project RUNWAY Season 21 Recap - August 28, 2025 (We Can't Allow Male Models but We Can Allow Decoys who are Dancers)

At The Start of the Show: Madeline Malenfant is Out
Now Here's The Challenge: This One will be Elevated Streetwear
Guest Judge: Joan Smalls and Christian Cowan (along with Law Roach)

Notes for this Runway Show: Despite Veejay Floresca and Yuchen Han will be using male models for this challenge we will replace them with Female Fake Models who are Dancers however Liris Crosse and Roberta Little will take the week off for this episode.

Tonight's Runway Song in which Heidi is going to Choreograph and Dance with 79 Other Women that make up the Klumette Dance Squad: "Try Again" by Aaliyah

Jessica Millin, Jenna Johnson, Amanda Trolle, Khadijah Niyyah, Brittany Tyra Golden & Emma Slater (Jesus)
Witney Carson, Willow Parchment, Mia Wyble, Hailey Bills, Dakayla Wilson & Emilee Rae Peer (She's Back after taking the Week Off) (Veejay)
Luz Lopez, Genessy Castillo, Mariana Humeniuk, Breana Marshall, Sophie Pittman & Davanna Booker (Last Seen in the Season 20 Finale but will be decoyed for this week and maybe onward) (Antonio)
Yu Liang, Latoya Siplin, Tatjana Sinkevica, Kamala Hargrove, Daniela Karagach & Tania Evory (Ethan or Utica Queen)
Khoudia Thiam, Katy Weske, Christina Palavra, Mia Maxwell, Beatriz Williams & Corrie Wyse (Belania)
Shanae Strachan, Shani Talmor, Shauntae Miller, Sofia Ghavami, Sarah Victoria Fisher (She Returns from Season 20 but will be a decoy for the remainder of the season) & Sydney Jones (From Pace Commercial Dance) (Joan)
Rylee Arnold, Kyla Ramsey (from Muse Models NYC), Rebekah Detwiler, Britt Stewart, Rebecca Hanobik & Ralyn Johnson (Yuchen)

TROUPE

Light (19): Alba Cabaleiro*, Alisar Ailabouni*, Amber Podlaski*, Anastasia Gavriukhova*, Anya Lesun*, Ava McAuley, Christina Tudela, Evelin Weber*, Hannahlei Cabanilla, Heidi Klum*, Julia Geier*, Mackenzie Howse (Radio City Rockette), Maddie Pivonka (OKC Univ. Alum), Madison Kinard* (from Click Model Management ATL), Nadia Kolda, Olivia Alboher, Pauline Casino, Ragon Miller & Reda Pilybaite*
Dark (19): Camryn Bridges, Da'nelle Garrett, Jhana Waddell, Joya Jackson, Kaycee Dominguez, Kelly Gervais* (previously a Klumette on Season 7 of project RUNWAY), Kyiona Carswell*, Maya Boyd, McKenzie Landis, Onye Stevenson (She will be in the troupe for season 34 of dancing with the stars) Saqenda Dallas*, Shawn Jewel*, Tiffany Savage*, Tirtha Ratnam* (Brooklyn, NY), Tirzah Evora* (Last Seen on Season 15), Tyrah Burton*, Victoria Raemy*, Zofia Phillips* & Zyiasia Knighton

Winning Designer of this episode: Belania (Khoudia did it again)
Bottom 2 Designers: Yuchen and Joan (But One will be eliminated next week)
Next Week: The Designers get ready to saddle up as the next challenge requires to do a modern take on westernwear
Next Week's Guest Judge: Mickey Guyton

project RUNWAY Season 21 Recap - August 21, 2025 (We're Now Four Wide!)

Last Week: The Joke Designers were Stars on Abbott Elementary
This Week: The Joke Designers are oh forget it, we're back to normal because It's Four Wide Mode!

That's Right For Tonight's Recap for Project Runway we will have 2 Regular Models being paired with 2 decoys to make it Four Wide because the runway song will be a Duet being Sung by a Male Singer and a Female Singer we will explain this later, but first who's out?

The Answer: It was Joseph McRae in which he won't get the $250,000 grand prize, I'm So Sorry

And Now Here's The Next Challenge: Last Week we had an Unconventional Challenge with School Supplies as Materials, This Week They will have a Companion Piece to their unconventional piece
Tonight's Guest Judge: Jenna Lyons (Businesswoman and Fashion Designer)
Tonight's Joke Runway Song: "Love of a Lifetime" by Denine with Collage

Rebecca Hanobik, Britt Stewart, Mia Wyble & Ava McAuley (Danced in the 2024 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show) (Yuchen Han)
Khoudia Thiam, Katy Weske, Christina Palavra & Witney Carson (Veejay Floresca)
Liris Crosse, Emma Slater (She will be here for Season 34 of dancing with the stars as a pro), Willow Parchment & Sofia Ghavami (Last Seen in Season 20) (Madeline Malenfant)
Beatriz Williams, Corrie Wyse (Promoted from Troupe), Shanae Strachan & Shani Talmor (Belania Daley; However Emilee Rae Peer had the week off in which she has been called sick but she will be back Next Week)
Amanda Trolle, Khadijah Niyyah, Jessica Millin (returned after a one week absence) & Jenna Johnson (Jesus Estrada)
Roberta Little, Rylee Arnold, Rebekah Detwiler & Dakayla Wilson (So You Think You Can Dance? Season 18 Runner-Up) (Joan Madison)
Tatjana Sinkevica, Kamala Hargrove, Anastasiia Gavriukhova & Ralyn Johnson (Ethan Mundt)
Luz Lopez, Genessy Castillo, Mariana Humeniuk & Breana Marshall (Antonio Estrada; The Latter 2 who were supposed to model for Joseph McRae this week in which he is eliminated were taken over by Antonio for this challenge)

AS FOR THE TROUPE WE GET 32 MORE WOMEN! (Sixteen per skin tone)

Light: Alba Cabaleiro*, Alisar Ailabouni*, Amber Podlaski*, Anya Lesun*, Christina Tudela, Daniella Karagach (DWTS Pro who will be in Season 34), Evelin Weber*, Hailey Bills (was a pro on DWTS Junior and will be in the Troupe for Season 34 of DWTS), Hannahlei Cabanilla, Heidi Klum* (Also Choreographing this routine), Maycee Steele, Nadia Kolda (Radio City Rockette), Pauline Casino, Ragon Miller, Reda Pilybaite* & Yu Liang*
Dark: Angel Inniss, Brittany Tyra Golden*, Camryn Bridges, Da'nelle Garrett, Jhana Waddell, Kaycee Dominguez, Latoya Siplin, Maya Boyd, Najaah Malone, Shauntae Miller*, Shawn Jewel*, Tania Evory*, Tiffany Savage*, Tyrah (Monique) Burton*, Victoria Raemy* & Zofia Phillips*

Won This Week's Challenge: Veejay (That Means Khoudia and her posse won this week)
Bottom 3 Designers: Antonia, Madeline & Belania

Next Week: The Remaining Designers are asked to create a streetwear look that sparks to their individual brand
Next Week's Guest Judge: Christian Cowan (Fashion Designer) and Joan Smalls (Model & Actress)

project RUNWAY Season 21 Recap - August 14, 2025 (The First Joke Designer Recap of the Season)

Ladies and Gentlemen we've made it after 2 shows as we start the first joke designer recap of the season on project RUNWAY and It's Also an Unconventional Challenge and here it is they will use back to school materials

Note: This is a Blind Runway Show and Christian & Law will be judging alongside Lisa Ann Walter & Chris Perfetti however Heidi Klum is Absent so what happened?, see below.

Joke Designers in this Recap: Since Lisa Ann and Chris were on Abbott Elementary, Cast Members from that show will be used so Lisa and Chris are judging so everything else will be listed below
And with Heidi Klum will be dancing in this routine we now have a Guest Choreographer so all 42 Beautiful Women will be dancing to: "New Rules" by Dua Lipa (Initial Talk Remix)
And The Guest Choreographer Is: Makenzie Chbeeb-Dustman (Competed in Season 10 on So You Think You Can Dance?)

Rebecca Hanobik & Britt Stewart: Soccer balls (Quinta Brunson)
Khoudia Thiam & Katy Weske: Shuttlecocks & boning (Zack Fox)
Liris Crosse & Witney Carson: Metallic stars (Sheryl Lee Ralph)

Mariana Humeniuk & Breana Marshall: Banner & electrical cords (Larry Owens)

Shanae Strachan & Shani Talmor: Cellophane wrap (Janelle James)

Amanda Trolle & Khadijah Niyyah: Volleyballs & zip ties (Lauren Weedman)
Roberta Little & Rylee Arnold: Popsicle sticks & cardboard (William Stanford Davis)
Tatjana Sinkevica & Kamala Hargrove: Plastic butterflies, straws & zip ties (Orlando Jones)

Luz Lopez & Genessy Castillo: Flags & vinyl bubbles (Tyler James Williams)

TROUPE
Light: Alisar Ailabouni*, Amber Podlaski*, Anastasiia Gavriukhova, Christina Tudela, Corrie Wyse, Emilee Rae Peer*, Evelin Weber*, Hannahlei Cabanilla, Heidi Klum*, Jenna Johnson (her partner Jessica Millin has the week off so she will return next week with that challenge being shown below), Ragon Miller, & Yu Liang
Dark: Britt Stewart, Camryn Bridges, Da'nelle Garrett, Jhana Waddell,  Latoya Siplin, Maya Boyd, Najaah Malone, Ralyn Johnson, Shauntae Miller*, Shawn Jewel*, Tania Evory* & Victoria Raemy*

WON THIS CHALLENGE: Quinta Brunson (Actually It's Yuchen)
ON THE BOTTOM: Larry Owens, William Stanford Davis & Tyler James Williams (Actually, Joseph, Joan and Antonio who are on the Bottom and maybe facing elimination, however Angelo is out after last week's challenge)

Next Week: The designers must regroup as they are tasked with creating a companion piece to their unconventional materials look from the previous challenge.
Next Week's Guest Judge: Jenna Lyons

project RUNWAY Season 21 Recap - August 7, 2025

Before We Begin: We Have a Change on the Roster, Christina Palavra will take over for this weeks episode replacing Liris Crosse as a result she will still be paired up with Witney Carson as they get ready for the Next Challenge, However Liris will not be dancing on our show tonight, however we got a few new models dancing in the troupe will be revealed for this routine which will be explained later.

Also: Alex Foxworth is eliminated while Ethan and Jesus would be the house leaders for the Next Challenge

And Here It Is: Using 1 of 3 bags of boring fabric, they made something brilliant. The winning look would be worn by guest judge Sofia Vergara (who filled in for Nina).

The Selections:
House of Ethan (Ethan (House Leader), Yuchen, Joseph, Joan & Angelo): #1 - Denim
House of Jesus (Jesus (House Leader), Antonio, Madeline, Veejay & Belania): #2 - Wool

Klumette Runway Song for Tonight: "Signs" by Tate McRae

Roberta Little & Rylee Arnold (Madeline Malenfant)
Luz Lopez & Genessy Castillo (Veejay Floresca)
Khoudia Thiam & Katy Weske (Belania Daley)
Amanda Trolle & Khadijah Niyyah (Jesus Estrada)
Anastasiia Gavriukhova & Ralyn Johnson (Antonio Estrada)
Christina Palavra & Witney Carson (Ethan Mundt)
Shanae Strachan & Shani Talmor (Joan Madison)
Yu Liang & Latoya Siplin (Angelo Rosa)
Mariana Humeniuk & Breana Marshall (Joseph McRae)
Jessica Millin & Jenna Johnson (Yuchen Han)

TROUPE

Light: Alisar Ailabouni (project RUNWAY Season 13 Klumette), Amber Podlaski, Christina Tudela (Was a Part of the Latin Connection Dancers), Corrie Wyse, Hannahlei Cabanilla, Heidi Klum (Self Choreographing and dancing this routine tonight), Ragon Miller & Tatjana Sinkevica
Dark: Camryn Bridges, Jhana Waddell, Maya Boyd, Najaah Malone (Danced in the 2024 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show), Shauntae Miller, Shawn Jewel (Once Walked the Runway for HeartGlass with fellow model Amanda Trolle), Tania Evory (Miss Massachusetts for America 2020) & Victoria Raemy

WINNER - Belania (Also on top: Jesus & Antonio)
REASON - Khoudia & Katy gets their first win this season
BOTTOM 3 DESIGNERS - Ethan, Joan & Angelo

Next Week (Unconventional Challenge Alert #1): The designers head back to school, where they must create fashionable looks using School Supplies as materials before facing a shocking twist at the elimination.
Next Week's Guest Judges: Lisa Ann Walter & Chris Perfetti (Abbott Elementary)

project RUNWAY Season 21 Recap - July 31, 2025 (The Season Premiere Double Header)

Before we start the Season Premiere Double Header we have a Big Announcement on our first episode of this season: Klumettes Christina Palavra and Tatjana Sinkevica will not appear on the first challenge of Season 21 of this recap on project RUNWAY instead Anastasiia Gavriukhova and Emilee Rae Peer will be replaced and these 2 will be moved to decoy.

And Now the First Challenge: All 12 Designers will be split into two fashion houses as they created cohesive collections inspired by Disney characters & presented them inside the United Palace.

And Now The Assigned Teams

House of Princess: Joseph, Antonio, Caycee, Madeline, Joan & Belania
House of Villain: Jesus, Ethan, Veejay, Alex, Yuchen & Angelo

First Runway Song of the Season Premiere Doubleheader: "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga

Jessica Millin & Jenna Johnson (Defending Winning Pro from dancing with the stars) (Yuchen Han)
Anastasiia Gavriukhova & Ralyn Johnson (No Relation to Jenna, Sorry) (Angelo Rosa)
Amanda Trolle & Khadijah Niyyah (Alex Foxworth)
Yu Liang & Latoya Siplin (Veejay Floresca)
Liris Crosse & Witney Carson (Jesus Estrada)
Rebecca Hanobik & Kamala Hargrove (Ethan Mundt)
Emilee Rae Peer & Britt Stewart (Joseph McRae)
Luz Lopez & Genessy Castillo (Madeline Malenfant)
Khoudia Thiam & Katy Weske (Dancer who attended Steps on Broadway) (Belania Daley)
Mariana Humeniuk & Breana Marshall (Antonio Estrada who is the twin Brother to Jesus)
Roberta Little & Rylee Arnold (Caycee Black)
Shanae Strachan & Shani Talmor (First Appearance as a Klumette in which she was last seen dancing in the 2022 Macy's 4th of July Fireworks on NBC) (Joan Madison)

Troupe

Light: Amber Podlaski, Corrie Wyse, Hannahlei Cabanilla, Heidi Klum (also Choreographing this Routine as well), Ragon Miller, Tatjana Sinkevica
Dark: Camryn Bridges, Christina Palavra, Jhana Waddell, Maya Boyd, Shauntae Miller (Miss Bahamas Universe 2020), Victoria Raemy

Troupe Model in BOLD

WINNER: House of Villain
ELIMINATED DESIGNER Caycee Black (One and Done Again)
CHALLENGE WINNER: Rebecca & Candice
REASON & NEXT CHALLENGE: Ethan Mundt won for this group and Jesus Estrada has been swapped with Madeline Malenfant as we head to the next challenge as They created cohesive activewear capsule collections for Calia going from a workout to a weekend. There was fire on the sides of that runway.

GUEST JUDGE: Sara Foster (Co-Founder of Favorite Daughter)

HOUSE OF BURN

RUNWAY SONG: "Anxiety" by Doechii

Luz Lopez & Genessy Castillo (Angelo)
Roberta Little & Rylee Arnold (Yuchen)
Liris Crosse & Witney Carson (Alex)
Khoudia Thiam & Katy Weske (Madeline)
Amanda Trolle & Khadijah Niyyah (Veejay)
Yu Liang & Latoya Siplin (Ethan)

HOUSE OF LOTUS

RUNWAY SONG: "Like Jennie" by Jennie

Mariana Humeniuk & Breana Marshall (Antonio)
Rebecca Hanobik & Kamala Hargrove (Belania)
Shanae Strachan & Shani Talmor (Joan)
Emilee Rae Peer & Britt Stewart (Joseph)
Jessica Millin & Jenna Johnson (Jesus)
Anastasiia Gavriukhova & Ralyn Johnson (NO DESIGNER)

TROUPE

Light: Amber Podlaski, Corrie Wyse, Hannahlei Cabanilla, Heidi Klum (also Choreographing this Routine as well), Ragon Miller, Tatjana Sinkevica
Dark: Camryn Bridges, Christina Palavra, Jhana Waddell, Maya Boyd, Shauntae Miller, Victoria Raemy

WINNER: House of Lotus
WINNING DANCERS: Jessica and Jenna

NEXT WEEK: Two Teams of 5 Designers Each are trying to transform crappy and boring fabric into fabulous fashion
NEXT WEEK'S GUEST JUDGE: Sofia Vergara
AND COMING SEPTEMBER 11TH TO DOTSGR: A Special Countdown of the Top Songs of 2023 and 2024, I Guess.