
He traveled around the world, dressing edgy celebrities. He dressed Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, JLo, and the late Chester Bennington. The judges, along with Wall Street Journal fashion writer and guest judge, Teri Algins, picked Sebelia to win it all.Īfter the show aired, Sebelia became the rock star designer. In the end, he sent down an uncharacteristic, but beautiful collection. He nearly didn’t make it to Olympus Fashion Week, as Laura Bennett accused him of cheating. He was so harsh, he even made another designer’s visiting mom cry. Tattooed bad boy Jeffrey Sebelia came on the show and played his reality show character as a jerk. Yuan Yuan and I working it!! Two days of sewing… #crazyrichasians #daochloedao #designerlife #asiandesigner #highfashion #coutureĪ post shared by Chloe Dao on at 4:44pm PDTīy the third season of Project Runway, the show was desperate to have a superstar. Then in September 2016, McCarroll moved back to New York City, stating on social media that he was still looking for his “dream job.” He also designed textiles and sold his clothing online. In the end, his first big red carpet opportunity was squashed. Not typically a gown designer, Jay struggled to make the garment. This show followed the designer around, as he created an Emmy Awards gown for Heidi.

Then, he filmed a single episode Bravo show. First, Jay skipped the $100,000 that came with the Project Runway win because of an expensive stipulation. Immediately after winning, the talented designer ran into huge obstacles.

He wowed the first season’s judges, which included Michael Kors, Nina Garcia, Heidi Klum, and guest judge Parker Posey. He showcased a runway of headphone-wearing models wearing his modern, technicolor street style, that included patchwork quilted clothes. Although he was parodied on SNL, it was Jay McCarroll that won over the judges. Project Runway Season 1 Winner: Jay McCarrollįor the many viewers who watched the new Bravo show in 2005, Austin Scarlett may have been the most memorable designer.
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What has become of the original 16 Project Runway designers? Here is part one of our series on the previous Project Runway winners. But this switchover will not happen before one last Project Runway: All Stars finale on Lifetime.

Project Runway is now moving back to Bravo with season 4 winner Christian Siriano replacing Tim Gunn, and Karlie Kloss replacing Heidi Klum.
