LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Make room on the catwalk: "Project Runway" is back.

The design competition returns for a sixth season on a new network (Lifetime), in a new city (Los Angeles), with 16 new contestants, all looking to dazzle their way to fashion greatness.

"Project Runway" premieres Thursday, about eight months later than its original date. The delay was because of a legal battle between Lifetime and the Weinstein Co. (which owns the show), and NBC Universal, parent company to Bravo (which aired "Project Runway" for five seasons).

Despite the new home, the show's core -- supermodel host Heidi Klum, silver-fox mentor Tim Gunn and snarky judge duo Nina Garcia and Michael Kors -- remains intact.

Klum says to expect "a lot of drama" between judges and contestants, and to keep an eye on the female designers in season six... read on!