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- ROCK STARS ARE TODAY'S STYLE ICONS,
AND I'M LOOKING FOR A NEW GENERATION
OF RAW, UNDISCOVERED TALENT
TO DESIGN FOR THEM.
EACH WEEK, THE DESIGNERS WILL WORK
FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST STARS IN THE BUSINESS.
[cheering]
- WELCOME TO THE FASHION INDUSTRY.
- THIS IS IT.
- I GUARANTEE YOU, I'LL BE ON THE BEST-DRESSED LIST IN IT.
- THAT TOP IS EVERYTHING.
- THOSE THAT SURVIVE WILL BE TESTED
IN EVERY ASPECT OF CELEBRITY DESIGN,
FROM THE STAGE TO THE RED CARPET AND BEYOND.
[cheering]
- REALLY SEXY.
- THE PRIZE FOR WINNING IS LIFE-CHANGING.
- I'VE NEVER BEEN SO CLOSE TO MY DREAM.
- I LEFT MY DAUGHTER AND MY HUSBAND AT HOME TO COME HERE.
- IF THIS DOESN'T WORK OUT FOR ME,
I'M QUITTING FASHION.
- YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF YOURSELF.
- I LOVE IT!
- YOU ROCKED IT.
I'M BLENDING THE WORLDS OF MUSIC AND FASHION
INTO ONE INTENSE COMPETITION,
SO GET READY TO BE STYLED TO ROCK.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[upbeat techno music]
- THIS IS A MOMENT THAT I'VE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT FOR SO LONG,
AND I'M FINALLY HERE AT STYLED TO ROCK.
- RIHANNA, SHE'S LIKE A ROCK ANGEL.
- I'M NOT GONNA LIE. I FEEL A LITTLE INTIMIDATED.
♪ ♪
- WINNING THIS, I WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE A LIVING DOING WHAT I LOVE.
- I FEEL LIKE THIS WAS DESTINED.
[footsteps approaching]
- OH! - HELLO!
HI, GUYS.
- HERE SHE IS, IN FRONT OF MY FACE--RIHANNA.
- WELCOME TO STYLED TO ROCK.
- [gasps]
- OMG.
- WE JUST GOT HERE.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA DESIGN FOR A FAKE RIHANNA FIRST.
- ARE YOU CRYING?
- I'M EXCITED. OH, MY GOD.
- I'M SO EXCITED TO FINALLY MEET ALL OF YOU.
OUT OF THOUSANDS OF APPLICANTS,
I HANDPICKED THE 12 OF YOU
BECAUSE YOUR DESIGNS STOOD OUT
AND INSPIRED ME THE MOST.
SOME OF THE BEST TALENT IN THE WORLD
HAS NOT BEEN DISCOVERED YET,
AND RIGHT HERE IS WHERE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER FOR YOU.
STYLED TO ROCK IS ABOUT DESIGNING
TO DEFINE AN ARTIST'S IMAGE.
IT'S LOUD, IT'S SEXY, AND IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.
- THAT'S RIGHT. [laughter]
- ALL RIGHT, I WANT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
AT SOME OF THESE DESIGNS.
♪ ♪
HELLO. - HI. I'M CECILIA.
- SO, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DESIGN.
- MY NAME IS CECILIA ARAGON,
AND I SPECIALIZE IN MENSWEAR.
I NEEDED BUTTONS, AND I WENT SHOOTING WITH MY UNCLE,
AND I PICKED UP THE BIG BULLETS,
DRILLED 'EM, AND I MADE SOME TOGGLES,
AND EVERYONE LOVES 'EM.
I'M STILL IN A LOT OF DEBT FROM DESIGN SCHOOL,
SO IF I DON'T WIN THIS, I PROMISED MY MOM
THAT I WOULD QUIT FASHION AND GET A REGULAR JOB.
- TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PIECE.
- I CREATED THIS FROM ZIPPER.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE MY SIGNATURE THING TO DO.
MY NAME IS AUTUMN KIETPONGLERT.
MY SPECIALTY IS SCULPTURAL DESIGN.
- LOOK AT YOUR OUTFIT!
I WANT TO START WITH YOUR OUTFIT BEFORE YOUR DESIGN.
- OH, MY GOD.
- TURN AROUND. GIVE US A SPIN.
- I'M DEXTER SIMMONS.
I'M DEFINITELY THE BLACK SHEEP OF FASHION.
I'M REALLY JUST HERE TO PROVE THAT I HAVE REAL TALENT,
AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE PLACE FOR ME.
- WHAT IS THIS ONE PIECE INSPIRED BY?
- A BREAK-UP.
YOU EVER HAVE THAT DRAWER LEFT OVER FROM THE EX?
- I COULD THINK OF SO MUCH MORE TO THROW ON THAT.
[laughter]
- IT'S SO WEIRD FOR HER TO BE STANDING THERE
AND SAYING, "I WANT YOU HERE BECAUSE I LIKE WHAT YOU DO."
- I LOVE PLAYING WITH LINES
AND THE FLAVORS OF OPTICAL ILLUSIONS.
I'M ADAM CRISTOFFEL.
SOME PEOPLE SAY I'M TOO NICE TO MAKE IT IN THE FASHION WORLD.
I'M HERE TO PROVE 'EM WRONG.
- HOW ARE YOU DOING? A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
- MY NAME IS ADRIANA DIAZ.
I GATHER MY INSPIRATION FROM MY FAMILY,
THAT'S SUPPORTED ME FROM DAY ONE.
WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS 17 AND PREGNANT,
THEY DIDN'T LOOK AT ME SHAMEFUL.
- THIS IS CRAZY!
- SO, THIS PIECE WAS ABOUT CHANNELING
AND FINDING MYSELF AND LOVING MYSELF AGAIN,
EVEN THOUGH OTHERS REALLY DISGRACED ME
AND DISRESPECTED ME.
- OH, YOU HAD A BAD RELATIONSHIP?
- YEAH.
- LET THAT BE A DRIVING FORCE...
- YEAH, IT MAKES ME WHO I AM TODAY.
- AS A DESIGNER.
YOU'RE A BAD *** FOR THAT ONE.
[laughter]
- WHEN I GOT TO CONNECT WITH HER TODAY, ALL THE PAIN--
THANK GOD I WENT THROUGH EVERY SECOND OF IT,
BECAUSE IT'S SO WORTH IT FOR THAT ONE MOMENT WITH HER.
- MY HUSBAND IS A CONTRACTOR, AND WE WENT TO HOME DEPOT.
I'M LIKE, "HONEY, I LOVE THAT FABRIC RIGHT THERE.
I WANT TO MAKE A FABULOUS GOWN OUT OF IT."
MY NAME IS ANDRE SORIANO,
AND I CAME TO AMERICA 27 YEARS AGO
FROM THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
TO MAKE A NAME FOR MYSELF AS A DESIGNER.
IT'S DO OR DIE FOR ME.
- I LOVE THE PRINTS,
BUT I WANT TO KEEP IT A LITTLE BIT SIMPLE,
SO I USE A LOT OF BLACK AND WHITE.
- OKAY.
- ESPECIALLY FOR MEN, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
MY NAME IS KEENAN ZENO.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I'M AN ACCOUNTANT.
FASHION HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN ME.
I JUST NEVER EMBRACED IT
BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT TO GO FOR WHERE THE MONEY IS.
- THIS IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING
THAT I COULD SEE BEING SOLD ALREADY.
THIS IS WELL DONE. - COOL.
MY NAME IS KRISTIE METCALF.
I WAS BORN WITH ONE HAND,
BUT I'VE NEVER LET IT STOP ME.
- YOU'RE SUCH AN INSPIRATION FOR SO MANY PEOPLE.
NO, REALLY, YOU JUST-- YOU REALLY SET THE TONE
FOR THIS COMPETITION.
- TO HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE RIHANNA
SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO ME, UM,
IS TOTALLY MIND-BLOWING.
- TELL ME ABOUT THIS PRETTY LITTLE PINK DRESS.
- IT'S A TRIBUTE TO OLD-SCHOOL GLAMOUR.
MY NAME IS EBONY WHITE.
MY CLOTHES HAVE ACTUALLY WALKED DOWN THE RUNWAY
DURING FASHION WEEK,
BUT NO ONE KNOWS THAT IT WAS STUFF I DESIGNED,
AND I'D LIKE TO CHANGE THAT.
- THIS IS A LEATHER PIECE WITH GEL INSERTS,
BECAUSE WE DO LOVE OUR SUPPORT.
MY NAME IS AHNI RADVANYI.
- THIS IS VERY MAD MAX.
- I'M A HUGE FAN OF BURNING MAN.
THIS IS MY LOOK, THIS IS MY VOICE.
- I LOVE TO USE SHAPE AND COLOR.
MY NAME'S JORDAN CROWSON.
I'M FROM CONWAY, ARKANSAS.
I WOULD SAY THAT I'M A COMBINATION
OF CLASSICAL ROMANTICISM
WITH AN EXTREMELY AVANT-GARDE EDGE.
- THIS PIECE IS A CATSUIT,
AND I TRY AND KEEP ALL MY PIECES SEXY,
YET STILL KIND OF CLASSY.
- JUST--JUST A LITTLE BIT CLASSY.
- SUPER... - CLASSY.
- I'M LAURA PETRIELLI-PULICE.
I HAVE MY OWN LATEX CLOTHING BUSINESS.
I AM ALSO A MOM.
LAST YEAR, I WAS ABOUT TO CLOSE UP MY COMPANY,
UNTIL THIS OPPORTUNITY CAME ALONG.
- YOU'RE ALL SO GREAT.
THIS IS GONNA BE A SICK COMPETITION.
[applause]
IN THIS COMPETITION, YOU'LL DISCOVER WHAT IT TAKES
TO CREATE A CELEBRITY IMAGE.
YOU'LL BE DESIGNING
WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE I ADMIRE THE MOST
IN THE WORLDS OF FASHION AND MUSIC.
- NICE! - YES!
- EACH WEEK, YOU'LL BE TESTED
WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CHALLENGE.
YOUR DESIGNS WILL NEED TO BE FASHION FORWARD,
ADVANCE AN ARTIST'S IMAGE,
AND ABOVE ALL, THEY NEED TO ROCK!
- WHOO-HOO! - YEAH!
- I'M PUTTING YOU IN THE HANDS OF THREE EXPERTS
AND PERSONAL FRIENDS OF MINE
WHO WILL BE YOUR MENTORS DURING THIS PROCESS.
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PRODUCER,
FASHION DESIGNER AND STYLE ICON,
PHARRELL WILLIAMS.
- OH, MY GOD!
[applause]
- PHARRELL IS A GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING MUSIC PRODUCER
AND OWNER OF THE VERY SUCCESSFUL CLOTHING LABEL
BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB,
NOT TO MENTION, HE WAS VOTED
THE BEST-DRESSED MAN IN THE WORLD BY ESQUIRE MAGAZINE.
HE'S A BADASS.
- PHARRELL--HE IS LIKE THIS ARCHETYPE
OF WHAT MEN'S FASHION CAN BE.
HE MAKES OTHER PEOPLE LOOK EFFING HOT.
- PHARRELL, WHY DO YOU THINK IMAGE
IS SO IMPORTANT IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY?
- YOU NEED TO LOOK LIKE HOW YOU SOUND.
IN OUR WORLD, IT DOESN'T FLY IF IT'S NOT CORRECT.
WHAT STYLED TO ROCK MEANS TO ME, PERSONALLY,
IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT AFFORDS A YOUNG TALENT
INCREDIBLE VISIBILITY.
I HAD MENTORS IN MY LIFE.
I STILL CONSIDER MYSELF A STUDENT.
BUT, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH, LIKE, AIDING.
- ALONGSIDE PHARRELL,
YOUR SECOND MENTOR WILL BE MODEL,
STYLIST, AND DESIGNER, THE BEAUTIFUL ERIN WASSON.
[applause]
ERIN IS AN INTERNATIONAL MODEL
WHO HAS WORKED WITH THE BIGGEST NAMES IN FASHION
AND HAS DEVELOPED A KILLER EYE FOR DESIGN.
- ERIN WASSON HAS A REALLY STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF FASHION.
THOSE MODELS SEE MORE CLOTHES IN THEIR DAY TO DAY
THAN SOME DESIGNERS SEE IN THEIR ENTIRE CAREER.
- YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THIS WHOLE JOURNEY
IS ABOUT DISCOVERY AND YOURSELF,
SO I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY GOOD RIDE.
STYLED TO ROCK IS AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.
IT'S ABOUT TOUGH LOVE HONESTY.
I'VE BEEN IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY FOR 15 YEARS,
AND IT'S AN ARDUOUS ROAD.
- YOUR LAST MENTOR IS
MY VERY OWN FABULOUS STYLIST,
MEL OTTENBERG.
[applause]
MEL AND I HAVE SUCH A SIMILAR AESTHETIC.
HE'S THE GENIUS BEHIND MY MOST ICONIC LOOKS,
FROM THE STAGE TO THE RUNWAY,
INCLUDING MY LOUD TOUR,
MY RED DRESS FOR THE 2013 GRAMMY AWARDS,
AND MY OUTFIT FOR VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW.
- IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU GUYS HERE.
- I HAD TO CONTROL EVERY FIBER OF MY BODY
FROM JUST NOT DOING THIS, AND JUST BOWING DOWN,
BECAUSE THE MAN IS A GENIUS.
- DESIGNING FOR A PERFORMER IS REALLY SPECIFIC.
YOU HAVE TO KNOW YOUR PERFORMER
AND WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY MOVE,
AND, LIKE, TAKING THE PERFORMER HIGHER.
I'M LOOKING TO SEE IF THESE DESIGNERS
CAN BE DECISIVE AND CONFIDENT.
WHEN I'M WORKING WITH RIHANNA,
I'M THINKING ABOUT WHERE SHE IS AT THAT MOMENT
AND PUSHING HER TOWARDS NEW, EXCITING THINGS,
AND THAT'S WHY I LOVE MY JOB.
- WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE COMPETING FOR?
- YES! - YEAH!
- I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET SOMEONE.
[upbeat music]
THIS IS ANNE CHRISTENSEN,
EXECUTIVE FASHION DIRECTOR OF GLAMOUR MAGAZINE.
- HOW ARE YOU DOING? - THANK YOU.
[applause]
AT GLAMOUR, FASHION AND MUSIC GO HAND IN HAND.
ONE OF THE PRIZES WILL BE A FASHION FEATURE
IN GLAMOUR MAGAZINE,
WHERE OVER 12 MILLION WOMEN AND MILLIONS ONLINE
WILL SEE YOUR WORK, AND ONE DAY,
MIGHT EVEN BE WEARING YOUR DESIGN.
[applause]
GOOD LUCK.
- A SPREAD IN GLAMOUR--
THAT'S, LIKE, A MAJOR GOAL FOR ME.
THAT WOULD REALLY CATAPULT MY NAME INTO THE STRATOSPHERE.
- THE WINNER WILL ALSO GET A CHANCE
TO WORK ON MY DESIGN TEAM.
[applause]
YES! WITH MEL!
[applause]
YOU'LL HAVE ACCESS TO MY CREATIVE PROCESS,
AND YOU WILL HAVE TO DO YOUR PART
IN HELPING MY DESIGNS COME TO LIFE.
- WHOO! - OH, MY GOD! I SO WANT TO!
THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR!
- TO BE PART OF RIHANNA'S DESIGN TEAM,
IF I WON, WOULD BE, LIKE, A DREAM COME TRUE.
- AND ONE MORE THING. PHARRELL?
- $100,000.
- OH, MY GOD! - WHAT?
- BUT, IT'S IN MY OPINION, THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK WITH HER TEAM IS WORTH TEN TIMES
WHAT THE $100,000 PRIZE IS.
- YEAH.
- SO, YOU GUYS HAVE
AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AND PLATFORM.
PLEASE GO SUPER HARD, AND GO!
- I FEEL OUTSTANDING.
I FEEL ON TOP OF THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.
- ARE YOU GUYS READY TO GET STARTED?
- YEAH!
- GO UPSTAIRS, AND I WILL SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW
FOR YOUR FIRST CHALLENGE.
[upbeat music]
[applause]
- COMING UP ON STYLED TO ROCK...
- THERE'S NOT A LOT OF WALLS.
- I GOT SOME SEXY UNDERWEAR.
- OMG.
- THE WINNING LOOK WILL BE SHOWN
IN THE GRAMMY MUSEUM,
WHERE IT WILL BE SEEN BY THE WORLD.
- YOU'RE NOT USING A FORM. - I'M NOT.
- WOW. WELL EXECUTED. - THAT'S GREAT.
- AND LATER...
- THAT IS DOING NO FAVORS.
- THIS IS WRONG.
- THE SKIRT LOOKS LIKE A WRAPAROUND.
- IT'S RATCHET PROM. - RATCHET PROM.
- ON STYLED TO ROCK, THE DESIGNERS ARE GONNA LIVE
IN AN INDUSTRIAL LOFT ABOVE THEIR WORKSPACES.
THEY'RE GONNA EAT, SLEEP, AND LIVE FASHION TOGETHER.
- OPEN THE DOORS. - OPEN IT UP!
all: OH!
- OH, MY GOD!
- OH, MY GOODNESS! OH, MY GOODNESS!
- OH, MY GOD!
- OH, MY GOD. HOLD ON. HOLD THE [bleep] UP.
WHERE ARE THE BATHROOMS?
- IT'S CHIC, IT'S CLASSY, IT'S MODERN.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF WALLS.
- YAY! BOUNCING ON YOUR BED!
WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP!
- THERE'S A BED RIGHT HERE.
THERE'S NO PRIVACY. I SLEEP NAKED.
- OH, WAIT. WHO ELSE SLEEPS NAKED?
- I GOT SOME SEXY UNDERWEAR THAT I SLEEP IN.
- LET'S JUST ALL GET NAKED NOW
AND GET IT ALL OVER WITH.
[laughs]
- IF WE ARE GONNA SEE EACH OTHER NAKED,
LET ME WORK OUT A LITTLE.
- YES! [laughs]
- HEY, GUYS! BUT WAIT! - BUT WAIT, YOU GUYS!
both: THERE'S MORE!
- OH, MY GOD.
[cheering]
- UH-OH. - POP IT!
[cheering]
- EVERYBODY SEEMS TO HAVE
AN EXTRAORDINARILY INTERESTING,
FLAMBOYANT PERSONAL STYLE, SO, FOR ME,
I GUESS I HAVE SOME CATCHING UP TO DO.
- RIHANNA SAYS WE ARE THE BEST DESIGNERS RIGHT NOW,
AND WE ARE GONNA GET IT!
[cheers and applause]
- NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,
LIFE CHANGES FOR ALL OF US FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.
[upbeat techno music]
♪ ♪
- IT'S OUR FIRST DAY,
AND I'M JUST, LIKE, REALLY THRILLED.
I'M JUST LIKE, OMG.
- OPEN THE DOOR. - OPEN IT UP!
- SO, WE'RE ALL WALKING UP INTO THE WORKSPACE ROOM.
[laughter]
- OH, MY GOD! - WOW!
- AND IT'S JUST LIKE A MECCA OF EVERYTHING I'VE DREAMED OF.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- IN MY PAST, I DIDN'T HAVE THE SPACE TO WORK IN,
SO IT'S--IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING,
JUST TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE FREEDOM
TO KIND OF DESIGN AND CREATE
AND JUST LET IT ALL OUT.
- I'M NOT USED TO WORKING IN A SPACE LIKE THIS.
IT'S VERY BIG. [laughs]
- I NEED TO WORK.
- HELLO, DESIGNERS.
all: HI. - HOW ARE YOU?
- ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT?
all: YES.
- IN THE CREATIVE WORLD, INSPIRATION IS EVERYTHING.
THERE ARE THREE ARTISTS WHO HAVE INSPIRED ME THE MOST--
BOB MARLEY, TUPAC, AND AALIYAH--
AND THEIR FASHION HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON POP CULTURE.
FOR YOUR FIRST CHALLENGE,
I WANT EACH OF YOU TO MAKE A PIECE
INSPIRED BY YOUR MUSE.
- YES!
- THE WINNING LOOK WILL BE SHOWN
IN THE GRAMMY MUSEUM, DOWNTOWN L.A.,
WHERE IT WILL BE SEEN BY THE WORLD.
THAT'S EXCITING!
[applause]
- THE FIRST CHALLENGE WE'RE PUTTING EVERYONE THROUGH
IS DESIGNING FROM PURE INSPIRATION.
THIS IS THE MOST FREEDOM THEY'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE
IN THIS ENTIRE COMPETITION.
- WE WANT TO SEE SOMETHING THAT YOUR MUSE HAS NEVER DONE BEFORE,
BUT THAT ALSO MAKES SENSE TO THEM.
- THEY HAVE LESS THAN 48 HOURS TO GET THE CHALLENGE,
DESIGN THEIR LOOKS, AND GET EVERYTHING DONE,
AND THEN WE WANT TO SEE SOMETHING REALLY PERFECT.
WE WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO.
- I KNOW THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE DOPE,
AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS COME UP WITH.
SO, NOW I'M GONNA SAY GOOD-BYE
AND WISH YOU GOOD LUCK ON YOUR FIRST CHALLENGE.
[applause]
- SO, BASICALLY, TO KICK THINGS OFF, YOU GUYS,
WE'RE GONNA ASK YOU TO SIT DOWN,
SKETCH OUT SOME IDEAS.
YOU GUYS, YOU'RE GONNA BE GOING DOWNTOWN
TO MICHAEL LEVINE'S FABRICS.
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, AND GOOD LUCK.
- THANK YOU.
[applause]
[upbeat techno music]
♪ ♪
- THIS CHALLENGE FROM RIHANNA IS REALLY HARD.
- YOU'RE MAKING A CHALLENGE FOR YOUR MUSE,
WHICH IS CRAZY, BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT THEM.
- AND TO MAKE A DESIGN
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO BE IN A MUSEUM,
I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.
- I'M CHOOSING TO USE JANET JACKSON AS MY MUSE.
WHEN THIS CHALLENGE CAME UP,
I IMMEDIATELY WAS LIKE, BLACK LEATHER.
BOOM, DONE.
- MY MUSE IS NICKI MINAJ,
AND THE FIRST THING THAT I THOUGHT WAS BODYSUIT.
TALK TO ME, GIRL.
IT'S LIKE A FABRIC LOVECHILD MADE OUT OF SILK,
SPANDEX, AND LEATHER.
- I'M INTERPRETING THE CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW
FOR MY MUSE, WHICH IS BEYONCE,
BUT I'M ADDING A TWIST ON IT.
I'M MAKING IT BEYONCE FOR A GUY.
- I HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS THAT ARE INSPIRED BY MADONNA.
HOWEVER, I HAVE MY OWN SIGNATURE ATTACHED TO THAT.
- MY MUSE IS BOB MARLEY.
MY DESIGN IDEA IS TO DO A DROP CROTCH OVERALLS.
I'VE NEVER MADE A PAIR OF OVERALLS.
I'M REALLY TRYING TO BE AMBITIOUS
AND ALWAYS TRYING TO ONE-UP MYSELF.
- ARE YOU GONNA GO LATEX? - NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
MY MUSE IS GWEN STEFANI,
BECAUSE I WANT TO WIN THIS COMPETITION.
I WANT TO SHOW THAT I AM NOT JUST A LATEX DESIGNER,
THAT I CAN ALSO DO LEATHER
AND WHATEVER ELSE MATERIAL YOU THROW AT ME.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
- WHOO!
- WE HAVE AN HOUR. WHAT TIME IS IT?
- I DON'T KNOW. I'M GOING THIS WAY.
- SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO RUN INTO YOU. PARDON ME.
- I NEED TO HAVE A HELPER THAT CAN HELP ME.
- IT NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE STRUCTURED.
- HOW MANY DO YOU THINK IS ON THIS ONE?
- SIX YARDS, SEVEN.
- MY MUSE IS KATY PERRY.
I FELT LIKE, WITH THIS FIRST CHALLENGE,
I NEEDED TO SAY WHO I WAS, AND I THOUGHT,
I NEED TO SAY ZIPPERS.
LIKE, I WAS HOPING FOR, LIKE, A BIG ZIPPER,
BUT THIS IS LIKE A BIG-*** ZIPPER.
- WHAT WOULD MARIAH DO?
MY DESIGN FOR MARIAH IS VERY JUST SEXY, SLEEK,
AND I WANT IT TO BE GOWN, RED CARPET,
SOMETHING SHE COULD DO FOR A SHOW.
I'M HOPING THAT IT COMES OUT EXACTLY HOW I WANT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE WORKING WITH SEQUINS.
- ALL RIGHT, NICKI MINAJ.
GIRL, I THINK YOU'RE SAYING YES.
- I JUST HOPE I DON'T GET TO THE STUDIO
AND BE LIKE, "I HATE IT ALL!"
♪ ♪
- THE DESIGNERS HAVE A FULL DAY TO WORK ON THEIR PIECES
BEFORE ERIN AND I CHECK IN ON THEM.
I WANT US TO SEE THE REFERENCE.
I WANT US TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND
WHO THEY'RE DESIGNING FOR,
BUT ALSO SEE A FRESH TAKE ON IT.
THIS IS A HUGE PART OF STYLING.
IT'S A HUGE PART OF DESIGN.
- I ACTUALLY THINK I MIGHT HAVE TO MAKE THIS SMALLER.
I KEEP, LIKE, OVER-EXAGGERATING IT,
'CAUSE I'M, LIKE, NERVOUS.
I DON'T WANT, LIKE, A *** TO POP OUT.
MY MUSE IS PRINCE,
AND THERE IS NO OTHER MUSE FOR ME.
LOVE THAT HE TAKES ANDROGYNY TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
THAT'S, LIKE, SOMETHING I'M A BIG FAN OF.
[upbeat techno music]
♪ ♪
- AHNI IS WORKING ON THIS NICKI MINAJ PIECE.
I'M LOOKING OVER AT HER FABRICS,
AND THE LEATHER AND THE THIS, AND--AND EVERYTHING,
AND I'M JUST LIKE, YEAH, GOOD LUCK.
- I'M KIND OF LOOKING AT ANHI
BECAUSE SHE'S A LEATHER SPECIALIST
AND I LIKE WORKING WITH LEATHER TOO,
SO I'VE GOT MY EYE ON THAT GIRL.
- I'M NOT STRESSING, BUT I'M NOT NOT STRESSING.
- OH, [bleep]!
- COMPARING MYSELF WITH EVERYBODY ELSE'S DESIGN,
I THINK THEY MAY HAVE A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY.
- SO, I OVERHEARD KEN SAYING HE'S GONNA DO A MALE BEYONCE,
WHICH IS "BENONSENSE."
- I'M REALLY BUSY, CONCENTRATING ON MY DESIGN,
BUT LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM, I DO NOTICE
THAT THERE'S A FEW TRAIN WRECKS.
[crash] - DANG IT.
- COMING UP ON STYLED TO ROCK...
- IF YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED,
PLEASE STAND OVER HERE.
- OH, PLEASE, CALL MY NAME-- OR DON'T CALL MY NAME,
BECAUSE WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN AT THIS POINT?
- ALWAYS DOWN TO THE LAST SECOND.
- THE ANTICIPATION IS, LIKE, KILLING ME.
[upbeat techno music]
- THIS WEEK, RIHANNA CHALLENGED THE DESIGNERS
TO CREATE A LOOK BASED ON THEIR PERSONAL MUSICAL MUSE,
AND THE WINNING LOOK IS GONNA BE SHOWN
IN THE GRAMMY MUSEUM.
- HELLO, DESIGNERS.
- HEY! - HI!
- WE WANT TO HAVE A LOOK AT HOW IT'S ALL GOING.
♪ ♪
- HELLO, AUTUMN. - HI.
- YOU'RE GETTING ZIPPER HAPPY OVER HERE.
- I AM.
- YOU HAVE A LOT TO DO IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME,
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT STUFF YOU NEED TO GET DONE
TO REALLY IMPRESS.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- AUTUMN'S BEING TOO AMBITIOUS,
GIVEN THE TIME CONSTRAINTS HERE.
AS A DESIGNER, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE QUICK DECISIONS
WHEN YOU'RE RACING AGAINST THE CLOCK.
- I TRIED TO MAKE THIS SNAKE-LIKE BINDING,
TO FILL IN THE INSIDE, SO WHEN THE MODEL PUTS IT ON,
YOU CAN SQUEEZE IT,
AND IT HUGS ALL OF HER CURVES UP AND DOWN
TO KIND OF GO WITH THE IDEA OF ADDING A SNAKE.
- FOCUS, HONE IT IN.
DON'T GET TIED UP WITH BIPS AND BOPS, AND JUST MAKE SURE
THAT THE TWO PIECES THAT YOU LOVE ARE PERFECTION.
YOU'RE NOT USING A FORM. - I'M NOT.
I DID A PROCESS
I LIKE TO CALL DRY PAPIER-MACHE PATTERN MAKING.
- WOW. I'VE NEVER--HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ABOUT THAT BEFORE?
- NO, AND YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB, CUTTING THIS.
BOY, IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE YOUR SKETCH.
- I TRIED. - RIGHT ON.
- THANKS.
- YOU'RE MAKING A BEYONCE-INSPIRED LOOK
FOR A MALE?
- FOR A MALE. YES, DEFINITELY.
- OKAY, I CAN SEE WHERE YOU'RE PROBABLY
HAVING A--YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF STUMPS.
- JUST SORT OF SHOW US HOW IT'S GONNA BE.
- IT'S GONNA GO UP AND AROUND THE NECK.
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? - IT'S HARD TO TELL.
THERE'S A LOT TO BE DONE.
- SOME OF THE DESIGNERS ARE SIMPLY
THINKING TOO MUCH AND NOT FEELING ENOUGH.
12 DESIGNERS, 12 TOTALLY DIFFERENT APPROACHES.
WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE HOW WELL THE DESIGNERS
CONNECT THEIR DESIGN
TO THEIR ACTUAL PERSONAL MUSE.
THIS LOOKS NEED TO BE ICONIC
AND INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE IF IT'S GOING
TO STAND GROUND IN THE GRAMMY MUSEUM.
- WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO, RIGHT?
- MM-HMM. - LET'S GO DO IT.
- LET'S DO IT.
- ALL RIGHT, DESIGNERS, LISTEN UP.
TOMORROW, YOU ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING
YOUR LOOKS TO MYSELF, MEL, PHARRELL,
AND THE CURATOR OF THE GRAMMY MUSEUM.
- IT WOULD BE AWESOME FOR MY DESIGN
TO BE ON DISPLAY IN A MUSEUM
FOR TONS OF PEOPLE TO VIEW.
- WHEN YOU HAVE A CELEBRITY CLIENT,
THERE'S ALWAYS A GATEKEEPER
BETWEEN YOUR DESIGNS AND THE STAR.
A STYLIST MIGHT BE CONSIDERING A DOZEN LOOKS,
BUT ONLY SHOW THEIR CLIENT HALF OF THEM.
THAT SELECTION PROCESS IS CALLED "THE PULL,"
PULLING ONLY THOSE LOOKS THAT ARE WORTHY
OF THE STAR'S ATTENTION.
IF YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED,
PLEASE STAND OVER HERE.
- I'M CONFUSED.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
I'M THINKING IT'S GONNA BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS,
LIKE, "ALL OF YOU CAN PACK YOUR STUFF AND GO HOME."
- AHNI.
- MY HEART IS POUNDING.
AND I'M JUST THINKING, "KEEP IT TOGETHER."
- DEXTER.
- I GOT CALLED SECOND, WHICH WAS FRIGHTENING.
'CAUSE I WAS LIKE, "THIS COULD GO EITHER WAY.
THIS IS A 50/50 SITUATION."
- AUTUMN.
LAURA.
ANDRE.
- I'M JUST KINDA CROSSING MY FINGERS.
HEART IS BEATING OUT OF MY CHEST.
AND I'M JUST SAYING, "OH, PLEASE, CALL MY NAME,
OR DON'T CALL MY NAME."
BECAUSE WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN AT THIS POINT?
- AND JORDAN.
- YOU'VE NOW BEEN DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS.
THOSE OF YOU OVER HERE...
YOU HAVE MADE THE PULL.
CONGRATULATIONS.
- [exhales]
[applause]
- THAT MEANS YOU'RE SAFE FROM ELIMINATION,
AND YOU'RE IN THE RUNNING TO WIN THIS CHALLENGE.
THE REST OF YOU, I'M AFRAID YOUR WORK
WAS NOT TO A HIGH ENOUGH STANDARD.
YOU ARE ALL AT RISK FOR ELIMINATION.
- I CANNOT BE LEAVING ALREADY.
LIKE, THIS IS NOT COOL.
- ALL RIGHT, GUYS. TOMORROW, THERE'S
GONNA BE TWO SHOWCASES.
THE CURATOR FROM THE GRAMMY MUSEUM
WILL SEE THE LOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED,
AND CHOOSE THE WINNER.
THE REST OF YOU GUYS WILL BE SHOWING
YOUR LOOKS SEPARATELY TO THE MENTORS.
AND ONE OF YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE ELIMINATED.
MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR REMAINING TIME,
'CAUSE YOU ARE IN A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL.
- I AM JUST VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY NERVOUS AT THIS POINT.
AND I'M REALLY JUST TRYING
TO MAINTAIN MY COMPOSURE, I GUESS.
- GOOD LUCK. GOOD NIGHT.
- THANK YOU. - GOOD NIGHT.
- I AIN'T EVEN WORRIED.
- I KNOW.
- [crying]
- THE DESIGNERS WHO DIDN'T MAKE THE PULL
JUST DIDN'T MEET THE CRITERIA
FOR THE CHALLENGE.
AND THEY DIDN'T IMPRESS US.
- DID NOT EXPECT THIS AT ALL.
HOPEFULLY I CAN MAKE IT TO THE NEXT CHALLENGE,
AND JUST REALLY GO BALLS-OUT, YOU KNOW?
- THEY NEED TO USE THE TIME REMAINING
TO IMPROVE THEIR LOOKS AND AVOID ELIMINATION.
- THERE'S JUST SO MUCH AT STAKE.
AND YOU JUST DON'T REALIZE
HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO YOU AND HOW MUCH YOU WANT IT.
- I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY PICKED
THE PEOPLE THAT THEY PICKED, BUT THEY PICKED THEM.
THEY DIDN'T PICK ME, SO THE ONLY THING
THAT I CAN DO IS DO THE BEST,
FINISH UP, AND THAT'S THAT.
THE NEXT CHALLENGE, WE ALL START AT ZERO AGAIN, SO...
- I'M TIRED. I WANT A COCKTAIL.
- I JUST WANNA STRETCH MY BACK
AND GO TO THE SPA TONIGHT.
- THE DAY OF THE SHOWCASE, SO IT'S INTENSE.
- ARE YOU READY? - I'M READY.
- MAKEUP.
WE'RE GIVEN TWO HOURS
TO DO ANY LAST MINUTE TOUCHES.
MM-HMM.
- I AM STUDYING THE CROTCH OF MY ***.
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT GOING HOME,
BUT I'M TRYING TO GET THROUGH IT,
AND HOPING THAT I CAN JUST
PULL IT TOGETHER AT THE LAST MINUTE.
- I'M NOT GETTING COMFORTABLE WITH ANYTHING,
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY COULD
THROW SOMETHING AT ME AT ANY SECOND.
AND THEN, LIKE, I'LL BE, LIKE, S.O.L.
- I'M GONNA WIN THIS CHALLENGE.
HI, YOU'RE SO GORGEOUS.
- PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. - YOU'RE SO CUTE.
WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE? LOOK IT.
DO YOU WORK OUT TOO, OR WHAT?
- UH, SOMETIMES. - [laughs]
WATCH OUT.
GIVE ME A HUG. MM.
MY GOD, YOU'RE SO BUFF.
- I'M REALLY GLAD IT FITS.
- WATCH OUT THOUGH.
- ALWAYS DOWN TO THE LAST SECOND.
- FABULOUS. I LOVE IT. - AHH.
- HI, EVERYONE.
THIS IS THE PART OF STYLED TO ROCK
WHERE WE FIND OUT WHO ROCKED IT,
AND WHICH DESIGNER WILL HAVE PRESENTED THEIR LAST LOOK.
- REMEMBER THAT EVERYBODY THINKS THEY'RE A DESIGNER.
WE WANNA SEE, LIKE, PEOPLE WITH A CLEAR VISION,
SOME REAL TALENT, SOME REAL SPARK.
- THE WINNING LOOK WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE CURATOR
OF THE GRAMMY MUSEUM ALI STUEBNER.
- I'M GONNA BE LOOKING FOR AN OUTFIT
THAT'S REALLY ICONIC, SOMETHING THAT WILL POP,
AND SOMETHING THAT OUR VISITORS
AT THE GRAMMY MUSEUM AT L.A. LIVE
WILL BE ABLE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHO THE INSPIRATION WAS
BEHIND THE OUTFIT.
- PHARRELL, YOU WANNA REMIND 'EM
WHAT'S AT STAKE HERE?
- FIRST, YOU HAVE THAT GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO HAVE A FEATURE IN GLAMOUR MAGAZINE.
SECOND, YOU GET TO WORK ON RIHANNA'S DESIGN TEAM
WITH MEL AND COMPANY.
AND LASTLY, $100,000.
OKAY, GUYS, HALF OF YOU MADE THE PULL.
YOU'RE SAFE FROM ELIMINATION.
BUT THE REST OF YOU GUYS, I REALLY HOPE
YOU TOOK THOSE TWO HOURS LAST NIGHT
AND PUMPED SOME [bleep] OUT.
ONE OF YOU GUYS ARE GOING HOME TONIGHT.
LET'S START BY LOOKING AT THE DESIGNS
THAT WERE PULLED FOR ALI TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- MY MODEL IS STRUTTING OUT
WITH THIS CONFIDENCE THAT
IS, LIKE, SUPERHERO POWER.
♪ ♪
- THE FIT IS REALLY GOOD.
- SHE CUT THE LEATHER HERSELF TOO.
- AND EVEN THE PAPIER-MACHE METHOD
THAT SHE DID ON THE BODICE--
IT WAS A TECHNIQUE THAT
I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF BEFORE.
IT'S INTERESTING FROM ALL ANGLES.
SO WE COULD DO THAT IN A 360 CASE,
AND PEOPLE WOULD GET SOMETHING
FROM THE BACK AND FROM THE SIDE.
FANTASTIC.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- THERE'S SOMETHING OLD-SCHOOL.
THERE'S SOMETHING NEW-SCHOOL.
IT'S A LITTLE CRAZY,
BUT I KIND OF REALLY LIKE IT.
- WHEN YOU LOOK AT, LIKE, THE DETAIL,
THIS IS A GUY THAT UNDERSTANDS
HOW TO MAKE LOOKS FOR WOMEN.
- I DON'T LIKE THE SPECIFIC APPLIQUES ON THE BUST.
I WISH THEY HAD BEEN IN THE SAME COLOR.
- I LIKE THAT THE TOP REFERENCES BACK TO LACE,
BUT IT'S MORE MODERN THAN THAT.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- THE SKIRT HAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH IT.
- YEAH. - FOR SURE.
- IT LOOKS A LITTLE THROWN TOGETHER,
BUT I'M OVERALL CHARMED BY IT.
- I THINK THIS WOULD SHOW
REALLY WELL IN A MUSEUM SETTING.
- I THINK HE DID DO A GOOD JOB
WITH THE ACCESSORIES. - MM-HMM.
- HE DID A GOOD JOB WITH THE ENTIRE HAIR AND MAKEUP,
WHICH IS PART OF THE CHALLENGE.
- THE ANTICIPATION OF WHAT THE MENTORS
ARE GONNA THINK ABOUT IT IS, LIKE, KILLING ME.
- AUTUMN'S USAGE OF THE ZIPPERS
IN THE WAY SHE DOES IS PRETTY INTERESTING.
- THERE'S A FUN POP RIDICULOUSNESS TO IT.
- YEAH.
- I LIKE THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A PROP.
THERE'S ALWAYS THAT ELEMENT
OF COSTUME WITH A LOT OF KATY PERRY'S STAGE OUTFITS.
- THANK YOU.
- BOOM, THERE IT IS, RIGHT THERE.
IT IS THE PERFECT COLOR STORY
THAT I WANNA GO WITH.
IT HAS THIS REGGAE FEEL,
WHICH GWEN TOTALLY ROCKS.
- YOU KNOW, IN THE SHAPE, I DEFINITELY
FEEL GWEN STEFANI. - ME TOO.
- I THINK IF THE COLORS WOULD'VE BEEN
A LITTLE BOLDER, THAT WOULD'VE
BEEN CHANNELING GWEN A LITTLE BIT MORE.
I LIKE THE DETAIL THAT WENT INTO IT THOUGH.
THE LEATHER AT THE POCKETS,
THAT'S A REALLY NICE ADDITION.
- IT WAS FLAWLESS, SOPHISTICATED, AVANT-GARDE.
AND WITH THE CUFF, THAT'S THE KIND OF ACCESSORY
JANET JACKSON WOULD WEAR TODAY.
- I REALLY LOVE THIS LOOK.
I'M REALLY DRAWN TO THINGS THAT ARE ANDROGYNOUS.
- I LIKE THE PIECE.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT PIECE.
BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY SCREAM JANET JACKSON TO ME.
- I DON'T GET JANET.
- I KNOW JANET JACKSON BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
THAT JACKET IS DEAD-ON
JANET JACKSON'S ENTIRE LIFE.
- SO WHAT LOOKS REALLY SPEAK TO YOU GUYS?
- I REALLY THINK THE GWEN STEFANI IS FANTASTIC.
- I ALSO LIKE THE KATY PERRY.
- I THOUGHT AHNI'S LOOK WAS VERY AMBITIOUS.
- AHNI, LAURA, AUTUMN, CAN YOU COME DOWN
AND JOIN YOUR MODELS, PLEASE?
- I LIKE THAT YOU CAPTURED THE ESSENCE OF KATY PERRY
WITHOUT GOING TOO LITERAL, AND MAKING A SKINTIGHT
SUPER FORMFITTING OUTFIT.
- I REALLY LIKE AUTUMN'S ZIPPERS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS, LIKE, A SUPER STRONG SIGNATURE.
- IT WAS, LIKE, SUCH VALIDATION
TO GET THAT KIND OF RECOGNITION FROM THE MENTORS.
LIKE, I FELT AMAZING.
- AHNI, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT STANDING HERE,
TOP THREE?
- IT'S BEEN A PROCESS OF GIVING BIRTH
TO A THOUGHT BABY.
AND I'VE REALLY PUT SO MUCH OF--
OF MY BRAIN JUICE INTO THIS ONE.
- LAURA, DO YOU FIND YOURSELF HAVING
ANY CHALLENGES DOING THINGS
THAT AREN'T FORMFITTING?
- EVERYBODY KEEPS ON SAYING, LIKE,
"LATEX, THE ONE SHOW PONY."
BUT I THINK THIS KIND OF VALIDATES TO ME
THAT I COULD BRANCH OUT INTO SOMETHING ELSE.
- ALI, IT'S UP TO YOU, GIRL.
WHICH ONE ROCKED IT?
- COMING UP ON STYLED TO ROCK...
- WHEN I LOOK AT THIS, I SEE AN AMBITIOUS IDEA
POORLY EXECUTED.
- IT FEELS SLOPPY.
WE KNOW WHO NEEDS TO GO HOME.
- I WANT MUSIC SO BAD.
- I KNOW. - I WANT MUSIC SO BAD.
- CAN WE MAKE UP A SONG?
- I ALWAYS WANNA DO THAT, AND THE SONG IS SO BAD
THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO THROW STUFF AT ME.
SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND PASS.
[laughter]
- WELL, HEY, WE'LL EACH DO A VERSE, OKAY?
[vocalizing]
♪ SEWING ON MY PFAFF ♪
[laughter]
- THAT'S HOT.
- ♪ GONNA GET MY LEATHER ON ♪
[all vocalizing]
- ♪ AY, TO THE LEATHER, LEATHER ♪
- ♪ GOTTA SEW MY SKIRT REAL FAST ♪
- [vocalizing]
- ANYONE? KEENAN.
HE'S LIKE, "EFF YOU GUYS."
- DAMN SKIPPY.
- DO Y'ALL WANNA KNOW WHO'S GONNA BE
IN THE GRAMMY MUSEUM?
ALI, IT'S UP TO YOU, GIRL.
WHICH ONE ROCKED IT?
- CONGRATULATIONS, AHNI. - [laughs]
- WE'LL BE SHOWCASING YOUR OUTFIT
AT THE GRAMMY MUSEUM.
- OH, MY GOD. [laughs]
I'M SO HAPPY I WON.
THIS IS-- THIS IS SO REAL.
- AHNI WON HANDS-DOWN, BECAUSE HER PIECE
IS SO ICONIC NICKI MINAJ.
LIKE, YOU COULD SEE THAT BEING IN THE GRAMMY MUSEUM,
AND SAYING THAT NICKI MINAJ
WORE THIS TO THE GRAMMYS AND, LIKE, PEOPLE WOULD BUY IT.
- CONGRATULATIONS. - THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- FROM HERE ON OUT THOUGH, THE CHALLENGES
ARE GONNA GET TOUGHER, AS THEY COMPETE
FOR A PLACE ON RIHANNA'S DESIGN TEAM.
- THANKS, GUYS. - THANK YOU.
- IT'S TIME TO SEE THE SIX LOOKS
THE DESIGNERS WHO ARE UP FOR ELIMINATION.
LET'S START WITH EBONY.
- I LOVE THE WINDOWS.
WINDOW UP TOP, WINDOW IN THE BACK,
I'M A HAPPY DUDE.
BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA DO IT, IT HAS TO BE VENTILATED,
SO WE DON'T RUN INTO THE ISSUES OF, YOU KNOW...
- IT'S LIKE A TERRARIUM UNDER THERE.
- THE FOGGY TOP.
- KRISTIE'S.
- THE SKIRT JUST LOOKS LIKE A WRAP-AROUND.
- THE HEMLINE SHOULD BE PERFECTION.
CONSIDERING THAT THERE'S NO OTHER
IDIOSYNCRASIES TO THIS SKIRT,
THE MAKINGS OF THIS SKIRT SHOULD BE FLAWLESS.
- KEENAN.
I'M STILL JUST HAVING SUCH A HARD TIME
WITH BEYONCE IN A MALE FORM.
- THE NEXT LOOK IS BY ADAM.
- [sighs]
IT'S RATCHET PROM, I'M JUST BEING HONEST.
- THAT TERM IS SO COOL.
YOU MIX THIS UP WITH SOME CHUCKS
AND, LIKE, A REAL GOOD LEATHER JACKET, IT KIND OF,
IN A REALLY WEIRD WAY, WORKS.
- ADAM, YOU'RE LUCKY THAT WE'RE ENTERTAINED BY THIS.
THIS IS WRONG, BUT SOMEHOW--
- KINDA RIGHT. - YEAH.
- THE NEXT LOOK IS BY CECILIA.
- PANTS ARE TWO DIFFERENT LENGTHS.
SOMETHING HAPPENING AT THE KNEES.
OOF. THAT IS DOING NO FAVORS TO THE BACK OF YOU, GIRL.
- THE LAST LOOK IS ADRIANA'S.
- WHEN I LOOK AT THIS, I SEE AN AMBITIOUS IDEA
POORLY EXECUTED.
- THE TIME THAT IT TOOK TO MAKE THAT POCKET
FOR THE SPLIFF,
YOU PUT THAT IN THERE, BUT THEN THIS--
LIKE, WHAT'S THAT? WHAT'S THE SEWING HERE?
- YOU GUYS, STOP WITH ALL THESE LITTLE IDEAS
THAT ARE GETTING IN THE WAY OF JUST
MAKING A BEAUTIFUL GARMENT.
OUT OF THE SIX DESIGNERS THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE PULL,
THERE ARE TWO LOOKS THAT COMPLETELY MISSED THE MARK.
- ADRIANA'S BOB MARLEY
AND KEENAN'S MALE BEYONCE.
- KEENAN AND ADRIANA, CAN YOU COME DOWN HERE
AND JOIN YOUR MODELS.
THE REST OF YOU GUYS ARE SAFE FROM ELIMINATION.
NOW GO BACK TO THE LIVING SPACE.
- THANK YOU. - THANKS.
- WOW. I CAN BREATHE AGAIN.
I'M NOT IN THE BOTTOM TWO, SO THANK GOD.
- KEENAN, I FEEL LIKE YOU JUST SIMPLY
WANTED TO MAKE MENSWEAR CLOTHING,
SO I'M WONDERING WHY YOU DIDN'T CHOOSE A MALE MUSE.
- I REALLY THOUGHT THAT YOU GUYS WOULD
WANT TO SEE ME TAKE THAT CHALLENGE,
AND TRY TO TURN BEYONCE INTO A MALE-INSPIRED GARMENT.
- ONCE YOU GIVE US YOUR REASONINGS FOR WHY,
WE GET IT.
BUT REMEMBER, WHEN YOU'RE COMPETING,
YOU WANNA LEAVE ZERO ROOM TO MISINTERPRETATION.
THE SHIRT IS FRESH THOUGH.
- IT IS.
- ADRIANA, I THINK WE'RE ALL STRUGGLING
WITH THE LACK OF EXECUTION HERE.
I GET IT. YOU GUYS GOT SLAMMED.
YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME.
YOU GOTTA PICK YOUR BATTLES.
AND IT'S GOTTA BE ***, AND IT'S NOT.
- I CAN COUNT THE PIECES OF MENSWEAR
I'VE CREATED ON MY HANDS.
SO I WAS REALLY TRYING TO CHALLENGE MYSELF
AND BE BALLS OUT, USING COMPLEX FABRIC,
PUTTING THEM TOGETHER SO THAT
YOU CAN SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
- I GET WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY,
BUT YOU NEED TO SAY IT IN A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.
AND THAT'S USUALLY DONE WITH EXECUTION.
- WHAT'S AT STAKE HERE IS SOMEONE ACTUALLY
LOSING THEIR CHANCE TO BECOME A MEMBER
OF RIHANNA'S DESIGN TEAM.
WE'VE GOT A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.
SO WE'LL CALL YOU GUYS BACK AFTER WE HAVE A GOOD TALK.
- OKAY. WHAT DO WE THINK?
- BOTH VERY BAD. I THINK THAT KEENAN IS TALENTED,
AND HE'S GOT SOMETHING IN HIS HEART
THAT HE'S TRYING TO PROVE, SO I THINK
THAT MAY HAVE GOTTEN HIM COMPLETELY OFF TASK.
- AND ON THE OTHER HAND, ADRIANA'S OUTFIT
WAS KIND OF LIKE A MOOD BOARD.
IT WAS A LITTLE ROUGH.
IT WAS A LITTLE ARTS AND CRAFT-Y.
AND IT WAS KIND OF POORLY PUT TOGETHER.
- HER AMBITION JUST SORT OF GOT...
both: THE BEST OF HER.
- SHE AT LEAST HAS A CLUE ABOUT
SOME INSPIRATION FROM BOB MARLEY.
- YEAH.
- DIDN'T LIKE WHAT SHE DID. - NO.
TO ME, HER OUTFIT'S LIKE A REAL ROUGH SKETCH.
COUPLE OF CUT AND SEW ATTEMPTS AWAY FROM NOW,
IT COULD'VE BEEN RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE HAVE A DECISION.
WE KNOW WHO NEEDS TO GO HOME.
- ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE HAVE A DECISION.
- KEENAN AND ADRIANA,
WE'VE REACHED OUR DECISION.
- KEENAN, THERE REALLY
ISN'T ANY BEYONCE IN WHAT YOU DID.
- ADRIANA, YOUR PIECE IS A BIT OF A MESS.
KEENAN...
THAT WAS YOUR LAST LOOK.
- [exhales]
- THANK YOU, GUYS, SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I WILL TAKE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS SAID.
I PROMISE Y'ALL, I'LL TAKE EVERYTHING YOU SAID.
AND I'M GONNA RUN WITH IT.
AND I'M GONNA DO MY BEST.
YOU GOT MY WORD.
- BEST OF LUCK.
- ADRIANA'S DESIGN WAS AT LEAST CONNECTED TO HER MUSE,
WHEREAS WITH KEENAN, THERE WAS A DISCONNECT.
- THE BEYONCE MAN DID NOT WORK.
HE'S OUT.
- KNOWING THAT I'M NOW GOING HOME,
IT'S A LITTLE DISCOURAGING.
BUT I KNOW I'M GONNA PICK MYSELF UP.
AND I'M GONNA KEEP MOVING ON.
AND I'M GONNA KEEP SHOWING YOU WHO KEENAN ZENO IS.
- ADRIANA, THAT WAS A CLOSE CALL.
WE EXPECT TO SEE A BIG IMPROVEMENT,
SO THAT YOU CAN STAY INSIDE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
- I DEFINITELY WON'T LET YOU DOWN.
IF THERE'S A PULL NEXT TIME,
HOPEFULLY I'LL BE IN THAT PULL.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL TRY MY BEST, SO THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU, ADRIANA. - THANK YOU.
- GO BACK TO YOUR SPACE NOW.
- BEING IN THE BOTTOM TWO GAVE ME
EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS COMPETITION ALL THE WAY.
[cheers and applause]
- ADRIANA!
- THIS JUST GOT REAL, MAN.
LIKE, COMPETITION IS GROUND ZERO RIGHT NOW.
- THIS COMPETITION ISN'T A JOKE.
IT'S REALLY HARD, AND I KNOW
IT'S GONNA GET HARDER FROM HERE ON OUT.
- DON'T LEAVE ME HANGIN'.
- NOT EVERY DESIGNER IS CUT OUT FOR THIS BUSINESS.
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DESIGN FROM INSPIRATION.
FOR THE REST OF THE DESIGNERS,
THE COMPETITION HAS JUST BEGUN.
AND THEY'RE IN FOR THE RIDE OF THEIR LIVES.
- THIS SEASON ON STYLED TO ROCK...
- YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE WORKING WITH
KHLOE KARDASHIAN, BIG SEAN, NAYA RIVERA,
CARLY RAE JEPSEN.
- MILEY CYRUS. - KELLY OSBOURNE.
- NERVO, KID CUDI, KYLIE MINOGUE.
[cheers and applause]
- THIS IS YOUR MOMENT.
- THIS IS SIMPLY THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY
THAT A CELEBRITY DESIGNER COULD EVER DREAM OF.
- I'M PISSED AS HELL
THAT YOU GUYS ARE NOT BRINGING IT.
- I DON'T WANNA GO HOME.
- IT'S JUST AN EPISODE AFTER EPISODE.
- YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ME.
I DON'T LIKE CATTY [bleep].
- YOU'RE STRESSING ME OUT.
YOU'RE BOSSING ME AROUND.
- IT'S BEEN, LIKE, A BATTLE AND A STRUGGLE EVERY DAY.
- I'M FEELING ALL THIS EMOTIONAL WEATHER.
- AHNI'S DEFINITELY A LITTLE BIZARRE.
- WE DON'T THINK THAT YOUR COMMON THREAD IS GOOD ENOUGH.
- I HATE THE FEELING THAT I'M DISAPPOINTING PEOPLE.
- OUR OPINION IS THE OPINION THAT MATTERS HERE.
- I TOTALLY DON'T THINK SO.
[cheers and applause]
- I LOVE IT.
- THOSE PANTS ARE CRAZY.
- THE FIT IS ON POINT.
- I LOVE THE COLOR. - I LOVE IT.
- THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WERE BORN TO DO.
- OH, WORD.
I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH YOUR WORK.
THIS IS A BIG DECISION TO MAKE.
[tense music]