04x13 - Finale: Part 1

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[Heidi klum] previously on project runway...

For your next challenge,

You will choose a work of art

To serve as the inspiration

For a look of your choice.

This is every designer's dream.

Joan rivers carved her initials in here

When she was a little girl.

[Chris's laugh echoing]

I feel self-conscious enough as it is.

Ew, don't get bitchy.

[Jillian] I am a little bit worried.

This is what determines who's going to fashion week.

Sweet p! Your model's late.

If my dress isn't finished, for sure I'll get eliminated.

Congratulations...christian.

This win guarantees you a spot

At new york fashion week.

Thank you.

Jillian.

You are also guaranteed a spot

To show at new york fashion week.

Thank you.

Sweet p, you're out.

Thank you.

It was our last challenge before bryant park.

And I wanted to go.

Chris, you're in.

Rami...

You're also in.

What?

[Heidi] don't get too excited.

Because only one of you

Will move on to compete

At fashion week.

The winner of project runway will receive

A spread in elle magazine,

An opportunity to sell their line

On bluefly.com,

An all-new 2008 saturn astra,

And $100,000 to start their own line

Furnished by tresemme professional hair care.

This is project runway.

Let's go.

Hell, yes, I'm the best.

[Heidi] you're either in, or you're out.

I'm in...they're out.

I wouldn't be caught dead in his clothes.

Fashion is my life.

Who will be the next big fashion designer?

That's me.

Bottom line, I'm the best.

I will own the runway.

For these 15 designers,

Project runway is the chance of a lifetime.

-Hi! -[Designers] hi.

Congratulations for making it this far.

For your next challenge,

You will be creating a collection

Of 12 looks

For fashion week.

We're going to give you a budget of $8,000

And the next five months to put it together.

Christian,

Jillian,

You're guaranteed spots

At fashion week.

Rami, chris, you will create collections.

When you return to new york for fashion week,

You must show me and the other judges

Your three strongest looks from your collections.

We will judge them

And determine which one of you

Will move on to fashion week.

Okay.

All of you have decided to keep

Your models from the last challenge.

Now let's bring out a familiar face.

-Hi! -Hi.

[Tim] it's so unusual for me to be on the runway.

-And you're looking good up here. -Thank you.

So designers,

I'll be checking in with each of you

In the coming months.

But before I do, I want to remind you

That you will be showing to the largest

And most influential crowd in the industry.

The world will be watching.

To celebrate, let's have one final toast

At the gotham apartments rooftop.

Come on, let's go.

-Great! -Come, tim. I'll see you there.

So we have some moet & chandon here for you for our toast.

Designers, heidi and I are exceptionally proud of you.

So here's to you and your collection.

I can't wait to see what you guys come up with.

[Hums] so excited to have won the last challenge.

I have a guaranteed in to fashion week.

How about that? Don't play games.

And I'm 21 years old. That's fierce.

[Heidi] project runway season four. Here they are.

[Christian] and pose!

[Chris laughing] and pose.

[Christian] and back.

I really worked my a*s off, and I have my eye on the prize.

All I can see is winning.

That one's bigger than me.

I know.

You can take christian home in your suitcase.

[Rami] wanna come to l.a.? You can just hop in.

Bye, love ya.

Love your hair.

Once we thought the roller coaster was over,

There was still another loop.

But I learned from the judges that they want more drama.

And I'm very confident about what I'm capable of doing.

Having to compete for the final spot at fashion week,

I welcome the opportunity.

Because I think I definitely deserve it.

I guess I'm just gonna try

To do my best, and see what happens.

[Tim] I'm traveling to check on the collections

Of our four finalists.

First up, I'll visit christian siriano,

Who's working on his collection in new york city.

-Christian! -Tim!

How are you, sweetheart?

So nice to see you.

Great to see you too. How have you been?

I've been really good.

I'm so excited for tim to see my little place.

I hope he likes my stuff.

But he will, 'cause it's fabulous.

This is my little room.

It's like a little box, tim.

Wow. So this is your studio?

This is where I sew everything.

On this table. And cut everything.

Talk about make it work. You really do--

No, I really make it work.

-You have to. -And I sleep right here.

-You're kidding. -No, look.

This is my bed right here.

And I just slip it out and it fits right there.

Perfectly. And I sleep there every night.

And my bed linens are in my closet.

My bedroom basically was the closet, I think.

Originally. It's so small.

Yes, it's very annoying to sew in such a small space.

And you have to be really organized,

Or I would go crazy if I wasn't.

So this is my sister and me.

Is she younger or older?

She's actually older.

She just looks very young

And pretty like me.

And that's my mother.

-Aww! -And my mom's boyfriend.

[Christian] I grew up in annapolis, maryland.

It was kind of a small town.

Very preppy and naval academy.

But I started working in a really trendy

Kind of hair salon when I was about 13.

People didn't really judge as much in that industry,

So I really, like, was looking for that.

Felt like I fit in a little bit more there.

And that kind of jump-started my fashion career.

So I went to design school in london

For about three years.

And it was the best decision of my life.

So this is...

Wow, you've done a lot.

I have a lot, but I have so much to do.

The whole kind of theme is this romantic,

Gothic kind of look.

So it's kind of dark.

Every piece is basically a really strong look.

That's like my thing.

This was the jacket

That I was telling you about.

Um, it's just very fitted,

Um, in the waist.

But it has still that kind of shape.

What happens with all this volume

Under this very fitted jacket?

It--it's really just a neckpiece.

And it's not a final decision yet.

-Like, it's-- -it's just a neckpiece?

Yeah, it basically sits like this

And scrunched down so it's like that.

Oh, so it comes up to her nose?

Right, it goes all across her face like this.

I think you need to ask yourself

"When do I not need something?"

Yeah.

Is this piece hurt by not doing that?

-Um... -Mm-hmm, yeah.

-What's this? -And then this is the finale look.

Now these here are-- they still need work.

Um, and I'm gonna be basically finishing and sewing.

But they'll be her pants.

Aren't these amazing? What's wrong with you?

This looks costumey.

It looks a little costumey.

And I think they're fabulous.

I would hate to have you even think about losing these.

-Okay. -They just...

Look a little costumey.

It's just a lot of look.

A lot of look.

-Think about it. -Okay.

I'm kinda just taking everything in that he said,

And I'm gonna think about it.

But I don't know if I'm gonna change too much.

You just need at this point to bring an editing eye

To everything that you're doing.

Everything, yeah.

An editing eye.

I wanna win so bad, it's like...

Something I've never wanted more in my entire life.

I'll see you at fashion week.

Work hard. Think harder.

-I will. -Good.

-Bye-bye. -Thank you.

Bye, tim. Take care.

[Tim] next, I'll visit jillian lewis,

Who's also working on her collection

In new york city.

-Jillian! -Hi, tim.

How are you, sweetheart?

-I'm so thrilled to see you. -Me too.

[Tim] what a view!

This is amazing.

[Jillian] I know. I love it.

Well, this is really compelling.

When I first got back from the show,

I did not go back to my job at ralph lauren.

I've never really had this kind of time

To go around and find inspiration.

This was the first piece that I designed

-Is it? -When I came back, yeah.

I love this detailing.

Oh, my god, it took forever.

I can tell. It must have.

But now that it's done, it looks effortless.

Yeah, no, it's really working.

It flows.

[Jillian] the last challenge at the museum

Was so moving to me.

So I decided to continue on in that direction.

And I researched 15th century armor.

There's femininity, yet there's strength.

Yes, and I liked when michael kors said

You know, "there is a strength

"To what you've designed, but I can tell

That a woman designed it."

Yeah, but I feel as though your palette--

It's a cloudy day.

For me, it's-- I'm not getting it.

Yeah, okay.

[Tim] think about it.

He really had a lot of wise things to say.

Now I can take this collection to where it needs to be.

I feel really confident.

So do you want to meet my family?

Oh, I'd love to!

-Yeah, they're so excited to meet you. -Where are they?

They're in long island.

Of course all of the great american designers

Are from long island.

All right.

[Jillian] michael kors, donna karan.

And jillian lewis.

[Laughter]

[Knock at door]

Hi!

Hi, how are you?

It's tim gunn!

-Hi. -What an honor to meet you.

Tim, it's tim.

I'm really excited to have tim meet my family.

Um, and to see the home that I was raised in.

I would like you to meet lewaa.

-He's my boyfriend. -Hi.

-Hi, lewaa, how are you? -Nice meeting you, tim.

-How are you? -Nice to meet you too.

-Congratulations. -Thank you.

He's my big support.

I can't believe you're in our home.

Oh, I'm proud to be in your home.

I can't believe this.

So everybody keeps saying about santa claus

Comin' to town, and I keep saying,

"Forget about that, tim gunn's coming to town!"

Oh, thank you.

[Laughter]

[Tim] I wish I were santa claus.

[Jillian] really?

Did you have any apprehensions

When jillian said "I want to be a fashion designer"?

-What happened? -Before I was ever married,

I saw a clairvoyant woman,

And she sort of told me

That I was gonna have three children,

And one was gonna be famous.

Well, she raised me with this idea too though.

My mother, she really does expect me

To be amazing in this life.

When I was a child growing up,

I was chasing this something and trying to achieve something

So much bigger than what I am.

But I would not be here if she didn't push me

From a very young age.

Look how far she's gone.

Yeah, it's really true.

[Tim l.] It's amazing.

I want the whole world to know who I am,

And to seek out the clothing that I design.

I know that everybody thinks that they're going

To be the next great thing,

But I really, really will be.

And...i won't have it any other way.

[Tim] why not?

[Laughter]

[Heidi] coming up on project runway...

Here's the most probably provocative thing that I have

Going on in my collection.

My gag reflex is kicking in.

[Tim] next up, rami kashou,

Who's working on his collection in los angeles.

-Rami! -Hi.

-How are you? -It's so good to see you.

Great to see you too.

Tim coming to l.a. To visit me

Is very exciting.

Meet my fabulous two of my best friends.

Wonderful. Hi, I'm tim gunn.

-Jeff. -Hi, jeff, how are you?

-Nice to meet you. -And this is jen.

Hi, jen. Nice to meet you too.

Thank you.

It was just weird, like, just to see tim gunn

In--in a completely different environment.

[Laughter]

So, rami, your family's watching the show.

Yes, they are.

And how are they responding?

My parents wanted me to do something like this

To--to take me to that sort of next level

And sort of break through.

And they're very proud.

And I'm very lucky to have them in my life.

I was born in the city of jerusalem.

My mother was always known to be a lover for fashion.

She was miss jordan in the '60s.

She opened my eye to that sort of beautiful

And colorful world of fashion.

She...passed away when I was five years old.

It was very difficult for me to lose her

At such an early age.

But my father remarried when I was, um, seven.

And she is the most amazing stepmother

Anyone can have,

That I don't call her stepmom, I call her mom.

It's funny, like, they've always known

That this is what I wanted to do.

And--and I kept it a secret for a long time from them,

Because I always thought that,

"Oh, I'm a guy," you know,

It's an arabic environment,

This is something that's not very masculine, per se.

So it was this, like,

Hidden secret, and then one time

My brother walked in on me.

And I'd been sketching for years--

I was probably like 12 or something.

He grabbed the-- the notebook from me.

And he ran downstairs to my parents to show them,

And I remember at that moment I was so scared,

Thinking, "oh, my god, what are they gonna say?"

And...

They came back so amazed

And so happy, and they realized

That there's something here, you know.

And they've been supportive ever since.

It sort of started slowly throughout the years

To become clear to me that this

Is what I'm going to do when I grow up.

I want to be a designer.

So rami, I can't wait to see your collection.

I'm very excited. I'd love to show you.

My studio's very close by in silver lake, so, uh--

Wonderful. I'll drive!

-Yeah, perfect. Let's go. -All right.

Jeff, it's so lovely to see you.

-Thank you so much. -Pleasure.

Jen, wonderful to see you too.

Thank you.

Welcome to my studio.

Wow! Look at this space!

This is phenomenal.

Thank you. Thank you.

And this is the collection.

I will have to start by telling you a little bit

About the inspiration.

I want to hear all about the context.

It's joan of arc.

It's a combination of construction and details

That I use that resemble the--

The fighting gear that she wore at the time,

Yet in a much more modern sense.

So this is the first one.

And it's a cape that's going to come off

And then you have this blouse.

I'm really crazy about this look.

And--i just-- I'm speaking this way

-Because I care enormously about you. -No, of course.

For me, these other pieces

Are looking so...

In a way, kind of hammered and nailed.

I don't see the-- I don't feel the same softness.

And then this weighs about as much as chain mail would.

I mean, this is a heavy-duty...

[Chuckling]

Effin' coat.

-Yes. -You know?

I want you to pull it back a bit.

[Rami] he made some points that I agree with.

And some other ones I want to hold off on

And just take a look at the collection and decide.

But in the end, I need to believe

In what I'm doing.

I have nothing but confidence in you, you know that.

Thank you, tim. I really, really appreciate it.

All right? All right.

[Chuckling] I am not thrilled about the whole

Rami kashou versus chris march thing.

It's just--i mean, we're probably both worrying

About who's gonna get the final spot.

But whatever's meant to happen will happen.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

-Bye-bye. -Bye.

[Tim] finally, I'll visit chris march,

Who's also working on his collection in new york city.

Chris, it's tim gunn.

-Hey! -Hey.

-How are you? -Come on in.

I'm thrilled to see you.

Good to see you. Come on in.

It was great to see tim after so long,

Because watching him on tv, it's like,

"Oh, I miss tim."

-Come on in. -Wow.

This is great space.

[Chris] I know.

I got really lucky getting this space.

-I love it. -This is great.

I think my obstacle since coming on the show

Has been, how does a costume designer

Translate their expressiveness and creativity

Into the fashion world?

I definitely don't want to march a costume parade

Down the runway.

But I don't want it to end up being...

Not me either.

So?

What's the overall inspiration?

Beauty with a quirk.



And 5% costume thrown in.

[Tim] all right.

This is this crocheted hairpin lace.

[Tim] this is beautiful.

It's a gorgeous color, too.

[Chris] yeah.

All right, so what's happening with this?

Here's the most probably provocative thing

That I have going on in my collection.

Which is the use of human hair.

-As trim. -Really?

[Laughter]

I knew you'd have that face.

My gag reflex is kicking in.

You're using human hair?

It's hair.

I think he was a little bit disturbed

By the fact that I used actual human hair

To trim some of my garments.

Oh, god, it's really bad in the back.

In the back.

This is-- this is just--

It's not--

So you just think take it off?

See how much more believable this is?

I can take it off really easy.

It's so much more believable.

I can't say that I'm shocked

That tim is a little disturbed by the hair,

'Cause I figured he probably would be.

-You wanna look at this one? -Yeah.

Oh, chris!

I love the hair.

-[Giggling] -i can take it off.

Oh, boy.

I have this refrain

About the monkey house at the zoo.

When you first enter into the monkey house at the zoo,

You think, "oh, my god, this place stinks!"

And after you're there for 20 minutes,

You think, "that's not so bad."

-[Chris laughs] -and after you're there for an hour,

It doesn't smell at all.

But anybody else coming into the monkey house,

Freshly, thinks, "oh, my god, this stinks."

Okay...

You've been living in the monkey house.

All right, I get it.

Tim gave me some ideas about editing,

And that perhaps maybe I've been

Living with these looks for too long.

But there's definitely still gonna be some hair.

I think that what you should want

Is for the judges to look at this work

And say, "we really wanna see more."

[Chris] right.

[Tim] have them begging.

So I wanted to take you over

To one of my friends' houses to meet some of my friends.

-Kind of my new york family. -Oh, I'd love to.

-Let's go. -Off we go.

I'm gonna bring tim over to my friend larry's house.

He's, I think, lived inside that apartment

For the last 30 years,

And everything you'll see in there

He's built in there.

It's a big, like, baroque, rococo,

Nightmare.

So glad to see you.

I've heard so much about your place, and I see why.

This is fantastic.

[Larry] great, welcome.

[Tim] oh, my god.

It's versailles, it's the sistine chapel.

You have everything!

This is staggering. I'm thrilled to be here.

Thank you so much.

[Chris] come in and meet my friends.

My friend nelson

And my friends ramona and eric

Have basically become my new york family

Since I moved here.

But I grew up mostly in the bay area.

And I have four older brothers.

To them, being on project runway

Was just, like, another thing chris is doing, you know.

"Yeah, he walks down the street in drag.

"Yeah, he's on tv.

Yeah, we're used to it."

The thing that got me really into costume

Was I went to a big costume contest

In san francisco, and I won.

And I went home and I thought,

"You know, I really want to do this for a living."

I ended up with a very successful costume career

In san francisco, but I've always wanted

To be in fashion.

So I moved to new york.

How do you feel about

What you see of him on the show?

Well, I'll be honest.

I watch the show because of you and heidi.

I didn't even know chris was there.

[All laughing]

We're crazy about him.

And he really does add a tremendous amount

-To that show. -Oh, the other night,

This guy comes up to me, and he's holding

Something in his hands.

And I thought he was gonna ask me for directions.

And he flips it open and it's a police badge.

And he says, "excuse me, sir, you're under arrest."

[Tim] what?

And I was like, "what?"

And he says,

"For being the best designer on project runway."

[All laughing]

Having to show three pieces

And us compete for the final spot at fashion week,

I hope that they choose me because...

I would love to be showing my collection

At bryant park.

The reason that I got into doing what I do

Is to make people happy, and to, you know,

Add some laughter and fun into the world.

And I just-- I love doing it,

And I love that it makes people happy.

He's precious.

He is indeed.

-Good-bye, tim. -Have a great holiday.

Bye, tim.

-Thank you. Bye-bye. -Bye now.

Well, that went pretty well.

[Heidi] coming up on project runway...

-[Christian muttering] -are you gonna be nice to me?

Are you gonna be nice to me?

Here's the day, and it's now.

[Bleep].

[Rami] I just left los angeles,

And mixed emotions are going through me.

I'm excited, but I'm nervous.

Because I'm not sure

If I'm going to actually show my collection.

So it--it's a weird place to be.

[Suitcase bangs against door]

Oh. Pfft.

Having anticipated this three-piece, like, "walk-off"

Since the day we left...

It has been quite a thing to go from being eliminated

To being back on,

To being part of the final four.

So could I possibly win?

We'll have to see what happens.

Wow.

This is as big as my first apartment.

It's very nerve-wracking, being back

After months and months and months of work.

Ooh.

Isn't this pretty inside?

I think my collection's really strong.

I'm pretty confident with it.

I mean, I love it. 'Cause I'm so fierce.

[Knock at door]

Tina.

Diva.

[Both laugh]

You brought a plant?

Are you gonna be nice to me?

Are you gonna be nice to me?

Love you, mean it.

Your hair looks good.

I was like, "oh, god."

He's fun, but he's never really, like,

Been a huge fan of mine.

So this could really turn out nasty.

-[Knock at door] -who is it?

Uh-oh.

[Both laugh]

-Hi. -Hey.

How are you?

It's good to see you.

Bed here, and there's two beds in there.

I put my stuff in there.

So you finished your collection like last month, right?

-[Laughs] -or the month before?

No.

I just can't wait to see what everybody did.

Me too.

[Christian] I'm scared.

Oh...

[All laughing]

Hey!

Oh, it's nice to see you guys.

It was lots of fun to see everybody together.

No matter what's happened, we all really like each other,

And we all get along.

So it was kinda like a little family reunion.

[All] cheers.

[Laughter]

[Chris] you know, people do not believe me

When I say that I miss you.

They're like, "he's so annoying!"

I'm like, "but he's not really."

Don't worry, people say the same about you.

[Rami] how've you been?

Stressed.

Really?

Like a nightmare witch.

I understand.

[Rami] we're sitting there

And we're hanging out with them,

Kicking back, catching up.

And I'm thinking, "hmm."

I just wonder who's going to end up

On that third bed upstairs with jillian and christian.

Are you guys excited?

I'm not excited.

More like-- [strangled noise]

We'll have to wait and see.

We wake up in the morning.

And it's weird,

Because we're just sort of like waiting to see

What's gonna happen.

We don't know when the judges

Are going to want to see our three strongest looks.

This is yours, right?

Yeah, that's one of 'em.

You know, it's like all of a sudden,

It all became very real.

Here's the day, and it's now.

[Christian] ooh! Oh, isn't this pretty.

[Jillian] oh, look at this.

Wow.

There's only three tables.

-We'll share. -Yeah, we'll share.

[Christian] I won't.

[Chris] seeing that there were only three tables

Was a little bit chilling.

Thus bringing home the point

That one of us won't be there.

And, like, this is really gonna happen.

[Christian] I can't wait to see everyone's stuff.

[Chris] oh my dear lord.

[Jillian] I wish all of these shoes

Were for me.

Hi, everybody.

-Hey! -How are you?

-[Rami] how are you? -I've missed you.

[Christian] we missed you.

So can I ask you to gather round, please?

First, I want to congratulate all of you

For making it this far.

It's fantastic.

And I just want to remind you of what an incredible

And singular experience it is

To be presenting your work on the largest stage

In the fashion industry.

Talk about a wow moment.

Rami and chris,

As you know, only one of you will make it there.

As heidi said when we last parted,

You must choose the three strongest looks

From your collection

And present them to the judges,

Who in turn will decide which one of you

Will be moving forward.

And you will be doing that

Today.

We've assigned you models.

You will have three hours to fit them,

Bring them through hair and makeup.

Shoes have been generously provided

By bluefly.com.

And if you have any last-minute alterations,

We have brother sewing stations set up for you to use.

Owing to the fact that you have so much work to do

In such a short period of time,

I want each of you to choose a partner.

One of us?

-[Rami] jillian! -Yes! Who else could it be?

-Oh! -[Laughter]

We're the brother and sister act.

[Laughter]

Rami and chris, I just want you to know

Regardless of the outcome of today,

I am so extraordinarily proud of each of you.

And I just want you

To go out there and knock those judges'

Socks off.

But just have an incredible showing, okay?

Thank you.

All right. Ladies, hi.

Come in.

[Rami] do you want to fit them, jillian?

And I guess one of you could try this.

I love this color.

There should be one pair

Of like size 10 shoes.

It was difficult to select just three pieces.

But I kind of came to the conclusion

I would choose from one color category.

The black, because I think it was the strongest.

You picked your three looks, right?

Yeah.

Let's do a heel, and let me just see you walk in this.

Um...

Back in los angeles, I decided

That I would show

Three different elements-- construction,

Ethereal, and sort of dramatic.

And then a draping.

Where's the...

Sorry, I just feel like I'm all over the place.

It's okay.

Give me as much to do as you can.

[Rami] I'm feeling so--it's hot.

We have such a short period of time

For hair and makeup, to fit our models,

Do alterations.

Jewelry. [Bleep].

It's a lot of pressure, I think,

Because it's just the anticipation of that moment,

That big moment that we've both waited for.

[Christian] it's going good, jillian.

I miss you.

[Chris] don't talk to her!

I can't talk to the--

-Do you have a pin? -The competition?

Here comes the hair.

That looks so...

[Bleep]in' funny.

Chris's work was very interesting

When I first saw it.

[Chris] I had brought my brush.

Did you?

Yes.

Looked very innovative.

And there was hair on it.

He was like, "do you wanna brush the dress?"

And I'm like, "okay."

God.

Are you joking right now?

Don't get it on the floor!

I picked it up.

[Rami] so very clean, very tight ponytail.

Very slicked back.

Wavy and messy.

[Chris] thank you.

I would like emphasis

On just the eye.

Very dark and strange.

Like dark lips.

Thank you very much.

Have a good day.

I think that my three looks came together really well.

So the whole idea

Of actually making it to bryant park is like,

"Could this really happen?"

It's like, "wow."

I think it actually could.

I have to adjust all this.

We both have no idea what's gonna happen.

I have butterflies in my stomach.

And I hope that I get to show in fashion week.

But I really don't know.

When you pose, then you can do this.

Okay, there we go.

Chris, rami.

Oh, god.

Time's up.

Off to parsons.

[Heidi] coming up on project runway...

It is human hair.

Yes.

It's just really unflattering.

Hello.

[Rami] hi.

Rami, chris.

Welcome back to the runway.

As you know, the two of you are here

To compete

For the final spot at new york fashion week.

We asked you to choose the three strongest looks

From your collections

For us to judge.

These looks will determine

Which one of you will move on

And which one of you will be out.

Okay, let's meet the judges.

First we have

Top american designer michael kors.

Hi, everyone.

And the lovely nina garcia,

Fashion director of elle magazine.

Good luck.

We believe in both of you,

And this is why we gave you this opportunity.

So we hope that you blow us away

With your work.

Good luck.

And let's start the show.

[Rami] I've experimented with new techniques

That I have not done before.

I've made a point that I can do more

Than just drape.

I'm proud of the collection.

It's feminine, it's strong.

It celebrates a woman's body.

I'm excited, but I'm nervous.

Because I want to show my collection at bryant park.

[Chris] I think my collection expresses who I am

As a fashion designer.

It's actually very sophisticated.

And sleek and daring and dark.

It's what I think of as being beautiful.

That whole kind of like the dark side of beauty.

So I'm really happy with what I came up with.

It was pretty exciting to finally see something

Come down that runway

That I had had some time to make.

And that I think was a real reflection

Of the way that I work and my creativity.

[Heidi] we've scored your designs.

One of you will be going to fashion week.

And one of you

Will be out.

Let's bring out your models.

Chris, tell us a little bit

About your inspiration.

My inspiration was kind of a dark glamour goth.

And I tried to incorporate

Some unexpected materials.

Is that the, um...

Fake fur?

Is it goat?

No, it's-- it's human hair.

It is human hair.

[Chris] yes.

I liked it because it's a little dark,

A little creepy, a little goth.

I liked it. Well, I have to say,

You know, I don't know.

It's a little creepy, as you said,

For her to wear-- to wear human hair.

But-- I know, that's what--

But you thought outside of the box.

And then what is the skirt on the first suit made of?

That's another thing.

The skirt is made out of black chrome safety pins.

[Michael] safety pins.

I can just tell you,

Each row took about eight hours.

Wow.

[Michael] I think that that's

Beautifully crafted.

On the other side of the coin,

I think that the girls

Look overly designed and dark.

Particularly when I got to this gown.

She can't move in it. Which is a problem.

[Chris] yeah.

I mean, you're in a velvet condom.

I mean, it's--

[Heidi] yeah.

[Michael] so that really bothered me.

But the work that went into it's

Pretty remarkable.

I think the clothes look terrific.

I love the safety pins.

Even the human hair, although I'm not so sure

If I could-- I would wear it.

But it can go overboard.

I want to know why

Did you pick these 3 outfits

From 12?

I thought it would probably be the best idea to choose

Three things from one of the color sections.

And I thought the black ones

Were the most dramatic.

Everything is like a special, unique piece

That I haven't seen before.

It definitely is very creative.

Thank you.

Why do you deserve to go to fashion week?

I think that it might be interesting

To have a point of view from outside the fashion world.

Personally, I think my head

Would just blow off.

I don't know.

Okay, rami.

What was your inspiration?

I wanted to show that I'm able to construct.

And I needed to find that balance

Between what I've created on the show

And the last things that you guys have said.

And I've taken all of these things into consideration,

Including tim's visit, and I hope that that came through.

I appreciate the fact

That you listened,

And that you incorporated some things that were more

Tailored.

I particularly liked your second look.

Oh, thank you.

Can I see the dress by itself?

Yeah, of course.

I mean, it's really beautifully done

With the placement, and the effect is fantastic.

Thank you.

It looks effortless.

And I have a feeling it is worked.

That didn't, like, just

Whoosh onto the, you know, dress form like that.

You're sitting there and draping that beautifully.

I worry about the proportion, a little bit, of your coat.

I think with the collar,

The little capulet sleeve, then the pleating,

That's a lot of volume in one coat.

Yeah.

In terms of being a customer,

I would wear, like, the evening dress.

[Michael] it's gorgeously made.

But then those round things on her hips?

Are just really unflattering.

[Nina] I didn't have a problem with that.

It is a fantasy dress.

It is a fantasy.

But both of you have a very dark

Inspiration.

I don't know why.

Why do you deserve to go to fashion week?

I mean, this is... Who I am.

This has been my calling

Since I was six years old.

So I think that going to fashion week,

For me, could be a wonderful opportunity

That can showcase my work to a large audience

So that new doors could open afterwards.

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

We're gonna have a little chat.

And then I'm gonna call you back.

You can leave the runway. Thank you.

So what did you guys think about the show?

Both of them were so...

Dark.

Obviously they wanted to show something very dramatic.

And I think things got

Overly designed, overly complicated.

But I think that there was a lot

Of ingenuity and a lot of craft

That went into these clothes we saw.

So what do we think about rami?

With rami, there's a substance there.

It's organic.

[Nina] yes, there is a skill.

I thought that middle dress was beautiful.

[Michael] me too.

I mean, I could name 25 women

Who would want to own that dress.

I would. That means that there's

Some commercial viability to what he's doing.

The evening dress I liked too.

But the side bits? No.

[Nina] I liked it.

I had more of a problem

With the coat, because it looked overdone.

[Michael] he's trying to incorporate something tailored.

So my hat's off that he tried it.

You know what, and I appreciate that he listened.

We were very concerned that he was going to have--

One grecian goddess after the other.

And he didn't.

And what do we think about chris?

When you think about

That he took human hair,

Safety pins, penne velvet,

Made it look like fur.

Reworked the whole thing.

And tailored it beautifully.

And when it first came out,

I wasn't really sure what any of it was.

And that's kind of intriguing.

Yeah.

He was very proud to say

That it was hair extensions.

[Michael] yes, human hair.

[Imitating chris] it's human hair,

And it's maybe a little dark, a little goth.

[Michael] but I think that chris

Is still giving us costumes.

[Nina] but you know what?

There have been many fantastic designers

That have started off as costume designers

And have built a business

On this.

We know what we want to do?

[Michael] yeah, I think so.

Okay. Let's bring them back out.

Chris.

Rami.

One of you will be out.

Chris.

Rami.

One of you will be going to fashion week...

And one of you will be out.

You made this a very difficult decision.

Our criticism of both of your three looks

Is that they felt dark

And overworked.

But here's the good news.

Chris, you showed us how incredibly creative you are.

Rami.

You showed us something different.

And a refined point of view.

[Dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Rami.

Congratulations.

You're going to new york fashion week.

Thank you so much.

I really appreciate it.

And, um, I'm... Very excited to show.

[Heidi] I'm sorry, chris.

That means you're out.

You're an incredible designer.

And we loved having you here.

Thank you so much.

Auf wiedersehen.

I'm so thrilled to have made it this far.

And this has been such an incredible experience.

Thank you so much.

[Rami exhales]

So what's up, tr*nnies?

I'm in.

You are?

And...yeah.

And you?

-Out. -Sorry.

-It's... -Are you okay?

Yes.

I'm so happy for rami, because, you know.

Yeah.

It's his whole life.

[Rami] I wish we both could go to fashion week.

But I'm very proud, and I'm very happy,

And it's nice to now know

That I will be showing my collection

At fashion week.

You two better watch out for that.

[Laughing] that's what I have to say.

[Designers murmuring]

So.

Chris, as heidi said, you are

An incredible designer.

Oh!

You know what, tim?

This has happened before.

[Laughter]

I had no idea what would happen

The day I set foot in the door at project runway.

-Bye, chris. -Bye.

-[Rami] bye. -Love you.

[Chris] what I really didn't expect

Was the amount of love

That the universe sent my way.

Would I do it again?

[Small voice] yeah.

[Laughter]

[Heidi] coming up on project runway...

-You look nervous. -I am.

What happened to

-The c*ck, confident christian? I- don't know.

[Jillian] I didn't know what I was doing.

She's never done a casting before.

Whatever. It's her own fault.

Can you focus on the positive?

No.

Here it is. Bryant park.

Now it's like the end of the road,

And that's the reward.

[Jillian] this is it, guys.

Oh, I'm over these girls.

Where are my two girls?

I was like ready to give up.

[Woman] you okay?

You guys, this is so unfair.

-Hello, everybody. -[Cheers and applause]

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