Season 2 (All Stars)

***Top Designer All Stars*** is a spin-off serie based on Top Designer. It features 13 designers from seasons 1–11 of the original series with a new host, Carolyn Murphy. The second season premiered on October 30, 2014.

## Judges

Guest judges include Kylie Minogue, Katie Holmes, Stacy Keibler, Liv Tyler, and Gretchen Mol as well as renowned fashion designers Diane von Fürstenberg, Jason Wu, Margherita Missoni, Charlotte Ronson, Rafe Totengco, and Elie Tahari, in addition to fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson. Cameo appearances included Karl Lagerfeld and the House of Valentino.

The winner of this season was given the privilege of designing a custom-branded capsule collection for Nine West, receive $150,000 in cash, a sewing and embroidery studio provided by Brother Sewing and Embroidery, an all-expenses paid trip around the world to attend fashion weeks in famous cities such as Paris, Milan, London, and Tokyo, courtesy of Laura Mercier, a technology suite provided by HP and Intel, a fashion spread in Marie Claire magazine, and a position with the publication of the aforementioned magazine as Contributing Editor for one year.

## Designers

### **Designer's Progress**

* In Episode 1, Team Bold was the winning team and a designer from that team would be the winner of the challenge. A member of Team Confident would be eliminated. Randel was told he had the lowest score from his winning team, and Samantha was told she had the highest score from her losing team.

## Episodes

### **Episode 1: Redemption on the Runway**

*Original Airdate:* October 30, 2014

The designers are split into two teams, and are tasked with creating collections inspired by a word selected from a board; one team chooses "Confident" as their inspiration, while the other team chooses "Bold."

 Bold

* **Guest Judge:** Rachel Roy

WINNER: **Ron**
ELIMINATED: **Peter**
### **Episode 2: Dancing Shoes**

*Original Airdate:* November 6, 2014

The designers arrive at the Nine West showroom in Manhattan, where they each are given the opportunity to select a shoe from the upcoming collection to serve as their aesthetic starting point for the challenge, which is revealed to be creating a glamorous look for a night out on the town, inspired by the concept of "Disco".

* **Guest Judge:** Rafe Totengco

WINNER: **Ron**
ELIMINATED: **Linus**
### **Episode 3: Up Your Aerosol**

*Original Airdate:* November 13, 2014

The designers are challenged to create "wearable art" using graffiti art as an inspiration. They are given a chance to create their own print with crate of spray paint, and 7 yards of a choice of cotton or chiffon fabric.

* **Guest Judge:** Jeffrey Costello & Robert Tagliapietra

WINNER: **Caleb**
ELIMINATED: **Belle**
### **Episode 4: Made in USA Today**

*Original Airdate:* November 20, 2014

With the first ever interactive challenge, the designers are instructed to choose a picture submitted via Twitter by a Top Designer fan as inspiration for a dress. Many viewers came from all different places of the world. The winning designer & look would be featured in an editorial issue of USA Today.

* **Guest Judge:** Tavi Gevinson & Charlotte Ronson

WINNER: **Ron**
ELIMINATED: **Curt**
### **Episode 5: You've Got Male**

*Original Airdate:* November 27, 2014

The designers are instructed to create an avant-garde androgynous look for their models. The day after, they are surprised with male models and are given an extra day to create a second look for the male model. The judges compare the looks side by side as they walk down the Runway together.

* **Guest Judge:** Jason Wu & Robert Rodriguez

WINNER: **Caleb**and **Zack**
ELIMINATED: **Claire**
### **Episode 6: The Green Carpet**

*Original Airdate:* December 4, 2014

The designers are brought to "The High Line" and are given the task to create an evening gown using Green Fabrics with prints or solid colors that were given to them. After selecting their fabrics, the designers are then allowed to use extra accessories or trimmings that were used by the designers in past challenges. The winning design is to be worn by Carolyn Murphy at a Red Carpet event.

* **Guest Judge:** Diane Von Fürstenberg

WINNER: **Caleb**
ELIMINATED: **No one**
### **Episode 7: Nightmare before Christmas**

*Original Airdate:* December 11, 2014

The eight still-standing designers take on an unconventional challenge of creating a look from items found in a Christmas novelty store, with the added twist that the dress cannot look like something inspired by or relating to Christmas.

* **Guest Judge:** Kylie Minogue & La La Anthony

WINNER: **Sergey**
ELIMINATED: **Hayden**
### **Episode 8: Sew Bussiness**

*Original Airdate:* December 18, 2014

The seven remaining All Stars must create a ready to wear look while also meeting a retail budget of $500–$700. The winning design would be displayed in the store windows of Elie Tahari & manufactured and sold, with profits going to Save the Garment Center.

* **Guest Judge:** Elie Tahari & Stacy Keibler

WINNER: **Caleb**
ELIMINATED: **Samantha**
### **Episode 9: Fashion Face-Off**

*Original Airdate:* December 25, 2014

The six remaining designers are challenged in a "Fashion Face Off" to design an outfit modernizing the Roaring 20's. The designers go head to head against each other in teams of two.

Although Randel won the face-off, Ammanuel's design was also very good and he was not considered for elimination. Although winning the face-off, Zack's design wasn't deemed as good as Ron's and Randel's and he was not considered for the win.

* **Guest Judge:** Gretchen Mol & Jenny Packham

WINNER: **Randel**
ELIMINATED: **Sergey**
### **Episode 10: All Stars & Stripes**

*Original Airdate:* January 1, 2015

The Top Designer designers pay their tribute to the armed forces! The four remaining designers are paired with four female veterans from an array of different military branches. The designers will have to battle it out to see who can create a design that best suits each veteran for each of the special events they are attending.

* **Guest Judge:** Katie Holmes & Carmen Marc Valvo

WINNER: **Randel**
ELIMINATED: **Caleb**
### **Episode 11: Couture de France**

*Original Airdate:* January 8, 2015

The designers go international! For the first time ever in Top Designer history, the designers retire sketching at 1407 for a day of sketching in Paris at the Eiffel tower! The designers also get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to tour the Valentino atelier and showrooms, and are also invited to a private preview of Valentino's Couture show by creative directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli. With all of their newly acquired Parisian knowledge, the designers return to NYC to design a couture gown of their own that will hopefully secure their spot in the finale!

* **Guest Judge:** Cynthia Rowley

WINNER: **Zack**
ELIMINATED: **No one**
### **Episode 12: Finale: Go Big Or Go Home**

*Original Airdate:* January 15, 2015

The four remaining designers compete in the final for a chance to win a life-altering grand prize! However, because this is All Stars, the final four designers only get four days and an hour and a half at Mood, to complete a full mini collection. With the help of previously eliminated designers, the final four duke it out and give it all they've got to prove who Top Designer's true All Star is.

* **Guest Judge:** Liv Tyler & Margherita Missoni

WINNER: **Ron**
ELIMINATED: **Amanuel**(Runner-Up), **Randel**(2nd Runner-Up) and **Zack**(3rd Runner-Up)