Previously on Project Runway...
For this challenge, you will
be designing a high-fashion look
that will appear in a L'Oreal
Paris advertorial.
And the winner of this challenge
will receive $20,000.
What?
This is huge.
Two looks, 20 grand...
I have just lost a day and
a half of work.
Val?
What's wrong?
I just don't want to make an
a*s of myself.
The only possible accessory
that she could use with this is
a wand.
Your model is a very young
girl, and she looks ancient.
Mondo, your signature is
really coming through.
Congratulations, Mondo.
You are the winner of this
challenge.
Yes!
And you get $20,000 from
L'Oreal.
Oh, thank you so much.
Thank you.
Ivy, I'm sorry, you're out.
This is Project Runway.
The winner of Project Runway
will receive $100,000 from
L'Oreal Paris to start their own
line, a fashion spread in
Marie Claire magazine,
a $50,000 technology suite from
HP and Intel to create their
and sell an exclusive collection
on piperlime. com.
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 Studio Secrets
Professional.
Project Runway 8x10
There's a Pattern Here
Original Air Date on September 30,2010
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Round ten, girls.
I know. Isn't that crazy?
You know, I really did not
expect to be here still after
last night's travesty.
I will say that I was shocked
that I wasn't sent home.
I'm hoping that the judges maybe
saw a little more potential in
me.
I kind of want to fight for Ivy.
You know, like, I mean obviously
do it for myself.
I was kind of like, you know...
I know she would have loved to
be here just as much as I would.
I hate that Ivy's gone home.
She was my best friend here.
She's the other half of
Latasian.
She's really the only other
person that laughed at my jokes
besides me.
And she encouraged me.
It's now or never.
Like, proving to the judges
that what you do is interesting
and fresh.
And I think that's really what
Mondo did yesterday.
I really feel like Mondo is my
biggest competitor.
It makes me feel like I've got
to really push it on this next
challenge.
b*tch, how does it feel to
win twice in a row?
Well, it was unreal.
I didn't think I was gonna get
it.
Honestly, I didn't feel like I
was going to win.
I looked at Andy's, and I
thought he's probably my biggest
competition in this season.
I loved your piece, Andy.
It was so creative.
It feels really, really
wonderful when you get praises
and good comments on something
that's so much of yourself.
You guys ready?
Let's get it on, girl.
Right.
♪ You can't go home ♪
♪ till Heidi says so ♪
♪ doo doo doo ♪
Hello.
All: Hi.
It's time for your next
challenge.
Bring it.
There's seven of you left,
but only three of you will
compete at Mercedes-Benz Fashion
Week.
For this challenge, I want you
to start from scratch.
Tim is gonna meet you in the
workroom to explain.
Good luck.
And I'll see you on the Runway.
Bye, everybody.
Oh.
[Exclamations]
I'm gonna cry.
Oh, my God.
Then I arrive at the
workroom.
We see these big desktop
HP computers with pictures of
ourselves when we were children.
The first thing I see, it's
a picture of me in my underwear.
I look just like my son.
I didn't see it before, but I
see it in this picture, so this
is hilarious.
You know, it's pretty
emotional.
We haven't been with our family
for weeks.
Some of us, you know, don't live
with our families, and it's just
been really hard.
Walking in and seeing
pictures of us all outside of
the context of Project Runway,
i got emotional.
It makes me miss my mom a lot.
Good morning, Designers.
Good morning, Tim.
I am delighted to introduce
our special guest, the Executive
Director of Global Marketing for
HP Worldwide, Tracey Trachta.
Tracy, welcome. Thank you.
Designers, we have downloaded
pictures from your life because
a personal dossier will be very
important to you in this
challenge.
We are bringing back the
HP challenge from last season.
For this challenge, you will be
creating a textile design that
will be placed on fabric, and
that fabric will become part of
your garment design. Yay!
Wow.
I remember last season they
had the chance to create their
own textile, and ever since
then, I've been wanting to do
it even more now than ever.
As we all know, technology is
playing a greater role in
fashion today, from the initial
sketch to what you ultimately
see on the hanger.
This is especially true with
the latest generation of
Designers like you all.
With this challenge, we're proud
to bring your our powerful
Touchsmart technology to help
you be as creative as possible.
The point of departure for
your textile design is to be a
moment, a period of time, that
you found to be especially
profound, important, and
inspiring to you.
Your garment design can be
anything that you choose, but
your textile design must evoke
something that's deeply
personal.
We are our own muse.
It's pretty exciting, but at the
same time, also very daunting.
Designers, you have one hour
to create your textile design.
You have two days for this
challenge.
Your fabric will be delivered
tomorrow morning, so you'll have
all day tomorrow to work with
it. In the interim, we're going
shopping at Mood with a budget
of $100 for supplemental fabric.
So design away, and thank you.
It's my mom's favorite photo
of us.
Look how beautiful you are.
You look hot.
[Laughs]
I think this is my favorite.
That's awesome.
That's a really beautiful
photo.
I'm such a mama's boy.
Very Hawaiian.
My mom caught me outside
twirling like this in the skirt.
It was a little round skirt.
And she ripped it right off of
me, and I was crying.
I remember this day when she
took pictures, but I had to take
the skirt off.
My mom has been there with me
since I was a kid.
For a little while, you know, we
had a moment where we were as
not connected as we were, but,
you know, we got close again.
I think I'm probably, like,
five in this one.
I love that picture.
Didn't you wear that outfit
first challenge?
Right. The little matador.
Brought that with you.
And the mustache, you know.
Um, the one photo that I
love the most is the one of my
sister and I in the driveway of
the very first house that my
dad built for us.
We had to share a bed, and this
is the bed my dad made us.
This was our first bed.
I literally used to think my
dad was Superman.
And he's really inspired me.
Inspired me to, you know--hard
work gets you places.
And my textile is based on him.
Whenever he would come home with
his blueprints and his plans,
he would lay 'em all out on the
table, and I just remember
loving the way the paper felt
and the way the lines looked on
the paper, so I kind of wanted
to create a textile that did
that, that had these blue lines,
and they would intersect each
other, and they would cross to
make up a pattern.
It's kind of cheeky.
That's my brother with the
mullet.
[Laughter]
We're pretty close, all of our
family.
My brother Spanky, my sister
Peaches, you know, we have
crazy names.
We each wear a red string on our
hand that looks like an eye, and
they call it the evil eye.
So I want to find a way to
bring that into my textile.
We're dark, we've got secrets,
we've got issues.
So I want to bring some black
into it.
[Laughs]
It's based--'cause I grew up
in the Southwest, it's my mom's
jewelry.
It's a sun bonnet.
I grew up with a lot of
Southwestern influence.
What I wanted to do was kind of
a graphic interpretation of a
squash blossom or a sun bonnet.
Yay. Cool.
I know. I love that.
The Touchsmart system, it's
very easy to be yourself.
Not to mention you could just
print it right out immediately
and then there's your concept.
It was really easy to work with.
I choose to design a print
that represented my parents'
divorce, that is dark and
somewhat romantic.
It's definitely like...
I don't know. Sorry.
It's good.
No, I like it.
I feel like this is what it's
all about.
When the divorce happened,
that was like my first taste
of, like, reality.
Kind of really seeing that life
is not a walk in the park.
Yeah, I came out to my mom
when I was 17, and she told me
not to tell the rest of the
family and that she wasn't gonna
tell my father.
I think that's been instilled
with me, you know.
I can't tell a lot of people a
lot about who I am.
It's not that I don't love my
mom at all.
You know, I love her dearly.
But I have to be myself.
And I have to allow myself to
let people in.
I feel like that one's more
of you.
This one? Mm-hmm.
And that's really hard.
But that's, you know, just
my opinion, not knowing the
story or anything.
Just kind of looking at it.
Mm.
I think that Mondo's print is
very Mondo, but I don't know
the story behind it.
He won't talk about it.
All right, Buddy.
So the textile that I'm
designing for this challenge is
based on a plus-sign that
represents, uh...
You know, my HIV-positive
status.
Um, and I've held this secret
for ten years of my life.
You know, this has--this has
been so hard to keep a secret
from my parents, because I feel
guilt, and I feel shame.
I feel like if they knew, I
don't know if they would know
how to deal with it, and, um,
i've just realized that I
can't--I can't live that way
anymore.
I can't hide anything, because
i am such a better person than
just being a coward.
So how was your design
session?
Lovely.
Good.
Excellent. I'm thrilled to
hear it.
Okay, then, your textile
designs will go off to dynamics
so they can manufacture your
fabric.
It will be delivered tomorrow
morning, so you'll have all day
tomorrow with it.
And we're going to mood.
Let's head off.
I end up playing with
circles and layering them on top
of each other.
And these are like bubbles to
me, memory bubbles.
Okay, cool, I'll commit.
For this textile, the blue
in it represents my mom, because
she loves sapphire.
The green lines in it represent
San Francisco where I'm from.
I can't reach.
I can do this.
With the last challenge...
Why is it not here?
But moving forward, I'm just
going to focus, and I'm going
to design the way I did in the
beginning of the competition.
Thank you. Thank you, mood.
Thank you. Have a good one.
Let's do it.
[Laughs]
Designers, keep working.
I just want to give you
a heads-up.
I'm about to send in some
special guests.
All right?
And be nice to them, please.
Thank you.
Is it old contestants?
Oh, right.
I'm immediately thinking,
oh, no, it's a client, who's--
probably might not like the
print we've just designed.
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God!
Oh, my freaking God!
Oh, my God, mom.
Oh, my God!
Oh, my goodness.
Holy mack-a-noley.
It's my mom.
She's really here.
I turned around and...
[Whimpers]
Yes, I am that girl, okay.
I cry at Hallmark commercials.
Oh, my God.
I am a blubbering fool.
My mom walks through the
door, and it's overwhelming.
I cannot let go, and, oh, man.
It's so nice to lean on somebody
and feel that kind of
connection.
By the way everyone's
bawling like little babies,
these have to be their mothers.
Which is kind of scary for me,
because my mom has a really hard
life, and my stepdad is in a
wheelchair, and I don't really
get to see my mom very often,
'cause she can't leave.
We're, um, not very well off,
and she has to take care of him.
So I kind of had a panic attack,
because my mom wasn't gonna be
there.
[Screams]
Hello, gorgeous.
I got so scared you weren't
gonna be able to come.
Oh, of course I could come.
I kind of freaked out when
I got to see my mom.
Oh. So now I'm a blithering
idiot.
Oh, I'm glad to see you.
It's my mom.
And I just, like, lose it.
I can't believe you're really
here.
I'm, like, so happy to have her
here.
'Cause when I saw her come
through the door, I knew I was
gonna be okay.
And I'm just, like, so happy to
see her.
Oh, my God.
Juannie.
The first person I see who comes
in for me is my son.
And I lost it.
I have no guard up right now or
anything.
I can't be a man and be strong
and not cry.
Hi, son.
I missed you so much.
My son means everything in the
world to me.
Everything I live for is for my
son.
I wouldn't ever think that you
were coming.
And my mom is one of my biggest
supporters.
I was prepared for it to be
my mom, but it's my partner JJ.
Oh, my gosh.
We've been together almost ten
years, and he's the most
important person in my life.
I missed you so much.
You want to meet other
people?
Nice to meet you.
This is Andy.
Hi. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
So was this a nice surprise?
All: Yes!
Well, I have an additional
surprise to add to this
surprise.
I knew it.
I am suspending the workday.
Yay!
So you will spend the rest
of the day together.
[Cheers]
Oh, my gosh.
Oh, yeah.
Smooth.
Yeah, this has really been a
phenomenal experience.
Like, as hard as it's been and
as stressful as it's been and as
crazy, ma, like, I will not
forget this for the rest of my
life.
It's easy to be praised for
your work at home, but when you
get put into the big pond, you
know, you've got to compete.
You kind of have to stick to who
you are, not trying to be like
everyone else.
No, you have to be you,
yourself.
Being the youngest here has
been crazy.
People have definitely
underestimated me, but I
think that they acknowledge
that I'm a good Designer and
that I have talent.
Well, as long as you stay
true to yourself and your
design.
That's why I think I'm still
here.
The first couple of days, I
just felt like really--I guess
I was just scared more than
anything.
I actually had a breakdown.
You did?
Like, yeah.
And I just--I actually wanted to
go home.
The group challenge, they all
threw me under the bus, one by
one, and said I didn't know how
to sew, I couldn't create, how I
didn't help.
Don't let that get to you.
No, it got to me.
It should give you more
encouragement.
It got to me.
It's competition, okay?
That's all it is.
Just try to make friends with
everyone and let them know you
care for them.
I do. I try.
You want to work together.
I just get real sad when I
find out that some of them
talked about me behind my back.
I've been bottling up so much
emotion because I--literally,
I have no one here to talk to.
To me, you're always a
winner.
Thanks, mom.
This is what I'm focusing on.
That's all you have to do.
Is, like, fashion, fashion,
fashion.
I'm proud of you, and I love
you for what you're doing, and
it's probably, like, the
hardest, craziest thing you've
ever done in your life, you
know, but...
It's so much better seeing
you, though.
Having JJ here right now is
just like fuel.
I mean, it's like engine fuel.
He's like spaceship engine fuel.
I can do it. I'm ready to stay, and I'm ready
to keep going.
And then the last one was the
L'Oreal challenge for $20,000.
$20,000.
And I won.
Whoo-hoo!
[Laughter]
So I won the Marie Claire
challenge.
That's what we were wanting.
Someone to...
A little exposure.
Yeah.
It'll give you some exposure,
and to see your...
See my talent.
Yeah, 'cause you are
talented.
See my potential.
I really think I'm a strong
contender to be in the top
three.
And I'm gonna work as hard as I
can.
Whatever happens happens.
Whatever you set your mind
on, you will do good.
I know that. Thanks, mom.
I'm your last baby to leave
the nest, so you don't have to
worry.
But I will still feel guilty
that I didn't give you enough.
You know what I mean?
But you've given me
everything.
My mom's a single mother of
five.
And you sacrifice so much for
your kids.
My concern is, you know,
don't worry about anything
except yourself.
Just a little something.
Oh, cool.
Like it?
I'm not gonna guarantee that
i'm gonna wear it, but...
No.
[Laughter] Thank you, mom.
I love you.
When we were talking in the
park, I felt very close to her.
And, you know, I wanted to
tell her about my HIV-positive
status.
This has been so hard to keep
a secret from my parents,
because I love them, but
growing up in a religious,
Catholic family that--it would
be an issue of morals and
disrespect.
Oh, I'm so proud of you.
And I just felt like if I
said something, I would have
ruined the moment.
And I didn't want to ruin it,
because it was her first time
in New York, and I just didn't
want to bring her any pain at
that moment.
I love you so much.
I love you too.
Coming up on
Project Runway...
Seeing my mom took me way
off my game.
You're overdesigning the
pant.
It's a c-plus.
It's looking like an ice
skating outfit.
I'm kind of just stunned.
Happy Birthday.
[Laughs]
Today is my 29th birthday.
I'm excited, but it's also kind
of bittersweet.
So weird to, like, see 'em
and have so much fun and then
be taken away.
Yeah.
It just reminded me of, like,
I'm here for more than just me.
Mm-hmm.
You can't think about it too
much.
You have to, like, appreciate
that you got to see them, but
don't let it consume you.
Everybody was with their moms
or their husband.
And it was just a really good
feeling.
Seeing my mom took me way off
my game.
It kind of really got in my
head.
I have to pull it together.
Focus today. I think I'm still living in
yesterday and last night.
Like, I'm kind of just done.
It was distracting that my
mom stopped by, because it
brought back a lot of memories,
and I've been thinking about a
lot of things that weren't the
happiest times.
I'm so excited to see the
fabric.
Me too.
Oh, my gosh, I'm so excited.
Fabrics are here!
Ooh.
Awesome.
Cool.
I am going bolder than I
normally go.
I wouldn't normally do, like,
major, huge prints.
Are you gonna pin me?
A little something.
Thanks, girl.
You're the nicest queen I know.
Happy 43rd.
[Laughing] Shut up.
Aw, thanks, Mondo.
This is, like, the best birthday
present ever.
Yours looks like a true
texture.
I'm loving it,'cause I've
always wanted to make my own
fabric.
This is cool.
It's really, really
beautiful.
It's very vibrant.
This is beautiful.
Thank you. I'm so proud.
Thanks.
The last challenge, I didn't
do any paper patterns.
I just used my muslin, so I'm
really taking the time to do my
paper patterns and sure
everything up.
I'm really not sure what I'm
doing with this print, and it's
probably because I'm so off my
game.
My mind's not even in the
competition.
Is that for a pant?
Mm-hmm.
I thought you were gonna do
a dress.
I'm going back to my original
plan.
You know when you are working
on something and you're just,
like, not even excited about it?
Yes.
That was the dress.
I feel like I was forcing a
dress out of me that wasn't
gonna happen.
'Cause, honestly, I'm not really
inspired by the color.
I'm just gonna get something
done.
Andy couldn't really deal
with all the emotion of the
visit, which stopped him a
little bit from being able to
work the way he normally does.
How is everybody?
Doing good.
Good.
I'm just here to check in
with you, okay? April, hi.
Hello.
So my print is reminiscent of
when my parents got divorced.
It's like me being torn between
two family trees.
I have the greatest respect
for the emotions that you have
for this.
The judges won't.
Mm-hmm.
Step away from the emotions
if you can, and look at it
critically and analytically as
a Designer. Okay.
I feel like it's fighting
against the print, kind of.
Mm-hmm.
Take it out.
I guess I was just kind of
obsessed with this fabric.
Look.
Yeah, it makes a big
difference.
Already.
I think that it was right
for him to point that out.
How's Michael?
I'm okay.
I've edited a lot,'cause there
was a sleeve with a yellow
piping, and I took it away.
I was not happy with it.
I'm glad you've already
edited.
It's very beautifully done.
Mm-hmm.
This needs to fit
exquisitely.
All right, Michael, thank you.
He didn't really tell me to
change anything.
It was just good to finally
get some positive feedback from
Tim.
Christopher?
My inspiration was where I
grew up.
There was water everywhere we
went, like the Bay or the ocean.
I was thinking I could create
kind of some, like, Shell piece,
like outerwear.
I really love Christopher,
but I don't really love what he
does.
I think you're overdesigning
the pant.
Like I should just let it be
just a simple pant?
His look, I think it's a
c-plus.
My recommendation is work
like there's no tomorrow on
this top, so you can fit your
model.
Okay.
Okay, thanks, Christopher.
Thanks, Tim.
How is Andy?
Making decisions.
I have a lot of work to do.
I haven't even started the top.
I don't know what I'm doing with
the print, and that kills me
because that's the main focus
of this challenge.
I had this concept of just
moments in time.
And that's why I've called it,
like, the memory bubble.
I think Andy's is not looking
very Andy.
I'm also keeping the option
of cropping the pants to a
short.
And if you make it into a
short, how do you style the
whole look?
I am so not sure about that.
But if I shorten it, then it's
not gonna go where it's going
now. That's true.
It's gonna be a little bit of
a struggle to focus.
I would rather be with family,
which is Scary to me, because
I don't want to give this
opportunity up.
Coming up on
Project Runway...
It doesn't work.
It's perfect.
Let's take it off.
I don't know if that says
fashion.
No sweater. Just okay is never good
enough.
So how's Gretchen?
Hi, my print is inspired by
where I grew up.
Mm-hmm.
Gretchen seems to be doing
really well.
I really like the printed
fabric.
Does this look too much like
a flap?
Tim doesn't really like the
yoke that I did in the back.
But I'm not really keen on
getting rid of that until I see
my model in them.
Valerie.
I wanted to create a dress
that was more structured.
My only concern, though, was
that the top was looking a
little '80s.
Yeah, and I don't want that.
It's looking like an ice
skating outfit.
Valerie is making a dress
that just doesn't read fashion
to me.
You don't want too many
construction details happening.
I don't want it to become like
a pu pu platter of different
construction methods.
Right.
Well, Mondo. Hi.
What inspired the print?
I'm very, very deeply
connected to this print and
the symbolism.
It's not like I'm trying to keep
a secret from everybody.
I'm just not ready to talk about
it.
Just kind of pulled from who I
was and where I've been and
who I am going to be in the
future. So that's...
I think it's beautiful.
Thank you. Thank you.
With this challenge, I am
creating a look that I am very
proud of and emotionally
attached to, but beyond that,
there is a real story that has
lived for 32 years.
And you're coming out of a
big moment.
So keep it big.
All right, cool.
Okay?
All right, thank you.
Thank you, Mondo.
Thank you so much.
All right, Designers, I'm
really excited by what you're
doing.
I love your prints.
And you're on a wonderful
trajectory.
So there are only seven of you
left--I'm getting--sorry.
Um...
Yeah, this gets harder.
Um, your models will be coming
in soon.
And I will see you in the
morning, okay?
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Hello, hello.
You really created that
design? Yeah, I made this.
I like this, but I'm
thinking it's a little too '80s.
Okay.
They actually look good.
I'm staring at my pants, and
I decided to cut it to shorts.
I just need to keep it youthful
and not get frumpy.
Busy? Ah, it's so cool.
We show this much pant, I
need to do something.
So my pants fit Rose
beautifully.
However, it just makes her look
really old.
It's like we're almost there.
Oh, my God, it's Runway
tomorrow.
At the end of the night,
I'm not in love with it.
I'm just hoping to be safe.
Are you ready for the Runway,
Andy?
I have a lot of work to do
today.
Because any wrong choice will
send me home.
I don't like my look.
I think it'll be okay.
And just okay is never good
enough.
Andy's doesn't look like
Andy at all.
No way.
Especially from the last
challenge to this one.
Mike c's print, it looks very
similar to Andy's, but, like,
black.
It looks very, like, witchy.
And there's a tie in the
middle, huh?
It's gonna be interesting
because someone's gonna go home
today.
Yeah, but all four of us boys
are coming back here.
Word.
I wouldn't mind just being
safe today just so I could feel
like I've redeemed myself, but
I would like to just win one.
I think that you're gonna be
in the top, Valerie.
The judges said last time
that my concept was not clear.
This time, it is definitely
ringing like a gong.
Let's go, guys.
Parsons, here we come.
Thanks, homie.
Homes.
I just ripped it, and look
it.
The pressure's on, but I feel
like if you allow yourself to
be overwhelmed, then you're just
setting yourself up for failure.
Oh, well.
Can't win 'em all.
Good morning, everyone.
Morning.
You have an hour to send your
models to the L'Oreal Paris
makeup room in the Garnier hair
salon.
Please use the piperlime
accessory wall thoughtfully.
Work hard, everyone.
I'll see you a little later.
Thank you. Bye.
Hey, what's up?
Do you think it--
does it look weird right
here?
You know, I'm nervous about
today. Let's take it off.
There's nothing wrong with it
just being the way it is, I
guess.
Let me see the back.
Yeah, fit's perfect.
I'm really feeling very
confident with the overall look,
given that last week I was in
the bottom.
I know your body.
Yeah, you do.
Sing it, Michael.
Michael made up a country song.
♪ Chopped off the hair ♪
♪ that I loved ♪
♪ oh, you wouldn't believe ♪
♪ the stuff, the stuff ♪
♪ the stuff I've done ♪
♪ to get this far ♪
that's crazy. Yeah.
Michael costello has grown on
me.
I've kind of watched him be the
one that everybody hated to
becoming someone who opened up
and really gets along with
everyone.
That's a beautiful fabric.
For some reason, I'm getting a
little more, you know, respect
from my fellow Designers, and
I'm kind of digging it right
now.
I love Michael c.
He's not afraid to grow.
And a lot of people, you know,
they're not that humble.
Hey.
Hey, hon.
How's it going?
Really good.
You want to keep it modern
and clean.
We don't want her looking like
a street Walker or a figure
skater. Just, like, a little baby
pink rosy cheek.
And lashes.
Lashes.
Oh, it looks so good.
It's totally right on, and I
love that color.
I want to do big curl.
Really shiny and then I just
want the ponytail holder wrapped
with her hair.
We're just gonna pull it back
like she just did it herself,
you know, and just do a nice
little sloppy bun.
Actually, like, a beach towel
aesthetic is the outfit with,
like, a downtown kind of hair.
Well, when she's walking,
she's gonna have a little bounce
today. Kind of goes like that.
[Laughs]
Will you throw the sweater
on?
That sweater, I don't know if
that says fashion.
I think no sweater.
I think my garment looks
really good on Cassie, but it
doesn't really look like me.
That's my concern.
I'm really hoping that we can
maybe win this one.
I feel like what I've brought to
the table is fashion-forward,
it's me, and it looks good on
her.
Designers and models, this is
it.
We're going down to the Runway,
all right? Valerie?
Coming!
Wouldn't be a Runway day
without you at the end.
Coming up on project
Runway...
It's unwearable.
What happened?
It makes it look funny like a
joke.
I wish I knew what the story
was.
Hello. All: Hi.
Welcome to the Runway.
As you know, in fashion, one day
you're in and the next day,
you're out.
For this challenge, you were
given an opportunity that many
Designers dream of.
Using hp technology, you were
able to start from scratch and
create your own signature
fabric.
This fabric was to be inspired
by a moment from your past.
Okay, let's meet the judges.
First, we have top American
Designer Michael Kors...
Fashion Director for Marie
Claire magazine Nina Garcia...
And guest judge, who has dressed
first Lady Michelle Obama and
Oprah Winfrey, American fashion
Designer Rachel Roy.
Thank you.
Hi, guys. Hi.
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.
It's super exciting to watch
this garment moving and rotating
and telling a story as it walks
and it's kind of reminiscent of
how I've hidden and then kind of
shown what I've been through
with this situation in my life.
I think the look looks fine
walking down the Runway, but if
I said I didn't have any
regrets, I'd be lying.
I probably regret the entire
thing.
I would have loved to start all
over.
Whoa.
Wow.
I'm very, very proud of this
look.
It is truly a part of me.
Get it.
[Chuckles]
She looks really sexy, and I
would wear that dress, and if I
saw that girl on the street, I
would ask her where she got that
dress.
And I feel really proud of it,
because it's me.
I feel like I'm risking it a
little bit, because it is, um,
relatively simple.
But I really want the judges to
be able to see the print.
Well, props to you, my
friend.
Yeah, man.
We'll see if that's enough.
My look is inspired by my
family.
It's got hard edges to it, but
yet there's also some softness
to it.
It looks like something that you
could go in a store and pick up off the hanger.
I like it.
Oh, she's so California.
Oh, my God.
She is the California dream
girl.
But, like, a classy one.
Not a trashy one.
She looks like a cool breeze.
She looks like she's enjoying
herself and it feels relaxing.
You know, she looks like California, so I feel good with
it.
As you know, fashion is
subjective, and we had a lot of
conflicting opinions.
So we're gonna talk to all of
you today.
Wow.
One of you will be named the
winner...
And one of you will be out.
Let's bring out your models.
Gretchen, tell us about your
print, your inspiration, and
your look, please.
I grew up in the southwest,
and the single most influential
memory I have is my mother's
sun bonnet in a necklace form.
And I wanted to use that to
create a look that was different
for me.
I like it. I like the print.
I like the silhouette of both
pieces.
I like the little detail that
she has in the back of her
pants.
That's the shape of the sun
bonnet.
Mm-hmm.
I think the pants are great.
It's stretchy, black satin,
skintight, more Olivia
newton-john in grease than very
Gretchen...
Right.
But I think that the addition
of that saddle-colored suede
gave her a little earthiness.
So she's kind of disco-earthy...
Right.
Which I think's a good thing
for you.
I actually think you have a hard
time there with how the print is
placed.
I think that she looks a little
like fried egg on the boob.
Maybe they're too big.
They're too spaced.
They could have been varied
in size.
I would have had smaller ones...
Yes, that's a great
suggestion.
Bigger ones.
I like the motif very much, and
I'm happy to see you try
something that isn't about, you
know, a Lady of the canyon,
flowy moment.
Yeah, I like the print very
much, but I'm really
disappointed in this outfit from
you, Gretchen.
I really expected more.
It's just fine, but it's not,
"wow!"
Okay.
I wrote down "almost,"
because I think the print is
almost there.
I think the outfit is almost
there, but what I love about it
is the earthiness and the
rawness and how organic it is.
So almost.
Thanks.
Michael.
For my inspiration, I had to
think of the evil eye that
protects you from those who wish
harm against you.
So you have an evil eye on
there that I can see?
There is and I have a
magnified version for you.
And the darkness of the fabric
comes from my family, because,
you know, they're kind of
crooked and they have a bunch of
secrets.
I just had a little bit of fun
with it.
You were smart enough to know
that the print wasn't exactly a
"wow," so you kind of sliced it
up and you thought about how to
design into it.
Unfortunately, she literally
looks like she's wearing kind of
a men's foulard, old-fashioned
tie that kind of got belted and
then cut off.
It makes it look funny like a
joke.
I actually like that it is--
the shirt's open and she has a
tie on.
I think that's actually pretty
cool.
Yeah, the print could have--
maybe a little bit more punchy.
I would have styled it differently.
She has pumps that are in the
same color as your piping.
Matchy-matchy is just not what's
happening.
I mean, I'm telling you.
The wrong shoe, wrong hair,
wrong makeup kills whatever else
you're doing.
Absolutely.
You could have helped this
outfit...
Okay.
With the proper styling.
Christopher?
I'm from California and
there's been a water influence
throughout my life, so when I
was designing, I was thinking of
something fluid.
I wanted it to look like
movement in water and I was very
happy with how it came together.
I don't necessarily see the
waters in the print.
I love wearing off the shoulder.
I think it's a very flattering
silhouette, but I almost feel
like it's an afterthought.
I think these are fine
clothes, but this is not
fashion.
And this doesn't necessarily go
only to you, but to some of the
others.
I want to see outstanding
clothes.
I want to see fashion here.
Okay.
I wrote, "nice, safe,
boring. "
I don't necessarily think
that every time somebody is
dressing, they need to be that
loud voice of popping.
It's a show about design.
I'm not sitting here in my jeans
and a t-shirt either.
No, I understand that.
That's not what this is
about.
And the emotion that we're
getting happens to be a very
bored one.
The outfit is really what
you'd have in the showroom to
sell, but what would walk down
the Runway would be something
that would just take it further.
And that doesn't mean that it
has to be, you know, a warrior
woman with thigh-high boots and
a whip.
It's just, you know, the last
thing you want anyone to say
was, "you know, it was nice.
It was nice. "
Memorable. Memorable.
And quiet can still be
memorable.
Andy.
I wanted to focus on the
emotion of just memories that
fade in and out and what I used
were these bubbles that are like
bubbles of memories and I wanted
to do something more relaxed
than what you've seen from me.
I like your print.
I like that there's a painterly
moment to it.
I think that the print itself is
quite wearable.
I think it would look beautiful
mixed with another print, but
the outfit itself is just so odd
and confusing and upsetting to
me.
I just don't understand it.
With a girl wearing shorts this
short, if anything, it should be
sexy, and there's nothing sexy
about her.
The emotion that I get from
this print is a very sad one.
The emotion that I get from this
design is a very sad one.
And I'm disappointed in you, of
all people, because I have seen
things from you that are very
interesting.
So I don't understand.
What happened?
You know, although I was
really happy to see my mom, it
brought back a lot of memory of
people that I really miss, which
is something that I kind of put
away for now so that I could
focus on what I was doing and
really be in the right mindset.
And I was really scared to
present this to you, because I
know that it's very far from who
I am and I know that.
Whether you are feeling
emotional or not, the show must
go on.
Correct.
Doesn't matter what's going
on. Mm-hmm.
I actually like the print.
There's something interesting about it.
What worries me here though is
you've really dumbed yourself
down and sent something out
that's very banal.
Those pleats are very odd, what
it does to her chest.
It looks like she has kind of
sleeping eyes on her boobs.
The boobs being the eyes?
Yeah, look.
She's got her eyes sad, shut.
She's got a long nose.
Oh, my gosh.
Forget that I see a face in
it.
I think you were probably more
excited to see your mom than you
were by the challenge.
I hate to put salt into the
wounds, but I really think it's
unwearable.
You know, I'm not gonna lie.
I do admit that I got kind of
lost with what was going on.
Um, it's not an excuse, but--
it shows.
Yeah.
April.
I was 13 when my parents got
divorced, so I was a really
emotional little girl, and the
print represents a family tree
and then kind of a self portrait
of me torn between two sides
and not knowing really who's
right and who's wrong, so that
was the inspiration.
As soon as the model turned
the corner, I got this friction,
the pulling, which I think is
actually something that is
pretty consistent in your best
work.
I very much like the bodice and
I like the idea of the print.
It's just the softness.
Looks like scraps of fabric just
inadvertently tacked, but I do
like the push and pull.
It is a connective thread in
your work, and I think that
that's so important.
I thought this was a very
charming print.
I love the silhouette you chose.
The overall effect is very
interesting.
Thank you.
Your print was my favorite.
I felt that it had the most
unique voice.
I also liked your use of print.
Hiding it and showing it.
I liked that.
Can I see her sleeve, please?
I loved how you put the tree up
her arm and what that
symbolizes.
Thank you.
April, this is also my
favorite print.
I love that there's a story to
it too.
I think that's great.
I agree with everyone else that
this poofiness just doesn't make
it flattering.
But otherwise, I think it's
quite beautiful.
Thank you.
Valerie.
I really wanted to honor my
father by creating something
that is inspired by him and he's
a home builder, so my textile is
just all these lines juxtaposed
to hint at the blueprint of a
home, and I kind of wanted to
create these shapes and these
pieces that are structural and
textured, but they also kind of
equate a sense of familial unit.
Valerie, when we had the
challenge to go to the party
store, what did you design?
The party glitter dress.
It's a black and white dress.
With a napkin?
Yes. I thought this looked
familiar.
I definitely see a little bit
of resemblance, but I feel like
here, the shapes are just so
different.
But they're still napkins.
I mean, the first thing I wrote
down was, "napkin apron." Hmm.
When you're gonna manipulate
fabric, it's wonderful to do it,
but you want it to actually look
beautiful on a woman...
Right. Yes.
And this looks literally like
paper that you just went,
"boosh!"
I mean, you took all the life
out of the fabric, and then the
blue underslip or--what is that?
The blue is, um, a wool knit
and then there's also a cotton
tulle over that.
An overlay to diffuse it a
little bit.
It's an odd choice of fabrics
to layer.
It's low-waisted on her, so it's
rippling.
I mean, there's just nothing
appealing about it.
Well, I'm--gosh.
I'm really sorry that you guys
feel that way.
The overall effect of your
design is very heavy.
I haven't seen the napkins
before, so I like it and it's
not redundant for me, but the
blue coming out underneath is
just so poorly attached and with
so much going on, if you could
just get the top just to fit
just right and maybe simplify
it, maybe the beauty of the
fabric manipulation would have
shown a little bit more.
Okay, thank you. Mondo.
I used to take construction
paper home and cut shapes out
and make collages for my mother
and paste them on the wall, so
when she woke up, she had this
collage of color.
And this print is also just
symbolism for who I am now.
It's just very, very personal
and it tells a story.
I wish I knew what the story
was.
Mondo.
This print is symbolism for
who I am now.
It's just very, very personal
and it tells a story.
I wish I knew what the story
was.
Um, you know what?
It's terrific. Thank you.
It looks really good.
This does say fashion to me.
I love the way that you're not
scared of mixing prints or
colors.
I think she looks sharp.
I think those pants look great.
They're a tad high-waisted, but
she looks phenomenal.
Thank you.
You know, this fabric and
color and pattern mix is really
something that you excel at.
There's a sharpness to it and it
has Joy.
Can I see it without the jacket?
Oh.
She looks fabulous just bare.
Thank you.
I love the pant.
I love the fit.
It's something that I personally
would love to wear and I think
you've styled her beautifully.
The one thing that holds me up
is the inspiration.
So things that he's been through
in his life, and yet, the print
that you created is so kind of
perfect, and I would assume that
no one's life is perfect, so
that just mentally got me kind
of started off on the wrong
foot.
So just in the future, as you're
thinking of inspiration, think
of it with the garment in mind.
Okay, thank you.
I think it's great.
Thank you.
It is so well put together in
a kind of kooky way.
They make a statement.
And it's editorial.
I mean, if I had to sh**t
something, that would be it.
Cool.
Nina...
Uh, you asked me what my story
was and, um...
The symbolism in the pant
actually are, um--these pluses
are positive signs...
And I've been HIV-positive for
ten years.
And when I saw these pictures of
my family, it brought back a lot
of emotion, and so I wanted to
pull from the past, but I also
wanted to give something back of
who I am now...
And that I've been so scared of
and hiding from, and that's
just--
that's the story.
Thank you for sharing that
with us, Mondo.
That was very brave of you.
Thank you.
I--you know...
I feel a lot better.
I feel free.
We love you.
Okay.
We've heard what you had to say.
Gonna have a little chat and
then I'll call you back on the
Runway.
Good job, man.
Yeah, way to go, man.
Thanks.
I feel really grateful to
have been able to be here and
take part in you opening up the
way you did.
You know, I wasn't planning
on saying anything.
I've been holding on to this for
such a long time, and you know
what?
I just felt like that was the
moment that I could just tell
everybody and, uh...
Maybe help somebody else that's
in the same situation, so...
It was funny when Nina said, "I
wish I knew the story, " you
know, 'cause I was really kind
of just avoiding it, you know?
I held this secret for ten years
of my life and it came out...
On that Runway because that's
the time it was supposed to be
revealed.
I really feel like somebody was
guiding me and I was supposed to
speak.
At that moment...
I was free.
After my critique, you know, I
had to.
It was like, "all right, you
have to do this or you're never
going to get this out. "
Do you feel like you feel
better?
I feel so good.
I can tell.
I feel so good. Good.
Well, we love you for it.
Maybe I'll start being nicer.
Thank God!
[Laughter]
I think, overall, this was a
very emotional challenge for a
lot of them.
Totally, very personal.
Rachel, which one was the
worst one?
The worst? Um...
Go right to it.
Oh, well, yeah, the go-go
dancer.
Andy.
Andy's was very sad.
Andy's is unwearable.
I just can't imagine he would
actually put that down the
Runway.
You couldn't have cut a more
unflattering blouse.
Right.
Well, I don't think he does
wearable well.
Wearable's not his thing.
But the print is not bad.
Had he used that print in
another silhouette, it could
have been beautiful.
Unfortunately, today, it
sounds like he just basically
fell apart.
Yeah. Yes.
I mean, he fell apart.
But you can't fall apart,
like, so close to the end.
I always say, "fashion is not
for sissies. "
I mean, you know, you've got to
be tough.
You know, everyone's like, "oh,
fashn, " you know?
"Oh, God," you know?
It's like, "hello!"
You know, you've got to, like,
produce no matter what.
Valerie's, for me, was the worst
one.
There's nothing interesting
about the print.
Nothing interesting.
It's just so bland.
I think the bodice on the top
was ill-fitting.
Looked like a bad ice skating
costume, and the blue at the hem
drove me crazy.
See, but, you know--
at least she had some fabric
manipulation and some design to
it, where some people didn't
even have that.
But I just feel like Valerie
copped out and did something
that she had already done.
Right.
If it's something that you're
gonna repeat over and over
again--
stand for it and do it well.
What about the boredom here
on the others?
Christopher?
Oh!
The pants were so beyond
basic.
I didn't really love the color
combination, and then I agree
with you about that
off-the-shoulder blouse.
Off-the-shoulder should be so
easy and simple, so put a new
voice into it.
The only thing is though, he
knows how to sew.
But does he sew very, um,
unmodern pieces?
You know, they're
unmemorable.
I mean, do we remember it?
Do you remember anything maybe?
No.
I can't remember.
That's a problem then.
Let's talk about Michael.
Of all the wonderful prints
that you could create, that's
what you create.
Then you give us a dress that,
quite honestly, is this odd mix
of, like, tie, vest, weird
thing.
I like that though.
I do too, but not if you're
dressed up as a country club
matron.
She's Annie hall going to the
country club.
Years ago.
Old-fashioned styling.
Old-fashioned.
The three who I think really
did the best job, all three of
their prints were very personal.
Mmm. Mm-hmm.
You know, I look at Gretchen.
I really liked the idea of her
print.
And the colors were joyful,
weren't they?
Yeah.
I definitely like the vibe of
the print.
She looked great.
I was a little disappointed.
It wasn't enough from her.
It wasn't from--
no, it wasn't.
She can do more, but
hands-down, she's the best
stylist.
April's print is beautiful.
I liked how she used the
print also.
Yes, her placement was
perfect for the design.
I very much like the bodice.
It's--the silhouette is very
beautiful.
It feels very geometric.
She always seems really
unhappy when she stands there
too.
But, you know, there are a
lot of tortured Designers that
come up with beautiful things.
Exactly.
But I like the idea of it and I
like the print.
You know, then Mondo, I actually
loved the mix of prints that he
dealt with, and I think the cut
on the trousers is fabulous.
I agree.
The choice of fabrics was
fabulous.
And I think it's actually
photographical and wearable.
It looks smart.
It looks chic.
It looks fashion.
Then we find out what, in
fact, he's basing this print on,
and when you look at these
trousers, they come off as very
joyous. Yes.
And he's taking something
that could really be an
incredibly difficult situation
and he's saying, "no.
You know what?
I'm gonna find the positive in
this. "
The message was great.
And that's something we want
to believe in, yeah.
Everyone in life, regardless
of what you do, you're gonna
have difficult moments.
And I think he showed us today
he's gonna work with the
difficulties in his life and not
let them stop him.
Right.
If anything, they're gonna
propel him.
It gives me chills, and he
will inspire people watching him
through his design.
Yeah.
Okay, let's bring them back
out.
One of you will be named the
winner...
And one of you will be out.
One of you will be named the
winner...
And one of you will be out.
April, great job.
You're in.
You can leave the Runway.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Mondo, you went for it with
the joyful print, and we
responded to it.
It was smart, chic, and
beautifully put together.
Thank you.
You worked with a difficult
inspiration, and instead of
giving us sad, you gave us
something gorgeous.
Congratulations.
You're the winner of this
challenge...
Yet again.
Thank you.
You can leave the Runway.
Thank you.
Congratulations.
I'm so proud of you.
You did such a good job.
Oh, my God.
This is amazing.
I don't know what to think.
You deserve it.
You're such a strong person.
Wow.
I'm revealing this dark secret,
this thing that has been
haunting me for such a long time
now.
That definitely takes the prize,
you know?
And winning the challenge is
just--
it just feels good.
It's--oh, man.
It's overwhelming, you know?
I'm so grateful for this whole
experience, you know?
Yeah.
It's, like--it's just like
I'm so, so happy.
I'm not crying because I'm sad
at all.
Yeah.
Oh.
Gretchen...
You're in.
You can leave the Runway.
Thank you.
Michael...
You're in.
You can leave the Runway.
Thank you.
Christopher...
You're in.
You can leave the Runway.
Thank you.
Hey, Christopher.
Andy, Valerie, one of you
will be out.
Andy, we liked your print.
It had depth and it was
interesting.
But your look confused us.
You admit that you lost your way
and it showed.
Valerie, your outfit looked like
two bad dresses glued together.
The print itself was sad.
The dress was a repetition of
something that we've seen before
from you.
Andy...
You're in.
Thank you.
You can leave the Runway.
Thank you.
Good job.
[Indistinct]
All right.
Thanks.
I'm sorry, Valerie, that
means you're out.
Auf wiedersehen.
]] Hasta luego.
Bye, senorita.
]] Ciao.
I was very proud of my
garment.
Don't say a word, okay?
I made it well.
I worked hard on it.
It was what I wanted it to be,
and I know I honored my father.
I don't have my family near me.
I rarely get to see them all
together at one time, and I
really felt like a family with
you guys.
And I get to create with my
family, which never happens, you
know?
So, um, Christopher, your stuff
is wonderful.
I would wear your stuff.
You are such a beautiful, kind
person and I really valued you.
And, Andy, you are so funny, and
your technical level, it just
blows me away.
Michael, I'm really glad you
came out of your Shell.
I'm really glad that people have
been able to gel with you,
'cause I was worried.
Sorry if I was ever unkind to
you in the beginning.
I misjudged you.
Um, and, Gretchen, I've been
your roommate since the
beginning and it's been so much
fun, and even though we're so
different, it's been fantastic
getting to know you.
I think you're gonna go really,
really far.
Mondo...
I love the way you design with
reckless abandon, and it
inspires me to want to do more.
Your courage and your bravery
and your circumstances just
bewilder me.
I really think you are a wonder.
I wish you all the best.
Thank you.
You better make it to fashion
week for me.
Okay.
And, April, you're just such
a helpful, kind person
underneath all that, like,
badass exterior.
[Laughter]
And, um, I'll be the first to
say that I really underestimated
you in the beginning because of
your age and shame on me for it,
because you are so skilled.
Thank you.
You guys are all worth your
weight in gold.
You too, Valerie. Thanks.
Hi, Tim.
I know emotions are running high.
I know.
Thank you.
You know, I just have to tell
you, your qualities of character
are extraordinary...
Thanks.
And you have a huge heart and
we love you.
Thank you.
And I trust we're going to
hear more from you.
Yes, of course.
How could you not?
[Laughter]
So I have to send you to the
work room to clean up your
space, all right?
Say good-bye, everybody.
Being able to be here with
people that inspire me that I
can design with and work
alongside?
That never happens.
Always stay luxurious.
Of course, girl.
So saying good-bye to them is
the most difficult thing I think
i've had to do.
[Indistinct]
Keep on going, girl.
I love you guys.
Take care.
Bye. Bye, Valerie.
Bye, Tim.
I've never laughed so much or
cried so hard or been so
stressed or had such a crazy
good time all in one experience.
No one can take that away from
me.
This is locked forever in the
vortex of memory for all who see
it and all who lived it.
Mondo, I feel so proud and...
Proud of what you said on the
Runway.
Thank you. Thank you, Tim.
Thank you.
I will admit I'm scared to go
home and tell my family, but
it'll happen.
This is my life and I have
things to do.
Congratulations.
Thank you. Listen.
Congratulations to everybody for
still being here, all right?
Yeah!
We move onward.
The final six.
Final six.
Next time on project
Runway...
For your next challenge, I will
be your client.
Hi, everybody.
I'm nervous.
I don't like Heidi in the
work room.
This could be a hard one.
I want to win, so if this is
a major concern, it's out.
Get it out of here.
There's no reason for you to
be rude.
I am not being rude.
Really?
I got here for a reason.
Drama out the wazoo.
It's so pathetic.
Designers, I hear that there
is an accusation about cheating.
This looks like a pajama
party.
These clothes look so cheap.
Ugh!
It hurt my eyes a little bit.
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