Making The Cut

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Hosted by fashions’ favorite duo, Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn, Making the Cut brings together an international group of 12 talented entrepreneurs and designers who are competing to turn their fledging brands into the next big global phenomenon. A team of famous fashion experts join Heidi and Tim as judges, including Naomi Campbell, Nicole Richie, Joseph Altuzarra, Carine Roitfeld and Chiara Ferragni. In assignments that will take them to New York City, Paris and Tokyo, these hopeful designers must prove they not only have excellent design skills, but the ability to run all aspects of a global fashion business to walk away with the $1 million prize to invest in their brand. Winning looks from Making the Cut will be shoppable on Amazon immediately following each episode.

Show Description

Amazon Original series Making The Cut, hosted and executive produced by Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn, will premiere on Prime Video on Friday March 27, 2020. The 10-episode fashion competition series, which brings together a diverse group of 12 talented entrepreneurs and designers, will premiere two new episodes each week, culminating in an epic finale on April 24, 2020.

In this first-ever global and instantly shoppable series, limited editions of the winning look from each episode will be available for purchase exclusively on Amazon Fashion in the Making the Cut store. During the course of the season, those who do not “make the cut” will be eliminated, with the winning designer from the finale receiving one million dollars to invest in their brand and the opportunity to create an exclusive line available on Amazon Fashion.

The dozen designers featured on Making the Cut will visit three of the world’s fashion capitals – New York, Paris, and Toyko – and face assignments that will test not only their design skills but also their ability to run all aspects of a business. Judging their looks and industry acumen are some of fashion’s most recognizable and influential names, including Naomi Campbell, Nicole Richie, Joseph Altuzarra, Carine Roitfeld and Chiara Ferragni. The series is executive produced by Sara Rea, Page Feldman, Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn and Jennifer Love, directed by Ramy Romany and produced by Amazon Studios and SKR Productions.

Credits

Executive Producers:
Sara Rea
Page Feldman
Heidi Klum
Tim Gunn
Jennifer Love

Hosts:
Heidi Klum
Tim Gunn

Directors:
Ramy Romany

Episode Descriptions

101 - Heidi and Tim Are Back

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn welcome 12 designers to New York City and tell them to pack their bags because their first fashion show will be in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris. In their first assignment, the designers must create a two-look brand snapshot. One designer lets self-doubt get in her way, while another has to make a new dress from scratch with only a few hours remaining.

Directed By: Ramy Romany
Air Date: March 27, 2020

102 - Haute Couture

Heidi and Tim meet up with the designers to give them their next assignment: a two-look, Haute-Couture inspired mini collection for a fashion show that will take place at the historic Musée Des Arts Décoratifs. As the fashion show draws near, an indecisive designer struggles to stay on track, while another designer attempts to push their creative boundaries.

Directed By: Ramy Romany
Air Date: March 27, 2020

103 - Collaboration

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn give the 10 remaining designers their toughest assignment yet - a collaboration. In teams of two, the designers must blend their individual aesthetics into a 3-look collection for a runway show on the banks of the River Seine. One designer struggles to overcome a teammate’s costly mistake, while another pair’s creative conflict threatens to sink their partnership.

Directed By: Ramy Romany
Air Date: April 03, 2020

104 - Fight For Your Life

The competition heats up after the designers receive a special assignment from Tim: create one-look in just seven hours, using only leftover fabric and supplies. The designers are pushed to their limits and fight for their spot in the competition, taking creative risks that stretch their brand aesthetic.

Directed By: Ramy Romany
Air Date: April 03, 2020

105 - Streetwear

The designers pack their bags and head to Tokyo. Once they arrive, their assignment is to create a two-look streetwear collection. As one designer struggles to step out of their comfort zone, another designer looks to the local workers for inspiration.

Directed By: Ramy Romany
Air Date: April 10, 2020

106 - Opposing Forces

In front of the oldest temple in Tokyo, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn give the remaining six designers a futuristic assignment – create two looks based on the concept of opposing forces. They will then showcase their looks in an immersive, digital fashion experience. The pressure of the competition threatens to derail one designer, while another takes a risky step outside of their comfort zone.

Directed By: Ramy Romany
Air Date: April 10, 2020

107 - Digital Marketing Campaign

The five remaining designers are challenged to create a two-look collection and a digital marketing campaign. In addition to a fashion show, the designers will have to act as creative directors in a photo shoot with their models. In an epic and rainy fashion show, some of the designers shine, while others get washed out.

Directed By: Ramy Romany
Air Date: April 17, 2020

108 - Brand Evolution

Tim and Heidi take the four remaining designers to a serene tea ceremony before revealing the next assignment. Now, the designers must create a two-to-four look mini-collection that embodies the evolution of their brands since the beginning of the competition. One competitor’s ambitious plan quickly unravels, while another decides to go big or go home.

Directed By: Ramy Romany
Air Date: April 17, 2020

109 - Pop Up Shop

Heidi and Tim tell the top three finalists to pack their bags because they’re going… home! While there, the designers must begin to put together a final collection and conceptualize a pop-up shop that will be hosted in New York City in just one month.

Directed By: Ramy Romany
Air Date: April 24, 2020

110 - The Winner: The Next Global Brand

In the season finale of Making the Cut, one designer’s journey comes to an end – leaving the last two designers to present a business pitch to the President of Amazon Fashion and showcase a final twelve to fourteen look collection. One designer is crowned the winner of Making the Cut, receiving a mentorship, an exclusive line on Amazon, and $1,000,000 to invest into their brand.

Directed By: Ramy Romany
Air Date: April 24, 2020