Thirteen designers return to compete on Project Runway All-Stars S5. This season started last Thursday and no one got eliminated! The judges want to see more. Alyssa Milano hosts Project Runway All-Stars. The judges are designer Georgina Chapman and designer Isaac Mizrahi as well as a celebrity guest judge each week. Zanna Roberts Rassi will again be the workroom mentor.
Here are this season’s competing designers:
Valerie Mayen–S8, 7th place
Cleveland, Ohio
education: graduated from Cleveland Institue of Art with degree in illustration
–started a company called Yellowcake
–first generation Guatemalan-American
Stella Zotis–S5, 9th place
New York, NY
inspiration: Ozzy Ozbourne; David Bowie; The Rolling Stones; Iggy Pop
fashion icons: Alexander McQueen; Balenciaga; Vivienne Westwood
Sam Donovan–Under the Gunn, 2nd place
Astoria, NY
education: Parsons School of Design
Mitchell Perry–S13, 12th place
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
education: Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
–teaches children to sew and up-cycle clothes which then get donated to the homeless
Layana Aguilar–S11, 5th place
New York, NY
education: FIT
–grew up in Brazil
–interned for Oscar de la Renta
–launched the lines Layana Aguilar and Laya Land
Kini Zamora–S13, 3rd place
Kapolei, Hawaii
education: FIT
–started his own label called Kinizamora which includes the lines KiniZamora Custom; KiniZamora Ready to Wear and KiniZamora Bridal and KZHawaii
Ken Laurence–S12, 8th place
Atlanta, Georgia
–writing a book
–launching his own online boutique
Fade Zu Grau–S13, 9th place
Coral Gables, Fla.
–born and raised in East Germany
–works in graphic design by day
Emily Payne–S13, 5th place
San Francisco, Calif.
–grew up in a small town in Texas
–has a children’s line
Dom Streater–S12, winner
Philadelphia, Penn.
–born and raised in West Philadelphia
–first African American to win Project Runway
–designed an exclusive clothing collection for Belk stores
–designed a collection of headphones for Velodyne
Daniel Franco–S1 and S2
Los Angeles, CAlif.
education: BA from Otis College of Art and Design; AA from FIDM
–worked as assistant to Richard Tyler in New York
–worked as designer for BCBG
–inherited the Albertson Chapel in 2007 from his father
Asha Daniels–Under the Gunn, 3rd place
Cincinnati, Ohio
education: University of Cincinnati
–interned at Marchesa
Alexander Pope–S12, 7th place
Ridgewood, NY
education: FIDM
–grew up in Hollywood in the 80s
–former drag queen
–designs costumes for Broadway shows
Project Runway All-Stars airs on Thursdays at 9pm on Lifetime.
