07x09 - Takin' It to the Streets

[bunniefuu]

Previously on Project Runway...

For this challenge,
the inspiration for your design

will come from one of
the four natural elements...

earth, air, fire or water.

Full speed ahead.

It'll be a little bit '80s,
a little Blade Runner.

I identify with pale people.

I'm worried about
your work in particular.

Ben's trousers are just awful.

I couldn't even start over if I wanted to.

It looks like a cat in a baby sling.

This is a perfectly beautiful dress.

Come on, Ben. A jockstrap pant?

It's wacky.

It's bizarre.

Jonathan, you are the winner
of this challenge.

- Thank you.
- I'm sorry, Ben. That means you're out.

Oh, no.

Anthony, which model will be in?

I'm gonna have to take
a chance on Monique.

- I'm sorry, Alison. That means you're out.
- Thank you.

This is Project Runway.

Yes!

I am fashion. Look at me.

It's cut or be cut.

Just make it work.

- Great clothes.
- Great style.

Three finalists will make it
to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

Well, I won't do anything to win.

I will.

But only one can be the winner.

My weapon of choice.

For these 16 designers,

Project Runway
is the chance of a lifetime.

The winner of Project Runway

will receive a fashion spread
in marie claire magazine,

an opportunity to sell
their line on bluefly. Com,

a $50,000 technology suite

to create, design, and run their business

from HP and Intel,

and $100,000 from L'Oréal Paris

to launch their line.

Get up.

I was in the bottom three,
and it definitely means

that I have to step it up for this next
challenge and prove myself again.

I feel like I've kind of
lost myself a little bit.

I'm ready to redeem myself today.

Do something kick-a*s again.

I'm a little jealous that I
haven't won a challenge yet.

It is at the point now where everybody's
won a challenge except for me.

Yeah, it's frustrating for sure.

It's down to only eight of you.

Half of you are gone.

For your next challenge,

we want you to get into
a New York state of mind.

Tim will meet you
in the designers' lounge

to fill you in on all of the details.

Good luck,
and I'll see you on the runway.

Bye.

[All]
Bye.

I'm not exactly sure
what that hint means,

so I'm going to wait till I have

all of the details
of this particular challenge

before I go trying to pollute my mind
with unnecessary thoughts.

Designers, it is my pleasure
to introduce you to Collier Strong,

consulting makeup artist
for L'Oréal Paris.

- [All] Hi.
- Designers,

for this challenge,
you will be using New York City

as the point of departure
for your design.

- Yes!
- Yes!

And we're sending you out into the city.

- Nice.
- Yes!

You will be going to one of four
very distinctive neighborhoods.

These neighborhoods
have been selected

because of their history,
their cultural significance,

and, frankly,
for their impact on fashion.

And they are Chinatown, the East Village,

the Upper East Side and Harlem.

- Whoo-hoo!
- I feel that I have to win this challenge

'cause I am from New York,
and if I don't win this one,

it would be a real disappointment
for me and for my people.

[Tim]
And I have more exciting news.

You will be working in teams of two.

Please, God Almighty,
don't let me be stuck with Mila.

Please.

[Mila]
I'm not a huge fan of teams.

You never know
who you're gonna get.

Each team will create two looks...

a look for day and a look for evening,

and each team will have
a budget of $300.

And I will determine the team leaders

by selecting your names
from our velvet bag.

Anthony.

[Laughs]

Amy.

- Emilio.
- Oh, good.

Jay.

Being the last leader to get picked,

I know that I'm gonna get stuck
with whoever's not gonna get picked,

and I'm scared to death.

So, Anthony, you're first.

Maya.

- Amy.
- I choose Jonathan.

Yay.

I really wanted to work with her,

and I was hoping
she wanted to work with me.

- Emilio.
- I'm gonna choose...

- Seth Aaron.
- All right!

[Emilio] The whole team
dynamic is about strategizing.

Jay and Mila don't get along,

so it's a win-win situation.

I can't breathe. My heart's pounding.

Oh, [bleep].

- So, Jay, you're working with Mila.
- Wow.

Great. The guy that I never talk to

and the guy that I don't really like...

he and I have to work together now.

My God, I'm stuck with Mila.

All right. Now, in reverse order,

you're going to choose
one of the four neighborhoods.

We've decided the East Village.

- The East Village?
- Yes.

- So, Emilio and Seth Aaron?
- We choose Harlem.

Harlem. It's a no-brainer.

I spend a lot of time in Harlem.

So, Amy, you and Jonathan
have Chinatown

- or the Upper East Side.
- Upper East Side.

That means that Anthony and Maya
have Chinatown. Collier.

I'm here to help you
create makeup looks

that fully complement
and expand on your designs.

We'll be using L'Oréal's new
Studio Secret Professional line

that enables all women to get
professional results at home.

I'm sending you
off to your neighborhoods,

where you will have 30 minutes
to explore and sketch,

and then I will meet you at Mood.

And later today,
you'll have a consultation with Collier.

- So run off to your neighborhoods.
- Whoo!

[Emilio] I'm just happy to be
back in my own neighborhood.

There's a smell, the people, the color.

I'm home.

Harlem is about churches,

liquor stores, and fried chicken spots.

[Seth Aaron] Well, I'll do the
liquor store and fried chicken.

Our styles are completely different.

This could be a complete disaster,

or our two styles could totally
just weave together

and make something fantastic.

Look at Grandma. Look at Grandma.
Check her out.

Yeah. See, that's hot. That's hot.

- She is hot.
- Look at her shoes. Look at her shoes.

Oh, you look great.
[Laughs]

She's probably 70 years old. And look.

- She's hot.
- Tight denim jeans.

The first thing you see
when you go to Harlem

is that 99.5 of the people
are wearing denim.

- The denim.
- The denim's here.

That's where it's at.

This is Harlem.

We should do this
for the day and for night.

All that kind of mosaic...

What if we got the pants doing this?

In the color palette we choose,
but this effect.

- Yeah. That effect.
- Sounds good?

- All right. We got it.
- Well, welcome to Harlem, baby.

When I think of Chinatown,
I really think of structure,

- Me, too.
- And, like, the buildings.

- There's a lot of red, certainly.
- Red. Okay.

Walking around in Chinatown,

there are so many people just moving.

Excuse us.

The streets are really, really narrow.

Everything's very colorful.

I'm really glad that Anthony
chose me as a partner.

We're having fun.
He's making me laugh,

and he's bringing the silly into it.

Sometimes I need a little dose of that.

Are those pigs in that window?

- What is that?
- That's duck.

- Ew. [laughing]
- Ew!

What about these ladders here

as a detail for a daytime look
on a jacket?

This window alone is
a great source of inspiration.

And even if we did something like this

with gold on the inside of them,
you know?

The first thing that's
coming up for me right now...

On the Upper East Side,
there is a feeling

of high end or luxury.

The architecture is all very,
like, stark and gray.

The first thing Amy and I notice
is how static of a place it is.

There's almost no movement.

[Laughing]
Houston, we have a problem.

Her style and Upper East Side

might be a little bit of a clash.

I feel like it's important to stay true

- to what type of people are here.
- What goes on here.

We thought that a shirtdress
is something

that someone in Upper East Side
might wear on a casual day.

I actually really love this, too.

- The brick?
- Just the texture of that. Yeah.

Is this a very Upper East Side thing?

- Yeah.
- It is?

And for the evening look,
we really wanted to use

Jonathan's cutaway technique
to represent

the wrought iron that we saw
on the doors and the gates.

Let's get fabrics that are easy
to do techniques on,

and then we'll work out
what the actual technique is.

I'm really feeling the graffiti.
Are you? Like, the tagging.

I love the texture.

I just have to get over
the fact that I don't like her.

This challenge is to really test me
as a leader to Mila.

I want to do the woman
who lives in this neighborhood.

She's modern but appreciates
things from the past.

I love the East Village.
I understand the East Village.

The East Village
is kind of rock and roll.

It's kind of gritty here.
You know what I mean?

When Jay and I were walking around,

we tended to gravitate towards graffiti
and industrial textures.

[Jay] I want to do a look
with a jacket

and a look with, like, a hot pair of,
like, super-elaborate pant.

I feel like Jay is a little bit scattered.

I want to use lines to create texture.

I want to do a short, like, a jumper.

I guess I'm having a hard time
visualizing what goes on top.

[Mila] I'm just hoping that
we can just get through it.

All right, designers.
Each team will design two looks.

So your 30 minutes starts right now.

Just... Okay, so...

These belong. This gets weird.

Amy and I are a little stumped
by fabric shopping at Mood.

There's two of us, which means that

we kind of both have to
approve on the fabrics.

It sort of, in a way, cuts your time in half.

- Let's go darker. It should be indigo.
- Same sample.

[Emilio] We decide that he is
gonna do the denim day look,

so, of course, the first swatch
of denim he has is black.

- That's blue?
- So I make him change that.

- That's blue.
- How do you feel about that?

- I'm good with this.
- It is beautiful.

Hearing the word China,
you think of red and gold.

However, I think that
the greater challenge for us

is to look a little deeper
and not just be so literal.

I'm a little concerned
about Anthony's textile choices

just because he's had
some trouble in the past.

We just need to be careful about how we
use it, 'cause it could be really cheesy.

All right, everyone. Time is up.

That's it. Thank you, Mood.

- Thank you.
- Thanks.

Wow. It's palpable that it's
a much smaller group in here.

You have until midnight tonight

and precious little time tomorrow
for this challenge.

And we have only
the creme de la creme here.

Make no assumptions
that the team leader will go home.

Thank you very much.

[Chattering]

I'm gonna kind of slash
and spread this.

Maybe spread it to, like,
maybe five inches.

Jay is taking charge of the day look.

These pants are definitely
not something I would design.

But I can't really say anything
'cause he's the leader.

He makes the final decisions.

Maybe I can do something
like let this...

- Oh, yeah. Make it more evening evening.
- Come out...

[Emilio] For the evening
look, I'm gonna do a throwback

to the classic Harlem... Billie Holiday,

the Cotton Club.

That kind of vibe.

- Dude.
- I gotta do it.

The main thing that I want to achieve

as a designer is to be very current.

You gotta stop saying "I,"
and say "we,"

- 'cause it can't be about one person.
- No, no...

I am the leader. I think that in this
particular case, though,

Maya has already admitted
that she has control issues.

You know, I have a subtle

controlling aspect to my personality.

I cannot afford to be scared
of anything at this point.

I'm starting to think that this print
is, like, not good.

Basically, it would be pleated here...
a sunburst cutout.

It will be pleated here...
a sunburst cutout.

[Jonathan]
My dress has a lot of detail.

Amy's dress has a lot of detail.

We're just gonna dive right in.

I have about a million pleats
to make by hand.

Let's just make this idea
as complicated as possible.

It's gonna be a struggle.

Oh, sh**t.

Coming up on Project Runway...

Jay hasn't even started
the tank top yet.

[Laughing]

I'm literally, at this point,
using every technique

I know how to do on this one garment.

We're [bleep].

We're going to be creating two looks...
a day look and an evening look

based on one of four neighborhoods.

Ooh.

It's like a Chinese dragon.

[Anthony]
Maya is working on the day look,

and I am working on the evening look.

I was thinking, like, bigger.
Like this big.

In the evening look, we will be creating

this three-dimensional diamond

inspired by the dragon tissue lanterns.

I think that they should
just sort of trail off.

She can't seem to focus enough
on her own garment.

Once we have all of these,
we can be artsy

and have some artistic license
about where to place them.

She's even gone as far
to make a comment

that, "I'm just concerned about these
looks 'cause I'm such an artist."

But it's kind of like, at this point,

everybody on this show is an artist.

I, like, just handwrote some.

I think we got enough going on.

Yeah, we should just
stick to the details.

Seth Aaron works really, really fast.

He doesn't sketch a lot,
so I have to keep

a critical eye on what he brings in.

A little of this,
like, with this, you know?

Yeah. I don't know
about the solid yellow, though.

If you turn your head for a minute,

he would've added stuff

that you kind of didn't discuss.

So, we just have to find
a happy medium.

[Mila] We don't really say
a whole lot to one another.

We're just sort of in the zone.

That's pretty normal,
actually, for both of us.

[Jay]
We're working very professionally.

I just want to put on
a really good show

and forget about the fact that she
doesn't like me or I don't like her.

[Muttering]

[Jonathan]
We are both detail people.

We are both texture people,
volume people.

Those things take time to do.

And I think that by combining
those two volcanic forces,

you basically end up with two people

who probably cannot complete
these looks in time.

Designers,
I have Collier Strong with me,

and he's here for
your makeup consultation.

- Hello, hello, hello!
- Hey. How are you?

She's my evening girl.

- What part of the city were you doing?
- Chinatown.

Okay, so let's shop here
at the Studio Secrets wall.

You have primer.
These are some color golds.

- Yes, and I want black on the lash line.
- Okay.

Here's some black liner.
And then we'll use a dark brown.

It looks beautiful.

So I think that her lip could be bold.

I think with the color choices
that we're using here,

it will easily blend with

- Thank you.
- The nighttime version.

I like it.

And we're doing Harlem.
She's gonna be wearing our evening look.

- Okay, the evening look.
- She's gonna be wearing this midnight blue.

- What about a smoky sensuality?
- Yeah.

So that it just kind of
brings the eyelid to life.

- Yeah, that's beautiful.
- Good.

Valeria's gonna be wearing
our Harlem day look.

Okay. So a little eyeliner.

Just a little smudge
right at the base of the lash

to add density.

Also, something bright
but transparent on the lip.

Perfection.

I'm here to check in with you.

Hi, Tim.

How did you gentlemen like Harlem?

I loved it. I lived there for a while.

- I'm a New Yorker.
- And I had never been there.

- His first time there.
- It's colorful.

A lot of denim,
and we incorporated it

into a denim two-piece look
for our day look.

I'm crazy about this jacket.

The evening look is gonna be
a modern-day Billie Holiday.

- Well, just keep the urban edge going.
- It's definitely an urban edge.

You two are busy.

[Maya]
All these souvenir shops in Chinatown

had all these paper dragons.

We made this thing...
I don't even know what you'd call it...

- on the evening look.
- For the evening look.

I'm working on the day look,

so the jacket is gonna be for Lorena.

- What's the textile?
- It's this.

- This looks so weak...
- Yeah.

Compared to
the rest of your palette.

Why did you reject the stripe?

I'm just gonna ask perfectly bluntly,

- why couldn't that be the jacket?
- It could.

So, how are you two doing?

- Moving along. Yeah.
- Good.

So what are the pieces
you're making for day?

[Jay]
I'm working on a pair of pants.

So you'll see, like, a form-fitting,

and then it'll kind of, like, poof out here.

Is it possible that Heidi and Nina

are going to say,
"What woman wants to look wider there?"

[Jay]
It's gonna hit her at the right spot.

You're not gonna see
much fullness from here up.

And what's on top?

We were gonna do some kind of,

like, a striped top using black and red.

- And, Mila, what are you doing?
- I'm doing this jacket,

and then we're doing
a dress underneath

out of this groovy fabric.

What is the general silhouette
of the dress like?

And what's the neckline like?

- We're still debating that.
- We're still talking at this point.

- Someone's going home.
- Don't look at me.

- [Laughing]
- I can look at any of you.

- All right. Thank you.
- Thanks, Tim.

- Amy. Jonathan.
- Hi, Tim.

For our daywear, we're doing

a kind of spin off of a shirtdress.

And Jonathan's working on
the wrought iron influence

for the evening look.

Yeah. This dress
will actually have panels of my cutwork

as well as the arcing pleating panels.

Are you at risk of overdesigning?

[Laughing]
I'm, like, the queen of that probably.

It's not a matter of, how much work
did you get done in what amount of time?

It's, how good is the look?

Designers,
I'm going to leave you for the evening,

and your models will be coming in
a little later for a fitting.

All right. Work hard. Make it work.

- [Jonathan] Is it overly designed?
- What, us?

- Us?
- [Laughing] When?

When Tim said the word "overdesign,"
I was like, "Oh, my God."

I mean, I'm literally, at this point,

using every technique
I know how to do on this one garment.

He's right. This could be a carnival.

[Amy] I wonder if we
have enough solid fabric.

My goal is to have
the pants done next,

and then the hat.

So I'm the one that's behind.

I gotta get this together to try on her.

Oh, that's right.
They're coming soon.

The problem that Anthony
is running into

is that the details
on the evening dress

are all completely hand-stitched,

and there are a million diamond-shaped
designs that have to be tacked on.

- Hi.
- Hi.

[Jay]

[Chattering]

He'll be right in.
He's just putting the last seam on.

I've never put a dress together
this freaking fast in my life.

I'm not even ready.
This is the first time ever.

Wow, they actually fit really good.

The pants that I made
for Brittany fit her well.

The poof in the side doesn't look as bad

as Tim had anticipated.

So I'm really excited.
I can't wait to finish these pants.

So the hem is shorter
in the back than it is in the front.

- Step.
- Oh, is it that part?

I cut it like it had the stretch,
and I cut it the wrong way.

The jacket goes on,
she gets right to that point, and it stops.

And I'm all like,
"Well, that's the point it needs to be cut."

I was like, "What?"

So I pull it off her, and I just cut them
off, and she freaks out.

Yeah, see, because
I want it to hit here.

It's done. Done. Put it on her.
It fits perfectly.

Cuffs on. We're good.

- Bye.
- Bye.

I'm a little nervous
about the time, I have to say.

Out of the corner of my eye,
I see that Jay

hasn't even started
the tank top yet.

I'm just worried that we
would end up in the bottom

if Jay's look isn't complete.

Jay and Mila...
[laughing]

Excuse me. I don't mean to laugh.

It's not professional.

[Laughing]

Mila and Jay as a team, first of all,
was set up by Emilio,

because he's a naughty,
naughty, naughty, boy.

[Emilio]
I really am a nice guy, really,

if you really get to know me.

But let's just say
it's working as planned.

Is it hot in here,
or am I just not gonna finish?

[Amy] This is the first time I've
seen Jonathan struggle with time,

so I am a little concerned,
'cause, you know,

we were hoping for one of us to finish
earlier and possibly help the other one.

I don't think that's
gonna happen at this point.

I am cutting this openwork cutwork
till my fingers are bleeding.

It's getting sloppier by the minute,
'cause I'm just trying to get it done.

It's spiraling
out of control at this point.

- Did you say one minute?
- Mm-hmm.

My watch says five minutes.
That's wrong. That time up there's wrong.

We're [bleep].

Coming up on Project Runway...

What the hell is Amy
and Jonathan building in their corner?

There's no way that I can get this done.

Jonathan. Amy.

This is the most horrifying
experience of my life.

Well, Jonathan,
how do you feel this morning?

Disgusting.

I honestly don't know if I
can physically sew fast enough

to do all the things that I need to do.

I am hurting this morning.

Oh, my God.

I don't know how I'm gonna
get it done, honestly.

Down to the nitty-gritty here.

- [Anthony] We shall leave as three...
- [Emilio laughing]

...and return as three.
- That's right.

I'm so nervous about the runway show,

because I'm feeling right now like

there's no way
that I can get this done.

We can do triangles here.

We have a lot to do,
and I'm not sure if it's gonna get done.

- [Anthony] Are you serious?
- Yeah.

You sort of want to stay away
from asymmetrical designs,

- but...
- Maya, this is one of your control issues

that's probably about
to come back and bite.

I'm a little worried
about the look being mostly black.

Chinatown is so colorful.

But we didn't want to go
too literal with it.

Good morning, designers.

Good morning, Tim.

Each design team will have an hour

to send their models
to the Garnier hair salon

and the L'Oréal Paris makeup room.

You know the drill on the Bluefly wall.

Style these looks so that
they are each wow moments.

- All right. Thank you. Make it work.
- Thank you.

- I love it.
- [Anthony] The daytime look...

it looks a little evening.

I'm very concerned about

making sure that that comes across
as sophisticated

and not old grandmama.

- Nice.
- Cool, right?

I feel like my outfit is looking great.

But I can't believe how ill-fitting
this tank top is that Jay made,

and I just know that

it's not gonna be good on the runway.

[Emilio]
What the hell

is Amy and Jonathan
building in their corner?

I don't think they're
gonna have the time to finish this show.

I think there's gonna be
a little bit of bloodshed there.

[Emilio] So you have the
modern-day Billie Holiday,

- Billie Holiday.
- And then the yellow with the sheer.

- I do.
- Cool.

Put it, like, two pieces
and wrap it around kind of like chopsticks.

You know what I mean?

[Jonathan]
Kind of a devil-may-care updo.

Definitely.

[Chattering]

You know, I really don't want
to have to place blame,

but when the judges ask
who did what,

I'm gonna make sure
that they know what I've done.

I'm a little bit worried
that Mila's gonna throw me under the bus.

Then I'm gonna have to defend myself.

Designers and models, this is it.

Please follow me.
We're going down to the runway.

[Chattering]

[Emilio]
Seth Aaron, you have thread?

[Chattering continues]

I got it.

I am on my hands and knees,
sewing Holly into her dress.

Amy's trimming things.
It's unbelievable.

Jonathan. Amy.

This is the most horrifying
experience of my life.

Coming up on Project Runway...

It just doesn't look polished.

This, for me, is an eyesore.

I got sidetracked by the ducks.

[Laughter]

Welcome to the runway.

As you know, in fashion,
one day you're in,

and the next day you're out.

There are eight of you here,
and after tonight there will be seven.

For this challenge, you worked in teams.

We sent you out into
the streets of New York City

to find inspiration in one of
four very different neighborhoods.

Okay, let's meet the judges.

First, sitting in for Michael Kors,

we have Francisco Costa,
Women's Creative Director

for Calvin Klein Collection.

Fashion Director
for marie claire magazine, Nina Garcia.

Fashionable model and actress

- Molly Sims.
- Wow.

We will score your designs
as they come down the runway.

One of you will be named the winner,

and one of you will be out.

Let's start the show.

[Maya]
I'm excited about the day look.

I really feel confident in it.

I think it's different,
and I think it's unique,

and it'll stand out.

For a team challenge,
I think we did great.

[Anthony] I've never seen any
detailing like that on a dress.

So the fact that we have come up
with this new approach,

it was very interesting,
and I thought that

it was a very avant-garde
approach to the evening look.

[Jay] The pants are amazing on
her. They just look so great.

I'm so proud of myself.
The top is a little problematic.

That's the only part
I'm worried about.

But it looks good on the runway,

so I think we'll be okay.

[Mila]
I'm very happy with the boldness

and the statement that it makes.

She's working it.

She's giving a little edge to her walk.

And I think it looks great.

[Amy] I think that there are
definitely aspects in there

that are specific to my aesthetic.

The pleating, gradating color
are very me.

Both the garments are very
cohesive in color story,

and I think that's a very strong point.

[Jonathan]
Seeing my evening look on the runway,

I feel a lot better.

I feel like we were better
at bringing the evening look

to a good place,

and I feel like we kind of
took a really unique spin

on the Upper East Side.

[Seth Aaron] In all my design
work, one of my key elements

is I want to make the wow factor.

I want people to remember it
two weeks from now,

two months from now.

It's just everything
that I want it to be,

and Valeria definitely knows how

to make it look its best.

[Emilio]
She's just gliding.

It just looks amazing, sophisticated,

smart, beautifully made.

Our outfits surpassed our vision.

I think we just have a homerun.

We hit it out the park on this one.

[Heidi]
If I call your name, please step forward.

Jay and Mila.

Amy and Jonathan.

Your teams have the lowest scores.

We're going to talk to the teams
with the highest scores first,

and then I'm gonna bring you back.

So you can leave the runway.
Thank you.

[No audible dialogue]

Anthony, Maya, Emilio, Seth Aaron,

let's bring out your models.

Emilio,
you were the team leader.

Well, our inspiration was Harlem.

For our day look,
we wanted to do a denim look,

and we accented it
with the gold stitching.

For our evening look,
we wanted then to represent

the classic old-school Harlem

of modern-day Billie Holiday.

I have to say I'm in love with both pieces.

[Both] Thank you.

And I love all the details.
It looks impeccable.

And they also relate.

Initially, I had a little question

'cause I thought the gown

perhaps would go
a little sexier and shorter,

but it really held up together
really well,

because it's rather sophisticated...
both outfits.

And if you want to be sexier,

- you just unzip that zipper a little higher.
- Zip it up.

- You can make it shorter.
- Right. No, absolutely.

And who did what in terms of the...

I did this.

- And I did this.
- He did that.

Since we wanted to do a denim look...

I know Seth Aaron is so strong
in that area...

what I brought to the table was...

- Color. Color, Heidi.
- Colors... new for him.

So I wanted to make sure
that he was able to work in his element,

but I wanted to bring in
a little of my touch which is color.

I thought it was
very smart of you, Emilio,

to make her wear a print,
bring this yellow in.

I think sometimes, Seth,
you go a little overboard

with the detailing.

You know, there's a lot
of piping on this.

There's the collar.

There's the buttons. There's the tails.

Had you taken some of
those elements off,

this would've been a more tasteful look.

Okay.

I loved it. I loved the bit of color.

I loved the hardware.
I love a great zipper. I love the gold.

Having something also a little off

like the one earring
with the hat... it's good.

She's a fly girl from Harlem.

[Laughing]

So how was it working together?

We had fun. I love Seth Aaron.

We just meshed.

Anthony, you were the team leader.

Tell us about your two looks.

We were allowed
to travel to Chinatown,

which I had never been there
before in my life.

So, initially, I got sidetracked
by the ducks hanging in the window.

However, one of the first
inspirations that...

We don't do that in Georgia, but...

One of the initial inspirations

was these tissue lanterns,
and they were dragons.

That's what inspired this dress...
the evening look.

And as far as the daytime look
is concerned,

the one thing that we really collaborated on
and celebrated together

was the lines and the structure
of the buildings.

And the pagoda.

Well, I think this was
a really great collaboration.

I like the fact that you did
those little details in red,

and then it picks up
with the red of her lips.

I like the subtle detail of
the pagoda shape on the jacket

without screaming "This is China."

Here, it looks beautiful.
I love the origami.

I love that three-dimensional
effect that it has.

But I wish that I would've seen
a little more color in the detail.

I can see a dragon

in this kind of work
that you've done here,

but it's more subtle.

I love the day look more.

I love the sleeve.
The hair and the makeup is right on.

I think that you explored that
in the best way.

You made it also very urban.

The work is really beautiful,
and it's really well made.

- Thank you.
- What was it like working together?

I thought I was gonna drive her crazy
'cause she's so quiet.

But the one good thing
about Maya...

Don't let that pretty face fool you.

If she doesn't like something
or she wants to change something,

she will surely let you know.

[Heidi]
Okay, we've heard what you had to say.

You can leave the runway.
Thank you.

Okay, let's bring out
the designers with the lowest scores.

Amy, you were the team leader.
Please tell us about your inspiration.

Our neighborhood
was the Upper East Side.

There was a beautiful brick building,

and it had very peachy tones

and a very repetitive pattern,

and that's where we drew
the color palette for the day-wear look

and the lines of pleating.

And for our evening-wear look,
we were inspired

by the wrought iron gates and doors.

And Jonathan did his beautiful cutwork.

How was it working together?

- We love working together.
- Yeah.

I have a great respect
for Amy's design sensibility.

And she... the same way for me.

Yeah.

The problem that I have
with this day-wear look...

it just doesn't look polished.

I agree.

The day look... that is
a really hard color to wear.

I didn't really get the inspiration

of the Upper East Side
with the day look.

Perhaps if it was
a white shirt, you know?

And flats and a great
narrow straight leg.

This, for me, is an eyesore.

I think it is quite ugly, to be honest.

The nighttime look

I don't find as bad as the daytime look,

but it's also very, very busy.

[Francisco] The nighttime look
is a little more sophisticated.

You see more of a workmanship,
and it's more successful.

I love the work in front,

but I think the panels really k*lled it,

- because all of a sudden, it looks...
- Heavy.

Heavy, and it makes it look cheap.

[Heidi]
Jay, you were the team leader.

Tell us about your two designs.

We have the Lower East Side
as our neighborhood.

We both just kind of gravitated
to the boldness of the graffitis

and the texture that they're on.

This is the daytime look,
and this is the nighttime look.

I love this nighttime look.

I particularly like
that you did the red hose and boots.

It looks fantastic styling-wise,

and I can see the lines
of that inspiration,

but I am very disappointed
with the day look.

I think the top looks like a leotard.

It's a tank top,

but it's not even a tank top
that is well made.

[Heidi] And I also have a
problem with the fit on the top.

I mean, her boobs are just
kind of floating around in there.

The pants... I get the fact

that you were going
for a really cool pant,

but I don't think
that was successful, either.

That's interesting,
because I see more of a synergy.

I think the pants and the top
are very much East Side,

and there's something
quite cool about it not being perfect.

But that tank is... No.

- It tanked.
- The tank tanked.

[Heidi]
What was it like working together?

We worked, I think, professionally.

Like, things just kind of,
like, organically came together,

and this is what we've achieved.

[Heidi] Okay, we've
heard what you had to say.

We're gonna have a little chat,
and then I'll call you back.

You can leave the runway.
Thank you.

Okay, let's talk about
the designers with the lower scores.

Let's talk about Amy and Jonathan.

You know, I had high hopes for Amy,

but she gets too caught up
in the technical

and doesn't see the big picture.

The vibe of the Upper East Side

- did not come across.
- No.

It looked very vintage.

It looked Lower East Side.

- [Francisco] Yeah.
- In the '50s.

[Heidi]
Maybe it would've been better

if it actually was a dress,

because it was too tight in the waist.

That's what makes her
look like an umbrella.

Their night look...
definitely better than the daytime look,

but I still thought
that it was a bit overworked.

There's a simplicity to it,
although it obviously needs to be reworked.

- Without the panels.
- Yeah.

Let's move on to Jay and Mila.

I had a problem with the day look.

[Nina]
It was a tank,

and it looked ill-fitting,

badly made.

The pant was overworked.

I was really surprised to see this from Jay.

- It almost seems as if Mila was...
- Took over.

...the team leader instead of Jay.
- Yes.

You know, Mila is all about
structure, lines.

She loves black and white.

The execution was impeccable.

Okay, let's move on to the designers
with the highest scores.

Should we start
with Anthony and Maya?

This was a very subtle
and gentle inspiration...

Subtle, but with a lot of great design in it.

- [Nina] Great design.
- Not boring.

- [Molly] I could see their vision.
- [Nina] Yes.

Both looks are definitely sophisticated.

- The daytime is also sophisticated.
- I would wear the jacket.

[Nina]
Yes, I loved the little touch of red,

the little detail of
the pagoda shape on the jacket

- without...
- And the sleeve was great.

It was great.
It was really well thought of.

Really very nice and very subtle.

Let's move on to Emilio and Seth Aaron.

Great pieces.

[Nina]
It has a great attitude.

It's got a great vibe.

I love the injection of color,
the injection of print.

The bag... everything worked.

But they really tried
to make it work together as a team.

And there was those zippers.
You just get... It's one story.

- So it's very mature, I find.
- Mm-hmm.

I think it was very sophisticated.

And I think they really
balanced each other here

- No, they did.
- In the best way.

They seem very strong individuals,

but they worked very well together.

No, the evening dress was really...
That's what disappointed me.

Yes, it was well made,
but I know that Emilio can do more.

I know it.

Are we confident that
we made the right decision?

Yes.

Okay, let's bring them back out.

The eight of you represent
the best and the worst.

One of you
will be named the winner,

and one of you will be out.

The eight of you represent
the best and the worst.

One of you will be named the winner,

and one of you will be out.

Emilio,

- congratulations.
- Shooh.

You are the winner of this challenge.

Seth Aaron,

- you are also the winner of this challenge.
- Yeah!

You look happy.

We appreciate
the maturity of the design

and the way you translated
your inspirations.

It was clear also
that you worked well together

to show off both of your talents.

You're both in
and can leave the runway.

Wow. Thank you so much.

[Seth Aaron]
A double win.

It was a Project Runway first time.

So not only did we both get
a win under our belt,

but we also made a little
Project Runway history.

Whoo!

[Emilio]
I'm happy.

There's more designing to be done.

[Laughing]

Anthony and Maya, well done.

- You're in. You can leave the runway.
- [Both] Thank you.

Mila, Jonathan,

you're in.

- You can leave the runway.
- Thank you.

Thank you.

[Heidi]
Jay,

your tank top was
ill-fitting and mismatched

with those pants
which were also questionable

in terms of color, construction,
and fabric choice.

Amy, your strange shirtdress
was a disappointment.

From the color to the dowdy cut,

it was bad retro.

You got lost in a concept
without executing it well.

Amy,

you're out.

That means, Jay, you're in.

- You can leave the runway.
- Thank you.

Thank you for the opportunity.

Auf Wiedersehen.

I'm absolutely proud of myself
for how far I've come.

I wish I could jam-pack all of my life

with these kinds of experiences

and this kind of quick growth.

You're such a good kid.

I'm gonna miss you.

[Chattering]

[Jonathan]
It's really hard to watch Amy go home.

The only thing that's saving me

from being completely overwrought

by this is that she's so strong.

She's just a wonderful person.

You are an incredibly talented designer.

- Thank you, Tim.
- All right?

- We love you.
- Okay. Bye, you guys.

[Designers]
Bye.

[Tim] So, Emilio, Seth
Aaron, congratulations to you.

Thank you.

[Amy] As a designer, I
really like to try new things,

and I don't want to
change my perspective

because somebody
doesn't like something.

I want to stay true to myself.

I wasn't ever scared to make something

even though I knew it was a huge risk,

and I'm proud of that quality.

Next time on Project Runway...

You will be doing something

that every fashion designer
dreams about

but seldom realizes.

- Wow.
- [Tim] I see looks of fear.

Here we go.

[Yelling, groaning]

Oh, my God.

It's now or never.
I'm not gonna have a second chance.

Think, think, think, think, think.

I feel like his taste is questionable.

It's a pretty basic silhouette.

I will not listen to Tim
whether he likes it or not.

It's too conceptual. It's too weird.

It's like a disco straitjacket.

Full-on catastrophe.

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