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>> PREVIOUSLY ON PROJECT
RUNWAY...
>> WE ARE SENDING YOU ON A
CAMPING TRIP.
[contestants cheer]
YOU ARE CREATING A LOOK THAT
IS INSPIRED BY THE ENVIRONMENT
AND YOUR ACTIVITIES.
>> [screams]
>> WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE
COMPETITION.
>> THAT'S CRAZY.
>> THE THING ABOUT MY WORK SO
FAR, I THINK I'VE BEEN PLAYING
IT SAFE.
>> I DO TOO.
[techno music]
♪ ♪
>> I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU
CHOSE DENIM, BUT YOU MADE IT
INTO A VERY LUXURIOUS JACKET.
IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS A
FOAMING ***.
>> [gasps]
>> IT'S JUST A BIG OLD MUUMUU.
>> OH.
>> ALEXANDRIA, YOU ARE THE
WINNER OF THIS CHALLENGE.
JUSTIN, I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE OUT.
>> JUSTIN'S OUT?
>> JUSTIN'S OUT.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> IT WAS SO BITTERSWEET,
THOUGH.
I'M SO SORRY FOR HIM.
>> OH, JUSTIN.
>> [sobbing]
>> I HAVE SOMETHING VERY
IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT
THAT YOU'RE ONE OF THE
SWEETEST PEOPLE TO EVER BE ON
PROJECT RUNWAY.
IT HAS TO DO WITH YOUR TALENT
AND THAT I BELIEVE YOU NEED A
LITTLE MORE TIME HERE.
I'M USING MY TIM GUNN SAVE.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> I BELIEVE THE JUDGES MADE AN
ERROR, AND THAT'S WHAT THE TIM
GUNN SAVE IS ALL ABOUT.
>> I'M SPEECHLESS.
THANK YOU.
>> 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.
[horns honking]
[tense music]
♪ ♪
>> SO HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
TIM BRINGING YOU BACK?
>> GRATEFUL THAT HE'S GIVING
ME A SECOND CHANCE, BECAUSE I
FEEL LIKE I HAVE A LOT MORE TO
SHOW.
OOF.
LET SEE IF I CAN NOT CRY.
I'M THRILLED TO BE HERE, AND I
KNOW I HAVE THE PASSION AND
THE FIRE TO CONTINUE.
>> SO IT'S AWESOME THAT TIM
SAVED JUSTIN, HUH?
>> YEAH.
>> THAT WAS EMOTIONAL.
>> I'M SO GLAD.
HE DESERVED A SECOND CHANCE.
>> I JUST HAVE TO WORK HARDER
AND JUST MAKE IT WORK.
I'M READY.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN READY.
>> THE BAD NEWS IS, TIM
DOESN'T HAVE THAT SAVE FOR
ANYONE ELSE.
>> MM-HMM.
IT WAS COMFORTING TO KNOW,
LIKE, MAYBE IT WOULD BE ME.
>> MAYBE HE WOULD USE IT ON
YOU, YEAH.
AT THIS POINT, I'M THINKING,
BRADON'S WON TWO CHALLENGES.
I MEAN, THE JUDGES LOVE HIM.
HE'S MY COMPETITION.
>> I MEAN, I KNEW THAT SAVE
WAS NEVER FOR ME.
THIS IS THE SEVENTH CHALLENGE,
AND LAST SEASON, I WAS
ELIMINATED ON THE SEVENTH
CHALLENGE.
I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT
HISTORY, AND I REALLY WANT TO
WIN IT.
>> NOW THE STAKES ARE A LOT
HIGHER.
>> YEAH.
>> BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA
EXPECT A LOT MORE FROM US, AND
ONCE YOU'RE OUT, YOU'RE OUT.
>> YEAH.
>> IT'S TIME TO GET REALLY
SERIOUS AND REALIZE THERE'S SO
MUCH ON THE LINE FOR THIS
COMPETITION, AND I WANT ALL OF
IT.
>> LET'S GO SAY GOOD MORNING
TO JUSTIN.
AND GOOD MORNING TO A NEW
CHALLENGE.
♪ ♪
>> HI, DESIGNERS.
[overlapping greetings]
WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE
COMPETITION.
JUSTIN, YOU WERE ELIMINATED IN
THE LAST CHALLENGE, BUT TIM
GUNN USED HIS RESCUE AND
BROUGHT YOU BACK TO THE
COMPETITION.
HOW DOES IT FEEL?
>> I'M STILL IN SHOCK RIGHT
NOW, BUT I'M VERY THANKFUL.
>> WELCOME BACK.
FOR YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME
SOUL SEARCHING.
I'M SENDING YOU OFF TO THE
MARIE CLAIRE FASHION CLOSET...
>> OH, WOW.
>> WHICH IS FILLED WITH THE
ACCESSORY THAT ALL WOMEN LOVE.
>> I LOOK DOWN AT THESE REALLY
CRAZY, SICK GOLD SHOES SHE'S
WEARING, AND I'M LIKE, WE'RE
DOING SOMETHING WITH SHOES.
>> TIM AND A SPECIAL GUEST
WILL MEET YOU THERE.
AND I'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE ON
THE RUNWAY.
BYE, EVERYBODY.
>> all: BYE.
>> THANK YOU.
[horns honking]
[jazzy music]
♪ ♪
>> I HOPE THIS IS THE HARDEST
CHALLENGE YET BECAUSE I HAVE
IMMUNITY.
>> WE WALK INTO THE MARIE
CLAIRE OFFICE AND THE AMAZING
CLOSET, WHICH I AM SO EXCITED
ABOUT BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS
WANTED TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS
LIKE.
>> I MEAN, IT IS EVERY GIRL'S
DREAM.
THERE ARE SHOES ALL UP THE
WALL.
IT LOOKS LIKE A LIBRARY FULL
OF SHOES.
THIS IS HEAVEN.
>> GOOD MORNING, DESIGNERS,
AND WELCOME TO THE MARIE CLAIRE
FASHION CLOSET.
[laughter]
I AM DELIGHTED TO INTRODUCE
YOU TO THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF
MARIE CLAIRE MAGAZINE, ANNE
FULENWIDER.
ANNE, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US
BE HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
WELCOME TO MY FAVORITE PLACE
IN THE MARIE CLAIRE OFFICES.
THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE WE
STORE ALL THE LATEST
ACCESSORIES THAT WE SHOOT FOR
OUR FASHION PAGES.
>> AND, DESIGNERS, YOU ARE
SURROUNDED BY YOUR INSPIRATION
FOR THIS CHALLENGE.
AND MANY WOMEN SAY IT'S THE
MOST IMPORTANT FASHION
ACCESSORY OF ALL.
>> both: SHOES!
[laughter]
>> WE ALL LOVE SHOES, AND MANY
OF OUR READERS TELL US THEY
GET DRESSED IN THE MORNING
THINKING SHOES FIRST.
THEY THINK, WHERE ARE THESE
SHOES GONNA TAKE ME TODAY?
TO A POWER MEETING?
TO A LUNCH?
OR A HOT DATE?
>> THE SHOE WILL SERVE AS THE
INSPIRATION FOR YOUR
CHALLENGE, AND YOUR MODEL WILL
WEAR THE SHOE ON THE RUNWAY.
>> I AM VERY MUCH RELIEVED.
IT'S A LOT MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD
THAN I THOUGHT THIS CHALLENGE
WAS GONNA BE.
BUT THEN I'M LIKE, WHAT ARE
THESE BUZZERS FOR?
OH, NO.
>> SO WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT TODAY.
>> WE ARE.
>> WE'RE GONNA DO A FASHION
QUIZ.
[laughter]
[overlapping exclamations]
TIM AND I ARE GONNA ASK YOU A
QUESTION.
>> AND IF YOU GET IT RIGHT,
YOU'RE GOING TO COME FORWARD
AND CHOOSE A PAIR OF SHOES.
>> AS A SELF-TAUGHT FASHION
DESIGNER AGAINST ALL OF THESE
EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS, I'M VERY
NERVOUS, AND HOPEFULLY I'M NOT
THE LAST PERSON TO PICK MY
SHOES.
>> NOW, THE SHOES THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO CHOOSE FROM ARE VERY
SPECIFIC BECAUSE WE HAVE THEM
IN MULTIPLE SIZES, ALL RIGHT?
AND, ALEXANDRIA, BECAUSE
YOU WON THE LAST CHALLENGE,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE QUIZ AT ALL, AND YOU
GET TO CHOOSE YOUR PAIR OF
SHOES FIRST.
>> HERE, YES?
>> YEP.
>> THERE, YEP.
>> I AM TORN BETWEEN A FEW PAIR
OF SHOES.
>> THAT'S SOME GLADIATOR
SANDAL.
>> MM-HMM.
>> THE CLOCK'S TICKING,
ALEXANDRIA.
TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK.
>> [groans] OKAY, I DO THAT ONE.
I TAKE A HARD PAIR OF SHOES.
THEY'RE COOL.
THEY'RE VERY NOW, AND I THINK
THAT OTHER PEOPLE WANTED THOSE
SHOES.
I WON.
>> FIRST QUESTION.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN'S FAMOUS
RED SHOE SOLE WAS INSPIRED BY
ONE OF HIS EMPLOYEES' WHAT?
[buzzer]
>> FINGERNAIL POLISH?
[bell dings]
>> YOU GOT IT.
>> AH!
IT'S QUITE EMBARRASSING SEEING
ALL OF THESE EDUCATED
DESIGNERS NOT KNOW THEIR
FASHION HISTORY.
>> WHO INTRODUCED THE
FULL-SKIRTED SILHOUETTE DUBBED
THE NEW LOOK--
[buzzer]
[laughter]
>> CHRISTIAN DIOR.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU.
[laughter]
>> WHICH DESIGN SCHOOL DID
MARC JACOBS ATTEND?
[buzzer]
>> PARSONS?
>> YES, CORRECT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
>> I THINK I'M GONNA GO FOR
THESE GUYS.
>> GOOD COLOR.
>> I KNOW!
>> WHICH SINGER/ACTRESS/DESIGNER
DID WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY COIN
FASHION'S BILLION-DOLLAR BABY--
[buzzer]
>> JESSICA SIMPSON.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> BOOSH.
THERE'S ONE THAT I'D LIKE THE
MOST, AND IT'S STUDDED ON THE
TOE, AND IT'S SO RELEVANT
TO MY PERSONAL AESTHETIC.
[buzzer]
>> MANOLO BLAHNIK?
>> CORRECT.
[cheers and applause]
[buzzer]
>> ALEXANDER MCQUEEN.
>> CORRECT.
>> GOT IT.
>> SIZE 12, PLEASE?
[laughter]
[buzzer]
>> UM, *** BOOTS.
>> WELL DONE.
>> WHY CAN'T THESE QUESTIONS
BE ABOUT WALLPAPER OR
PHOTOGRAPHY?
I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THE
MAJORITY OF THESE QUESTIONS.
>> ON MAY 24, 2000, WHICH
ICONIC PAIR OF SHOES WERE SOLD
AT CHRISTIE'S AUCTION--
[buzzer]
>> THE RUBY SLIPPERS?
>> THAT'S CORRECT, BRADON.
>> WELL DONE.
>> THEY'RE NOT RED, BUT
THEY'RE SPARKLY.
>> WHAT DESIGNER MADE THE
POPULAR TERM "LITTLE BLACK
DRESS"?
>> UM...
OH, SHOOT.
OH, TEACHER'S GONNA KILL ME.
[buzzer]
>> THE CORRECT ANSWER IS COCO
CHANEL.
>> OH.
>> OH.
>> THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS, THE
L.B.D., IS A PIVOTAL FASHION
MOMENT, AND FOR A FASHION
DESIGNER NOT TO KNOW THAT--
POW!
>> IN WHAT BLOCKBUSTER COMEDY
DID THE HENCHMAN RANDOM TASK
USE A SHOE AS HIS WEAPON OF
CHOICE?
>> UM...
[buzzer]
AUSTIN POWERS?
>> CORRECT.
[laughter]
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GONNA TAKE THE RISKY ROUTE
AND GO WITH THE CREEPERS.
>> OOH!
[laughter]
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> STANDING UP THERE ALL BY
MYSELF, I FEEL A LITTLE
EMBARRASSED.
>> MIRANDA, PICK YOUR PAIR OF
SHOES.
>> I LOVE THESE ONES ANYHOW.
>> OH, GOOD.
>> BUT I ACTUALLY REALLY LOVE
THE SHOES THAT I ENDED UP
WITH.
>> ALL RIGHT, DESIGNERS, YOU
HAVE YOUR SHOE FOR YOUR
INSPIRATION.
YOU WILL HAVE 20 MINUTES TO
SKETCH HERE.
[energetic techno music]
♪ ♪
>> I THINK IT'S VERY SHAMEFUL
THAT DESIGNERS DON'T KNOW
THEIR FASHION HISTORY.
>> [chuckling] ME TOO.
THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS.
[laughter]
COMPETITION IS DEFINITELY
GETTING MORE CUTTHROAT, AND I
FEEL REALLY CONFIDENT.
IT'S NOT MY FAULT I'VE HAD ALL
OF THIS, YOU KNOW, GREAT
EXPERIENCE.
SO I'M THINKING THAT BECAUSE
THERE IS A GOLD METAL CHAIN
DOWN THE BOOT, I'M MAKING A
GOLD TOP, COVERING IT ALL WITH
A CABLE SWEATER.
BUT I'M ACTUALLY MAKING THE
CABLE SWEATER OUT OF WHITE
CHIFFON.
IT'S SOMETHING I'VE NEVER DONE
BEFORE.
>> I'M THINKING, ALL RIGHT,
I'M GONNA WORK OFF OF THIS
EMBELLISHED TOE.
I DON'T WANT TO GO, LIKE, TOO
CRAZY.
I DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT A HAIR
AND METAL VIBE.
I'D RATHER IT LOOKS MORE RED
CARPET.
SO I'M DOING A 3/4 LENGTH
LITTLE BLACK DRESS WITH A
CAPELET THAT'S HIGHLY
EMBELLISHED.
>> I FEEL LIKE FOR THESE LAST
CHALLENGES, I KEEP REFERRING
BACK TO THE SAME SILHOUETTE,
SO I WANT TO SWITCH IT UP AND
DO SOMETHING COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT.
I PLAN ON CREATING THIS JACKET
DRESS WITH VOLUME AROUND THE
HIPS AND IN THE SLEEVES.
>> I FEEL EXHAUSTED.
I PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THE
DRESS THAT I MADE AFTER GOING
GLAMPING.
AND I WAS SAFE, BUT IT STILL
DIDN'T FEEL VERY GREAT.
BUT AT LEAST I LOVE THESE
SHOES.
SO I REALLY JUST WANT TO MAKE
AN OUTFIT THAT I WOULD WEAR
WITH THEM.
>> I'M CREATING KIND OF A
POWER BUSINESSWOMAN OUTFIT
WITH PLAID PANTS AND A GREAT
RED CLASSIC TARTAN.
GORGEOUS.
>> ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, LET'S
HEAD OFF TO MOOD.
[funky music]
♪ ♪
>> I WANTED THE SHOES
ALEXANDRIA PULLED.
>> I KNOW, I WANTED THOSE--
>> OH, THE THIGH-HIGHS?
>> MM-HMM, YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT, DESIGNERS, YOU
HAVE YOUR SUGGESTED BUDGET OF
$250 ON YOUR GO BANK DEBIT
CARD.
SO YOUR 30 MINUTES TO SHOP
BEGINS NOW.
[energetic rock music]
>> IT CAN BE DARKER OR LIGHTER,
SOMETHING SHINY.
I WANT TO DRAPE IT AND DO,
LIKE, LITTLE KIND OF DRAPES.
THESE FLATS ARE A LITTLE TRICKY.
I'M TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING A
LITTLE BIT GOLD AND SPARKLY
LIKE THE SHOES BUT NOT TOO
GOLD AND SPARKLY.
>> WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE HERE?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
♪ ♪
>> WHERE ARE YOUR SHOULDER PADS?
>> FOUR OF THOSE.
>> WHERE'S THE BALL?
I DON'T SEE IT.
>> I WANT ALL THREE.
THANK YOU.
>> I DECIDE TO GO STRAIGHT FOR
THE WOOL PLAIDS BECAUSE I'M
GOING TO MAKE A PLAID PANT IN
THE COLORS OF MY SHOES.
MAYBE THAT ONE, BUT I ACTUALLY
KIND OF REALLY LOVE THIS.
I LIKE THAT THERE'S WHITE IN
IT TOO BECAUSE I'M GONNA DO A
WHITE JACKET.
>> MM-HMM.
>> YOU'RE USING PLAID TOO?
>> YEP.
>> [bleep].
>> I ALREADY HAVE IT IN MY
BASKET, AND IT'S BASICALLY UP
TO HIM TO DECIDE WHETHER HE'S
GOING TO TAKE A RISK AND USE
PLAID OR CHANGE HIS MIND AND
DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
>> DESIGNERS, TIME IS UP.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE AT THE
REGISTER, PLEASE.
>> OKAY, I'M JUST GONNA GRAB
THIS.
>> OKAY.
>> BRING THE OTHERS UP TO THE
FRONT, TWO OF EACH.
THANKS.
>> HI.
>> THANKS.
>> 241. WHAT?
HA-HA!
>> I'M A LITTLE WORRIED.
I REALLY HOPE THE JUDGES DON'T
JUST LUMP US TOGETHER BECAUSE
THEY'RE BOTH PLAID DESIGNS.
>> ALL RIGHT, DESIGNERS, LET'S
HEAD BACK TO THE WORK ROOM AT
PARSONS.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BYE.
>> GOOD NIGHT, SWATCH.
[funky music]
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
>> FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, I
THINK MIRANDA'S MAKING A PAIR
OF PLAID PANTS ALSO.
SO AM I.
ALL OF SUDDEN, I START THINKING,
WHAT AM I DOING?
HOLY [bleep], YOU KNOW?
DO YOU THINK I SHOULD BE
WORRIED?
>> HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
>> IT WAS COINCIDENCE.
>> COINCIDENCE?
THERE IS A BATTLE OF THE
TARTANS BREWING IN THIS
CHALLENGE.
>> I'M STRESSING SO MUCH.
I KNOW THE JUDGES ARE GONNA
COMPARE OUR PANTS.
I MEAN, THEY'RE BOTH PLAID
PANTS.
LET'S FACE IT.
>> IT'S GONNA HURT SOMEBODY,
AND IT'S GOING TO BE A BENEFIT
FOR THE OTHER PERSON.
HONESTLY, IF I WOULD HAVE SAW
SOMEONE PICKING UP PLAID, I
WOULDN'T HAVE WALKED OUT OF
MOOD WITH IT.
IT'S FOOLISH.
[energetic rock music]
♪ ♪
>> I'M LIKE, I CAN JUST SEE ME
SPENDING AN HOUR PRANCING
AROUND IN MY SHOES AND THEN
NOT FINISHING.
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THIS CHALLENGE, WE'RE GOING TO
BE DESIGNING A LOOK INSPIRED
BY A SET OF SHOES.
AND I'M EXCITED BECAUSE SHOES
ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE
ACCESSORIES.
>> OH, MY GOD, THESE ARE,
LIKE, BLUE.
I HOPE I MATCHED ACCURATELY.
OH, GOD, YES, I DID.
>> THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GREAT.
>> BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE
GREEN FOR SOME REASON.
>> MAYBE YOU'RE TOO SKINNY FOR
THEM.
OR MAYBE THEY GO UP HIGHER.
OH, MY, GOSH, HELLO!
I HAVE THESE BONDAGE-SLASH-
GLADIATOR SHOES THAT ARE UP
VERY HIGH ON THE THIGH, AND I
NEED TO MAKE A SHORT LITTLE
DRESS THAT CAN SHOW OFF THESE
SHOES WELL.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING, KEN?
>> IT'S GONNA BE THIS JACKET
FIRST THING WITH THIS BALLOON
HEM.
IT'S BEEN A COMPLETE ROLLER
COASTER WITH ME AND THE JUDGES.
I'VE EITHER BEEN SAFE OR IN
THE BOTTOM.
AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT
I'M IN THE TOP FOR THIS
CHALLENGE BECAUSE I REALLY
WANT TO SHOW THEM WHAT KEN
LAURENCE DOES.
>> WHAT ARE YOU MAKING?
>> I'M DOING PANTS AND A TOP.
I WANT TO KEEP THE OUTFIT KIND
OF PLAIN SO THAT THE SHOES
STAND OUT, BUT THERE'S GONNA
BE A LOT OF DETAIL, BUT THE
COLORS ARE PLAIN.
>> AT THIS STATE IN THE GAME,
EVERYBODY IS COMPETITION ALL
THE TIME.
IT ONLY TAKES A LITTLE SLIP-UP
OR A LITTLE HICCUP NOT TO
FINISH A LOOK, AND THEN YOU'LL
BE OUT.
>> BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE A
SWEATER OUT OF THIS CHIFFON
AND APPLY A CABLE STITCH.
>> SO YOU'RE GONNA CREATE YOUR
OWN CABLE WEAVE?
>> I'M GOING TO CREATE--
YEAH, BASICALLY.
>> COOL. THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
I THINK HE'S COMPETITION FOR
THIS CHALLENGE.
I DO.
>> I'M STILL PUSHING MYSELF,
SO I'M USING A TECHNIQUE
CALLED BOUILLONNE, WHICH, IN
FRENCH, MEANS "BOILING."
IT'S A VERY INTRICATE WAY OF
DRAPING THE FABRIC WHERE THE
SURFACE OF THE FABRIC LOOKS
LIKE BUBBLING, BOILING WATER.
>> I HAVE TO TELL YOU ALL,
THIS IS THE QUIETEST WORKROOM
IN THE HISTORY OF PROJECT
RUNWAY.
AND IT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY
THAT YOU'RE ALL SO SERIOUS.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO CHECK
IN WITH EACH OF YOU, OKAY?
ALEXANDRIA, YOU WERE THE FIRST
TO CHOOSE, AND LOOK WHAT YOU
CHOSE.
I MEAN, IT'S VERY S&M.
>> IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SO
"HARD", THIS DRESS.
IT COULD BE KIND OF CUTE TOO.
SHE'S JUST PLAYFUL.
I MEAN, THESE ARE--
>> SHE'S WINKING.
>> YEAH.
>> OTHERWISE SHE WOULD BE
CARRYING A WEAPON.
>> I MEAN, THEY ARE A STATEMENT
PIECE, SO IT SHOULD JUST BE A
STATEMENT ALL THE WAY AROUND,
BUT WITHOUT THE BONDAGE.
>> ALEXANDRIA'S LOOK IS TOO
SIMPLE.
LIKE, THOSE SHOES ARE
KICK-***, AND THE FACT THAT
SHE MADE JUST A SIMPLE SHIFT
DRESS IS REALLY WEAK SAUCE.
>> HI, JUSTIN.
>> HELLO.
>> I'D LOVE TO HEAR WHAT
YOU'RE DOING.
>> YES, AND FIRST OFF, I JUST
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME.
>> THERE'S NOTHING TO THANK ME
FOR.
YOU NEED TO BE HERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I
DID IT.
YOU NEED TO BE HERE.
SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
SO YOU CHOSE THESE.
>> IT'S DEFINITELY A STATEMENT
SHOE.
>> I'LL SAY.
[laughter]
>> WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT
DOING IS MAKING A THREE-PIECE
GARMENT.
>> OKAY.
>> THE FIRST PIECE, WHICH IS
THE TOP.
>> I SEE THESE COLORS.
I THINK THEY'RE TOO MATCHY.
>> BASED ON THE LAST RUNWAY
SHOW, THE ONLY DIRECTION THAT
I CAN GO IS UP.
>> HI, MIRANDA.
>> HI, TIM. HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> GOOD.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> I AM A DOING HIGH-WAISTED
PANT, A LITTLE BLOUSE, AND
THEN A JACKET.
>> I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT
MIRANDA'S LOOK TODAY BECAUSE
SHE'S DOING SUCH A SIMILAR
JACKET AND BLOUSE THAT SHE DID
IN A PREVIOUS CHALLENGE, AND
THE JUDGES REALLY DIDN'T LIKE
IT THE FIRST TIME.
>> I JUST WISH YOU WOULD HAVE
FOCUSED ON SOMETHING A LITTLE
MORE MODERN.
>> AND THEN WHY IS THIS GREEN
TOP SO SHORT?
>> SO I'M SURPRISED THAT SHE'S
ATTEMPTING THAT SILHOUETTE
AGAIN.
>> WHAT SOLD YOU ON THE
POLKA-DOT?
>> I JUST LOVE MIXING POLKA-DOTS
WITH PLAIDS.
>> I MEAN, OUT OF EVERYTHING
THAT YOU HAVE HERE...
>> MM-HMM.
>> THIS JUST LOOKS INEXPENSIVE.
>> IN THE PAST, TIM HAS GIVEN
ME ADVICE AND MADE IT SO I
DIDN'T FOLLOW MY INSTINCTS,
AND THEN I WAS IN THE BOTTOM.
>> YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT'S
GONNA GIVE IT SOME PIZZAZZ,
SOME SEX APPEAL, SOMETHING.
>> SO I REALLY JUST WANT TO
FOLLOW MY AESTHETIC AND KIND
OF DO WHAT I FEEL IS RIGHT
THIS TIME.
>> THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE.
>> WHY?
>> I MEAN, I WAS A LITTLE
CONCERNED STILL ABOUT THE
PANTS BECAUSE I'M NOT THE
ONLY ONE USING PLAID.
>> TRUE, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE
COULD HAVE A TARTAN CHALLENGE,
AND EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM
COULD BE USING IT.
SO IT'S A MATTER OF, WHAT ARE
YOU MAKING?
HOW DOES THE DESIGN DISTINGUISH
ITSELF FROM THE OTHER TARTAN
PLAID?
>> RIGHT.
MANY DESIGNERS HAVE THE SAME
KIND OF GARMENT UP THERE,
SAME FABRICS.
I'M NOT GONNA DEVIATE FROM MY
ORIGINAL PLAN.
>> FIRST OFF, THESE ARE THE
SHOES THAT I PICKED.
>> YES, THEY'RE GREAT.
>> I LOVE THEM.
>> YEAH. GOOD.
>> SO THE FIRST THING THAT
CAME TO MY MIND WAS THIS COAT
DRESS THAT I'M--
>> IT'S A COAT DRESS?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
>> IT'S GONNA BE FIT, AND THIS
IS GONNA BALLOON OUT TOWARD
THE BOTTOM.
>> HERE'S WHAT CONCERNS ME.
IT'S LOOKING DATED.
IT'S ALL THE OTHER ELEMENTS.
IT'S THE ZIPPER.
IT'S THE VOLUME.
IT'S THE POOFY SHOULDER THAT I
THINK DATES IT.
>> OKAY.
>> DON'T OVER-DESIGN IT.
>> OKAY.
I'M GOING TO TAKE TIM'S ADVICE,
AND I'M TAKING OUT THE VOLUME
IN THE SLEEVES AND IN THE HEM
OF THE GARMENT TO MAKE IT MODERN
AND NOT SO DATED.
>> WELL, THIS IS A SURPRISE.
>> I WAS DRAWN TO THE--YOU
KNOW, THEY'RE SORT OF LEOPARD
PRINT.
>> MM-HMM, GLITTERY.
>> SPARKLE.
IF YOU JUST WORE THEM WITH
JEANS AND T-SHIRTS OR--I WOULD
DRESS THESE DOWN IF I WERE A
YOUNG WOMAN WEARING THEM.
>> I WOULD TOO.
>> BUT I DON'T WANT TO PUT A
DRESSED-DOWN THING ON THE
RUNWAY.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT SCARED OF IT.
>> BRADON DESIGNED SOMETHING
FOR MY GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
IN HER CASKET.
>> HEMLINE, I WAS THINKING
SHORT UP HERE.
>> WHERE'S SHE GOING IN IT?
>> THAT I DON'T KNOW.
>> I THINK--DON'T YOU THINK
THAT'S PROBLEMATIC?
>> YES, I DO.
>> I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS THAT
IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD LOOK.
>> AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
CHALLENGE, I WAS THINKING,
DAMN, LIKE, IT'S IN THE BAG.
HE'S TOTALLY GONNA WIN THIS
CHALLENGE.
BUT AS THE DAY WENT ON, I'M
THINKING BRADON'S IN A LOT OF
TROUBLE.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
>>
>> WHERE'S SHE GOING IN IT?
>> THAT I DON'T KNOW.
>> I THINK--DON'T YOU THINK
THAT'S PROBLEMATIC?
>> YES, I DO.
>> [laughs] I COMPLETELY DO NOT
UNDERSTAND WHAT BRADON'S DONE.
IT'S SUCH A MESS.
IT'S HIDEOUS.
>> BUT I LOVE THIS.
>> I DO TOO.
>> THE MORE I'M THINKING THAT
IT--IT JUST NEEDS TO GET RID
OF THIS PART.
>> YEAH.
>> AND IT NEEDS TO BE A TOP
TO HERE--
>> I JUST DON'T THINK YOU WANT
A DRESS.
>> THE DRESS IS NOT RIGHT FOR
THE FLATS, SO NOW I HAVE TO
MAKE ANOTHER GARMENT.
ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> HEY, TIM.
HERE IS THE SKETCH OF WHAT I'M
WORKING ON.
>> THIS IS A PANT?
>> YEAH, SO IT'S A PANT, BUT I
WANT TO PLAY UP THE SURREALISM
OF THE SHOES.
>> OH, OKAY.
DON'T LET TIME GET AWAY FROM
YOU WITH THIS BECAUSE THIS--
YOU'VE GOT TO EXECUTE THIS.
>> IT'S NOT. YEAH.
YES, YEAH, IT'S GOT TO BE
PERFECT.
>> WELL, JEREMY, THESE ARE BOLD.
>> AREN'T THEY?
>> WOW!
>> ESSENTIALLY, THAT'S THE
SKETCH THAT I'VE DONE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> I'M MAKING A SWEATER-SHAPED
TOP.
>> OKAY.
>> AND ON TOP THE SILK CHIFFON,
I'M TRYING TO RE-CREATE THE
STITCHES OF A CABLE SWEATER.
>> I THINK THAT JEREMY'S LOOK
IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA FOR THE
TOP, BUT THE STYLING OF IT,
MAYBE THAT CHIFFON SWEATER
WITH A MINISKIRT WITH THE
BOOTS, IT ISN'T QUITE WORKING.
>> I WOULD PUT EVERY OUNCE OF
MY ENERGY INTO THIS TOP.
>> OKAY.
>> ALL RIGHT, JEREMY.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, TIM.
>> THANK YOU.
DOM.
>> I REALLY LIKE THESE CREEPERS.
>> OKAY.
>> I LIKE THE COLOR COMBINATION,
AND I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE, LIKE,
REALLY QUIRKY, AND THAT'S MY
PERSONALITY.
I DECIDED TO DO, LIKE, A CUTE
SKATER GIRL, QUILTED, T-SHIRT
TYPE DRESS.
>> THEY'RE EITHER GONNA LOVE
IT, OR THEY'RE GONNA HATE IT.
>> I LOVE COLOR, AND I THINK
THAT THE JUDGES WILL
DEFINITELY RESPOND TO THE FACT
THAT I REALLY EMBRACED THE
STYLE OF THESE SHOES.
>> FRANKLY, I LIKE THE FACT
THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO WALK
THAT LINE.
GOOD.
SO TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
>> I FELT REALLY INSPIRED BY
THE COLOR.
I MEAN, THIS IS MY FAVORITE
GREEN.
I LOOK AT THIS AND FEEL LIKE
THESE JUST LOOK REALLY
BEAUTIFUL AND HAVE, LIKE, A
SEX APPEAL TO THEM.
>> I MEAN, ARE YOU AT ALL
CONCERNED ABOUT THE WHOLE
MATCHY-MATCHY ASPECT OF THIS?
>> I'M WORRIED FOR KAREN.
SHE HAD A REALLY HARSH
CRITIQUE THE PREVIOUS
CHALLENGE.
I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT
THEY'RE GONNA SEND HER HOME.
>> ALL RIGHT, KAREN. DO IT.
>> AWESOME. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
HI, HELEN.
>> HI, TIM.
>> SO TALK TO ME.
WHAT DID THIS INSPIRE?
>> I JUST DID A REALLY BASIC
LITTLE PRINCESS LINE DRESS.
BUT I FEEL LIKE IN PREVIOUS
CHALLENGES, MY CONSTRUCTION'S
KIND OF SHODDY.
I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST WANTED TO DO SOMETHING
MORE TAILORED, AND I WAS
THINKING TO DO, LIKE, LOADS OF
APPLIQUE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO
DO SOMETHING, LIKE, REALLY
HEAVY, AND LIKE, DILUTING INTO
NOTHING, SO IT WOULD KIND OF
BE LIKE A REFLECTION OF THE
EMBELLISHMENT ON THE SHOE.
>> LOOKING AT THIS LOOK...
>> MM-HMM.
>> I SEE KATE MIDDLETON.
>> IS THAT BAD?
>> NO, I THINK IT'S GOOD.
>> OH, I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE
GOING, OKAY.
>> AND YOU PUT THIS ON, AND
SHE'S HER MOTHER-IN-LAW.
>> YEAH.
>> IT LOOKS NOT VERY FRESH AND
MODERN AT ALL.
>> TO PUT ANYTHING ON IT, IN
MY VIEW, BEGS THE QUESTION WHY.
>> UH-HUH.
>> AND IF IT'S JUST TO PUT IT
ON, THAT'S NOT AN ADEQUATE
ANSWER.
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT?
>> COOL. OKAY.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, HELEN.
>> THANKS.
>> ALL RIGHT, DESIGNERS, I'M
FEELING GOOD LEAVING YOU.
SO YOUR MODELS ARE COMING IN A
LITTLE LATER FOR A FITTING.
MAKE IT WORK, EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD NIGHT.
[funky techno music]
♪ ♪
>> TIM AGREES WITH ME THAT THE
SOLUTION IS TO MAKE THIS
BOUILLONNE THING A TOP AND NOT
A DRESS.
I'M RUNNING AROUND TO TRY TO
FINISH A CIRCLE SKIRT ENOUGH
SO THAT I CAN FIT MY MODEL.
♪ ♪
>> THIS IS SO COOL.
>> BRADON HAS A VERY GOOD EYE
FOR DRAPING, BUT THE SKIRT AND
THE TOP DON'T MAKE SENSE
TOGETHER.
>> I LIKE THESE.
>> YEAH, THEY'RE SICK, RIGHT?
>> SASSY.
>> WAIT, WHAT DID HE SAY ABOUT
IT?
WHY DIDN'T HE LIKE IT?
>> HE'S A LITTLE CONCERNED
THAT IT LOOKS MATRONLY THING.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> IT'S A SLEEK LOOK.
I JUST HOPE THAT ONCE IT'S ON
THE MODEL, THAT WHOLE MATRONLY
VIBE WILL JUST COMPLETELY
DISAPPEAR.
THAT'S AWESOME.
>> HELEN'S GARMENT IS GORGEOUS.
I WANT IT MYSELF.
LIKE, IT'S JUST SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> AND WHAT'S THAT?
>> THAT IS PROBABLY GONNA BE A
VERY SIMPLE CAMISOLE.
AT THE MOMENT, IT'S JUST A
SCRAP OF FABRIC.
EVERYBODY'S WORRIED ABOUT TIME
IN THIS CHALLENGE, AND I'M
INCLUDED.
I REALIZE I HAVE A LOT LEFT TO
DO.
>> MARK.
THERE YOU GO.
>> I THINK THEY'RE LOOKING CUTE.
ALEXANDER AND MIRANDA BOTH
HAVE ALMOST THE SAME PLAID
PANTS.
I'M WONDERING HOW THAT'S GONNA
GO DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, BECAUSE
IT COULD BE THE SHOWDOWN OF
THE PLAID PANTS.
>> MIRANDA, HOW'S IT GOING?
>> PLAID IS A *** TO LINE UP.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
>> DO YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA
BE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, YOUR
PLAID ISN'T LINED UP"?
>> PROBABLY, BUT IT'S LINED UP
IN THE CROTCHAL REGION.
AND IT'S PRETTY CLOSE.
>> YEAH.
>> LIKE, IT'S ONLY OFF IN SOME
SPOTS.
WHATEVER.
I DON'T KNOW.
I LIKE IT.
[upbeat techno music]
♪ ♪
>> WE CAN DO IT.
>> YOU GONNA BE OKAY IN THERE?
>> WE CAN DO IT.
>> THIS IS GONNA LOOK LIKE
IT'S PAINTED ON.
>> IT'S PLAYFUL, AND I THINK
IT'S MODERN, AND I THINK GIRLS
WANT TO OWN THESE THINGS, YOU
KNOW?
>> COME ON, ***, GET UP.
I NEED IT BACK, THOUGH, SO
DON'T TAKE IT LONG.
>> DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
>> JUST GET OFF IT, THEN.
>> COMING IN THE COMPETITION,
EVERYONE WAS VERY GENEROUS
FROM THE BEGINNING.
HOWEVER, A MAJORITY OF THE
WEAK LINKS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
ELIMINATED, SO PEOPLE ARE
STARTING TO FIGHT.
>> YOU ARE DOING TWO, YOU CAD.
>> IT'S TIME TO STOP ASSISTING
PEOPLE, AND IT'S TIME TO BRING
OUT THE KNIVES AND PLAY THE
GAME LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE
PLAYED.
>> I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT
THIS PIECING.
I JUST CAN HEAR NINA.
"YOU PUT A PURPLE THONG ON YOUR
MODEL!"
>> EACH PERSON IS THEIR OWN
STRONGEST ENEMY.
>> I'M CRAZY TO THINK THAT
THIS COULD, LIKE, GET ME OUT,
RIGHT?
>> JUST STAYING POSITIVE,
BELIEVING IN YOUR WORK IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING, AND WHEN
YOU GET SIDETRACKED AND
NEGATIVE, YOU BEAT YOURSELF
THAT WAY.
[phone line trilling]
>> HELLO?
>> HI, IT'S BRADY.
>> HI, BABY.
>> HI, HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> JUST MISSING YOU.
>> ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME?
>> UH, IT'S REALLY STRESSFUL.
>> I KNOW.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
>> I LOVE YOU TOO.
HOW'S THE DOG?
>> HE'S GREAT.
WE RENTED A CABIN IN BIG BEAR
FOR A WEEK.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> AND SO WE'RE UP IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND...
>> OH, WOW.
>> HE'S SWIMMING EVERY DAY.
>> OH.
>> JUST SO HAPPY FOR YOU, AND
I HOPE THAT IT'S SOME FUN.
>> THIS COMPETITION IS JUST
HARD.
I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY
REALIZES THAT.
NOW WE'VE REALLY GOTTEN DOWN
TO THE WIRE, AND THERE'S ONLY
A FEW MORE CHALLENGES LEFT.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.
[hectic rock music]
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
>> WOW.
>> TODAY IS RUNWAY DAY.
ALL I HAVE LEFT IS TO PUT A
ZIPPER IN MY PANTS.
I'M SO READY FOR THIS.
I FEEL SUPER CONFIDENT ABOUT
MY LOOK, AND I'M READY TO SHOW
IT TO THE JUDGES.
>> I THINK I CAN BEAT HER.
I HOPE I CAN, AND I REALLY
HOPE THE JUDGES DON'T JUST
LUMP US TOGETHER BECAUSE
THEY'RE BOTH PLAID PANTS.
>> GOOD MORNING, DESIGNERS.
HOW IS EVERYONE?
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW THE DRILL.
YOU HAVE TWO HOURS TO SEND
YOUR MODELS TO THE L'OREAL
PARIS HAIR AND MAKEUP ROOMS.
THE BELK ACCESSORY WALL, JUST
BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT HOW YOU
FURTHER ACCESSORIZE YOUR LOOK
BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE YOUR
SHOES.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
>> THANKS, TIM.
[energetic techno music]
♪ ♪
>> I STILL NEED TO HEM A
CIRCLE SKIRT.
IT'S VERY LONG DISTANCE TO GO
AROUND THE CIRCLE, SO IT'S
GONNA TAKE A LOT OF TIME, AND
I PLAN ON DOING IT BY HAND.
>> MY PLAN OF ATTACK THIS
MORNING IS JUST TO CHANGE THE
HEM OF THE DRESS AND TO FINISH
ADDING LACE DETAILS, SO THERE'S
NO TIME TO WASTE.
♪ ♪
[overlapping greetings]
[indistinct chatter]
>> THE ANKLES ON THE PANTS ARE
WAY TOO TIGHT.
I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PUT A
ZIPPER IN IT.
I FIGURED, SHE'S A TINY LITTLE
MODEL, HOPEFULLY THESE WILL
FIT, AND THEY DIDN'T.
SO I HAD TO OPEN THEM, GET HER
IN IT, AND THEN STITCH IT
CLOSED ON HER JUST SO IT'S
REALLY PEGGED AND REALLY
TIGHT.
>> OOH, SHE'S CUTE!
OUR PANTS LOOK DIFFERENT.
>> YOU THINK SO?
>> UH-HUH.
MINE ARE WAY HIGH-WAISTED.
>> ARE THEY SLIM FIT ALSO?
>> YEAH, BUT THEN THEY, LIKE,
BAG OUT HERE.
>> I KNOW MIRANDA AND I HAVE
THE SAME FABRIC, BUT, MIRANDA,
YOUR [bleep] IS UGLY.
IT'S A CRAZY MESS.
>> JUSTIN, JEREMY, AND KATE,
THESE ARE DEFINITELY PEOPLE THAT
I NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR.
>> JUSTIN, YOU'RE SWEATING ON
ME.
>> [laughs]
>> DO YOU WANT TO PRACTICE
WALKING IN YOUR SHOES?
>> YEAH, SURE.
>> OH, THERE YOU ARE.
THAT WALKS SO NICE WITH THE
PANTS.
>> YEAH, I'M QUESTIONING THE
SQUIGGLIES.
>> BRADON'S LOOK IS A LITTLE
BIT MATURE FOR MY TASTE.
HIS MODEL'S, LIKE, 19, AND SHE
DOESN'T LOOK IT RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF
WORK.
HOPEFULLY--
>> YEAH, THEY BETTER--THEY
BETTER RECOGNIZE WHEN I'M ON
THAT RUNWAY.
>> RIGHT.
>> I PUT A WHOLE LOT OF WORK
INTO THIS DRESS.
>> GET TO SEWING.
>> YES.
>> SO IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE
VERY END, THAT'S LIKE THE
LENGTH OF THE CATWALK.
I THINK THIS IS A VERY
AMBITIOUS DESIGN, MODERN,
FRESH, DOWNTOWN, GIRL OUT ON
THE TOWN.
SHE MIGHT WORK AT MARIE CLAIRE.
SHE'S ON THE PULSE OF FASHION.
[funky techno music]
♪ ♪
>> I BROUGHT A PICTURE OF WHAT
I'M WORKING ON SO FAR.
I'M GOING FOR THE SOPHISTICATED
SEX SIREN.
>> RAWR!
>> RIGHT.
>> HOW ABOUT MAGIC LUMI?
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> SO IT DOES LOOK A LITTLE
MATRONLY.
I GOT THAT COMMENT FROM TIM.
>> MAYBE--
>> MAYBE NOT TOTALLY FILLED IN.
>> EXACTLY.
THE DARKNESS IS TOWARDS THE
OUT, AND THEN THAT'S HOLLOWED.
>> THOSE SHOES...
>> RIGHT?
>> ARE WOWZY-WOWZY, WOO-WOO.
>> I KNOW IT.
>> YOU CAN GO A LITTLE INTO,
LIKE...
>> YEAH.
>> SALVADOR DALI LAND.
>> THAT LOOKS REALLY FRESH.
THANK YOU.
♪ ♪
>> WE HAVE '50s REVIVAL IN
RICH BROWN FALL TONES, SORT OF
A NOD TO BOTTEGA VENETA, AND
LET'S TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
>> I'LL USE SOME OF THE SMOOTH
STRAIGHT CREAM, WHICH IS GONNA
GIVE ME A REALLY NICE, POLISHED,
STRAIGHT LOOK.
>> GREAT.
>> NOT REAL SHAVED-OFF SIDE,
BUT, LIKE, THAT EDGY LOOK.
>> YEAH, WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL
TUCK THE BRAIDS UNDERNEATH THIS
PANEL, SO THEY'LL GO--BUT THEN
THEY'LL KIND OF DISAPPEAR.
>> CUTE.
>> KIND OF SLEEKED BACK, ABOUT
DOWN TO HERE.
LIKE, GRUNGY, DIRTY.
LIKE, KIND OF ROCK AND ROLL.
>> THEY'RE GONNA RIP HER FOR
THAT HAIR.
>> MIRANDA?
>> I DIDN'T SEE.
>> IT'S SO ***.
IT'S LIKE A BIG POOF WITH,
LIKE, A CURL THING.
>> YOU LOOK HOT. DAMN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T CARE FOR MIRANDA'S
LOOK AT ALL.
IT LOOKED LIKE AMY WINEHOUSE
AFTER SHE O.D.'D.
ALMOST DONE.
>> YAY.
>> DESIGNERS, IN TEN MINUTES,
YOU AND YOUR MODELS AND I ARE
GOING DOWN TO THE RUNWAY.
TEN MINUTES, EVERYONE.
[energetic techno music]
♪ ♪
>> TAKE THE JACKET OFF ONCE,
AND THEN TURN.
>> THE PANTS FIT BEAUTIFULLY.
>> THANK YOU.
I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
I'M SO HAPPY.
>> OH, MY GOD.
CAN I GET EVERYTHING DONE?
THE ANSWER IS NO.
I BIT OFF MORE THAN I COULD
CHEW.
BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THIS
LOOK.
>> [sighs]
>> DESIGNERS AND MODELS, WE'RE
HEADED DOWN TO THE RUNWAY, ALL
RIGHT?
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT SHOW.
>> YOU'LL HAVE TO JUST PIN IT
OR SOMETHING.
>> KAREN, HELEN.
THAT'S IT.
>> THE WINNER OF PROJECT
RUNWAY WILL RECEIVE $150,000
PROVIDED BY GO BANK, 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.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
HELLO, DESIGNERS.
[overlapping greetings]
WELCOME TO THE RUNWAY.
AS YOU KNOW, IN FASHION, ONE
DAY YOU'RE IN, AND THE NEXT
DAY YOU'RE OUT.
JUSTIN, YOU WERE ELIMINATED IN
THE LAST CHALLENGE, BUT TIM
BELIEVED THAT IT WAS TOO SOON
FOR YOU TO GO.
HE USED HIS TIM GUNN RESCUE
AND BROUGHT YOU BACK TO THE
COMPETITION.
WELCOME BACK, JUSTIN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FOR THIS CHALLENGE, YOU
WERE TO CREATE AN OUTFIT
INSPIRED BY A WOMAN'S FAVORITE
ACCESSORY, SHOES!
WE LOVE SHOES!
[laughter]
YOU GOT TO GO TO THE MARIE
CLAIRE FASHION CLOSET TO PICK
OUT A FABULOUS PAIR OF SHOES.
LET'S SAY HELLO TO THE JUDGES.
FIRST WE HAVE ACCLAIMED
FASHION DESIGNER ZAC POSEN.
>> HELLO, DESIGNERS.
>> all: HI, ZAC.
>> CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR MARIE
CLAIRE MAGAZINE, NINA GARCIA.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
>> ACTRESS AND STAR OF THE HIT
SHOW THE BIG *** THEORY,
KALEY CUOCO.
>> HI.
>> WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. THRILLED.
>> AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF
MARIE CLAIRE MAGAZINE, ANNE
FULENWIDER.
>> HELLO AGAIN.
>> WELCOME.
AND YOUR MENTOR, TIM GUNN.
THIS SEASON, WE HAVE AN
ANONYMOUS RUNWAY SHOW, WHICH
MEANS WE, THE JUDGES, DO NOT
KNOW WHICH DESIGNER MADE WHICH
LOOK WHEN IT COMES DOWN THE
RUNWAY.
ALL RIGHT?
LET'S START THE SHOW.
[energetic techno music]
♪ ♪
>> I JUST WANT TO SCREAM TO
THE TOP OF MY LUNGS BECAUSE
IT'S PERFECT FOR THE SHOES I
CHOSE.
IT'S OUI BON CHIC.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
♪ ♪
HOWEVER, I WISH I WOULD HAVE
TAKEN A LITTLE MORE TIME TO
PERFECT THE CONSTRUCTION AND
THE HEM OF THE GARMENT.
♪ ♪
>> I THINK MY OUTFIT LOOKS
GREAT WITH THE SHOES.
I THINK I DESIGNED A REALLY
SLEEK AND MINIMAL BUT LOUD, IN
A WAY, DESIGN FOR THESE SHOES.
♪ ♪
I LOVE MY LOOK.
SHE LOOKS GREAT.
>> BEAUTIFUL JOB.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL
PANTS.
♪ ♪
>> I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD
ABOUT MY DESIGN.
I FEEL LIKE I USED THE SHOES
APPROPRIATELY AS INSPIRATION,
AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF MY
LOOK.
>> MIRANDA'S PANTS LOOK NICE.
I MEAN, THEY ARE PRETTY
DIFFERENT FROM MINE, BUT THEY
WERE A LITTLE BIT MORE PEGGED
THAN I THOUGHT SHE WAS GONNA
DO.
>> I JUST HOPE THAT THE JUDGES
DON'T JUDGE ME TOO HARSHLY
BECAUSE ALEXANDER HAS A VERY
SIMILAR PANT STYLE.
♪ ♪
>> THIS LOOK REPRESENTS MY EYE
FOR COLOR AS A DESIGNER, AND I
DEFINITELY LIKE TO MIX COLORS
TOGETHER, AND THE TECHNIQUE OF
QUILTING IS ONE THAT I USE A
LOT.
♪ ♪
IT'S A LITTLE BIT SPORTIER
THAN I TYPICALLY GO AS A
DESIGNER, BUT I'M VERY HAPPY
WITH IT.
♪ ♪
>> THAT LOOKS REALLY HOT.
>> I WANT IT TO REPRESENT A
POWERFUL WOMAN WHO IS WILLING
TO WEAR ANYTHING, EVEN THOSE
SHOES, BECAUSE THE SHOE ITSELF
IS SO LOUD.
AND I THINK I DID JUST THAT.
♪ ♪
I'M VERY HAPPY WITH IT.
♪ ♪
>> SHE LOOKS SO HIGH FASHION
AND MODERN AND HIP.
I LOVE IT.
I'M REALLY, REALLY HAPPY.
♪ ♪
I DID THE RIGHT DESIGN FOR
THOSE KIND OF SHOES.
SO I'M CONFIDENT THAT I'LL BE
ON THE TOP BLOCK THIS WEEK.
♪ ♪
>> IT'S A GORGEOUS GOWN.
THAT LOOKS REALLY--
>> THANKS.
THIS GARMENT IS DEFINITELY A
DIVERSION FROM WHAT I USUALLY
CREATE.
MY STYLE IS MORE CLASSIC AND
SUBDUED SEXY, BUT I LOVE WHERE
I'VE GONE WITH THIS LOOK THIS
WEEK.
I THINK SHE LOOKS SEXY, AND I
LOVE THE LOOK.
I AM EXCITED TO SHOW THE
JUDGES MORE OF WHO I AM AND
WHAT I CAN DO.
♪ ♪
>> I TOOK THE SHAPE OF THE
SHOE, WHICH IS KIND OF A
TUXEDO FLAT SHOE, AND DRESSED
IT WITH A CIRCLE SKIRT MORE
REMINISCENT OF, LIKE, A SWING
DANCER.
IT LOOKS LIKE SHE COULD
ACTUALLY WEAR THESE CLOTHES ON
THE STREET.
THEY'RE A LITTLE FANCY.
THEY'RE A LITTLE SHINY.
BUT YOU COULD ALSO BREAK THEM
UP AND USE THEM WITH OTHER
THINGS.
♪ ♪
>> THIS LOOK IS COOL.
HER LEGS LOOK AWESOME.
THEY'RE KICKING OUT OF THESE
PANTS.
THE SHOES, I MEAN, YOUR EYE
JUST GOES THROUGH THE WHOLE
LOOK.
>> THOSE SHOES ARE CRAY.
>> THERE'S SO MUCH DETAIL THAT
YOU CAN SEE THE JUDGES, LIKE,
LOOKING FROM THE FRONT TO THE
BACK.
I REALLY LIKE MY LOOK, AND I
HAD FUN WITH THIS ONE.
♪ ♪
>> I SAW THE SHOES VERY MUCH
AS A PART OF THE WHOLE OUTFIT,
AND I THINK THE BOOTS THAT I
CHOSE WORK VERY WELL WITH WHAT
I'VE DESIGNED.
♪ ♪
SHE COMPLETELY CAPTURES THE
WOMAN I WAS DRESSING FOR THIS
CHALLENGE, AND I AM VERY PROUD
OF MY WORK.
♪ ♪
>> THAT LOOKS, LIKE, SUPER
EURO, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, TOTALLY.
>> I WANTED TO PUT MYSELF OUT
THERE AND PUT OUT A LOOK THAT
WAS SO HIGH END THAT COULD BE
SHOT FOR EDITORIAL, COULD BE
ON RUNWAY, AND LOOKS GOOD FROM
EVERY ANGLE.
I JUST--I FEEL LIKE A PROUD MOM.
MY DRESSES ARE MY BABIES.
♪ ♪
>> IF I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE
STEP FORWARD.
KATE.
KAREN, PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
DOM.
JUSTIN, PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
ALEXANDER, PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
IF I'VE CALLED YOUR NAME,
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOUR SCORES HAVE QUALIFIED YOU
TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ROUND.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
>> [exhales]
>> WE'RE SAFE, GUYS.
>> SAFE.
>> AH!
>> THANK YOU, JESUS.
THANK YOU, JESUS.
>> OH, MY GOD, WE'RE SAFE.
[tense music]
>> ONE OF YOU WILL BE NAMED
THE WINNER, AND ONE OF YOU
WILL BE OUT.
♪ ♪
ALEXANDRIA, TELL US ABOUT YOUR
SHOE CHOICE AND YOUR LOOK.
>> I CHOSE THE GLADIATOR
BONDAGE SHOE HERE, AND I CHOSE
TO MAKE A DRESS THAT WAS
SIMPLE, A LITTLE UNDERSTATED,
SO I JUST DID A CUTOUT TO MAKE
HER LOOK LONG AND ADD SOME
MOVEMENT TO THE DRESS.
IT'S SHORT, AND YOU CAN SEE
THAT THE STRAPS GO QUITE HIGH,
SO I LEFT A LITTLE HINT OF
WHAT WAS GOING ON BUT LEFT THE
REST TO THE IMAGINATION.
>> I LOVE THOSE SHOES.
AND I THINK YOU DID THE
PERFECT THING FOR THESE SHOES.
I LOVE THAT THIS DRESS IS VERY
WHIMSICAL, AND IT'S VERY
FEMININE, BECAUSE THE SHOES, TO
ME, ARE VERY HARD, SO YOU DID
THE SOFT WITH THE HARD, AND IT
GOES TOGETHER BEAUTIFULLY.
I MEAN, IT IS WOWZA, SUPER
SEXY.
>> SHOES CAN BE A VERY
POWERFUL AND INTOXICATING
ACCESSORY.
THESE ARE THOSE SHOES.
THESE OVER-THE-KNEE GLADIATOR
SANDALS NEEDED SOMETHING VERY
RELAXED AND NEEDED SOMETHING
VERY SOFT.
AND IT'S JUST A VERY COOL
ATTITUDE.
ON TOP OF IT, I THINK IT LOOKS
VERY EDITORIAL.
IF WE WERE SHOOTING THIS FOR
MARIE CLAIRE, THIS IS HOW I
WOULD WANT HER TO LOOK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> PERSONALLY, I'M REALLY NOT
A FAN OF THE GLADIATOR BOOTS
THAT ARE IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I
THINK I GET THE SORT OF
NIGHTGOWN GIRL WITH THE
GLADIATOR BOOT THAT WALKS DOWN
THE STREETS OF SOHO.
IT JUST DOESN'T WOW ME.
FEELS A LITTLE PEDESTRIAN.
>> IT'S A VERY COMPLEMENTARY
LOOK TO A STELLAR PAIR OF SHOES.
I LIKE THAT YOU ADDED YOUR OWN
TOUCH WITH THE LACE AND THE
CUTOUT NECKLINE, BUT AT THE
END OF THE DAY, THIS LOOK IS
ABOUT THE SHOES.
>> [inaudible]
>> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS.
IT'S SO BOLD, AND IT SHOWS
CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF THAT
YOU WERE ABLE TO BE VERY
SUBTLE WITH THE DRESS, AND YET
IT MAKES SUCH A HUGE STATEMENT.
AND I LOVE THE LITTLE FEMININE
DETAIL AT THE TOP.
I THINK IT'S JUST SO PRETTY
AND SWEET, WHICH, LIKE--BUT
THE SHOES ARE SO HARD, SO IT
IS BEAUTIFULLY PUT TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ALEXANDRIA.
GOOD JOB.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JEREMY.
>> I ACTUALLY SAW THESE SHOES
THE SECOND WE WALKED INTO THE
MARIE CLAIRE OFFICES, AND THAT
WAS THE PAIR THAT I WAS GOING
FOR.
SO I'VE GOT TWO TUBULAR
MINISKIRTS HERE AND THEN A
GOLD SEQUINED CAMISOLE TOP.
BUT REALLY, THE STATEMENT
PIECE FOR ME IS THE SILK
CHIFFON MOCK ARGYLE SWEATER.
>> ONCE YOU HAVE THIS PRETTY
WOMAN BOOT, YOU HAVE TO BE
VERY CAREFUL, YOU KNOW,
BECAUSE YOU CAN GO THE PRETTY
WOMAN ROUTE.
I JUST THINK IT DOES NOT LOOK
CURRENT OR MODERN TO ME.
>> YEAH, I THINK, BECAUSE THE
BOOTS ARE SO SEXY AND THEY'RE
SUCH A STATEMENT, THAT IT'S ALL
JUST A LITTLE MUCH.
LIKE, I COULD MAYBE SEE THAT
WITH SOME JEANS OR SOMETHING,
BUT IT JUST FEELS, JUST A LOT
GOING ON, AND IT'S TOUGH TO
PAIR WITH THOSE SHOES, YOU KNOW?
>> IT VERGES ON TRAMPY.
>> RIGHT.
>> WELL, I WANT TO ASK YOU,
WHEN YOU SAW THOSE SHOES, WHAT
DID YOU SEE?
>> HE SAW JULIA ROBERTS.
>> YEAH.
>> I CERTAINLY WASN'T THINKING
PRETTY WOMAN.
>> SUBLIMINALLY YOU WERE.
I THINK SO.
LISTEN, YOU HAVE THESE VERY
STRONG, ROCK AND ROLL, EDGY
BOOTS.
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN
SOMETHING COOL, SOMETHING
ROCKER.
MAYBE IT WAS A PAIR OF PANTS
UNDERNEATH.
MAYBE IT WAS A LITTLE BLACK
DRESS.
I MEAN, SIMPLE.
>> JEREMY, I'M STARTING TO
QUESTION...
>> MM-HMM.
>> WHO YOU ARE AS A DESIGNER,
YOUR TECHNIQUES AND YOUR
SKILLS, AND I REALLY NEED TO
SEE THOSE COME TOGETHER SO
THAT WE CAN PROPERLY ASSESS.
>> THANK YOU, JEREMY.
HELEN, TELL US ABOUT YOUR SHOE
CHOICE AND YOUR LOOK.
>> BEFORE I HAD GOTTEN THE
GOOD NEWS THAT I WAS COMING ON
THE SHOW, I BOUGHT MYSELF
THESE, AND I THOUGHT, ALL
RIGHT, WHAT BOOTS CAN I WEAR
WITH A KNEE-LENGTH DRESS?
AND WHEN I SAW THESE, I WAS
LIKE, OH, MY GOODNESS, IT'S
PERFECT.
AND I MADE THIS LITTLE BLACK
DRESS.
I THOUGHT I DIDN'T WANT TO
OVERWHELM THE SHOE WITH
SOMETHING TOTALLY JUST STUDDED
AND OVERWHELMING.
I JUST WANTED TO PLAY WITH
MAKING A REALLY BEAUTIFULLY
FITTED BLACK DRESS.
SO I CHALLENGED MYSELF TO MAKE
SOMETHING THAT WAS MORE
REFINED AND JUST TAILORED
BECAUSE I HAVEN'T REALLY
DABBLED IN THAT IN THIS
COMPETITION.
>> WHEN THIS WALKED OUT, I WAS
LIKE, AH!
I WANT THAT LOOK.
>> YES!
>> THERE'S SOMETHING VERY
MINIMAL AND CLASSIC ABOUT YOUR
LOOK THAT ALMOST ALL OF THESE
SHOES COULD WORK.
SHE LOOKS REFINED.
SHE LOOKS SOPHISTICATED.
SHE LOOKS FASHIONABLE.
IT LOOKED GREAT.
I WAS VERY IMPRESSED.
>> THANKS.
>> I WROTE, "I WANT NOW."
I WANT--[laughs]
THIS IS SO FANTASTIC.
I WANT TO WEAR IT TOMORROW ON
A CARPET.
IT IS SO WELL FIT AND SEXY AND
CHIC.
I CAN TELL IT REALLY REPRESENTS
YOU AS A DESIGNER.
LIKE, IF EVERYONE WAS JUMBLED
IN A CIRCLE, I WOULD PUT YOU
TWO TOGETHER.
I JUST THINK IT IS PERFECT.
REALLY, REALLY WELL DONE.
I LOVE IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS FANTASTIC.
IT'S CHIC.
IT'S SOPHISTICATED.
IT FITS IMMACULATELY.
SIMPLICITY IS NEXT TO
GODLINESS.
REALLY GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I THINK IT'S STUNNING.
I THINK IT'S VERY, VERY
SOPHISTICATED IN A VERY SIMPLE
WAY.
I WOULD WEAR IT IN AN INSTANT.
IT'S FANTASTIC.
>> I LOVE THIS LOOK.
I THINK THIS LOOK IS GREAT.
I THINK IT IS VERY SLEEK, VERY
CHIC.
I ALSO LOVE HER HAIR AND
MAKEUP.
YOU MADE HER LOOK VERY YOUNG
AND VERY MODERN.
GOOD JOB.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MIRANDA, TELL US ABOUT YOUR
SHOES AND YOUR LOOK.
>> AS SOON AS I WALKED INTO
THE ROOM, THESE ARE THE SHOES
I WANTED, SO I THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE REALLY SPECIAL TO
PULL A TARTAN PANT INTO IT AND
KIND OF FIND SOMETHING THAT
HAD THE RED AND MAYBE A LITTLE
GOLD, AND THEN I REALLY WANTED
TO DO A WHITE LEATHER JACKET
TO KIND OF TIE IN THE SHEEN OF
THE SHOE.
SO I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO DO
SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE FUN,
MAYBE A LITTLE MORE ROCK AND
ROLL, AND HAVE FUN WITH IT.
>> I ALSO NOTICED THAT YOU AND
ALEXANDER HAD A VERY SIMILAR
PRINT.
DID YOU NOTICE THAT?
>> WE FIGURED OUR PANTS WERE
GOING TO BE DIFFERENT ENOUGH,
AND WE'RE DIFFERENT DESIGNERS,
SO--
>> I DIDN'T PARTICULARLY LIKE
THIS LOOK, I HAVE TO TELL YOU.
SHE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A COOL
GIRL TO ME AT ALL.
>> OKAY.
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ERA
SHE'S FROM, TO BE HONEST.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT ERA SHE COULD
BE IN?
>> WELL, IT'S A MIX OF '50s,
'60s ERA IN THERE.
I SORT OF LIKE THAT IT'S NOT A
COOL GIRL.
I SORT OF LIKE THAT IT'S NERD
ALERT.
>> I WANT TO DRESS A GIRL LIKE
ME.
I'M NOT VERY COOL, SO I KIND
OF JUST WANTED TO DO SOMETHING
THAT'S REALLY ME.
>> I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S
MAYBE KOOKY ENOUGH.
>> OKAY.
>> THAT'S MY CRITICISM FOR YOU,
IS THAT WHEN IT'S ON THE
RUNWAY, YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT
SORT OF OFFBEAT QUALITY AND
TRANSLATE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
>> EXACTLY.
>> WHERE IS THE EGGNOG?
THE WHOLE LOOK TO ME FEELS
VERY CHRISTMAS, VERY RETRO,
AND NOT RETRO IN AN INSPIRING
WAY OR IN A NEW WAY.
YES, PLAID HAPPENS TO BE ONE
OF THE HOTTEST TRENDS OF THE
SEASON, AND SO ARE THE TUXEDO
SLIPPERS.
>> MM-HMM.
>> BUT TO CHOOSE THAT COLOR WITH
THE PLAID, IT FELT SO
IDENTIFIABLY CHRISTMAS.
>> RIGHT.
>> YEAH, I'M SORRY.
I'M NOT DIGGING THIS EITHER.
I LOVE THE SHOES.
I'M ALL ABOUT A LOAFER, AND I
THINK THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN
REALLY CUTE WITH, LIKE, A
LITTLE TANK TOP.
IT FEELS A LITTLE FORCED TO ME.
I'M SORRY.
I JUST--I DON'T LOVE IT.
I DON'T LOVE IT.
>> WHEN YOU SAID ROCK AND ROLL
ABOUT THIS LOOK, I JUST SORT
OF THOUGHT, WHERE?
I DON'T SEE ANY ROCK AND ROLL.
I DON'T SEE THIS AT ALL.
I LIKE THAT THE PANTS ARE WELL
FITTING, AND THEY LOOK GOOD ON
YOU AS A MODEL.
TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU RAN
OUT OF TIME AT THE TOP.
I JUST--IT DOESN'T FIT HER WELL.
IT'S NOT FLATTERING.
I JUST DON'T LIKE IT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU, MIRANDA.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU.
>> KEN, TELL US ABOUT YOUR
SHOES AND YOUR LOOK, PLEASE.
>> I WANTED TO GO WITH
SOMETHING THAT WAS BORDERLINE
EDGY, AND I WANTED THE FOCUS
TO BE ALL ON HER LEGS AND HER
SHOES.
THE WOMAN THAT I'M DRESSING
HERE, SHE'S DEFINITELY
STEPPING OUT WITH A PURPOSE.
MY INTERPRETATION OF A
MAN-EATER OF THE NEW
MILLENNIUM.
>> DID YOU SAY MAN-EATER?
>> MAN-EATER.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?
ARE YOU CONFIDENT?
>> I LIKE IT.
I LOVE IT, ACTUALLY.
>> I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I
FOUND OUT THAT YOU MADE THIS.
IN A GOOD WAY.
I THINK SHE LOOKS VERY
SOPHISTICATED, VERY HARD.
I LOVE THE PEPLUM.
YOU KIND OF MADE IT BIGGER.
YOU TOOK IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.
I ALSO LOVE THIS FABRIC A LOT.
YOU KNOW, IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL
TEXTURE TO IT.
ALSO, THE SLEEVES ARE VERY
INTERESTING.
IT LOOKS VERY NICELY DONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I LIKE IT.
>> I THINK YOU DID A VERY GOOD
JOB.
I THINK THE FABRIC LOOKS
INCREDIBLY RICH AND EFFECTIVE.
TO ME, THE ONLY THING THAT
DOESN'T WORK IN THE OUTFIT IS
THE BAG.
IT TAKES IT TO, LIKE, A CLUB
SORT OF QUALITY WITH THIS
GLAMOUR DISCO BALL, AND I FEEL
LIKE ON ITS OWN, IT'S STRONGER.
IT FEELS TOUGHER AND MORE
MAN-EATER.
SHE DOESN'T NEED HER BAG
BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S GONNA PAY
FOR HER.
>> MAN-EATER, I LOVE.
[laughing] I LOVE IT.
SHE'S SHOWING A LOT OF LEG, BUT
SHE'S VERY COVERED UP, AND
SHE'S GOT SOMETHING THAT SEEMS
TO BE VERY PROPER, AND THEN IT
GOES VERY SHORT.
YOU STRUCK A GREAT BALANCE HERE.
AND I LOVE THE SHOES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OH, I LOVE THIS.
I THINK IT'S SO COOL.
IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF CUTE AND
COOL AT THE SAME TIME.
I LOVE THE WAY SHE'S STYLED.
I LOVE HER HAIR.
I LOVE THE SHOES YOU PICKED.
THIS IS A VERY, VERY COOL
OUTFIT.
I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
AND THE TOP IS VERY WELL MADE.
GOOD JOB.
>> I THINK IT'S FABULOUS.
I LOVE THAT IT'S SORT OF--
I THINK OF MAN-EATER AS A
REPTILE.
I THINK IT'S KILLER.
I WOULD HAVE GIVEN IT ANOTHER
INCH OR TWO ON THE HEM.
AND I LOVE THAT THE PEPLUM
GETS A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY IN
THE FRONT.
THERE'S A LITTLE ROMANCE TO
THIS HARD-EDGED GIRL.
I LOVE THAT YOU REALLY THOUGHT
ABOUT THE CHARACTER OF WHO SHE
WAS, AND SHE CAN TAKE OVER THE
WORLD IN THAT DRESS.
>> THANK YOU, KEN.
BRADON, TELL US ABOUT YOUR
SHOES AND YOUR LOOK.
>> IT'S ALL DRAPED AND THEN
HAND-STITCHED, AND IT MAKES IT
LOOK LIKE BOILING WATER, KIND
OF.
I ALSO WAS INSPIRED BY THE
FLAT.
SHE'S RUNNING AROUND DURING
THE DAY, UPPER EAST SIDE.
IT'S A '50s SILHOUETTE,
ALMOST SWING DANCE SILHOUETTE,
LITERALLY, BUT BRINGING IT TO
THE MODERN AGE IN REALLY LUX
FABRICS.
>> I THOUGHT IMMEDIATELY OF
SWING DANCING, HAPPY DAYS, SO
FOR ME, IT WENT IMMEDIATELY
OLD-SCHOOL.
I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED, LIKE,
I DON'T KNOW, A REAL SLEEK,
SUPER CHIC SUIT OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT WITH THESE SHOES,
WHICH I KNOW YOU CAN DO.
>> MM-HMM.
>> IT'S SO OLD-SCHOOL, THIS
FABRIC.
I MEAN, THE HALTER IS JUST
CRAZY.
I DIDN'T LOVE IT.
>> SORRY.
>> LISTEN, I'M NOT A BIG FAN
OF FLAT SHOES, BUT I THINK
THOSE FLAT SHOES ARE FABULOUS.
I ALMOST WISH I WOULD HAVE
SEEN IT WITH A--MAYBE A
LITTLE BROCADE T-SHIRT DRESS,
A LITTLE A-LINE DRESS,
SOMETHING SIMPLE.
YET YOU WENT SO TORTURED UP
HERE.
IT'S SO OVERWORKED.
>> BRADON, I THINK THE
SILHOUETTE AND THE FABRIC JUST
FEEL FRUMPY-DUMPY.
THE TOP TEXTURE, WHICH LOOKS
WELL EXECUTED, IS NOT DONE IN
A FLATTERING SHAPE.
I REALLY THINK YOU HAVE TO
START THINKING ABOUT THE
AMAZING TECHNIQUES YOU DO AND
HOW YOU BRING THEM INTO
SOMETHING THAT FEELS FRESH FOR
TODAY.
>> OKAY.
>> THIS IS MY LEAST FAVORITE
LOOK.
[dramatic drum beat]
THE TOP REMINDS ME OF
SOMEONE'S GRANDMOTHER'S
PILLOWS, AND THE FABRICS LOOK
REALLY CHEAP, AND I THINK THE
SHOES LOOK REALLY EXPENSIVE.
AND I SEE WHERE YOU WENT WITH
THE SHOES, BUT I DON'T THINK
IT WAS THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE A BAD
BRIDESMAID'S DRESS.
IT JUST DOESN'T LOOK COOL.
I'M SORRY.
JUST DOESN'T LOOK MODERN.
IT LOOKS VERY DATED.
>> THANK YOU, BRADON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, WE'VE HEARD WHAT YOU
HAD TO SAY.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT THE CLOTHES.
THEN WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE CHAT,
AND THEN WE'LL CALL YOU BACK
HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
THANK YOU.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
>> HOW DID IT GO?
>> WHAT'S THE VERDICT?
>> YOU'RE IN THE BOTTOM?
>> YOU'RE IN THE TOP?
>> BOTTOM.
>> TOP.
>> WAIT, WHO'S TOP AND WHO'S
BOTTOM?
>> KEN, HELEN, AND ALEXANDRIA,
TOP.
ME, BRADON, AND MIRANDA,
BOTTOM.
THE RUNWAY'S A COMPLETE
DISASTER FOR ME AGAIN TODAY.
WHATEVER.
THAT WAS VERY ANNOYING.
PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK THE
JUDGES NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
[dramatic drum beats]
>> SO WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO
BEGIN?
>> LET'S START WITH THE PRETTY
OUTFITS FIRST.
>> OKAY.
WE WILL START WITH YA.
AND I WASN'T SURPRISED THAT
YOU LIKED THIS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I MEAN, SHE DID MIX THE SOFT
WITH THE HARD BY DOING THIS
LACE.
>> I LIKE THAT THE LACE HAS A
LUREX IN IT.
>> MM-HMM.
>> IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION,
THERE'S NOT MUCH TO THE DRESS
COMPARED TO THE BOOTS, BUT SHE
WAS TRYING TO BALANCE IT AS A
LOT.
>> IT COULD HAVE GONE REALLY
WRONG.
>> RIGHT.
>> EASILY.
>> EASILY. IN THE HANDS OF THE
WRONG DESIGNER, THIS COULD HAVE
BEEN LIKE A HORROR SHOW.
>> IF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN,
LIKE, A TIGHT DRESS OR--
>> YES.
SHE WAS SMART ENOUGH TO FIND
THE BALANCE.
THIS IS NOT AN EASY SHOE TO
DESIGN AROUND.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND ALEXANDRIA WAS THE FIRST
DESIGNER TO CHOOSE, AND SHE
CLEARLY HAD A VISION.
>> SHE WENT FOR IT.
>> I LOVE THE FABRIC OF THIS.
>> I KNOW.
>> YEAH, I THINK HIS CHOICE OF
FABRIC REALLY SHOWED SOMETHING
IN HIS TASTE.
>> IT'S A WONDERFUL TEXTILING.
>> MM-HMM.
>> I LOVE THE FABRIC.
>> IT ALWAYS SEEMS A LITTLE
BIT LIKE THE SORT OF SEXY
SECRETARY CLUB GIRL LOOK TO ME,
BUT THIS TIME, HE CHOSE THE
RIGHT FABRIC, AND IT DID FEEL
EDGY.
>> GOOD FOR HIM.
>> HELEN TOLD ME HER GOAL TO
WAS SHOW ALL OF YOU THAT SHE
KNOWS HOW TO CONSTRUCT CLOTHES.
>> WELL, SHE DOES.
>> THE DRESS BY ITSELF IS VERY
BASIC.
>> IT'S SIMPLE, BUT IT'S WELL
MADE.
LIKE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SEAMS,
I MEAN, IT IS VERY NEATLY DONE.
>> IT'S VERY WELL MADE.
>> IT'S REALLY NICE.
IT FITS GREAT.
IT WORKED FOR US, AND IT
REPRESENTED HER.
>> BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT THIS CAPE.
>> SHE CHOSE THE RIGHT FABRIC.
>> IT ADDS DRAMA.
>> YEAH.
>> IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CAPE.
>> WITH THAT CAPE, IT COULD
WALK DOWN ANY RUNWAY IN PARIS.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
>> TO ME, THIS IS TERRIBLE.
>> IT'S TERRIBLE.
>> IT'S TERRIBLE.
>> AND THIS ONE, THE TOP GETS
WORSE ON CLOSER INSPECTION.
>> A SIMPLE TANK WOULD HAVE
WORKED.
THIS WAS JUST TOO MUCH.
>> YES, BUT IT--
>> A T-SHIRT, WHITE T-SHIRT.
>> A T-SHIRT DRESS.
>> YEAH.
>> A T-SHIRT DRESS IN BROCADE
IF YOU WANTED TO KEEP THE
SHINE.
>> THIS IS TOUGH.
♪ ♪
>> THIS REALLY, FOR ME, WAS
VERY CHRISTMAS, VERY OBVIOUS.
>> I MEAN, WE ALL DIDN'T
RESPOND TO THIS.
IT'S AWFUL.
>> I DON'T LIKE THIS AT ALL.
IT, LIKE, IT'S NOT COOL.
>> I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING
TRULY INVENTIVE FROM HER YET.
>> NO.
>> AND IT'S GETTING BORING.
>> I'VE ONLY SEEN A ONE NOTE.
♪ ♪
>> I QUESTION PROFOUNDLY SO
MUCH OF WHAT HE'S DOING, AND
IT APPEARS THE WAY HE WANTS IT
TO, NO MATTER WHAT.
>> AND THIS IS THE PERFECT
EXAMPLE, WHERE HE PICKED A VERY
POWERFUL SHOE, BUT HE COULDN'T
DESIGN AROUND IT.
>> DID HE SPEND A LOT OF TIME
ON THE WHITE TOP?
>> YES, THAT'S--
UH, WAS SOMETHING THAT HE
STRUGGLED WITH.
>> HE JUST FLOUNDERED.
>> HE HAS BEEN ON THE BOTTOM,
ON THE TOP, AND ON THE BOTTOM.
>> WELL, HE SURPRISES US.
>> BUT THIS WEEK, NOT IN A
GOOD WAY.
>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
>> BYE, TIM.
THANK YOU.
SO HAVE WE MADE OUR DECISION?
OKAY, LET'S BRING THEM BACK OUT.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
>> ONE OF YOU WILL BE NAMED
THE WINNER, AND ONE OF YOU
WILL BE OUT.
WE HAVE THREE SLEEK BLACK
DRESSES AS OUR TOP LOOKS
TODAY, AND ALL OF THEM
COMPLEMENTED THE SHOES VERY
WELL.
HELEN...
YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THIS
CHALLENGE.
>> THANK YOU.
OOH.
>> WE ALL ACTUALLY WANTED YOUR
OUTFIT.
YOUR CAPELET AND DRESS WAS
VERY CHIC, SOPHISTICATED, AND
SHARP.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> GOOD JOB.
YOU ARE IN.
>> AFTER THIS WIN AND HAVING
SUCH AMAZING FEEDBACK, IT
FEELS RIGHT, YOU KNOW?
>> YOU WON.
>> DID YOU WIN?
[cheers and applause]
>> AWESOME.
>> WHOO!
>> MY MAIN INTENTION AS A
DESIGNER IS TO MAKE WOMEN FEEL
AMAZING.
KIND OF LIKE READY TO [bleep]
MYSELF, BUT--
>> KEN, GREAT JOB.
YOU'RE IN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> HELEN IS THE WINNER.
HER GARMENT IS OLD, AND I
SHOULD HAVE DEFINITELY TAKEN
IT HOME.
>> ALEXANDRIA, YOU ARE IN.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
>> JEREMY...
YOU ARE IN.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
♪ ♪
MIRANDA, BRADON, ONE OF YOU
WILL BE OUT.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
BRADON...
YOU'RE IN.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M EXTREMELY RELIEVED.
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.
MOVING FORWARD, I HAVE TO LOOK
AT THE BIG PICTURE INSTEAD OF,
OH, THIS IS JUST A COOL
TECHNIQUE.
LET'S MAKE A BLOUSE OUT OF IT.
[sad music]
>> I'M SORRY, MIRANDA.
THAT MEANS YOU'RE OUT.
>> IT'S OKAY.
THANK YOU.
♪ ♪
>> AUF WIEDERSEHEN.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M JUST MAD THAT I--MAN, I
WENT OUT ON SOMETHING I
ACTUALLY LIKED.
♪ ♪
>> HEY.
>> HI.
>> HEY.
>> COME HERE.
>> SIT IN THE MIDDLE.
>> LIKE, IT'S JUST
DISAPPOINTING THAT I DIDN'T
MAKE IT FURTHER, BECAUSE I
REALLY AM--REALLY, REALLY,
LIKE, WANTED TO SHOW AT
FASHION WEEK.
LIKE, I KNOW MY AESTHETIC
ISN'T EVERYONE'S.
IT'S KIND OF WEIRD AND KIND OF
NERDY AND, LIKE--
AND I LIKE PLAID PANTS.
>> SO DO I!
>> I JUST HOPE YOU GUYS KEEP
IN TOUCH, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN
REALLY AWESOME MEETING ALL OF
YOU AND SEEING YOUR DESIGN
AESTHETICS, AND, LIKE, HOW
MANY DESIGNERS GET TO SEE EACH
OTHER WORKING ALL THE TIME?
LIKE, WE KIND OF, LIKE--
>> 15 HOURS A DAY.
>> YEAH, EXACTLY.
>> SERIOUSLY.
>> VERY FAST AND FURIOUS.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
[laughter]
>> MIRANDA, I WANT YOU TO KNOW
SOMETHING.
I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND I HAVE TO SAY, I REALLY
HAVE A POSITIVE RESPONSE TO
YOUR WORK.
>> I LIKED IT TOO.
>> AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE
GOING HOME, IT'S SOMETHING
THAT YOU BELIEVE IN, AND IT'S
SOMETHING THAT YOU STAND BY,
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD
BE EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOURSELF.
>> YEAH.
>> WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
[applause]
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> INCREDIBLY TALENTED
DESIGNER.
WE WILL SEE MORE OF YOU.
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IT'S
THE MOST TALENTED GROUP OF
DESIGNERS, ALL OF YOU...
>> YEAH, THEY ARE GREAT.
>> I THINK, IN THE HISTORY OF
THE SHOW.
SO SOMEONE'S GONNA GO HOME
WITH A GOOD LOOK.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU KNOW?
THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE GOT TO
STAND BY YOUR CONVICTIONS AND
DO WHAT YOU BELIEVE YOU NEED
TO DO.
ALL RIGHT?
SO I HAVE TO SEND YOU TO THE
WORKROOM TO CLEAN UP YOUR
SPACE.
>> ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD.
>> WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU.
>> THANK YOU. BYE, GUYS.
>> WE'LL MISS YOU.
>> BYE.
>> LOVE YOU, GUYS.
I JUST WANTED TO GO IN
FOLLOWING MY OWN AESTHETIC AND
BEING TRUE TO ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I COULD
HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY.
[sniffles]
>> NEXT TIME ON PROJECT
RUNWAY...
>> [blows whistle]
UP, UP, UP, UP.
WE'VE GOTTA GO.
>> TODAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
A LITTLE FIELD DAY.
>> WHAT THE HELL ARE WE ABOUT
TO DO?
>> [blows whistle]
>> YIPPEE-KAI-YAY!
>> YOU FORGOT THE WHEELBARROW!
IT IS CRAZY.
I DON'T SEE ANYONE WANTING TO
HAVE THIS.
>> FREAKIN' OUT.
I'M IN WORRY TOWN.
>> DON'T [bleep] GO THERE.
>> DON'T CURSE AT ME.
>> I DON'T GIVE A [bleep].
SHUT UP.
>> COME AND TALK.
WHY ARE YOU SO UPSET?
>> SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GOING
TO A BUFFET ON A CRUISE.
>> IT IS SAD.
>> IT SORT OF CAME OUT LIKE A
NEON NOTHING.
>> YOU POOPED IN YOUR PANTS.
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