EPISODE #1: New House/New Rules.
HOST: Heidi Klum
MENTOR: Christian Siriano
JUDGES: Nina Garcia, Editor in Chef, Elle Magazine,
Law Roach, Celebrity & Image Architect.
PRIZE: $200,000
Spread in Elle Magazine,
Lifetime seat in CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America).
PLAYERS
1. CAYEE BLACK 44 Houston, TEXAS
2. BELANIA DALEY 34 Long Island, NEW YORK
3. ANTONIO ESTRADA 37 Mazatlan, MEXICO
4. JESUS ESTRADA 37 Mazatlan, MEXICO
5. VEEJAY FLOESCA Manila, PHILLIPPINES
6. ALEX FOXWORTH Greensboro, NORTH CAROLINA
7. YUCHEN HAN Xining, CHINA
8. JOAN MADISON New York City, NEW YORK
9. MADELINE MALEFANT 31 Nantucket, MASSACHUESETTS
10. JOSEPH McRAE 33 Charlotte, NORTH, CAROLINA
11. ETHAN MUNDT 30 Chicago, ILLINOIS
12. ANGELO ROSA Providence, RHODE ISLAND
- Most of the players are too much & not beginners in the field. Most of the female host & judges are revealing too much breast. (Maybe I getting old). The show has changed.
CHALLENGE: Disney princess vs. villains in 1 day.
RESULTS:
WINNING HOUSE: House of Villians
TOP 3: Ethan, Yuchen, & Jesus.
WINNER: Ethan.
BOTTOM 3: from the House of Princes
CayCee, Joseph, & Antonio.
ELIMINATED: Next Episode.
EPISODE #2: Feel the Burn.
I do not like to wait until the next episode to find out who gets eliminated.
ELIMINATED: CayCee.
ETHAN'S ADVANTAGE: get to swap designer. He swap Jesus for Madeline.
CHALLENGE: Create workout to weekend. Activewear in 1 day.
HOUSE OF BURN: Ethan.
HOUSE OF LOTUS: Antonio.
THE RUNWAY SHOW
- The Runway is in fire.
GUEST JUDGE: Sara Foster.
RESULTS:
WINNING HOUSE: House of Lotus.
TOP 3: Joseph, Belania, & Jesus.
WINNER: Jesus.
BOTTOM 3: Alex, Angelo, & Veejay
ELIMINATED: Next Episode.
EPISODE #3: Boring to Brilliant.
ELIMINATED: Alex.
NEW ASSIGNMENT: Continue in teams. With winners of last challenge as the leaders: ETHAN & JESUS.
ETHAN: Yuchen, Joseph, Joan, & Angelo. Get Denim as fabric.
JESUS: Antonio, Madeline, Veejay, & Belania. Get Wool as fabric.
CHALLENGE: Make a collection from boring fabric to brilliant in1 day.
DAY #2: Day of Runway Show.
GUEST JUDGES: Sofia Vergara, Actress & Model of Columbia.
Sara Foster, Co-Founder of Favorite Daughter.
RESULTS:
WINNING HOUSE: House of Jesus
TOP 3: Jesus, Antonio, & Belania.
WINNER: Belania - Sofia will wear the winning look.
SAFE: Madeline & Veejay.
LOSING HOUSE: House of Ethan.
BOTTOM 3: Joan, Angelo, & Ethan.
SAFE: Joseph & Yuchen.
ELIMINATED: Next Episode.
EPISODE #21: Sew Elementary.
- I feel most of the designers take away from the show. The show has changed. Maybe, I am old fashioned in my ways but I DO NOT like it. They are trying PLEASE the LGBTQ too much. It is a shame.
BOTTOM 3: Angelo, Joan & Utica (Ethan, her drag-queen's name)
ELIMINATED: Angelo.
No More Houses challenges.
FIRST SOLO CHALLENGE: went on a field trip with Law Roach to an high school
science fair on the Abbott Elementary School.
- the unconventional materials challenge in1 day.
TWIST: Runway Show in the workroom with only 1 judge.
JUDGE: Law Roach.
WINNER: Yuchen.
SAFE: Ethan & Veejay.
BOTTOM 3: Joseph, Joan, & Antonio.
ANTHER TWIST: the other designers will vote on who leave.
EPISODE #5: Complementary Couture.
Joseph, Joan, Antonio - two will be saved & 1 will be out.
ELIMINATED: Joseph.
CHALLENGE: Companion piece from your unconventional to fabric in 1 day. Both look will walk the runway.
- Melania's model has a situation & she has new model.
THE RUNWAY SHOW
GUEST JUDGE: Jenna Lyons, Fashion Designer & Business Titan.
RESULTS:
SAFE: Yuchen & Joan.
TOP 3: Ethan, Veejay, & Jesus.
BOTTOM 3: Antonio, Madeline, & Belania
WINNER: Veejay.
EPISODE # 6: Hit the Street.
BOTTOM #3: Antonio, Madeline, & Belania.
SAFE: Antonio.
ELIMINATED: Madeline.
CHALLENGE: going street. Streetwear. Creating a Streetwear look that speaks to your brand. 1 day.
THE RUNWAY SHOW
GUEST JUDGES: Christian Cowan, Heidi's friend,
Joan Smalls, Supermodel.
RESULTS:
SAFE: Jesus, Ethan, & Veejay.
BOTTOM 2: Yuchen & Joan.
TOP 2: Antonio & Belania.
WINNER: Belania.
EPISODE #7: Runway Rodeo.
ELIMINATION #6: Joan Yuchen
ELIMINATED: Joan.
CHALLENGE: Western Chic in 1 day.
RUNWAY DAY
GUEST JUDGE: Mickey Guyton, First Africa-America to nominated country music star,
Zac Posen, EVP, Creative Director of GAP, Inc.
RESULTS:
TOP 3: Antonio, Jesus, & Belania.
WINNER: Jesus.
BOTTOM 3: Yuchen, Ethan, & Veejay.
SAFE: Ethan.
BOTTOM 2: Veejay & Yuchen.