The show films in August. The hectic schedule is due to Parsons being an actual design school and is therefore closed for a specific amount of time before the summer and fall semesters.
Season 6 is the only season to not be hosted in New York.
Jeffrey Sebelia (season 3) and Santino Rice (season 2) were friends before each was cast in their respective seasons.
Project Runway (2004) was nominated for the 2018 Emmy Award in the Outstanding Reality Competition Series category, but lost to RuPaul's Drag Race (2009).
As of season 13, Gretchen (season 8) is the only designer to win the first challenge before winning her season; in sharp contrast, Jeffrey Sebelia (season 3) is the only winning designer to be in the bottom two for the first challenge before winning the competition.