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

Tommy Hilfiger Thomas Jacob Hilfiger ( /hɪlˈfɪgər/; born March 24, 1951) is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's Place in upst ...

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

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, and shifted

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

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

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* * Fashion-themed reality television series 2000s American reality television series 2005 American television series debuts 2005 American television series endings CBS original programming Tommy Hilfiger (company) {{US-reality-tv-stub