The lucky 7 set to compete on season 2 of Diane von Furstenberg's docuseries. Credit: E! News Let the games begin! Season 2 of E!'s House of DVF got off to a stylish start on Sunday, Sept. 13 (cleverly timed in the middle of New York Fashion Week). As is to be expected, the docuseries premiere focused mainly on design maven Diane von Furstenberg and her team finding the seven aspiring fashionistas who would compete for the coveted title of brand ambassador. "I love the idea of giving young girls an opportunity of coming into the company, understanding all the different facets of the business, and learning," Diane explained. "I love to mentor young girls, and second of all it's wonderful to be able to find some talent who will have a real job in the company." All in a New York-Minute DVF's search began in fashion capital New York City, where her team quickly tracked down four promising candidates. Topping their short list was Chantal Trujillo, a 25-year-old jewelry assistant at Vogue magazine who said she would leave her post at the iconic publication in a heartbeat for a chance to learn from DVF. Next came Maytee Martinez, a saucy 23-year-old Cuban model who claimed to excel at negotiating and selling. "You give me a trash bag and I will sell you that trash bag," she said. For the first time, the DVF team brought a guy into the mix. Jeremy is a stylist and designer who actually made a ring that Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o wore on a red carpet — no small feat. And rounding out the first batch of hopefuls was Cat Wennekamp, a stylist who had worked on edgy campaigns for Levis as well as Bruno Mars music videos, and she didn’t waste any time telling DVF exactly what she thought of the brand. "Diane's brand is so classic, but the cool girls are not wearing DVF," Cat explained. "I think DVF needs me to help them branch into a new demographic." The consensus was that Cat was a bit arrogant, but the team liked her anyway. Sick First Challenge Since there were four candidates and only three spots open for this city, the DVF team decided a challenge would help them decide who to send home. Though it was described in a rather artistic way, the first challenged really boiled down to photographing some moments during DVF's fashion show that captured the spirit of the collection. Chantal, who had apparently been battling an illness for the last few days, ended up vomiting about five minutes after hearing the task at hand, prompting Diane to say, "If Chantal can't handle it, this is not for her." Cat was equally unimpressed with Chantal, though she admitted, "If Chantal's intention is to get attention, she's killing it." PHOTOS: Biggest Reality Show Catfights Maytee and Cat seemed to team up during the challenge, supporting each other here and there, while Jeremy flew solo and Chantal tried to keep herself from puking again. After the show was over, the candidates presented their photos to Diane for review. Despite her illness, Chantal passed with flying colors, as did Cat, who presented a photo of Diane walking the runway after the show had ended. (Jeremy claimed Cat was just "kissing butt," but Diane seemed to like the shot and, as Jeremy would soon learn, her opinion is the only one that really matters.) Maytee slid through as well, but Jeremy's photos left Diane underwhelmed. "I don't want to punish you because you're a man, because as women we are so often punished because we are women," she began. "But I don't think you got the mood of the show and your pictures reflect it, so I don’t think you're going to stay." House of DVF, House of DVF recap, Diane von Furstenberg

• published: 14 Sep 2015
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