S01E01 Welcome to New York
Tim Gunn mentors the next generation of up-and-coming designers; Kelly Osbourne, Christian Siriano and Aya Kanai serve as judges to determine who will make the grade.
First lady Michelle Obama surprises the designers with a challenge; one winning design will be manufactured and sold to benefit the Peace Corps' initiative, Let Girls Learn.
12 contestants under the age of 18 compete in a modeling competition to win a full scholarship to FIDM in California, a full sewing and crafting studio from Brother, a feature in seventeen magazine, and $25,000 to start their own line.