Calling all fashion fans! TastemakersTan FranceandAlexa Chungare teaming up to find the industry’s newest designer.
TheQueer Eyestar, 36 and the model-turned-designer, 36, are joining forces for a new Netflix fashion competition show (thinkProject RunwaymeetsThe Great British Bake Off) in search of the next generation of designers.
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Premiering on Jan. 29 on the streaming service, the 10-episode series brings together 18 contestants who will compete to win a $250,000 prize from fashion retailer Net-a-Porter (whose global buying director Elizabeth von der Goltz is a guest judge on the show) and the option for the winning designer to debut his or her collection with the retailer.
PEOPLE has a first look at the pilot episode, which showcases the laughs, tears and innovative designers featured in the show.
In the clip, co-hosts France and Chung first “get to know” the designers, asking which celebrities they have dressed (Beyoncé was one designer’s A-list client), where they studied fashion and who each designer considers a household name.
Equally as exciting as the design competition is the dynamic duo of France and Chung.
“Me and Ol’ WW (work wife), kicking off press for our new show, @nextinfashion. Launches NEXT WEDNESDAY!!,” France captionedan Instagram of him and Chung.
“Elevated, with my ww [work wife],” theQueer Eyestar echoed inanother post.
During an appearance onChris Evans’ Virgin Radio Breakfast Show on Skyon Friday, Chung shared the story of the first time she me her co-host.
France added that he “confessed his love” for Chung. “I’ve been a fan of hers for years,” he explained.
Neither France nor Chung are strangers to the fashion industry; France is the style expert on his Netflix reality show,Queer Eyeand Chung created her own eponymous fashion line in 2017 after her long career as a model.
source: people.com
