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Tim Gunn to Make It Work For "Project Runway" Season Four, After All

Like many fans of Bravo's catwalks-and-catfights reality series Project Runway, I could not imagine the show without erudite and dapper mentor Tim Gunn along for the ride. After all, while I love Heidi, Nina, and Michael, Tim is really the heart and soul of the sartorial series.

So I was overjoyed to learn today that Tim has signed on to return for the fourth season of Project Runway, along with Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, and Michael Kors as the troika of over-critical judges who will destroy the dreams of more than a few would-be designers while casting one into the spotlight.

Harvey Weinstein made the announcement earlier today in a joint statement representing The Weinstein Company, Miramax, and Bravo.

"I am thrilled to make it official that I will be back in the workroom for season four of Project Runway," said Gunn in a statement. "We're in the midst of casting the designers now and I can already see that it will be another amazing season."

It's still under debate just when Runway-crazed fans will get to see Season Four, but insiders point to a June production start... and then there is the not-so-small matter of New York Fashion Week in September. Could Bravo still manage to get the series on the air for a Summer launch? Stay tuned.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Thank God! I can't imagine PR without Tim. Heidi's great but it's all about Tim for me. No Tim, no Project Runway.
Anonymous said…
Phew!!
Anonymous said…
Yay! Very good news. Project Runway definitely wouldn't be the same without him!
rockauteur said…
As the show is currently casting, they certainly could pull off shooting the show this summer, with the aim of getting the final designers to show at NY Fashion Week.
Anonymous said…
No Project Runway would be preferable to Project Runway WITHOUT Gunn.

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