Project Catwalk series 3

Project Catwalk
Series 3
No. of tasks10
No. of contestants13
WinnerJasper Garvida
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkSky One
Original release9 January (2008-01-09) –
19 March 2008 (2008-03-19)
Series chronology

The third series of Project Catwalk premiered on 9 January 2008, featured 13 fashion designers in a competition finding who was the most talented for fashion designers. Kelly Osbourne continue her role as the host of this series and was judged by a panel including fashion stylist Nick Ede and Grazia editor-in-Chief Paula Reed.

Jasper Garvida is the winner of the competition. He received a cash prizes of £25,000, a full feature fashion spread in the British version of Grazia of and a chance to create his own lines at Oli.co.uk.

Casts

(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)

The 13 fashion designers competing in the first series were:

Designer Age Finish
James Gardner 21 13th
Keko Hainswheeler 26 12th
Julie-Ann "Jules" Murray 27 11th
Debbie Debonair 38 10th
Angie Morris-Winmill 37 9th
Fionnuala Bourke 23 8th
Tom Lipop 22 7th
Clinton Lotter 35 6th
Katy O'Grady 23 5th
Ross Hancock 31 4th
Vivienne "Viv" Farrell Whelan 42 3rd
Chelsey Christine Oliver 21 Runner-up
Jasper Garvida 30 Winner

The 13 models competing for an Grazia magazine spread in the first series were:

  • Akos Asumadu-Sakyi
  • Ashley
  • Gemma
  • Jo Lawden
  • Kristina Lomax
  • Lezel
  • Lynda Murray
  • Rachel Ritfeld
  • Sammy Bennett
  • Sarah Butler
  • Tanita Baptiste
  • Xenia
  • Tash Wilson

Designer progress

Designer Elimination Progress
Designer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8[a] 9 10 Task
Jasper HIGH WIN LOW IN HIGH WIN HIGH IN LOW WINNER 10 – London Fashion Week Finale
Chelsey IN WIN HIGH IN IN IN WIN IN WIN RUNNER-UP
Viv HIGH HIGH HIGH WIN IN LOW LOW LOW HIGH 3RD PLACE
Ross WIN HIGH WIN LOW IN IN LOW LOW OUT 9 – Kelly Osbourne Dress Challenge
Katy IN LOW WIN IN LOW HIGH LOW WIN OUT 8 – Airline Challenge
Clinton IN LOW IN WIN LOW LOW OUT 7 – Show Stopper
Tom LOW HIGH IN LOW WIN OUT 6 – A Fashionable Cause
Fionnuala LOW HIGH IN IN OUT 5 – Fashion Future
Angie HIGH LOW LOW OUT 4 – Fireworks with Firetrap
Debbie IN LOW[b] OUT 3 – Mac Daddy
Jules IN OUT 2 – Re-Designing Nancy
Keko IN OUT
James OUT 1 – A Catfight on the Catwalk
  Green background and WINNER means the designer won the competition
  Blue background and WIN means the designer won that challenge.
  Red background and OUT means the designer lost and was out of the competition.
  Turquoise background and HIGH means the designer was either in the top two, or first announced to be in the top for that challenge.
  Light blue background and HIGH means the designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge.
  Pink background and LOW means the designer had one of the lowest scores for that challenge.
  Orange background and LOW means the designer had the second lowest score for that challenge.
  1. ^ In Episode 8, no contestants were eliminated as the judges decided to keep Viv and Ross remains. As the result, two designers will be eliminated in the next episode.
  2. ^ Even though she was on a low scoring team, Debbie received positive critiques from the judges.

Episodes

Episode 1: A Catfight on the Catwalk

Original airdate: 9 January 2008

The designers had to create an outfit that reflected their personalities. However, the only fabrics they had access to for the task would be garments from each others wardrobes.

Episode 2: Re-Designing Nancy

Original airdate: 16 January 2008

The designers had to create a dress for Nancy Dell'Olio to get her from the worst dressed list to the best dressed list. They have to work in teams of two. This week there would be a double elimination.

The Teams were:
  • Viv with Fionnuala
  • Katy with Angie
  • Clinton with Keko
  • Jules with Debbie
  • Jasper with Chelsey
  • Ross with Tom
  • Guest Judge: Nancy Dell'Olio
  • Winner: Jasper and Chelsey
  • Out: Jules and Keko

Episode 3: Mac Daddy

Original airdate: 23 January 2008

The designers had to re-invent the Macintosh. Half of the group design womenswear, the other half design menswear.

  • Guest Judge: Gary Bott
  • Winner: Katy and Ross
  • Out: Debbie

Episode 4: Fireworks With Firetrap

Original airdate: 30 January 2008

The designers had to work in teams of three to create a capture collection for a Firetrap customer shopping for a music festival.

The Teams were:
  • Fionnuala with Jasper and Angie
  • Viv with Ross and Chelsey
  • Katy with Clinton and Tom
  • Guest Judge: Sophie Clinch
  • Winner: Viv and Clinton
  • Out: Angie

Episode 5: Fashion Future

Original airdate: 6 February 2008

The designers use vintage clothing as material to create new trend setting looks.

  • Guest Judge: Henry Holland
  • Winner: Tom
  • Out: Fionnuala

Episode 6: A Fashionable Cause

Original airdate: 13 February 2008

The designers designed a shirt for the "Fashion Targets Breast Cancer" charity incorporating the charity's signature target logo (consisting of a variety of blue rings).

  • Guest Judge: Vanja Strok
  • Winner: Jasper
  • Out: Tom

Episode 7: Show Stopper

Original airdate: 27 February 2008

The designers make a stage costume for a pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

Episode 8: Airline Challenge

Original airdate: 5 March 2008

The designers make an airline flight attendant uniform for Flybe.

  • Guest Judge: Niall Duffy
  • Winner: Katy
  • Out: None

Episode 9: Kelly Osbourne Dress Challenge

Original airdate: 12 March 2008

The designers create an evening-gown for Kelly Osbourne.

  • Guest Judge: Jade Bien-Aimee Sutherland
  • Winner: Chelsey
  • Out: Ross and Katy
  • Note: This episode was dedicated to the guest judge Jade Bien-Aimee Sutherland, the former stylist to Naomi Campbell, who committed suicide in December 2007 by jumping off Albert Bridge in London.

Episode 10: Finale

Original airdate: 19 March 2008

In the final episode of the series, Viv, Chelsey and Japser must produce and showcased their twelve piece collections to exhibit at London Fashion Week. Viv's was inspired by the British seaside town of Whitby, Chelsey's by Venice, and Jasper's by Salvador Dalí's surrealist castle.

  • Winner of Project Runway Series 3: Jasper
  • Out: Chelsey (1st Runner-Up), Viv (2nd Runner-Up)