Project Runway Brings Out the All-Stars to Promote Season 6

BuzzSugar — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:30:35 PDT

As if August 20 wasn't going to be big enough just with the premieres of Project Runway and Models of the Runway, here's another event to add to the mix: Eight big-name Runway alums will compete in an all-star challenge airing that night!

The two-hour special kicks off the all-Runway, all-the-time evening, and Lifetime isn't kidding when it calls these contestants all-stars. Almost all of the designers presented at fashion week during their seasons - and one winner (Jeffrey Sebelia of season three) is coming back to prove he deserved his title. Here's the whole list of competing designers:

Season two: Daniel Vosovic, Santino Rice
Season three: Jeffrey Sebelia, Uli Herzner, Mychael Knight
Season four: Chris March, Sweet P
Season five: Korto Momolu

It's not clear what kind of challenges the contestants will face - just that they'll have Tim Gunn as a mentor and Nina, Michael, and Heidi as judges, just like old times. And there's a pretty big prize at stake, too: $100,000, the same amount the Runway winner normally gets.

It's a bummer Lifetime couldn't get anyone from the first season to compete, but it's still a clever way to get people who thought they were over Runway to tune in for season six. Do you think this is a savvy move - or Runway overkill? And which of the all-stars do you think has the edge?

Photo courtesy of Lifetime