On Fashion Star, Project Runway, and America’s Next Top Model, the judges seem to have all the answers on fashion, but were they always so well dressed and coiffed? We are looking at the fashion judges before they were stars to find out who was in and who was out.

The success of Fashion Star isn’t just going to be based on its ratings but also on the sales of original collections bought from the designers on the show on a weekly basis. All of the collections that receive bids will be available online and in stores immediately after airing, taking the world of fashion and reality competitions to a whole other level. Snakkle caught up with show producer James Deutch to get the 411 on his new series.