Season 19

Top Designer Season 19 is the nineteenth season of the television show Top Designer, appearing on Lifetime.

Returning as judges are supermodel Karolina Kurkova, fashion designer, Alexander Wang and Marie Claire creative director, Nina Garcia, and fashion designer and stylist Kelly Osbourne. Tim Gunn returned as a mentor to the aspiring designers.

Aldo was the exclusive retail sponsor for Top Designer's 19th season and has merchandised the accessory wall with an assortment of products.

Contestants
The 15 contestants in Season 19 were:

Challenges

 * Episode 1: Create a garment represting who you are only using American flags and red, white and blue.
 * Episode 2: Create a garment for a night on the town using materials found in a pet shop.
 * Episode 3: The designers must create a red carpet outfit to be worn by Karolina Kurkova.
 * Episode 4: In groups of four the designers must create a collection for a modern woman featuring casual wear, formal wear, work wear and a party outfit.
 * Episode 5: The designers must create an outfit that illuminates in the dark.
 * Episode 6: Create an editorial outfit only made from white fabrics.
 * Episode 7: In teams of three, design a couture inspired mini-collection inspired from either Europe, Asia, Africa.
 * Episode 8: Create a performance outfit for Christina Aguilera.
 * Episode 9: Create an avant-garde outfit inspired by a musical genre.
 * Episode 10: Redesign your winning outfits into a fashion statement.
 * Episode 11: Design two outfits to start a fashion story showing your brand.