Project Runway was a hot mess last season and I wonder if everyone involved knew it. Not to take anything away from the winner, but the cast and the challenges were boring and few people even cared as the season went on. But because I love Tim Gunn, I’m excited to give Project Runway and Lifetime a chance when season 7 starts today on Lifetime at 10pm et/pt.

This time they are going back to their roots. Tim Gunn and team are back in New York and Lifetime is going to broadcast in HD. It looked terrible last season. So I’m really excited about that. In a radio interview earlier today, Tim Gunn stated that the judges will be the same (except guest judges) but that Nina and Michael Kors will be in every episode. Last season there were many absences by the much loved and sometimes hated judges.

On the official website you can read about each of the contestants and see their try-out videos. You’ll also be able to view their sketches and designs. My bet is they chose people with big personalities that will make us want to care about their journey on PR. Of course, I’ll always watch for Tim Gunn though.

I’ll be watching tonight. After the show, let’s talk in the forums about early favs and what you thought of the new episode!