| Next in Fashion | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Running time | 50 Minutes |
| Production company | The Oldschool |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29) – March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) |
Next in Fashion (NIF) is areality show andfashion design competition series hosted by fashion designerTan France and modelGigi Hadid (formerly hosted by France and fellow designerAlexa Chung). It follows designers from around the world as they compete for the chance to win $250,000 and debut a collection on luxury fashion retailer siteNet-a-Porter.[1]
In June 2020, Netflix announced it was cancelling the series after one season.[2] Nevertheless, it was announced on the series’s Instagram that the show would have a second season that would feature Tan France and Gigi Hadid.[3] The second season premiered on March 3, 2023.[4]
The show was announced in May 2019, with co-hosts Alexa Chung and Tan France attached, as well as stylist Elizabeth Stewart andInstagram'sEva Chen as judges.[5] Filming wrapped in May 2019.[6]
The series was created and produced by theoldschool and executive produced by Robin Ashbrook and Yasmin Shackleton with co-executive producer Adam Cooper.[7]
According to an interview withPinkNews, Chung and France met at aVictoria Beckham party duringLondon Fashion Week. France had already signed ontoNext in Fashion and mentioned the role to Chung, who was "too drunk to realise" at the time.[8]
In a statement toVariety, Netflix's vice president of unscripted originals and comedy specials Brandon Riegg explained why it made sense for the company to venture into the fashion competition series category:[9]
Fashion is something that is really appealing and relatable, and so it made sense for us to get into that space considering our viewers around the world ... It is also an opportunity to gauge the fashion enthusiasm of fans and showcase some amazing talent and stories [from designers], the struggles and the victories, and help them elevate their own brand to the next level through the show.
Riegg also discussed the importance of the show's global casting:[9]
“One of the core tenets of our approach to programming is having diversity, and diversity comes in lots of different forms; obviously we are a global platform ... But really it came to finding great characters with great story, and who are credible in the fashion space. And that was a big driver in terms of the casting. It just happened that we looked everywhere in looking for those qualities in the contestants and it allowed us to have more of a global group of contestants for this series in particular.”
Source: Radio Times[10]
| Name | Country | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| Nasheli Ortiz-Gonzalez | Puerto Rico | 17th/18th |
| Isaac Saqib | United States | |
| Narresh Kukreja | India | 15th/16th |
| Lorena Saravia Butcher | Mexico | |
| Julian Woodhouse | United States | 13th/14th |
| Hayley Scanlan | Scotland | |
| Kiki Milele | United States | 11th/12th |
| Farai Simoyi | United States | |
| Claire Davis | England | 9th/10th |
| Adolfo Sanchez | United States | |
| Carli Pearson | England | 7th/8th |
| Angelo Cruciani | Italy | |
| Marco Morante | United States | 5th/6th |
| Charles Lu | Canada | |
| Ashton Michael | United States | 3rd/4th |
| Angel Chen | China | |
| Daniel W. Fletcher | England | 2nd |
| Minju Kim | South Korea | Winner |
| Designer | Episodes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4[a] | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Minju | HIGH | WIN | SAFE | WIN | BTM | BTM | HIGH | HIGH | SAFE | Winner |
| Daniel | HIGH | LOW | WIN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | WIN | BTM | SAFE | Runner-Up |
| Angel | HIGH | WIN | SAFE | WIN | BTM | BTM | LOW | WIN | ELIM | |
| Ashton | SAFE | BTM | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | |
| Charles | WIN | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | ELIM | ||
| Marco | SAFE | BTM | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | ||
| Angelo | WIN | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | ELIM | |||
| Carli | HIGH | LOW | WIN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | ELIM | |||
| Adolfo | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | BTM | LOW | ELIM | ||||
| Claire | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | BTM | LOW | ELIM | ||||
| Farai | BTM | HIGH | BTM | BTM | ELIM | |||||
| Kiki | BTM | HIGH | BTM | BTM | ELIM | |||||
| Hayley | LOW | HIGH | ELIM | |||||||
| Julian | LOW | HIGH | ELIM | |||||||
| Lorena | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
| Narresh | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
| Isaac | ELIM | |||||||||
| Nasheli | ELIM | |||||||||
[a]Because the judges were unable to agree, no one was eliminated in this challenge.
Source: Netflix.com[11]
| Name | City | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| Usama Ishtay | Los Angeles, California | 12th |
| Courtney Smith | New York City, New York | 11th |
| Qaysean Williams | Trenton, New Jersey | 10th |
| Eliana Batsakis | Cincinnati, Ohio | 9th |
| James Ford | Los Angeles, California | 8th/7th |
| Danny Godoy | Inglewood, California | |
| Megan O’Cain | New York City, New York | 6th |
| Desyrée Nicole | Waterford, Michigan | 5th |
| Amari Carter | Atlanta, Georgia | 4th |
| Deontré Hancock | Washington, D.C. | 3rd/2nd |
| Bao Tranchi | Los Angeles, California | |
| Nigel Xavier | Atlanta, Georgia | Winner |
| Designer | Episodes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6[b] | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Nigel | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Winner |
| Bao | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | Runner-Up |
| Deontré | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Runner-Up |
| Amari | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | |
| Desyrée | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | ELIM | ||
| Megan | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||
| James | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||
| Godoy | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | |||||
| Eliana | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||
| Qaysean | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
| Courtney | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
| Usama | ELIM | |||||||||
[b]The hosts decided not to eliminate a contestant in this episode.
The contestants are shown in a modern warehouse space that serves as both the workroom, and on show days, a runway space complete with area for hair and makeup stations. A fully-stocked fabrics andnotions “closet” is adapted for each challenge, and producers will get any item that is needed outside of the supplies provided.
Alexa Chung and Tan France serve as both hosts and judges, with two or three more judges for each challenge. In each episode Chung and France reveal the theme and introduce the guest judge. The designers then each occupy a large work table, and pull fabrics and supplies. The bulk of the pre-runway show is an overview of the contestants' designing and construction process, typically over two work days.
The runway contest itself has a catwalk, and fully digitized floors and walls. During the show the judges' comments are overheard; following the catwalk show the judges visit each entry, inspect the work, and ask questions of the designer. Following the judges' deliberations, the winner and bottom two entries are revealed. After more discussion one or more designers are eliminated.
Season one episodes were posted for streaming January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29).[12]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29) | ||
| 2 | 10 | March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | ||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Red Carpet" | January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29) | |
The 18 designers pair up to create ared carpet runway look in two days. Helping judge areInstagram’sEva Chen and celebrity stylist Elizabeth Stewart.
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| 2 | 2 | "Prints & Patterns" | January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29) | |
The teams are challenged to create withprints and patterns, including creating their own if they wish. They are given a day and a half and need to outfit both a female and male model. Celebrity stylist Elizabeth Stewart returns to help the judges.
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| 3 | 3 | "The Suit" | January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29) | |
The teams are tasked with creating a chicsuit in a day and a half. Helping judge is celebrity stylistJason Bolden.
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| 4 | 4 | "Streetwear" | January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29) | |
The remaining designer teams are tasked with creatingstreetwear.The teams have a day and a half to create two looks, one for a female model and one for a male model. Celebrity stylist Jason Bolden returns to help the judges.
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| 5 | 5 | "Underwear" | January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29) | |
The remaining teams tackleunderwear/lingerie, a multi-billion dollar industry. Each team must create two looks, for a female and a male model. Celebrity stylist Elizabeth Stewart returns to help the judges.
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| 6 | 6 | "Rock" | January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29) | |
The designer teams face off in arock and roll theme, which covers a multitude of music genres and attitudes; the judges are looking for designs that harness that energy and offer the unexpected. The teams again have a day and a half to complete two looks, one for a female model and one for a male model. Celebrity stylist Elizabeth Stewart returns to help the judges.
After the winning and losing results are announced, the remaining four teams are told that they will be split up as individuals. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Activewear" | January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29) | |
The eight individual designers’ next challenge isactivewear, judges will be looking for both functionality and fashion appeal. Contestants can create an outfit for either a male or female. Celebrity stylist Elizabeth Stewart returns to help the judges.
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| 8 | 8 | "Military" | January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29) | |
The six remaining designers are challenged with producing amilitary-themed garment. Military clothing has had an undeniable impact on fashion, inspiring garments such as bomber jackets, cargo pants, jump suits and camouflage and the judges asked the contestants to pull inspiration from military uniforms in a way that honours its intended purpose but still makes it fashion. Celebrity stylist Elizabeth Stewart returns to help judge.
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| 9 | 9 | "Denim" | January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29) | |
For the semi-final, the remaining four designers are faced with adenim challenge. Denim is one of the most worn fabrics in the world, and makes arguably the most personal statement, being fashioned into everyday wear, work clothes and more. The designers are each asked to present two denim looks which must work with each other, and each designer has one male and one female model. Denim has unique challenges in getting the cut correct, and also in trying to present something the judges have not already seen. Celebrity stylist Elizabeth Stewart returns to help judge the designs.
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| 10 | 10 | "The Finale" | January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29) | |
For the Grand Finale the last two designers are to show the judges everything they have to offer as they complete a full ten-piece collection in three days. Each designer is allotted a team of three sewers each work day who cannot consult on creative items. They are also advised that the tenth look should be an impressive show-stopper. As a bonus, they are surprised by family members flown in for the finale. Daniel Fletcher uses theBright Young Things as his inspiration; they were Bohemian aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London who threw elaborate fancy dress parties.Minju Kim's inspiration isFrida Kahlo, a painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by her home country of Mexico.
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Royalty" | March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | |
Twelve designers settle into the workroom to create royalty-inspired looks, hoping to be crowned the winner by fashion industry iconDonatella Versace. | ||||
| 12 | 2 | "Wear The Earth" | March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | |
Two teams let their imaginations bloom to make living looks that incorporate flowers and plants for supermodel judgeHelena Christensen. | ||||
| 13 | 3 | "Thrift Wear" | March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | |
In a whirlwind challenge, designers have only four hours to craft fresh designs from thrifted pieces. Internet personalityEmma Chamberlain guest judges. | ||||
| 14 | 4 | "Childhood" | March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | |
Producing grown-up looks inspired by their childhood photos proves emotional for some contestants in a challenge judged by designerIsabel Marant. | ||||
| 15 | 5 | "Collaboration" | March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | |
The designers pair up to wowBalmain'sOlivier Rousteing with coordinated looks, and learn that creative chemistry can make or break a collaboration. | ||||
| 16 | 6 | "Met Gala" | March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | |
Riffing on the theme of camp, the designers create over-the-top ensembles worthy of aMet Gala red carpet for guest judgeBella Hadid. | ||||
| 17 | 7 | "Swimwear" | March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | |
Pairs of contestants dive into a rapid-fire swimwear challenge to create two suits that will impress model and designerCandice Swanepoel. | ||||
| 18 | 8 | "Everything Old Is New" | March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | |
Tan and Gigi fire up their time machine, sending designers to past decades to find retro inspiration for contemporary looks.Hailey Bieber judges. | ||||
| 19 | 9 | "Transformation" | March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | |
The final four pull out all the stops to design two-in-one pieces that can transform in an instant, with actorAshley Park of "Emily in Paris" judging. | ||||
| 20 | 10 | "The Finale" | March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | |
Three finalists have a chance to showcase their artistry and talent with a full collection of new styles - but only one can walk off the runway a winner. | ||||
