Tim Gunn Returns for Fourth Season of Project Runway

NEW YORK, April 6: Tim Gunn will return for the fourth
season of Bravo’s Emmy-nominated fashion design reality series Project
Runway as its mentor, along with a panel of
judges that includes designer Michael Kors, ELLE magazine fashion director Nina Garcia and supermodel
Heidi Klum, who is also host of the series.

Gunn was previously the chair of the department of fashion
design at Parsons The New School for Design, where the show’s contestants are
based for the duration of the series. He recently joined Liz Claiborne as the
company's chief creative officer.

The Weinstein Company and Miramax are co-producing the show
through their co-financing agreement.

The second and third seasons of Project Runway have generated critical acclaim and record ratings.
The series has consistently been the top show on cable on Wednesdays among key
demographics, especially among adults aged 18-49. The series gives aspiring
designers a chance to break into the difficult-to-crack fashion world, with each
week seeing one designer eliminated the competition after exhibiting their work
in front of a panel of judges. Open calls for designers interested in competing
in the fourth season of Project Runway are being held in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago. Project
Runway is executive produced by Dan
Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz and Rich Bye of Magical Elves (Project
Greenlight, Last Comic Standing, Top Chef). Heidi Klum, Desiree Gruber and Jane Cha
of NYC-based Full Picture also executive produce the series. Barbara
Schneeweiss will oversee the production on behalf of The Weinstein Company.

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

Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company,
added: "We could not be more excited that Tim is back to mentor and
inspire this season's crop of aspiring designers. His passion, creativity and
dedication to the contestants and the world of fashion have helped make the
show such a commercial and critical success."