Meet the contestants: Rami Kashou
Rami Kashou, a designer born in Jerusalem, is making a comeback on Project Runway’s All Stars competition.
Known for his timeless aesthetic blending soft and hard elements, Rami first showcased his skills on season 4.
With his avant-garde approach and attention to detail, he has made the top five this season after escaping elimination by compelling Christian Siriano to use his save.
Meet the contestants: Brittany Allen
Brittany Allen, a designer from Fort Smith, Arkansas, was featured in Project Runway season 18.
She became well known for her unique style and creative vision for beautiful and functional activewear.
Brittany’s love for fashion started at a young age, and her passion led her to pursue a career in design.
More on Season 19 winner Shantall Lacayo
Lacayo is a Managua-born designer who has made a name for herself and is considered to be a “pioneer” in Central America, according to her website.
Art was in Lacayo’s life for as long as she can remember. Her mother owned an art gallery: Museo-Galeria Genesis.
At only 6 years old, Lacayo designed her first dress, and ten years later she scored a place as a designer for a dance production company, Compañía de Danza Ilusiones.
She made her debut in the design world in 2010 when she was selected to be a contestant on Project Runway Latin America. She made it to the last round and received second place, but strived for more.
It was after competing on Project Runway that she and her mother, Lauren Lacayo, created their business Shantall Lacayo Designs, S.A.
The two now work closely together to create a brand worth remembering.
Season 19 Winner
Shantall Lacayo walked away as the Project Runway winner after facing off against contestants Chasity Sereal, Coral Castillo, Kristina Kharlashkina.
She used her Latin heritage as inspiration for her fashion designs with the collection called, Herencia, which directly translates to heritage.
Using Aztec feathered-serpent deity Quetzalcoatl for inspiration she said that upon winning she has always been judged for her Latin heritage.
When she won, Lacayo said she was always told she was “too colorful, too Latin, too loud,” and said, “It’s not just about me winning this competition. It’s about my family winning this competition. I can’t believe it.”
The Project Runway video game
Atari inked an exclusive worldwide licensing arrangement with The Weinstein Company on October 9, 2009, to create video games based on Project Runway.
The video game was launched on March 2, 2010, for the Wii, and a week later on March 9, 2010, for Microsoft Windows.
Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Michael Kors, and Nina Garcia reprise their roles, and the game also includes eight contestants from the sixth season of the show, including then-winner Irina Shabayeva.
The game’s Wii version also supports the Wii Balance Board attachment.
Namco Bandai Partners later sold the game in Europe in June 2010 solely for the Wii.
The birh of the franchise
Eli Holzman created Project Runway, which Heidi Klum hosted from 2004 until 2017.
It has had a mixed airing history, with Bravo originating the first five seasons and Lifetime showing the last eleven.
The program returned to Bravo in 2018, following the bankruptcy of The Weinstein Company.
Klum and the designers’ mentor Tim Gunn both departed the program in 2018 to host another fashion competition show on Amazon Video, Making the Cut.
American model Karlie Kloss took over as host after Klum, with season four champion Christian Siriano taking over as coach.
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