Introducing Bravo’s new Project Runway…..

On Wednesday (Ironically, the same day Runway won the OK to head over to the Lifetime Network), Bravo unveiled plans for a new design series, The Fashion Show. This spring, fifteen professional designers will compete on the network’s new fashion competition series for a shot at introducing their original creations to the world and winning a $125,000 prize.

Harper’s Bazaar has signed on as the official magazine partner for the series, but how will things work?

Each week the designers will be put to the test and will have to face off in two challenges – the Harper’s Bazaar Mini Challenge, judged by the magazine’s Special Projects Director Laura Brown, and the elimination challenge. In the end, America will choose which contestant will have a clothing line available for retail and win the $125,000 prize, Bravo said in a press release Wednesday.

Internationally acclaimed designer Isaac Mizrahi shares hosting duties with four-time Grammy Award-winning performer and actress Kelly Rowland. Mizrahi and Rowland will also serve as judges alongside fashion luminary and Senior Vice President of IMG Fashion, Fern Mallis.

Click the thumbnails for a brief bio on The Fashion Show Season 1 Contestants (Kristin, a 23-year-old designer from Orland Park, Ill., is not pictured. Sorry!):

The Fashion Show premieres on Bravo on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

For More Videos From The Fashion Show, visit Bravo.com