From Zosia Bielski of the National Post:

• When Iman came to Ottawa, there was no talk of coalition
  “We are on the set of Project Runway Canada, shot over 30 merciless days inside a museum-turned-film studio on the banks of the Ottawa River, on the same stretch as 24 Sussex Drive and the French embassy.” Read more.

From Kat Angus of Canwest News Service:

• Project Iman
  “It is a testament to Iman’s character and elegance that a simple phone conversation with her can make you feel like a schlub. Speaking from her Manhattan home, the Somali supermodel’s voice gives off an impressive air of opulence and high fashion; her speech rises and falls with each sentence, as though nothing Iman has said before has mattered as much as what she’s saying to you right now, regardless of the topic. Today, she is extolling the virtues of caftans, her lounge apparel of choice. No sweatpants for this woman.” Read more.

Tuesday, January 27 – 10pm ET/PT

“FASHION IS A BATTLEFIELD”

In the premiere episode, the country’s most talented up-and-coming designers are sent straight to the fashion front lines. Host Iman and Mentor Brian Bailey greet the designers at the Canadian War Museum and deliver the first challenge. Drama ensues when two designers face the toughest – and most surprising – challenge of their fashion careers. It’s a race against time as the designers prepare to show their first creations at a special, public runway show. Joe Zee, Creative Director of U.S. ELLE magazine, guest judges and declares the season’s first challenge winner and the first eliminated designer. Who will make the cut?

From Brian Coulton of Metro:

• Judging the runway
  “Aside from her 14-year-old cosmetics company designed specifically for women of colour, Iman’s zeal for the issue also lead her to partake in two round-table discussions called Blacks in Fashion in New York. She said the talks, organized by pioneering black model and agent Bethann Hardison, caused Prada to use Jourdan Dunn for their fall 2008 collection, its first black model since Naomi Campbell in fall 1997.” Read more.

From Sarah Nicole Prickett of Torontoist:

• Will Fashion Save Your Life? Tune In, Find Out
  “The second season of Canada’s fashion designer face-off hits home screens exactly one week from today (if you’re the agenda-toting type, mark off Tuesdays at 10 p.m.)” Read more.