The Cut was a television reality show for world class fashion designers hosted and sponsored by fashion designer and billionaire Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger

Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the premium lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.-Early life:...

. Sixteen designers split into new teams each week to complete tasks, with a player eliminated each round. The show debuted on CBS

CBS

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, and shifted timeslots through the summer. Of note was the catch phrase Hilfiger used for each elimination ("you're out of style"), celebrity appearances, and the New York City

New York City

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 setting. The winner had the opportunity to design a clothing line for HIllfiger.

In the final, three contestants (Shante "Princess" Warren, Elizabeth Saab, and Chris Cortez)

Christopher Cortez

Christopher Cortez is a multi-disciplinary designer, whose innate curiosity and intuition has compelled him to explore new ways of thinking and has served to define his work philosophy and approach...

were allowed to bring back former teammates to help design a window display. Hilfiger chose Cortez as the winner.