| Project Runway | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
 Runway Season 6 contestants | |
| No. of tasks | 13 |
| No. of contestants | 16 |
| Winner | Irina Shabayeva |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Lifetime |
| Original release | August 20 – November 19, 2009 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | September 2008 – February 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
Project Runway Season 6, premiered on Lifetime on August 20, 2009, the first season to be aired on that network. The production of this season started in September 2008 and finished the pre-finale filming on October 17, 2008. It is the only season of Project Runway filmed at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles.
Returning as judges are supermodel Heidi Klum, fashion designer Michael Kors, and Marie Claire fashion director Nina Garcia. Tim Gunn returned as a mentor to the aspiring designers. This is the second season which consisted of all female finalists.
The winner of this season of Project Runway, Irina Shabayeva, received an editorial feature in an issue of Marie Claire magazine, a cash prize of $100,000 to start her own line, and an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Paris.[1] Furthermore, the winning model of this season, Kalyn Hemphill, received a $25,000 cash prize from L’Oreal and took part in the winning designer's fashion spread in Marie Claire.[2]
The premiere was preceded by a two-hour special episode of Project Runway: All-Star Challenge where eight past contestants (Daniel Vosovic, Santino Rice, Jeffrey Sebelia, Uli Herzner, Mychael Knight, Chris March, Sweet P, and Korto Momolu) competed in one challenge with a cash prize of $100,000.[3] Vosovic won the challenge, while Momolu came in second place, Sweet P in third, and March in fourth.
In 2010, eight of the contestants in this season would appear in the video game adaptation of the series, which was released shortly after the season ended.[4]
In 2012, Gordana Gehlhausen competed on Project Runway: All Stars where she finished 11th of 13.
Also in 2012, Althea Harper competed on Project Runway All Stars (season 2) placing 8th of 13.
In 2013, Irina Shabayeva competed in Project Runway All Stars (season 3), placing 6th of 11.
In 2019, Irina Shabayeva returned for a third time to compete on Project Runway All Stars (season 7) against worldwide Project Runway winners. Irina placed 3rd.
- ^ ew.com Accessed on July 15, 2009
- ^ mylifetime.com Archived 2009-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on July 15, 2009
- ^ mylifetime.com Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on August 11, 2009
- ^ "Project Runway Videogame Struts into Retail Stores Nationwide | Atari Video Games". www.atari.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2022.