-HEIDI: Previously on Project
Runway... -We want you to create
an editorial look
for a powerful woman.
-DEXTER: Oh, my God!
-TIM: So we're sending you
in a helicopter to get an
aerial view of New York City.
My mind is literally racing.
I have too many ideas.
I'm literally
spiraling into an abyss.
I just feel like
everything sucks.
Mah-Jing, I really love this.
-Yay! -I think this dress
looks like a lot of fun.
This was my favorite look
today on the runway.
-Awesome. -Cornelius, you're
the winner of this challenge.
Fabulous from the front.
Tragic from the back.
It gives off Minnie Mouse
meets Marilyn Manson.
Just don't think
it says fashion.
-She's going to Comic-Con. -It
looks kind of, like, glued on
-in the front a little bit.
-ZAC: Yeah, it looks
very slapped together.
Nathalia, you're out.
Dexter, I'm sorry,
you're out as well.
NATHALIA: Congrats to you guys
for being top six.
-Thank you.
-Stop it, though.
♪ ♪
-Yeah, you did, but I didn't
believe you. -[laughs]
-I'm proud of you. I mean,
that's what's up. -Thank you.
I'm glad that you won.
This is a-a opportunity
of a lifetime.
To be here, it's like, wow,
like, top six
out of 16 contestants.
Top six.
I have outlasted
ten contestants.
Like, I almost can lay hands...
on Fashion Week.
How do you feel about
Nathalia being gone?
We did go through the auditions
together and
we made it on the show together.
She got to show the designer
that she is.
In that sense it was a blessing.
But she's a strong girl.
All right, let's do this.
-Come on. Come on, now.
-Oh, my God.
Hello, designers.
DESIGNERS:
Hi.
You're all one step closer
to making it to the big finale.
Yay!
Do you guys know that there are
only two challenges left?
-What? [gasps]
-MAH-JING: There's six of us.
So, is four
going to Fashion Week?
We thought there were three.
Two, so go deep.
MAH-JING: Is it gonna be
another double elimination?
[sharp inhale]
I can tell you
that you better be bold
and make sure that your designs
really stand out.
Go big...
or you'll be going home.
Go meet Tim and a special guest
and they will tell you
all about the details
of your next challenge.
Good luck,
and I'll see you right back here
on the runway.
-All right.
-Bye, everybody.
-Bye. -Thank you.
-[chuckles] -RIK: I immediately
start thinking,
"Hey, you know, we're gonna
buckle up,
we're gonna travel again."
I'm thinking
I'm gonna go to Rome.
[dog barking]
Maybe Italy.
I'm hoping for Paris.
[dog barking]
There's, like, a guard dog.
We don't even know
where we're at.
MAH-JING:
It almost looks
like a movie set.
♪ ♪
Designers, welcome
to your next challenge,
where the sparks
are quite literally flying.
Please join me in welcoming
our very special guest
from Lexus, Brian Bolain.
-ERIN: Hey, Brian.
-Thanks, Tim.
-TIM: Yay. -BRIAN: You know,
at Lexus, we are
passionate about
visionary design,
about the innovation
that goes into our product.
We want to be bold.
And for today's challenge
you will all be going bold,
because this is
an avant-garde challenge.
-Whoa! -Oh, I knew it! Yes!
-[applause]
You're pushing me
out of my comfort zone, dude.
ERIN: You definitely
don't walk into a warehouse
and make something normal.
Avant-garde is
one-of-a-kind wearable art.
LAURENCE:
I love avant-garde.
It's freedom of fashion, so
we can do whatever we want.
We are going to be pushing your
innovative abilities
even further.
Because it's not just
avant-garde...
it's also an unconventional
materials challenge.
-Nice.
-[whoops]
TIM: These pieces of metal
and machinery
will inspire
your avant-garde look.
ERIN:
The idea of connecting
unconventional
and avant-garde is
so tricky.
You'll have five minutes
to gather up metal materials,
then we're going to Mood, where
you'll have a budget of $150
to purchase textiles
and notions, all right?
You're merging unconventional
and conventional
for an avant-garde look.
Your Mood trip
is going to be particularly
exciting, because...
We're gonna make sure
you get to Mood in style today.
[designers exclaim, whoop]
Gonna let you use two brand-new
The address is already pre-
programmed into the navigation.
You just have to get in
and drive.
So with that,
I want to wish you all
the best of luck.
I can't wait to see
where you go
with this challenge.
-TIM: You will have two days
to create your look. -Oh, cool.
We are expecting something
spectacular and show-stopping.
All right, your time starts now.
And they're off.
CORNELIUS:
I'm totally not
an industrial guy,
so I'm a little bit
nervous about this one.
In five minutes,
there's no way you can be like,
"Okay, I'm gonna
get this and I'm gonna
make this out of this."
There's no way.
Just get some [bleep].
-[whoops]
-RIK: Oh, my God.
Everyone else's buckets
are piled high.
Did I grab enough?
Do I have enough to work with?
I'm hoping that I can
make it work.
TIM: Head off to Mood,
I'll meet you there,
and your materials will be
waiting for you in the workroom.
RIK:
Let's go.
All right, everyone. Head off.
Top down, chrome spinning.
-[Erin squeals]
-Bye, Tim.
RIK: Gonna be interesting
driving this in New York.
-ROBERI: Ah...
-RIK: I'm so scared.
[Roberi laughing]
[Swatch barks]
Okay, yeah, I'll get this one.
I know I want to get leather.
I wanted it to go from, like,
really heavy, like, on the top,
-to, like, really lightweight.
-CLERK: On the bottom?
Just one skin of leather
and some Neoprene,
and that's it.
[Swatch barking]
[chuckling]:
He's so mad right now.
TIM:
You have 15 minutes remaining.
Designers, time is up.
CLERK:
You want a small bag for that?
-Thank you, Erin.
-Thank you.
Danke, Mood. Bye, Swatch.
-[barks]
-[Cornelius chuckles]
♪ ♪
Back at it again.
ERIN:
Oh, oh!
-Careful.
-ERIN: This is a wild challenge.
RIK:
Junkyard couture.
♪ ♪
These are kind of heavy.
CORNELIUS: I'm playing around
with the tubes, and then
it clicks in my head:
a butterfly.
What inspired me was how a
butterfly warns off predators.
It's beautiful from far away,
but if you get up really close,
it's not too cute.
And it's gonna be, like, tubular
in the back. Some funky things
-coming off of it.
-This is avant-garde.
You want to stand out
in front of everyone.
♪ ♪
MAH-JING: I was just shaping
and molding it at first.
"Ooh, that looks dope."
I want to take the metal
and create almost like
seashell, coral shapes
on the bust area.
And a piece that would drape
-around her waist to the back.
-Jing-Jing, you're working, huh?
-Yeah, I have to sew together...
-Oh, you're already sewing.
Well, I have to sew together
my under.
It's gonna be denim
but protruding out are these,
-like, hips.
-Mm-hmm. -[wobbling sound]
I want to incorporate
all the materials,
but I want this look
to be unified.
I don't want to do a dress
with a bunch
of metal stuff glued on top it.
CORNELIUS: Roberi has
some tricks up his sleeve.
So I'm just really interested
to see what he's creating.
Space goddess.
Galaxy b*tch.
ERIN: As I'm thinking, like,
soft and hard, like,
flowy and, like, structured,
it kind of hits me:
I should do a paper doll dress.
Like, just, like,
this flat thing that
just goes... [gibberish sounds]
...and, like, attaches
to the body like that.
And I've never seen a paper
doll dress before, so...
it's definitely
gonna be different.
♪ ♪
I don't even know.
I might sew it,
but I think
I might just glue it.
Just add some more texture.
Should I use
more unconventional fabrics?
Should I use
more conventional fabrics?
Is it avant-garde enough?
Hopefully it holds.
[snorts]
CORNELIUS:
I think that Rik
is an exceptional designer.
But if you're not willing
to try to push yourselves
out of your boundaries,
it's kind of like,
"Come on, dude."
♪ ♪
So literally one hem,
one mistake
can send you home.
-[Erin gasps]
-What happened?
What happened?
-It bubbled up, didn't it?
I told you -Oh... my... God.
it was gonna do that. But didn't
I tell you it was gonna
-bubble up when it dried?
-Yeah, but like that?
ERIN: The glue reacts like
insulation foam. It becomes
this giant bubbly mess.
-RIK: Good morning.
-ERIN: Hello.
-TIM: How is everyone?
-Great. -LAURENCE: Good.
-Yeah. -I'm eager to see
what you're doing, okay?
Okay.
-Rik.
-Hi, Tim.
-Talk to me. -So, I knew
that I wanted to work with this
-glass and, um, metal tiling.
-Okay.
And then these were
the little rollers from curtains
that I just cut up.
What's with the safety pins?
I was just gonna do, like,
a little motif of them kind of
coming out this way,
almost like a sunburst.
I feel like it's
such a cheap shot.
It takes me back to my students
and the safety pin dress.
And it just cheapens the impact
of everything else.
-What happens in the back?
-In the back,
there is this.
I'm still kind of playing
with this one.
And it doesn't have nearly
the refinement that you have
in the front.
Okay.
Thank you, Tim.
-Thank you. Okay.
-My pleasure.
-Roberi, hi.
-Hello, Tim, welcome.
-Tell me what you're doing.
-I'm using
these metal shades to create
these aerodynamic shapes.
I'm trying to disrupt the body.
-You're filling this in?
-Yeah,
I'm using the basic dress
to hold the shapes,
but I want the shape to be, uh,
most of the unconventional
material.
TIM:
It's edgy.
-It's very edgy. I want her
to have a... -Uh-oh.
What are you doing?
Talk to me about this.
[Roberi chuckles]
I wanted to have something
she can take
from his face-- like,
something covering his face.
-All right, so something
removable. -It's removable.
And she's going to have
a beautiful makeup.
I'm very intrigued.
And I can't wait to see it all
come together.
Glue away.
-Okay? Thank you, Roberi.
-Thank you, Tim.
So, Mah-Jing,
what are you up to?
Of course, I love denim.
-And I wanted to... okay.
-Yes.
There was this wire mesh.
-I can twist it
and create shape. -Yeah.
I like coral reefs a lot and
how it just organically shapes
-and forms itself.
-Yeah.
So I wanted to try
and create that feel,
almost be just like a,
a sculptured work,
work of art.
And I want to have like...
these to come to attach
-here like this... Yeah.
-A big pagne.
Can I just see how much
this weighs?
Yes. It's pre...
it's not that heavy.
-Oh, my God.
-That's heavy?
-I think it's heavy... Yeah.
-It is?
MAH-JING:
Now I'm worried.
It's a strapless dress,
so if it's too heavy
it's gonna be hard for her
to keep it up.
-You're sewing it on?
-Yes, I'm sewing it on.
Well, I don't want you to make
it too costumey.
MAH-JING:
Costumey?
Isn't that the point
when it's avant-garde?
I thought avant-garde
was supposed to be pushing
the limits.
-How are you feeling about this?
-I love it.
-Carry on.
-All right, thanks, Tim.
-Erin.
-Hello.
-Talk to me.
-I'm going with the yellow.
I also was like really wanting
something that had like,
a see-through element to it.
-So I was thinking
paper doll dress... -Okay.
...over top of pants.
I want to try to make it work
where it sticks
to the top of her body by almost
looking like it's just like...
-[clicks tongue] Like a tab.
-Okay.
So I'm gonna put these on there.
-On the mesh?
-On the mesh.
-Who's your model?
-Tirzah.
What's this going to feel like
on her?
I don't want you to be
written up for model abuse.
I mean, obviously I don't want
her to hurt herself.
And I do want to try to make it
as wearable as possible.
ERIN:
I think it's definitely a risk
but I'd-I'd rather take a risk
'cause playing it safe
with avant-garde
is like the worst place to go.
-Hi, Tim.
-Hi, Laurence.
So I am attempting to make
a stairway dress.
-A stairway dress?
-Yeah.
This has you
written all over it.
I know it's you.
Laurence needs to step it up,
only because
it is the same sleeve
that we've seen before.
It's her signature.
It's nothing new
at this point in time.
I like very much
-the counterpoint between
how graphic this is... -Mm-hmm.
...at the shoulders,
and how organic all this is.
Are you pushing it far enough?
RIK: I think Laurence is
keeping it very, very safe.
And I think the judges want to
see and appreciate
something different and unique.
-Ramp it all up.
-Yeah.
Okay?
-Yeah.
-Laurence, do it.
-All right, thank you.
-Okay, thank you.
LAURENCE: I always
take into consideration
what Tim says to me.
But I try to push myself
without
stepping out of my aesthetic,
and hopefully,
I make a good impression
on the judges.
Tell me what you're doing.
I got inspiration
from a butterfly
and when it opens up its wings,
it has, like, these scary faces.
So that's what I wanted to show
around here.
What I wanted to do with
these things,
was to add it to the back,
so it's, like,
simplistic in the front
and, like,
really crazy in the back.
Let me know what
you're thinking. [chuckles]
-TIM: This on its own...
-Mm-hmm?
I feel as though it--
there should be a sign saying,
"Put baby bump here."
It's gonna be schizophrenic.
I feel that Cornelius has come
a long way in this competition.
But being saved by Tim Gunn,
you're kind of expected
to step it up
and prove what you have.
I feel as though you have two
completely different stories
happening.
Any mistake could send you home.
♪ ♪
[groans]
CORNELIUS: After this freakin'
horrible critique,
I have to figure out
something else to do.
Then,
it clicks in my head.
-[bell dings]
-This is a host
being consumed by a parasite.
I can fit five models
in one pant.
[laughter]
She said,
"Go big or go home," right?
Oh, hey.
I got your dress on, girl.
LAURENCE:
Can you do the walk?
CORNELIUS:
Okay, hold on. Hold on, hold on.
-RIK: Yes!
-[designers cheering]
-Yeah!
-[laughter]
LAURENCE: Cornelius,
I have more respect for you now.
Yeah.
-Just slip it on like that.
Yeah. -Oh, this is...
Oh, my God.
-Yes!
-It's beautiful.
[gasping]
Erin's doing a bright,
chicken yellow.
So, it definitely could be
a little chicken-y,
-clucking down the runway.
-ERIN: Yeah.
I'm trying to think,
should I, like,
dip it lower, like,
right here on your a*s?
I'm having a little bit
of trouble
figuring out how I'm going to
take my hip sculpture
and add it to the dress.
Is that-- is that hurting?
-No.
-Wrap crushing it?
I mean, overall, the dress
looks gorgeous on her.
Just, it's heavy.
I'm just trying to figure out
what I'm gonna do.
Go all the way back
and then come back to me.
And I just want to see
how it stays up.
I'm feeling
a lot better after Paola
tries on my look.
Turn, boom.
I just have to start gluing on
the two things
and make something weird.
LAURENCE:
I'm happy with the fitting,
but the judges might think
it's a bit short.
I'll have everything done,
trust me.
All right,
I'll see you tomorrow.
-Bye, guys.
-Ciao.
CORNELIUS:
See you later.
[sighing]:
Yes.
Rik, this is so you.
MAH-JING:
This point in the game,
I need to bring it.
Like, dig inside of me
and bring more out of me
because I got to show 'em
reason why I should continue on
to Fashion Week.
♪ ♪
Good morning, designers.
How is everyone?
-Good morning, Tim.
-Morning, Tim. -How are you?
How are you all feeling
about time?
-Okay?
-Great.
You will have an hour
to send your models
to the Mary Kay Color
and Design Studio
and the Sally Beauty Studio,
all right?
It's an unconventional,
avant-garde challenge.
So use the JustFab accessories
wall very carefully,
and please take advantage
of the Brother sewing room.
-Yes. -LAURENCE: Thank you.
-TIM: All right.
Thank you, everyone.
I'll be back.
CORNELIUS:
I want, like, a strong cat eye.
We can start it down here and
then literally draw it out,
just like a beautiful shape
-without it being too much.
-Perfect.
RIK:
Maybe if we did, like,
-a little shimmer,
like a g*n metal. -Okay.
This is sterling, and then I add
a little black to it,
and we get
that metallic tone to it.
-Ooh, I love that.
-It looks really good.
MAH-JING:
I wanted her to look
-very bronzy, very shimmery.
-I would love
to dust the whole lid
in that copper.
I just love copper
on her skin tone.
MAH-JING:
That's dope, yeah.
MAN: We're Sally Beauty. We'll
always make you beautiful.
I want a Mohawk.
Cool, edgy, hard-core fashion.
We'll just roll it in
to keep it really tight.
-Yeah. Okay, we're good?
-I got you.
-LAURENCE: Thank you so much.
-Let's add some hair.
How high do you think
I should go?
A woman's face always looks best
when you go cheekbone,
boom, right there and then just
have it come off.
Yay!
ERIN: I was, like, thinking,
like, some sort of, like,
barrette action going back.
What if we used some of, like,
-our little metallic pieces...
-Yeah, and it's silver.
-...and create
a barrette effect? -Yes.
RIK: We need hot glue g*ns
on stand-by.
-And my coffee!
-[laughter]
MAH-JING:
Jesus, be with me.
-RIK: Mah-Jing's model's boobs
are about
to, like, fall out
'cause it's so heavy.
He should have just
added a strap.
It would have been an easy fix.
Ooh.
-Oh! -Did it...?
Did it burn you? -Yeah.
Judges are gonna k*ll me
for this one.
Good luck, everybody.
I know I got my fists up.
It might be a tiny bit short.
I just pray that
her pum-pum will be safe
for the runway.
All right, designers and models,
we're going down to the runway.
-Follow me, everyone.
-Yay.
It's not going to be
a boring runway,
that's for sure.
RIK:
That's for sure.
Okay, Mah-Jing, here we go.
Hello, everybody
and welcome to the runway.
As you know, in fashion,
one day you're in,
and the next day,
you're out.
There are six of you here,
and after tonight,
there will be five.
This was the Lexus challenge,
and you were to create
avant-garde looks out
of both unconventional materials
and conventional fabrics.
You were instructed
to be bold and innovative.
-Now, were you?
-Yes. -Mm-hmm.
Who has the best one?
-So tell me about yours. -I love
it. I'm happy with what I did.
-Yeah? -So, we'll see
if you guys enjoy it.
Can't wait to see it. All right,
let's say hello to our judges.
First we have creative director
of Brooks Brothers Women
-and fashion designer, Zac
Posen. -Hi, designers. -Hi, Zac.
Creative director
for Marie Claire magazine,
-Nina Garcia. -Hi, Nina.
-Hi, everyone.
And actress and director,
Shiri Appleby,
-star of Lifetime's hit series,
UnREAL. -Hi, designers.
Hi, Shiri.
-Welcome.
-Thank you.
Also we have Tim Gunn here
for the runway show,
and as you know,
he is your mentor and will not
be judging your looks.
We have an anonymous
runway show,
so we, the judges, will not know
who made which look.
All right, let's start the show.
♪ ♪
CORNELIUS:
I really love my look. I think
that it's really avant-garde.
It is absolutely amazing how
I incorporated the tubes
into the dress.
I'm obsessed with it.
MAH-JING:
I love the silhouette.
I love how she's walking in it.
I wish I would have
added straps,
just to be able to balance
the heaviness
of the overall garment.
But my look is gorgeous
and it's beautiful.
RIK:
I think she looks strong,
powerful,
and she looks amazing.
My look stands out a lot more.
It's definitely very wearable,
which is something
I was going for.
I'm loving my look.
ERIN: I'm really happy with
how my look came out.
I think that it
is really different
and I think it is unique,
and I think it does
stand out on the runway.
Which could work for me
or work really against me.
But I'm feeling really positive
about it.
LAURENCE:
I was able to create something
that I actually--
I'm actually proud of.
I'm loving it, except
for the length of my dress.
I'm worried that it might be
a little bit short.
ROBERI:
It looks amazing. I'm really
proud of what
I accomplished with this look.
The shapes are beautiful,
the colors are beautiful.
So, I'm very happy.
Designers, I have to say that
we were really impressed
by the show today. Good job.
One of you will be
named the winner,
and one of you will be out.
Roberi, tell us about your look.
For my concept,
I immediately wanted to create
a very aerodynamic shape
using brushed aluminum
and with the draping technique.
Then,
when we went to Mood,
I found this textile
and it reminds me of
the stitches the tailors made.
So, the tailoring became
the inside-outside,
to incorporate
to my aerodynamics.
I really love this look.
I love that you used a lot of
the unconventional materials,
as well as
the conventional materials.
I really see how you morphed
the two together really nicely.
I was really impressed
with how you were able to mold
these unconventional parts.
I would have loved for it to
have a little bit more
of a surprising form,
since it is
the avant-garde challenge.
But, overall, I thought you did
a really nice job
of incorporating these materials
onto the fabric.
I'm very impressed with
how you integrated
that bronze piece.
It's just very seamless.
However,
from the top up,
she looks a little more RoboCop
than avant-garde.
I wish it would look less
like a costume
and more of you.
Mah-Jing,
tell us about your look.
I wanted to take piece of, um,
of metal,
and I wanted to almost do, like,
a coral reef effect,
where you know how sometimes
they-they have--
interesting shapes and they--
they kind of twist
in different directions.
And then I found, like,
some copper
and decided to create, like,
a jump-out 3-D effect.
And I love denim,
and I wanted to
play up on that,
and I wanted to use the copper
and bronze effect to enhance it.
Well, I was really a big fan
of the copper color.
I wish you had almost bumped up
the whole concept of the dress,
so it would have had this
larger-than-life
aesthetic to it.
-The actual sculpture...
-Mm-hmm?
...was lightweight. But as I
began to twist the copper,
-it... I didn't realize how...
-Copper's heavy.
...heavy it was going to be.
But it didn't feel incorporative
and didn't really go to
an avant-garde place, to me.
You know, there's something
very beautiful--
sculptural-- happening,
-but there's some fit issues.
-Yeah.
-She was... -Holding it up,
because it's heavy.
I'm sure you worked
for a very long time on this.
Bending everything
and twisting it.
But it does look stuck on.
You used this
unconventional material
as decoration.
Is it beautiful decoration? Yes.
Is it that seamless? No.
I understand.
Rik, tell us about your look.
My concept was just
to create this texture.
And I first started off with
the mosaic glass tiling,
with the silver aluminum in it.
And I also wanted to
play with the light,
with the army dog tags
and added the spikes.
And then, these were the little
rollers from curtains
that I just cut up and,
you know, beaded on.
And the fabric I bought
at Mood was
the leather Neoprene
and the, like,
metallic, uh, tweed.
And I just wanted something
you could definitely purchase
right off the runway.
ZAC:
I loved it.
I thought your blend of textures
worked perfectly.
We've seen tiling used as
a material before on this show.
But I think you did it
really well, here.
I love her hair and makeup.
-Can you turn around?
-ZAC: They're really cool.
NINA: Yeah, I love how you
did the double pony.
And she looks very interesting.
Working with
very unusual materials,
you managed to give us something
very polished.
I love this look.
It is very bold,
but it's also very wearable,
and it doesn't mean avant-garde
has to be so outrageous
that you can't wear it, right?
-No.
-No.
-I really like it.
-Thank you.
Cornelius,
tell us about your look.
So, what I was most inspired by
was living organisms
and how a parasite can
consume them.
And so, I wanted to create,
like, different shapes.
Like, it's in and out.
It's kind of, like,
a little bit Alien-esque.
So, that's what I was going for.
Will you tell us
what materials you used?
Pretty much Neoprene
and then I used
air ventilation tubes.
Every time that I see something
about the future,
I feel like there's always tubes
attached to it.
It's a little bit of a cliché.
But some of this is also
a little bit disturbing,
when I see the tube
coming out of her uterus
and into her lung and all this,
it's-- it's a little scary.
-Was that what you were
going for? -Yes.
[laughing]:
You did make that point.
Sorry.
And then in terms of
the rest of the dress,
I've seen this cowl from you
now twice, I believe.
You know, I don't think this was
your strongest work today.
Okay.
Laurence, tell us
about your look.
Well, I was inspired by
the warehouse and the dirt
and the metal and uh,
I wanted to create, like,
a crazy dress,
a little black dress.
Why do you always find it
so hard to talk about your work?
I don't know.
I just like to make stuff.
I don't like to talk very much.
-I do have to say
I love your look. -Yeah.
I mean, yes, we've seen
this shoulder from you before.
I just wish it was
in a different color.
I've always worn
a tremendous amount of black
and what it's done is always
sort of kept me
in the background of things.
And as I'm becoming
more confident
taking fashion risks,
I'm wearing prints
and wearing colors,
and you realize that people just
react to you differently,
um, because it shows a
tremendous amount of confidence
in who you are.
And I think that's what we
look to clothes and fashion
to give us.
This dress, you could have
the exact same cut
and embellishments,
and put it with a color,
put it with a print,
and it would really just stun
and win a room.
I love it.
I think it's really chic.
I think you played with textures
really nicely.
I thought it looked like a tire,
but I agree with Heidi.
I think it's important to
-go for those risks.
-Okay.
You are so strict.
Really, everybody took risk
and I think you stayed
in your very safe zone.
I want to see you have fun.
I want to see you be bold--
-a moment of breaking through.
-Okay.
I understand.
Erin, tell us about your look.
I really wanted to go
avant-garde
and I was thinking of, like,
a paper doll dress.
So, just kind of, like,
how a paper doll dress
gets put on and there's,
like, these tabs that get, like,
pulled over. And so,
that's kind of like,
where I went with it.
What is it made out of?
Um, this is, like,
the metal grate
and then this is leather
that I got from Mood,
and then,
I created these little things.
I really like this.
The fact that it was pants,
it was color, it was textures,
things that we weren't seeing
on the runway.
And the hair and makeup are just
really beautiful
and tie the whole look together.
I really, really love it.
It is super sexy and sheer.
And then,
she has these cool pants.
That is bold.
ZAC:
Yeah, I don't know.
I keep getting, like,
this kind of futuristic
Ziegfeld Folly
quality to it.
And with the hair, it brings it
to, like, a Hollywood glamour
costume place.
It's working for me.
All in all,
I think the effect is very bold.
I think that you used innovation
in creating this part here.
I think that this
would photograph
incredibly well
and you delivered.
Thank you.
HEIDI: Okay, we have heard
what you had to say.
We're going to have
a little chat
and then I call you back
onto the runway. Thank you.
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-TIM: Hello.
-HEIDI: Hi, Tim.
-ZAC: Hi.
-TIM: Hi.
Hello, ladies.
-What a fun runway show.
-It was very fun.
-Very fun.
-So good.
And very diverse.
TIM:
Sherica's wearing Mah-Jing.
Yeah, this is definitely
up close and personal.
I was just really taken
with the color
in contrast to the denim.
I felt like it really popped.
-That was a beautiful choice.
-And he also--
like the other designers--
had a very strong concept
about what he wanted to do.
HEIDI:
But unfortunately,
you know, when you just look,
it's just not as polished.
ZAC: There were some rough
construction moments there.
Yes, exactly.
NINA: The idea is there
and it is bold.
Just, he couldn't execute it.
And we have Paola,
wearing Cornelius.
The uterus dress.
ZAC:
The parasite.
HEIDI:
It's more of a worm.
And I totally see that worm
going through her body,
[chuckling]:
eating her insides.
I mean, when I saw it,
I was like,
"Wow, it is bold."
TIM:
In terms of execution,
it was ambitious.
It's so weird, the tube coming
-out of the stomach.
-HEIDI: Yeah.
To me, it comes
out of the belly button,
-like it's a belly button cord.
-ZAC: Yeah.
-No, her belly button's
right there. -[Heidi chuckling]
It's coming out of her uterus.
And Karina
is wearing Laurence.
Zac, you say you've
seen this cowl neck before.
Here, we-- how many times we
saw this shoulder? Four times?
ZAC:
It's safe for her.
-Is it?
-Very safe.
I'm so happy that you
advised her to push herself.
ZAC: For me, the shoulders are
starting to feel
a little gimmicky.
Her designs are so strict and...
It is great,
but there's no surprise.
NINA: And everybody's given us
a surprise.
ZAC:
Well, I think for her,
this is, like, out there.
-She said that she used to
design out there. -Used to,
but that her style has
now evolved.
The amount of work that went
into the skirt is unbelievable.
And it's true,
it does look like a tire.
Uh, d-do you guys not agree
though,
that you think the length would
come down just a tad?
But had she gone with--
down with the length,
then it would
even look more commercial.
I wouldn't let you
wear this dress.
-You wouldn't let me wear it?
-No.
No? Why not?
-It's safe.
-It's safe.
And it's not enough.
Alla is wearing Roberi.
HEIDI: I love the lines
that he created
with these hard materials
on her body.
-TIM: I was impressed.
-ZAC: I'm impressed.
What I like, that I couldn't
really see on the carpet,
was all the hand-stitching,
-'cause you know it's taken
so much time... -TIM: Sure.
...and it's very specific
and, um, individual.
I thought that was
such a nice touch.
But haven't you guys seen this
in Project Runway?
Because I have.
I think this is actually
one of the better ex*cuted
versions of this.
Britt is wearing Rik.
HEIDI: When I ask the question,
"Who did the best one today?"
And his hand went up.
I like that because
he did a really great dress.
NINA:
I love this.
-And this whole thing.
-It's so beautiful.
-It's just the perfect garment.
-I could see myself in that.
Could you?
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
And we have Tirzah,
wearing Erin.
HEIDI:
Is it painful
-or what is it?
- It's not, actually.
It's just a little bit heavy.
Well, she--
she glued all the edges.
HEIDI:
That is very nice, by the way,
that she did that
to not hurt you.
ZAC: Listen, this was
really her challenge.
You know, for me,
she didn't disappoint.
Hey, she's got competition,
though.
She has high competition.
-This little touch here, I love.
-NINA: Ah!
-Love. -ZAC: Let's go
back to the dress.
Sorry.
NINA:
This would take
-such beautiful pictures.
-Yes.
She had to cut--
I mean, she created that flower.
And she's so naked on top,
but really,
we can't see anything.
NINA:
You can't see anything.
ZAC: And I like the ease of
just a clean, silky pant.
Put your hands in the pocket,
like-- it's so cool.
NINA:
Extremely editorial.
I just really, really
loved the show today.
They all did great.
Let's talk about Erin.
It was definitely different than
the rest of the designers.
And it felt very feminine
with these very hard materials.
ZAC:
It takes a lot
to make something small
and imagine what that's gonna
look like 20 steps away.
She is very good with her hands.
She loves color and she gave you
bold and innovative.
Let's talk about Rik.
He also did a fantastic job.
And the polish was exceptional.
It really looked like something
that came out of a store.
ZAC:
The best execution today,
by far and away.
You know, I could imagine having
a good time in that dress.
So it's really between
Erin and Rik.
Yes.
I think Mah-Jing also
did a great job.
It just, in my eyes,
wasn't as strong as the others.
I loved these units
of this mesh, with this
copper on themselves.
But this did not cut it today.
And then the execution of
the dress itself was sort of...
hastily made.
Let's talk about Cornelius.
Is that really that avant-garde?
I think that,
is there a confusion between
sci-fi and avant-garde?
We asked them to be
bold and innovative,
and I feel like he was.
I think his look was
provocative.
Having had children,
the idea of having
this piece of, like,
-fabric, like, coming
out of my stomach... -[laughter]
I don't want to see that.
-I liked it.
-I didn't like it.
-It really repels me.
-But see, that is good, though--
when fashion provokes.
The uterus?
[laughs]
All right, so have we
made our decision?
Designers, congratulations.
Avant-garde challenges
are so fun
and you all really
took advantage
of the opportunity.
But one of you will be
named the winner
and one of you will be out.
Erin...
...congratulations,
you are the winner
of this challenge.
Thank you.
[applause]
Thank you so much, guys.
HEIDI:
You lost your way for a bit.
ERIN:
I just, was like,
in the bottom for so long.
You really have had
a roller-coaster ride.
-I have. -From starting really
high and then going really low,
and it's so nice to see you
back on top again.
I like this pattern.
I can work with it.
[laughter]
Congratulations,
you can leave the runway.
Thank you.
ERIN:
Oh, my God,
it feels so good to be
on the top again
and to win.
Where are my friends?
It just feels really good to,
like, be in a good spot again.
It just is gonna give me
a lot of energy.
It's really gonna
push me forward
and help me finish
whatever I need to finish
to get me to Fashion Week.
[laughing]
Roberi,
Rik,
Laurence, you're all in,
you can leave the runway.
-Thank you.
-RIK: Thank you.
ROBERI:
Thank you.
Mah-Jing, some of us
liked your look
and some of us didn't.
Your use of
the unconventional materials
felt random
and not polished.
[sighs]
Cornelius,
we were also split
on your dress.
You had a strong concept,
but some of us felt
that the placement of the hoses
was unflattering
and not integrated.
Cornelius...
...you're in.
[whispering]:
Oh, my God.
You can leave the runway.
Thank you, guys.
It's okay.
I came here with 16 cents
in my pocket
and I've done things
I never thought I would do,
like ride a helicopter
and I won my relationship back
with my mom.
And there's a lot of things that
I never thought I would do
at 28, but
this not the last you gonna
see of me, so...
-HEIDI: No.
-We know that.
Mah-Jing, we loved
having you here.
-Yeah.
-We really did.
Don't make me cry.
You've done a great job,
Mah-Jing.
And you still--
you did a great job today,
you really did.
And you will be
a very successful designer.
Thank you.
-You did come very far.
-Thank you.
I started sewing
at 11 years old.
My grandma taught me how to sew
and she passed away in 2012
of ovarian cancer.
And I told her
I would never give up.
And my daughter came
and she's my angel.
And now I'm doing things
I thought I would never do.
Thank you.
Top six-- I mean, come on. Like,
-Heidi, it was a dream.
-Auf Wiedersehen.
Thank you so much.
Thank you so very much.
-All the best to you.
-Mwah! Everybody.
-All right, guys. Bye.
-Bye.
MAH-JING: It's time for me
to go home to my family
and start a new chapter
in my life.
-[Mah-Jing groaning]
-LAURENCE: Mah-Jing...
ERIN:
Two-zip.
-I made it so far.
-You did.
You made it so far.
It was nice getting to know you.
You did a good job.
-Brown, let's be off.
-Brown boys.
-I know, right? [chuckles]
-Keep going.
-I'm not worried about you.
-My chapter here is done,
but that doesn't mean that
my chapter in life is over.
Now, I'll be...
reaching into a new dimension
and I'm proud of that.
And like they said--
like, everything was good.
I won a lot of other things.
-I won me back.
-Yeah.
Sometimes self-worth is more
important at e-end of the day.
Everybody,
superb work.
You should all feel so proud.
And someone was going to lose
by a hair
and Mah-Jing, it was you.
Yeah.
And you're one of the final six!
Okay? Come on now!
I have to send you to
the workroom, you know that.
-That's fine.
-But we're gonna miss you.
-Timmy! Aw, Timmy...
-[laughing]
-I had a good experience...
-We love you.
...it was a blessing. All right.
Bye, guys.
Mwah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah...
[Tim laughing]
Only can go up.
I'm a star and I know I am.
Push yourself as hard as
you can push yourself
and you will never feel weak
or intimidated
by those who are around you.
And it was my time.
You gonna see more of me.
HEIDI:
Next time on Project Runway...
-I'm gonna send you all
on a little trip. -Yee-haw.
TIM:
You will be creating a look
using unconventional materials.
Dried mealworms, yes!
CORNELIUS:
It's an overwhelming feeling...
-[bleep]
-...just being steps away
from Fashion Week.
It just doesn't cut it.
Get these two looks done.
I am in a mad panic.
Designers,
there is another dimension
to this challenge.
Oh, [bleep].
What an extraordinary dress.
-It's really beautiful.
-I find it a little boring.
It looks like you panicked.
I have to make it
to Fashion Week.
I cannot go home right now.
Wow.
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