Project Runway Canada (season 1)
| Project Runway (season 1) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin |
 Canada
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| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Release | |
| Original release |
October 8 – December 12, 2007 |
| No. of contestants | 12 |
| No. of tasks | 10 |
| Winner | Evan Biddell |
| Season chronology | |
October 8 – December 12, 2007
Project Runway Canada Season 1 was the first season of Project Runway Canada, Slice's reality competition show for fashion designers. The season received critical acclaim since being based on the successful American version of the show and went on to win a Gemini Award.Project Runway Canada gave Slice one of its most successful series since the launch of its new branding.
The winning designer of the first season was Saskatchewan-based designer Evan Biddell. As his prize for winning the competition among 12 designers, Biddell won $100,000 to start their own fashion line, a professional portfolio photo shoot provided by L'Oreal Paris, a retail mentorship with Winners and a cover and feature spread showing their winning collection in Elle Canada.
The 12 fashion designers competing in the first season were:
The 12 models competing for an Elle Canada spread in the first season were:
1 - Although Lucian, Megan, and Shernett designed in the winning collection, they did not win imunity or a prize. They were just the team with the best showing; the judges were not impressed by any of the collections.
2 - Marie Genevieve was eliminated in the "Dressing the Diva" episode, but then was brought back when the next challenge required splitting into teams of two. There were only seven designers, so the leftover designer (Shernett) had to choose amongst the eliminated designers to work with. Shernett initially chose Michael Hatley, but Michael then explained that she did not want to return to the show. Shernett's next choice was Marie Genevieve, who returned to the runway.
Original Airdate: October 8, 2007
13 designers meet their host, Iman, who informs them that one of them will be going home immediately. Their challenge is to create an outfit in 30 minutes with very limited materials. After one designer (Tyler Longshaw) is cut, the remaining 12 designers learn the competition has only just begun and they must now each create an innovative look using only the clothes from another competitor’s suitcase. Marie Genevieve wins the first challenge and Darin and Stephen are in the bottom two. Darin is eliminated.
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