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Season 1 – Fashion Star

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Designers vie to win a multimillion-dollar contract to launch their line in American retail stores.
Fashion Star — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Fashion Star's attempt at innovating the reality competition format backfires spectacularly, resulting in a cynical infomercial instead of a confident strut down the runway.

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Linda Stasi New York Post 10/28/2020
Absent from this show are the ridiculous clothes... In their place are serious, wearable clothes that are, for the most part, so beautiful, so well-tailored and so, yes, sellable, that you'll want to buy them right up. Go to Full Review John Doyle Globe and Mail 10/28/2020
Fashion Star is really good for a laugh. Fashion design and marketing reduced to comic-book drama. Much more cheesy than those cable reality shows about the next-top-designer. Go to Full Review Andrew Ryan Globe and Mail 10/27/2020
Welcome to prime time's first infomercial. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Fashion Star — Season 1

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Elle Macpherson

Host

Jessica Simpson

Self

Nicole Richie

Self

John Varvatos

Self

Caprice Willard

Judge

Terron E. Schaefer

Judge

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 13, 2012 Pilot The contestants must design and create their signature items; after an exhilarating runway show, the retailers make on-the-spot decisions. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 20, 2012 Who's Your Customer? The designers display original pieces in their own retail spaces and earn feedback from potential customers. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 27, 2012 Here Comes Summer The designers meet with trend reporters before trying to create summer trends for their brands. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 3, 2012 High-End Appeal; Mass Market Appeal The designers must create a high-end garment and a mass-market item; while one designer excels, another faces a week without a bid from retailers. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 10, 2012 Living Department Store Window The designers must use live models in a blank window space to display their collections; the designers who did not get bids face elimination. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 17, 2012 Out of the Box When the remaining contestants are asked to push their creative boundaries, a designer has a hard time constructing a men's garment properly; a designer tries to make his collection sexier; contestants face elimination. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 24, 2012 Mentor's Choice The mentors team up with the remaining designers and decide what each designer should make; a contestant disagrees with John Varvatos; a contestant is eliminated. Details Episode 8 Aired May 1, 2012 What's Your Campaign? The mentors try to help the designers understand what makes a successful imaging campaign; a contestant ignores a mentor's advice; a contestant is eliminated. Details Episode 9 Aired May 8, 2012 Buyer's Choice The buyers ask the designers to create a piece for their store; after a surprising twist, the bottom-three designers face elimination. Details Episode 10 Aired May 15, 2012 Finale The three remaining contestants must create a showcase for each of the retailers; the winner is chosen. Details

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Fashion Star — Season 1

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Ben Silverman, Jane Lipsitz, Dan Cutforth, Rick Ringbakk, Elle Macpherson, E.J. Johnston, James Deutch
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG (L)
Genre
Reality, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 13, 2012