Project Runway — Season 13

Aired 24 July 2014 • 63 min

Eighteen designers have made it through the application stage, but the judges need to pare down the group to fifteen contestants. Later in the workroom, they learn that a designer from a previous season will join them. For their first challenge, the designers are asked to create a Spring look from the provided fabrics that will give the judges a preview of their Fashion Week collections. They have one day to complete the challenge.

Aired 31 July 2014 • 64 min

Working in teams of three, the designers must create a mini-collection of fashionable looks out of items found in a movie theater or film set. They have one day to complete the challenge.

Aired 7 August 2014 • 64 min

The designers must draw from their past to inspire a look they think will be relevant 20 years into the future. They have $200 and one day to complete the challenge.

Aired 14 August 2014 • 64 min

The designers are each assigned a man's vintage suit which will serve as the materials and inspiration for a high fashion look. They have $100 for supplemental fabric and one day to complete the challenge.

Aired 21 August 2014 • 64 min

The designers must fashion a look for Heidi Klum to wear to the Emmy Awards. They have $250 and one day to complete their garments. After a disastrous client consultation, they are given an additional $100 for another trip to Mood.

Aired 28 August 2014 • 64 min

Working in pairs, the designers are tasked to create alternative wedding garments. Each team has $400 and one day to complete their looks.

Aired 4 September 2014 • 64 min

For their next challenge, the designers must create an evening wear look inspired by a piece of Chopard jewelry. Further inspiration is provided by a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They have $250 and one day to complete their garments.

Aired 11 September 2014 • 64 min

The designers are challenged to create an avant-garde look that must be able to withstand the water elements of Project Runway's first "rain"-way. They have $300 and two days to complete their garments.

Aired 18 September 2014 • 64 min

The designers are tasked with creating modern, age-appropriate looks for a young girl based on the BeForever line of American Girl dolls. They have $150 and one day to complete the challenge.

Aired 25 September 2014 • 64 min

Each designer must find their muse in Washington Square Park and convince a stranger to undergo a complete makeover. They have $200 and two days to complete the challenge.

Aired 2 October 2014 • 64 min

In teams of two, the designers must bid on five storage units which contain the materials they will use to construct two outfits. They have $500 with which to bid and two days to complete the challenge. Later, they are given $100 and a trip to Mood in order to create a third look. And in a final twist, the bottom two designers get one hour to create one more outfit in order to avoid elimination.

Aired 9 October 2014 • 64 min

The designers are tasked to use New York City itself as the inspiration for a street chic look. They have $200 and two days to complete their garments. Later, they are given a second challenge of redesigning a another contestant's losing look into a new outfit with a budget of $100.

Aired 16 October 2014 • 64 min

Tim Gunn and the designers travel to Rome to get inspiration for their Fashion Week collection. Back in the United States, they have five weeks and $9000 to design a 10-piece collection. In the interim, each gets a special visit in their hometown from Tim Gunn. Prior to showing at Fashion Week, the judges want to see a mini-collection of three looks from each designer for critiques and feedback.

Aired 23 October 2014 • 64 min

In the conclusion of the finale, the remaining contestants ready their collections for the runway. They are given an additional $300 to spend at Mood to finish their looks. Then they present their lines to industry insiders at Fashion Week.