Project Runway: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Project Runway Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Sew Me What You Got
Nov 14, 2007
In the fourth-season opener, the new crop of designers invades New York City. It's pins-and-needles time when the first challenge finds the newbies racing to design whatever they w
I Started Crying
Nov 21, 2007
The designers are asked to create a two-piece garment for Sarah Jessica Parker's "Bitten" line. After pitching their designs, Parker chooses seven who will be team leaders, working
Fashion Giant
Nov 28, 2007
The designers are asked to create a menswear outfit for Tiki Barber to wear on The Today Show. They have $150 and two days to complete their looks.
Trendsetter
Dec 5, 2007
Each designer must pick one of 12 outdated fashion trends. Then, working in teams of three, they must incorporate all three trends into a cohesive mini-collection of three looks. T
What's the Skinny?
Dec 12, 2007
Each designer must create an outfit for a woman who has recently lost weight. The new outfit must incorporate aspects of the now-thin woman's personality, as well as the designer's
Eye Candy
Jan 2, 2008
Designers are asked to create a garment using any materials available at the Hershey's store in Times Square. They have only five minutes to collect materials and one day to comple
What a Girl Wants
Jan 9, 2008
The designers are challenged to create prom dresses for a group of 16 and 17 year old girls. They have $250 and two days to finish the garments.
En Garde!
Jan 16, 2008
After designers are randomly paired the teams are asked to create an avant-garde outfit based on inspiration from their models' hairstyles. They have $300 and two days to create th
Even Designers Get the Blues
Jan 23, 2008
The designers are tasked with creating an iconic look using deconstructed denim while also showing off the Levi's 501 legacy. They are given three minutes to collect provided denim
Raw Talent
Feb 6, 2008
The designers must design an outfit for a WWE Diva that matches her attitude and can be worn in the wrestling ring. They have $100 and two days to complete the looks.
The Art of Fashion
Feb 13, 2008
Given 45 minutes in three galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the designers must select a piece to use as inspiration for an outfit. They have $300 and two days to complet
Reunion
Feb 20, 2008
All the Season 4 designers reunite to dish on what really happened during the season. One designer is given $10,000 as the "Fan Favorite" contest winner.
Finale: Part 1
Feb 27, 2008
The finalists are given five months and $8000 to design a 12-piece collection for Fashion Week. In the interim, each gets a special visit in their hometown from Tim Gunn. Upon retu
Finale: Part 2
Mar 5, 2008
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.