The Judges and Mentor
The original judging panel consisted of model Kristy Hinze, Sarah Gale, a fashion buyer and a trend forecaster, and Jayson Brunsdon, a fashion designer in Australia. Brunsdon has dressed celebrities including INXS, Princess Mary, and Linda Evangelista.For the first two seasons, Henry Roth served as the mentor to the designers. He is a fashion designer who lived in New York for 10 years and was a judge on the program Style Court.
Hinze, Sarah Gale and Brunsdon were replaced by Megan Gale, Kirrily Johnston and Jarrad Clark respectively for the third season, with Alex Perry replacing Henry Roth as mentor.
In 2012 fashion designer Peter Morrissey and fashion stylist Claudia Navone joined the show as judges. Megan Gale remained as host.
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