Project Catwalk series 1
Season of television series
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The first series of Project Catwalk premiered on 12 January 2006, featured 12 fashion designers in a competition finding who was the most talented for fashion designers. Elizabeth Hurley was the host of this series and was judged by a panel including designer Julien Macdonald and Elle editor-in-Chief Lorraine Candy. The series narrator was Fiona Allen.
| Project Catwalk | |
|---|---|
| Series 1 | |
| No. of tasks | 10 |
| No. of contestants | 12 |
| Winner | Kirsty Doyle |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sky One |
| Original release | January 12 – March 16, 2006 |
| Series chronology | |
Kirsty Doyle is the winner of the competition. She received a mentorship from Topshop, featured in the British version of Elle and a cash prizes of £20,000 courtesy from Tecni.Art Styling.
Casts
(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)
The 12 fashion designers competing in the first series were:
| Contestants | Age | Place finished |
|---|---|---|
| Rami Tavakdi | 27 | 12th |
| Zoe Hamilton-Peters | 44 | 11th |
| Sushino Techakosit | 31 | 10th |
| Lesley de Freitas | 36 | 9th |
| Gemma Carver | 23 | 8th |
| Shakeel Rabbaney | 39 | 7th |
| Marianne Fay | 22 | 6th |
| Renato Termenini | 33 | 5th |
| Christopher Raeburn | 22 | 4th |
| Debi Walker | 24 | 3rd |
| Matthew Bowkett | 20 | Runner-up |
| Kirsty Doyle | 21 | Winner |
The 12 models competing for an Elle magazine spread in the first series were:
- Jessica Roffey
- Ana Korzun
- Gemma Chan
- Lynsey Clark
- Kate Mahoney
- Sherene Lawrence
- Erika Lucas
- Lisa
- Caroline Green
- Yvonne Morton
- Kelly
- Charity
Celebrity guests or judges are listed in chronological order:
- Episode 1
- Isabella Blow, Fashionista
- Giles Deacon, Fashion Designer
- Episode 2
- Frost French
- Sadie Frost
- Jemima French
- Episode 3
- Steve Buck, managing director of Barbour
- Episode 4
- Episode 5
- Episode 6
- Episode 7
- Giles Deacon, Fashion Designer
- AA Gill, Travel Writer & Food Critic
- Jutta Asta, Executive Housekeeper of the Savoy Hotel Group
- Episode 8
- Episode 9
- Richard Young, Celebrity Photographer
- Georgina Chapman, Fashion Designer
- Keren Craig, Fashion Designer
Challenges
| Designer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsty | WIN | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | IN | WINNER | 10 – Fashion Week (Finale) |
| Matthew | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | IN | WIN | LOW | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |
| Debi | HIGH | LOW | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | 3RD PLACE | |
| Christopher | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | OUT | 9 – Design for the Red Carpet | |
| Renato | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | WIN | HIGH | OUT | 8 – Design a Collection | ||
| Marianne | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | OUT | 7 – Savoy Hotel Challenge | |||
| Shakeel | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | HIGH | OUT | 6 – Rags to Riches | ||||
| Gemma | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | OUT | 5 – "Model" Clients | |||||
| Lesley | IN | IN | IN | OUT | 4 – Collaboration | ||||||
| Sushino | HIGH | IN | OUT | 3 – Commercial Appeal | |||||||
| Zoe | IN | OUT | 2 – Vision | ||||||||
| Rami | OUT | 1 – Innovation | |||||||||
- Green background and WINNER means the challenge won the Project Catwalk.
- Red background and OUT means this model wore the losing design in the episode.
- Blue background and WIN means this model wore the winning design in the episode.
- Light blue background and HIGH means this wore the losing design and was eliminated.
- Orange background and LOW means this model was eliminated.
- Pink background and LOW means the model was the same eliminated.
| Model | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WINNER |
| Ana | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT |
| Gemma | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT |
| Lynsey | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | |
| Kate | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | ||
| Sherene | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||
| Erika | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||
| Lisa | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||
| Caroline | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||
| Yvonne | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||
| Kelly | IN | OUT | ||||||||
| Charity | OUT | |||||||||
- Yellow background and WINNER means the model won Project Catwalk.
- Blue background and WIN means this model wore the winning design in this episode.
- Red background and IN means this model wore the losing design in this episode.
- Pink background and OUT means this model was eliminated.
- Hot pink background and OUT means this model wore the losing design and was eliminated.
Episodes
Episode 1: Innovation
Original airdate: 12 January, 2006
Designers created a glamorous outfit for a garden party dress made only from materials bought at B&Q Warehouse. They had a budget of £50 and one half hour (30 minutes) to make their purchases. They have two days to complete the design.
- Judges: Giles Deacon, Lorraine Candy, and Isabella Blow.
- Winner: Kirsty
- Out: Rami
Episode 2: Vision
Original airdate: 19 January, 2006
Designers must build a garment that conveys "frisky". They had a budget of £100 and two days to complete the design.
- Judges: Julien Macdonald, Lorraine Candy, Sadie Frost, and Jemima French
- Winner: Matthew
- Out: Zoe
Episode 3: Commercial Appeal
Original airdate: 26 January, 2006
Designers created a city women's outfit to fit with Barbour's current line. They had to pick their fabrics at the studios and have 12 hours to complete the designs.
- Judges: Julien Macdonald, Lorraine Candy, and Steve Buck
- Winner: Debi
- Out: Sushino
Episode 4: Collaboration
Original airdate: 2 February, 2006
- Team Christopher: Kirsty and Shakeel
- Team Marianne: Debi and Gemma
- Team Lesley: Renato and Matthew
The designers created a new look for pop star Kelly Osbourne. But only 3 looks will be chosen to showcase and that 3 designers will each form a team of 3, with them being a lead designer and two assistants. Each team had £300 and 15 hours to complete the design.
- Judges: Julien Macdonald, Lorraine Candy, Patrick Cox, and Kelly Osbourne
- Winner: Marianne
- Out: Lesley
Episode 5: "Model" Clients
Original airdate: 9 February, 2006
Working with the models that chose them, the designers created a wedding dress for that model. The designers had 20 hours to complete the design.
- Judges: Julien Macdonald, Lorraine Candy, and Elizabeth Emanuel
- Winner: Christopher
- Out: Gemma
Episode 6: Rags to Riches
Original airdate: 16 February, 2006
This episode's challenge is to design a fabulous outfit for a photoshoot using secondhand clothing from TRAID (Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development). The designers have 10 hours to complete the design.
- Judges: Julien Macdonald, Lorraine Candy, and Robert Cary-Williams
- WINNER: Renato
- Out: Shakeel
Episode 7: Savoy Hotel Challenge
Original airdate: 23 February, 2006
Designers created a new Room Attendant uniforms for the Housekeepers of the Savoy Hotel. Each designer had a budget of £35 and 18 hours to complete the uniform.
- Judges: Giles Deacon, AA Gill, and Jutta Asta
- Winner: Matthew
- Out: Marianne
Episode 8: Design a Collection
Original airdate: 2 March, 2006
The designers were asked to work in a team to design a themed capsule collection for Spring/Summer 2006 for Topshop, a store focusing on Women's fashions in the UK. One designer is randomly selected to be Team Leader. The designers have 15 hours to complete the design.
- Judges: Julien Macdonald, Lorraine Candy, Karen Bonser, and Deepi Sekhon
- Winner: None
- Out: Renato
Episode 9: Design for the Red Carpet
Original airdate: 9 March, 2006
Designers created a dress for the host of Project Catwalk, Elizabeth Hurley, to wear on the red carpet. The designers have £350 and 16 hours to complete the design.
- Judges: Julien Macdonald, Lorraine Candy, Georgina Chapman, and Keren Craig
- Winner: Matthew
- Out: Christopher
Episode 10: Fashion Week (Finale)
Original airdate: 16 March, 2006
The final three designers, Matthew, Kirsty, and Debi, were visited by Elizabeth Hurley at their homes to show their progress of their collection. The final three are given £4,000, five months, and the assistance of professional pattern cutters and fashion technicians to create their twelve piece collection for a show at London Fashion Week.
- Judges: Julien Macdonald, Lorraine Candy, and Ben de Lisi
- Winner of Project Runway Series 1: Kirsty
- Out: Matthew (1st Runner-Up), Debi (2nd Runner-Up)