||||||
| Network: | Lifetime | ||||||
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| Prev Season: | Season 13 | ||||||
| Next Season: | Season 15 |
Project Runway Season 14 is the fourteenth season of the television show Project Runway, appearing on Lifetime. The season began on August 6, 2015. There were 16 designers competing to become "the next great American designer." Supermodel Heidi Klum, Marie Claire creative director Nina Garcia, and fashion designer Zac Posen all returned as judges this season. Tim Gunn maintained his role as the workroom mentor.
In a post-season interview Tim Gunn expressed his disappointment with the designers of this season citing a deficiency of energy in them for the title.[1] He stated that he 'hated' the entire season labeling the progress of the contestants as 'lackluster'.[2]
In 2018, Kelly Dempsey, Candice Cuoco, Merline Labissiere and Edmond Newton competed in the Project Runway All Stars (season 6), with Kelly placing 15th, Candice placing 12th, Merline placing 8th and Edmond placing 5th of 16.
| Duncan Chambers-Watson | 25 | Auckland, New Zealand | Episode 1 | 16 |
| David Giampiccolo | 26 | Hollywood, CA | Episode 2 | 15 |
| Hanmiao Yang | 27 | Episode 3 | 14 | |
| Gabrielle Arruda | 27 | New York City, NY | Episode 4 | 13 |
| Amanda Perna | 28 | Orlando, FL | Episode 5 | 12 |
| Blake Patterson | 24 | Los Angeles, CA | Episode 6 | 11 |
| Jake Wall | 36 | San Francisco, CA | Episode 7 | 10 (quit) |
| Joseph Charles Poli | 37 | Las Vegas, NV | 9 | |
| Lindsey Creel | 28 | Johnson City, TN | Episode 8 | 8 |
| Laurie Underwood | 29 | Chicago, IL | Episode 9 | 7 |
| Swapnil Shinde | 34 | Mumbai, India | Episode 10 | 6 |
| Merline Labissiere | 32 | Savannah, GA | Episode 11 | 5 |
| Candice Cuoco | 27 | San Francisco, CA | Episode 14 | 4 |
| Edmond Newton | 37 | Atlanta, GA | 3 | |
| Kelly Dempsey | 31 | Boston, MA | 2 | |
| Ashley Nell Tipton | 23 | San Diego, CA | 1 | |
Saisha was known as Swapnil on season 14, prior to transitioning.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Eliminated Episode | ||
| Ashley | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | LOW | LOW | LOW | ADV | 14 – Finale, Part 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | WIN | WIN | ADV | |||
| Edmond | HIGH | WIN | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | LOW | HIGH | SAFE | ADV | |||
| Candice | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | ADV | |||
| Merline | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | OUT | |||||
| Swapnil | IN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||||
| Laurie | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||||
| Lindsey | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||||||
| Joseph | IN | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | IN | OUT | |||||||||
| Jake | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | LOW | WD | |||||||||
| Blake | LOW | HIGH | IN | WIN | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||||
| Amanda | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||||||||
| Gabrielle | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Hanmiao | LOW | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||
| David | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Duncan | OUT | |||||||||||||||
In episode 5, although the judges categorized all the clothes into ones they liked and didn't like, their deliberation revealed the ones they liked the most (Edmond, Jake, and Saisha). Similarly, the ones they liked the least were revealed when Amanda, Candice, and Kelly were left as the three in danger of going home, while Ashley, Laurie, and Lindsey were called safe.
In episode 13, Tim Gunn decided to retroactively use his "Tim Gunn Save" on Edmond, canceling out his elimination in episode 12.
Saisha was known as Swapnil during her run on season 14 before transitioning.
The designer won Project Runway Season 14.
The designer advanced to Fashion Week.
The designer won the challenge.
The designer came in second but did not win the challenge.
The designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge, but did not win.
The designer had one of the lowest scores for that challenge, but was not eliminated.
The designer was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
The designer lost and was eliminated from the competition.
The designer lost, but was brought back to the competition by Tim Gunn.
The designer withdrew from the competition.
| Model Progress Table | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Aube | EN | BP | – | BP | BP | AT | AT | AT | AT | – | AT | AT | – | AT | |
| Kristina | KD | KD | AT, CC | KD | KD | ML | KD | KD | KD | – | KD | KD | KD | KD (2ND) | |
| Zorana | ML | EN | BP, KD | EN | EN | – | EN | EN | EN | – | EN | EN | EN | EN (3RD) | |
| Loli | AT | AT | – | AT | AT | CC | CC | CC | CC | – | CC | CC | – | CC (4TH) | |
| Helen | DG | DG | JW, LC | ML | ML | EN | ML | ML | ML | – | ML | OUT | |||
| Emoni | SS | SS | AP, GA | SS | SS | KD | SS | SS | SS | – | OUT | ||||
| Alina | JP | JP | – | JP | JP | JP | JP | LU | LU | – | OUT | ||||
| Dominyka | LC | LC | JP, ML | LC | LC | LC | LC | LC | OUT | ||||||
| Veronica | HY | HY | – | LU | LU | SS | LU | OUT | |||||||
| Hannah | DW | AP | EN, HY | AP | – | JW | OUT | ||||||||
| Victoria K. | GA | GA | – | GA | AP | LU | OUT | ||||||||
| Victoria W. | JW | JW | – | JW | JW | BP | OUT | ||||||||
| Ashley | CC | CC | – | CC | CC | OUT | |||||||||
| Natacha | LU | LU | LU, SS | OUT | |||||||||||
| Sherry | BP | ML | – | OUT | |||||||||||
| Sara | AP | OUT | |||||||||||||
In episode 10, the designers had other clients as their models.
The model was paired with the winning designer of Project Runway Season 16.
The model wore the design that advanced the designer to fashion week.
The model wore the winning design.
The model wore the design with the second-highest score.
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.
Designer Legend
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Original airdate: July 30, 2015
Original airdate: August 6, 2015[3]
Original airdate: August 13, 2015[4]
Original airdate: August 20, 2015[5]
| Location for inspiration | Designers | |
|---|---|---|
| Greek Isles | Kelly and Blake | |
| India | Laurie and Saisha | |
| Venice | Candice and Ashley | |
| The Caribbean | Edmond and Hanmiao | |
| Hong Kong | Jake and Lindsey | |
| South of France | Amanda and Gabrielle | |
| St. Petersburg | Merline and Joseph |
Original airdate: August 27, 2015[6]
Original airdate: September 3, 2015[7]
Original airdate: September 10, 2015[8]
Original airdate: September 17, 2015[9]
Original airdate: September 24, 2015[10]
Original airdate: October 1, 2015[11]
Original airdate: October 8, 2015[12]
Original airdate: October 15, 2015[13]
Original airdate: October 22, 2015[14]
Original airdate: October 29, 2015[15]
Original airdate: November 5, 2015[16]
Original airdate: November 12, 2015[17]