Project Runway made a different kind of fashion statement on Wednesday, announcing that model Karlie Kloss and designer Christian Siriano would take over the roles once filled by Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn .
As someone who grew up watching Project Runway, I could not be more excited to host and produce a series that provides a platform to aspiring American designers as they pursue their creative and entrepreneurial dreams, Kloss said in a statement, according to USA Today . Kloss is also a member of a board of advisers to Oath, HuffPosts parent company.
Siriano, the Season 4 winner of the design competition who has dressed such luminaries as Jennifer Lopez and Michelle Obama , has signed on to be a mentor on the show.
I hope to guide and inspire the new talent on the rise, he said, according to The Hollywood Reporter .
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Elle editor-in-chief Nina Garcia is slated to return as a judge, and will be joined by former Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth and designer Brandon Maxwell , Bravo noted in a tweet.
The boldest runway collection yet.
Brand new host @KarlieKloss & mentor @CSiriano are teaming up with @NinaGarcia, @BrandonMaxwell, and @ElaineWelteroth, to bring #ProjectRunway back to Bravo! pic.twitter.com/8mvVeyegmP
The boldest runway collection yet.
Bravotv (@Bravotv) October 10, 2018
Brand new host @KarlieKloss & mentor @CSiriano are teaming up with @NinaGarcia , @BrandonMaxwell , and @ElaineWelteroth , to bring #ProjectRunway back to Bravo! pic.twitter.com/8mvVeyegmP
The show, which has aired on Lifetime for several seasons, is returning to its original network, Bravo, next year.
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Klum and Gunn, who headlined the show for all of its previous 16 seasons, left in September for a fashion show in the works at Amazon .
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