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>> PREVIOUSLY ON
PROJECT RUNWAY...
[whistle blows]
>> UP, UP, UP, UP.
>> WHAT IS GOING ON?
>> I WANT YOU TO CREATE
PERFORMANCE WEAR THAT IS
FASHIONABLE.
THE WINNING LOOK WILL BE
MANUFACTURED AND SOLD AS PART OF
MY COLLECTION AT SELECT
NEW BALANCE STORES AND AT
NEWBALANCE.COM.
>> IT WOULD BE LIKE A SPORTS
BRA.
>> IT IS IMPOSSIBLE.
>> DON'T [bleep] GO THERE TODAY.
>> DON'T CURSE AT ME.
>> I DON'T GIVE A [bleep].
SHUT UP.
>> WHY ARE YOU SO UPSET?
>> I'M JUST SO FRUSTRATED.
>> I'M REALLY PRESSING MY LUCK
HERE.
WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING,
TRYING TO MAKE THREE PIECES IN
ONE DAY'S TIME?
>> [groans]
>> THIS IS WHY I DON'T GO TO THE
GYM.
[upbeat electronic music]
♪ ♪
>> IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GOING TO
A BUFFET ON A CRUISE.
>> I LOVE THE JACKET.
>> GIRLS WOULD LIKE THAT.
HELEN, YOU ARE THE WINNER OF
THIS CHALLENGE.
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
>> KAREN...
YOU'RE OUT.
FASHION FANS EVERYWHERE...
>> YOUR FAVORITE FASHION SHOW...
>> IS BACK ON THE RUNWAY...
>> WHERE THE BEST TALENT IS
CROWNED...
>> AND CUT.
>> YOU WANT STYLE?
>> YOU WANT TALENT?
>> YOU WANT DRAMA?
>> YOU GOT IT.
>> WHO DO YOU WANT TO WIN?
>> YOU HAVE A FRONT-ROW SEAT...
>> FOR FASHION'S GREATEST SHOW.
>> THIS IS PROJECT RUNWAY.
[upbeat electronic music]
♪ ♪
[horn honks]
♪ ♪
>> HOW DO YOU GUYS FEEL ABOUT
KAREN GOING HOME?
>> SHE [bleep] UP THE CHALLENGE.
>> IT'S JUST GETTING MORE
COMPETITIVE NOW.
>> IT'S TIME TO PULL OUT THE
GUNS AND LET THE GAMES BEGIN.
I'VE BEEN IN THE BOTTOM MORE
THAN I'VE BEEN IN THE TOP.
I'M WATCHING MY BACK.
I'M WATCHING WHO I SPEAK WITH.
MY GUARD IS UP.
>> ARE YOU READY TO GET OUT OF
HERE?
>> YEAH, LET'S GO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> HEADED TO PARSONS.
>> YOU READY?
♪ ♪
>> HELLO, DESIGNERS.
GOOD MORNING.
>> all: HELLO.
>> GOOD MORNING, HEIDI.
>> WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE
END.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> FEELING GREAT.
>> ARE YOU IMPRESSED THAT YOU'RE
STILL HERE?
>> YES.
>> IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.
>> SINCE YOU'VE ALL BEEN WORKING
SO HARD, WE THINK YOU DESERVE
THE MORNING OFF.
>> HMM.
>> INTERESTING.
>> WE'VE ARRANGED FOR YOU TO
HAVE A RELAXING SOUTHERN-STYLE
BRUNCH.
CHILL OUT, UNWIND, HAVE SOME
FUN, AND I'LL SEE YOU LATER HERE
ON THE RUNWAY.
BYE, GUYS.
>> all: BYE.
>> IT'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
>> I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE
CATCH.
I DON'T TRUST HER.
SOMETHING'S BREWING.
NOBODY JUST GETS A MORNING OFF
ON PROJECT RUNWAY.
[funk music]
♪ ♪
>> OH, LOOK HOW CUTE.
♪ ♪
WHEN WE STEP INTO JULIETTE, IT'S
LITERALLY A TABLE SET FOR JUST
US.
SO PRETTY.
SO I'M STILL EXPECTING SOMEONE
ELSE TO WALK IN WITH, LIKE,
BOLTS OF FABRIC AND SAY,
"DESIGN."
♪ ♪
>> GORGEOUS.
>> THERE'S CROISSANTS AND
COFFEE.
IT'S JUST REALLY RELAXING.
>> KATE, DID YOU KILL THAT
FRENCH TOAST?
>> ALMOST. I'M WORKING ON IT.
>> PRETTY MUCH.
>> AND YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED IN
NOVEMBER?
>> JUST STOP, OKAY?
[laughter]
>> HERE'S TO THE NINTH
CHALLENGE.
>> NUMBER NINE.
>> I BARELY MADE THE CUT.
[laughter]
>> CHEERS.
>> CHEERS.
>> I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR
JACKET IN A STORE.
>> YEAH, I SPOKE WITH
NEW BALANCE, THEIR DESIGN
DIRECTORS THERE, AND I JUST TOLD
THEM I WANT IT TO BE, LIKE,
A VERSATILE SWEATER SO YOU COULD
WEAR IT--
>> SO COOL.
>> WITH HELEN WINNING THE LAST
CHALLENGE, THAT BRINGS HER UP TO
THREE WINS.
>> THEY LOVED--THEY LOVED THE
TOP.
THEY WERE LIKE, "IT'S SO
CLEVER."
>> I MEAN, ESSENTIALLY, THE
JACKET WAS AMAZING.
THE PANTS HAD A BIT OF WORK
IN, BUT THE TOP WAS, LIKE,
BLECH--QUITE HORRIBLE.
OKAY, SO THIS HAS COMPLETELY
FRIGHTENED ME ABOUT TODAY'S
CHALLENGE.
>> YEAH, ME TOO.
>> NO IDEA.
>> WELL, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE
THERE'S A CATCH RIGHT NOW.
>> NOT YET.
>> NOT YET.
>> IT'S PROJECT RUNWAY.
WE KNOW THERE'S A CATCH
SOMEWHERE.
>> DO YOU THINK WE'RE DESIGNING
FOR A GARDEN PARTY?
WOULDN'T THAT BE FUN?
>> THE MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY.
>> SOCIALITE WOMEN.
>> MAYBE THERE ARE SERVERS.
>> THIS HAS TO BE PERTINENT IN
SOME WAY.
>> OH, CHRIST, SOMETHING OUT OF
THOSE BIRDS?
>> OH, I THOUGHT THOSE WERE REAL
FOR A SECOND.
>> IT'S GONNA POOP ON US.
>> [laughs]
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
>> GAME'S UP.
BRUNCH IS OVER.
IT'S TIME TO WORK.
>> all: GOOD MORNING, TIM.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW WE DIDN'T JUST
SEND YOU HERE FOR A DELICIOUS
BRUNCH.
I HOPE THAT THIS EXPERIENCE HAS
BEEN LOVELY AND CIVILIZED,
RELAXED, BECAUSE THOSE QUALITIES
DESCRIBE THE WOMAN YOU'RE GOING
TO BE DESIGNING FOR.
SHE IS A MODERN, SOUTHERN WOMAN,
AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, SHE IS
THE BELK CUSTOMER.
>> OH!
>> SCARLETT O'HARA.
>> I'M GOING HOME.
[laughter]
THIS CHALLENGE IS IDEAL FOR ME.
BEING A RESIDENT OF THE SOUTH,
I SEE THIS WOMAN EVERY DAY,
EVERY MOMENT.
>> WELL, I WANT YOU TO KNOW SOME
THINGS ABOUT HER THAT WILL BE
VERY ESSENTIAL TO YOUR SUCCESS
WITH THIS CHALLENGE.
SHE DRESSES VIBRANTLY AND
EXPRESSIVELY, AND SHE'S ALWAYS
FASHIONABLY PUT TOGETHER.
SHE KNOWS HOW TO USE
ACCESSORIES, AND SHE LOVES COLOR
AND ANYTHING WITH FEMININE
DETAILS.
>> MY MOTHER IS FROM
NEW ORLEANS, SO I KNOW WHAT TO
WALK OUT THE HOUSE WEARING.
I THINK THAT I'M GONNA DO GOOD.
>> I DO NOT DESIGN FOR THE
MODERN SOUTHERN WOMAN, SO THIS
CHALLENGE IS ALMOST ENTIRELY OUT
OF MY COMFORT ZONE.
>> YOU MAY CREATE A DAY LOOK OR
AN EVENING LOOK, AND YOU HAVE
ONE DAY FOR THIS CHALLENGE.
>> OF COURSE.
>> OF COURSE.
>> [laughs]
>> YOU WILL HAVE TO 30 MINUTES
TO SKETCH HERE, AND THEN WE'RE
GOING SHOPPING AT MOOD, WHERE
YOU HAVE SUGGESTED SPENDING OF
$200 TO $250.
AND YOUR SKETCHING TIME IS GOING
TO START RIGHT NOW.
[upbeat electronic music]
♪ ♪
>> I HAVE IN MIND A FLOOR-LENGTH
*** DRESS THAT A MODERN
SOUTHERN WOMAN WOULD DEFINITELY
HAVE IN HER CLOSET.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE
DRESSED DOWN FOR LUNCH OR BRUNCH
WITH HER GIRLFRIENDS OR
SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DRESSED UP
FOR A DINNER DATE.
>> I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS 'CAUSE
I NEVER REALLY DRESS, LIKE, A
MODERN SOUTHERN WOMAN, JUST A
MODERN '80s WOMAN.
I'M SKETCHING PANTS AND A
JACKET, BUT I'M NOT FEELING IT.
I'M NOT LIKING IT, BUT I JUST
NEED TO MAKE IT WORK.
♪ ♪
>> COMING FROM A FAMILY THAT'S
FROM NEW ORLEANS, I'M VERY
INSPIRED BY THE ENVIRONMENT AND
THE WATER, SO I IMMEDIATELY
STARTED THINKING THAT I WANT TO
DO SOMETHING THAT'S BLUE.
AND I WANT THE PRINT TO BE THE
FOCAL POINT IN THE FRONT OF THE
DRESS BECAUSE I FEEL PRINTS ARE
MY STRONG SUIT.
>> I'M SEEING A DAY DRESS WITH A
SEXY NECKLINE.
YOU CAN BUTTON IT UP TO BE
CONSERVATIVE OR UNBUTTON IT TO
BE A LITTLE PROVOCATIVE.
>> I AM SKETCHING VARIOUS
OPTIONS IN TAILORED JACKETS, AND
I'M THINKING A LOT ABOUT COLOR,
BUT I'M ALSO REALLY THINKING
ABOUT HOW NOT TO MAKE THIS LOOK
MOTHER-OF-THE-BRIDE.
>> DESIGNERS, TIME IS UP.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S HEAD OFF TO
MOOD.
[horn honks]
>> KEN, TELL US ABOUT THE
SOUTHERN WOMAN.
>> NUH-UH, I'M NOT TELLING YOU
ANYTHING ABOUT THE SOUTHERN
WOMAN.
>> YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW.
THAT'S WHY.
>> BELK IS A SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT
STORE.
OUT OF ALL OF THE REMAINING
DESIGNERS, I ACTUALLY STILL LIVE
IN THE HEART OF THE SOUTH.
HALF OF THEM PROBABLY NEVER EVEN
BEEN TO THE SOUTH.
I DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE
PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH.
>> YOU DON'T?
>> I LIVE IN MY OWN LITTLE
WORLD.
IT'S A COMPETITION.
I'M NOT GONNA GO INTO DEPTH ON
WHO THE BELK CUSTOMER IS BECAUSE
I NEED TO WIN A CHALLENGE.
>> DESIGNERS, YOU WILL HAVE
30 MINUTES HERE AT MOOD.
YOU KNOW YOUR SUGGESTED SPENDING
IS $200 TO $250 ON YOUR GOBANK
DEBIT CARD, AND REMEMBER, IT'S
THE MODERN SOUTHERN WOMAN.
SO YOUR TIME STARTS NOW.
>> I LIKE THESE, BUT THEY LOOK
LIKE COW.
I IMMEDIATELY GO TO THE SILK
SECTION BECAUSE I KNOW I WANT
TO WORK IN THAT FABRIC THAT
DRAPES REALLY WELL.
I SEE THIS BLACK-AND-WHITE
GRAPHIC PRINT.
IT LOOKS GREAT.
IT LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL.
I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT I FIND IT.
>> CAN I GET FOUR YARDS, PLEASE?
>> THE FIRST THING THAT I'M
LOOKING FOR IS A PRINT.
IDEALLY, I WOULD LIKE A SOLID
PRINT AND A FEW BRIGHT COLORS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> HOW ARE YOU USING IT?
>> UM, IT'S LIKE A LITTLE DAY
DRESS.
I FIND THIS BEAUTIFUL SILK
CHIFFON, AND IT'S VERY WARM,
VERY SOUTHERN.
>> WELL, IF I TRUST ANYONE
WITH PRINTS, IT'S YOU.
>> OKAY.
>> DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY
BRIGHT PLAID, VERY LIGHTWEIGHT?
I'M PLANNING ON MAKING A
DAY DRESS OUT OF PLAID FABRIC.
OH, NO, NOT THAT ONE.
I'M LOOKING FOR MY PERFECT PLAID
AT MOOD.
IT'S A LITTLE TOO DARK.
AND I CAN'T QUITE FIND IT.
OH, MY GOD.
>> THE YELLOW--I'LL DO FIVE.
>> FIVE?
>> I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING
SILK, FLOWY IN PRINT, BUT
I NOTICE THE REST OF THE
DESIGNERS ARE IN THAT SECTION,
PULLING PRINTS.
SOMEBODY USING YELLOW?
>> YEAH, I'M USING YELLOW.
>> MY PLAN "B" IS TO PULL A
SOLID FABRIC.
CAN YOU, UM--LIKE, SIX YARDS OF
IT.
A COLOR THAT WILL WORK VERY WELL
WITH ALL SKIN TONES.
>> DESIGNERS, YOU HAVE FIVE
MINUTES REMAINING.
FIVE MINUTES, EVERYONE.
>> I COULDN'T FIND THE RIGHT
FABRICS FOR THE SUIT I WANTED TO
DO, AND I COMPLETELY REDESIGNED
MY MODERN SOUTHERN WOMAN.
I JUST WENT TOWARDS A DRESS THAT
WILL LOOK DERN AND SOUTHERN
WITH THE PLAID.
>> I FIND A PLAID THAT WILL
WORK.
IT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT
I WANTED, BUT I LIKE IT.
SOMEBODY'S BUYING THAT?
>> MM-HMM.
>> CRAP.
>> DESIGNERS, TIME IS UP.
>> MOTHER[bleep].
>> TIME'S UP, EVERYONE.
YOU NEED TO BE AT THE REGISTER,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>> SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AT CHECKOUT, I LOOK AROUND,
AND SO MANY OF US HAVE THE SAME
COLORS.
SOMEBODY ELSE HAS PLAID IN THE
SAME COLORS TOO.
>> REALLY?
>> YEAH.
ALEXANDER HAD PICKED OUT THIS
GREAT PLAID FABRIC THAT COULD BE
TOO SIMILAR TO MY DRESS.
>> ALL I'M HOPING IS THAT THERE
ISN'T ANOTHER MIRANDA AND THE
PLAID-PANTS FIASCO WHERE WE HAD
THE SAME DAMN PANTS ON THE DAMN
RUNWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM.
I'M ABSOLUTELY PETRIFIED BECAUSE
I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS GONNA
WORK OR NOT.
>> GOT A LOT TO DO AND NOT MUCH
TIME TO DO IT IN.
>> I NEED TO, LIKE, ASSESS WHAT
I GOT HERE.
THIS WEEK OUR CHALLENGE IS TO
DESIGN FOR THE MODERN SOUTHERN
WOMAN, BEING THE BELK GIRL.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHO THE MODERN
SOUTHERN WOMAN IS BECAUSE I'VE
BEEN TO THE SOUTH MAYBE TWICE.
BUT I'VE GOT THIS GORGEOUS SILK
CHARMEUSE.
I'M IN LOVE WITH IT.
IT LOOKS SO YOUNG AND SO FRESH.
>> SHE'S GOING TO A COTILLION.
>> THAT'S LIKE A THING, RIGHT,
IN THE SOUTH?
NOT JUST SOMETHING I'VE SEEN IN,
LIKE, MOVIES?
I THINK I'M GONNA GO WITH A MORE
REFINED SILHOUETTE, BUT WITH A
REALLY BOLD COLOR AND THE LACE
AS, LIKE, A LAYERING.
WHAT SOUTHERN BELLE WOULDN'T
WANT A SUNFLOWER-YELLOW DRESS?
>> ALL RIGHT, DESIGNERS.
I WANT YOU TO WELCOME BELK'S
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF
PRIVATE BRANDS, JOHN THOMAS.
>> HELLO.
>> WELCOME TO THE WORKROOM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> JOHN HAS A LITTLE BIT OF
EXTRA DAZZLE FOR THIS CHALLENGE.
AT BELK, WE'VE BEEN VERY HAPPY
TO BE A PART OF YOUR RUNWAY
LOOKS EACH WEEK.
WHAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
IS THAT THE WINNING LOOK WILL BE
PRODUCED AND SOLD AT BELK AND AT
BELK.COM.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH
OF YOU.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MY DRESS
SOLD IN BELK AT HOME.
>> ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT THIS?
>> VERY.
>> I WOULD REALLY KILL TO HAVE
THAT CHANCE.
>> BEST OF LUCK.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU
CREATE.
>> WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
>> DESIGNERS, GET TO WORK AND
MAKE IT WORK.
SEE YOU LATER, EVERYONE.
>> BYE.
>> I HAVE TO DESIGN FOR A TYPE
OF WOMAN THAT I NORMALLY DON'T
DESIGN FOR.
VERY FEMININE, VERY COLORFUL,
VERY VIBRANT, AND I'M TRYING
REALLY HARD TO, LIKE, STAY CLOSE
SO NO ONE CAN SENSE THE FEAR.
>> ALEXANDRIA, WHAT YOU MAKIN'?
>> THIS.
I WAS GONNA DO SOMETHING, AND
THEN I SCRAPPED MY IDEA WHEN
I SAW HOW NICELY THIS THING
STARTED TO FLOW.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
>> WHAT ARE YOU MAKING?
>> A STRAITJACKET FOR MYSELF.
>> MAKE TWO OF THEM.
>> THAT PLAID LOOK LIKE IT
NEED COWBOY BOOTS TO GO WITH IT.
>> THAT'S HOW I FEEL.
I FEEL LIKE THE WOMEN IN MY
FAMILY--THEY'RE NOT GONNA THROW
SOME POLYESTER PLAID DRESS ON.
>> I DON'T SEE ANYBODY IN
ALABAMA WALKING AROUND IN PLAID
DRESSES.
>> THESE ARE NOT FARM BOYS.
THEY'RE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN
CITIES.
>> THIS IS HORRIBLE--THIS
STEREOTYPICAL SOUTHERN WOMAN
THAT PEOPLE UP NORTH HAVE IN
THEIR MIND.
TIM SAID DESIGN FOR THE MODERN
SOUTHERN WOMAN, NOT THE LITTLE
HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE.
>> I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT
THEY'RE GONNA DO WITH IT,
THOUGH.
>> YEAH.
>> BUT IT WOULD BE AMAZING TO
GET IT MADE BY BELK, DON'T YOU
THINK?
>> IT'LL BE NICE TO BE IN THE
TOP.
>> I'VE BEEN SAFE FOUR TIMES
NOW.
HAVING BEEN SAFE SO MANY TIMES,
MAYBE I SHOULD NOT USE A PRINT
AND SHOW THAT JUDGES THAT, "HEY,
I AM NOT JUST A PRINT GIRL.
COLOR IS SOMETHING THAT I LOVE
TOO."
MAYBE I SHOULD JUST DO A REALLY
MINIMAL DRESS AND JUST MOVE
FORWARD LIKE THAT.
>> SO, KEN, HOW DO SOUTHERN
GIRLS WEAR THEIR HAIR?
>> LIKE NORMAL GIRLS.
>> I'M JUST THINKING OF...
>> GONE WITH THE WIND?
>> NO, STEEL MAGNOLIAS.
>> AND YOU'RE GONNA BE "STEEL"
AT THE BOTTOM WITH THAT
MAGNOLIA.
[laughter]
>> HI.
>> TIM'S HERE ALREADY.
>> IS HE REALLY?
>> ENJOYING THE CHALLENGE?
>> YES.
>> GOOD.
WELL, I'M GONNA CHECK IN WITH
EACH OF YOU.
WELL, THIS ISN'T A SHRINKING
VIOLET.
>> NO, IT'S NOT.
>> [laughs]
SO TALK TO ME.
>> BASICALLY, I'M BUILDING A
BODICE FIRST.
>> OKAY.
>> AND THEN I'M GONNA DRAPE ALL
THIS OVER IT.
>> AND WE'RE TALKING EVENING?
>> DAY.
I MEAN, IT'S DEFINITELY NOT,
LIKE, A PICNIC DRESS OR "GO TO
THE FOREST" AND--OR WHATEVER
THEY DO.
>> IS THAT WHAT THE SOUTHERN
WOMAN DOES?
>> [laughing] I DON'T KNOW.
>> SHE GOES IN THE FOREST AND
PUTS DOWN A BLANKET ON THE MOSS.
YEAH, I THINK IT'S A COCKTAIL
DRESS...
>> OKAY, I'LL CALL IT THAT.
>> AND A CHIC ONE.
GO FOR IT.
>> THANKS.
>> I LOVE THIS TEXTILE.
>> WHEW!
>> NO, I'M--LOOK.
>> I KNOW.
IT'S TRUE.
>> I THINK IT'S A KNOCKOUT.
>> IS IT GONNA KNOCK ME OUT OR
THE JUDGES?
>> WHY ARE YOU SO FILLED WITH
SELF-DOUBTS?
>> IT'S LOOKING A LITTLE '50s,
AND THEY DIDN'T LIKE THAT LAST
TIME.
>> YOU KNOW SOMETHING, BRADON?
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE JUDGES
ARE GOING TO SAY.
>> MM-HMM.
>> WE HAVEN'T A CLUE.
>> IT'S VERY, VERY STRESSFUL.
IF YOU TRY SOMETHING NEW, IF YOU
TAKE A RISK, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
>> ALL THAT YOU CAN DO IS DO
SOMETHING THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY
BELIEVE IN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BRADON.
HOW ARE YOU, JUSTIN?
>> GOOD, GOOD.
I'M MAKING A TWO-PIECE GARMENT.
>> CAN I JUST TELL YOU ONE
CONCERN THAT I HAVE?
>> YES.
>> THIS COLOR COMBINATION.
>> MM-HMM.
>> IS IT TOO MUCH LIKE
HALLOWEEN?
>> I DID NOT EVEN SEE THAT UNTIL
HE SAY THAT.
>> I THINK THIS COLOR
COMBINATION IS TROUBLE.
>> IT'S REALLY HALLOWEEN.
THE BLACK AND ORANGE IS NOT
WORKING.
>> IF YOU USE THIS FABRIC
ALONE...
>> YES.
>> THE COLOR'S GOING TO READ AS
CORAL, WHICH IS A VERY
SOPHISTICATED COLOR.
ONCE YOU START INTRODUCING THESE
OTHERS, IT BECOMES ORANGE,
AND IT DOES CHEAPEN IT.
>> YEAH. HALLOWEEN.
I ONLY HAVE TWO YARDS OF THE
MATERIAL.
I NEED TO MAKE IT WORK.
OTHERWISE, I MAY BE GOING HOME.
>> HOW'S KATE?
>> YOU ALWAYS TELL ME, "LET THE
FABRIC TELL YOU WHAT IT WANTS TO
DO."
>> MM-HMM, YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO
IT.
>> YEAH.
THIS IS, LIKE, I FEEL LIKE, THE
FIRST TIME WHERE I'VE ACTUALLY
JUST MEDITATED ON THE FABRIC AND
BEEN LIKE, "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
DO?"
>> KATE'S LOOK IS INTERESTING
BECAUSE OF THE PRINT SHE'S
USING, THE COLOR CHOICE, BUT
I THINK THE SCALE OF THE PRINT
IS A LITTLE TOO LARGE FOR THE
DESIGN THAT SHE'S DOING.
>> THANKS, TIM.
>> KEN, I'M CRAZY ABOUT THIS
COLOR.
>> GREAT. GLAD YOU LIKE IT.
>> WHAT ARE YOU CREATING?
>> MY INITIAL IDEA WAS TO CREATE
SOMETHING THAT COULD GO FROM DAY
TO NIGHT, BUT WHEN I SAW THIS
FABRIC, IT SCREAMS NIGHT MORE
THAN DAY.
>> THIS IS NIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF FULLNESS IN
THE SKIRT?
>> IT'S NOT GONNA BE A-LINE.
IT'S JUST GOING TO FLOW.
>> YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE VERY
CONFIDENT AND YOU'RE MAKING
SWIFT PROGRESS.
I'M JUST INCLINED TO SAY...
CARRY ON WITH IT.
>> KEN IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE
A CONTENDER IN THIS CHALLENGE
BECAUSE KEN IS A MODERN SOUTHERN
MAN DESIGNING FOR THE MODERN
SOUTHERN WOMAN.
I DEFINITELY HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE
ON KEN.
>> HI, JEREMY.
>> HI, TIM.
>> SO, HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT
THIS CHALLENGE?
>> EXCITED TO BE WORKING ON A
TAILORED JACKET, TO BE HONEST.
>> OKAY, EXCELLENT.
>> A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT
I'M GOING TO PUT UNDER IT, BUT
I'M THINKING OF MAKING A DRESS.
>> WHICH FABRIC IS THE JACKET
IN?
>> THE JACKET IS IN THIS RED.
>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'LL BE
BOLD.
>> AND I'M KIND OF
TROMPE-L'OEILING THIS.
I WANTED TO INSET IT AS OPPOSED
TO ACTUALLY HAVE IT ON, SO
I THOUGHT IT LOOKED A LITTLE BIT
MORE MODERN.
>> INTERESTING.
>> AND THEN I THOUGHT OF DOING
SOMETHING LONG AND FITTED AND
MID-CALF.
>> IF YOU CAN BE AS FRESH AND
INVENTIVE WITH THIS DRESS AS YOU
ARE BEING WITH THIS JACKET, IT'S
GONNA BE SMASHING.
>> OKAY.
>> ONE LAST WORD, THOUGH.
>> YES. NO, DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
>> TOO MATCHY-MATCHY, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
I KIND OF PUT THESE UP HERE TO
THROW ALL THE OTHER DESIGNERS.
[laughs]
>> OKAY.
YES, HE'S DEFINITELY USING THEM.
YES.
AND I'M SUPPORTING IT.
>> [laughs]
>> MY INSPIRATION WAS, LIKE,
FRESH, OUTDOORS, AT A DINNER
PARTY.
GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE, JUST--OR
WHATEVER THEY DRINK IN THE
SOUTH, WHICH MIGHT NOT BE--
>> I'M SURE THEY DRINK A LOT OF
CHAMPAGNE.
>> OKAY.
SO I JUST REALLY LOVE
THAT THE POP IS JUST ENOUGH
THROUGH THE LACE.
>> HELEN'S GOWN IS LIKE THE '60s
THREW UP.
>> AFTER THE LAST CHALLENGE,
I WAS KIND OF SHOCKED THAT
I WASN'T ON TOP.
BUT AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT,
I THOUGHT MAYBE I OVERDESIGNED
IT.
I JUST DESIGNED A VERY BASIC
***.
>> DO YOU THINK THIS IS
UNDER-DESIGNED?
>> I INTENTIONALLY MADE IT VERY
MINIMAL.
THAT WAY, THE JUDGES CAN SEE
THAT I CAN DESIGN WITH A SIMPLE
SILHOUETTE AND NOT HAVE
SOMETHING THAT'S TOO BUSY.
>> YOU'LL WORK IT OUT.
>> YEAH, I'LL FIGURE--
>> YOU WILL.
THANK YOU, DOM.
>> THANK YOU, TIM.
>> HOW ARE YOU, ALEXANDRIA?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> I HAD A DESIGN.
I CHANGED IT, HAD ANOTHER ONE,
CHANGED IT, AND THEN I SAW THE
WAY THIS DRAPED, AND I LOVED IT.
AND I THOUGHT, "IT'S COOL."
>> IT'S READING VERY
BOHEMIAN-LIKE.
>> OKAY, IS THAT A BAD THING?
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S THE
MODERN SOUTHERN WOMAN.
I MEAN, FOR ME, IT'S READING
MORE LIKE SOUTHERN NAVAJO.
>> OUT OF EVERYONE, I PERSONALLY
THINK ALEXANDRIA IS THE WEAKEST
FOR THIS CHALLENGE, WHICH IS
UNUSUAL FOR ALEXANDRIA.
>> AND THEN I THOUGHT THIS WAS
REALLY PRETTY.
>> WHAT'S THAT?
>> TRIM.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS COOL.
>> ALEXANDRIA, SPEAK TO ME.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GOING CRAZY
QUILT ON US.
>> PRINTS, COLORS...
I MEAN, I JUST THOUGHT, LIKE,
THAT'S WHAT I HAD TO DO.
>> I'M LOOKING AT ALEXANDRIA'S
PIECES, AND I'M WORRIED THAT SHE
BASICALLY DOESN'T HAVE A LOOK.
>> IT'S--IT'S--IT'S KIND OF--
>> IT'S HIDEOUS.
I'M SORRY.
IT'S HIDEOUS.
>> DO YOU THINK I'LL GO HOME FOR
THIS?
>> LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.
YOU COULD.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[horn honks]
>> IT'S HIDEOUS.
I'M SORRY.
IT'S HIDEOUS.
>> SO--OKAY.
SO I DIDN'T HIT THE MARK.
OKAY.
OPTION TWO IS DEFINITELY--
>> NO, I--NO, WAIT A MINUTE.
I'M NOT SAYING YOU DIDN'T HIT
THE MARK.
THAT'S NOT AT ALL WHAT I'M
SAYING.
I'M JUST SAYING AN EDITING EYE
WOULD BE USEFUL.
>> OKAY, WELL, THAT--
>> 'CAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE--
>> THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN.
>> WELL, NO, I CAN'T.
I MEAN, I CAN CERTAINLY HELP YOU
WITH IT.
>> OKAY, SO TELL ME, "HELL, NO."
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO HEAR.
JUST SAY IT.
>> WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?
>> WELL, I STARTED WITH THIS,
BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
WEIRD, AND I THOUGHT MAYBE THEY
WOULDN'T LIKE IT.
>> LOOK AT ALL THE WORK YOU'VE
DONE ALREADY, THOUGH.
>> I'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK.
>> BUT WAIT A MINUTE.
I FIND THIS TO BE MUCH MORE
INTERESTING AND MUCH MORE
BELIEVABLE THAN THIS.
THIS IS A DERAILMENT.
>> JUST, LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO
GO HOME.
THIS IS HARD.
>> OF COURSE IT'S HARD.
>> WHY DON'T PEOPLE LIKE BLACK?
'CAUSE BLACK IS JUST A COOL
COLOR.
>> YOU HAVE A WINNER WITH THIS.
YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO
OVERDESIGN IT.
>> I'M GONNA JUST LISTEN TO WHAT
HE HAS TO SAY AND REVERT BACK TO
OPTION ONE.
>> I'LL LEAVE YOU.
DO YOU NEED A HUG?
>> I NEED PRAYERS.
>> [laughs] I'LL PRAY FOR YOU.
>> NO, I NEED IMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHAT I NEED.
THANK YOU.
>> ALEXANDRIA, YOU WILL ASCEND.
DESIGNERS, YOU HAVE UNTIL
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, AND YOUR
MODELS WILL BE COMING IN SOON,
OKAY?
I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
[knuckles cracking]
>> BRADON?
>> YEAH.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE STRAIGHT
PINS?
>> ZAC MIGHT NOT BE INTO FLORAL,
BUT HE BETTER LOVE THIS.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> UP [bleep] CREEK.
THAT'S WHERE I AM.
I'M GONNA MAKE A CUTE
EMPIRE-WAIST DRESS, SORT OF LIKE
A SQUARE DRESS THAT YOU CUT A
CIRCLE IN THE MIDDLE.
AT LEAST WE'RE HERE.
>> YEAH.
>> SO IT'S GONNA BE KIND OF,
LIKE, HIGH ON THIS SIDE, LOW ON
THAT SIDE.
>> WHEN THE MODEL COMES IN,
I HAVE A HALF MUSLIN FOR A
JACKET.
THAT'S IT.
THE JACKET'S JUST TAKING SO LONG
TO DO, BUT I KNOW THAT I JUST
NEED TO GET GOING AND BEGIN MY
DRESS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> SEE YOU LATER.
>> BYE.
>> SO I'M MAKING A DRESS WITH
ONLY TWO PATTERN PIECES.
>> IT'S GONNA LOOK CRAZY.
I LIKE THE DIRECTION THAT JUSTIN
IS GOING IN WITH HIS LOOK.
IT'S GONNA LOOK INSANE,
ESPECIALLY WITH THIS LINE RIGHT
HERE.
HE JUST ALWAYS THINKS ABOUT
HOW TO CREATE SOMETHING
DIFFERENTLY THAN THE REST OF US.
YOU'RE CRAZY.
>> THIS IS WHAT PROJECT RUNWAY
DO TO YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> THIS CHALLENGE HAS REALLY GOT
ME THINKING ABOUT HOME.
I'M NOT QUITE HOMESICK.
I DO MISS MY MOM.
HEY.
>> HEY.
HOW ARE YOU?
WORKING HARD?
>> IT'S REALLY LONG DAYS.
>> YEAH, YOU GOIN' CRAZY.
>> YEAH.
>> HAS THAT OTHER SIDE CAME OUT
YET?
>> A FEW TIMES HERE AND THERE.
BUT YOU NEED TO COME TO
[bleep] REALITY AND SHUT THE
[bleep] UP SOMETIMES!
I SAID DON'T [bleep] GO THERE!
>> OKAY, CHILL OUT.
>> I'M SPEAKING, SO I NEED YOU
TO BE QUIET.
I'M NOT FAKIN' 'CAUSE I'M ON TV
THAT THERE'S NOT--
>> OH, NO, I KNOW THAT.
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU WENT
IN A BATHROOM AND CAME BACK OUT
SOMEBODY ELSE.
>> YEAH, THAT HAS HAPPENED.
IT'S NORMAL.
>> YEAH, I KNOW IT'S NORMAL.
>> I'M LIKE BOILING WATER.
I CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH BEFORE
I ACTUALLY BOIL OVER, AND THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT I'M WORKING
ON.
>> YOU REMEMBER YOUR OWN WORDS,
THAT YOU CAN BELIEVE IN
YOURSELF.
>> WELL, THANKS, MOTHER.
I'M TAKING MY EXPERIENCE HERE
MOMENT BY MOMENT.
MY ONLY FOCUS RIGHT NOW IS
COMPLETING MY GARMENT.
[upbeat electronic music]
♪ ♪
YOU GONNA LEAVE IT LONG IN
THE BACK?
>> I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD HIT
THE FLOOR IN THE BACK.
I'M PUSHING HIS CUSTOMER, BUT
I DON'T WANT TO, LIKE, PUSH 'EM
OUT THE DOOR.
IN THIS CHALLENGE, I DRAPE ON
THE FORM, PIN IT, AND THEN
IMMEDIATELY SEW IT ON THE
MACHINE, FIND OUT WHERE I WANT
THE NEXT DRAPE AND PIN TUCK
TO BE, AND THEN WORK ON IT
ON THE MACHINE AGAIN.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT.
I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A REALLY GOOD
PLACE TONIGHT.
THERE'S A TON OF WORK TO DO
TOMORROW BEFORE THE RUNWAY, BUT
I LIKE THIS TECHNIQUE.
>> LIVING IN THE SOUTH, NO ONE
WILL WEAR THIS DRESS.
IT LOOK LIKE THE DRESS THAT
HARRIET TUBMAN WORE AFTER SHE
RECEIVED HER FREEDOM.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY,
JEREMY'S KIND OF FAR BEHIND.
>> I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO BE
ABLE TO LINE THIS JACKET.
>> JUSTIN COMPLETELY RE-DRAPED A
DIFFERENT NEW LOOK.
I STILL HAVE SO MUCH WORK TO DO
'CAUSE I'M HAND-DRAPING THE
WHOLE SKIRT, AND I HAVEN'T EVEN
STITCHED IT YET.
>> I'M, LIKE, PLAYING WITH THE
DAMN PRINT LIKE I DON'T HAVE TO
FINISH THIS DRESS.
>> FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF US,
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK LEFT TO
DO.
>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
IT'S MIDNIGHT.
LET'S GO.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
>> THIS MORNING I FEEL
FANTASTIC WITH MY DESIGN.
THE ONLY THING IS, WE HAVE NO
IDEA WHO'S GONNA BE SAFE, WHO'S
GONNA WIN THIS CHALLENGE, AND
WHO'S GOING HOME.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
>> GOOD MORNING, TIM.
>> YOU HAVE TWO HOURS TO SEND
YOUR MODELS TO THE L'OREAL PARIS
HAIR AND MAKEUP ROOMS.
THIS IS THE BELK CHALLENGE.
PLEASE USE THE BELK WALL
APPROPRIATELY.
YOUR MODELS WILL COME IN SOON.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
[overlapping chatter]
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> OH, MY GOSH, THIS COLOR'S SO
CUTE ON YOU.
WHEN CAMERON COMES INTO THE
WORKROOM, I PUT THE DRESS ON
HER, AND SHE LOOKS TOO CUTE FOR
WORDS--A LITTLE SOUTHERN BELLE.
>> GORGEOUS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET ME PUT SOME FACING IN YOUR
ARMHOLES AND DO YOUR HEM AND
PUT YOUR ZIPPER IN.
I'M JUST RACING AGAINST TIME
TO GET EVERYTHING FINISHED ON
THIS DRESS THAT I NEED TO GET
DONE.
OH, MY GOD, I'M GONNA CHOP MY
FINGER OFF.
I SEE IT COMING.
>> PEEK-A-BOO.
[laughs]
>> SOUTHERN BELLE, MAN.
>> WELL, I DO DECLARE.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> [laughs]
>> WE'RE USING BRIGHT COLORS.
>> IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FEARLESS
FUCHSIA--
A LITTLE BIT OF LIQUID LINER.
>> YOU TAKE SUCH GOOD CARE OF
ME.
>> A NIGHT OUT TO DINNER,
A MODERN SOUTHERN WOMAN.
>> STRENGTHEN THE LIP.
PULL BACK EVERYWHERE ELSE.
>> IT'S NOT A VA-VA-VOOM.
>> LET'S GO WITH PRETTY.
A PRETTY LIP, A LITTLE MASCARA.
I LOVE THIS PEACH GOLD CHEEK.
I KNOW WHAT TO DO.
>> WHAT I WAS THINKING IS, SHE'S
VERY GLAMOROUS.
>> SO I THINK A HIGH PONYTAIL,
THE TOTAL REPAIR 5 DRY OIL,
CARESS IT OUT WITH HEAT.
>> OH, THAT'S SO COOL.
IT'S, LIKE, IRIDESCENT.
>> I ACTUALLY LOVE THE VOLUME OF
HER HAIR.
I WAS WONDERING IF IT'S POSSIBLE
TO GET MORE VOLUME?
>> BIGGER? YEAH.
>> CAN WE GET SOME GLOSS ON?
>> WE'LL USE A LITTLE BIT OF THE
PRECIOUS OILS.
IT GIVES IT A NICE SHINE.
>> MM-HMM.
IT DOES ACTUALLY, DOESN'T IT?
>> MY FOCUS NOW IS TO STYLE THIS
GIRL AND MAKE HER AS BELK-LIKE
AS POSSIBLE.
I HAVE NEVER ACCESSORIZED MORE
IN MY ENTIRE LIFE THAN I HAVE
RIGHT NOW.
>> OH, SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> I LOVE IT.
IT MOVES BEAUTIFULLY.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE
HAND-TACKING TO DO.
YEAH, I LIKE IT.
>> THE ZIP'S NOT VERY WELL PUT
IN, BUT STILL, IT LOOKS NICE.
TEN MINUTES BEFORE I GO DOWN
TO THE RUNWAY, I'VE LITERALLY
JUST FINISHED MY DRESS,
BUT IT LOOKS STUNNING ANYWAY.
>> WELL DONE.
YOUR FIT IS ALWAYS IMMACULATE.
>> JEREMY'S GREAT AT MAKING
PATTERNS, CONSTRUCTING GARMENTS,
ESPECIALLY JACKETS, BUT I THINK
JEREMY'S LOOK IS JUST OLD.
>> OOH, THAT'S NICE.
>> BRADON'S DRESS, HAD IT BEEN
IN A DIFFERENT COLOR, I THINK
IT WOULD LOOK CUTE.
BUT RIGHT NOW, IN THIS PLAID,
I JUST THINK IT LOOKS LIKE A
TABLECLOTH.
>> DONE.
>> YAY.
>> KEN'S LOOK FOR THIS
CHALLENGE--THE IDEA WAS GREAT,
BUT THE FIT WAS TOO LOOSE FOR MY
TASTE.
>> I'M STILL SEWING AT THE VERY
LAST MINUTE, TRYING TO GET THIS
HEM FINISHED.
>> DOM, I'M ABOUT TO CALL TIME.
>> I'M ON THE LAST TWO INCHES OF
STITCHING.
>> TIME IS UP.
>> OKAY.
>> DESIGNERS AND MODELS, WE'RE
GOING DOWN TO THE RUNWAY RIGHT
NOW.
CLOTHED, UNCLOTHED, WHATEVER,
WE'RE GOING DOWN.
>> OKAY.
THANKFULLY, I FINISH THE HEM,
AND I HAVE A CHANCE TO GET IT ON
MY MODEL.
>> PUT YOUR SHOES ON, SHOES ON,
SHOES ON.
>> ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE,
LET'S GO.
>> HOPEFULLY, THE JUDGES WILL
LOVE THAT I TOOK A DIFFERENT
ROUTE, AND I WANT TO JUST SHOW
THEM THAT I AM A STRONG
DESIGNER.
>> IS THAT IT?
YES.
>> THE WINNER OF
PROJECT RUNWAY WILL RECEIVE
$150,000 PROVIDED BY GOBANK, THE
AWARD-WINNING NEW BANK ACCOUNT
MADE TO BE USED ON A MOBILE
PHONE, $50,000 OF NEXT
GENERATION TECHNOLOGY FROM HP
AND INTEL TO HELP ENABLE THEIR
CREATIVITY AND LAUNCH THEIR NEW
BUSINESS, A YEAR'S SUPPLY OF
RESOURCE NATURAL SPRING WATER,
AND AN ALL-EXPENSE-PAID
LUXURIOUS SPA RETREAT FOR TWO
TO THE EXOTIC MALDIVES, COURTESY
OF RESOURCE WATER, A CHANCE TO
DESIGN AND SELL AN EXCLUSIVE
COLLECTION AT BELK, A COMPLETE
SEWING AND CRAFTING STUDIO FROM
BROTHER SEWING AND EMBROIDERY, A
FASHION SPREAD IN MARIE CLAIRE
MAGAZINE, A 2014 LEXUS I.S.-350,
A $100,000 FABRIC ALLOWANCE FROM
TIDE PODS TO INSPIRE FASHIONS
THAT TRULY POP, AND A $50,000
STYLING CONTRACT WITH
L'OREAL PARIS.
IT IS A PRIZE PACKAGE WORTH OVER
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
THE MODEL PAIRED WITH THE WINNER
OF PROJECT RUNWAY WILL RECEIVE
A FASHION SPREAD IN MARIE CLAIRE
MAGAZINE AND $25,000 FROM
L'OREAL PARIS.
HEY, Y'ALL.
[laughter]
WELCOME TO THE RUNWAY.
AS YOU KNOW, IN FASHION, ONE
DAY, YOU'RE IN, AND THE NEXT
DAY, YOU'RE OUT.
THERE ARE NINE OF YOU HERE, AND
AFTER TONIGHT, THERE WILL BE
EIGHT.
WE ASKED YOU TO CREATE A LOOK
FOR THE BELK CUSTOMER--A MODERN
SOUTHERN WOMAN.
THE WINNING LOOK WILL BE
MANUFACTURED AND SOLD AT BELK.
YOU HAD A SUGGESTED BUDGET OF
$200 TO $250 AND ONE DAY TO PUT
YOUR LOOK TOGETHER.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SAY HELLO TO
THE JUDGES.
FIRST, WE HAVE ACCLAIMED FASHION
DESIGNER ZAC POSEN.
>> HI.
>> HELLO.
>> CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR
MARIE CLAIRE MAGAZINE,
NINA GARCIA.
>> HI, THERE.
>> HI, NINA.
>> STACY KEIBLER, HOST OF THE
NEW TELEVISION SHOW
SUPERMARKET SUPERSTAR, WHICH
IS CURRENTLY AIRING ON LIFETIME.
>> HI, GUYS.
>> HI, STACY.
>> AND JOHN THOMAS, THE
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF
PRIVATE BRANDS FOR BELK.
>> HELLO, DESIGNERS.
>> AND THIS SEASON WE'RE
EXCITED TO WELCOME TIM GUNN TO
THE RUNWAY SHOW.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S START THE SHOW.
[upbeat electronic music]
♪ ♪
>> GOOD JOB, KEN.
>> LOOKS GOOD.
>> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY LOOK
COMING DOWN THE RUNWAY.
MY DRESS MOVES VERY WELL.
IT'S OUI, BON CHIC.
♪ ♪
I'M IN AWE.
I THINK I'M GONNA BE IN THE TOP
FOR THIS ONE.
♪ ♪
>> SHE'S GLOWING.
SHE'S RADIANT.
I FEEL SO GREAT WITH USING
YELLOW.
THAT'S SO OUT OF MY COMFORT
ZONE, BUT I REALLY NAILED IT
WITH THIS ONE, AND I THINK IT'S
VERY MODERN AND VERY
FASHIONABLE, AND THERE'S NO WAY
I CAN LOSE WITH THIS LOOK.
WITH THIS CHALLENGE, WHETHER
I'VE NAILED IT OR NOT, THAT IS
MY VISION OF THE MODERN SOUTHERN
FASHIONABLE WOMAN.
>> THIS IS THE LOOK FOR THE
MODERN SOUTHERN WOMAN BECAUSE
IT IS ALL ABOUT KEEPING IT
SIMPLE BUT BOLD IN THE COLOR.
>> I WANT TO BE HER WHEN I GROW
UP.
>> I KNOW.
>> I CHALLENGED MYSELF.
I WAS ABLE TO CREATE SOMETHING
THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE.
>> THAT'S A NICE DRAPE ON THERE.
GOOD JOB.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> MY DESIGN IS STRIKING,
VIBRANT, ENERGETIC, EXACTLY WHAT
THE BELK WOMAN SHOULD BE.
IT'S MOVING EXACTLY THE WAY
I WANTED IT, AND IT'S JUST THE
RIGHT AMOUNT OF FULLNESS.
I HOPE I'M IN THE TOP THREE, AND
I HOPE I WIN.
>> NOW, WHY DOESN'T MY HAIR
LOOK LIKE THAT WHEN I TRIED TO
DO IT THIS MORNING?
>> I CHOSE SOME REALLY DIFFICULT
FABRIC.
I PROBABLY SHOULD'VE GONE WITH
SOMETHING LESS PLEATED AND HAD
LESS STRUCTURE AND BODY TO IT.
THIS IS OUTSIDE MY NORMAL SAFETY
ZONE, AND I THINK THAT, WITH A
MORE FRIENDLIER FABRIC, MY
DESIGN WOULD'VE BEEN EXECUTED
MUCH MORE ELOQUENTLY.
>> I REALLY PUSHED MYSELF TO
FIND NEW WAYS OF USING THE PLAID
AND THE GRAIN OF THE FABRIC
SO IT HAD THIS IMAGE OF BEING
REALLY, REALLY FULL, AND YET IT
HUNG CLOSER TO THE BODY AND
DIDN'T LOOK OVERWHELMING.
I TAKE RISKS.
THAT'S WHAT MY WORK IS ABOUT.
I DON'T WANT TO DO SOMETHING
THAT I'VE SEEN BEFORE OR THAT
I'VE DONE BEFORE.
>> I WOULD NEVER SEE THE MODERN
SOUTHERN WOMAN IN THESE PLAID
DRESSES.
IN MY OPINION, THEY SHOULD
DEFINITELY BE WORRIED ABOUT THIS
CHALLENGE.
>> LOVE THE SPLIT.
>> YEAH, I'M FEELING VERY GOOD
ABOUT HOW THE FABRIC'S MOVING.
SHE LOOKS VERY SEXY.
THE HEIGHT OF THE SLIT IS
PERFECT.
MY MODEL REALLY LOOKS LIKE THE
SOUTHERN WOMAN THAT I SEE IN MY
FAMILY EVERY DAY, AND THEY'RE
MODERN, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
A MODERN SOUTHERN WOMAN SHOULD
LOOK LIKE.
>> I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT A
MODERN SOUTHERN WOMAN LOOKS LIKE
IN THE JUDGES' EYES.
MY LOOK NOT ONLY LOOKED
SOUTHERN.
IT LOOKED NATIONWIDE, AND AS A
DESIGNER, I'M THINKING ABOUT
EVERY CUSTOMER, NOT JUST ONE.
IT WOULD CERTAINLY SATISFY A
LARGE PROPORTION OF THE CORE
BELK CUSTOMER.
>> IT WAS A GOOD CHOICE OF
PRINT TOO.
>> I LIKE THE WAY THE COLORS
TURNED OUT.
IT'S EVERYTHING THAT BELK SAID
THEY WANTED.
IT'S MODERN.
IT'S BRIGHT.
IT'S EXUBERANT.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF
BECAUSE I WOULD NEVER IN A
MILLION YEARS HAVE CHOSEN THAT
PRINT, BUT SHE LOOKS LIKE A
MODERN SOUTHERN WOMAN.
>> IF I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE
STEP FORWARD.
HELEN...
ALEXANDRIA...
JUSTIN.
IF I'VE CALLED YOUR NAME,
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOUR SCORES HAVE QUALIFIED YOU
TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ROUND.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> WHY ARE YOU PISSED?
>> ARE YOU KIDDING?
AFTER ALL THAT WORK AND THAT
PERFECT FIT, I'M NOT IN THE TOP?
>> I KNOW.
>> LIKE, SUCH A BUMMER.
THEY WANTED SOMETHING SELLABLE,
PRACTICAL, EASY TO PRODUCE.
I WANT TO PULL MY HAIR OUT.
>> THE SIX OF YOU HAVE THE
HIGHEST AND THE LOWEST SCORES.
ONE OF YOU WILL BE NAMED THE
WINNER, AND ONE OF YOU WILL BE
OUT.
LET'S BRING OUT YOUR MODELS.
BRADON, TELL US ABOUT YOUR LOOK.
>> I USED COTTON SHIRTING TO
CREATE A DAY DRESS.
THE TOP, I KEPT CLASSIC STYLE.
ON THE BOTTOM, I WANTED TO TAKE
IT MORE MODERN.
SO IT LITERALLY HAS A LITTLE
BIT OF HISTORY AND A LITTLE BIT
OF EDGE.
I REALLY LIKE IT.
>> I DO LIKE IT THAT IT IS SUPER
SHORT IN THE FRONT, SUPER SHORT
ON THE SIDE, AND LONG IN THE
BACK.
I THINK IT IS MODERN, AND IT HAS
SEX APPEAL TO IT.
I WOULD LOVE TO ROCK THIS DRESS.
I THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I THINK YOU DID A VERY GOOD JOB.
>> THANKS.
>> WORKING IN MADRAS OR IN A
PLAID CAN BE REALLY RISKY.
IT CAN GO TABLECLOTH.
>> YEAH, I WAS THINKING, "DON'T
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A TABLECLOTH."
>> IT FELT FRESH, MODERN, AND
VERY SOUTHERN.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU COULD FIND
IT IN A STORE, WHICH IS
EXCITING.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU.
>> YOU CHOSE A VERY EXPECTED
FABRIC AND MADE SOMETHING VERY
UNEXPECTED.
I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THIS DRESS JUST MAKES ME
HAPPY, AND I LOVED HOW IT MOVED.
GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> IT'S THIS MODERN VERSION OF
COUNTRY CLUB, AND I THINK THAT
REALLY CAME ACROSS.
JOB WELL DONE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> JEREMY, TELL US ABOUT YOUR
LOOK.
>> I WANTED TO DO A REWORK ON A
TAILORED JACKET.
I TEAMED THIS WITH AN ABSTRACT,
GEOMETRIC PRINT.
THE JACKET CERTAINLY IS VERY
VERSATILE.
YOU KNOW, I COULD SEE THIS WITH
JEANS.
>> DOES THIS LOOK MODERN TO YOU?
>> YES, IT DOES.
>> I THINK WE ALL KIND OF AGREE
THAT THIS DOES NOT LOOK VERY
MODERN.
AGAIN, VERY MADAME.
>> IT'S NOT MADAME.
THAT WOULD BE POSITIVE TO THIS.
>> SORRY, SWEETIE.
>> NO, IT'S OKAY.
>> I'M ALSO NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT
THE SILHOUETTE.
WHEN SHE TAKES THE JACKET OFF,
SHE'S JUST A LADY.
SHE'S NOT VERY SEXY.
>> WELL, I THINK THERE ARE A LOT
OF SOUTHERN LADIES.
>> IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE A CASINO
JACKET.
YOU'VE PUT SUCH BEAUTIFUL PIECES
DOWN THE RUNWAY THAT HAVE BEEN
IMMACULATELY MADE, THAT FELT
FRESH.
I'M LOOKING AT A DRESS THAT IS
LIKE THE FIRST DRESS YOU LEARNED
HOW TO SEW.
>> WELL, IT'S COLORFUL.
[laughs]
I DO HAVE TO AGREE.
IT DOESN'T SEEM VERY HIP, AND
THE LENGTH IS A BIT WEIRD FOR ME
AS WELL.
>> SOMEWHERE IT HAS TO BE A
LITTLE SEXY HERE.
>> LADIES, NOTHING COULD'VE
SAVED THIS JACKET,
UNFORTUNATELY.
>> I DO HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH
ZAC ON THE JACKET.
I DON'T THINK IT'S THE JACKET.
I CAN'T GET PAST THE PRINT.
>> NOTHING ABOUT THE DRESS OR
JACKET LOOK MODERN TO ME.
I'M AFRAID THIS LOOK JUST MISSED
THE MARK.
>> KEN, TELL US ABOUT YOUR LOOK.
>> WITH THIS CHALLENGE, I WANTED
TO GO WITH A COLOR THAT WAS
VIBRANT BUT ALSO RICH.
THIS PARTICULAR DRESS IS
AGELESS.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY LOOK.
>> I THINK YOU CHOSE A GREAT
COLOR.
THAT BEING SAID, I'M NOT THAT
INTERESTED IN THE DRESS.
IT'S NOT A WOW PIECE TO ME.
>> WHERE IS SHE GOING?
>> I THOUGHT ABOUT FORMAL
WEDDINGS.
>> WEDDING?
SHE'S GOING TO A WEDDING?
>> FORMAL WEDDINGS.
>> IT'S SORT OF LOOKS LIKE A
BEAUTIFULLY CUT PURPLE
NIGHTGOWN.
>> I MEAN, REGARDLESS OF WHERE
SHE'S GOING TO, IT'S VERY
UNFLATTERING.
ARE YOU GIVING ME A LOOK, KEN?
>> CAN YOU TURN AROUND?
IT'S A VERY SAFE DESIGN, KEN.
>> WHERE I LIVE, THEY ARE NOT
WALKING AROUND IN THESE
EXTRAVAGANT, WOW PIECES.
>> LISTEN, YOU'RE NOT GONNA
BECOME A STAR OF SEVENTH AVENUE
IF YOU'RE GONNA BE SAFE ALL THE
TIME.
FASHION IS ABOUT TAKING THOSE
SMART RISKS.
>> I'M JUST NOT EXCITED BY THE
DRESS.
>> THE THING THAT JUMPS OUT AT
ME IS I'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE.
IT WASN'T A NEW--A NEWER
SILHOUETTE.
IT READ A LITTLE BRIDESMAID TO
ME, CANDIDLY.
>> HOW ARE YOU FEELING, KEN?
>> IT'S NOT IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WANT TO
ROLL YOUR EYES INTO YOUR HEAD
RIGHT NOW.
>> I EXPECTED THE JUDGING PANEL
TO WANT PLAID, AND THAT'S NOT
WHAT I SEE AT HOME.
>> THANK YOU, KEN.
KATE, TELL US ABOUT YOUR LOOK.
>> WHEN I WENT SHOPPING AT MOOD,
I WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE PRINTS.
THIS ONE JUST JUMPED OUT AT ME.
JUST THE COLORS REMINDED ME SO
MUCH OF THE SOUTH.
>> I THINK THIS WAS A REALLY FUN
USE OF COLOR.
YOU NAILED IT ON THAT.
IT'S VERY SELLABLE.
I REALLY LIKED IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU PICKED A WONDERFUL PRINT.
THIS DRESS WOULD HAVE HANGER
APPEAL.
>> KATE, I WAS NOT A FAN OF THIS
DRESS.
SHE LOOKS PREGNANT IN THIS
DRESS, ESPECIALLY FROM THE SIDE.
HOW TALL ARE YOU?
SHE'S 5'11".
I MEAN, WHO IS 5'11"?
>> YOU.
>> YOU KNOW, SHE'S A GORGEOUS,
TALL MODEL, SO I IMAGINE THIS
ON SOMEONE WHO'S SHORTER.
SORRY.
>> NO, THAT'S OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD BE HAPPY IF I SAW A
WOMAN WEARING THIS.
I THINK YOU KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER.
YOU KNOW HOW YOU LIKE TO DRESS.
>> I THOUGHT THE EXECUTION OF
THIS DRESS WAS GREAT.
COULD YOU TURN AROUND REAL
QUICK?
I COULD SEE THAT ON A RACK.
IT LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING WE
COULD SELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DOM, TELL US ABOUT YOUR LOOK.
>> I GREW UP WITH A VERY
SOUTHERN UPBRINGING, SO
I DECIDED TO DO A
SPECIAL-OCCASION EVENING GOWN.
I LOVE COLOR.
I LOVE MY DRESS.
>> I LOVE THIS COASTAL VIBE.
I THINK THE ONLY THING I WRESTLE
WITH IS KIND OF THE EVENING-GOWN
FUNCTION OF IT.
>> THIS LOOKS LIKE A DRESS THAT
I CAN SEE SOMEWHERE AT A MALL,
BUT IT'S NOT FASHION-FORWARD.
>> I THOUGHT ABOUT A WOMAN WHO
DID BUY A DRESS IN THE STORE.
I DID WANT TO SCALE BACK AND DO
SOMETHING MORE MINIMAL.
>> MAYBE YOU SCALED BACK A
LITTLE TOO MUCH.
>> I HATE THE COLOR.
IT LOOKS LIKE HOSPITAL SCRUBS.
THERE'S SO MUCH THAT YOU
COULD'VE DONE.
YOU DIDN'T DO IT.
I'M SO SURPRISED YOU WENT SO
SAFE.
THIS WAS YOUR CHALLENGE.
>> I NEED TO SEE WHAT OOMPH YOU
HAVE AS A DESIGNER.
>> OH, I HAVE OOMPH.
>> WELL, THEN BRING IT.
>> I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED.
>> ALEXANDER, TELL US ABOUT YOUR
LOOK.
>> I FOUND THIS PRINT THAT IS
PLAID, WHICH IS KIND OF SOUTHERN
TO ME, BUT THEN IT ALSO IS
ACTUALLY PAINTED STROKES, WHICH
I THOUGHT WAS EXPRESSIVE, AND
JUST DID ALL THESE LITTLE TUCKS
THAT STICK OUT.
>> I THINK THE DRESS LOOKS
BEAUTIFULLY MADE.
I COMMEND YOU IN THE TIME FRAME.
NOW, DOES THE FABRIC HAVE
STRETCH IN IT?
>> NO.
>> NO. WELL DONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I THINK SHE LOOKS SEXY.
I THINK SHE LOOKS SOPHISTICATED.
I THINK IT'S A FUN DRESS.
I WOULD WEAR THAT DRESS TOO.
>> YOU PICKED A BEAUTIFUL
PATTERN, AND THEN THE
SILHOUETTE--I MEAN, IT IS SEXY.
IT HAD GREAT MOVEMENT ON THE
RUNWAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING
I HAVEN'T NECESSARILY SEEN.
AND IT WAS FUN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I THINK THAT THE VOLUME ON
THE BOTTOM IS A GOOD BALANCE FOR
THE FIT AT THE TOP.
THE WAY THAT IT MOVED DOWN
THE RUNWAY WAS BEAUTIFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE BODICE IS VERY BEAUTIFUL.
IT HAS VERY NICE MOVEMENT TO IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, WE'VE HEARD WHAT YOU
HAD TO SAY.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT THE CLOTHES, THEN HAVE A
LITTLE CHAT, AND THEN WE'LL CALL
YOU BACK IN A LITTLE BIT.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> HELLO.
>> OH, BOY.
>> IT WAS ROUGH.
>> YEAH, IT WAS, LIKE, WEIRD.
>> WHO ARE THEY GONNA PICK?
>> I WAS REALLY SHOCKED.
I MEAN, LIKE, NINA HAD SAID
MINES WAS LIKE A MISSED
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO USE
PRINTS, WHICH I TOTALLY AGREE
WITH, 'CAUSE I BOUGHT A DAMN
PRINT AND DIDN'T USE IT.
I WAS LIKE, "ARGH!"
>> THEY ALL WAS JUST LOOKIN' AT
ME, LIKE, AND I WAS LOOKIN' AT
THEM, LIKE...
>> [laughs]
>> IT WAS A CHALLENGING
CHALLENGE, I HAVE TO SAY.
>> YEAH.
>>'VE NEVER SEEN THE DESIGNERS
STRUGGLE SO MUCH WITH WHO THE
CUSTOMER IS.
>> THE WHOLE MODERN ASPECT OF IT
IS KIND OF MISSING IN MOST OF
THEM.
>> BUT IN DOM'S CASE, THAT IS
HER FORTE--COLOR AND PRINTS.
>> MM-HMM.
SHE CHOKED, IN A MANNER OF
SPEAKING.
>> AND JUST DON'T SEE MUCH
IMAGINATION OR INVENTIVENESS IN
HERE.
>> IT LOOKS VERY PAGEANT.
>> YEAH.
>> JEREMY'S DRESS.
>> I MEAN, THIS LOOKS LIKE A
COLLEGE FASHION SHOW IN A
NONMETROPOLITAN CITY.
>> THE TEXTILE DESIGN'S NOT
GOOD.
IT'S JUST NOT--IT'S NOT A GOOD
PRINT.
>> THIS IS THE TITANIC.
>> AND THIS--
YOU PUT THIS ON HEIDI, AND IT'S
LIKE AIR KLUM.
>> WHERE ARE WE FLYING TODAY?
>> YEAH, EXACTLY. TODAY...
>> [laughs]
>> THE RESTROOMS ARE IN THE
FRONT OR TOWARDS THE BACK.
[laughs]
>> IT'S SAD, 'CAUSE HE'S VERY
TALENTED.
>> LET'S LOOK AT KEN'S AGAIN.
>> I MEAN, I JUST THOUGHT IT
LOOKED A LITTLE PEDESTRIAN.
>> YEAH, IT'S JUST NOT
FLATTERING.
>> IT'S A HEAVY FABRIC TOO, SO
I--
>> IT'S REALLY HEAVY.
>> REALLY HEAVY.
>> THAT'S SWEATY BETTY FABRIC.
>> I THINK THIS IS A DRESS THAT
BLENDS IN.
>> YOU LOVED KATE'S.
>> I MEAN, THE EXECUTION, THE
PRINT, AND THE COLOR ARE REALLY
BEAUTIFUL.
>> IT IS SO UNFLATTERING, THIS
DRESS.
>> BUT SHE PICKED THE RIGHT
FABRIC.
I LIKE IT.
>> YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF GIRLS
WEARING THIS.
>> AND, JOHN, YOU THINK THAT
THIS WOULD BE SELLABLE IN YOUR
STORE?
>> YES, I DO. YEAH.
>> LOVE IT.
>> TO ME, IT SEEMS FUN.
YOU KNOW, IT'S WELL MADE.
SHE LOOKS SEXY.
>> I THINK HE ACCOMPLISHED
SOMETHING REALLY COOL.
>> IT'S A MODERN INTERPRETATION
OF AN OLD DRESS SILHOUETTE.
>> RIGHT, THAT'S WHAT I THINK
TOO.
>> IT FEELS FRESH.
I THINK HE DID A GREAT FABRIC
CHOICE.
THE FITTING ON THE BUST LOOKS
REALLY COOL.
IT'S A VERY '50s.
>> VERY GOOD AND PERKY.
>> VERY PERKY.
>> IT'S VERY CUTE.
>> I LOVE THE VERSATILITY OF
THIS DRESS.
THERE'S SOMETHING VERY COOL
ABOUT IT AND VERY FRESH BECAUSE
IT'S VERY TRADITIONAL FABRIC,
AND IT'S A VERY TRADITIONAL
SILHOUETTE.
IT'S FABULOUS.
>> BECAUSE HERE, IT IS SUPER
SHORT, SUPER SEXY, AND THEN
SUPER LONG IN THE BACK.
>> IT'S ALSO REALLY NICELY MADE
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
>> IT'S GREAT AS IS, BUT YOU CAN
SEE THIS IN OTHER PATTERNS.
>> WE SHALL LEAVE YOU TO YOUR
DELIBERATIONS.
>> I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE
WHAT THE BOTTOM THREE WOULD DO
IF THEY REALLY UNDERSTOOD THE
CHALLENGE AND WHO THEY WERE
DESIGNING FOR, 'CAUSE CLEARLY,
THEY DIDN'T.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THEY CAN
DO TO CHANGE IT, AND I WONDER IF
WE SHOULD TAKE THE TIME AND HAVE
THEM JUST DO THAT.
>> DESIGNERS, YOUR CHALLENGE WAS
TO CREATE A LOOK FOR THE MODERN
SOUTHERN WOMAN, AND FOR THE MOST
PART, WE WERE UNDERWHELMED.
WE THINK THAT SOME OF YOU REALLY
DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGE.
BRADON...
YOU WERE THE EXCEPTION.
WE LOVED YOUR DRESS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU ARE THE CLEAR WINNER OF
THIS CHALLENGE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> YOUR DRESS WILL BE PRODUCED
AND SOLD AT BELK STORES AND ON
BELK.COM.
>> AMAZING.
>> BRADON, WE LOVED YOUR MODERN
INTERPRETATION OF A SHIRT DRESS,
AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE IT IN
THE STORES.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> WOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> BRADON, YOU'RE IN.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
THANKS AGAIN.
I AM SO HAPPY TO WIN THIS
CHALLENGE.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT ONE
DESIGN THAT'S TOTALLY ME IS
GONNA HIT THE MASS MARKET, AND
I'M OVERJOYED.
SO HEIDI KLUM WANTS TO WEAR MY
DRESS.
SHE CAN.
HEIDI, JUST GO TO BELK.
YOU CAN GET ONE.
>> ALEXANDER, YOU'RE IN.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> KATE, YOU'RE IN.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
SAFE.
>> SAFE.
>> CONGRATS, BRADON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE A THEORY ABOUT THE
BOTTOMS, THAT THEY MIGHT ALL BE
OUT.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> JEREMY...
KEN...
DOM...
WE THINK THAT THE THREE OF YOU
DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THIS
CHALLENGE AND THAT YOU COULD
BENEFIT FROM A LITTLE BIT MORE
TIME.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
PROJECT RUNWAY HISTORY,
I'M GONNA SEND YOU BACK TO
THE WORKROOM RIGHT NOW.
YOU WILL HAVE ONE HOUR TO WORK
ON YOUR LOOK, AND TO GIVE YOU A
LITTLE HELP, EACH OF YOU CAN
CHOOSE ONE FELLOW DESIGNER.
YOU HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE
FABRICS THAT ARE STILL IN THE
WORKROOM.
ARE YOU UP FOR IT?
>> I AM.
>> GIVE US MORE MODERN FASHION.
REDO YOUR SILHOUETTES OR START
OVER.
WHATEVER YOU CAN THINK OF
TO SAVE YOUR LOOKS, DO IT.
IT'S A SECOND CHANCE.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE ON THE
RUNWAY IN 60 MINUTES EXACTLY.
GO, GO, GO.
>> I'M GRATEFUL THAT THE JUDGES
ARE GIVING US A SECOND CHANCE.
I CAME HERE FOR A PURPOSE, AND
I'M HERE TO FIGHT TO THE END.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
>> THEY'RE GIVING US AN HOUR TO
REDO EVERYTHING.
>> NO, SHUT UP.
CAN WE HELP YOU?
>> YEAH, WE GET TO PICK ONE.
>> ONE PERSON.
>> I DECIDE TO CHOOSE HELEN
BECAUSE SHE IS REALLY GOOD, AND
I REALIZE THAT SOMEONE'S GONNA
GO HOME.
>> ALEXANDER, DO YOU MIND GIVING
ME A LITTLE HAND?
>> OKAY.
>> I CHOOSE ALEXANDER
IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I THINK HE'S
TALENTED.
HIS CONSTRUCTION'S GREAT.
BUT THE THOUGHT OF GOING BACK
INTO THE WORKROOM IS TRAUMATIC,
'CAUSE EVERYONE HAS SO MUCH TO
DO.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> I CHOSE KATE FOR THIS HOUR
BECAUSE KATE SEWS VERY FAST, AND
SHE KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE GAME.
SO WHAT ALL THEY JUST HATED
ABOUT IT?
THEY DID LIKE THE COLOR A LOT.
>> SO LET'S STICK WITH THE
FABRIC.
>> I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO MAKE
THE NEW DRESS WITHIN A HOUR'S
TIME FRAME.
I'M JUST GONNA STICK TO MY GUT
AND JUST REMAKE THIS DRESS.
>> A REALLY MINIMAL--LIKE, MAYBE
SOME KIND OF, LIKE, DRAPING
RIGHT THERE IN THE BUST.
I'M VERY EXCITED THAT I GET A
SECOND CHANCE FOR ME TO SHOW
THESE JUDGES WHAT I CAN DO.
I HAD TWO IDEAS, AND I WENT WITH
MY SECOND, SO NOW I GET TO SHOW
THEM WHAT I ORIGINALLY HAD IN
MIND FOR THIS CHALLENGE.
THIS IS THE PRINT THAT I WAS
ORIGINALLY GONNA USE.
>> OKAY, THAT'S PERFECT.
I THINK THEY'RE GONNA LOVE IT.
>> SHOULD WE DO ANYTHING ELSE ON
TOP?
JUST TEAR THE SLEEVES OFF THIS.
>> THEY HATED THAT THING,
THOUGH.
>> THEY DID.
SO IT'S A WHOLE NEW LOOK, THEN.
>> ONE-DAY CHALLENGES ARE CRAZY.
ONE-HOUR CHALLENGE--INSANE.
>> THIS IS NICE.
>> WE'RE NOT USING ANYTHING FROM
THE PREVIOUS LOOK.
LET'S DO A QUICK VERSION OF THAT
BIAS DRESS THEY LOVED, JUST
SHORTER.
>> YEAH.
>> THE BIG THING WITH JEREMY,
THE JUDGES ALWAYS CALL HIS STUFF
"MADAME."
THE GOAL IS, KEEPING IT A LITTLE
BIT MORE YOUNG AND PLAYFUL.
>> THIS?
>> KEEP IT CLEAN AND SIMPLE.
>> OKAY, CLEAN AND SIMPLE.
>> THEY NEED A WAIST, IS
BASICALLY WHAT THEY SAID,
SO LET'S MAKE THIS THING HAVE A
WAIST SOMEHOW.
>> I SAY TAKE IT SHORT AND MAKE
IT FITTED.
MAKE HER GO TO BRUNCH, 'CAUSE
THEY DIDN'T THINK SHE WAS
GOING TO BRUNCH.
>> TO BRUNCH, OKAY.
THAT'S A PRETTY SHORT HEM.
>> I'M FINE WITH IT.
>> OKAY, LET'S DO THIS AND CRANK
IT OUT.
>> I'M GONNA START DRAPING THIS
BODICE ON MY FORM.
>> OKAY.
I LOVE THAT THEY GAVE ME AN HOUR
TO DO THIS.
WE START DRAPING, GETTING THE
SKIRT CUT OUT.
THAT WAY, WE CAN GET THE DRESS
PUT TOGETHER AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
THIS IS PROBABLY THE CRAZIEST
HOUR OF MY LIFE.
>> I THINK A TOTALLY NEW LOOK IS
GONNA--
>> WE GOT THIS, YEAH.
>> OKAY, GOOD.
>> I'M COMPLETELY CONFIDENT
RIGHT NOW.
SORRY I'M MAKING YOU WORK MORE,
BUT YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I TRUST.
>> NO, IT'S TOTALLY COOL.
>> IT'S GONNA BE GORGEOUS.
>> I THINK SO.
I'M KIND OF LIKING IT.
>> I WANT TO PUT SOMETHING IN
FRONT OF THE JUDGES THAT IS
COMPLETELY NEW AND DIFFERENT TO
WHAT THEY'VE JUST SEEN ON THE
RUNWAY.
>> THIS IS NUTS, JEREMY.
>> WHAT AN INTERESTING DAY.
>> THIS IS [bleep] CRAZY.
>> UNDERSTATEMENT.
[upbeat electronic music]
♪ ♪
>> 15 MINUTES.
>> I'M JUST LAYING OUT THE
FABRIC ON THE FLOOR, MEASURING
OUT, AND CUTTING LIKE A MADWOMAN
TO GET THIS SKIRT FINISHED.
>> WE NEED TO JUST TAKE THESE
OUT.
WE ARE PANICKING, AND I'M JUST
HOPING AND PRAYING THAT WE CAN
MAKE SOMETHING THAT KEEPS HIM
SAFE.
>> CAN YOU MAKE SURE THE IRON'S
ON WHILST I JUST TRIM A FEW
SEAMS?
>> OH, I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA
PASS OUT.
>> DESIGNERS, THANK YOUR
ASSISTANTS.
THEY ARE STAYING.
YOU AND YOUR MODELS ARE GOING
DOWN TO THE RUNWAY RIGHT NOW.
>> IT'S NOT KNOTTING.
>> LET'S GO, GO, GO.
>> COMING.
>> JEREMY'S DRESS LOOKS PRETTY
CUTE.
IT'S A VERY SIMPLE SILHOUETTE,
BUT IT'S WHAT THEY TOLD HIM HE
SHOULD'VE DONE.
>> YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD,
YOU'RE GOOD.
IT'S ASYMMETRICAL.
>> IT CAN BE ANYONE GOING HOME.
IT'S REALLY JUST UP TO THE
JUDGES.
WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO
EXPECT THIS TIME.
>> I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M GOING
HOME BECAUSE I DID NOT CREATE A
NEW DRESS OUT OF DIFFERENT
MATERIALS LIKE THE OTHER TWO
DESIGNERS.
>> [sighs]
>> GOOD HEAVENS, BE CAREFUL WITH
THOSE SCISSORS.
>> THAT WAS PURGATORY.
[upbeat electronic music]
♪ ♪
>> I KEEP EVERYTHING CLEAN,
SIMPLE, AND TAILORED.
I'M GRATEFUL AT THE FACT THAT
THE JUDGES HAVE GIVEN US A
SECOND CHANCE.
HOWEVER, IT'S BEEN A
ROLLER-COASTER RIDE FOR MYSELF
AND THE JUDGES IN THIS
COMPETITION, SO I HOPE I DON'T
GET SENT HOME.
>> I AM SO PROUD OF HOW WELL THE
DRESS MOVES, AND THE FACT THAT
I MADE IT IN 60 MINUTES IS AN
AWESOME THING.
>> I TOOK ALL OF THE ACCESSORIES
OFF, RESTYLED THE GIRL'S MAKEUP
AND HAIR, AND WE SWAPPED THE
SHOES TO BE A MUCH YOUNGER, MORE
CONTEMPORARY SHOE.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
>> JEREMY, TELL US ABOUT YOUR
LOOK.
>> I WENT FOR A COMPLETE REMAKE
AND A COMPLETE RESTYLE.
IT'S A LOWER-CUT DAY DRESS.
I USED TWO PRINTS THAT I FOUND
IN THE STUDIO.
IT'S ALSO GOT KIND OF A DEEP
BACK AS WELL--
HOPEFULLY TRYING TO GO FOR
SOMETHING YOUNGER.
>> ISN'T THIS AMAZING, WHAT YOU
CAN DO IN AN HOUR?
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THE MOST
INTERESTING ON THE RUNWAY HERE,
BUT IT'S PRETTY.
IT HAS SOME ASYMMETRY TO IT.
YOU DID A NICE JOB.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT'S THE RIGHT FABRIC WITH
THE RIGHT PRINT.
>> I THINK THIS ONE IS SO MUCH
MORE FUN AND EASIER TO WEAR.
IT'S YOUNGER AND HIPPER.
>> CAN I SEE HER FROM THE SIDE?
>> YOU HAVE GREAT WORK, BUT THEN
YOU GO INTO THIS SPACE WHERE IT
GETS REALLY LADY--
>> I THINK MAYBE I OVERTHINK
THINGS.
>> THE DRESS SILHOUETTE ISN'T
THE NEWEST, BUT I LIKE THE MIX
OF THE PRINTS.
IT ADDS A LITTLE DIMENSION TO
IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DOM, TELL US ABOUT YOUR LOOK.
>> THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL PRINT
THAT I WAS GONNA USE, AND I JUST
DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS
REALLY YOUNG AND FRESH THAT JUST
DRAPED NICELY ON HER BODY.
I DIDN'T WANT OVERTHINK IT.
I JUST WANTED TO DO SOMETHING
KIND OF NEW.
>> I LOVE THIS DRESS.
>> OH, GOOD.
>> IF THIS WAS IN YOUR STORE,
I WOULD BUY IT.
>> OH.
>> I REALLY LIKE THIS A LOT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I LIKE THE NECKLINE.
THE BACK HAS A LOT OF INTEREST
TO IT.
>> MM.
>> I MEAN THAT IS SO NICE.
THE SKIRT IS LONGER IN THE BACK,
SHORTER IN THE FRONT.
I LOVE THE PRINT.
IT'S MODERN.
YOU DID THIS IN AN HOUR.
IT'S MIND-BLOWING.
>> IT BLEW MY MIND.
[laughs]
>> I LOVE IT.
>> DOM, BRAVA.
>> OH.
>> IF THIS HAD GONE DOWN THE
RUNWAY THE FIRST TIME, IT
WOULD'VE BEEN IN MY TOP.
I THINK IT'S SUCH A COOL PRINT.
IT MOVED BEAUTIFULLY.
YOU NAILED IT.
I THINK IT'S ONE OF YOUR BEST
PIECES I'VE SEEN FROM YOU.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
>> AND I THINK THAT'S EXCITING
THAT IN A FAST TIME FRAME, IT
CAME THAT NATURAL.
WELL DONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT'S FABULOUS.
IT'S EDGY, YET EASY.
I KNEW YOU HAD IT IN YOU.
>> I'M DEFINITELY GONNA TRUST MY
INSTINCTS FROM NOW ON.
>> YES.
>> I WANT TO TAKE IT OFF OF HER
RIGHT NOW AND PUT IT IN MY
SUITCASE.
IT'S CLASSY, BUT IT'S ALSO SEXY,
ESPECIALLY THE BACK.
I LOVE IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WHAT'S REALLY GRABBED ME IS
HOW GREAT IT LOOKS FROM THE
FRONT AND BACK.
THIS IS A GREAT COMING-AND-GOING
DRESS, AND THERE AREN'T MANY
DRESSES THAT COULD ACCOMPLISH
THAT.
>> KEN, TELL US ABOUT YOUR LOOK.
>> ME AND KATE WAS JUST DRAPING
THE FABRIC AND TRYING TO SEE HOW
I COULD KILL THE BRIDESMAID'S
DRESS AND MAKE IT A LITTLE
YOUNGER.
THIS IS ONE OF THE SKETCHES THAT
I KIND OF JUST SKETCHED OUT FOR
THIS CHALLENGE, SO I JUST TRIED
TO MAKE IT WORK AS FAST AS
I COULD.
>> QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE
TRANSFORMATION.
SHE LOOKS SEXIER, COOLER--
100% IMPROVEMENT.
>> YEAH.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> IT'S SOMETHING THAT I COULD
SEE A YOUNG GIRL WEARING, AND
I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU
DID THIS IN ONE HOUR.
[laughs]
>> I CAN'T EITHER.
>> IT'S DEFINITELY MORE MODERN,
DEFINITELY IN THAT YOUNGER
SPACE.
THE DECISION TO CUT IT SHORTER,
BASED ON THAT FABRIC, I THINK
THAT WAS A GOOD DECISION.
>> I THINK YOU WENT A LITTLE
SHORT.
IT HAS IMPROVED, EVEN THOUGH IT
DOES LOOK A LITTLE FORCED ON THE
TOP.
CAN YOU TURN AROUND FOR US
AGAIN?
I WISH IT WAS A LITTLE BIT
LONGER, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY
BETTER.
SHE DEFINITELY LOOKS MUCH MORE
MODERN NOW.
GOOD JOB.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I THINK THIS IS SO MUCH
IMPROVED.
YOU DID A NICE RE-DRAPING OF A
TOP.
I AGREE WITH HEIDI, THE LENGTH
IS VERY SHORT, BUT I THINK THIS
FEELS MUCH MORE CONTEMPORARY.
BUT IT DOES FEEL LIKE A
LATE-NIGHT PARTY DRESS TO ME
MORE THAN LIKE A DAY DRESS.
>> I THINK IT'S MORE OF A NIGHT
FABRIC THAN A DAY FABRIC.
>> DESIGNERS, YOU ALL DID AN
AMAZING JOB.
YOUR MODELS DEFINITELY LOOK SO
MUCH YOUNGER AND HIPPER.
>> AND IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE WHAT
YOU WERE ALL ABLE TO DO IN SUCH
A SHORT TIME FRAME.
>> NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE
CHAT, AND WE BRING YOU BACK
IN A LITTLE BIT.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
IT IS AMAZING WHAT THEY DID
IN ONE HOUR.
MUCH IMPROVED, RIGHT?
>> SO IMPROVED.
>> SOMEONE STILL HAS TO GO HOME.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TALK ABOUT DOM.
>> LOVED.
>> LOVED.
>> I CAN SEE WHY SHE'S STILL IN
THE COMPETITION.
I'M SUPER IMPRESSED.
>> NOT JUST IMPROVED.
WE ALL LOVE IT.
>> ALL THREE OF US WOULD WEAR
IT.
>> IF THAT WAS IN THE FIRST
RUNWAY SHOW, I WOULD'VE GIVEN IT
A HIGH SCORE.
>> THAT DRESS WAS SPECTACULAR.
>> WOULD YOU PRODUCE THIS DRESS?
>> THAT SHOULD BE IN BELK
STORES.
>> SO, REALLY, IT'S BETWEEN
JEREMY AND KEN.
>> WELL, JEREMY'S IS THE MOST
SIMPLE.
KEN'S WAS SLIGHTLY BETTER, BUT
JEREMY HAS A BETTER ATTITUDE.
>> I THINK JEREMY SHOULD GO HOME
BECAUSE HIS DRESS WAS TOO
SIMPLE, IN MY EYES.
I FEEL THAT KEN AT LEAST HAD
MORE FASHION.
I MEAN, THE OTHER ONE WAS JUST A
SHEET WITH A HOLE TO PUT THE
HEAD THROUGH, REALLY.
>> I MEAN I THINK JEREMY'S WAS
PRETTY AND SAFE.
IT WAS NOTHING THAT WE HADN'T
SEEN BEFORE.
>> WELL, HE TRIED TO BE
STRATEGIC WITH HIS TIME AND DO
SOMETHING THAT WAS LIGHT AND
EFFECTIVE AND YOUNG-FEELING.
I THINK THAT KEN'S PIECE HAD
A LOT OF PROBLEMS STILL WITH IT.
THERE WERE A LOT OF...
>> THEY DID IT IN AN HOUR.
>> WEIRD ELEMENTS OR SOMETHING
IN THE BACK, BUT HE DID HAVE A
MORE STURDY, EASY FABRIC TO WORK
WITH.
>> MY ISSUE WITH KEN WAS THAT IT
LOOKED LIKE TWO DRESSES PUT
TOGETHER.
I GUESS THE QUESTION I HAVE IS,
WHO'S THE BETTER DESIGNER?
>> THIS IS SUCH A TOUGH
DECISION.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS DO
THIS EVERY WEEK.
>> OKAY, SO WE'VE MADE OUR
DECISION?
LET'S BRING THEM BACK OUT.
>> WE WERE SUPER IMPRESSED BY
ALL THREE OF YOU, BUT THIS IS
PROJECT RUNWAY, SO ONE OF YOU
WILL BE OUT.
DOM, YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB.
AND JOHN HAS SOMETHING THAT HE
WANTS TO TELL YOU.
>> DOM, YOU ARE THE COMEBACK
KID.
WE WOULD, AT BELK, LIKE TO
PRODUCE AND MANUFACTURE THAT
DRESS, PUT IT IN OUR BELK STORES
AND BELK.COM.
>> OH, WOW.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> OKAY, SORRY.
DAMN IT, I SWORE I WASN'T
GONNA CRY ON THIS SHOW.
>> [laughs]
>> WOW. THANK YOU.
>> GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> YAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ISN'T THAT AMAZING?
WOW.
>> [laughs]
>> I MEAN, YOU COMPLETELY TURNED
IT AROUND.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU'RE ALSO THE WINNER OF
THIS CHALLENGE.
YOU DESERVE IT.
YOU'RE IN.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S A PLEASURE MEETING YOU,
STACY.
THANK YOU, JOHN.
NOW THAT I'VE SOMEHOW WON THIS
CHALLENGE, THE JUDGES SEE NOW
WHAT I'M ABOUT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW THEM MORE.
>> WHAT?
>> NOT ONLY AM I SAFE, THEY
LIKED THAT DAMN DRESS SO MUCH,
THEY'RE GONNA MAKE IT WITH
YOURS.
>> WHAT?
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> WHOO!
>> SHUT UP!
>> DOM!
>> THAT'S MY SKIRT, GIRL!
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
>> OH, YOU.
>> YES!
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
>> JEREMY...
KEN...
ONE OF YOU WILL BE OUT.
♪ ♪
JEREMY...
I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE OUT.
>> WELL DONE, KEN.
[both smooch]
>> KEN...
THAT MEANS YOU'RE IN.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
OUT OF THE THREE OF US,
I THINK THE RIGHT PERSON WENT
HOME, WHICH IS JEREMY.
I CAN DEFINITELY SEE SOMEONE'S
GRANDMOTHER PURCHASING JEREMY'S
LOOK.
>> KEN.
>> HEY. ARE YOU IN?
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
I'M STILL HERE.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
CONGRATS.
>> THAT WAS HARD.
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING HOME.
>> JEREMY, WE LOVED HAVING YOU
HERE.
YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB, AND I'M
VERY SAD TO SEE YOU GO RIGHT
NOW.
AUF WIEDERSEHEN.
>> MM-HMM.
>> GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
>> I'M REALLY SAD THAT I GOT OUT
ON THIS CHALLENGE.
I DISAGREE WITH THE JUDGES THIS
TIME ROUND, 'CAUSE I THINK MY
LOOK WAS VERY STRONG.
>> SO WHAT DID THEY HAVE TO SAY?
>> JUST DIDN'T LIKE IT.
I'M GOING TO SEE MY KIDS, SO
IT'S NOT SAD.
IT'S HAPPY.
AND I GET TO [bleep] DRINK
TONIGHT.
[laughter]
LOVE YOU ALL.
>> YOU'RE SO EAGER TO LEAVE.
>> WELL, I CAN'T REALLY SAY
THAT.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, I AM SO
PROUD OF ALL OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AND I HAD BRILLIANT ASSISTANCE.
>> BUT NOW I HAVE TO SEND YOU
TO THE WORKROOM TO CLEAN UP YOUR
SPACE.
IT'S PROJECT RUNWAY MUSICAL
CHAIRS.
>> CERTAINLY IS.
LOTS OF LOVE, GUYS.
BYE. TAKE CARE.
I'M REALLY PROUD THAT I GOT
AS FAR AS IT DID IN THE SHOW, ON
ACCOUNT OF THAT'S GIVEN ME
MORE OF AN INNER CONFIDENCE.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
GOING BACK TO MY FAMILY.
I DID PROJECT RUNWAY FOR THE
CHALLENGE.
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR THE NEXT
CHALLENGE, AND IT WILL ARRIVE.
>> NEXT TIME ON
PROJECT RUNWAY...
>> WE SELECTED THESE EIGHT SUPER
FANS TO COME BE PART OF THE
SHOW.
[women screaming excitedly]
>> OH, MY GOD!
>> WANT TO GET UP ON THE RUNWAY?
>> YEAH, THERE YOU GO, GIRL.
WORK IT.
>> WHOO!
>> GIRL, YOU GOT TO MOVE THAT.
>> YOU'RE NOT GONNA COME IN HERE
WITH THAT.
>> I CAN THROW DRAMA TOO, HONEY.
>> GET SOMEBODY UP HERE NOW!
IT'S NO [bleep] COMING DOWN!
I'M NOT FITTIN' TO [bleep] DEAL
WITH IT!
>> I KNOW, I KNOW.
>> THEY JUST NEED TO GET OVER
THEMSELVES.
>> IT'S TOO BLOUSE-Y.
>> I WROTE DOWN "MATERNITY
LIBRARIAN."
>> ONE *** LOOKS BIGGER THAN
THE OTHER.
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