Season 1 (Junior)

**Top Designer: Junior** is an American fictional reality television series that premiered on September 21, 2017. It is the eighth direct spin-off series of another series Top Designer. It features twelve teen designers aged between 13 and 17. The designers are described by Tim Gunn as "kids [who] have grown up watching this show" (*Project Runway*).

The show is co-hosted by Tim Gunn and Hannah Davis, with Gunn also serving as the designers' workroom mentor. The three judges are fashion designer Christian Vaughn (*Top Designer* Season 9's winner), fashion critic and designer Kelly Osbourne and Aya Kanai, executive fashion editor at *Cosmopolitan* and *Seventeen* magazines.

## Episodes

### Episode 1: Welcome to New York

*Original airdate:* September 21, 2017

The young designers met with Hannah and Tim on the Gotham West rooftop. For this "First Impressions" challenge they were to create a look in one day that best showed off their design style while using the city of New York as inspiration. The designers were given 30 minutes to sketch and take pictures. The next morning they visited Mood with 45 minutes to shop and a $200 budget for materials.

WINNER: **Sean**
ELIMINATED: **Charlie**
### Episode 2: Car Wash

*Original airdate:* September 28, 2017

Episode 2 was an unconventional materials challenge. The young designers were required to create garments out of items found at a carwash. Who was inspired by the microfibre, tubing and sponges and who was washed out of the competition?

WINNER: **Jonathan**
ELIMINATED: **Aimi**
### Episode 3: Teamwork Is Hard

*Original airdate:* October 5, 2017

The designers are divided into two teams of five and must create cohesive mini collections inspired by the decades.

WINNER: **Analisa**
ELIMINATED: **None**
### Episode 4: OMG! That's Michelle Obama

*Original airdate:* October 12, 2017

First Lady Michelle Obama surprises the designers with one of the most exciting challenges of the season when one winning design will be manufactured and sold on landsend.com to benefit the Peace Corps' initiative, Let Girls Learn.

WINNER: **Will**
ELIMINATED: **Sandra & Simon**
### Episode 5: Race to the Red Carpet

*Original airdate:* October 19, 2017

The designers are tasked with creating a red carpet look in teams of 2 in the time frame of only five short hours; Tim brings in some talented surprise guests to help the designers.

WINNER: **Shakita & Will**
ELIMINATED: **Andy**
### Episode 6: Superstar Clients

*Original airdate:* October 26, 2017

The designers' clients for the challenge are the Knicks City Dancers; some designers struggle to work with clients for the first time.

WINNER: **Andrea**
ELIMINATED: **Katy**
### Episode 7: #OOTD

*Original airdate:* November 2, 2017

Designers roamed New York City in search of clothing to be used as inspiration for an #OOTD (Outfit of the Day) design. The designers must choose their muses from people on the streets of New York.

WINNER: **Analisa**
ELIMINATED: **Shakita**
### Episode 8: Make A Statement

*Original airdate:* November 9, 2017

In the final challenge to determine who will compete during New York Fashion Week, the designers must create a look that makes a personal statement.

WINNER: **Sean & Will**
ELIMINATED: **Andrea**
### Episode 9: Finale, Part 1

*Original airdate:* November 16, 2017

The final four designers show the judges a three-look-preview of their finale collection. One designer is eliminated.

ADVANCED TO FASHION WEEK: **Analisa, Sean & Will**
ELIMINATED: **Jonathan**
### Episode 10: Finale, Part 2

*Original airdate:* November 23, 2017

The final three designers show their collections at New York Fashion Week, and one is declared the winner of *Top Designer: Junior*.

TOP DESIGNER: JUNIOR: **Sean**
ELIMINATED: **Analisa** (Runner-Up) & **Will** (2nd Runner-Up)