Amazon Prime’s Making The Cut Season One Focuses On The Drama Of Real Competition Rather Than Theatrics

Fashion design competitions have become nothing more Cutthroat Kitchen in heels but Making The Cut showed its possible to have creative tension and competitive drama without the hysterics or Alton Brown sabotaging your salmon patties. Photo courtesy of Gold Derby.com

Project Runway alumni Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn reunite for yet another fashion competition in Making The Cut, but instead of high emotional drama (sometimes artificially introduced) and breakdowns, viewers are offered a more genuine look into the world of these unknown (or relatively unknown) designers brought together in competition for a piece of the global market in a way that shows both the human and the business side of the industry, without the circus of theatrics we’ve come to expect. The series starts with 12 designers from all across the globe vying to be the season winner which means taking home a million dollars to invest in their own brand and a mentorship with Amazon’s Global Fashion empire. I’d say that pretty damn resume worthy.

No judges, no competition. From left to right, Naomi Campbell, Nicole Richie, Chiara Ferragni, Joseph Altuzarra. Photo courtesy of the LA Times.

All in all, it’s the same format for a reality-based fashion design competition. There are ten episodes with ten fashion shows, with a designer being eliminated after each one and the season finale showing the last two designers competing for the number one slot. However there were some standout moments in the series such as the locations for each show that were beautiful even by entertainment standards, the critiquing given by the judges was solid, real-world advice, and the eliminations were done without meltdowns so the whole vibe of the show came across as level headed and purposeful. The winning look from each of the ten shows was made available on the Making The Cut Amazon page and available for purchase immediately right after the show, which was an incredible incentive for everyone to push their creative limits just that much more. Making The Cut is an interesting and creative show with a bright future if they can keep it as genuine and human as what season one offered up.

Official Trailer can be seen here

Making The Cut IMDb can be found here