Friday, August 11, 2017

SEASON - 16: KENTARO

HOST:  Heidi Klum
MENTOR:  Tim Gunn
JUDGES:  Nina Garcia
                  Zac Posen.
PRIZES:  Work with JC Penny forming a collection,
                 Brother Products worth $40,00,
                 Make-up Beauty Products from Avon,
                 2018 Lexus Car,
                 Lifetime Pilots Pens,
                 Luxury Trip to Japan,
                 $100,000,
                 A Fashion Spread in Marie Claire Magazine.
STAYING AT:  The Box House.
WALL:  JC Penney
MAKE-UP;  Avon Products
             


PLAYERS  (16)
1.  AARON MYERS                                                   Ridgewood, NY
2.  AMY BOND                                                          Los Angeles, CA.
3.  AYANA IFE                                                          Salt Lake, UTAH
4.  BATANI-KHALFANI                                          Ingelewood, CA.
5.  BRANDON KEE                                                  San Francisco, CA
6.  CHACHA           (Vincent Yu)                             Taipei, TAIWAN
7.  CLAIRE BUITENDORP                                     Grand Ledge, MI
8. SHAWN BUITENDORP                                          "                    "
9.  DEYONTE WEATHER                                        Lynnwood, WA.
10.  KENTARO KAMEYAMA                                 Los Angeles, CA
11.  KUDZANAI KARIDZA                                     Atlanta, GA.
12.   MARGARITA ALVAREZ                                San Juan, PUERTO RICO
13.  MICHAEL BRAMBLE                                    Oakland, CA.
14.  SAMANTHA REI                                             Minneapolis, MN
15.  SANTELL McDONALD                                 New York City, NY
16.  KENYA FREEMAN (Zimbabwe)                    Atlanta, GA.  

EPISODE #1:  One Size Does Not Fit All.
ARRIVED:  in a Large Warehouse where they Meet All.
                    Tim & Heidi arrived by A Large Bus  with the Models of ALL sizes.
FIRST CHALLENGE:  Create a Red carpet look with your signature style.
THE RUNWAY SHOW:
GUEST JUDGE:  Olivia Munn, Actress.
- 6 JUDGED:  Kenya, Shawn, Cha-Cha, Deyonte, Brandon & Batani.
- WINNER:  Deyonte.
ELIMINATED:  Cha-Cha.

EPISODE #2:  An Unconventional Recycling
HEIDE HINTS:  letter at their apartment with safety vet & hats.
GUEST MENTOR:  Anne Fulewider, Editor-in -Chief of Marie Claire.
CHALLENGE:  Team Challenge - Create a high fashion collection from recycled materials.
TEAM #1:  WabiSabi:  Michael, Margarita, Deyonte, Kudzanai & Kentaro.
TEAM #2:  Ballin' on a Budget:  Brandon, Ayana, Aaron, Kenya & Batani.
TEAM #3:  Tsunami:  Shawn, Samantha, Claire, Santell & Amy.

THE RUNWAY SHOW:
GUEST JUDGE:  Maggie Q. Actress.
                             Anne Fulewider.
WINNING TEAM:  Ballin' on a Budget.  WINNER:  Ayana.
LOSER TEAM:  Tsunami.
ELIMINATED:  Santell.

EPISODE #3:  A Leap of Innovation.
HEIDI HINTS:  Make it Work.  See a clip of the lastest movie Leap.

CHALLENGE:  Create a look inspired by dance, movement & innovation.  1 Day.

THE RUNWAY SHOW:
GUEST JUDGE:  Maddie Ziegler, Actress in movie Leap.
REVIEW:  Kentaro, Deyonte, Kudzanai, Margarita, Batani, & Brandon.
WINNER:  Brandon.
TO BE ELIMINATED:  Kudzanai or Deyonte.
ELIMINATED:  Kudzanai.

EPISODE #4:  We're Sleeping War.            13 left.
HEIDI & TIM HINTS:  Somewhere to Be.
HEIDI  KLUM CHALLENGE:  Create a sleepwear for her intimates lines.  Inspired by a sleepover on the Empire State Building.  Also, making your own textiles by hand.

THE RUNWAY SHOW:
GUEST JUDGE:  Demi Louato, Actress, Singer, Designer.
HIGH/LOW:  Aaron, Kentaro, Michael, Deyonte, Shawn & Kenya.
WINNER:  Michael - will reproduced & sold in Heidi's line.
TO BE ELIMINATED:  Aaron or Deyonte.
ELIMINATED:  Deyonte.

EPISODE #5:  Descending into Good & Evil.                       12 left.
ARRIVED AT:  Lyndhurst Castle.
CHALLENGE:  Create Evening Wear look inspired by Good or Evil.

THE RUNWAY SHOW:
GUEST JUDGES:  Dove Cameron, Actress.
                                China Anne McClain, Actress.
HIGH & LOW SCORES:  Brandon, Claire, Kenya, Samantha, Michael & Aaron.
WINNER:  Brandon.
ELIMINATED:  Aaron.

EPISODE #6:  Models Off Duty.
HEIDI HINTS:  Tim is sending her some selfies of him & their models.
ARRIVED:  Rooftop in Brooklyn.
MODELS OFF DUTY CHALLENGE:  Create a streetwear look for models on their day off.

THE RUNWAY SHOW:
GUEST JUDGES:  Georgina Chapman, Fashion Designer.
                                Kelsea Ballerini, Recording Artist.
HIGH -LOW:  Shawn, Margarita, Kentaro, Samantha, Claire & Kenya.
WINNER:  Kentaro.
TO BE ELIMINATED:  Samanta or Margarita.
ELIMINATED:  Samantha.

EPISODE #7:  The Ultimate Faceoff
ARRIVED:  JC Penney Store in Menswear Dept.
GUEST:  Monica Dalton, Design Director of J. C. Penney
CHALLENGE:  Create a women wear inspired by mens wear & in teams of 2.
- Kentaro & Brandon                      Claire & Shawn                        Amy & Kenya
- Margarita & Batani                       Michael & Ayana                 

SWATCH'S BIRTHDAY.

THE RUNWAY SHOW:
GUEST JUDGE:  Asia Kate Dillon, Actress.
- WINNER TEAM:  Margarita & Batani.  WINNER - Margarita.
TO BE ELIMINATED:  Claire & Shawn   BUT will have another challenge TO BE CONTINUE.

EPISODE #8:  Client on the Go.                             9 left.
CHALLENGE:  continue to break the tie.
- 1 hour.
- Shawn is crying, could not think of anything..
- Call Tim & went back on stage.
- Gave up for Claire.
ELIMINATED:  Shawn.

DIXIE ON THE GO CHALLENGE:  Create a print & head to toe look for members of the crew family.
- WINNER get $25,000.
- Claire wa making a copy of Margarita dress & upset her.  She could not concentrate on her dress.
GUEST:  Terea Bossong, Brand Building Leader of Dixie.

THE RUNWAY SHOW:
GUEST JUDGES:  Yolanda Hadid, Host of Making a Model with Yolanda Hadid.
                                 Sophia Stallone, Model.
HIGH TO LOW:  Batani, Michael, Kentaro, Kenya, Margarita & Claire.
WINNER:  Claire.
- Michael walk off the stage????
- To Be Continue........

EPISODE #10:  A Little Avant Garde.
- at the beginning Claire was declared the winner.
BOTTOM 2:  Michael & Butani.
ELIMINATED:  Butani.

In the Waiting Room behind stage - Claire admitted to cheating.  Then Tim came in & she (Claire) was eliminated & Butani was not brought back.
- Brandon was declared the winner.

SHOPKINS SHOPKINS CHALLENGE:
GUEST:  Katomi Nanjo, US Director for Shopkins.
                PRIZE:  $5,000 & design for Shopkins

THE RUNWAY SHOW:
GUEST JUDGE:  Kate Upton, Model & Actress.
- Kenya & Katori. SAFE.
WINNER:  Michael.
ELIMINATED:  Butani & Amy.

EPISODE #11:  Driving Miss Unconventional.                     6 left.
HEIDI HINTS:  Proceed with Caution.  Wild Ride.
GUEST:  Brian Bolain,  Lexus USA General Mgr. Products & Consumer Marketing.

LEXUS CHALLENGE:  Create a runway look using unconventional materials.

THE RUNWAY SHOW:
GUEST JUDGE:  Carly Chaiken, Actress of Mr. Robot.
WINNER:  Ayana.
TO BE ELIMINATED:  Kentaro   or Michael.
ELIMINATED:  Michael.

NOTE AT END:  Michael Knight passed way.



EPISODE #12:  Warrior Fashions                   5 left.
- Boxing Gloves were left in their room.
ARRIVED AT:  Gleason's Gym.
GUEST:  Evy deAngelis, Avon Executive of Sales Development.
AVON CHALLENGE:  Create a high Inspired by Warrior Women.

THE RUNWAY SHOW:
GUEST JUDGE:  Rachel Brosnahan, Actress.
WINNER:  Brandon, again.
TO BE ELIMINATED:  Margarita or Kentora
ELIMINATED:  Margarita.
BUT:  Tim used his SAVE on her.

EPISODE #13:  There's No Business Like Sew Business.  5 left.
HEIDI & TIM HINTS:  Winter Comes Before Spring.
CHALLENGE:  Create a High Fashion Winter Look.
- Going to Minus 5 Degrees Ice Bar to stretch their designs.

RUNWAY SHOW:
GUEST JUDGE:  Katie Holmes, Actress.
-  All 5 will create an collection????????
ELIMINATED:  No-One.

EPISODE #14:  Finale Part I.
- Called Back to the Runway.
HEIDI & TIM'S HINTS:  Told about the way they will be picked & how to make their collection.  $10,000 for 10 looks.  Not everyone will make it.

TIM'S HOME VISITS:
FIRST VISIT:  Salt Lake City to see Ayana.
SECOND VISIT:  Atlanta to see Kenya.
THIRD VISIT:  Los Angeles to see Kentaro.
FOURTH VISIT:  San Juan to see Margarita.
LAST VISIT:  San Francisco to see Brandon.

BACK TO NEW YORK CITY:  Fashion Week.  Staying Back at The Box House Hotel.
- pick 2 looks for preview to the judges.

RUNWAY SHOW PREVIEW:
- everyone goes except. Kenya.
ELIMINATED:  Kenya.

EPISODE #15:  Finale Part II
-  Margarita is worry about Hurricane Maria & her parents.
The designers after the critique & redo their works.

THE FASHION SHOW:
GUEST JUDGE:  Jessica Alba, Honest Company Founder.
- 4th place:  Margarita (she should had won),
- 3rd place:  Brandon ( I did not like his collections)
- 2nd place:  Ayana ( she is another one that should had won)
- 1st place:  Kentaro ( his collection was okay).

THE WINNER IS:  KENTARO

      THIS WILL BE LAST LAST SEASON.  IT WAS GOOD WHILE IT LASTED.