project RUNWAY Season 22 Recap - August 31, 2026 (We're Catching Up for the Final Time!)

 So Far on Season 22 of Project Runway we are on a Joke Designer Drought but the Next Challenge will be picked up where we left off.

C #6: All of the remaining designers teamed up against some of last season’s designers in an unconventional material challenge. The winning designer from the winning house would win $20K. If S22 won, there would be no elimination.

Filled in for Tyra: Iman (supermodel & fashion icon)

S22:

Song: "Break My Soul" by Beyonce (2022)

#1: Amanda Trolle, Audrey Douglass, Simone Thunissen & Stephanie Sosa (Jeffrey)

#2: Rain Batingana, Angel Maria Strittmater, Roberta Little & Ralyn Johnson (Naheim)

#3: Anastasiia Gavriukhova, Nina Mayster, Samiah Brown & Sharna Burgess (Anna)

#4: Briana Benavides, Mia Maxwell, Badu & Tori Evans (Jude)

#5: Liris Crosse, Svetha "Sway" Nallapanemi, Evelin Weber & Claire Elizabeth Ross (Bryan)

#6: Anna Aufdenkamp, Adele Zaikman, Danielle Van Randen & Suvannah Hunter (Joseph)

#7: Yu Liang, Pauline Casino, Janine Tondu & Onye Stevenson (Bi)

S21:

Song: "(It Goes Like) Nanana" by Peggy Gou (2023)

#1: Jessica Baxter, Hailey Bills, Kylie Wilkens & Selena Hamilton (Antonio)

#2: Khoudia Thiam, Daniela Karagach, Mia Wyble & Miyah Henderson (Yuchen)

#3: Rebecca Hanobik, Rylee Arnold, Joan Beverly & Izzy Burton (Ethan)

#4: Naimah Terry, Dyllan Blackburn, Friday B Chuol & Koko Iwasaki (Joan)

#5: Christina Palavra, Alexandra Yonkovich, Jessica Millin & Kayli Johnston (Belania)

#6: Lexii Loushel, Briar Nolet, Anastasia Bogushev & Emma Slater (Jesus)

#7: Kara Gall, Witney Carson, Natalia Nien & Natalie Jolley (Veejay)

W- Bi (Also on top: Joseph)

C #7: They made looks for some “dancing with the stars” alums. 

GM: Julianne Hough

Filled in for Tyra: Niecy Nash

Runway Song Choice: "Dance The Night" by Dua Lipa (2023)

#1 (Samba): Jenna Johnson, Kylie Wilkens, Hailey Bills, Jessica Baxter, Christina Palavra, Alexandra Yonkovich, Evelin Weber & Claire Elizabeth Ross (Anna)

#2 (PD): Kylie Wilkens, Selena Hamilton, Khoudia Thiam, Daniela Karagach, Kara Gall, Witney Carson, Roberta Little, Ralyn Johnson, Joan Beverly & Izzy Burton (Bi)

#3 (W): Emma Slater, Anastasia Bogushev, Rain Batingana, Angel Maria Strittmater, Badu, Tori Evans, Lexii Loushel & Briar Nolet (Bryan)

#4 (Jazz): Anna Aufdenkamp, Adele Zaikman, Rebecca Hanobik, Rylee Arnold, Friday B Chuol, Koko Iwasaki, Joan Beverly & Izzy Burton (Naheim)

#5 (Salsa): Britt Stewart, Amanda Trolle, Briana Benavides, Mia Maxwell, Samiah Brown, Sharna Burgess, Danielle Van Randen & Suvannah Hunter (Jeffrey)

#6 (Q): Anastasiia Gavriukhova, Nina Mayster, Naimah Terry, Dyllan Blackburn, Natalia Nien, Natalie Jolley, Janine Tondu & Onye Stevenson (Jude)

#7 (Jive): Simone Thunissen, Stephanie Sosa, Sarah Victoria Fisher, Svetha "Sway" Nallapanemi, Yu Liang, Pauline Casino, Jessica Millin & Kayli Johnston  (Joseph)

W- Jude (Also on top: Anna)

L- Bryan & Jeffrey (Also on bottom: Naheim & Joseph)

project RUNWAY Season 22 Recap - August 24, 2026 (Catching It Up with the Next 2 Episodes)

First Up Aaron is Lost

C #4: They made looks using Viva paper towels. The winner won both immunity & $20K.

Filled in for Nina: Willy Chavarria (fashion designer)

Song Choice for this Routine: "PURE/HONEY" by Beyoncé

#1: Amanda Trolle, Audrey Douglass, Yu Liang, Pauline Casino (Elizabeth)

#2: Yu Liang, Pauline Casino, Sarah Victoria Fisher, Stephani Sosa (Bi)

#3: Christina Palavra, Alexandra Yonkovich, Jessica Baxter, Hailey Bills (Bobby)

#4: Rebecca Hanobik, Rylee Arnold, Natalia Nien, Natalie Jolley (Bryan)

#5: Lexii Loushel, Briar Nolet, Khoudia Thiam, Daniela Karagach (Joseph)

#6: Briana Benavides, Mia Maxwell, Kara Gall, Witney Carson (Jude)

#7: Badu, Tori Evans, Anastasia Bogushev, Emma Slater (Naheim)

#8: Liris Crosse, Svetha "Sway" Nallapanemi, Anna Aufdenkamp, Adele Zaikman (Anna)

#9: Rain Batingana, Angel Maria Strittmater, Janine Tondu, Onye Stevenson (Jeffery)

BOTTOM- Bobby, Elizabeth & Anna

TOP- Bryan, Bi, Naheim & Jeffrey

W- Naheim

L- Elizabeth

C #5: They did red-carpet looks for Heidi to wear at the premiere of “The Devil Wears PRADA 2”.

Filled in for Nina & Tyra: Winnie Harlow (supermodel & beauty entrepreneur) & Nina Dobrev (actress/producer)

RUNWAY SONG CHOICE: "Runway" by Lady Gaga (feat. Doechii) (From The Soundtrack to that Movie)

#1: Briana Benavides, Mia Maxwell, Kara Gall, Witney Carson, Kylie Wilkens & Selena Hamilton (Bi)

#2: Christina Palavra, Alexandra Yonkovich, Jessica Baxter, Hailey Bills, Badu & Tori Evans (Jude)

#3: Rebecca Hanobik, Rylee Arnold, Natalia Nien, Natalie Jolley, Friday B Chuol & Koko Iwasaki (Joseph)

#4: Lexii Loushel, Briar Nolet, Khoudia Thiam, Daniela Karagach, Naimah Terry & Dyllan Blackburn (Naheim)

#5: Rain Batingana, Angel Maria Strittmater, Janine Tondu, Onye Stevenson, Anastasiia Gavriukhova & Nina Mayster (Anna)

#6: Anna Aufdenkamp, Adele Zaikman, Liris Crosse, Svetha "Sway" Nallapanemi, Roberta Little & Ralyn Johnson (Jeffery)

#7: Amanda Trolle, Audrey Douglass, Yu Liang, Pauline Casino, Anastasia Bogushev & Emma Slater (Bobby)

#8: Yu Liang, Pauline Casino, Sarah Victoria Fisher, Stephanie Sosa, Samiah Brown & Sharna Burgess (Bryan)

W- Bryan (Also on top: Bi & Jeffrey)

NOMINATED BY BRYAN FOR ELIMINATION- Bobby, Naheim & Jude

L- Bobby

project RUNWAY Season 22 Recap - July 30, 2026

C #3 (sponsored by the Humane World for Animals): They engaged in a series of head-to-head battles where they created looks inspired by wild animals. Nina wasn’t there again. There would be a guest model for each battle from hulu’s “Get Real” in which they will team up with a Klumette however a Decoy Model from hulu's Get Real will also be involved as well along with their usual Klumettes as there Decoy's.

Runway Song: "Wild Boys" by Duran Duran

Aaron v. Anna: Lion 

Klumettes Involved: Jen Affleck* (The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives), Kendall Jenner (The Kardashians), Jessica Baxter, Hailey Bills, Kara Gall, Witney Carson, Christina Palavra, Alexandra Yonkovich, Sarah Victoria Fisher & Stephani Sosa

Jeffrey v. Naheim: Great white shark 

Klumettes Involved: Jenn Tran* (The Bachelor & Bachelorette), Whitney Leavitt (The Secret Lives of Mromon Wives), Lexii Loushel, Briar Nolet, Anastasia Bogushev, Emma Slater, Badu, Tori Evans, Natalia Nien & Natalie Jolley 

Joseph v. Bryan: Scarlet macaw 

Klumettes Involved: Charity Lawson (The Bachelor & Bachelorette), Kylie Jenner (The Kardashians), Rebecca Hanobik, Rylee Arnold, Khoudia Thiam, Daniela Karagach, Briana Benavides, Mia Maxwell, Rebecca Hanobik & Rylee Arnold

Bi v. Jude: Arctic wolf 

Klumettes Involved: Sarah Jane Nader (Love Thy Nader), Brooks Nader (Love Thy Nader), Amanda Trolle, Audrey Douglass, Kylie Wilkens, Selena Hamilton, Yu Liang, Pauline Casino, Janine Tondu & Onye Stevenson

Elizabeth v. Bobby: Wild mustang 

Klumettes Involved: Ekin-Su Culculoglu (Vanderpump Villa), Gabby Windey (The Bachelor & Bachelorette), Anna Aufdenkamp, Adele Zaikman, Jessica Baxter, Hailey Bills, Naimah Terry, Dyllan Blackburn, Friday B Chuol & Koko Iwasaki

THE DECOYERS: Bengal Tiger
Klumettes Involved: Ariana Madix (Vanderpump Rules), Charli D'Amelio (The Kardashians & Dancing with the Stars), Lexii Loushel, Briar Nolet, Anastasia Bogushev, Emma Slater, Rebecca Hanobik, Rylee Arnold, Khoudia Thiam & Daniela Karagach (These are made up of the Joseph and Jeffrey's Models from Last Weeks Challenge in which they are eliminated from Last Week)

*Actual Model is a designer on project runway

WInner: The Naders and her Team won (Because Jude wins a Humane Journeys Expedition)