This episode is all about Vintage. The first cut challenge gives four designers the task of repurposing a green polyester 70s jumpsuit into a sexy cocktail dress. The theme of vintage continues into the 24 hour challenge, as the second trunk contains vintage newspapers from the 60s, 70s and 80s. The two designers who make it through to this challenge must use these newspapers, both as inspiration and as a design element, to create a cohesive collection inspired by each decade. Hosted by television personality Alexa Chung.
The theme of this episode is all about active wear and the great outdoors. For the first challenge, the four designers must take an oversized football jersey and create a stylish look for the contemporary soccer mom. The two designers who make it through to the 24 hour challenge are lucky to find the second trunk filled with beautiful Swarovski elements. They must use these crystals to create a "Glamping", or glamorous camping, collection, that is both functional and fabulous.
The theme of this episode is all about costume, and the first cut challenge trunk contains a rubber clown mask that four designers must use to create a ball gown. The two designers who make it through to the 24 hour challenge must face a second trunk that contains a simple black plastic mask. Each designer must use the black mask, both as inspiration and as a design element in creating a cohesive super hero inspired collection.
This episode is all about the many stages of motherhood, evidenced through the first cut challenge wherein four designers must take a trunk of diapers and create a stylish maternity look. The two designers who progress to the 24 hour challenge, are then faced with the daunting task of using a to the 24 hour challenge, are then faced with the daunting task of using a large stuffed teddy bear and creating a collection for the whole family. Each designer must create a look for a newborn, a toddler, a teenage and a mother, all the while creating a cohesive and functional collection.
This Cover Girl inspired episode focuses on showcasing the many unique aspects of the modern stylish woman. During the first cut challenge, four designers must face the daunting task of repurposing a pink chenille bathrobe to create an elegant look worthy of the red carpet. The two designers who make it through to the 24 hour challenge must then use the second trunk items, including a tote bag, a scarf and Cover Girl make up products, to create a cohesive collection for the Cover Girl on the go, seamlessly taking her from day to night.
This episode is all about finding inspiration from our furry, and not so furry, friends. Four designers get the fright of their lives as they open the first challenge trunk and are greeted with a real live snake! They must then use snake skin print fabric to create a look that embodies the nature of the snake in an elegant and stylish way. The two designers who make it through to the 24 hour challenge get the pleasant surprise of finding a fluffy kitten awaiting them in their second trunk, and must use fake fur to create a cat inspired collection for their cats on the catwalk show.
This episode is all about Sex Appeal, and for the first challenge, four designers face the frightening task of repurposing a pair of "granny panties" to create a sexy first date look. The two designers who make it through to the 24 hour challenge must be inspired by and incorporate a fluffy pink negligee into an inner wear as outerwear collection, facing many challenges as they toe the line between sexy and scandalous
This episode focuses around the theme of travel. The first cut challenge trunk contains a vibrant Hawaiian shirt, which four designers must turn into a stylish and comfortable look for the traveling woman. The two designers who make it through to the 24 hour challenge must face the second trunk item; an inflatable globe beach ball. Using the globe beach ball both as inspiration and as a design element, they each must create a unified collection for the worldly woman.
This Herbal Essences inspired episode is all about the beauty of nature, and the first cut challenge approaches this theme in a unique way, as the designers must create a whimsical look using astro turf. The two designers who proceed to the 24 hour challenge must then take a trunk filled with fake flowers and fruit and create a show stopping collection that highlights a woman's natural beauty from head to toe.
This episode is all about the future of fashion, as four designers in the first cut challenge must take a colonial pioneer costume and create an avant garde look. The two designers who make it through to the 24 hour challenge are then faced with the exciting and unusual task of using glow in the dark paints and LED lights to create a futuristic collection for a black light catwalk show.
