''Project Runway Canada'' is a
Gemini Award
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-winning
Canadian
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television adaptation of the
American reality television series ''
Project Runway
''Project Runway'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on December 1, 2004. The series focuses on fashion design.
The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted by time, mate ...
'', which debuted on the
Slice network on October 8, 2007. The second season aired on
Global
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. The series' host is fashion model
Iman, while Canadian designer
Brian Bailey
Brian Bailey is a Toronto, Ontario, Canada based fashion designer. He designs for women and has bridal and evening collections in addition to day-wear and ready-to-wear, sportswear and plus sizes.
Career
Bailey started out in the fashion busin ...
acts as the contestants' mentor. The series was canceled after the second-season finale.
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‘Project Runway Canada’ done
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Format
Project Runway Canada uses the same format as the
U.S.
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version of
Project Runway
''Project Runway'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on December 1, 2004. The series focuses on fashion design.
The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted by time, mate ...
that aired for five seasons on the
Bravo network and is currently airing in the
Lifetime network.
Season 1
This was the debut season of ''Project Runway'' and aired from October 8, 2007 to December 12, 2007 on the
Slice network. The show won the 'Best Reality Program or Series' award at the
23rd Gemini Awards
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. The winner of the season was
Evan Biddell who won $100,000 to start a line, a portfolio photo shoot with
L'Oreal Paris and a spread with Elle Canada magazine featuring the winning model, Ashley Heart.
Season 2
Season 2 aired on Global. The winner of the season was
Sunny Fong, winning the cover and a feature spread in ELLE Canada with winning model Victoria, a professional portfolio photo shoot courtesy of
L'Oréal Paris
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, a 'Runway to Retail' business mentorship with Winners, and $100,000 to start his own fashion line.
Judges
*
Iman
*
Brian Bailey
Brian Bailey is a Toronto, Ontario, Canada based fashion designer. He designs for women and has bridal and evening collections in addition to day-wear and ready-to-wear, sportswear and plus sizes.
Career
Bailey started out in the fashion busin ...
(mentor)
*Shawn Hewson
*Rita Silvan
References
External links
Official website for Season 1Official website for Season 2AOL Canada Project Runway Canada website
2000s Canadian reality television series
2007 Canadian television series debuts
2009 Canadian television series endings
Slice (TV channel) original programming
Television series by Insight Productions
Global Television Network original programming
Canadian television series based on American television series
Gemini and Canadian Screen Award for Best Reality Series winners
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