The season's narrative focused on whether the "home team" of American designers could defend their turf against elite global talent.

Designers competed for the title of "World Champion of the Catwalk," a $100,000 grand prize, and a capsule collection with JCPenney .

Project Runway All Stars Season 7, titled was designed as the "first-ever fashion world championship". It served as the final season for the All Stars spinoff on the Lifetime network before the main franchise moved to Bravo . The story of the season centered on a clash of champions:

The cast was divided into seven past U.S. winners (including Irina Shabayeva, Seth Aaron Henderson, and Dmitry Sholokhov) and seven international winners from Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, and the U.K.. Season Narrative Arc