Project Runway Canada is back after 15 years! The show had two seasons in 2007 and 2009 before being canceled. Now it’s back with new judges and new everything!
Coco Rocha is the host as well as a judge. Aurora Jones is the mentor. Jeanne Baker and Spencer Badu are the other permanentjudges for S3. The prize is $100,000 and a spread in Elle Canada.
Guest judges for S3 include Project Runway winner/mentor Christian Siriano, makeup artist Patrick Ta, fashion designer Jason Wu, model Lauren Chan, avant-garde beauty creator and model Mei Pang, Halson creative director and Xcel Brands chief creative officer Ken Downing, Greta Constantine co-founder Kirk Pickersgill, and NFL fashion editor Kyle Smith.
Cat Préfontaine
Montréal, QC
IG: https://www.instagram.com/catprefontaine / https://www.instagram.com/maisonprefontaine
Charles Lu
Hamilton, ON
IG: https://www.instagram.com/charles___lu / https://www.instagram.com/charles_lu
Curtis Matysek
Toronto, ON
IG: https://www.instagram.com/wutheringdelight
Delayne Dixon
Kamloops, BC
IG: https://www.instagram.com/delaynedixon
Foster Siyawareva
Toronto, ON
IG: https://www.instagram.com/siyawareva
Leeland Mitchell
Toronto, ON
IG: https://www.instagram.com/leelandxo
Little Feather Migwans
Toronto, ON
IG: https://www.instagram.com/lil_feather_designs_
Maya Ginzburg
Montréal, QC
IG: https://www.instagram.com/mayaginzburg / https://www.instagram.com/bymayaginzburg
Naimo Awale
Spruce Grove, AB
IG: https://www.instagram.com/ninanayema
Naomi Shindak
Winnipeg, MB
IG: https://www.instagram.com/showponynaomi / https://www.instagram.com/abnoxiousdesigns
Rome Ramsay
Toronto, ON
IG: https://www.instagram.com/vveyago / https://www.instagram.com/romeramsayy
Taalrumiq
Terrace, BC
IG: https://www.instagram.com/taalrumiq
3×1: Right Off the Runway
The runway is cleared for takeoff in the season premiere as the 12 designers tackle a two-day denim challenge, with top Canadian designer Jason Wu as the guest judge.
FYI – the designers are tagged in the post with the photos but since it’s the first week and I still can’t remember everyone’s names, let alone their IG accounts, a cheat sheet of the designers in the order their designs are shown: [Spoiler (click to open)]
1. Curtis
2. Delayne
3. Little Feather
4. Cat
5. Naimo
6. Foster
7. Rome
8. Maya
9. Taalrumiq
10. Leeland
11. Naomi
12. Charles
pictures
video
top: [Spoiler (click to open)]Curtis, Maya, Leeland
safe: [Spoiler (click to open)]Rome, Little Feather, Charles, Cat, Taalrumiq, Delayne
bottom: [Spoiler (click to open)]Foster, Naimo, Naomi
winner: [Spoiler (click to open)]Leeland
eliminated: [Spoiler (click to open)]Naomi
