Season 11 opens with 16 designers arriving in New York City. They use the Big Apple as an inspiration to create clothes, and soon discover they will be working in teams the entire season.

The designers serve up ball-boy outfits and new server uniforms for a Ping-Pong social club.

The contestants are tasked to design garments for host Heidi Klum for the launch of her new fragrance line. Heidi will wear the winning garments in her national commercial and a second winning garment for a press event.

While the teams get a twist, the designers also get a blast from the past when two unconventional challenges are merged into one for their newest challenge--creating a line out of hard and soft materials from the flower shop and hardware store.

The designers are separated into teams of two to create a performance outfit and a red-carpet look for country artist Miranda Lambert, who is also the guest judge.

Fashionable clothes for senior citizens are created by the contestants.

The contestants design fashion-forward prom looks constructed from duct tape.

The contestants design outfits for the male revue Australia's Thunder from Down Under.

For this episode, the designers are instructed to draw inspiration from Lord & Taylor’s signature “American Beauty Rose” and create a design with the retailer’s customer in mind.

Artwork at the Guggenheim inspires the contestants to create their own print textiles for their clothes. Designers Tracy Reese and Rachel Roy serve as guest judges.

The designers display their signature aesthetic when they create worthy looks to be worn by actress Jordana Brewster in a fashion-magazine spread. Brewster also serves as the guest judge.

The designers travel to Berlin, Barcelona, London and Paris to get inspiration for the final challenge before the finale.

The finalists work on their collections; Tim Gunn visits each of the finalists in their hometown.

The designers show their collections in the final runway show at Lincoln Center; Michael Kors returns as a guest judge to help choose the winner.