Season 2

Episode Challenges

 * Episode 1 Challenge: Glamorous Dresses on the Red Carpet
 * Episode 2 Challenge: Sexy sleepwear for Peter Alexander's summer collection
 * Episode 3 Challenge: Avant Garde garments made from equipment purchased at a hardware store
 * Episode 4 Challenge: Three outfits inspired by a zoo animal
 * Episode 5 Challenge: A modern cutting edge outfit with at least 3 pieces (menswear)
 * Episode 6 Challenge: Outfit and head piece for Spring Carnival
 * Episode 7 Challenge: An innovative outfit using the fresh food and packaging in the market
 * Episode 8 Challenge: Three ready-to-wear outfits for summer 2010
 * Episode 9 Challenge: A show-stopping dress for the latest collection of leading label J'Aton
 * Episodes 10 & 11 Challenge: The final three designers created a 12-look collection for a runway show which determined the Season Two Winner

Judges

 * Kristy Hinze
 * Jayson Brunsdon
 * Sarah Gale

Other Cast Members

 * Henry Roth

Episode One
Original Airdate: 8 July 2009

The premiere episode of Project Runway Australia Season 2 kicked off with the twelve designers introducing themselves. After being introduced to Kristy and Henry, the designers were told that their first challenge would involve using fabrics disguised as furnishings and decorations surrounded them to create a red carpet look. The designers had approximately ten hours total to complete their look. They were also introduced to 12 new models. After being introduced, the models then chose which designer they wanted to model for. The guest judge for this episode was Nicola Finetti, an Australian fashion designer.


 * Guest Judge: Nicola Finetti
 * Winner: Grace Archdall
 * Eliminated: Joel Blackman

Episode Two
Original Airdate: 15 July 2009

This episode's challenge is to create at least two pieces of sexy sleepwear for Pyjama King Peter Alexander's summer collection. The garment needed to be a pyjama or lingerie style, with one piece being able to be used as outdoor daywear. The designers had 15 minutes to sketch their designs, $75 to purchase their fabrics and 8 hours to create their look. The winner of the challenge will have their garment commercially produced and sold in selected Peter Alexander stores.
 * Guest Judge: Peter Alexander
 * Winner: Brett Skinner
 * Eliminated: Ron Melton

Episode Three
Original Airdate: 22 July 2009

The challenge this episode is to create completely wearable outfits from nothing but materials from a hardware shop. The designers had 15 minutes with $85 to purchase their materials and 13 hours to complete their look. Paula Joy acts as guest judge as the contestants showcase their designs on the runway.


 * Guest Judge: Paula Joye
 * Winner: Emma Vennard
 * Eliminated: Luann Kerr

Episode Four
Original Airdate: 29 July 2009

In this week's challenge, the designers are divided into teams of 3 and each team member must create one outfit (3 outfits per team) inspired by a zoo animal. The designers had 15 minutes with $72 each to purchase their fabrics and the total of 8 hours to complete their look. The designers Guest judge Arthur Gallan helps Kristy Hinze and the panel decide who will be in and who will be out.
 * Guest Judge: Arthur Gallan
 * Winning Team: Team Lion
 * Winner: Julian Duigan
 * Eliminated: Adrienne Glenn & Keith Sharp

Episode Five
Original Airdate: 5 August 2009

The challenge this episode is create a three-piece outfit that is modern cutting edge for a complete male stranger. The designers were told to search for a random male client from the street to model for their outfits. The designers had 15 minutes with $100 to purchase their fabrics and approximately 12 hours to complete their look.


 * Guest Judge: Alex Zabotto-Bentley
 * Winner: Brett Skinner
 * Eliminated: Isabelle Bussau

Episode Six
Original Airdate: 12 August 2009

The six eliminated designers return to team up with the remaining six designers to create an outfit and head piece for the Spring Carnival. The designers had 10 minutes to sketch their designs, 15 minutes with $100 to purchase their fabrics and a total of 10 hours to complete their look. One designer will be brought back into the competition, and one designer will be out.
 * Guest Judge: Leona Edmiston
 * Winner: Howie Wulf
 * Eliminated: Dana Warren
 * Back Into The Competition: Keith Sharp

Episode Seven
Original Airdate: 19 August 2009

The latest challenge for the designers is to create an innovative outfit using the fresh food and packaging available to them at Melbourne's Victoria Market.
 * Guest Judge: Alex Zabotto-Bentley, Bettina Liano
 * Winner: Grace Archdall
 * Eliminated: None

Episode Eight
Original Airdate: 26 August 2009

This week's challenge is to work with students from the White House Institute of design to create three ready-to-wear outfits for summer 2010, which will be modeled by other students. They were given 20 minutes to search for 3 students to work for them and 2 minutes to find some of the remaining students to model for their outfits. One of each student of the team were forced to go purchase the fabrics instead of the designer. They were given 20 minutes with $180 to purchase the fabrics. There was only a total of 12 hours to complete the look.
 * Guest Judge: Aurelio Costarella
 * Winner: Grace Archdall
 * Eliminated: Julian Duigan & Keith Sharp

Episode Nine
Original Airdate: 2 September 2009

This week's challenge is to design a show-stopping dress that will complete the latest collection by leading Australian evening wear label J'Aton. Each designers were given a massive $500 to purchase their fabrics and a total of 20 hours to complete their overall look.
 * Guest Judge: Jacob Luppino, Anthony Pittorino
 * Winner: Emma Vennard
 * Eliminated: Grace Archdall

Episode Ten
Original Airdate: 9 September 2009

The final three designers leave the Whitehouse and return to their homes with $10,000 each to design and create their own collection and there's one final twist in store that the designers don't see coming!
 * There was no elimination on episode 10.

Episode Eleven
Original Airdate: 16 September 2009

It's the final countdown to the runway, and every second counts as the final three cast and fit models for their shows, and race to complete their garments in time.
 * Guest Judge: Simon Lock, Paula Joye
 * Winner: Howie Wulf
 * Eliminated: Brett Skinner, Emma Vennard