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>> PREVIOUSLY ON
UNDER THE GUNN...
YOU WILL BE CREATING A
MINI-COLLECTION.
YOU ARE TO BE INSPIRED BY THE
COSTUMES AND BY THE GETTY
VILLA, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE
WORKING IN TEAMS.
>> I WANT TO SHOOT MYSELF.
WE ARE THE WEAKEST TEAM.
>> THEY'RE A MESS.
>> LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY WAS
MURDERED.
>> IT'S A COMPLETE MESS.
>> I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP THE
TEAM.
>> OKAY.
SEE YOU ON THE RUNWAY.
>> TEAM NICK, YOU ARE THE
WINNING TEAM.
[cheering and screaming]
OSCAR, YOU WERE THE CLEAR WINNER
TONIGHT.
>> THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>> SHE'S LIKE A MUMMY.
ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION HERE?
>> OH, NO, I WAS WORRIED THE
WHOLE TIME.
>> THIS LOOKS LIKE MY
FIVE-YEAR-OLD NEPHEW TOOK SAFETY
SCISSORS AND CUT THESE PIECES.
>> THE JUDGES ARE DISAPPOINTED
IN BOTH OF YOU.
WHAT IT CAME DOWN TO WAS WHICH
DESIGNER DID THEY WANT TO SEE
MORE FROM?
THEY DECIDED THAT THE WANTED TO
SEE MORE FROM BOTH OF YOU.
>> OH! PRAISE THE LORD.
>> THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT
I'VE COME THIS CLOSE.
>> EACH MENTOR STILL HAS THREE
DESIGNERS IN THEIR GROUP, SO
THEY REMAIN DEADLOCKED.
BUT THE PRESSURE IS ON BECAUSE
ONLY ONE DESIGNER AND ONE
MENTOR WILL WIN
UNDER THE GUNN.
[upbeat music]
THREE FAMILIAR FACES RETURN TO
THE RUNWAY.
NOW THEY'RE THE MENTORS SHOWING
A FRESH GROUP OF DESIGNERS HOW
TO MAKE IT WORK.
ALL OF THEIR DESIGNERS ARE
TALENTED, BUT ONLY ONE CAN BE
THE WINNER.
WE'RE ALL UNDER THE GUNN.
>> ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEXT
ONE?
>> NO. THAT WAS A LOT OF STRESS,
THE WHOLE TEAM THING.
>> I'M GLAD WE WON.
AT THE SAME TIME, I FEEL LIKE
EVERY SINGLE GARMENT I'VE DONE--
SENT DOWN THE RUNWAY COULD HAVE
BEEN BETTER.
>> OSCAR, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO
HAVE $6,000?
>> OH, $6,000 IN THE BANK.
>> I FEEL GREAT, OF COURSE.
>> MY TEAM HAS WON.
OSCAR HAS WON.
THIS IS ALL GOOD, BUT I REALLY
WANT TO FOCUS ON STEPHANIE.
I WANT HER TO GET HER GROOVE
ON.
AND WITH NATALIA, I WANT HER TO
REALLY FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS.
>> NOW THAT I'VE BEEN IN THE
BOTTOM TWICE, IT'S--IT'S LIKE,
"OKAY, NOW I UNDERSTAND."
>> I'M STARTING TO FEEL A LITTLE
SENSE OF FRUSTRATION IN MYSELF
WHEN IT COMES TO NICHOLAS.
HOW MUCH IS HE UNDERSTANDING
THAT HE'S BEEN SAVED TWICE?
I THINK THAT NICHOLAS DESERVES
TO STAY.
AND MAYBE WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON
IS THAT I AM SEEING MORE IN HIM
THAN HE MAY EVEN SEE IN HIMSELF.
>> HOW ABOUT YOU, SHAN?
ARE YOU FEELING GOOD THIS
MORNING?
>> I'M PLAYING YESTERDAY IN THE
BACK OF MY MIND, BUT...
>> YOU JUST HAVE TO FORGET ABOUT
IT AND TRUST YOURSELF, AND I
THINK YOU'LL BE FINE, FOR ALL OF
US.
>> WE GET TO GO DO IT AGAIN,
KIDDOS.
[bell rings]
>> WE ARE HERE IN TRAVEL TOWN
WITH THIS MAGNIFICENT TRAIN.
>> AND I HAVE TO SAY I GET
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
TRANSPORTATION.
>> GOOD MORNING, DESIGNERS AND
MENTORS.
>> all: GOOD MORNING.
>> WELCOME TO TRAVEL TOWN MUSEUM
IN BEAUTIFUL GRIFFITH PARK.
FOR THIS CHALLENGE, YOU WILL BE
CREATING AN AVANT-GARDE LOOK.
>> OSCAR, WAIT, BECAUSE
AVANT-GARDE FOR YOU IS LIKE--
WHEN YOU GIVE A KID LIKE A
CANDY, IT'S LIKE THAT.
>> INSPIRED BY THE STEAMPUNK
GENRE OF DESIGN.
>> AWESOME.
I REALLY LIKE STEAMPUNK.
>> STEAMPUNK HAS AT ITS CORE
WHAT'S SURROUNDING US, THE
INVENTION OF THE STEAM-POWERED
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE DURING THE
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, WHICH
WAS, OF COURSE, THE VICTORIAN
ERA.
STEAMPUNK TAKES THIS ERA AND
LOOKS THROUGH IT THROUGH A LENS
OF THE FUTURE.
THINK ABOUT RETRO-FUTURISM.
THINK ABOUT DOCTOR WHO.
THINK ABOUT THE SCIENCE FICTION
OF H.G. WELLS.
>> STEAMPUNK IS SUPER FUN.
IF HISTORY WOULD'VE TAKEN A
DIFFERENT ROUTE, DIFFERENT
TECHNOLOGY, DIFFERENT FASHION,
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FUTURE
POSSIBILITY.
>> STEAMPUNK IS NOW PERVASIVE
ACROSS ALL DESIGN DISCIPLINES:
ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, GRAPHIC
DESIGN, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, AND
OF COURSE FASHION.
>> I DISCOVERED STEAMPUNK ABOUT
FOUR YEARS AGO, AND I JUST
THOUGHT IT WAS SO COOL.
I LOVE HISTORY.
I LOVE FUTURISM.
I LOVE SCI-FI.
AND IT WAS JUST A GREAT
JUXTAPOSITION OF ALL THOSE
THINGS, WHICH I'M SUPER EXCITED
ABOUT.
>> YOU WILL HAVE A BUDGET OF
$300 FOR THIS CHALLENGE, AND YOU
HAVE TWO DAYS.
[cheers and applause]
>> OH, MY GOD, FINALLY.
[laughs]
>> SO EXPECTATIONS ARE VERY
HIGH.
ON THE TABLE AND THE BARRELS,
YOU WILL SEE ICONIC PIECES OF
MACHINERY EMBLEMATIC OF THIS
WHOLE STEAMPUNK GENRE.
THESE ARE HERE FOR YOU TO USE.
YOUR 30 MINUTES TO SKETCH AND TO
GATHER MATERIALS WILL BEGIN NOW.
[laughter]
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> HOW IS THIS GONNA WORK?
BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH HARDWARE
GOES INTO A STEAMPUNK LOOK, I'M
LOOKING AT A METAL WASHER, AND
I'M JUST LIKE, "HOW DO I SEW
OVER YOU?"
>> I PULL GEARS.
I PULL A CLOCK BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT INSIDE OF A CLOCK ARE A
BUNCH OF GEARS THAT I COULD
POSSIBLY WORK WITH.
>> TIM, READY FOR RUNWAY.
>> I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT
STEAMPUNK.
I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD A
TERMINOLOGY, SO I'M A LITTLE
APPREHENSIVE AT THIS POINT.
>> THE WHOLE STEAMPUNK THING IS
ABOUT "THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN THE 1800s."
BUT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT FROM
THAT MOMENT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
THE FUTURE.
I MEAN, IT--IT EXCITES YOU,
RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> WELL, THEN I THINK THAT
THAT'S--THAT'S THE STORY.
I SENSE IN SHAN A BIT OF
TREPIDATION, BUT THAT'S TO BE
EXPECTED.
HE HAD A BAD MOMENT IN THE LAST
CHALLENGE, BUT NOT TOO MUCH THAT
I'M WORRIED ABOUT IT.
>> IS THAT AVANT-GARDE, MAKING
THAT WOOL EXAGGERATED?
>> YEAH, I-I DEFINITELY DO.
AND--AND MAYBE TWE--TWEED IT.
>> WHEN I HEAR "AVANT-GARDE," I
DO GET A LITTLE CONCERNED
'CAUSE I'M NOT NATURALLY A SUPER
AVANT-GARDE DESIGNER.
>> I THINK THIS IS KIND OF THE
IDEA OF LIKE REINVENTING
FASHION.
ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S
AVANT-GARDE, IT REALLY HAS TO BE
EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW?
I'M REALLY TRYING TO ENCOURAGE
THEM TO CHALLENGE THEIR SELVES
'CAUSE THEY ALL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO TAKE THE WIN IN
THIS CHALLENGE.
>> TIME, EVERYONE.
GATHER 'ROUND.
ALL RIGHT, DESIGNERS, WE'RE
GOING SHOPPING AT MOOD, AND YOUR
MENTORS ARE COMING.
>> all: YAY!
>> THIS IS A TRIAL TRIP.
AND IF YOU DO WELL DURING THIS
TRIP, YOU CAN COME BACK WITH US.
>> AH.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M FEELING
A LOT OF GLEE FOR THIS.
IF WE'RE AT MOOD, WE CAN BE
LIKE, "NO!
NOT THE POLYESTER TAFFETA."
>> ALL RIGHT, DESIGNERS, YOU
HAVE 30 MINUTES TO SHOP,
AND YOUR TIME BEGINS NOW.
>> GO, GO, GO.
>> "GO, GO, GO" IS RIGHT.
>> THAT'S GOOD WHAT YOU'RE
DOING, I LIKE THAT.
>> YOU SEE HOW THIS IS KIND OF--
THE WAY THIS IS POSITIONED IN
TERMS OF HOW IT'S LAID OUT?
DO YOU THINK IT'LL COME ACROSS
PRETTY COOL?
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
>> OKAY.
I WASN'T EXPECTING TO GET SO
CAUGHT UP IN MY HEAD.
I THINK ALL OF THE DIFFERENT
TERMS--AVANT-GARDE, STEAMPUNK,
VICTORIAN ERA--ALL OF THAT'S
STARTING TO PLAY ON MY MIND, AND
I HOPE I'M MOVING IN THE CORRECT
DIRECTION.
>> DON'T GET SO DISCOURAGED.
>> [laughs]
>> YOU HAVE TO MAKE A STRONG
DECISION RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU DON'T DO THAT, THEN THE
REST OF IT'S GONNA BE HELL.
>> AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO LIKE
A MASK, LIKE A CROWN, LIKE A
POPE CROWN WITH THE MESH.
>> WITH THE MESH.
I MEAN, ALL THOSE IDEAS ARE
GREAT.
I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE TO
SACRIFICE SOME.
>> I AM THINKING TO MAKE A GOWN
AND TO PAINT BY HAND ON THE BACK
OF THE DRAPING PART WITH THIS
WORD WHICH I LOVE, "REVOLUTION."
>> I LOVE--LIKE I PAINT ONE
THING, AND NOW EVERYONE IS
PAINTING.
>> NO, I'M NOT GONNA DO YOUR
PAINTING.
I DON'T LIKE TIE-DYED AND MIXED.
>> IT WASN'T TIE-DYE.
>> YEAH, THAT'S TIE-DYE.
IT'S THE NAME OF THE TECHNIQUE.
>> YOU WIN ONE CHALLENGE, HONEY,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN...
HIS EGO, MAN.
OSCAR JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO
THINK ANY DECISION THAT HE COULD
MAKE RIGHT NOW IS A BAD
DECISION, WHICH IS A TERRIBLE
WAY TO THINK FOR A FASHION
DESIGNER.
>> FIVE MINUTES REMAINING.
>> HOW MUCH SHOULD I GET OF THIS
ONE?
I GOT THREE, OKAY.
>> AND WHAT'S THIS ROLL?
>> THIS IS FOR--FOR THE
TRENCH COAT KIND OF THING.
>> WILL THE LOOK BE A BLACK
LOOK?
OR HOW IS IT GONNA READ?
AND WHERE IS THE COP--COPPER
GONNA GO?
>> I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY.
>> JUST WANT TO THINK ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, HOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE
PRESENTING SO FAR AND HOW MUCH
OF A NEUTRAL PALETTE IS IN IT.
I LOVE THE COPPER.
>> THAT IS TIME.
NO MORE SHOPPING.
>> 278.52.
291.98.
>> both: BYE.
>> THANK YOU, MOOD.
>> all: BYE.
>> LET'S JUST PUT THE CLOCK HERE
TO REMIND ME THAT I HAVE TO
HURRY UP.
>> DESIGNERS, CAN I HAVE YOUR
ATTENTION JUST FOR A MINUTE?
THE MENTORS AND I WILL NOT BE
IN TO SEE YOU UNTIL TOMORROW.
SO YOU HAVE LOTS OF TIME TO
WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK,
AND GET THINGS DEVELOPED, OKAY?
HAVE FUN TODAY, AND I'LL SEE
YOU TOMORROW.
>> THANKS, TIM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> INTERESTING.
REALLY COOL.
>> IS YOUR THING BASED ON
CLOCKS?
>> YEAH, AND LIKE THE CIRCULAR
MOTIF AND THE INNER STRUCTURES
OF EVERYTHING.
I AM MAKING THIS CIRCULAR-CUT
DRESS WITH SHEER PANELS,
LAYERING DIFFERENT MECHANICAL
PIECES THAT I AM FINDING IN THE
CLOCKS.
>> TACK SOME OF THESE DOWN
BETTER LIKE--
>> IT'S JUST NOT FITTING.
THE FIT IS OFF.
THE CIRCLES ARE LIKE WARPING
OFF THE BODY, AND IT LOOKS SO
CRAPPY.
SO DISAPPOINTING.
I KNOW I'M GOING HOME.
I JUST REALLY NEED ANYA, AND I
KNOW THAT WHEN SHE COMES, SHE'S
NOT GONNA SAY ANYTHING.
SHE'S GONNA BE LIKE, "DO WHAT
YOU WANT."
I HAVE A FEELING THAT SHE'S
GETTING NERVOUS.
>> I THINK SO TOO.
LIKE WE'RE THE ONLY TEAM WHO
HASN'T WON ANYTHING.
>> I'M NOT GONNA HELP HER OUT
TOMORROW.
I AM FEELING VERY OVERWHELMED
AT THIS POINT, AND I'M SO
NERVOUS OF WHAT ANYA AND TIM
ARE GONNA SAY TOMORROW.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
>> SHUT YOUR MOUTH.
>> THIS POOR CLOCK IS GETTING
MURDERED BY ME.
THIS CHALLENGE IS AN
AVANT-GARDE LOOK INSPIRED BY
THE STEAMPUNK MOVEMENT.
I JUST LOVE STEAMPUNK.
THE IDEA OF FUTURISM COMBINED
WITH THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
IS JUST VERY ATTRACTIVE.
THAT'S ONE WAY TO DO IT.
FUNCTION IS A PART OF
STEAMPUNK.
SO RIGHT AWAY, I'M LIKE, "HOW
COOL WOULD IT BE IF HER DRESS
CAN TRANSFORM?
SO I WANT THE VICTORIAN-TYPE
DRESS TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO
CRANK UP.
I KNOW I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO
DO THIS.
IT'S A SIMPLE
LEVER/CRANK/PULLEY SYSTEM.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW I'M
GONNA DO IT YET, BUT I KNOW I
CAN AT LEAST TRY TO FIGURE IT
OUT.
>> BAD GIRL.
[laughs]
>> IT'S OUR FIRST TWO-DAY
CHALLENGE, AND I AM RELIEVED
THAT I CAN DO SOMETHING AND DO
IT WITH QUALITY.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO PREPARE
BEFORE TIM AND ANYA COME IN ARE
CUT PANELS OF FABRIC SO THAT
THEY GET AN IDEA OF HOW THINGS
ARE GONNA COME TOGETHER AND
SHOW THEM MY MUSLIN.
>> I DEFINITELY SCRAPPED
EVERYTHING THAT I WAS WORKING ON
LAST NIGHT.
AND THIS MORNING, I'M GOING
INTO THE WORKROOM VERY
DETERMINED TO START THIS NEW
LOOK.
SNAP IT OUT?
>> YEAH.
>> HELLO, STEPHANIE.
>> HELLO, HELLO, TIM AND NICK.
>> SO TALK TO US ABOUT YOUR
STEAMPUNK GIRL.
>> I'M USING THIS LEATHER KIND
OF IN THESE CUTOUTS.
>> THINK ABOUT--THIS IS FANTASY.
THIS IS DREAM.
YOU'RE--YOU'RE TRANSPORTING THE
JUDGES, EVERYBODY, TO A NEW
WORLD.
>> MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>> AROUND HERE, WE SAY, "MAKE IT
WORK."
>> OKAY.
>> SHE'S GONNA REMOVE
EVERYTHING, AND SHE'S GONNA END
IT WITH A COCKTAIL DRESS.
>> IT DOESN'T NEED THE
TRANSFORMATION.
NOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE BACK?
>> I WAS TRYING TO MAKE LIKE A
GRAFFITI, THE "REVOLUTION" ON
THE BACK.
>> I THINK YOU DON'T NEED THAT.
>> IT ELIMINATES ANY SEMBLANCE
OF--OF SOPHISTICATION.
IT'S GONE.
>> MY CHILD SIDE WAS LIKE,
"THEY ARE TAKING AWAY MY CANDY."
BUT I'M FINE WITH IT.
IT'S VERY REASONABLE WHAT THEY
ARE SAYING TO ME.
>> THIS IS THIS REALLY COOL
MECHANISM THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING
ON AND THAT WILL CONNECT TO A
SERIES OF RIBBONS.
IT'S GONNA LIFT IT UP.
SHE'S ACTUALLY GONNA WIND IT UP
AS SHE WALKS.
>> NATALIA, THE RUNWAY SHOW IS
TOMORROW.
>> I KNOW, BUT I FEEL--I
ACTUALLY FEEL GOOD.
I FEEL LIKE I CAN DO THIS.
I THINK OF MYSELF AS A CREATIVE
HUMAN BEING WHO RISES TO THE
CHALLENGE.
AND IN THIS CASE, IT'S FIGURING
OUT HOW TO MAKE A PULLEY SYSTEM
FUNCTION ON A DRESS, AND I'M
GONNA DO IT.
>> SOUNDS GOOD ON PAPER.
BUT NATALIA, YOU'VE GOT TO
FINISH SOMETHING.
I LIKE THE CONCEPT.
I'M WONDERING WHY CAN'T YOU
JUST SHOW IT IN TRANSITION,
ALREADY DONE?
>> NICK HAS MADE THIS GREAT
TURNAROUND IN THE CRITIQUES.
LISTEN TO YOUR MENTOR.
HE'S LISTENING.
HE'S NOT TOUCHING THINGS.
>> THE SKIRT, I LOVE THIS.
I DO.
I DO LOVE THIS.
I FEEL LIKE THIS, COMPARED TO
EVERYTHING ELSE, IN SCALE, IT'S
VERY QUIET.
>> OH, YEAH, I PAINTED IT IN.
>> IT'S REALLY PRETTY.
YOU THINK THAT COULD BE YOUR
WHOLE STORY?
A WONDERFUL START.
JUST NEEDS TO BE PUMPED UP A
LITTLE BIT.
>> SHAN.
>> HEY.
>> HI, SHAN.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE DEATH HAS
FALLEN ON YOU.
>> IT FEELS LIKE DEATH HAS
FALLEN OVER ME.
>> WHAT'S WRONG?
>> I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M MOVING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
>> THIS IS TWO CHALLENGES IN A
ROW, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> WELL, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
LOOK.
TO ME, THERE'S NOT MUCH OF A
MARRIAGE BETWEEN THE TOP AND
THE BOTTOM.
>> OKAY.
>> AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU
TO THINK ABOUT SEPARATES.
>> HM.
>> IT'S WHAT YOU'RE GREAT AT.
DON'T BE AFRAID OF IT.
I THINK YOU NEED TO RESOLVE THE
BASE OF WHAT IS IT.
AND THE FACT IS THAT WHEN YOU
GET ON THAT RUNWAY, YOU AND
NICHOLAS ARE GONNA HAVE THE MOST
AMOUNT OF SCRUTINY.
>> YEAH, THAT IS TRUE BECAUSE I
WAS GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE.
>> AND YOU DON'T DESERVE TO GO
HOME, YOU KNOW THAT.
>> I HAVE TO PULL IT TOGETHER.
TIM MADE A SUGGESTION THAT I DO
SEPARATES, SO I'M GONNA MAKE A
PLAN OF ATTACK AND TRY TO KNOCK
OUT A JACKET AT THIS POINT.
>> I REALLY FOUND INSPIRATION IN
THE IDEA OF A TIMEKEEPER, PAST,
PRESENT, FUTURE COMBINED INTO
ONE.
>> MY FEELING IS THAT I DON'T
REALLY UNDERSTAND THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STORY,
AND--AND THE GARMENT, AND THE
DECISIONS THAT YOU'RE MAKING.
>> I'M HONESTLY LOST, AS YOU CAN
TELL.
I ALSO PURCHASED--I DON'T KNOW
IF IT HELPS...
>> NICK, HONESTLY, LIKE I'M
JUST GETTING FRUSTRATED BECAUSE
YOU'RE SO TALENTED, AND EVERY
SINGLE WEEK, YOU SEEM TO BE
GETTING MORE AND MORE
DISCOURAGED BY THE ATMOSPHERE
AROUND YOU.
YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE IT
SOMETHING THAT YOU BELIEVE IN,
AND YOU'RE NOT JUST MAKING
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL FOR THE
SAKE OF IT.
YOU'VE BEEN ON THE TOP.
YOU'VE ALMOST WON TWICE.
>> THE REALLY SWEET ANYA THAT
WE'VE HAD HAS COMPLETELY LEFT
THE BUILDING, AND WE HAVE A
DRILL SERGEANT.
I'M SO SORRY.
I JUST--I DON'T WANT TO
DISAPPOINT, SO...
>> OH, YOU DON'T WANT TO
DISAPPOINT YOURSELF.
>> THAT'S WHAT'S KEY.
>> I KNOW, I KNOW.
I'M A-A LITTLE AFRAID RIGHT
NOW OF ANYA.
>> HI, NICHOLAS.
>> HI.
>> LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
>> I THINK THAT THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO DO
SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT
MORE MASCULINE.
>> I WILL JUMP IN AND SAY THIS
NEEDS TO BE SEWN.
>> I THINK THAT THIS TWO-DAY
CHALLENGE IS GIVING ME THAT, YOU
KNOW, BIT OF EXTRA TIME TO MAKE
SURE THAT--
>> BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO START
SEWING.
>> RIGHT.
>> I'M COMPLETELY SHOCKED.
I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT
NICHOLAS'S FORM WOULD HAVE
ACTUALIZED ITSELF SOONER AT THIS
POINT.
>> I THINK WHERE--WHERE I CAN
SPEED UP IS ON THE MACHINE.
>> NICHOLAS, TRUTH IS: LAST
CHALLENGE, IN THE MORNING, YOU
HADN'T EVEN STARTED A SKIRT.
AND IT MAKES MY ROLE, IN AN
EFFORT TO HELP YOU, VERY
CHALLENGING BECAUSE I DON'T SEE
THE FINISHED THING UNTIL SHE'S
WALKING TO THE RUNWAY.
AND I HAVE NO OPPORTUNITY, AT
THAT POINT, TO SAY, "WELL, WHAT
ABOUT THIS?"
WHY IS THIS THIS WAY?
DID YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
JUST STA--JUST START SEWING
THIS.
LIKE NOW.
>> EVEN WHEN YOU, THE MENTOR,
ARE--ARE FEELING A HUGE DOSE OF
FRUSTRATION, YOU HAVE TO WORK
THROUGH IT AND REACH THE
DESIGNER.
BASICALLY, IT'S A MATTER OF "DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES."
>> THANK YOU.
>> KEEP GOING.
>> I BELIEVE SHE'S DOING
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE THAT SHE CAN
DO.
WE'LL SEE WHERE THIS TAKES US.
>> HI, GUYS.
>> THIS IS NOT TOO BAD OF A
DISTANCE.
>> NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THE
FITTING BEFORE I DO ANY OF THE
METAL COMPONENTS OR ANY OF THE
FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS BECAUSE
YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EASILY
ALTER THE DRESS AFTER YOU ADD
ALL THESE METAL PIECES TO IT.
IT'LL JUST BE A BIG NIGHTMARE.
>> I HAVE THIS IDEA.
WHAT IF I TOOK THE SLEEVE DOWN
AND ALLOW THE LEATHER TO CROSS
OVER FROM THE SHOULDER?
SO MY MODEL NOW HAS AN OPEN
FOREARM AS WELL AS AN OPEN
KNEE.
THE JUDGES COULD EITHER LOVE IT
OR HATE IT.
>> TO ME, IN THE FRONT, IT LOOKS
LIKE IT'S PULLING A LOT.
REMEMBER AS WELL THAT FABRIC
HAS NO GIVE, SO YOU...
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT NICHOLAS IS
DOING.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW.
HE'S KIND OF CONFUSED RIGHT
NOW, AND SOMETIMES HE DOESN'T
WANT TO LISTEN.
>> LET'S SEE WHERE THIS IS
GOING.
IF YOU FEEL CONFIDENT THAT IT'S
GOING TO BE STUNNING, LET'S SEE
IT, AND THEN WE HAVE THE
CONVERSATION.
>> HE HAS THAT KIND OF
PERSONALITY, DIFFICULT TO DEAL
WITH.
I CANNOT READ HIM VERY WELL.
>> YOU HAVE TO GO FAST.
>> I AM.
>> HOW'D THAT GO?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
OTHER THAN--I JUST HAVE TO SIT
AND REFLECT ON IT FOR A WHILE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
>> WHAT--WHAT HAPPENED?
NICHOLAS IS NOT...
>> I MEAN, IT'S, LIKE,
HONESTLY...
>> I JUST WANTED TO REPORT IN.
NICHOLAS IS HAVING A LOVELY
LUNCH.
>> AH.
[scoffs]
OH, MY GOD.
>> OY.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO NICHOLAS AND
MY MENTORING RELATIONSHIP WITH
HIM, I FEEL THAT I HAVE TO BE SO
INVOLVED IN HIS PROCESS, WAY
MORE THAN I THINK IS NECESSARY.
STEPHANIE, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I
JUST WANT TO HAVE A CHAT WITH
NICHOLAS.
>> OH, SURE.
>> both: HI.
>> WE'VE REALLY REACHED A POINT
WHERE I FEEL LIKE I WANT THIS
MORE THAN YOU DO.
FIRST OF ALL, I BANKED ON YOU,
AND I PUT MYSELF OUT THERE FOR
YOU.
YOU KNOW THAT I HAD TO MAKE THAT
HORRIBLE DECISION BETWEEN YOU
AND BRADY, AND I CHOSE YOU OUT
OF A SENSE OF WHAT I BELIEVE TO
BE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
POTENTIAL.
BUT EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED
SINCE THEN DOES NOT LINE UP TO
WHERE THOSE DECISIONS FOR ME
CAME FROM BECAUSE IT CAME FROM
THE WORK THAT I SAW IN YOUR
PORTFOLIO.
THEY CAME FROM WHAT, TO ME, WAS
BEING SOLD AS IMPECCABLE TASTE,
IMPECCABLE CONSTRUCTION,
A DESIRE TO BE HERE.
NONE OF THOSE THINGS HAVE SHOWN
UP ON THE RUNWAY.
DID YOU MAKE THESE PIECES?
>> I DID.
I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I HAVE
CREATED ALL OF THIS.
>> YOU ABSOLUTELY STAND BY THAT?
>> I ABSOLUTELY STAND BY THAT.
>> SO WHY HAS NOTHING LOOKED
LIKE THIS?
IF SOMEONE ACCUSED ME OF MY
WORK NOT BEING MINE, IT WOULD
CRUSH ME.
BUT THEN, IF IT WAS ME, I WOULD
SAY, "GUESS WHAT?
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THEN."
I MEAN, IT'S BEAUTIFULLY MADE.
>> THIS JACKET TOOK ME A WEEK.
>> OKAY, BUT THEY--EVERYBODY
ELSE IN THIS COMPETITION,
THEY'RE NOT NORMALLY SEWING
UNDER THIS KIND OF PRESSURE,
BUT THEY'RE DOING IT.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO STEP UP.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
JUDGES UNDERSTAND, AND I
UNDERSTAND.
YOU HAVE TO PROVE TO ME THAT I
MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
YOU HAVE NO MORE CHANCES.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
>> I JUST WANT TO SEE IT
HAPPEN.
>> IT'LL HAPPEN.
>> THIS MORNING WHEN I GET INTO
THE WORKROOM, I'M GUNG HO.
I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO GET
DONE AND FINISH.
>> GOOD MORNING, DESIGNERS.
HOW IS EVERYONE?
>> GREAT.
>> YOUR MODELS WILL COME IN
SHORTLY.
YOU WILL HAVE AN HOUR TO SEND
YOUR MODELS TO THE BENEFIT
COSMETICS ROOM AND THE BLOWPRO
STUDIO.
USE THE FRANCESCA'S ACCESSORY
WALL VERY THOUGHTFULLY.
YOU KNOW, THEY BROUGHT IN ITEMS
JUST FOR THIS PARTICULAR
CHALLENGE.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
>> HELLO.
>> HI.
>> I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF
AT THIS POINT.
EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING
OUT VERY WELL.
>> MICHELLE DID AN AMAZING JOB.
LOVE THE TREATMENT SHE DID WITH
THE STAINED GLASS.
SHE WILL DEFINITELY BE IN THE
TOP.
>> I REALLY LIKE NATALIA'S
MECHANISM.
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S GONNA BE
ABLE TO FINISH IT.
>> I TAKE ONE LOOK AT NICHOLAS'S
TRENCH COAT, AND I STILL THINK
THAT THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION.
I SPENT SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY
WITH NICHOLAS IN THIS
CHALLENGE, SO IT'S DEFINITELY
DEFLATING.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, JUST KEEP GOING BECAUSE
YOU HAVE TO PUSH IT FURTHER.
>> YEAH.
ANYA?
>> YEAH.
>> ANYA AND I ARE NOT MAKING EYE
CONTACT.
WE'RE NOT CONNECTING.
WE'RE NOT JIVING OR GELLING OR
WHATEVER.
>> BUT MAKE IT ROUND AND NOT
DIAGONAL, THOUGH.
>> CURVING THIS, OR--
OKAY, I'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
SHE SERIOUSLY PUSHED ME TO THE
GROUND YESTERDAY.
YOU CAN'T RUN A CAR INTO A
POTHOLE AND EXPECT THAT YOU
WON'T HAVE TO DO MAINTENANCE
ON IT.
>> both: GOOD MORNING.
>> WELCOME TO THE BENEFIT
COSMETICS PRETTY ROOM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SHE IS FROM THE FUTURE, AND I
WANT HER TO HAVE THAT--LOTS OF
GOLD IN HER MAKEUP.
I LOVE WHAT YOU GUYS DO WITH
THE LINE.
MAYBE A GOLD LINE THIS TIME.
>> THEN LOTS OF THE THEY'RE REAL
MASCARA TO REALLY BASE THAT--
BASE THAT BRONZE GOLD.
>> I THINK IT'S GONNA LOOK
AMAZING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> SO SHE'S KIND OF GOT LIKE A
BIG MAD HATTER JACKET, AND THE
COLLAR COMES UP LIKE THIS.
SO I WANNA DO IT ALL UP, BUT
JUST CRAZY AND MESSY AND BIG.
>> LET'S USE BEACH BLOW.
THAT WAY, IT'S A VERY MATTE
TEXTURE.
>> HEY.
>> NICK, I NEED YOU, I NEED YOU,
I NEED YOU, I NEED YOU, NEED
YOU LIKE RIGHT AWAY.
I NEED HELP WITH THIS.
I'M SO STRESSED OUT.
I HAVE VERY LIMITED TIME, AND I
HAVE TO SYMMETRICALLY DRAPE MY
DRESS.
>> START BY DOING THIS.
DO YOU SEE THIS?
>> UH-HUH.
>> AND JUST START COWLING.
DO YOU SEE THAT?
>> YEAH.
>> I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT
NATALIA.
NOTHING'S FINISHED.
AND HER WHOLE CONTRAPTION OF
LIFTING UP THE DRESS?
[gasps] THIS COULD BE SCARY.
>> GONNA FINISH THE HEM, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, THAT WAS LIKE MY
NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
>> NICHOLAS, HAVE YOU PRESSED
THAT HEM YET?
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE
TIME.
>> SO WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH
THIS?
IT'S GONNA GO UP INTO THE HAIR?
>> THIS IS GOING TO GO UP.
>> BUT IS IT GONNA HOLD?
IT JUST CAN'T LOOK GIMMICKY, YOU
KNOW, ON THE RUNWAY.
>> WELL, I'M AT A CROSSROADS
RIGHT NOW.
>> IF THAT FALLS OFF HER HEAD,
IT WILL BE A DISASTER.
>> I AM SO ANNOYED, BUT I DON'T
HAVE TIME TO BE CONFLICTED, AND
TO STOP AND THINK ABOUT THINGS
BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE AN HOUR
LEFT, SO WHATEVER.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO LEAVE THAT FOR
NOW, YOU CAN CONTINUE ON--
>> I JUST WANT TO ATTACH THIS.
>> BUT I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD
DO SOMETHING TO HOLD THAT SKIRT
LIKE--SO IT'S DELIBERATELY IN A
CIRCLE.
>> BUT IT'S NOT REALLY A CIRCLE.
>> IT'S JUST THIS LIKE
INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING PLACE TO
BE WHEN THE DESIGNER DOES NOT
SEEM TO EITHER LISTEN, OR
UNDERSTAND, OR ABSORB WHAT I'M
TRYING TO IMPART TO THEM.
>> HOW'S IT GOING, ASHA?
>> I HAVE A LOT OF HEMMING TO DO
IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
>> [sighs]
ANYA LOVES TO THROW IN SOME
LAST MINUTE--LIKE, "YOU NEED TO
GET THIS DONE."
OH, OKAY.
DID MY TEAM OF MINIONS JUST
TAKE A BREAK?
WHERE THE [bleep] ARE THEY?
>> IF THAT WAS ME, LIKE I WOULD
DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER.
EVERYTHING.
>> I FEEL BAD FOR ANYA 'CAUSE
SHE KNOWS THAT NICHOLAS'S HEAD
IS ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK.
SO SHE'S REALLY WORKING
EXTREMELY HARD TO GET HIM
FOCUSED.
>> BUT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD BE
PUSHING EVEN HARDER?
>> I THINK THAT'S VERY DEPENDENT
ON YOUR DESIGNERS.
YOU CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH.
YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT, THEY
HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
>> DESIGNERS, IN TEN MINUTES,
YOU, AND YOUR MODELS, AND
MENTORS, AND I ARE GOING DOWN TO
THE RUNWAY, ALL RIGHT?
>> I AM THE CHILD OF TWO
ENGINEERS.
HOW COOL WOULD IT BE IF I CAN
PULL THIS OFF AND, LIKE, HAVE A
BIT OF AN ENGINEERING ASPECT TO
MY DRESS?
>> THIS IS GONNA GET STITCHED.
>> WHEN IS IT GONNA GET
STITCHED?
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
>> I'M NOT REALLY UNDERSTANDING
SAM.
IT LOOKS LIKE HIS GIRL GOT
BURNED UP IN A FIRE.
>> OSCAR'S LOOKS LIKE A SALOON
GIRL.
I KEEP WAITING FOR HER TO HAND
ME SOME MOONSHINE.
>> DESIGNERS, MODELS, AND
MENTORS, WE'RE GOING DOWN TO THE
RUNWAY RIGHT NOW, PLEASE.
>> I'M REALLY PROUD OF MY
DESIGNERS THIS WEEK.
THEY'VE REALLY TAKEN IT TO THE
NEXT LEVEL, AND I THINK THAT
MICHELLE HAS A VERY STRONG
CHANCE OF WINNING THIS.
>> LET'S GO, GUYS, LET'S GO.
>> WHEN WE LEAVE TO GO TO THE
RUNWAY, I'M JUST--I DON'T KNOW
THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT
OR WHETHER I WANT TO HIDE
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I JUST
PUT OUT.
>> IS THAT IT?
>> THAT'S IT.
>> ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, LET'S
GO.
THANK YOU.
>> THE WINNER OF
UNDER THE GUNN WILL RECEIVE A
CASH PRIZE OF $100,000,
A TOP-OF-THE-LINE SEWING AND
EMBROIDERY STUDIO COURTESY OF
BROTHER, AN ALL-EXPENSE-PAID
INSPIRATIONAL TRIP TO PARIS
COURTESY OF BLOWPRO--THE
BLOWOUT EXPERTS--AND BLOWPRO
STYLING PRODUCTS, THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN THE
UNIFORM FOR BENEFIT COSMETICS, A
FASHION SPREAD IN MARIE CLAIRE
MAGAZINE, A 2014 LEXUS CT 200H,
AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN A
COLLECTION SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT
FRANCESCA'S, YOUR DESTINATION
FOR UNIQUE CLOTHING, JEWELRY,
AND ACCESSORIES.
THE WINNING MENTOR WILL RECEIVE
A 2014 LEXUS CT 200H, A FASHION
SPREAD IN MARIE CLAIRE
MAGAZINE, AND A SPOT AS A GUEST
EDITOR FOR ONE YEAR.
WELCOME, EVERYONE.
DESIGNERS AND MENTORS, LET'S
WELCOME THE JUDGES, CELEBRITY
STYLIST JEN RADE...
>> HI, YOU HOT FASHION ***.
[laughter]
WHAT IS UP?
>> SENIOR FASHION EDITOR FOR
MARIE CLAIRE MAGAZINE
ZANNA ROBERTS RASSI...
>> HI, GUYS.
>> FASHION DESIGNER RACHEL
ROY...
>> HI, DESIGNERS.
>> AND OUR SPECIAL GUEST JUDGE,
DESIGNER AND CO-FOUNDER OF
MARCHESA, GEORGINA CHAPMAN.
>> HI, GUYS.
[applause]
>> AND GEORGINA RECENTLY
LAUNCHED HER NEW CONTEMPORARY
COLLECTION, MARCHESA VOYAGE, AS
WELL AS MARCHESA'S FIRST
PERFUME, PARFUM D'EXSTASE, WITH
SEPHORA.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
[laughs]
>> FOR THIS CHALLENGE, THE
DESIGNERS WERE TO CREATE AN
AVANT-GARDE LOOK.
WE WENT TO TRAVEL TOWN MUSEUM
IN GRIFFITH PARK BECAUSE THE
INSPIRATION FOR THIS CHALLENGE
WAS THE STEAMPUNK GENRE OF
DESIGN.
ARE YOU READY TO SEE THEIR WORK?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> LET'S DO IT.
[upbeat techno music]
♪ ♪
>> I AM SO EXCITED.
MY MODEL IS GONE WITH THE WIND
FABULOUS.
I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF
MYSELF.
>> IT'S ALMOST, LIKE,
SCHIZOPHRENIC IN A REALLY GOOD
WAY.
SHE DEFINITELY TOOK IT ABOVE
AND BEYOND, BUT THAT'S WHAT
I'VE COME TO EXPECT FROM ASHA,
SO GOLD STARS.
>> YOU CAN LOVE IT, YOU CAN HATE
IT, BUT YOU CAN'T DENY THAT
THAT JACKET IS KILLER.
>> IT'S A VERY UNEXPECTED
PRESENTATION, AND I REALLY DO
RESPOND WELL TO IT.
>> I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED
BECAUSE I'M HAPPY WITH THIS
LOOK, AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN
MAKING IT.
>> IT'S VERY STEAMPUNK.
MICHELLE HAS DEFINITELY RISEN
TO THE OCCASION.
>> IT'S A DRASTIC DIFFERENCE
FROM EVERYONE ELSE, AND I'M
WONDERING: IS THAT A GOOD OR A
BAD THING?
>> COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHER
LOOKS, IT REALLY IS NOT STRONG,
AND IT'S VERY, VERY
DISAPPOINTING TO ME.
>> IT DEFINITELY MOVES SO
BEAUTIFULLY, AND THAT, TO ME, IS
THE SAVING GRACE OF MY LOOK.
>> I THINK THAT THERE IS
POTENTIAL THERE.
THERE ARE THINGS ABOUT THIS
PIECE THAT WERE BEAUTIFUL.
BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS FULLY
REALIZED.
>> I FEEL REALLY GOOD.
I MEAN, I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE,
SO I'M HOPING THE JUDGES TAKE
THAT ON AND LOVE WHAT I'VE DONE.
>> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO
WELL-MADE, AND I'M VERY, VERY,
VERY PLEASED FOR HIM.
>> I LOVE IT.
THIS IS VERY ME.
>> IF THERE WAS A BROADWAY
MUSICAL ABOUT STEAMPUNK, THIS
WOULD BE THE QUEEN, FOR SURE.
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED.
I THINK THE SILHOUETTE IS
GREAT.
I JUST HOPE IT'S FULL ENOUGH.
SO WE'LL JUST SEE WHERE THE
JUDGES LAND ON IT.
>> I'M A BIT WORRIED ABOUT
STEPHANIE.
I'M FEELING THAT IT'S NOT
AVANT-GARDE ENOUGH.
>> AT THIS POINT, I'M VERY HAPPY
WITH IT, BUT OF COURSE, WHEN YOU
HAVE AN ACTUAL MECHANISM
INVOLVED IN YOUR DRESS, YOU'RE
GONNA WORRY.
I JUST HOPE IT WORKS.
>> GO ON, NATALIA.
GO ON WITH YOUR BAD SELF.
OOH, HONEY, SHE STEAMPUNKED ME.
>> WOW, THAT WAS AMAZING.
>> THAT WAS A GOOD SHOW.
>> SERIOUSLY, LIKE I WAS AT
PARIS COUTURE WEEK.
VERY IMPRESSIVE.
>> ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE.
ASHA...
SAM...
MICHELLE...
YOUR SCORES WERE IN THE MIDDLE.
SO ALL THREE OF YOU ARE SAFE,
AND YOU MAY GO TO THE
DESIGNERS' LOUNGE.
AND MONDO, YOU MAY LEAVE AS
WELL.
>> IT IS A LITTLE CONFUSING TO
ME, BUT BEING SAFE ISN'T SO BAD
KNOWING THAT I STILL HAVE MY
THREE DESIGNERS.
>> DESIGNERS, THE REST OF YOU
HAD SCORES THAT PLACED YOU
EITHER IN THE TOP OR THE BOTTOM.
ONE OF YOU WILL BE ELIMINATED
TONIGHT, AND ONE OF YOU WILL BE
THE WINNER AND TAKE HOME A CASH
PRIZE OF $5,000.
>> DESIGNERS, ONE OF YOU WILL
WIN TONIGHT'S CHALLENGE, AND ONE
OF YOU WILL BE ELIMINATED
TONIGHT.
AND WE'LL TALK WITH YOU ONE AT
A TIME.
STEPHANIE, PLEASE TELL THE
JUDGES ABOUT YOUR INSPIRATION
AND YOUR LOOK.
>> SO I WAS INSPIRED BY THE
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND
RAILROADS.
THIS WOMAN WORKS IN A MEN'S
WORLD, IN A BLUE-COLLAR
ENVIRONMENT.
>> WHEN I LOOKED AT YOUR
GARMENT, THE FIRST THOUGHT THAT
I HAD WAS: A COSTUME, DISNEY,
SNOW WHITE.
AND EVEN WHEN I THINK OF THOSE
THINGS, THEY'RE UPLIFTING,
BUT THIS IS DRAB AND DEPRESSING.
>> SHE KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A
FUTURISTIC GEISHA GIRL MEETS A
WAITRESS AT ALADDIN CASINO.
>> I THINK YOUR PROBLEM HERE IS
"A," THE LACE, AND "B," THE
CHOICE OF THIS GOLD, WHAT LOOKS
LIKE A GOLD PLEATHER.
>> BUT UNDERNEATH ALL OF THAT,
MINUS THE SORT OF FANG-ISH
COLLAR AND THE MR. T BELT,
YOU KNOW, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A
REALLY CUTE DRESS.
>> THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WAS INSPIRED BY THIS HUGE
TRAIN TO MAKE IT INTO A WOMAN
BECAUSE WOMAN CAN CONCEIVE LIFE,
SO IT'S A REVOLUTION.
>> WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DRAPING HAND
YOU HAVE.
>> OH, MY GOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THE CLOCK'S A LITTLE ON THE
NOSE FOR ME, BUT THE HAT IS
VERY SWEET.
DID YOU MAKE THAT AS WELL?
>> YEAH.
>> YOUR CRAFTSMANSHIP, IT'S
IMPECCABLE.
IT'S AMAZING.
THE SHOULDERS, THE HIPS, I MEAN,
EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.
>> INITIALLY, I THOUGHT TO HAVE
IT IN TRANSFORMATION ON THE
RUNWAY.
SO SHE REMOVE THE BELT, AND
UNDERNEATH IS A BUBBLE DRESS
WITH A HALTER TOP.
>> KEEP YOUR BELT.
>> both: YEAH.
>> SOME THINGS YOU CAN'T UNSEE,
BUT I'M GONNA UNSEE THAT ONE.
WHAT DID YOU DO ON THE INSIDE
THAT YOU PAINTED?
IS IT YOUR NAME?
>> IT'S "REVOLUTION."
>> SO NICK AND I ASKED OSCAR
WHETHER HE REALLY WANTED
MEREDITH WALKING DOWN THIS
RUNWAY WITH "REVOLUTION."
>> OH, SO THAT WAS GONNA BE ON
THE OUTSIDE.
>> YES.
>> OH, JEEPERS.
>> [laughs]
>> THANKS THAT WE HAVE THE
MENTOR.
>> THANK YOU, OSCAR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WAS REALLY INSPIRED WHEN WE
WENT TO THE TRAIN STATION, THE
PAST AND THE PRESENT SORT OF
MEETING.
AND RIGHT AWAY, I GOT THIS
IMAGE OF THIS WOMAN WHO WAS,
LIKE, THE TIME TRAVELER'S
MISTRESS.
AND HER MAN HAS BEEN AWAY FOR A
WHILE.
SHE'S IN THE FUTURE, AND SHE
GOES BACK INTO THE PAST, INTO
THE VICTORIAN ERA, TO TRY TO
FIND HIM.
>> IT'S STRIKING, AND IT'S
STRONG, AND YOU BELIEVE THAT--
THAT EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID IN
YOUR STORY IS HIDDEN WITHIN THAT
CLOAK.
>> I LOVE THE USE OF THE
DELICATE LACE COMBINED WITH,
YOU KNOW, THE HEAVIER TAFFETA
AND THE HARDWARE.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE FACT THAT
YOU USED LITERAL MOVING PARTS
TO RAISE THE SKIRT.
I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I HAVE
NEVER, NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
THAT.
IT'S DIFFERENT, IT'S A RISK.
>> THE FACT THAT YOU MANAGED TO
COME UP WITH SOMETHING OF THAT
CONCEPT IN TWO DAYS IS JUST
BRILLIANT.
>> YOU DID SUCH A SUPERB JOB OF
EDITING.
THANK YOU, NATALIA.
>> THANK YOU, TIM.
>> ANNA KRISTINA, THANK YOU.
>> WELL DONE.
>> MOVING FORWARD, I'M GOING TO
TRUST NATALIA MORE 'CAUSE I
THOUGHT IT WAS SO SUPER CREATIVE
AND REALLY HIT ON THE MARK.
>> SO I IMMEDIATELY FOUND
INSPIRATION IN THE IDEA OF A
TIMEKEEPER.
I WANTED TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE
OF THE PAST, PRESENT, AND
FUTURE ALMOST TRAVELING AROUND
HER BODY AS SHE'S PASSING IN
AND OUT OF TIME.
>> I LOVE YOUR INSPIRATION.
HOWEVER, I DON'T KNOW IF IT
MATERIALIZED.
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE TWO DAYS'
WORTH OF WORK.
>> IF YOU HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE
EDITING WITH YOUR IDEAS, YOU
PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HAD SOME
MORE SUCCESS.
>> I DID KIND OF GET IN MY OWN
WAY, AND I WAS SECOND-GUESSING.
AND, YOU KNOW, I SHOULD'VE JUST
TRUSTED MYSELF.
>> I FEEL LIKE WEEK AFTER WEEK,
YOU DO OFTEN SAY, "I SHOULD'VE
TRUSTED MYSELF MORE."
>> I KNOW, I'VE BEEN SAYING IT,
BUT I'M GONNA DO IT, I PROMISE.
>> I STARTED TO THINK ABOUT
THINGS BEING MANUFACTURED.
SO I STARTED TO THINK, "WELL,
WHAT IF THIS GIRL WAS A ROBOT?"
SO I HAD THESE BOLTS AND THESE
BELTS TO MAKE IT WORK.
>> I LOVE THIS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT
CONCEPT.
SHE ALMOST HAS, LIKE, A
FUTURISTIC WARRIOR KIND OF FEEL.
>> AM I BACK?
>> YOU'RE BACK.
>> I'M BACK, HOPEFULLY.
[laughter]
>> YOU'VE TAKEN APART THE
FUNCTIONALITY OF CLOTHING LIKE
YOU WOULD A MACHINE WHERE YOU
SEE ALL THE COGS.
>> YOU DID WHAT YOU DO BEST.
YOU WENT BACK TO TAILORING.
IT COMPLETELY SHOWCASES THE
FUTURE IN A WAY THAT I THINK A
COOL GIRL WOULD VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE.
>> SHAN, YOU ARE THE FIRST
PERSON TO SAY THAT YOU LOST YOUR
WAY WITH THE LAST CHALLENGE.
AND YOU WERE LOSING YOUR WAY
WITH THIS ONE, BUT THEN YOU
REBOUNDED.
>> YEAH, I'M PROUD OF MYSELF.
>> THANK YOU, SHAN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE LOOK WAS INSPIRED BY
COPPER, AND TRAVEL, AND--
AND STEAM.
>> WELL, I'M GLAD WE'RE FINALLY
SEEING THE MENSWEAR IDEA.
I'M SEEING A MENSWEAR KIND OF
SHIRT, THE TRENCH IDEA, AND I'M
REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
HOWEVER, THIS IS AN AVANT-GARDE
CHALLENGE, AND THAT MEANS
PUSHING BOUNDARIES.
I'M NOT SEEING ENOUGH WOW
FACTOR.
AND AGAIN, TWO DAYS IS A LONG
TIME.
I'M NOT SURE HOW AND WHERE THAT
TIME WENT.
>> I DO THINK YOUR COLOR
COMBINATION IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL,
AND I THINK THERE'S NOTHING
WRONG WITH SOMETHING VERY SIMPLE
IF IT'S GOING TO BE ALL ABOUT
THE CUT AND ALL ABOUT THE
PATTERNMAKING.
>> MAYBE AVANT-GARDE FOR YOU IS
SIMPLISTIC, BEAUTIFULLY MADE,
WELL-CONSTRUCTED GARMENT, BUT
WE DON'T QUITE HAVE THAT.
YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT ALL THE WAY
TO THE END.
>> THANK YOU, NICHOLAS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M REALIZING MORE AND MORE
THAT THE DESIGNERS ARE THE
DRIVERS OF THEIR OWN JOURNEY,
WHETHER THEY'RE INSPIRED OR NOT,
WHETHER THEY TAKE THE
INSPIRATION OF BEING ON THE
BOTTOM AND TURNING IT INTO BEING
ON THE TOP.
I CANNOT DO THAT FOR THEM.
>> YOUR BOTTOM SCORES WERE
NICHOLAS, BLAKE, AND STEPHANIE.
>> I MEAN, FOR ME, IT'S NICHOLAS
OR BLAKE.
IT'S, LIKE, JUST WEEK, AFTER
WEEK, AFTER WEEK.
>> I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
AND EVERY WEEK, WE TRIED, AND
TRIED, AND TRIED TO SEE THIS
AMAZING TAILORING, AND I STILL
HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
>> AND GIVEN SUCH A SIMPLE
DESIGN, HE WASN'T ABLE TO
EXECUTE IT.
AND WITH BLAKE, I'M REALLY
DISAPPOINTED IN HIS TASTE
LEVEL.
IT WAS TOO MANY IDEAS, AND HE
WASN'T ABLE TO EXECUTE ONE OF
THEM.
>> I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE HE MET
THE CHALLENGE AT ALL,
SILHOUETTE-WISE, FIT-WISE,
CONSTRUCTION--
>> AND, YOU KNOW, REGRETTABLY,
HE WOULD AGREE WITH YOU.
LET'S DISCUSS WHO SHOULD WIN.
>> I WAS MOST EXCITED BY SHAN'S.
>> HE'S THE ONLY PERSON THAT
SENT A PANT SHORT LOOK.
>> YEAH, I KIND OF LIKE SHAN'S.
>> BUT THEN, NATALIA WAS SO
COOL, THE WAY SHE HAD ACTUAL--
>> IT WAS INNOVATIVE.
>> YEAH, I LOVED THE FAIRY TALE,
I HAVE TO SAY.
>> SO HAVE YOU MADE YOUR
DECISION?
>> YES.
>> DESIGNERS, ONE OF YOU WILL BE
ELIMINATED TONIGHT, AND ONE OF
YOU WILL BE THE WINNER AND TAKE
HOME A CASH PRIZE OF $5,000.
STEPHANIE, YOU'RE MOVING ON TO
THE NEXT CHALLENGE, SO YOU MAY
RETURN TO THE LOUNGE.
BLAKE, NICHOLAS, WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO ONE OF
YOU TONIGHT.
ANYA, THE JUDGES HAVE DECIDED
TO PUT THIS DECISION IN YOUR
HANDS.
IT'S UP TO YOU WHO WILL BE
ELIMINATED TONIGHT.
>> WOW.
>> I THINK THAT ALTHOUGH BOTH OF
THEM WILL CONTINUE TO GROW IN
THEIR CAREERS, I'M SURE, I'M
GOING TO HAVE TO CHOOSE
BLAKE TO STAY IN THE
COMPETITION.
AND NICHOLAS, I REALLY HOPE THAT
YOU TAKE WHAT--WHAT HAS HAPPENED
IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND LET
IT REALLY RESONATE WITH YOU.
NICHOLAS HAS NOT LIVED UP TO
THE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE ALL
HAD FOR HIM.
I REALLY FEEL LIKE I DID
EVERYTHING THAT I COULD.
LET THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE THE
WAY YOU DO THINGS ACTUALLY COME
TO FRUITION.
>> THIS COMPETITION HAS BEEN A
LOVELY KICK IN THE BUTT TO GET
LOOKS FINISHED IN A REALLY
INTENSE TIMELINE.
IT WAS VERY HEALTHY TO
EXPERIENCE IT.
I DON'T FEEL READY TO GO HOME,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET THAT
BRING ME DOWN BECAUSE RIGHT NOW
IS WHEN EVERYTHING BEGINS.
>> BLAKE, CONGRATULATIONS.
OSCAR, YOU DID A GREAT JOB, BUT
YOU'RE NOT A CONTENDER FOR THE
WIN, OKAY?
YOU AND BLAKE MAY BOTH GO TO
THE DESIGNERS' LOUNGE.
NATALIA, SHAN, ONE OF YOU IS
GOING TO WIN THIS CHALLENGE AND
$5,000.
SHAN...
YOU ARE THE WINNER.
>> WHOO!
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
[laughter and applause]
>> NATALIA, FABULOUS JOB.
YOU MAY LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
>> UGH, I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU,
SHAN.
IF I COULD GET UP AND TWERK
RIGHT NOW, I WOULD TWERK, OKAY?
BUT NOBODY WANTS TO SEE THAT,
BUT I'M TWERKING ON THE INSIDE,
OKAY?
>> ANYA AND SHAN, YOU MAY GO TO
THE LOUNGE AND CONTINUE THE
CELEBRATION.
[applause]
>> HEY.
[laughter]
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD
WIN AN AVANT-GARDE CHALLENGE,
BUT ANYA GAVE ME THE PUSH THAT I
NEEDED.
>> WHAT YOU GONNA DO WITH THAT
$5,000?
>> I GOTTA SHARE IT WITH THREE
KIDS, MAN.
[laughter]
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST
CHALLENGES, NOT BECAUSE I WON,
BUT BECAUSE IT ALLOWED ME TO DO
SOMETHING THAT I'VE NEVER DONE
BEFORE BUT STILL REMAIN TRUE TO
WHO I AM.
>> NEXT TIME ON
UNDER THE GUNN...
THIS IS AN UNCONVENTIONAL
MATERIALS CHALLENGE.
YOU'RE TO CREATE A
BEACH-INSPIRED LOOK.
>> THIS IS GONNA BE CRAZY.
>> I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE TAKING IT
A LITTLE EASY ON THIS ONE.
>> THAT'S BULL[bleep].
>> STOP IT.
>> THIS IS UNDERWHELMING.
>> TIM TOLD ME THE WORK IS A
PIECE OF CRAP.
>> GOT ONE MINUTE.
>> I CAN'T EVEN BREATHE.
>> THIS JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT
CRAZIER.
>> THE LINES ARE CLEAN AND
MODERN.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> IT'S VERY AUSTIN POWERS MEETS
JUDY JETSON.
>> IT KINDA HIT THE WRONG SIDE
OF SEXY.
>> I WOULD LIKE THIS OUTFIT A
LOT BETTER IF I JUST TOOK A
GIANT HIT OF ECSTASY.