Thursday's premiere of "The Fashion Show" on Bravo, 15 designers faced off in two distinct challenges.

Tasked at first with designing a little black dress out of a plain black T-shirt, the competitors had to double down and get creative from the get-go. Judged by Harper's Bazaar editor Laura Brown, three designers: Johnny R., Merlin and Keith emerged as winners.

Each were asked to pick designers for teams and sew 5 distinct looks, each incorporating the same must have item.

• Team Johnny designed a collection around harem pants

• Team Merlin was fraught with drama and created their collection around bolero jackets

• Team Keith crafted a spandex tube dress/skirt.

In the end, while only one contestant, Jonny was sent packing for his too-tight and ill-fitting design, judges Isaac Mizrahi, Fern Mallis and Kelly Rowland weren't impressed with any of the must-have looks. In fact, Mizrahi called the whole debut runway show "embarrassing."

Ultimately, though, the winning looks were determined by fashion "industry insiders" in the audience, and James-Paul got the first prize: His design is on sale now at Bravotv.com.