Fourteen designers vie for the Project Runway Canada crown. Who will measure up?
 | Brandon R. Dwyer, 22 "I have a unique, organic style. I think this will give me an edge." Brandon R. Dwyer's first client was his mother. "When I was five, I designed her a summer dress," recalls the Barrie, Ont., native. After studying fashion at Fanshawe College in London, Ont., he launched his label, Brandon R. Dwyer. His signature style? "Showstopping!" Brandon loves fashion stars Oscar de la Renta and Donatella Versace, but Britney Spears is his secret crush. "I would love to design for her!" Is Brandon ready for the cutthroat fashion world? |
 | Christie Clayton, 30 "Canadian fashion is pretty conservative. I plan on changing that." Being labelled a little "out there" is old news for Christie Clayton; her fashion sense has always garnered mixed reviews. "I made a pair of red-and-white bell-bottomed pants in Grade 8, and everyone thought I was weird," recalls the designer from Nelson, B.C. The Vancouver Community College fashion design grad says that her fashion muses are women who take risks. Christie believes that her cheeky designs will stand out, but will they be too wacky for the judges? |
 | Adejoké Taiwo, 24 "I am a new talent with fresh ideas." Even as a child, Adejoké Taiwo had a flair for high style. "The first piece I designed was a fur-trimmed coat for my life-sized doll when I was seven," she recalls. Today, Adejoké is inspired by Rachel Roy's elegant and demure designs. Her dream client is Mary J. Blige, and she admires Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' business sense. The Calgary-based designer studied fashion at Ryerson University but returned home to launch her label, àlalá, which means "dreamer" in the Yorùbá language of Nigeria. Will her designs earn her the PRC crown, or is her head in the clouds? |
 | Baylor Orlando, 37
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