Next in Fashion

I can remember just couldn't wait for each episode of season 1 but the vibe for Season 2 just wasn't the same. It seemed very rushed and each show or challenge was rushed giving designers for example coming up with designs and fully making their projects in 4 hours is just insane. It seemed low budget - no trips to the fabric store in New York Mood Fabrics like in the past. I did pick the winner from the very beginning so happy with the final results. I thought the gender mixing wear such as the male in the off the shoulder gown was over done, didn't care for some of the themes such as childhood etc.

Tan France and Alexa Chung are delightful hosts but we needed to see less of them. Same goes for the designers' backstories which are laboured rather than engaging. It's be so much more interesting to see them at their craft rather than seeing their primary school photos. The production is over engineered. The jump edits, the fake 'three, two, one, GO!', the confected judging conversations - are all unnecessary distractions. Frankly, I don't even understand the need to start the competition in teams of two and finish as individual competitors. Kudos though to the runway stage designers; their work looks great. The heavy handed, host-centredness of the show is particularly galling because the fashion is so good. The design sensibility and, in most cases, construction seems so elevated compared to its OG - Project Runway and its infinite spin-offs. By the last few episodes I was fast forwarding to the runway segment because it's bookends were completely tedious. I hope Netflix finds a way to recraft the show so that the design work (not the hosts, the guests, the editing or frankly even the designers) gets to be the superstar. Five of my seven stars is for the fashion.

When dealing with something like Rock n' roll, you're talking about decades of history and entire subcultures. It's a delicate subject. The judges and hosts clearly didn't do their homework and their idea of what constituted rock n roll was almost comically warped - Alexa's tips were straight up offensive and contribute to the persistence of untrue stigmas. They should probably refrain from themes like these on the future. That being said, the rest of the show is very entertaining and watchable. If you're expecting fairness, though, you're not getting it. Some doubles have worked together for years while others met on the show and have completely dissonant styles. With some necessary tweaks here and there, Next In Fashion will be heading down the right path.

Season 1 was so well done. I liked the emphasis on the designs, the layout, how the critiques took place in the back after the runway show. Season 2 has more colors and is fun but the editing is so awful. I get a headache watching it and can't really focus on the designs. It's not what I would expect from a competition type show- more like what I'd see on a tik tok. Did they run out of qualified applicants for their editing department?

In S2 I feel like we don't get enough time on the designs and design process. I don't mind Gigi as a host but did enjoy Alexa more. Overall the focus doesn't SEEM to be on the designs and how they're presented to viewers.

Marry S1 and S2 and they could have a great S3. If Season 3 is like Season 2 I won't bother watching.

Show is interesting and fun, but the editing is sooo hard on the eyes. The constant change of frame or zooming in and out, just hurts. Like the show though but extremely hard to binge on because of the constant flashes of screen change.