New York Magazine has a new article up today that profiles some of the hopefuls who auditioned last weekend. It also mentioned that "...about 150 designers from New York and similar calls in Chicago, L.A., and Miami will be whittled down by Gunn & Co. to the new season’s twelve contenders." This is the first time we had seen the cast size mentioned.
Coupled with last week's press release that indicated "The contestants will be whittled down to only three finalists...", we now know that Season 4 will be structured more like Season 1. Does this mean fewer episodes? No more team challenges? Hmmmm......