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"Project Runway" has found a new way to make it work, with a new look and a new model host.

Bravo announced Wednesday that Karlie Kloss would take over the fashion design competition, a month later Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn have declared "Auf Wiedersehen" after 16 seasons.

"As a person who grew up watching" Project Runway ", I could not be more excited about hosting and producing a series offering a platform to future American designers in the pursuit their creative and entrepreneurial dreams, "said Kloss.

Nina Garcia, the editor-in-chief of ELLE, will return to the bench, where she sits since the show inaugurated in 2004. She will be accompanied by stylist Brandon Maxwell and the former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue , Elaine Welteroth.

Related: Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn leave Project Runway for a new fashion series on Amazon

Christian Siriano will take over the role of Gunn as a mentor for the designers, offering fierce advice and comment on their creations during each episode.

Siriano knows something about Project Runway. He won season 4 and became a successful designer, dressing including Jennifer Lopez, Oprah Winfrey and former first lady Michelle Obama.

The reality series, broadcast since 2009 on Lifetime, will return to its original network, Bravo, next year.

"I am incredibly proud of the show and it will always have a special place in my heart," Klum said in a statement.

"I'm really excited to find that my trip with my dear friend and colleague, Tim Gunn, is far from over." The two men are currently developing a new fashion series for Amazon, with plans to sell clothing in the new reality project. .

Contributor: Sara Moniuszko

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