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Now that the legal wrangling between NBC Universal (which owns Bravo TV, the original home of Project Runway) and The Weinstein Company (which owns Project Runway and plans to move the show to Lifetime TV) is a done deal (meaning Project Runway is now free to air on Lifetime), Bravo TV is ready to release their new competitive reality TV series that pits fashion designers against one another for a cash prize. Sound familiar? I think that’s the point. Hosts Issac Mizrahi (the Heidi Klum?) and Kelly Rowland (the Tim Gunn?) will head The Fashion Show when it debuts on Bravo in early May. Senior vice president of the IMG Fashion company Fern Mallis is also featured on the show (the Michael Kors and Nina Garcia all wrapped into one?) which will allow viewers to have a say in which designer will win the challenges. Here is a group shot of the hosts and contestants of The Fashion Show along with all the released info about the series that is currently available:

Roll out the runway — Bravo will premiere its latest foray into fashion reality TV, launching its aptly titled The Fashion Show on May 7 (10 p.m, ET) with a fleet of 15 designers from around the globe. Hosted by Kelly Rowland and Isaac Mizrahi, the new show will give the creative hopefuls the chance to sell their designs and win $125,000. Also joining the hosts on the judging panel: Fern Mallis, the senior vice president of IMG Fashion, and a familiar face for Project Runway viewers. In a twist, The Fashion Show will allow viewers to participate and pick the winning designer among the finalists. Each week the contestants will be given two challenges, one that will be judged by Harpers Bazaar special projects director Laura Brown, and one elimination challenge.

OMG … this is hilarious and not at all surprising. If Bravo has to lose PR then they have to replace it with something else to try and keep hold of the PR audience. There appear to be many similarities between the two shows … which could be a good thing since that would mean double the fashion designer drama. I’m totally gonna reserve judgment until the show airs in May but … I’m curious. After the jump, check out two more photos of the hosts and contestants of The Fashion Show along with a short video introduction of the competing fashion designers (BE WARNED: the vid clip autoplays) …

Looks like a motley crew, which is a good thing, I think. Here is the introductory video of this new cast:

Interesting group (and we now know that this Johnny character is the new proud owner of Amy Winehouse‘s discarded beehive) … again, I’m gonna reserve judgment ’til I can see these folks in action. What do y’all think … will this show be worthy of the Project Runway audience?

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