Project Runway
Come As You Are
Season 9, Episode 1 · Aired 2011-07-28

Synopsis
20 designers must go in front of Heidi, Michael, Nina and Tim to make a case why they deserve one of the 16 coveted spots this season. Once they are chosen, the 16 designers barely have a chance to celebrate before being awoken at the crack of dawn with one of the toughest first challenges in the series' history. Tim arrives at their apartment to wake the designers up and tells them to grab their bedsheets and come as they are. Their PJ's and bedsheets are their fabric for the first challenge! Actress Christina Ricci serves as guest judge.
In the series
This episode is part of Project Runway (2004–present) on Bravo/Lifetime.
One day you're in, the next you're out — fashion as elimination sport.
Key cast
- Heidi Klum as Host/Judge
- Tim Gunn as Mentor
- Nina Garcia as Judge
- Michael Kors as Judge