Meet the designers of Project Runway Season 10
Alicia Hardesty
Age 27, Brandenburg, KY
Influences: androgyny and indigenous cultures
Dream client: Ellen DeGeneres
Favorite designers: Chanel, Ralph Lauren
@ originaltomboy
Andrea Katz
Age 58, Manhattan, NY
Influences: Japanese and Antwerp design
Dream client: Bjork
Favorite designers: Vera Wang, Prada, Maison Martin Margiela
Beatrice Guapo
Age 28, Marina Del Rey, CA
Influences: modern, on-the-go women
Dream client: Mila Kunis
Favorite designers: Missoni, L'Wren Scott, Proenza Schouler
Buffi Jashanmal
Age 32, Dubai, UAE
Influences: Ibiza clubbing scene and trailer trash
Dream client: Nicki Minaj
Favorite designers: Patricia Field, Carly Ellis, Brian Lichtenberg@ Buffi_Beanie
Christopher Palu
Age 24, Massapequa, NY
Influences: luxury
Dream client: Angelina Jolie
Favorite designers: Frida Giannini, Celine, Lanvin
Dmitry Sholokhov
Age 33, New York, NY
Influences: architecture and graphic forms
Dream client: Tilda Swinton
Favorite designers: Alexander McQueen@ dmitrysholokhov
Elena Slivnyak
Age 28, San Francisco, CA
Influences: futurism
Dream client: Lady Gaga
Favorite designers: Gareth Pugh, Alexander McQueen
@ iimuahii
Fabio Costa
Age 29, Brooklyn, NY
Influences: on-the-street style
Dream client: Bjork
Favorite designers: Comme des Garcons, Maison Martin Margiela@ placetocrash
Gunnar Deatherage
Age 22, Louisville, KY
Influences: the 1940s and 1950s
Dream client: Florence Welch
Favorite designers: Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Burberry
Kooan Kosuke
Age 30, Himeji, Japan
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Dream client: Rihanna
Favorite designers: Kenzo, Jean Paul Gaultier@ kooan
Lantie Foster
Age 47, New York, NY
Influences: line, color and texture
Dream client: Natalie Portman
Favorite designers: Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Thierry Mugler
@ lantienyc
Melissa Fleis
Age 31, San Francisco, CA
Influences: historical art movements
Dream client: Angelina Jolie
Favorite designers: Yohji Yamamoto, Ann Demeulemeester, Rick Owens
Nathan Paul
Age 33, Manhattan, NY
Influences: music and the fluid movement of the human body
Dream client: Halle Berry
Favorite designers: Ralph Rucci
Raul Osorio
Age 27, Minneapolis, MN
Influences: romance and the Victorian period
Dream client: Victoria Beckham
Favorite designers: Alexander McQueen, Karl Lagerfeld
Sonjia Williams
Age 27, Boston, MA
Influences: woven, upholstery fabrics
Dream client: Beyonce
Favorite designers: Christian Dior, John Galliano, Marc Jacobs@ socialitesoni
Ven Budhu
Age 28, Kew Gardens, NY
Influences: architecture and orchids
Dream client: Jennifer Lopez
Favorite designers: Roberto Cavalli, Michael KorsSource