About this season
Discover the future of fashion in this ultimate insider competition. Follow 10 up and coming designers as they compete to join the ranks of previous Fashion Fund winners such as Alexander Wang and Proenza Schouler. Each week the designers will be tested and judged by fashion's elite, including Vogue's Anna Wintour and designer Diane Von Furstenberg, for a chance to win $400,000 and a mentorship.
Episodes (6)
1. The Ten
Aired 5 November 2014
Vogue magazine's Anna Wintour leads a committee of fashion luminaries as they select ten designers to participate in fashion's most important competition.
2. Fifteen Minutes
Aired 12 November 2014
Designers appear before Vogue’s Anna Wintour and the Fund’s intimidating panel of fashion icons for a timed interview in which they must defend their lives’ work.
3. Shot of a Lifetime
Aired 19 November 2014
Anna Wintour, the legendary editor of Vogue magazine, oversees a competition in which 10 designers get a chance to work alongside industry luminaries to prove they have what it takes to be named Fashion Fund Designer of the Year – an award that comes with $300,000 and a one-year mentorship with some of the biggest names in fashion.
4. Fashion Week Fever
Aired 26 November 2014
Designers stage shows for New York City Fashion Week and meet with fashion buyers whose approvals can make or break their careers.
5. In Your Room
Aired 3 December 2014
Vogue’s Anna Wintour visits finalists in their studios as they race to finish looks for the Maybelline design challenge.
6. And the Winner Is!
Aired 10 December 2014
After a star-studded fashion show in Los Angeles, Vogue’s Anna Wintour and the judges name The Fashion Fund Designer of the Year.