Project Runway is an American
reality television series on
Lifetime, previously on the
Bravo Network, created by
Eli Holzman which focuses on
fashion design and is hosted by model, singer, and comedian
Heidi Klum. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted in time, materials and theme. Their designs are judged, and one or more designers are eliminated each week. During each season, selected competitors are progressively eliminated based on the judges' scores until only a few contestants remain; these finalists prepare a complete fashion collection for
New York Fashion Week, from which a winner is determined. It won a
Peabody Award in 2007 "for using the 'television reality contest' genre to engage, inform, enlighten and entertain."