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Project Runway: Season 6

14 episodes Premiered Aug 20, 2009 Updated Oct 25, 2026
Previously on Project Runway

Season 6 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 5.
  • ⚡ 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.
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Season 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 6: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S6·E1 Mytharc

Welcome to Los Angeles!

Aug 20, 2009 · 43 min

16 new contestants arrive in Los Angeles to begin the competition. The designers must create a red carpet look showing innovation and point of view. They have $200 and two days to

S6·E2 Core

We Expect Fashion

Aug 27, 2009 · 43 min

The designers are asked to create something fashionable and easy to move in, but also appropriate for a pregnant woman to wear out in public, for supermodel Rebecca Romijn. They ha

S6·E3 Core

Rumble On the Runway

Sep 3, 2009 · 43 min

The designers are divided into teams of two and asked to create a fun and fashionable look inspired by Californian surfwear. The have $50 and two days to complete their looks. Late

S6·E4 Core

What a Woman Wants

Sep 10, 2009 · 43 min

The designers must create an eye-catching look to be worn at a fashion industry event by their model/clients. They have $100 and one day to make it work.

S6·E5 Core

Fashion Headliners

Sep 17, 2009 · 43 min

The contestant are asked to use Los Angeles Times newspapers as fabric to create their looks. They have three minutes to grab materials and one day to complete the challenge.

S6·E6 Core

Lights, Camera, Sew!

Sep 24, 2009 · 43 min

The designers have to create an outfit inspired by film genres (Film Noir, Western, Period, Science Fiction, and Action/Adventure). They have $150 and one day to complete their des

S6·E7 Core

The Sky Is the Limit

Oct 1, 2009 · 43 min

The designers, working in pairs, have to create two looks for Macy's INC International Concepts brand using blue fabrics. They have $100 and one day to complete their looks.

S6·E8 Core

A Fashionable New Beginning

Oct 8, 2009 · 43 min

The designers have to repurpose wedding gowns of newly divorced women into fashionable new looks. They have $25 for a maximum of two yards of additional fabric and one day to compl

S6·E9 Core

Sequins, Feathers and Fur, Oh My!

Oct 15, 2009 · 43 min

The designers have to create an extravagant stage look for Christina Aguilera, which should catch the attention of the audience from far away and also look chic on video from very

S6·E10 Core

Around the World in Two Days

Oct 22, 2009 · 43 min

The designers must create a look inspired by seven locales around the world (Palm Beach, Greece, Saint-Tropez, New York City, Aspen, Santa Fe, and Hollywood). They have $150 and on

S6·E11 Core

The Best Of the Best

Oct 29, 2009 · 43 min

The designers are asked to create a companion piece for one of their looks from a previous challenge. They have $100 and one day to complete their outfits.

S6·E12 Core

The Art Of Fashion

Nov 5, 2009 · 43 min

For the final challenge before Fashion Week, the designers go to Los Angeles's famed Getty Center, where they are to draw inspiration from any location in and around the center and

S6·E13 Mytharc

Finale: Part 1

Nov 12, 2009 · 43 min

Each of the remaining designers is given 10 weeks and $9000 to design a 12-piece collection for Fashion Week. In the interim, each gets a special visit in their hometown from Tim G

S6·E14 Mytharc

Finale: Part 2

Nov 19, 2009 · 43 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.

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