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[birds cawing]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS?
WHY ARE WE AT AN AIRPORT?
>> I KNOW.
THIS IS SO CRAZY.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING, HUH?
>> HEY!
>> MY NAME IS SANDRO.
I CAME TO JFK IN 2008.
>> HI, SANDRO.
>> WHERE IS YOUR LOVELY ACCENT
FROM?
>> RUSSIA!
I GET MY AMERICAN DREAM.
>> KIND OF NERVOUS!
>> YEAH, ME TOO.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE KIND OF
INTIMIDATED BY ME.
I LIKE TO DESCRIBE MYSELF AS
A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.
>> HELEN.
>> TIMOTHY.
HI, NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> WHAT THE HELL DID WE GET
OURSELVES INTO?
I'M DEFINITELY GONNA RUB PEOPLE
THE WRONG WAY.
SORRY, ***.
>> YOU LIKE THE RUNWAY, EH?
>> I KNOW.
>> I WILL BE THE WILDCARD IN
THIS COMPETITION.
>> SO WORRIED ABOUT PLANES AND
TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES.
SOME PEOPLE LOVE ME, SOME PEOPLE
HATE ME.
I DON'T REALLY THINK THERE'S AN
IN-BETWEEN.
>> I'M GIVING FLYING LESSONS.
>> I'M LOOKING AROUND THE FIELD,
AND ARE WE GONNA MAKE DRESSES
OUT OF DANDELIONS OR, YOU KNOW,
ARE WE GONNA RIP APART AN OLD
PLANE?
HAVE YOU GUYS FLOWN BEFORE?
>> I'VE NEVER BEEN IN SOMETHING
LIKE THIS.
ARE WE JUMPING OUT OF AIRPLANES?
[dramatic music]
I MEAN, I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR
PROJECT RUNWAY, BUT...
>> YOU HAVE A FRONT ROW SEAT...
>> FOR FASHION'S GREATEST SHOW.
>> THIS IS PROJECT RUNWAY.
HI!
HI, EVERYBODY!
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> WELCOME TO THE RUNWAY,
PROJECT RUNWAY SEASON 12.
[cheers and applause]
A DIFFERENT KIND OF RUNWAY.
>> [laughs]
>> A DIFFERENT KIND OF RUNWAY.
>> HEY, DESIGNERS, WELCOME.
WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU HERE.
AND HEIDI, I WAS PART OF MOST OF
THE AUDITIONS, AND I CAN SAY
FIRSTHAND THAT THIS IS
AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED GROUP.
>> WELL, I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT ALL OF YOU CAN DO, BUT
BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, ONLY
15 OF OUR 16 DESIGNERS ARE HERE.
>> AND DESIGNERS, AS I'M SURE
YOU KNOW, WE ASKED THE
PROJECT RUNWAY FANS TO CHOOSE
ONE FORMER DESIGNER TO RETURN TO
THE COMPETITION.
THEY WERE ASKED TO CHOOSE AMONG
KATE FROM SEASON 11, VALERIE
FROM SEASON 8, AND RA'MON FROM
SEASON 6.
AND I THINK THAT DESIGNER IS
ARRIVING.
[tires squealing]
>> YOO-HOO!
>> HOLY [bleep], IT BETTER NOT
BE KATE, BECAUSE SHE'S A TOTAL
***, AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT
WE'RE GONNA CLASH.
>> IT'S KATE FROM SEASON 11.
[applause]
>> I'M BACK.
[laughter and applause]
>> WHOO!
>> YES! LIKE, I VOTED FOR YOU!
>> HI, KATE!
>> HI, GUYS!
I WAS ELIMINATED ON SEASON 11.
I'M A GENUINELY NICE PERSON,
BUT...
>> IF YOU TAKE THE SLEEVE OFF,
IT'LL, LIKE, SEX IT UP.
>> I DON'T GIVE A [bleep] WHAT
THEY HAVE TO SAY.
>> I'M JUST FEELING SO WORRIED.
>> I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE
WORRIED.
KEEP IT TO YOURSELF.
YOU WANT TO DO A SHORT DRESS?
THERE'S ONLY ROOM FOR ONE COOK
IN THIS KITCHEN, AND THAT'S ME.
THIS TIME AROUND, I'M NOT GONNA
HAVE TO COMPROMISE WITH A
TEAMMATE.
IT'S 100% ME, SO IT'D BETTER BE
GOOD.
>> JOIN YOUR 15 COMPETITORS.
>> GOOD LUCK AGAIN.
>> THERE'S THIS WHOLE BIG FUSS
MADE THAT I GET THIS SECOND
CHANCE, SO I'M GONNA KICK SOME
*** THIS TIME.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY EVEN
BROUGHT HER BACK.
KATE SHOULD GO HOME.
>> DO YOU GUYS THINK SHE HAS
AN ADVANTAGE BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN
HERE BEFORE?
>> YES.
>> YOU KNOW, EVEN I WILL
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
I WILL SAY THIS, THOUGH.
AFTER THE FIRST TWO TO THREE
CHALLENGES, NO MORE ADVANTAGE.
>> AND I FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS ARE
GONNA EXPECT A LOT FROM ME,
GETTING A SECOND CHANCE.
>> IT'S TRUE.
ALSO, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT
WE HAVE AN INTERPRETER WITH US.
SHE'S HERE TO HELP COMMUNICATE
TO ONE OF OUR DESIGNERS.
>> WHEN I FIRST MEET PEOPLE,
THEY WOULD THINK I'M FROM A
FOREIGN COUNTRY OR SOMETHING.
NO, THEY'RE WRONG.
I'M DEAF.
>> OKAY, NOW THAT YOU'RE ALL
HERE, WE HAVE SOME PRETTY BIG
NEWS FOR YOU.
THE WINNER OF PROJECT RUNWAY
SEASON 12 WILL TAKE HOME A PRIZE
PACKAGE WORTH OVER $1/2 MILLION.
>> WOW.
[laughter]
>> I AM TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY.
>> IT IS THE BIGGEST PRIZE IN
THE HISTORY OF THE SHOW.
>> I JUST CANNOT COMPREHEND
THAT, BECAUSE, LIKE, 20 BUCKS IS
A LOT TO ME.
>> WE WANT YOU ALL TO GO INTO
THIS COMPETITION CONFIDENT,
CREATIVE, AND READY TO WOW US
ALL.
>> AND I THINK WE COULD SAY,
QUITE LITERALLY, THE SKY IS THE
LIMIT, YES, HEIDI?
>> YES.
[Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries]
>> OH!
>> OH, MY GOD!
>> ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY JUST
START DROPPING TOY ARMY FIGURES,
AND THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY
START MOVING, AND THEN I'M LIKE,
OH, MY GOSH, THERE ARE PUPPIES
FALLING FROM THE SKY.
>> OH, MY GOSH!
♪ ♪
>> HI!
>> OKAY, WHAT IS THIS?
ARE WE DRESSING THEM?
ARE WE MAKING SKYDIVING GEAR?
WHAT IS THIS?
>> THERE'S 16 OF THEM.
>> I HOPE NOT.
>> LOOK AT THEM.
>> OH, LOOK!
>> OH, MY GOSH!
>> OH, WOW!
>> WHOO-OOH-OOH!
>> THAT'S FAST!
>> OH, WOW!
>> AAH!
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
>> WHOA!
>> FANTASTIC!
WHOA!
[laughs]
>> YAY!
♪ ♪
>> IT FREAKED ME OUT A LITTLE
BIT, THEY WERE SO FAST!
>> YEAH.
>> THESE SKYDIVERS HAVE
GRACIOUSLY DELIVERED YOUR
MATERIALS FOR YOUR FIRST
CHALLENGE.
>> YOU WILL BE SHOWING THE
JUDGES YOUR POINT OF VIEW AS
A DESIGNER USING PARACHUTES AS
YOUR MATERIAL--YOUR
UNCONVENTIONAL MATERIAL.
>> I CAN DEAL WITH BUGS AND,
LIKE, BLOOD AND SNAKES AND
[bleep], BUT I CANNOT IMAGINE
MAKING SOMETHING DECENT TO LOOK
AT WITH THIS FABRIC.
>> I SEE A YELLOW PARACHUTE, AND
I AM LIKE, I CANNOT WORK WITH
ANYTHING ELSE.
>> I'M GONNA GET THAT DAMN PINK,
BLUE, AND WHITE PARACHUTE.
>> DESIGNERS, ON THE COUNT OF
THREE, YOU WILL RUN AND GRAB
YOUR PARACHUTE.
[laughter]
ARE YOU READY?
>> YEAH!
>> ONE, TWO, THREE! GO!
[laughter and screaming]
>> WOW!
>> AAH!
>> I RUN STRAIGHT FOR THE PRETTY
PARACHUTE AND I GET IT, STEPPING
OVER KATE IN THE PROCESS.
>> YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT
EMBARRASSING.
>> THESE DESIGNERS ARE VERY
COMPETITIVE.
THEY'RE WILLING TO GET SCRAPES
AND BRUISES AND CUTS.
>> DO WE STILL HAVE 16
DESIGNERS OR--?
>> [laughs]
>> LIKE, I WANT YELLOW SO BAD,
I'M GONNA GET IT.
>> I AM COMPLETELY TERRIFIED OF
WORKING WITH PARACHUTE MATERIAL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GONNA
WORK OUT.
>> ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE YOUR
MATERIAL.
>> I WILL MEET YOU AT PARSONS.
>> AND I WILL SEE YOU ON OUR
RUNWAY, THE FASHION RUNWAY.
[laughter]
GET OUT OF HERE!
>> DIDN'T HEIDI LOOK FABULOUS
TODAY?
[laughter]
>> SHE DID. SHE'S--
>> DIDN'T YOU THINK?
>> SHE'S A GOOFBALL.
I WANT TO BE HER BFF.
WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, I THOUGHT
I WAS GONNA BE A ROCK STAR, AND
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE OF
DRESSING LIKE A ROCK STAR,
IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT I LIKED
PUTTING THE CLOTHES ON BETTER
THAN I LIKED PLAYING THE MUSIC.
IT WAS JUST A NATURAL SEGUE
TO GO FROM MUSICIAN INTO
DESIGNER.
>> GUYS, THIS'LL BE, LIKE,
THE BEST PRIZE EVER.
>> YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR TAXES, SO
FORGET IT, ABOUT--
>> OKAY, WELL, I'M TRYING TO
WIN, SO THEY CAN TAKE ALL--
THEY CAN CHARGE ME ALL THE TAXES
THEY WANT.
>> JUSTIN, IS IT BEST FOR US TO
BE LOOKING DIRECTLY AT YOU?
DO YOU HEAR US OKAY?
OKAY, COOL.
>> I THINK IT'S SO AWESOME THAT
JUSTIN IS A DESIGNER WHO'S, YOU
KNOW, DEALING WITH BEING DEAF.
I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT THAT
MUST BE LIKE.
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED TO GET TO
KNOW ALL OF YOU GUYS.
>> ARE YOU ORIGINALLY FROM
CALIFORNIA?
>> I'M SWEDISH.
>> OKAY.
>> GROWING UP, MY PARENTS WANTED
ME TO BE FAMOUS.
I STARTED MODELING AT 14.
I WAS OVER IT BY THE TIME I WAS
18, AND I WENT TO ART SCHOOL,
AND IT WAS THE BEST DAY OF MY
ENTIRE LIFE.
>> YOU SOUND LIKE YOU LIKE TO DO
MORE, LIKE, ART TO WEAR.
IS THAT--?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOOD AT A LOT OF THINGS.
I WON'T SINK.
I DO NOT BELIEVE IN FAILING.
THAT'S LIKE--NO WAY.
I'M GONNA WIN IT.
CAN I--CAN I BE THAT CONFIDENT?
'CAUSE I'M GONNA--I'M GONNA--
I'M GONNA ROCK IT.
[rock music]
>> ARE WE HERE?
>> I THINK WE'RE HERE.
>> AAH!
♪ ♪
>> IT'S A DREAM.
IT'S SO SURREAL.
WE'RE HERE. THIS IS IT.
>> AH, THIS IS SO EXCITING!
>> HI. TIMOTHY.
>> KEN.
>> KEN, NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> [kiss]
♪ ♪
>> I WAS IN NEW YORK FOR
18 YEARS.
I WAS A PROFESSIONAL DANCER.
>> WHAT TYPE OF DANCING?
>> MODERN.
I WAS A PRINCIPAL DANCER WITH
THE MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP FOR
TEN YEARS.
>> SO, WHY--WHY THE CHANGE IN
CAREER?
>> 'CAUSE I'M OLD.
I TRY TO MAKE THINGS THAT I HAVE
NOT SEEN BEFORE--A NEW WAY OF
WORKING WITH PLEATS, A NEW WAY
OF EMBROIDERING A JACKET.
I THINK WHAT I BRING TO FASHION
FROM DANCE IS THE SENSE THAT
GOOD ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH.
IT'S GOTTA BE GREAT.
>> I WAS IN THE ARMY FOR EIGHT
YEARS.
>> FOR WHAT?
>> I WAS A MECHANIC.
>> YOU'RE ACTUALLY ROSIE THE
RIVETER?
>> I ACTUALLY AM.
>> HOW FASHION FROM THAT?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, WEARING A
UNIFORM IS REALLY EMPOWERING,
AND THEN ALSO--
>> RIGHT.
>> CHANGING FROM BEING A SOLDIER
TO A CIVILIAN, YOU'RE TRYING TO
FIND YOUR OWN IDENTITY.
>> MM-HMM.
>> SO, I WAS IN ART SCHOOL AND
DID A LOT OF STUFF WITHOUT BEING
INVISIBLE AND CAMOUFLAGED.
>> SO, A PARACHUTE'S GREAT,
THEN, FOR YOU, ISN'T IT?
>> I'M--I'M ACTUALLY KIND OF
EXCITED ABOUT IT, YEAH.
>> I HAD--SO, I HAD TO LOOK AT
THIS.
THAT'S--THAT'S PRETTY RAD.
>> YES.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK I'M A
LITTLE SADOMASOCHISTIC OR
SOMETHING BUT, I MEAN, I DO
DESIGN.
>> I THINK YOU'RE DEAD SERIOUS
ABOUT YOUR--
>> DEAD ***, YEAH.
MY DESIGN AESTHETIC IS THE
COMPLETE POLAR OPPORTUNITY OF
HOW I LOOK AND HOW I DRESS.
WAIT TILL YOU SEE MY WORK.
YOU WON'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT IT
CAME FROM ME.
KATE?
>> YEAH.
>> HELEN.
>> KATE. NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET ALONG.
>> I-I THINK WE WILL.
>> HI.
[laughs]
CONGRATULATIONS.
I WALK UP TO THE SPACE, AND
THERE'S MIRANDA.
SHE'S A LOCAL DESIGNER FROM
MILWAUKEE, AND I'M JUST SO
EXCITED THAT MILWAUKEE IS
REPRESENTING.
LIKE, GO, WISCONN!
THIS IS GREAT.
>> TIMOTHY AND I ARE A LITTLE
BIT COMPETITIVE IN MY HOMETOWN.
>> HOW'S IT GOING?
ARE YOU NOT TALKING ME?
>> WE DON'T CLICK.
I JUST THINK HE HAS QUITE
AN EGO.
I DON'T CARE IF HE'S HERE.
IT'S GONNA BE WAR, AND I'M GONNA
BEAT HIM.
>> HI, EVERYBODY.
>> HEY, TIM.
>> I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO YOUR
WORKROOM AT PARSONS, THE NEW
SCHOOL FOR DESIGN.
AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS
WALL IS THE BROTHER SEWING ROOM.
AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO
INTRODUCE OUR NEW ACCESSORIES
PARTNER, BELK DEPARTMENT STORES.
BELK EPITOMIZES THE MODERN
SOUTHERN WOMAN.
NOW, YOU ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
TECHNOLOGY IS TO THE ENTIRE
CREATIVE PROCESS, SO WE ARE
THRILLED TO BE CONTINUING OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH HP AND INTEL.
YOU EACH HAVE AN HP SPLIT X2,
HP's LATEST TWO-IN-ONE
DETACHABLE PC WHICH ALLOWS YOU
TO GO FROM A NOTEBOOK TO A
TABLET BY SIMPLY DETACHING THE
SCREEN.
YOU CAN USE THIS BRAND-NEW,
NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY
WHEREVER YOU ARE.
NOW, WE'RE DOING SOMETHING NEW
THIS SEASON WHEN IT COMES TO
YOUR CHALLENGE BUDGETS.
YOU ARE GOING TO MANAGE YOUR OWN
SPENDING FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON.
>> [laughs]
>> AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING
THIS USING YOUR NEW GOBANK
ACCOUNT.
AND YOU EACH HAVE A GOBANK
DEBIT CARD, AND THIS IS WHAT YOU
WILL USE WHEN WE GO SHOPPING.
SO, YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR
FINANCES.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS
CHALLENGE.
YOU EACH HAVE YOUR PARACHUTE.
THIS IS REALLY THE CORE OF YOUR
CHALLENGE.
WE'RE NOT GOING SHOPPING, BUT
WE HAVE OTHER MATERIALS TO
ENHANCE THIS--
BLACK AND WHITE RIP-STOP NYLON
THAT IS LIKE THE PARACHUTE,
BUT THOSE ARE ENHANCEMENTS ONLY.
IT'S NOT TO BE USED INSTEAD OF
YOUR PARACHUTE.
YOUR PARACHUTE IS STILL THE
PRIMARY SOURCE OF YOUR FABRIC.
NOW, YOU HAVE UNTIL 11:00
TONIGHT...
>> OH.
>> AND YOU HAVE ALL DAY
TOMORROW.
[cheers and applause]
WHEN YOU LEAVE THE WORKROOM
TONIGHT AT 11:00, YOU WILL BE
CHECKED INTO YOUR ROOMS AT
REFINERY HOTEL, AND THAT WILL BE
YOUR HOME FOR THE DURATION OF
THE SEASON.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, HAVE FUN,
OKAY?
TAKE CARE.
[cheers and applause]
>> OKAY, EVERYBODY BE HONEST.
WHO WAS EXCITED TO SEE ME WIPE
OUT?
>> OH, I THOUGHT YOU SAID,
EXCITED TO SEE YOU HERE!
SORRY.
>> I'M NOT USUALLY SCARED OF
***, BUT I'M KIND OF SCARED
OF YOU, AND I DON'T WANT TO BE.
>> DON'T BE SCARED OF ME, MAN.
I'M NOT SCARED OF THIS ALL-BLACK
EXTERIOR WITH THE POINTY NAILS.
I'VE LEARNED BETTER THAN TO
JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER.
>> I HAVE WORKED WITH THIS
FABRIC BEFORE--NOT SPECIFICALLY
PARACHUTE, BUT I HAVE WORKED
WITH NYLON, ANTRON, STUFF LIKE
THAT.
IN THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, I'VE
BEEN DOING COSTUME CONSTRUCTION
FOR THE LION KING, WICKED,
MARY POPPINS, WHICH IS KIND OF
CLOSING SOON, BUT, EH.
SO, THE FIRST CHALLENGE, OF
COURSE, EVERYONE'S EXCITED, AND
I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT.
I THINK I CAN DO THIS.
>> OH, MY GOD, THESE THINGS ARE,
LIKE, SO COMPLICATED.
>> AND IT'S TOTALLY SHEER.
>> THIS IS LIKE PLASTIC.
IT'S VERY SLIPPERY.
IT DOESN'T REALLY PRESS REALLY
WELL.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH THIS?
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
>> I WANT THIS TO TEAR.
I STARTED SKETCHING A SPORTY,
BRIGHT-COLORED TRENCH COAT.
I WANT THERE TO BE SOME AIR THAT
LIFTS IT, TO HAVE SOME PANELS
AND PLEATING THAT FEELS SIMILAR
TO THE WAY THE PARACHUTE FELT.
♪ ♪
>> I DON'T THINK I CAN
SKETCH AT ALL FOR THIS ONE.
I HAVE TO WORK WITH THE FABRIC.
I HAVE TO SEE WHAT IT DOES.
DIRT EVERYWHERE IN HERE.
MAYBE I SHOULD NOT HAVE OPENED
THE SEAM.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SEW IT,
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN PLEAT IT,
I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE ENOUGH
TIME TO EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING
THOSE THINGS.
>> DOES ANYBODY WANT A RESOURCE
WATER?
>> YES!
>> GOOD. GO TO THE KITCHEN.
[laughter]
>> SANDRO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
>> RUSSIA, SHE SAID ALREADY.
>> REALLY?
>> I JUST DARK.
THIS HAPPENS.
I MOVE FROM RUSSIA TO USA TO BE
A FASHION DESIGNER.
MY PHILOSOPHY, IT'S NOT JUST
PRETTY COCKTAIL DRESS.
SOME HISTORY, SOME STORY HAVE TO
BE IN EVERY, EACH PIECE.
I THINK I CAN BE A WINNER.
I FEEL I HAVE A GOOD POTENTIAL.
THAT WAS [bleep] NOT HUMBLE,
RIGHT, TO SAY "GOOD POTENTIAL"?
I'M ALL ABOUT THE IDEA THAT WAS
IRREPLACEABLE KIND OF ANTIQUE,
AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THOSE
AVIATOR STYLE AND THOSE BATHING
SUITS, LIKE CHANEL '30s?
>> GORGEOUS, YEAH.
>> YOU KNOW?
I DECIDED TO DO A SWIMSUIT.
MY CONSTRUCTION GOING REALLY,
REALLY COMPLICATED WITH DETAILS,
AND THAT'S MY SIGNATURE.
IS YOURS GONNA BE DRAMATIC ALSO?
>> IT'S GONNA BE WHAT I KNOW HOW
TO DO.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
>> KATE, WERE THERE DAYS WHERE
WHERE IT JUST FELT LIKE PEOPLE
HAD MILES OF TIME LEFT OR DID
YOU PRETTY MUCH JUST BUTT RIGHT
UP AGAINST THE END OF THE CLOCK?
>> WHAT SEEM SURPRISINGLY LONG
ARE RUNWAY DAYS.
WHERE YOU'RE GETTING YOUR MODELS
IN HAIR AND MAKEUP, YOU ACTUALLY
HAVE SOME TIME TO SEW.
I'M BEING GENEROUS WITH THE
ADVICE AND THE TIPS.
>> DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT TIME WE
START TOMORROW?
>> PROBABLY 6:00 TILL 11:00.
>> COMING INTO THE COMPETITION,
I WASN'T 100% ABOUT KATE, JUST
HAVING WATCHED LAST SEASON,
BUT SHE'S A LOT NICER.
I MEAN, THAT'S NOT TO SAY IT'S
NOT A STRATEGY.
IS THAT TECHNICALLY CHEATING,
YOU TELLING US--
>> IF I WIN THIS THING, I WANT
TO WIN IT BECAUSE I'M THE BEST
DESIGNER.
I DON'T WANT TO WIN IT BECAUSE
I HAVE AN ADVANTAGE.
>> I'M GONNA LISTEN TO A LOT OF
HER ADVICE.
I MAY NOT TAKE IT.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU CAN TRUST
IN THIS COMPETITION.
♪ ♪
[funky music]
♪ ♪
[overlapping chatter]
>> OUR CHALLENGE IS TO CREATE
AN OUTFIT OUT OF ONE OF THE
PARACHUTES THAT REPRESENTS
OUR OWN PERSONAL AESTHETIC.
>> [moans]
THIS IS MY CHALLENGE.
I IDENTIFY IT AS A--BL-BL-BL--
I IDENTIFY AS A
SUSTAINABILITY-FOCUSED FIBER
ARTIST, SO THE PLATFORM THAT I
TAKE IS THAT WE HAVE TO PROTECT
THE FOREST TO KEEP UNICORNS
ALIVE.
ALL OF MY PROCESSES ARE DEEP IN
THOUGHT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT I'M
GOING TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL SCARF
AND, HEY, IT'S MADE OUT OF WOVEN
MAGNETIC CASSETTE TAPE RIBBON.
REMEMBER YOUR CORE, REMEMBER THE
UNICORNS, AND DON'T LOSE SIGHT
OF YOUR VALUES AND WHAT YOU
STAND FOR.
I'M IMMEDIATELY THINKING
PARATROOPER IN WORLD WAR II.
OKAY, WORLD WAR II, UM,
HIROSHIMA, SOME ORIGAMI FOLDING.
I'M GOING TO CREATE A PIECE THAT
TELLS A MUCH DEEPER CONCEPTUAL
STORY.
>> OH, YOU DID?
I SPEAK A LITTLE BIT OF SIGN
LANGUAGE.
I WANT TO PRACTICE.
WAIT. OKAY, WAIT.
MY NAME IS KATE.
DID I DO IT OKAY?
>> YOU GOT IT.
>> YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TEACH ME
MORE.
>> I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR
ARCHITECTURE AT NORTH CAROLINA
STATE UNIVERSITY.
TO ME, FASHION IS THE SAME THING
AS ARCHITECTURE.
IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT MATERIAL.
BEING HERE ON PROJECT RUNWAY,
I'M SURE THERE WILL BE A LOT OF
DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES.
I'M NOT NERVOUS ABOUT THAT AT
ALL, BECAUSE IF THEY GET ON MY
NERVES, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS TURN
THIS OFF.
>> WAH.
>> SO, KAREN, HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN DESIGNING?
>> I WASN'T REALLY LIKE
"DESIGNING" UNTIL I WENT TO
COLLEGE.
>> I DID GET ACCEPTED IN SCAD.
UM...
>> OH, COOL.
>> BUT I COULDN'T AFFORD IT.
>> YOU TAUGHT YOURSELF, THEN?
>> MM-HMM.
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
>> YEAH, YOU MADE THE RIGHT
CHOICE.
STUDENT LOANS ARE A ***.
I KNOW I WANT TO CREATE THIS,
LIKE, REALLY COOL TEXTILE FOR
THE SKIRT OF MY GARMENT.
IT'S LIKE THIS GRADIATED
DIAGONAL LINES THAT'S GONNA LOOK
LIKE IT GOES FROM LIGHT TO DARK.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
>> YAY, THERE'S PLEATS.
THE FIRST OUT OF 3,000.
MY PROCESS FOR THIS CHALLENGE
IS A PLEATING TECHNIQUE THAT
WILL SCULPT THE MATERIAL,
HOPEFULLY, IN THE WAY THAT I
WANT.
IT MIGHT BE A TOTAL DISASTER.
I WOULD LIKE TO DO ABOUT SIX
FEET OF PLEATING, AND I'VE DONE
SIX INCHES IN HOW MUCH TIME?
>> SORRY, GUYS, IT'S 11:00.
TIME TO GO.
>> WOW, I BETTER TURN IT UP
A NOTCH.
LET'S WRAP IT UP.
>> [sighs]
>> BYE.
[funky music]
♪ ♪
>> WE'RE RUNNING LATE.
WE HAVE TO GO.
HEY, WAIT, LET ME GET MY BAG.
>> PURSE.
>> MY PURSE.
>> COMIN'.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
[overlapping chatter]
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> SO, WHICH COLOR ARE YOU
USING?
>> ALL OF 'EM.
I'VE NEVER TRIED A GOWN QUITE
LIKE THIS.
I'M TRYING TO WALK AROUND WITH A
STRAIGHT FACE JUST SO I APPEAR
THAT I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M
DOING.
REALLY, I HAVE NO IDEA.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M TRYING TO DO, LIKE, YOU
KNOW, THOSE KIND OF SWIMSUIT
LIKE THIS, WHEN THEY, IN THE
EARLY '20s, THEY USED THAT.
>> MM-HMM.
>> BUT MORE DETAILS, I GONNA PUT
IT THERE.
I TRY, TO EVERY WOMAN, MAKE LOOK
ELEGANT AND MAKE PEOPLE TALK
ABOUT HER.
>> JEREMY HAS THE CUTEST PICTURE
OF HIS FAMILY.
OH, MY GOD!
>> HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU HAVE?
>> TWO.
COMING ON PROJECT RUNWAY, I'VE
HAD TO LEAVE BEHIND MY HUSBAND,
MY TWO CHILDREN.
I'M REALLY TRYING TO DO MY BEST
ON THE SHOW TO WIN FOR MY KIDS.
I DID CHILDREN'S WEAR ONCE.
IT'S A NIGHTMARE.
>> ALL RIGHT, UM, BEFORE WE GET
REALLY BUSY, WOULD ANYONE BE
KIND ENOUGH TO HELP ME WITH MY
PROBLEM?
I'VE NEVER USED ANY MACHINE LIKE
THIS BEFORE.
I'VE BEEN LIVING WAY OUTSIDE OF
THE FASHION WORLD.
I DON'T HAVE ALL THE EXPERIENCE
THAT ANOTHER DESIGNER MIGHT
HAVE.
>> IT'S PRETTY SHOCKING, NOT
KNOWING HOW TO USE A BASIC
STRAIGHT-STITCH MACHINE.
YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW TO USE
THESE.
>> WHAT'S UP WITH YOUR--?
>> I THINK I MUST--MAYBE I
THREADED IT WRONG.
>> THAT'S REALLY BALLSY, TO SEW
SOMETHING ON A MACHINE AND NOT
KNOW HOW TO USE IT AT ALL.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU AGAIN.
>> ARE YOU GONNA USE THE
MACHINE, TIMOTHY?
>> I USUALLY DON'T USE
ELECTRICITY, SO USING AN
ELECTRIC MACHINE KIND OF SUCKS.
>> WHY DON'T YOU USE
ELECTRICITY?
>> I JUST BELIEVE IN SUSTAINABLE
PRACTICES.
>> OH!
>> I CALL IT ZERO IMPACT ART.
I HAVE A SOLAR PANEL BACKPACK.
GRAYWATER IS WATER THAT WE DON'T
USE.
IF I USE *** MATERIAL, I TRY
TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DEAD
STOCK OR ANYTHING OVER 20 YEARS
OLD.
I'M HOPING THAT MOOD HAS DEAD
STOCK.
THAT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT.
>> I THINK HE JUST REALIZED ON
HIS MISSION AS A "SUSTAINABLE
ARTIST," I DON'T THINK HE REALLY
UNDERSTANDS WHAT THAT MEANS.
>> I'M WAITING TO GET INTO
A SITUATION WITH A WOOD STOVE.
THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
>> TIMOTHY MIGHT BE FULL OF
[bleep].
>> AMERICA'S NEXT DESIGNER NEEDS
TO USE ELECTRICITY.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
I'D LOVE TO WIN TOMORROW.
THAT'D BE SO COOL.
>> SO, WHY YOU THINK YOU GONNA
BE WINNER OF THIS CHALLENGE?
>> SHE'S PROUD OF WHAT SHE'S
DOING.
>> IT'S NOT HUMBLE TO SAY IN
FRONT OF, "I BE A WINNER."
DID YOU SEE HELEN CASTILLO, WHAT
DOES?
DID YOU SEE THE IRISH GUY, WHAT
HE DOES?
SO, I THINK YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT
EVERYONE, THEN YOU SAY YOU'RE
GONNA BE WINNER.
>> OKAY.
>> OTHERWISE, YOU GONNA MAKE
EVERYBODY STAY AWAY FROM YOU.
>> [groans]
I THINK SANDRO IS AN IDIOT.
LIKE, THE GUY DOESN'T SHUT UP,
AND HIS BIG MOUTH IS JUST
A SHIELD FOR HIS INSECURITY.
>> LET'S DO CHEERS.
>> WHEN YOU DRINK, WHAT DO YOU
SAY?
>> NA ZDOROVYE.
>> NA ZDOROVYE.
>> NA ZDOROVYE.
>> AND THEN, DON'T YOU DO-DO?
>> THAT'S AMERICAN NEW JERSEY
THING.
THAT'S NOT RUSSIAN, OKAY?
[laughter]
>> I DON'T THINK THAT THE FRONT
OF MY DRESS IS PARTICULARLY
DRAMATIC, SO I'M BURNING THE
TEXTURE OF IT TO CREATE
SOMETHING THAT'S MUCH MORE
AESTHETICALLY PLEASING TO LOOK
AT.
THERE WE GO.
I'M, LIKE, REALLY LIKING WHAT
IT'S LOOKING LIKE.
WHAT'S REALLY FASCINATING ABOUT
BURNING SOMETHING IS, IT'S
NEITHER ADDITIVE OR REDUCTIVE.
IT'S ENTIRELY TRANSFORMATIVE.
>> HAS THE ROOM BEEN THIS QUIET
ALL DAY OR IS THIS JUST
ANTICIPATION OF ME?
ALEXANDRIA.
>> HI.
I'M PLAYING WITH--WITH STRONG
PATTERN-MAKING SKILLS, I GUESS.
>> GOOD.
>> SO, I PLAYED WITH--
>> I LIKE YOUR COLOR-BLOCKING.
YOU'VE WON ME OVER ALREADY.
>> OH, THANKS. GOOD.
>> I'M NOT REALLY HAPPY WITH
ALEXANDRIA.
SHE'S KIND OF HAVE A STRANGE
PERSONALITY, BUT I THINK SHE'S
VERY STRONG, WHAT SHE'S DOING.
>> I REALLY LOVE HOW YOU'VE USED
THE TRANSLUCENCY OF THIS.
>> I'M TRYING TO REALLY TAKE
WHAT I'VE LEARNED LAST SEASON
AND APPLY IT.
>> KATE'S DRESS IS SO GIRLY.
>> I HAVE A LOT TO PROVE AT THIS
FIRST RUNWAY.
>> YES, YOU DO.
>> I KNEW THAT I WANTED TO HAVE
THE IDEA OF JUMPING OUT OF THE
PLANE.
>> OH, OKAY.
>> AND COMING DOWN WITH THE WIND
AGAINST YOUR CHEST AND THEN
FLOWING OFF THE BACK.
>> UH-HUH.
>> I'M HOPING IT WILL CATCH AND
BILLOW AND HAVE THIS OMBRE
EFFECT.
>> THERE'S SOMETHING JAMES
BONDISH ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.
>> AWESOME.
>> I LOVE BRADON'S DRESS AND
THE VOLUME THAT HE GETS.
HE'LL DO REALLY WELL.
>> IT LOOKED LIKE ONE OF THOSE
ANTI-CONTAMINATION SUITS.
>> THIS IS WHAT THE TEXTURE OF
THE FRONT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN
IT'S DONE.
>> HOW DID YOU GET THIS EFFECT?
>> THAT'S JUST WITH A LIGHTER.
>> ARE YOU SERIOUS?
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> YOU SHOULD BE.
>> IT'S PRETTY LOVELY.
>> NO ONE ELSE IS DOING IT.
>> TIMOTHY'S CREATING THIS
FRUMPY ICE-SKATER DRESS.
IT'S AWFUL.
>> I'M DOING A WHOLE CONCEPTUAL
PERFORMANCE PIECE.
I ACTUALLY WANT THE MODEL TO BE
BOUND ON ONE WRIST AND THE
OTHER.
THE BINDING WILL ACTUALLY PULL
HER DOWN THE RUNWAY.
MY INSTINCT IS TO WANT TO JUST
GO BAREFOOT.
>> HAVE HER GO BAREFOOT.
>> OKAY, COOL.
>> TIMOTHY'S CONCEPTS ARE
FANTASTIC.
HE COMES TO DESIGNING WITH A
FULL BACK STORY ABOUT WHAT HE
WANTS TO ACHIEVE.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD, MIRANDA.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
>> TALK TO ME ABOUT IT.
>> I'M REALLY GOOD AT TWO-PIECE
TOPS AND SKIRTS.
>> MM-HMM.
>> SO I THOUGHT MAYBE I WOULD
EXPLORE THAT.
>> THIS IS THE SUPPLEMENTAL
FABRIC.
>> IT IS.
>> THIS IS 85% BLACK.
>> I TRIED INCORPORATING IT
A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
>> CAN YOU MAKE A PENCIL SKIRT
OUT OF THE PARACHUTE?
>> IT'S JUST SO MUCH HARDER TO
WORK WITH.
>> THAT'S PART OF THE CHALLENGE.
>> THE JUDGES REALLY LIKE YOU TO
USE THE MATERIALS YOU'RE GIVEN.
THIS COULD REALLY HURT HER.
>> I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO GO
BEFORE THE JUDGES WITH A SMART,
STYLISH DESIGN AND HAVE THEM
SAY, "THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS
WE TOLD YOU NOT TO DO."
>> I FEEL REALLY STRONG ABOUT MY
DESIGN, BUT, OF COURSE, I DON'T
WANT TO GET KICKED OFF.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
>> HI, HELEN.
TALK TO ME.
>> I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED
WITH MY COLORS.
>> IS THIS OUT OF THE WHITE
FABRIC?
>> YES.
>> BUT YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID.
THE PARACHUTE, WHICH WAS TO BE
THE CORE OF YOUR PRESENTATION,
HAS GONE AWAY, AND BASICALLY,
YOU'VE SAID...
>> I'M STUBBORN.
I WANT THIS, AND THIS IS HOW
IT'S GONNA BE.
>> HELEN IS VERY BLUNT.
SHE IS, I WOULD SAY, A LOVING
***.
>> THAT CONCERNS ME ENORMOUSLY.
>> I THOUGHT I WOULD START WITH
THE MOST COMPLICATED, WHICH IS
PLEATING.
>> IT JUST LOOKS MESSY.
>> IT DOES?
>> IT'S A CHALLENGING TEXTILE.
THAT'S WHY WE GAVE YOU THIS
CHALLENGE.
[laughs]
>> WHEN I SAW THE PARACHUTE
FABRIC, I THOUGHT IT'D BE GREAT
IF I COULD GET SOME OF THE
MOTION OUT OF IT, AND THEN,
YEAH, I JUST THOUGHT, LIKE, A
REALLY SIMPLE LITTLE BLACK PANT,
BUT THE MORE I GET OVERWHELMED,
I'M THINKING IT MIGHT JUST BE A
COAT DRESS.
>> ANGELA IS CREATING A
BEAUTIFUL TOP, BUT AT THE SAME
TIME, IT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT
INCOMPLETE.
>> WHENEVER YOU FEEL THAT YOU
ARE PUSHING THIS INTO A PLACE
IT DOESN'T WANT TO BE, PULL
BACK.
PRETEND IT--IT HAS A VOICE.
>> HI, SUE, HOW ARE YOU?
>> SINCE ABOUT AN HOUR, HOUR AND
A HALF NOW, I HAVE HOPE, WHERE
BEFORE, I HAD MAYBE 1% OF HOPE.
>> WHY? WHAT WAS GOING ON?
>> I REALIZED IT WASN'T DOING
AT ALL WHAT I WANTED IT TO DO,
AND I WAS ALSO MESSING UP,
BECAUSE AS SOON AS I DID A
PLEAT THAT LOOKED GOOD, I DIDN'T
NOTICE THAT THE OTHER SIDE WAS
GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE BACK.
BUT INSTEAD OF FIGHTING, LIKE I
USUALLY DO, I THOUGHT, WHY DON'T
I JUST THROW IT BACK ON THE
MANNEQUIN AND LET IT SPEAK TO
ME?
SO--
>> THAT WAS THE SMART THING TO
DO.
>> YES. YEAH.
>> AND CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
IT'S A KNOCKOUT.
>> REALLY? THANK YOU.
>> I'M DEFINITELY WATCHING OUT
FOR SUE.
I KNOW SHE'S GOT SOME TRICKS UP
HER SLEEVE.
>> YOU LEARNED SOMETHING
PROFOUND BY HAVING THAT TERRIBLE
STRUGGLE.
IT WAS WORTH IT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> TO ME, IT WAS LOOK LIKE
A STORY ABOUT AVIATOR IN EARLY
20TH CENTURY.
>> MM-HMM.
>> IDEA LIKE, A YOUNG GIRL WITH,
LIKE, SWIMMING SUIT.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE A
REALLY GREAT BATHING SUIT, OR IT
COULD BE A REALLY BIG NO-NO.
>> I'M GONNA ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.
ALMOST EVERYONE, IF THEY HAD TO,
COULD SEND A MODEL DOWN THE
RUNWAY.
YOU COULDN'T.
>> WHY?
>> WELL, SHE ONLY HAS A BOTTOM.
>> YEAH, I GONNA DO WITH JACKET.
>> THAT JACKET'S GONNA BE VERY
TIME-CONSUMING.
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT TIME?
>> I HAVE TO DO MY BEST.
>> THANK YOU, SANDRO.
>> NO PROBLEM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, DESIGNERS, THIS
WAS AN INCREDIBLY SESSION.
I THINK YOU REALLY ARE GONNA
KNOCK THE JUDGES' SOCKS OFF.
YOUR MODELS WILL BE COMING IN
SHORTLY FOR A FITTING, AND YOU
HAVE UNTIL 11:00 TONIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD REST OF THE EVENING,
AND I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR
OUR FIRST RUNWAY SHOW.
YAY!
[applause]
GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE.
>> GOOD NIGHT.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
>> I AM PANICKING, BUT I'M
DEFINITELY NOT ALONE.
AFTER TIM'S CRITIQUE, A COUPLE
OF THE DESIGNERS HAVE GONE WITH
A COMPLETELY NEW DESIGN.
KEN HAS.
SANDRO ISN'T HALFWAY DONE, EVEN.
>> GOD, THE ONE TIME MY NAILS
ARE WORKING AGAINST ME.
♪ ♪
>> ARE YOU YA?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> HELLO!
>> I MISSED YOU.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT ACTING
OR MOVING AWKWARDLY, AND THINGS
LIKE THAT?
>> UH, I'M OPEN TO TRY IT.
>> COOL. ALL RIGHT, AWESOME.
THAT WAS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
WELL DONE.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
[overlapping chatter]
>> OH, OKAY, SO YOU'RE SASSY.
>> YEAH.
>> I GO TO SORT OF PIN IT ON THE
MODEL AND I'M REALLY NOT SURE
ABOUT THE LENGTH.
I WANT IT TO HAVE A LITTLE SEX
APPEAL, SO I MAKE IT PRETTY
SHORT.
>> A LITTLE BIT MORE GRACEFUL.
THINK OF IT AS A BALLERINA MOVE.
YOU'RE A LITTLE TOO STRONG.
ALMOST, YOU CAN TOTALLY CHANNEL,
LIKE, THE *** MARY, IN TERMS
OF THAT, LIKE REALLY DEMURE
SADNESS.
I'M CREATING A GOWN THAT WILL BE
PRESENTED IN A PERFORMANCE.
THE MODEL WILL BE TELLING A
NARRATIVE OF THE PIECE THROUGH
HER MOVEMENT RATHER THAN JUST
STOMPA-STOMPA, DOWN TO THE END
OF THE RUNWAY AND STOMPA-STOMPA
BACK.
I WANT YOU TO THINK OF, LIKE,
AWKWARDLY SNIFFING YOUR ARMPIT.
LIKE, REALLY JUST, YOU'RE KIND
OF, LIKE, OH, OKAY, I'M GOOD,
I'M FINE.
COOL. OKAY. AWESOME.
>> SLOWER.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
>> THAT WAS LIKE A HUGE
CONFIDENCE BOOST, THOUGH, JUST
HAVING, LIKE, THE MODEL
FITTINGS.
>> RIGHT?
IT FEELS A BAJILLION TIMES
BETTER.
>> I'M REALLY CURIOUS TO SEE
THE RUNWAY SHOW TOMORROW.
THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY COOL
PIECES, BUT I THINK IT'LL
DEFINITELY SHOW WHICH DESIGNERS
HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT
FASHION AND WHICH DESIGNERS
HAVE NOTHING TO SAY AT ALL.
>> WE HAVE TO GO.
TIME'S UP.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
[horn honks]
♪ ♪
>> HEY.
♪ ♪
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M GONNA
HAVE A RUNWAY SHOW TODAY.
I'M ON EDGE.
DO OR DIE, THIS COULD BE IT.
>> I NEVER THOUGHT THIS WOULD
HAPPEN FOR ME AGAIN, AND YET
HERE I AM.
>> GOOD MORNING, DESIGNERS.
HOW IS EVERYONE?
>> GOOD MORNING, TIM.
>> YOUR MODELS WILL BE COMING IN
SOON, SO YOU WILL BE SENDING
THEM TO THE L'OREAL PARIS HAIR
AND MAKEUP ROOM, AND YOU ALL
KNOW TO USE THE BELK ACCESSORY
WALL VERY THOUGHTFULLY, AND I
WILL SEE YOU LATER.
IT'S OUR FIRST RUNWAY!
[cheers and applause]
YES!
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
>> ARE YOU EXCITED?
>> IS THAT TOO TIGHT ON YOU?
>> NO.
>> IT'S GONNA LOOK REALLY GOOD.
>> SORRY I'M DIGGING IN YOUR
BUTT, BUT IT'S FOR YOUR OWN
GOOD AND MINE TOO.
>> I JUST FEEL LIKE A PART OF
IT--IT'S--I DON'T KNOW, I FEEL
LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE BIG,
SO--
>> NO, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE
THAT.
>> MY GARMENT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT
OF STRUCTURE.
IT'S KIND OF--KIND OF LIKE
A MUUMUU.
I'M JUST WORRIED THAT THEY'RE
GONNA SAY IT'S, LIKE, TOO--
>> TOO OVER--
>> NOT SHAPELY ENOUGH.
>> I THINK ANGELA IS A LITTLE
CONFUSED RIGHT NOW WITH WHAT
SHE WANTS TO DO AND HOW SHE
WANTS TO REPRESENT HERSELF.
>> UM, SO LET ME PLAY WITH THE
ZIPPER.
♪ ♪
>> UHH!
>> THERE'S NERVOUS ENERGY IN THE
ROOM.
I MEAN, THE MOLECULES--IT'S ALL,
LIKE, MOVING AROUND.
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE HAND SEWING
NEEDLES?
>> SO, AND KEEP YOUR HANDS
TOGETHER, 'CAUSE THEY'RE TIED
TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A STORY ABOUT
WAR, AND THEN OUT OF THE WALK
COMES THE SNAP.
BOOM, SNAP!
PAST IT, SOMETHING ELSE IS
PULLING YOU.
SNAP, SNAP. YES!
I DON'T WANT TO PULL YOU, BUT I
JUST--I MEAN, YOU'RE--YOU'RE
GETTING YANKED, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, THAT LOSS OF THIS--
>> TIMOTHY.
>> YEAH.
>> WHAT ARE YOU AND NASTASIA
DOING?
>> UM, WE'RE JUST WORKING ON THE
CHOREOGRAPH--CHOREOGRAPHY FOR
THE RUNWAY.
>> OKAY.
EACH MODEL HAS THE SAME AMOUNT
OF TIME, SO WHATEVER NASTASIA
DOES ON THAT RUNWAY--
>> SURE.
>> CAN'T BE LONGER THAN THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA BE IN
HERE, REHEARSING?
>> UM, NOT LONG.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, CARRY ON.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
>> DO YOU THINK I SHOULD JUST
WALK NORMALLY?
>> UM, NO.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
>> FUTURISTIC BUT MINIMALISTIC.
>> MAYBE A LOT OF HEIGHT IN THIS
AREA AND HAVE IT FALL DOWN?
>> YES.
>> I'D LIKE IT CLEAN AND
SLIGHTLY GLOSSY.
>> YEAH.
>> THE WHOLE THING.
>> OKAY.
>> I WANT A PONYTAIL THAT'S
LOWER, SO IT'S SLEEKED BACK
BECAUSE SHE'S GONNA TAKE THE
HOOD ON AND OFF.
>> OKAY.
>> JUST STRONG, MODERN, EDGY,
SEXY.
>> OKAY, SO I THINK IT WOULD BE
REALLY COOL IF I USED THE BEACH
SPRAY.
IT'S GONNA GIVE IT, LIKE,
A REALLY COOL MATTE TEXTURE.
>> OH, NICE.
>> ALL RIGHT?
♪ ♪
>> BUT DO, LIKE, A FAUX SMOKY
EYE.
I WANT IT TO ALMOST HAVE, LIKE,
THAT CAT SHAPE.
>> I'M THINKING, LIKE, A STRONG
CAT EYE, AND THEN COLOR ON THE
LIP.
>> I NEED THE, YOU KNOW, MAKEUP
FROM THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
>> BASICALLY, I'M GOING FOR THIS
RESORT, KIND OF FUN, SUMMERY
LOOK.
>> HOW ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL POP OF
COLOR ON THE LIP, FIERY VEIL.
>> YEAH, I LIKE THAT.
>> GORGEOUS.
>> I LIKE IT. AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WORK WITH A SUSTAINABILITY
FOCUS.
>> OKAY.
>> SO ANYTHING THAT'S PLUGGED IN
CAN'T BE USED ON HER HAIR.
AND THEN, NONE OF THE PRODUCT
WILL BE ABLE TO BE USED IN HER
HAIR.
SO, BASICALLY, I'M JUST WORKING
WITH BOBBY-PINNING AND BRAIDING.
>> OKAY, SO GIVE IT KIND OF THIS
MOHAWK FEELING BRAID GOING
TOWARDS THE BACK.
>> AWESOME, AWESOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M TOTALLY FINE WITH NO MAKEUP.
>> OKAY.
>> LUCKILY, YOU'RE SO
BEAUTIFUL--
>> RIGHT, YEAH.
>> THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM.
>> AWESOME.
I'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT.
>> IT'S VERY COOL TO BE
A ECO-CONSCIOUS DESIGNER.
IT'S JUST, I'M NOT SURE HE'S
GOING ABOUT IT IN THE RIGHT WAY.
>> JUST RELAX.
BREATHE.
>> I FEEL THAT IT'S NOT FAIR
THAT I DON'T HAVE HAIR AND
MAKEUP NEXT TO ALL THE OTHER
GIRLS.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
>> DOES THAT LAY FLATTER?
YEAH, THAT'S PERFECT.
I MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE FOR USING
TOO MUCH OF THE BLACK, BUT I
HAVE TO JUST STICK TO MY GUNS.
>> MIRANDA'S LOOK IS GREAT, BUT
SHE MIGHT BE IN THE BOTTOM.
>> CAN YOU DROP THE SKIRT?
SOMETHING HAPPENED TODAY, AND I
NO LONGER JUST WANT TO BE SAFE.
SLASH IT, SLASH IT, GREAT.
I WANT TO WIN THIS CHALLENGE.
>> YOU'RE IN FRONT OF MONICA.
HELLO.
>> WHO'S MONICA?
>> MY MANNEQUIN.
>> OH, GOD.
TIMOTHY--HE IS JUST NUTS.
I WAS TALKING TO HER, AND SHE
WAS JUST LIKE, "HI, MY NAME'S
MONICA."
>> HE'S GOTTA GO HOME.
>> I THINK IT'S, LIKE, IT'S
SHORT, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S
TOO SHORT.
>> [laughs]
>> I DON'T KNOW HER NAME, THE
BLOND ONE, SHORT.
SHE LOOKS LIKE PETER PAN.
>> I THINK THAT LOOKS GOOD.
>> SHE SHOULD GO HOME TOO.
SHE HAS NO BUSINESS BEING HERE.
>> CAN YOU HOLD YOUR STOMACH?
[inhales sharply]
>> SANDRO HAS THESE REALLY
REALLY SHORT SHORTS.
WELL, AT LEAST WE KNOW THE
MODEL'S ACTUALLY FEMALE.
[whimsical music]
♪ ♪
>> HIS MODEL'S *** IS HANGING
OUT.
>> WHAT WOULD THE FIRST
CHALLENGE BE WITHOUT A LITTLE
***?
>> DESIGNERS AND MODELS, ARE YOU
READY FOR OUR FIRST RUNWAY
PRESENTATION?
[cheering]
>> LET'S GO, EVERYONE.
>> THERE'S NO WAY THAT I'M EVEN
GONNA LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER AT
ANYONE ELSE'S WORK, 'CAUSE
MINE'S THE BEST.
>> OFF WE GO.
>> I THINK THAT THE TOP THREE
ARE GOING TO BE ALEXANDRIA,
BRADON, AND KATE, FOR SURE.
>> DESIGNERS AND MODELS.
>> I HAVE THIS BIG CHIP ON MY
SHOULDER, LIKE I HAVE SOMETHING
TO PROVE TO THESE JUDGES.
I DIDN'T DESERVE TO GO HOME.
I JUST WANT THAT DRESS TO WALK
OUT THERE AND THEM BE, LIKE,
"SHE'S BACK."
>> DONE.
[overlapping chatter]
>> HI, EVERYBODY.
>> HI.
>> WELCOME TO THE RUNWAY--
THE REAL RUNWAY THIS TIME.
[laughter]
FOR THIS FIRST CHALLENGE,
SKYDIVERS FELL FROM THE CLOUDS
TO DELIVER YOUR UNCONVENTIONAL
MATERIAL.
THIS SEASON, WE HAVE THE BIGGEST
PRIZE PACKAGE IN THE HISTORY OF
PROJECT RUNWAY.
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 YOUR
CREATIVITY AND LAUNCH YOUR
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, THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A CAPSULE
COLLECTION WITH BELK, A COMPLETE
SEWING STUDIO FROM BROTHER
SEWING AND EMBROIDERY, A FASHION
SPREAD IN MARIE CLAIRE
MAGAZINE, A 2014 LEXUS IS-350,
A $100,000 FABRIC ALLOWANCE FROM
TIGHTPODS TO INSPIRE FASHIONS
THAT TRULY POP, AND A $50,000
STYLING CONTRACT WITH L'OREAL
PARIS.
IT IS A PRIZE PACKAGE
WORTH OVER $1/2 MILLION.
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.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MEET
THE JUDGES.
FIRST, WE HAVE ACCLAIMED FASHION
DESIGNER ZAC POSEN.
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR
MARIE CLAIRE MAGAZINE,
NINA GARCIA.
>> WELCOME, DESIGNERS.
>> ACTRESS KATE BOSWORTH.
>> HI, GUYS.
>> WELCOME.
THIS SEASON, WE'RE VERY EXCITED
BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA WELCOME
TIM GUNN TO THE RUNWAY SHOW.
[cheers and applause]
>> I'VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE, BUT
I'M NO LONGER INVISIBLE.
[laughter]
>> HE WON'T BE JUDGING YOU
BECAUSE HE IS YOUR MENTOR.
THAT SAID, WE HAVE DECIDED TO
GIVE HIM WHAT WE CALL
THE TIM GUNN RESCUE.
SO, HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.
IF AT SOME POINT DURING THE
COMPETITION HE DISAGREES WITH
THE JUDGES, THEN HE CAN EXERCISE
HIS SAVE, AND THAT ELIMINATED
DESIGNER CAN THEN RETURN BACK TO
THE COMPETITION...BUT THAT CAN
ONLY HAPPEN ONE TIME.
AND ONE MORE CHANGE.
THIS SEASON, WE WILL HAVE AN
ANONYMOUS RUNWAY SHOW, SO WE
THE JUDGES DO NOT KNOW WHO
DESIGNS WHICH LOOK.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S START THE SHOW.
[upbeat techno music]
♪ ♪
>> CONSIDERING THE TIME
CONSTRAINTS, AS FAR AS NOT
KNOWING HOW TO USE THE MACHINE,
THE MATERIAL, AND ALL THAT
STUFF, I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH
THE DRESS.
NOW I KNOW NEXT TIME NOT TO HOLD
BACK.
>> SEEING MY MODEL WALK DOWN THE
RUNWAY, MY HEART STOPPED.
SHE'S SO GORGEOUS.
SHE'S WORKING THE GOWN.
I COULDN'T BE MORE HAPPY.
>> I CAN SEE MY INSPIRATION,
I CAN SEE AMELIA EARHART,
BUT I CAN ALSO SEE THE
MODERNITY THAT I PUT INTO THE
DESIGN.
THE CLOTHES FIT HER.
THE CLOTHES ARE UNIQUE.
I'M SMILING LIKE A LUNATIC.
>> EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT PERFECT,
I'M JUST FILLED WITH JOY AND
HAPPINESS.
I REALLY LIKE THE EFFECT THE
PLEATS GIVE THE DRESS.
I'M PROUD OF THAT.
>> OH, MY!
>> WATCHING MY LOOK COME TO THE
RUNWAY, FIRST, MY REACTION IS...
[overlapping chatter]
>> OH, MY GOD, IT'S HANGING OUT.
>> I KNOW, I KNOW.
>> IT'S ALL HANGING OUT.
>> IT'S LIKE A PARACHUTING
ACCIDENT.
[laughter]
>> I DID A LOT OF WORK, SO IT'S
VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME.
>> WATCHING MY MODEL GO DOWN THE
RUNWAY IS A SHOCKING EXPERIENCE.
THE INSPIRATION IS THERE, AND
I'M A LITTLE MORE CONFIDENT
ABOUT HOW THIS LOOK IS GONNA
TURN OUT.
>> MY MODEL LOOKS GOOD.
SHE LOOKS CONFIDENT.
SHE LOOKS WELL-DRESSED.
I FEEL SATISFIED.
I FEEL HAPPY.
HONESTLY, I'M LOOKING MORE AT
THE JUDGES TO SEE WHAT THEIR
REACTIONS ARE.
>> MY MODEL TURNS THE CORNER,
AND SHE JUST LOOKS SO FIERCE.
THAT DRESS HAD ITS ISSUES, BUT
I FEEL LIKE SHE MADE IT LOOK SO
GREAT WITH JUST HER PRESENCE AND
HER WALK.
I WAS SO PROUD.
>> I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE
IS NO PERFORMANCE.
>> IS SHE A PARACHUTE VICTIM?
>> THE CONCEPT WAS STRONG IN THE
ORIGAMI, AND THE PERFORMANCE WAS
GONE, SO I LOST HALF OF THE
DRESS.
>> IT LOOKS REALLY CUTE.
>> I'D WEAR IT.
>> I'M SO DETERMINED THIS SEASON
TO GET MY POINT OF VIEW ACROSS,
ESPECIALLY THIS FIRST LOOK.
I THINK IT'S VERY ME.
>> WHEN I SEE MY MODEL WALK, I'M
EXCITED.
SHE HAS SUCH ATTITUDE.
SHE SPUNKY.
SHE SORT OF, YOU KNOW, GIVES IT
A LITTLE TWIRL.
[laughs]
>> SO, MY MODEL TURNS ONTO THE
RUNWAY AND I GASP.
THE DRESS STARTS RIDING UP IN
THE FRONT AND STARTS STICKING TO
HER LEGS 'CAUSE IT'S PARACHUTE
FABRIC.
I AM PANICKING.
>> I'M DEFINITELY HAPPY WITH HOW
IT'S STYLED AND THE WAY MY MODEL
IS WORKING THAT JACKET.
[exhales]
>> I'M VERY CONFIDENT AS A
DESIGNER.
>> THAT LOOKS CUTE.
>> THIS DESIGN REPRESENTS MY
AESTHETIC, AND I'M VERY HAPPY.
>> WATCHING MY GARMENT COME DOWN
THE RUNWAY IS INCREDIBLE.
THE BLACK, PINK, AND ORANGE
AGAINST THE WHITE RUNWAY IS JUST
AWESOME, BUT I REALIZE THERE IS
A LOT OF COMPETITION, AND EVERY
DESIGN THAT WALKED DOWN THAT
RUNWAY IS FANTASTIC.
>> OKAY, I HAVE JUST LEARNED
WHICH DESIGNER CREATED WHICH
LOOK.
IF I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STEP
FORWARD.
ANGELA.
SUE.
MIRANDA.
BRADON.
SANDRO.
TIMOTHY.
IF I HAVE NOT CALLED YOUR NAME,
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOUR SCORES HAVE QUALIFIED YOU
TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ROUND.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> OH, MY GOD.
THAT WAS SO STRESSFUL.
>> OH, I KNOW.
>> YOU DIDN'T TELL US ABOUT
THAT!
>> LAST SEASON, I WOULD HAVE
BEEN HAPPY TO BE SAFE, BUT THIS
SEASON, I'M GONNA SAY IT.
I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT
I WASN'T IN THE TOP.
[cheering]
>> WE MADE IT!
>> THE SIX OF YOU REPRESENT THE
HIGHEST AND THE LOWEST SCORES.
ONE OF YOU WILL BE NAMED THE
WINNER AND ONE OF YOU WILL BE
OUT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S BRING OUT YOUR
MODELS.
ALL RIGHT, TIMOTHY, TELL US
ABOUT YOUR LOOK.
>> WHEN THE SKYDIVERS WERE
LANDING, THE FIRST THING THAT I
WAS THINKING WAS PARATROOPERS,
SPECIFICALLY IN WORLD WAR II,
HIROSHIMA, AND SO, THERE'S A
STORY OF THE SADAKO AND 1,000
CRANES.
THE CRANE IS THE INTERNATIONAL
SIGN OF PEACE, UM, AND THEN THIS
SORT OF POETIC TRAVESTY IN THE
FRONT, AND THEN CONTRASTING ONE
ANOTHER.
>> THE HIGH HEELS ARE KILLING
ME.
>> TIMOTHY, DID YOU STEAL THE
SHOES FROM YOUR MODEL?
>> [laughs]
I JUST WANTED HER TO BE
BAREFOOT.
>> THIS WAS NOT ONE OF MY
FAVORITES.
I THINK IT'S VERY MUDDLED,
ESPECIALLY AROUND THIS AREA THAT
YOU'RE STRUGGLING WITH THE
FABRIC.
>> WHERE'S THE LAYERING EFFECT
THERE?
>> I HAVE THE YELLOW PARACHUTE,
AND THEN I LAYERED, UM, THE
WHITE OVER THE TOP OF IT, UM,
AND THEN BURNED THE BOTTOM LAYER
AND THE TOP LAYER.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU FOUND HER
IN THE WOODS.
LIKE TINKER BELL AT BURNING MAN.
[laughter]
>> WHY IS SHE NOT WEARING ANY
MAKEUP?
WHY DID YOU NOT DO ANYTHING WITH
HER HAIR?
>> UH, COMING FROM A PERSPECTIVE
OF, UH, SUSTAINABILITY, I JUST,
UM, INSTINCTUALLY JUST FELT LIKE
I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT.
>> IT DOESN'T MAKE FOR A GREAT
RUNWAY SHOW.
>> THIS IS YOUR FIRST
IMPRESSION, AND SOMETIMES YOUR
FIRST IMPRESSION IS THE ONLY
ONE YOU GET.
>> TIMOTHY, WHO ARE YOU, AS A
DESIGNER?
>> I FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY, SO
IT REALLY ALL STARTS THERE, UM,
FROM A LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
>> WELL, I'M EXCITED TO HAVE
SOMEBODY THAT IS SO CONSCIOUS
ABOUT THAT.
HOWEVER, YOU ARE BEHIND A VERY
POWERFUL CAUSE, SO I THINK THAT
YOU SHOULD WORK EVEN HARDER TO
MAKE IT AS BEAUTIFUL AS
POSSIBLE.
>> I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT
THE SUSTAINABILITY.
BY BURNING SYNTHETIC FIBERS--
>> OH.
>> THAT MAKES NO SENSE.
>> AND CREATING BAD FUMES IN THE
WORLD--
>> I--EXACTLY.
>> YOU'RE JUST--
>> YEP, MM-HMM.
>> BREAKING EVERYTHING YOU SAY
YOU BELIEVE IN.
>> THANK YOU, TIMOTHY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SUE, TELL US ABOUT YOUR LOOK.
>> I WANTED TO KEEP THE
PARACHUTE ITSELF AS COMPLETE
OR INTEGRAL.
I DIDN'T WANT TO CUT TOO MUCH
INTO IT.
I WANTED THE DESIGN SORT OF
AIRY, BUT I WANTED A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF WEIGHT TO IT AS WELL.
IT'S ACTUALLY DOUBLED.
AND THAT SORT OF DICTATED TO ME
WHAT THE SHAPE WAS GOING TO BE
LIKE.
>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL HOW IT KIND OF
BLEEDS FROM THE ORANGE TO THE
RED TO THE PINK TO THE FUCHSIA.
IT LOOKED LIKE A RUNWAY SHOW.
>> MM-HMM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I LIKE THE SCULPTURAL QUALITY
OF THE DRESS.
I LIKE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU
TOOK AN OBJECT AND MORPHED IT
INTO A DRESS.
VERY EXCITING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I LOVE THAT IT LOOKS VERY
SPORTY BUT AT THE SAME TIME VERY
ELEGANT.
I THINK THE PLACEMENT OF THE
RUCHING IS VERY INTERESTING, HOW
YOU DID THIS ON THIS SIDE, AND
THEN THE WAIST, I LOVE THAT
PARTICULAR RUCHING ON THAT.
>> I THOUGHT THE LENGTH IN THE
BACK WAS QUITE INTERESTING.
I WAS CURIOUS TO KNOW YOUR
THOUGHT BEHIND THAT.
>> ACTUALLY, I WAS WORKING WITH
WHAT I HAD.
>> OH, REALLY?
>> YEAH, THAT'S HOW I OFTEN WORK
IS, IT'S THE MATERIAL THAT TELLS
ME WHAT I CAN DO WITH IT.
>> YEAH.
>> AND IF IT'S TOO SHORT, THEN
I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT AS BEAUTIFUL
AS POSSIBLE.
>> DID YOU MAKE YOUR JACKET
YOU'RE WEARING?
>> YES, I DID.
>> SO IT'S A SIMILAR MINDSET OF
WORKING WITH THE BOTTOM SHAPE.
YOU KNOW, YOUR FIRST RESULT IS
VERY EXCITING.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MIRANDA, TELL US ABOUT YOUR
LOOK.
>> WHEN WE SAW THE SKYDIVERS
JUMPING OUT, IT MADE ME REALLY
EXCITED 'CAUSE I GOT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT WHEN I
WAS IN THE ARMY.
ONE THING I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS
SKYDIVING WAS HOW YOU COULD
ACTUALLY SEE THE GUIDES ON THE
RUNWAY AND HOW BEAUTIFUL OF A
CONTRADICTION THAT WAS, THOSE
BRIGHT COLORS TOGETHER.
THEN, WHEN WE GOT THIS BLACK,
I THOUGHT I WOULD ADD IN THE
BLACK, AND THIS CONTRASTING
COLOR, I KIND OF--
>> SO THE BLACK THAT YOU USED
IS ACTUALLY NOT THE PARACHUTE
MATERIAL, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
>> IT IS THE--THE ACTUAL
MATERIAL.
>> SO, MIRANDA, THE PARACHUTE
FABRIC IS THE COLOR HIGHLIGHTS?
>> IT'S THE COLOR HIGHLIGHTS,
AND THEN THIS.
>> AND THEN THE STRAPPING?
>> THIS STRAPPING.
>> I REALLY LOVE THE SILHOUETTE.
I THINK IT'S VERY NOW.
I LOVE THE WAY YOU STYLED HER.
I LOVE HER HAIR, HER MAKEUP.
IT IS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING
THAT IT'S NOT ALL PARACHUTE
MATERIAL, BUT I THINK THE
TOUCHES THAT YOU PLACED ARE
PERFECT.
GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> REALLY BEAUTIFUL, AND I
AGREE, INCREDIBLY MODERN.
I WOULD HAPPILY WEAR THIS AND--
>> I COULD SEE YOU WEARING IT.
>> YEAH.
>> I THINK YOU HAVE THE MOST
POLISHED PIECE UP HERE.
IT LOOKS SUPER FINISHED,
EVEN THOUGH YOU DIDN'T USE THE
MATERIAL.
>> MIRANDA, I DO HAVE TO SAY,
I HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE
MATERIAL THAT YOU USED.
>> THIS IS THE UNCONVENTIONAL
MATERIALS CHALLENGE, NOT THE
UNCONVENTIONAL INSPIRATIONAL
CHALLENGE.
>> RIGHT.
>> SO, YES, I LIKE THE
INSPIRATION, BUT IS IT FAIR TO
THE OTHER DESIGNERS?
>> I UNDERSTAND.
>> FOR ANY CHALLENGES GOING
FORWARD, BE VERY CAREFUL.
SHE'S A VERY TOUGH JUDGE.
>> I WILL.
[laughter]
I'LL TAKE YOUR ADVICE TO HEART.
>> ANGELA, TELL US ABOUT YOUR
LOOK.
>> I WANTED TO BE INSPIRED BY
THE PARACHUTE, AND SO, IN THE
SILHOUETTE, I WANTED TO MIMIC
THE FULLNESS OF THE PARACHUTE
AND SORT OF FEEL LIKE SHE'S
STILL SORT OF WEARING A
PARACHUTE.
>> I SAW YOUR MODEL WALK DOWN
THE RUNWAY, AND I WAS THINKING,
SOMETHING IS MISSING.
OH, YEAH, THE BOTTOM IS MISSING!
PANTS, SKIRT, SOMETHING.
>> I THOUGHT, JUST REALLY LONG
AND THIS BILLOWY SEEMED LIKE A
MUUMUU, SO I ENDED UP MAKING IT
SHORTER.
>> IT'S GOT A VERY ODD
PROPORTION.
I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND IT'S VERY
SIMPLE, BUT IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE
THIS IS LIKE A DISPOSABLE
PONCHO.
I DON'T THINK YOU GAVE IT ENOUGH
THOUGHT.
>> I THINK YOU LOOK GREAT.
>> THANKS.
>> YOU'RE GORGEOUS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SUPER CHIC.
THIS IS NOT CHIC.
>> I WANTED TO SEE THE BACK.
I THOUGHT THAT'S A REALLY LOVELY
KIND OF SURPRISE, THE PINK
UNDERNEATH THE BLUE AND THEN THE
THOUGHT WITH THE PINK IN THE
HOOD, AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF A
HOOD.
>> THE COLORS THERE WORK.
THE GRAPHIC BREAKUP IS QUITE
BEAUTIFUL AND PRECISE.
>> I WAS TRYING TO, LIKE, MAKE
IT CHIC.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S STILL A
RUNWAY, AND YOU HAVE TO CREATE
EFFECT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, ANGELA.
>> THANKS.
>> BRADON, TELL US ABOUT YOUR
LOOK.
>> I REALLY WANTED TO GET THE
FEELING OF BEING THE SKYDIVER,
BEING THE ONE FALLING OUT OF THE
PLANE AND REALLY GETTING THE AIR
PRESSING AGAINST YOUR CHEST, THE
FABRIC MOLDING ITSELF TO THE
FRONT AND THEN FLYING OUT IN THE
BACK.
>> BRADON, I REALLY, REALLY
LIKED YOUR DRESS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE A REAL
EXPENSIVE DRESS.
IT'S NICE THAT YOU ACTUALLY USED
THE STRINGS FROM THE PARACHUTE,
BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK CHEAP.
>> I LOVE THIS DRESS.
I THINK IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE THAT IT'S SHORT
UNDERNEATH.
I THINK IT'S AN INCREDIBLY
THOUGHTFUL DESIGN, AND I'M
REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU
DO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE WALKING AND THE MOVEMENT
OF IT IS INCREDIBLE.
I WAS SO EXCITED TO SEE
SOMETHING USING PARACHUTE THAT
WOULD FILL WITH AIR.
THE CORDING I FIND A LITTLE
DISTRACTING AND NOT THE MOST
REFINED ON THE FRONT.
CAN I SEE THE BACK?
LET'S SEE WHAT THE SHAPE MAKES.
YEAH, I LOVE THE BACK, BECAUSE
THAT'S SUCH A WOW AND SURPRISING
AND HAS MOVEMENT IN IT AND
TEXTURE AND COLOR.
>> I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU TOOK
THIS LIGHT FABRIC AND MADE IT
VERY DRAMATIC AND BILLOWY, AND
THEN THERE'S THIS FRAGILITY TO
THE STRINGS.
THAT DETAIL KILLS ME.
IT'S VERY FRAGILE, AND IT'S
HOLDING THIS VERY DRAMATIC AND
IMPOSING FABRIC.
I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SANDRO.
>> FIRST TIME WHEN I SEE OLD
VINTAGE AIRPLANES, SO I DECIDE
TO DO, LIKE, A AVIATOR LOOK IN
THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY IN
EDITORIAL WAY.
IT'S ALL ABOUT PEOPLE JUMPING
FROM THE AIRPLANE, SOMETHING
ACTIVE AND SPORTY, KIND OF
STORY, LENI RIEFENSTAHL,
LOUISE BROOKS.
>> WOW.
I MEAN, WHAT IS NOT GOING ON IN
THIS OUTFIT IS THE QUESTION.
>> THEY'RE ALL GREAT REFERENCES,
BUT THERE ARE JUST WAY TOO MANY
IN ONE.
I MEAN, SHE LOOKS LIKE A SLUTTY
CAT TOY.
[laughter]
>> YOU KNOW, THIS.
WHY ARE THERE CHAINS?
IT LOOKED LIKE SHE WAS TIED UP
AND IT GOT STUCK.
IT'S A DISASTER.
>> SANDRO, CAN YOU TAKE OFF THE
MAE WEST BLOOMS, BOLERO.
>> IT'S LIKE A VARGAS GIRL ON
THE SIDE OF A PLANE, PAINTED.
I GET THE PIN-UP QUALITY OF IT.
>> YES.
>> BUT PIN-UP WITH GLASSES,
EARRINGS, BRACELET, RINGS,
FRINGE.
>> YOU PUT SO MUCH ENERGY IN
ACCESSORIZING HER LOOK, WHEN
REALLY, THE ENERGY THAT YOU NEED
TO INVEST IS IN THE PIECE.
>> NOW I UNDERSTAND.
>> LISTEN, IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU
GOT THAT IMPECCABLE FIT.
>> IT REALLY IS.
>> I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
I THINK THE "MOCTOPUS" NEEDS TO
.
>> [laughs]
>> I MEAN, THE TASTE LEVEL IS
A HUGE QUESTION MARK.
>> SIMPLIFY.
LESS IS MORE.
>> OKAY, WE'VE HEARD WHAT YOU
HAD TO SAY.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE CHAT
AND THEN I'M GONNA BRING YOU
BACK OUT.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
THANK YOU.
SO, SOMETHING ELSE WE'RE DOING
THIS SEASON, SOMETHING NEW,
TIM IS GONNA COME WITH THE SIX
LOOKS AND WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE
CLOSER LOOK.
>> GREAT IDEA.
>> SO, HERE THEY ARE, UP CLOSE
AND PERSONAL.
>> MM-HMM.
>> I WANT TO SEE THE PINK,
'CAUSE I THINK IT'S INTERESTING
THAT SHE LAYERED THIS TWICE.
>> SHE HAD A TREMENDOUS STRUGGLE
YESTERDAY MORNING, AND I THOUGHT
I WAS WALKING IN TO A DISASTER,
AND WHEN I WALKED UP TO THIS,
I THOUGHT, THIS LOOKS LIKE
BERGDORF'S WINDOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY, AND I THINK IT'S
FABULOUS.
THE PIN-TUCKING, PARTRIDGE
PLEATING.
>> SHE DRAPED THIS, RIGHT?
>> OH, YES.
>> NOW, THIS HERE, UP CLOSE,
THESE SEAMS, I COULDN'T SEE THEM
THAT WELL ON THE RUNWAY, BUT
WHEN YOU SEE THEM, I MEAN, THAT
IS SO UNFLATTERING FOR--
>> WELL, IT'S A DART, AND IT'S
IN THE WRONG PLACE.
IT PUSHES THE *** DOWN, AND WE
DON'T LIKE THAT.
>> RIGHT? THAT SEEMS NOT PRETTY.
>> WE LIKE EVERYTHING--
>> UP AND PERKY.
>> UP. EXACTLY.
>> THIS MAKES ME DIZZY.
>> ARE YOU POPPING OUT?
WHERE DID HE GET ALL THIS
JEWELRY, TIM?
>> I GUESS THIS IS JEWELRY FROM
THE ACCESSORY WALL.
A LOT OF IT IS.
>> YEAH, HE USED IT ALL.
>> YEAH, HE REALLY DID, DIDN'T
HE?
>> IF I HAVE ONE POSITIVE THING
TO SAY, I MEAN, HE DID A GREAT
JOB HERE.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE HE HAS NO
SEWING SKILLS.
>> IT'S NOT CUTTING IN ON THE
SIDES.
>> BUT THE TASTE OF HOW HE PUT
THIS TOGETHER!
>> TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE
A COSTUME.
>> I THINK ALSO WE SHOULD HAVE
A CLOSER LOOK AT TIMOTHY'S.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> I MEAN--
>> IT'S A LITTLE CREEPY.
I MEAN, IT'S AN INTERESTING
TEXTURE, BUT IT SORT OF LOOKS
LIKE A BURN VICTIM.
>> I LIKE THAT HE TRIED TO DO
SOMETHING WITH THE MATERIAL.
>> IT'S SUCH A HARD FABRIC TO
WORK IN.
>> BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT
MAKES IT BETTER.
>> I MEAN, I WANT SUSTAINABLE
FASHION TO BE GORGEOUS.
>> YEAH.
>> BECAUSE OTHERWISE, IT'S A
DISSERVICE.
>> AGREED. DO YOUR STUFF, YA.
>> WE KNOW THAT YOU CAN MAKE
THIS, LIKE, REALLY--
>> THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
THE COLORS, YOU KNOW, THE PASTEL
COLORS, AND THEN THAT BRIGHT TIP
AT THE END IS SO PRETTY.
>> IT'S REALLY COOL.
>> IT HAS A WOW FACTOR.
>> LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT
MIRANDA'S.
HERE IS MY PROBLEM.
SHE USED MORE OF THE
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL THAN THE
ACTUAL PARACHUTE MATERIAL.
>> YEAH.
>> I LOVE THE CONCEPT, THOUGH,
OF THE TOP AND THE SKIRT.
SOMETIMES YOU CAN SEE THAT BIG
GAP THAT BECOMES A BIT TACKY,
AND I THINK THAT SHE HAD A
PRECISE EYE WITH HOW MUCH IS
JUST ENOUGH.
>> TIM, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT,
UH, THAT SHE USED NOT THE
MATERIAL THAT SHE WAS SUPPOSED
TO USE?
>> WELL, THE TEACHER IN D
GIVE HER AN "F," TO BE PERFECTLY
HONEST, AND I TOLD HER THAT.
>> THANK YOU, TIM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, MODELS.
I HAVE TO SAY, I REALLY LOVED
LOOKING AT THE CLOTHES UP
CLOSELY.
>> THE VEIL OF THE RUNWAY IS
LIFTED.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT SANDRO.
>> OH, BOY.
>> I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT HIS
TASTE.
>> HOWEVER, I THOUGHT IT WAS
INTERESTING THAT HE DID THAT
BATHING SUIT.
THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION THERE.
>> ESPECIALLY SEEING IT UP
CLOSE, IT HELD UP.
>> THE QUESTION IS, IS IT ALWAYS
GONNA BE WAY TOO MUCH AND TOO
MANY IDEAS?
>> LET'S MOVE ON TO ANGELA.
>> IT LOOKED LIKE A SMOCK
A DENTAL HYGIENIST WOULD WEAR.
>> THE BACK, SHE EXECUTED BETTER
THAN THE FRONT.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS REALLY
SLOPPY.
>> LET'S DISCUSS TIMOTHY.
I MEAN, THIS WAS UGLY.
THE FRONT DIDN'T MATCH THE BACK.
IT WAS KIND OF LIKE TWO OUTFITS
GLUED TOGETHER.
>> HE SEEMS SWEET, BUT TO MAKE
SUCH A STRONG STATEMENT WITH HER
BAREFOOT AND THEN HIM IN GLITTER
HIGH HEELS?
>> I KNOW.
>> HIS *** BOOTS.
>> I KNOW.
LET'S DISCUSS SUE.
>> I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH
THIS DRESS.
THE DRESS WAS AN INTERESTING
CUT.
>> IT LOOKS VERY EASY, BUT I
DON'T THINK IT WAS EASY.
>> AND AS SPORTY AS IT WAS, IT
ACTUALLY HAD THE MOST COUTURE
TECHNIQUES IN IT THAN ANY OF
THE DESIGNS WE SAW.
>> BRADON DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
>> MM-HMM.
>> VOLUME, DRAMA.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MUCH
FABRIC AND IT'S SO LIGHT--
>> YEAH.
>> I MEAN, THERE WERE A LOT OF
CONCEPTS IN THE OUTFIT, FROM
CORDING TO STRAPLESS NECKLINE TO
THEN STRAPS.
>> IT WORKED, AND IT DIDN'T LOOK
OVERWORKED.
>> IT WORKED IN FRONT OF US ON
THE RUNWAY.
>> WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH
MIRANDA?
SHE WAS IN THE TOP, AND THEN WE
LEARNED THAT SHE DID NOT FOLLOW
THE RULES.
>> TIM WAS NOT HAPPY.
>> I'M NOT HAPPY EITHER, TO BE
HONEST WITH YOU.
>> I KNOW YOU'RE NOT.
>> IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT IS THE
PERCENTAGE HERE, WHAT, 15% SHE
USED THE PARACHUTE?
>> IT DOES REFLECT HER CONCEPT
OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING
LIGHTS.
>> YEAH.
>> I CAN SEE THAT HERE.
>> AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT SHE
USED THE BUCKLES IN THE BACK.
PART OF WHAT MAKES THIS OUTFIT
INTERESTING ARE THE PARACHUTE
DETAILS.
>> I JUST ALWAYS THINK, IS IT
FAIR?
WHAT DO THE OTHER DESIGNERS
THINK ABOUT THIS?
AND THEN THEY SAY, "OH, YOU
KNOW, THE JUDGES, THEY'RE COOL.
THEY LET MIRANDA SLIP BY."
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> YEAH, WE MUST SET PRECEDENT.
>> OKAY, SO WE'VE MADE OUR
DECISION?
OKAY, LET'S BRING THEM BACK OUT.
>> AFTER OUR DISCUSSION, WE
CHANGED THINGS AROUND A LITTLE
BIT.
TWO OF YOU WERE IN THE TOP
AND FOUR OF YOU ARE IN THE
BOTTOM.
MIRANDA, YOU DID NOT FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS, AND NOW YOU ARE AT
RISK FOR GOING HOME.
BRADON, YOU ARE THE WINNER OF
THIS CHALLENGE.
>> WOW.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THIS ALSO MEANS THAT YOU HAVE
IMMUNITY FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE.
>> WOW.
>> YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I WON THE FIRST
CHALLENGE OF PROJECT RUNWAY.
IT'S AMAZING.
[overlapping chatter]
>> HEY, YOU'RE BACK!
ARE YOU A WINNER?
THAT'S AMAZING.
[cheers and applause]
>> I'VE BEEN DOUBTING MY
CONFIDENCE LEVEL AS A FASHION
DESIGNER ONLY BECAUSE I HAD SO
MUCH CONFIDENCE AS
A PROFESSIONAL DANCER.
[overlapping chatter]
TODAY, MY CONFIDENCE LEVEL JUST
ROSE A LITTLE BIT.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
>> SUE, YOU'RE IN.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MIRANDA, WE LIKED YOUR LOOK,
BUT WE WONDERED IF WE SHOULD
DISQUALIFY YOU AND SEND YOU
HOME...
BUT WE DIDN'T.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS A WARNING.
>> OKAY.
>> YOU'RE IN.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
♪ ♪
SANDRO, YOU'RE IN.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> [exhales]
>> [exhales]
TIMOTHY, ANGELA, ONE OF YOU WILL
BE OUT.
TIMOTHY...
♪ ♪
YOU'RE IN.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE RUNWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
TAKE CARE.
>> I WAS WITH THREE GUYS AND--
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO.
>> I'M IN, SO I'M TAKING THESE
OFF.
[laughter]
>> AND WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
WITH THEM?
>> PUT THEM IN SOME UNICORN
WRAPPING PAPER OR SOMETHING.
[laughter]
>> ANGELA, I'M SORRY.
THIS MEANS YOU'RE OUT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> AUF WIEDERSEHEN.
[kisses]
>> IT'S DEFINITELY DEPRESSING.
I DEFINITELY REGRET THAT I
DIDN'T COMPLETE THE LOOK IN THE
WAY THAT I ORIGINALLY WANTED TO
COMPLETE IT.
HEY, GUYS.
>> ANGELA.
>> AW.
>> I KNOW.
[laughter]
THANK YOU.
IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT
WHAT'S HAPPENING.
>> THIS IS THE MOMENT WHEN I
WOULD USE THE TIM GUNN SAVE
OR RESCUE, BUT IT'S ONLY OUR
FIRST CHALLENGE.
IT'S ENTIRELY TOO EARLY IN THE
SEASON.
LISTEN, I JUST HAVE TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING.
HAD THERE BEEN A PAIR OF PANTS--
>> YEAH.
>> IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY
DIFFERENT STORY.
THEY DIDN'T DISLIKE YOUR TOP.
>> I HOPE THEY LIKED SOMETHING.
>> YOU'RE A VERY TALENTED
DESIGNER OR YOU WOULDN'T BE
HERE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WELL, I HAVE TO SEND YOU TO
THE WORKROOM TO CLEAN UP YOUR
SPACE.
>> I STILL PLAN TO SHOW
A COLLECTION AT FASHION WEEK
SOMEWHERE, NOT WITH ALL THE BIG
DESIGNERS, SOMEWHERE OFF IN A
GALLERY TO THE SIDE, AND
HOPEFULLY I CAN GET PAST THIS
AND NOT LET IT KEEP ME DOWN.
>> THIS SEASON ON
PROJECT RUNWAY...
OVER $30 MILLION WORTH OF
JEWELS.
>> JESSE TYLER FERGUSON.
[cheering]
>> both: SHOES!
>> THEY'RE OFF!
>> AAH!
[whistle blows]
>> WE NEED TO GET YOU INTO
NATURE.
>> THIS IS HOW FASHION DESIGNERS
CAMP.
>> WHOO!
>> *** ALL OVER THE PLACE.
>> YOU'RE CRAZY.
>> DON'T [bleep] GO THERE.
>> YOU'RE SHAKING ALL OVER.
>> I WAS BARELY SANE!
>> NEVER MAKE--DOWN!
>> YOU OUT OF ORDER!
>> [bleep]!
>> HE'S MISSING.
>> NO.
>> I GONNA SMASH THIS CAMERA,
I PROMISE.
>> WHOA.
>> OUR VERY OWN MICHAEL KORS...
KELLY OSBOURNE...
KALEY CUOCO...
ALLISON WILLIAMS...
>> WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
>> FABULOUS.
>> BEAUTIFUL ANGEL.
>> YOU POOPED IN YOUR PANTS.
>> TOXIC BIOHAZARD.
>> IT WAS AWFUL.
>> YOU GUYS REALLY DON'T LIKE
EACH OTHER, HUH?
>> BOY, OH, BOY, OH, BOY.
>> IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS
A FOAMING ***.
[laughter]
>> I'M USING MY TIM GUNN SAVE.
[applause]
>> I'M GONNA NEED [bleep]
THERAPY AFTER THIS.
[crying]
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