Desiree Gruber

Let the sewing, stitching and snickering begin as Project Runway kicks off its ninth season on Lifetime on Thursday, July 28 at 9PM/8C. Each episode features more couture creations and fashion flubs than ever as the designers compete to show at New York Fashion Week. Catch a sneak peek of who might be in and who is out with a special casting call preview, available now!

Designers get their first taste at a team challenge when they are split into two teams and tasked with creating a cohesive line to match the hair trends for 2010. Georgina Chapman and Heather Kerzner serve as guest judges.

Supermodel Heidi Klum hosts this show that gets a kick out of kids. In the debut season, Heidi sets tots up in hidden-camera gags, listens to their sometimes off-kilter versions of favorite stories and gets hilarious answers to questions about life.

Eleven aspiring fashion enthusiasts vie for a much-coveted editorial job with Elle magazine. They work as assistants to Elle's Fashion News Director, Anne Slowey, a demanding but well-respected fashion icon. The competitors carry out an assistant task and a fashion editorial assignment in each episode. Each week, in consultation with Elle's Creative Director, Joe Zee, Anne fires one person, until the last assistant standing gets "promoted" to the coveted real-life job opportunity.

Let the sewing, stitching and snickering begin as Project Runway kicks off its ninth season with the brightest new talent in fashion design. Each episode features more couture creations and fashion flubs than ever as the designers compete to show at New York Fashion Week.