Project Runway: Season 16
Season 16 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Project Runway Season 15.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 16 Progress Shield
One Size Does Not Fit All
Aug 17, 2017 · 62 min
16 new designers arrive in New York City to compete to be the 16th winner of Project Runway. For their first challenge, the designers must create a red carpet look that showcases t
An Unconventional Recycling
Aug 24, 2017 · 62 min
In three teams, the designers are asked to create a high fashion, five-look collection out of recycled materials. They have one day to complete the challenge.
A Leap of Innovation!
Aug 31, 2017 · 62 min
After attending a screening of the film Leap! and a performance by Hiplet, the designers must create a fashionable look inspired by dance, movement and innovation. They have $200 a
We're Sleeping Wear?
Sep 7, 2017 · 61 min
A slumber party on the roof of the Empire State Building provides inspiration as the designers are tasked to make their own textiles to create sleepwear for Heidi Klum's Intimates
Descending Into Good and Evil
Sep 14, 2017 · 61 min
Drawing inspiration from the film Descendants 2, the designers are tasked with creating a look that represents either "Good" or "Evil." They have $300 and two days to complete the
Models Off Duty
Sep 21, 2017 · 61 min
With the models as their clients, the designers are asked to create a street style look for them. They have $200 and one day to complete the challenge.
The Ultimate Faceoff
Sep 28, 2017 · 62 min
Working in pairs, the designers must use men's fabrics and styles to create a fashion-forward Fall outfit for their female models. They have $100 per team for supplemental fabric a
Client On the Go
Oct 5, 2017 · 62 min
The designers are tasked with creating their own fabric to make an on-the-go look for friends and family of the Project Runway crew. They have $150 for supplemental fabric and two
A "Little" Avant Garde
Oct 12, 2017 · 62 min
The designers are asked to create an avant-garde look inspired by Shopkins Shoppies characters. They have $300 and one day to complete the challenge.
Driving Miss Unconventional
Oct 19, 2017 · 61 min
The designers must use safety materials to create runway-ready looks that "do not conform to the rules." They have one day to complete the challenge.
Warrior Fashion
Oct 26, 2017 · 63 min
The designers must create looks inspired by "Warrior Women" — women who have battled breast cancer. They have $250 and two days to complete the challenge.
There's Snow Business Like Sew Business
Nov 2, 2017 · 62 min
The runway is converted into a Winter Wonderland as the designers are tasked with creating a winter-themed look. They have $400 and two days to complete the challenge.
Finale: Part 1
Nov 9, 2017 · 84 min
Each of the remaining designers is given $10,000 to design a 10-piece collection in less than three months for Fashion Week. In the interim, each gets a special visit in their home
Finale: Part 2
Nov 16, 2017 · 62 min
In the conclusion of the finale, the remaining contestants ready their collections for the runway. Then they present their lines to industry insiders at Fashion Week.