The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection (originally styled as The Fashion Show) is an American reality television series that premiered on May 7, 2009, on the Bravo cable network. The show focuses on fashion design and features hosts fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi and supermodel Iman. The contestants compete against each other to create the best clothes. They are restricted in time, materials, and theme; the resulting designs are judged and one or more designers is eliminated each week. The show was originally co-hosted by singer Kelly Rowland; she was replaced by Iman in Season 2.
It replaced Bravo's first fashion-competition TV show Project Runway, following its move to Lifetime. Internationally the show was broadcast on Dutch television RTL 5 and was broadcast on British Pay-TV channel Really. Bravo made no move to renew the show after the second season ended on 25 January 2011.
Format
Season 1
Season 1 features Kelly Rowland and Isaac Mizrahi as hosts. The hosts are also judges and are joined by Fern Mallis and Laura Brown in the judging panel.
Fifteen designers compete to win $125,000 and have their fashions sold in retail. America chose the winner as these designers were presented with challenges that tested their skill.
Season 2
New host Iman (who had previously hosted the Canadian edition of Project Runway), returning host Isaac Mizrahi (who would go on to judge Project Runways All-Star season), and returning judge Laura Brown of Harper's Bazaar gathered together as the second season introduced a new format. The contestants are split up into two fashion "houses". Each fashion house is expected to assemble a cohesive fashion show for each episode, from the ground up, including everything from the lighting, music, the set, and the fashions.
Simply called The Fashion Show during the show's first season, the second season's restyled title is The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection.
Season 2 premiered on November 9 at 10:00 pm/9:00 pm central, and features 12 designers competing to create the ultimate collection and for the chance to win $125,000 provided by TRESemme Professional Hair Care.
Season 1 contestants Contestant Outcome Jonny Day 14th Place Kristin Hassan 13th Place (quit) Laura Dawson 12th Place Markus Ketty 11th Place Andrew Christian 10th Place Keith Lissner 9th Place Angel Chang 8th Place Lidia Amirova 7th Place Haven Howell 6th Place Merlin Castell 5th Place Johnny Rodriguez 4th Place Reco Chapple 3rd Place James-Paul Ancheta 2nd Runner-up Daniella Kallmayer 1st Runner-up Anna McCraney Winner
Season 1 challenges +Episode number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Mini-Challengewinner(s)KeithMerlinAngelLidiaMerlinLidiaDaniellaDaniellaMerlinAnnaAnnaDaniella
+Designer elimination progress Main Challenge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TitleAnna HIGH HIGH SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN HIGH WIN HIGH FINALIST WINNER 12 - Finale—Part 2.Daniella WIN HIGH WIN SAFE LOW HIGH SAFE WIN FINALIST WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOW SAFE LOW LOW FINALIST Reco SAFE WIN HIGH SAFE LOW LOW HIGH SAFE OUT 11 - Finale—Part 1. SAFE LOW SAFE SAFE LOW HIGH WIN SAFE OUT MerlinHIGH SAFE SAFE SAFE LOW WIN HIGH SAFE OUT Haven SAFE LOW SAFE SAFE HIGH WIN OUT Lidia SAFE SAFE LOW SAFE SAFE OUT 7 - On the Job.Angel SAFE SAFE HIGH LOW OUT 6 - Mean Girls.Keith SAFE OUT 5 - Shape Shifters.Andrew WIN OUT Markus SAFE LOW OUT Laura SAFE OUT KristinLOW QUIT Jonny D.OUT
: Team 1, consisting of Angel, James-Paul, Lidia, Merlin are selected as the top team. But Lidia is chosen as the individual winner of this challenge and wins an immunity. : Team 3, consisting of Haven, Johnny R., and Reco, are selected as the top team. But Johnny R. is chosen as the individual winner of this challenge. : The remaining eight contestants are separated into four teams consisting of: Anna & Haven; Johnny R. & Merlin; Lidia & James-Paul; and Daniella & Reco. The four teams each create one outfit. : The remaining four contestants presented an entire collection on the runway from which the judges choose three to be voted upon by the show's viewers.
(WINNER) Designer was chosen by viewers as the winner of The Fashion Show. [(1ST) RUNNER-UP] Designer came in second place in the votes. [(2ND) RUNNER-UP] Designer came in third place in the votes. (FINALIST) Designer was selected by judges as a finalist to be voted on by viewers. (WIN) Designer was selected by judges as the winner of the challenge. (HIGH) Designer had one of the best designs determined by fashion show audience. (LOW) Designer had one of the worst designs determined by fashion show audience. (LOW) Designer was in the bottom two. (OUT) Designer was eliminated. (QUIT) Designer voluntarily left the competition. (SAFE) Designer was declared safe; team was in the middle of the pack. [SAFE1] Designer was on the winning team. [SAFE2] Designer was on the losing team.
+TeamsDesignerWeek 1Week 2Week 3AnnaTeam 2Team 2Team 2DaniellaTeam 1Team 2Team 2James-PaulTeam 1Team 1Team 1RecoTeam 3Team 3Team 3Johnny R.Team 3Team 3Team 3MerlinTeam 1Team 1Team 1HavenTeam 3Team 3Team 3LidiaTeam 1Team 1Team 1AngelTeam 1Team 1Team 1KeithTeam 2Team 2Team 2AndrewTeam 2Team 2Team 2MarkusTeam 3Team 3Team 3LauraTeam 3Team 3KristinTeam 2Jonny D.Team 2
Entries in bold text indicate that the designer was team leader that week. : Teams were disbanded on Week 4, thus rendering it an individual competition from there on out.
Season 2 contestants Elimination order Francine Simmons Mike Vensel (quit)* Tamara Jones Rolando "Ro" Tamez Golnessa Farmanara David Caldwell Cindy Ayvar Eduardo de las Casas Cesar Gallindo Dominique Pearl David Calvin Tran Jeffrey Williams
Season 2 challenges
+Designer elimination progress Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TitleJeffrey WINLOW SAFE WIN LOWWINNERCalvinLOW LOW WIN Dominique HIGH WIN WIN LOW WIN CesarWIN HIGH HIGH LOWSAFE HIGH OUT EduardoHIGHWINWIN WIN HIGH OUT Cindy OUT David LOW HIGHOUT Golnessa LOW HIGH OUT Ro OUT Tamara OUT Mike QUIT FrancineOUT
(WINNER) Designer was chosen by viewers as the winner of The Fashion Show. [(1ST) RUNNER-UP] Designer placed second in the voting. [(2ND) RUNNER-UP] Designer placed third in the voting. (WIN) Designer was selected by judges as the winner of the challenge. (HIGH) Designer had one of the best designs determined by the judges. (LOW) Designer was in the bottom two. (OUT) Designer was eliminated. (QUIT) Designer voluntarily left the competition. [SAFE1] Designer was on the winning team. [SAFE2] Designer was on the losing team.
+Fashion housesDesignerWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9JeffreyEmerald Syx Emerald EmeraldEmeraldEmeraldNAMIDiamondEmeraldEmeraldCalvinEmerald Syx Emerald NAMINAMINAMINAMIGoldNAMINAMIDominiqueNAMI NAMI NAMINAMINAMINAMIDiamondNAMINAMICesarNAMI NAMI EmeraldEmeraldEmeraldEmeraldPlatinumEmeraldEmeraldEduardoNAMI NAMI NAMINAMINAMINAMIPlatinumNAMICindyEmerald Syx Emerald EmeraldEmeraldEmeraldEmeraldGoldDavidNAMI NAMI NAMINAMINAMIEmeraldGolnessaEmerald Syx Emerald EmeraldEmeraldEmeraldRoNAMI NAMI NAMINAMITamaraEmerald Syx Emerald EmeraldMikeNAMI NAMIFrancineEmerald Syx
: In Week 2, House of Emerald Syx was renamed House of Emerald. : In Week 7, designers were randomly paired by taking rings (diamond, gold or platinum) out of a bag.
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