The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection (popularly known as simply The Fashion Show) is an American reality television series on the Bravo network which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi and supermodel Iman. The contestants compete against each other to create the best clothes and are usually restricted in time, materials, and theme. Their designs are judged and one or more designers are eliminated each week. The show was originally co-hosted by Kelly Rowland, however, she was replaced by Iman in Season 2.

It replaces Bravo’s former fashion-competition TV show Project Runway which has moved to Lifetime.

Format

Season 1

Season One featured Kelly Rowland and Isaac Mizrahi as hosts. The hosts were also judges and were 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 chooses the winner as these designers are presented with challenges that test their skill.

Season 2

New host Iman, returning host Isaac Mizrahi, and returning judge Laura Brown of Harper’s Bazaar all join together as the second season introduces a new format. The contestants are now split up into two fashion houses. Each fashion house must create a cohesive fashion show for each episode, from the ground up. This includes everything from the lighting, music, the set, and of course the fashions.

Simply called The Fashion Show during the show’s first season^, the second season expands the title to The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection.

Set to premiere Tuesday, November 9 at 10pm/9pm Central, the season will feature 12 designers competing to create the ultimate collection as well as the chance to win $125,000 from TRESemme® Professional Hair Care.

In one episode, Calvin Tran declared about having to work with other contestants, “Oh, here go hell come!” It became widely ridiculed on The Soup.

(read more about the two seasons, contestants and episodes, here.)

(watch episodes online here.)

(Source: fashionn101)