Move over millennials! Make way for Generation Z with the second season premiere of “Project Runway Junior,” returning on Thursday, December 22nd at 10pm ET/PT. Emmy® Award winner Tim Gunn and fellow co-host, supermodel Hannah Jeter, are once again joined by returning judges; fashion designers Kelly Osbourne and Christian Siriano and Seventeen Magazine and Cosmopolitan Executive Fashion Editor, Aya Kanai to find the freshest force to be reckoned with in the fashion world. Ages 13 to 17, these Project Runway Junior designers prove amazing talent develops at a young age. Disney Channel actress and singer Olivia Holt (“Kickin’ It”) joins the judges for the finale to help select the winner. The series moves to its regular time slot of 9pm ET/PT, beginning December 29th.
Season 2 Project Runway Junior designers include:
- A’kai, 13 – Hauppauge, NY
- Allie, 14 – Dayton, Ohio
- Cartier, 16 – Chubbuck, ID
- Chelsea, 14 – Chatsworth, CA
- Chris, 16 – Calverton, NY
- Hawwaa, 16 – Mankato, MN
- Izzy, 16 – Mount Pleasant, MI
- Lucas, 14 – Windermere, FL
- Molly, 17 – Fort Collins, CO
- Rene, 17 – Dallas, TX
- Ruby, 14 – Barrington, RI
- Tieler, 16 – Abita Springs, LA
The winner of “Project Runway Junior” will receive a full scholarship to the prestigious FIDM in California; a complete home sewing and crafting studio, plus, the dream machine, all courtesy of Brother; a feature in Seventeen Magazine; and a $25,000 cash prize, to help launch their line. Also, butter LONDON will supply a year’s worth of products and the opportunity to consult with butter LONDON to create a limited edition nail color collection. The styles from their finale collection will be manufactured by Los Angeles Development House, Lefty Production Company.
“Project Runway Junior” is produced by The Weinstein Company, Sara Rea Productions and Full Picture. Executive producers include Bob and Harvey Weinstein (Co-Chairmen of The Weinstein Company), Patrick Reardon and Barbara Schneeweiss of The Weinstein Company, Sara Rea, Tim Gunn and Jane Cha and Desiree Gruber of Full Picture. Mary Donahue and David Hillman of Lifetime also executive produce.
