What took place to 'Project Runway' judge Michael Kors? Details on why the type dressmaker left the show after 10 seasons.
When Project Runway first premiered in 2004, it didn’t take lengthy for the design pageant to attract enthusiasts. The series was once chock-full of drama, humor, and legit skill, and for 10 seasons, its best possible aggregate of judges — plus Tim Gunn as the mentor all of us want we had — remained unchanged.
So when legendary fashion designer Michael Kors made up our minds to depart the show in 2012, audience worried that PR would lose some of its pizazz (the 60-year-old did spout off some highly quotable one-liners all through his tenure).
Thankfully, the competition temporarily found its footing once more, but we nonetheless miss listening to Michael’s skilled opinions, and hilarious criticisms, on the catwalk. As it seems, the taste guru had a good explanation why for strolling away from the show.
What happened to Michael Kors on Project Runway?
The New York local stepped away from the series because of the calls for of his fashion empire. In a remark from Lifetime, which aired the display from 2009 to 2017, the network showed that Michael used to be just too busy in his function as chief ingenious officer for his logo to serve as a full-time pass judgement on.
"Due to the back-to-back film schedule for Season 10 and Season 11 this summer, Michael was not able to commit to all the dates required for filming Season 11," Lifetime explained in 2012.
"Always part of the Project Runway family, Michael will be seen in the future on the show," they added. The CFDA award recipient has since returned to the competition thrice as a visitor judge.
Michael Kors is totally on board with the new Project Runway forged.
After it was once revealed in 2018 that Project Runway would return to its unique network, Bravo, OGs Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn — as well as Michael’s alternative, Zac Posen — introduced that they too would be pronouncing goodbye to the series, forcing Bravo to fully revamp.
Though they saved style editor Nina Garcia as a pass judgement on, the community additionally brought in dressmaker Brandon Maxwell, former Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth, and model Karlie Kloss, who took over Heidi’s role as host, to freshen issues up. In a lovely twist, Season 4 winner Christian Siriano was the show’s new mentor.
Michael called the choice to bring Christian back "fabulous," including, "[He’s] been in business for 10 years. I always tell everyone that 10 years in fashion is like 30 years in life, so he’s probably seen in 10 years what normal people might see in 30 years. That’s the reality of fashion."
As for the leisure of the judging panel, Michael said, "I know all of the people who are going to be involved with the show, and they love fashion. These are all people who really are very, very involved in the industry and I think it’s going to be exciting."
We can’t wait to peer which contestant blossoms into the next Michael Kors! (Because what fashion designer would not want to construct a billion-dollar logo?)
The new season of Project Runway airs Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. ET on Bravo.
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