Quebec designer Markantoine will participate in the new season of the reality show Making the Cutwhich will premiere in August on Amazon Prime Video.
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Markantoine is one of ten designers selected from around the world who will compete in this competition to win the grand prize of $ 1 million and whose identity was revealed on Tuesday morning. Model Heidi Klum co-hosts the show with Tim Gunn, and the permanent judges are actress and stylist Nicole Richie and Moschino’s creative director Jeremy Scott.
PHOTO CHRIS PIZZELLO, ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVES
Heidi Klum is the co-host of making the cut, streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
“It’s really incredible, I’m the first Canadian to participate in this program which is distributed in all major international markets. I was chosen from hundreds or thousands of designers from all over the world, because the other candidates come from England, Brazil, China, Switzerland, the United States”, launches in an interview the high-end clothing designer range, Markantoine Lynch-Boisvert.
A “very intense” experience
Whoever describes the style of his brand MRKNTN as “conceptual skate wear” says he loved his experience. “It’s very rewarding, it was very intense and it allowed me to regain confidence in myself after the pandemic. »
I needed that boost to be able to continue doing what I love, and this show really did me good.
Markantoine Lynch-Boisvert
Making the Cut was taped in Los Angeles in late 2021. Parade locations this season include Beverly Hills’ iconic Rodeo Drive, the desert landscape of Vasquez Rocks and the rooftop of one of the skyscrapers. downtown sky.
“I had received a call to participate in season 2, but it had not materialized, says the designer. I was contacted again for season 3, and after an exhaustive selection process and about ten interviews, I had the answer on November 18. I then had a week to design and manufacture in my studio two evening outfits for the first show, and I flew to Los Angeles on November 27! “.
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Designer Markantoine, in 2019
Each week, one or more candidates will leave the adventure. Obviously, Markantoine Lynch-Boisvert is bound to secrecy and cannot reveal anything about the progress of the show. In addition to the grand prize of $1 million to invest in their brand, the winner will receive mentorship with Amazon Fashion.
One thing is certain, this participation in Making the Cut will open doors for him on the international scene. Already, Markantoine presented its spring-summer 2023 collection in Paris last weekend. “I’m very happy, it’s a real renewal for me, and it’s really going to make me known around the world. »