08x09 - Race to the Finish

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Previously on
Project Runway...

I am honored to be standing in
front of photographs of

Jacqueline Kennedy,
how is Mondo?

I'm just going back and forth
between two different ideas.

Do you feel strong enough to
stand up on that Runway for it?

I-I really like it.
If they're gonna send me home,

they're gonna send me home
on something that I believe in.

I'm surprised that this is what
you have to deliver.

I feel like I'm on a different planet.
It has no impact at all.

It's just sad looking. Well, I wanted to keep it really simple.
Simple doesn't mean boring.

They were, like, in bad moods
today, man.

Mondo, you are the clear
winner of this challenge.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

Michael, I'm sorry,

that means 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

vision and run their business,
and the opportunity to design

and sell an exclusive collection
on piperlime. com.

fashion spread in Marie Claire
magazine and $25,000 from

L'Oreal Paris Studio Secrets
Professional.

Project Runway 8x09
Race to the Finish
Original Air Date on September 23,2010

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Another big day.

Another one bites the dust.

Michael D. was a presence
that was very light.

Not having him there makes this
feel more like a competition.

Where you going now?
Dude, we got to move into the

other room today.
I decided not to go.

I'm staying.
So Christopher Collins and I

have to move in with Andy and
Michael costello, which should

be very interesting.
Yeah, interesting.

You know, I'm not even gonna
give in to the judges anymore.

I'm gonna just, you know, design
the best designs I can make.

Valerie was really broken by
being on the bottom.

And I just hope she can overcome
this.

Ivy's my best friend here.
She's a good designer and she's

passionate about what she does.
People might think she's

opinionated.
At the end of the day, she is a

really great person.
Hi, guys.

Sorry for barging in.
We're the new roommates.

It's been just Michael
costello and myself in our room

for a while now.
I really enjoy Mondo and

Christopher.
It's nice to have people that I

can trust.
Okay, let's go.

We should do, like, a thing
before we leave now.

Like, a powwow thing, you know.
Come on.

Hello. Hi.
I'm going to let Tim fill

you in on all of the details
for your next challenge.

But I will give you a little
hint.

If you win the next challenge,
you will be taking home a big

chunk of change.

Good luck and I'll see you all on the Runway.
Bye.

Good morning, designers.
I am delighted to introduce

Collier strong, consulting
makeup artist for L'Oreal Paris.

Collier is here to work with you
on the makeup aspect of your

head-to-toe look for this
challenge.

Hi, everyone. Morning.
For this challenge, you will

be designing a high fashion look
that will appear in a

L'Oreal Paris advertorial.
When I say high fashion, I'm

referring to something that
would be perfectly at home in

Paris couture week.
In other words, a serious, wow

moment.
To get the l'oreal advert,

this is huge.
Millions and millions of women

will be seeing this ad.
My dress to be featured in it...

I like this challenge.
You can really do something over

the top. That's who I am.
This advertorial will appear

in Marie Claire magazine and the
winner of this challenge will

receive something unprecedented.

$20,000.
What?

From L'Oreal Paris.
$20,000. I haven't made over

$12,000 a year.
And to win $20,000, wow, that's

amazing.
Ivy, you look stricken.

I almost started crying.
Right now, I'm struggling just

to live.
So the $20,000 win would be

amazing.
Exciting, yes?

Yeah. Wow.
This advertorial not only

features your design, but it
also features l'oreal's studio

secret eye shadow duos.
They come in five fantastic

Metallic, crystal,

bright, matte, and velvet.
So the point of departure

for this challenge is to use one
of the studio secrets finishes

for your inspiration.
So the challenge today is

to create a high fashion,
couture look that incorporates

one of those eye shadow
combinations.

And considering that there's a
$20,000 incentive, risking big

could come with big payoff.
I will say this about velvet,

unless you're really adept at
using it, it's very difficult.

And, Mondo, you won the last
challenge so you get to choose

first.
I am going to pick bright.

I'm gonna choose the next
designer from our velvet bag.

And that designer is
Christopher.

I'm going with crystal.
I chose crystal because I think

a woman that's wearing my
clothes is probably wearing

diamonds.
April.

Matte.
Michael.

Love me some metallic. Ivy.
Bright.

I don't want the judges to think
that I'm only capable of using

muted colors.
And I really don't think that

a muted color would read well
as an advertorial.

Valerie. Crystal.
Gretchen.

I'm gonna take a serious risk

and go velvet.

Velvet to me is risky, which is
right up my alley.

I think it's a boring fabric
and Gretchen designs boring

clothes.
So it'll work perfect.

Andy.
I will go with metallic.

All right.
So after you come up with

your design, I'll meet with each
of you individually and we'll

come up with a great look
that'll really highlight and

bring your design to life.
Way cool.

You will have 30 minutes to
sketch, then we're going

shopping at mood, where you'll
have a budget of $300.

Wow. Yeah.
We have $300 to shop at mood.

But we also have to do a pretty
big look.

More money means more work. And you have two days for
this challenge.

Yes. Finally.
So sketch away and I'll come

back for you in 30 minutes.
Good luck.

Off we go. Thank you.
Bye.

I feel like what the judges--
they're looking for now is, can

we be true designers?
We all are going to have to step

it up.
Looking at the l'oreal

makeup, I am going to go very

literal and do something bright.
I'm basing my design on a

kaleidoscope.
When I think of the word

bright, Hawaii comes to mind.

And I am designing this very

beautiful electric blue gown.

I'm going to create waves on it.

I'm thinking big kimono
sleeves.

I want to do a wrap that has
kind of a plunging neckline.

I don't want to stray too far
from, like, the elements that

the judges know me for.

All right, everyone, let's
head off to mood.

All right, designers, you have
your $300 budget and you have 30

minutes to shop.
Be strategic.

And, swatch, yes, you can be
part of this.

All right, everyone, your time
starts now.

How much is this per yard?
I thought of doing an evening

gown, so I'm looking for flow-y

and fine fabrics.

Eew.
I just, like, tried to get a

whole bunch of materials that
I'm attracted to.

I mean, who wants to play with a
box of crayons with one color?

Ooh, it's traffic jam

I wanted teal.
This time going in, I knew what

textiles I was looking for.
The only thing I was very

concerned about is the color.
Thank you.

Everyone, that's it.
Time is up.

Come on, everyone.
Let's go back to parsons.

Thank you, mood.
Bye, swatch.

The concept behind my girl is
that she's, like, a modern, but

futuristic type of warrior girl.

Definitely a hard look, though.
I'm excited to see it.

We'll see. Two days.
Two days.

When Tim said that there was
a two-day challenge, a lot of

people were, like, "oh.

Let's just lean the chair back,
take our time, just cruise

through it. "
I want to get knocked out

because you never know.

♪ I'm so excited ♪

oh, why did I pick silk?
Cutting silk is hard.

Sewing silk is hard.
Finishing silk is really hard.

I think that I'm a very good
designer and I really need to

showcase what I'm capable of
doing.

I'm going to have to do a lot of
hand pleating, so I'm just

hoping that I get everything
done on time.

I'm not really paying
attention to any of the other

designers because I am so
focused on trying to get my

stuff done.
But I know who has issues.

Ooh, is this all yours,
Gretchen?

This pink tool?
No, that's Michael c's.

Okay. Oh. Hmm.
You using those colors too?

Those are my colors and he's
using them as well.

Did you show him your sketch,
girl?

Seeing Michael c. With colors
that I've used in this

challenge frustrates me a little
bit because this is a

competition about who you are as
a designer.

I don't know what it is about

Gretchen and I that we're both

very addicted to this bordeaux

whatever-you-call-it color.

Wow. I love that color.
I'm guilty.

I'm gonna do it better than she
can.

I don't feel threatened by
him.

I'm just insulted that maybe
some boundaries were crossed.

It's cool, though,'cause mine
looks good.

I love this color.
Ugh. Somehow I've created a

monster.
Coming up on

Project Runway...
This could be one of my

strongest pieces.
That's the ripple of the wave.

And then that's the waters
crashing.

No.
I have to start this whole

bodice over.
I'm basically.

What is that color?
I don't know what I would

call that. Like, lavender?
Michael c. Replicates.

I don't see a point of view in
his work.

I see other people's point of
views.

Hey, I think that your
color palette may be similar.

But what you're doing is...
Worlds apart?

But what's his is his and
what's mine is mine and I gotta

let go.
I still have to figure out what

the I'm doing with this
skirt.

I don't know.
The challenge today is hard

because it's create the most

complex work you have to date.

And create something that
complements these eye shadow

duos.
Whew. That's a lot of pressure.

Hi. Hey.
The makeup finish that I

picked was metallic.
Uh-huh.

The concept behind this is
kind of a futuristic warrior

woman.
Almost like w*r paint.

Uh-huh. I think that looks
great.

I want to give the illusion
of a really dramatic cat eye

almost.
We can turn her into anything

we want.
I like the idea of keeping

Cassie pale because I don't want
her to look like a regular human

being.
I kind of want her to look like

a hybrid.
I'm using this infallible.

Makes it really dramatic.
That's perfect.

Looks really good.
All right? Good luck.

Thank you. You're welcome.
Here's the pink, and then the

yellow, and the blue will be
draped out of all these colors.

So you're not afraid of
color?

Not at all.
I love this.

I do like to do overboard
stuff with my styling.

So here's my opportunity.
I think it's so fun.

So you were the brave one that
picked velvet.

I took the velvet.
It's gonna be good or bad.

We'll use double extend
lash boosting mascara.

The makeup is here to take my
look over the top.

I love it. It's perfect.
I think it's great.

I'm so glad I got to talk
to you.

So I'm doing blue on blue.
See, like, how great--

oh, my God! It's perfect.
Uh-huh. So I'm using the

darker of this duo... Okay.
Which is called "showy."

You're not just selling your
dress so you want to be

conscientious that the entire
look fits well together and it

tells a story.
I think it's beautiful.

It's gorgeous. Good luck.
Thank you, Collier.

How is everyone? Good.
I'm here to check in with you

and see what you're doing.
How's Valerie?

I'm doing all right.
So tell me what you're doing.

So what I want to do is I'm
gonna do a shoulder that's

raised over the shoulder.
And then these pieces are all

biased strips.
It's gonna be very structural.

And you have crystal.
And what I'm gonna do is I'm

gonna cut them off the chain and
hand-sew them.

Valerie's does not look
avant-garde.

I can't see that on a Paris
Runway.

This is incredibly ambitious.
This could be one of my

strongest pieces.
I'm really hoping this will

redeem me from the last
challenge.

I'm gonna let you get to
work.

Thank you, Tim.
My concept was kind of

thinking about kaleidoscopes.
Hmm.

So this is what I'm coming up
with so far.

I think my toughest
competition are Gretchen and

Mondo.
Go big. Be you.

Thank you, Tim.
And possibly April.

I don't want to do an evening
gown.

I don't want you to do an
evening gown.

It's not you. Yeah.
I feel like April has

maintained who she is and she's
been doing really well.

I have some ideas.
I believe in you.

Okay.
So I have to come out on top

of one of these last challenges
because I've been in the bottom

way too many times.
I feel like coming out of

last--the last challenge, I feel

like a fighter in me has been
awakened.

Good.
And that's kind of what's

coming out of my designs.
I'm on the fence about

Andy's.
It's kind of, like, "wow."

But then it's, like, "well..."
He's literally making a warrior

costume.
Are you taking it far enough?

I don't know.
So think about that.

Thank you, Tim.
Initially, I thought very

kimono or, like, caftan-y.
Right now, it's looking very

much like a robe.
Really?

Yeah. Ah! Okay.
Gretchen... Oh, my God.

I don't like what she's doing.
When I think of bright, I

think of a day at the beach.
So how are you using the

strips?
That's the ripple of the wave

and then that's the waters
crashing.

No. This is when it's getting
too literal.

Okay.
Keep your critical eye on it

so that it doesn't become a
pageant gown.

It could go pageant very easily.
Thank you, Ivy.

Thank you, Tim.

Did you hear Tim and mine?
He was, like, "I really think

this challenge is going to
solidify some people's futures. "

Probably.
In the challenge, in that if

you don't...
Show a show?

Do a wow, why would they let

to go to fashion week?
We have to work hard, girl.

Mm-hmm.
I really believe in my heart

that I'm supposed to be at
fashion week and I believe in my

heart that you're supposed to be
there too so...

I hope so.
We gotta do it.

I really hope so. Yeah.
I have to go.

I have to pee.
Team.

Go team.

Is anybody else worried about
time?

Kind of, yeah.
Have you sewn anything yet,

though?
Not a piece.

Hey, what's up?
I have a lot of work to do,

girl, a lot.
Go ahead. Walk for me.

Oh, wow. It's beautiful.
A lot of the other designers

are still working in the muslin
and they have nothing for

try-on.


I'm ready for this fitting.
I likey.

It's chic.
When Cassie comes in, I have

to fit her head...
For a skullcap to do my

headpiece. Yay.
Is that tight enough?

Uh, a little loose.
A little loose?

The bodice is huge.

Let me take some measurements.
I've been worried about eyen

being substantially smaller than
my size 6 form.

But she's my muse.
I'm just being loyal.

Bye.
Bye.

Bye.

I have taken it in so much

that it t looks like crap.
I tried to salvage as much as

i can of the original bodice.
It's, like, ruining the entire

shape. .
Did you--so what happened

when you fit her?
It didn't have the boning or

the face in it.
And I tried to put in the boning

face in it and...
It was not working it at all.

It's 11:00 at night.
And...

I have to start this whole
bodice over.

I wasted 12 hours on this
avant-garde look.

And now I'm basically.

Coming up on
Project Runway...

Listen to me, listen to me,
listen to me.

You can't forfeit.
I just lost a day and a half

of work. Val?
Designers, can I have your

attention, please?
Oh, my God.

Even I'm shaking over this.

We couldn't open our eyes
this morning.

I think it's that we got
four, five hours of sleep.

I think it's the exhaustion,
girl.

We're worked to the core.
We're creatively, emotionally,

physically spent.
Kind of nervous 'cause I've

got a lot to do.
Well, if you get

up and get crackin'...

Are you still worried?
Would you be worried if

you... I would be.
Lost an entire day of work.

I've already dropped the ball
on this challenge.

I'm way behind.
And I'm freaking out.

Let's go.
♪ On my way ♪

♪ to the mothertop ♪

that weally bad.

I need a red bull.

Got to get this done.

What are you doing right now?
Are you gonna bead or what?

I have three more pieces of
my skirting to finish up and

then I'm gonna bead onto this.
Well, get cracking.

It's nice to have two days.
I feel like I can actually

execute things absolutely
perfectly.

We had a bigger budget.
We have more time.

It means we have more fabric,
which means we can really take

it to the next level.

Such a fine line of, like, don't
do the expected but still be

you.
I'm afraid they're gonna say

mine's, like, not enough.
'Cause I might have to edit some

stuff out and I don't want to.
I'm not going to.

I'm just gonna go full tilt
on this one, honey.

Even though she does walk down
in panties and a bustier, girl.

Would they let her?

Designers, I want you to
know, on the one hand, I am

loath to present what I'm about
to present.

On the other hand, I
sincerely believe it will help

each of you.
Oh, my God.

You are currently designing
a high fashion Runway look.

There are very few if any
designers who can sustain a

brand based on this genre of
work.

Great.
Rather, they build their

brand based on ready-to-wear
collections.

So for this challenge, you will

be creating a second look.

This look is to be a
ready-to-wear companion to your

high fashion Runway look.

This is terrible.
You will have 15 minutes to

sketch.
Then we're going shopping at

mood where you'll have a budget
of $100.

You will have until midnight
tonight and the usual amount of

time in the morning to complete

both works.

So this means you need to run,

not walk.
Even I'm shaking over this.

I think I'm gonna pee my
pants.

It's just so much to slam
into one more day.

I mean, really.
Your sketching time begins

now and I will return.
I'm so stressed.

Thank you.
I can't believe this.

I can.
I'm in a good place.

There are several people that
aren't in a good place.

Ivy still has a ton of things to
do.

Valerie still has a ton of
things to do.

Gretchen thinks she's gonna
hand-bead the whole back of that

dress.
Mondo has to redo his whole top.

I mean, there's a lot of people
that are sweating in there.

Oh, my gosh. Okay.
I'm trying not to freak out.

What do I need?
Well, my game plan now is

probably going to...

I don't know.
My ready-to-wear a look, I'm

gonna adapt it from the patterns
I've already drafted because I

really have no time to create
another set of patterns.

I'm just hoping that my
speedy sewing abilities will

definitely be beneficial to me
at this point.

I believe in myself.
I can do it.

All right, designers, let's
go to mood.

You have 15 minutes.
Go! Go, go, go.

It's a good thing I have long
legs and I run a lot 'cause

mood is a workout.

Can I get some help?
It's exactly what I need.

Hello!
You know, I'm just thinking

"stretch fabric."
I need, um, two yards of that

stripe.
Six yards of that.

Oh, this is the one yesterday?
Yes, same thing.

My plan of attack is to just get
the same fabric that I got

yesterday.
Surgical stripe.

Yeah.
A yard, please.

Designers, you have five
minutes.

Um, you had anything a little thinner with a better drape?
I am moving like a snail.

Where's the black ones?
I'm a little overwhelmed.

Yeah? Yeah, I'm a little freaked
out.

All right, everyone, time is
up.

You need to be at the counter.
Andy, where are you?

There he is. Time's up.
Living the good life, swatch.

Don't have to make any dresses
today, do you?

This is crazy.
I'm gonna need five friends

today.
I'm gonna try not to cut

corners, but I am making it
easier.

Like, and originally, I was
hand-embroidering the lace on.

Pshoo. Forget that.

I am very ahead of the game.
I'm really not worried with

timing at all.

Two looks, 20 grand.
It's huge.

Andy, what would you do with


It'll probably go towards...
Debt?

Some of it.
Yeah.

I hope I win because $20,000

would not only help me pay off
my student loans, but I could

also get a miniature pony.
I want a Miniature pony

so bad.
I want credit card companies

to stop calling me.
I've been so poor for so long

it's funny to think 20 grand
would change everything.

But it literally would change
everything.

What about you?
I need some drinking money,

man.
$20,000 is definitely leaving

some money signs in some of the
designers' eyes.

And I think that might blindside
them a little bit.

So hopefully they'll drop the
ball and, uh,

Go home.
You know what, my second look

is just gonna be ready-to-wear
off the rack even if it's the

clearance rack.
I just need to get it done.

Damn it.
Oh, did I just really do that?

I just did, didn't I?
How is everyone?

Eh. Eh?
I've seen better days.

Talk to me.
The bodice looks okay.

It--it doesn't--I mean, I had to
put a lot of layering in it and

boning for the construction.
But I just don't feel confident

sending this down the Runway,
Tim.

But you have to send two
looks down the Runway.

So like it or not, fake it.
Well, I think that's my

hardest thing is that, like, if
I'm going to be slated on the

Runway for something that I'm
not wild about...

You can't forfeit.
Forget about your original

design. Make this work.
Right.

Listen to me, listen to me,
listen to me.

This is an issue that every
designer faces.

You have a vision.
You don't want to compromise it.

Right.
You don't have the time.

So you're now released from it.
Okay.

All right, Valerie.
You can do it.

Thank you.
I had just lost a day and a half

of work. I sewed things that I really
wouldn't use.

I wasted time.
Val?

What's wrong?

I've--I just spent, like, the
entire two days cutting on all

that For nothing.

I just don't want to make an a*s
of myself.

Like, I don't want to have to
defend something that...

You don't love?
That--well, not even that I

don't love, that I don't like.
Coming up on

Project Runway...
Oh,, I need you to

take it off.
I'm freaking out right now.

This is major, major.
Crossing my fingers on this one.

I think you're just
exhausted.

I am so exhausted.
We're all exhausted.

I've been bottling it up all
day.

I really felt loved that they
came to talk with me and see how

I was doing.
They didn't have to come in and

talk to me 'cause they had other
things to do too.

My work is better than this.
Like, I've done evening wear,

women that go to the cannes film
festival.

Valerie tends to complain a
lot.

I understand that she's going
through a rough patch right now,

but we all are.
We just deal with it

differently.
And, ugh, it's just very

wearying.
It's just so frustrating

when you spend all that time
working on everything, and,

like, you had this idea of this,
like, beautiful thing that you

were gonna make, and then
everything just falls to pot.

Like, it just blows.
So I have to start over,

get my head in the game,
stop talking, and focus.

So who's gonna wear this
second look?

One of the other eight models
that got eliminated.

Oh, gosh.

Oh, there she is.
Hi. How are you?

So it's just a really simple
Jersey dress.

Okay, cool.
How's it going?

I'm--I'm almost--I've kind of
been--um, yesterday I was

finished.
You what?

Oh,.
My fitting is going

horrendously.
The measurements that I got for

the model are smaller than her
actual measurements.

So I'm really, really freaked
out.

Do you want me to take my bra
off?

Yeah, could you?
Okay, models, see you later.

It was nice seeing you.
Bye, model!

Ah.
The end of the second day, I'm

really worried.
I don't even have my dress done

for the couture look.
I'm just really, really hoping

and praying that I can finish
and execute it in the two hours

that we have the next day.

Let's go home.

♪ Wow wow ♪

I'm feeling pretty nervous.
Yeah, I'm nervous about my

crystals.
I've got to crystal my whole

dress.
Yeah, but at least you have

a dress finished.
I just feel like I definitely

bit off more than I can chew.
I'm just hoping to try and get

it together.
What about you, Valerie?

I just have to put crystals
on, which I think might take a

while, though.
I'm over feeling sad about

what's gonna happen.
So I'm just trusting that I'm a

good designer despite my flaws.
Has Valerie had, like, an

emotional crisis yet?
Oh, yeah, Valerie freaking

out.
I saw her black dress,

ready-to-wear, and it's... Black.
Is it nice?

Is it black?
Well, the thing is, like, she

always--
is it wool?

It's wool, girl.
It's always wool.

I think this might be the week
that they get tired of it, I

think, though.
I think Valerie just ran out of

time and just had to get
something done.

And same for Ivy.
I think that's kind of what's

gonna get them in the end.
Well, guys, it's time to hit

the Runway.
Let's go. Single file.

Let's do this.
It's gonna be a long one,

girl.

There's a lot to do.
This is major, major.

I am going to have to time
management myself like crazy.

That's just the name of the game
and, uh, I don't want to lose.

This morning, I'm thinking,
like, how long is it gonna take

me to do the jacket and then to
do the headpiece so it looks

finished and well-made, but

still huge?
And that's kind of Scary.

Good morning, designers.
Good morning, Tim.

Good morning.
All right, you know the

drill.
You have two hours to send your

models to the L'Oreal Paris
makeup room and the garnier

hair salon.
Please use the piperlime

accessory wall very
thoughtfully, okay?

Thanks, everyone.
Thanks, Tim.

Thank you.
I still have a lot of work to

do.
And I'm nervous because my stuff

is really different than
everyone else's in the room.

That velvet dress with beige
feathers looked dated and old,

and just dreadful.
Oh, thank God.

Oh, how are you?
Mm!

I'm just finishing your dress.
Back up this way.

Michael c's train is just
like trouble.

Trouble. Trouble.
It's so stiff and rigid.

It just seems weird to me.

Hey, Scott.
Hi. Hey, Ivy. How you doing?

So I'm really excited.
The finish, I had this

metallic.
So just a little bronze

around her eye. Yes.
Maybe just, like, a soft

little bit of light on the eye.
We're doing Audrey hepburn

via my fair lady and
breakfast at Tiffany's.

Alien without being green
alien, but, like, abnormal.

Beautiful. Yeah.
We're gonna accentuate the

eyes a little bit more, right?
Okay, perfect.

Have fun, girls. Be good.
I'm gonna get a report.

Could she have a lot going on right here?
I want it to be messy.

Yes, it's beautiful.
Love, love, love, love, love.

There's gonna be two of these
going like that.

Cool. Thank you.
You're welcome.

No.
Designers, in ten minutes,

you and your models and I are
going down to the Runway, all

right?
Ten minutes. Thank you.

I'm freaking out right now.
I need to make sure that I get

the dresses on, put the mod]Ls
in them, and send them down the

Runway.
Oh,, I need you to take

it off.
I think sometimes when you're

under a lot of stress, you, uh,
do your best work.

So crossing my fingers on this
one.

Oh, my God, this is so not
normal.

Designers and models, we are
going down to the Runway,

everyone.
So please follow me, all right?

Go ahead, girls, go.
Just go.

The construction is completely a
disaster.

So I'm hoping that I just get by
on this one.

Whoop!
Tim, I had some shoes set aside

for my model for her dress.
Mm-hmm. Let's just leave.

Uh...
Coming up on

Project Runway...
I mean, she looks like

miss Guatemala.
You have to choose either

boobs or legs.
The dress is like a Xanax.

It's a disaster.
This was tragic.

Hello.
Hi.

Welcome to the Runway.
As you know in fashion, one day

you're in, and the next day
you're out.

There are big stakes for this
challenge.

The designer who wins tonight
will receive $20,000...

And will also have their design
featured in a L'Oreal Paris

advertorial.
We asked you create a high

fashion Runway look that will
really wow us.

And then just to keep you on
your toes again, we threw in a

ready-to-wear look.
All right, let's meet the

judges.
First we have cfda lifetime

achievement award winner
Michael kors.

Hey, guys.
Fashion director for

Marie Claire magazine,
Nina Garcia.

Hi, everyone.
And guest judge, American

fashion designer, who dresses
many celebrities including the

first Lady, Michelle Obama,
naeem Khan.

Hello, 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.

Okay, let's start the show.

♪ ♪
when millana walks out on the

Runway, I feel that I definitely
accomplish the challenge in a

way that is new, and innovative,
and still true to who I am.

And I think it looks beautiful.
And it's definitely high

fashion.

When the ready-to-wear look
follows it, I'm so proud of

myself.
I couldn't ask for anything

better.
And I feel like it's really

reminiscent of who I am as a
designer.

Her makeup's really pretty.
Mm-hmm.

I think I got a lot of work done
in such a short amount of time

that I'm pretty amazed that
it looks so good.

I am definitely proud of this look
just because I accomplished

everything that I wanted too.

So the ready-to-wear look
is coming down the Runway

and my model hasn't looked better.
I feel like I really, uh, nailed it.

I'm happy that it's
kind of the look that I was going for.

But I mean, it's definitely still true to me.
And I'm still happy with it

I still think it looks very beautiful.
Pretty.

Oh, what a beautiful color.

Overall I think I'm safe
I don't know if I'll win this one,

but I thinking that
I'm safe at this point.

I'm overall very happy
with the dress.

I love it. My model
she looks gorgeous.

I'm kinda glancing over
at the judges right now,

and sure enough
Nina Garcia is looking

at that train, and she's like

"what the hell is this?"

Wow.... She looks hot.
She is stun g*n.

And then here comes my
ready-to-wear look.

I think it looks so cool.
It's the mini-me version

of my, you know, couture look.

I feel really great seeing my pieces
on the Runway.

Rose is happy. I'm proud of her.
This week for

how she's pulling off this dress.
She looks very smooth.

Ify is confodent and strong

so... It looks great
and I like the styling

I like, I like the concept.
I'm very happy with it.

Yeah. Nice.

What I'm noticing, really,
is the styling.

I just feel like it's a little
not me.

I'm not in love with the hair.
But the dress is so pretty.

It is probably the best work
I've ever done.

Watching kaven come down the
Runway, I think it looks good.

I feel like I've done the best
job I can.

Ooh, I love the side slit
action.

Holla.

I look at her gown on the
Runway.

It kind of reminds me a little
bit of an angel with the

missing wing or rainbow brite

on crack.
You know, I'm glad it's finished.

It's a finished look.

You know what, I'm human.
And hopefully people will

appreciate the fact that I
pushed on.

And when all hope was lost, I
could've stopped and I didn't.

I'm proud of myself that I stuck
to my g*ns and I finished it.

Beautiful or not.
It's a dress and it fits her.

She looks so good coming down
the Runway.

I stand out not only because of
my voice and my aesthetic,

but also because I'm the only
one that did separates.

In the end, my look was perfect.

This week is about redemption.

Amare looks beautiful.
The dress is super clean.

Super streamlined.
Fits her so well.

And it's just really good to
know that I did a good job

on this one.
Yes.

Looks great. Yeah, girl.
Work, Lady.

Christopher, April,
congratulations.

Your scores have qualified you
two to move on to the next

round. So you can leave the Runway.
Thank you.

The six of you had the highest
and the lowest scores.

One of you will be named the
winner of this challenge and you

will receive $20,000 from
L'Oreal Paris, and your look

will appear in the L'Oreal Paris

advertorial.

And one of you will be out.

The six of you had the
highest and the lowest scores.

One of you will be named the
winner of this challenge, and

one of you will be out.

Ivy, Valerie, Michael,

you have the lowest scores.
We're gonna talk to the

designers with the highest
scores first and then we'll

bring you back out.
You can leave the Runway.

Not good.
We're on the bottwm.

We're on the bottom.
So how are you feeling right

now? I didn't think that I was
gonna be in the bottom.

I think I just felt like I took
on too much.

But I thought the concept was
really beautiful.

I'm kind of surprised that
Gretchen got in the top.

I mean, I knew that Andy and
Mondo would be up there, but,

like...
I didn't know if Andy would.

I thought Andy would.
It was just so unique.

I think with Gretchen's, the
reason I don't think she's gonna

win is because I think they're
like her ready-to-wear more than

her high fashion look.
It's a huge prize.

It's 20 grand, man.
Yeah, it is.

It's amazing. Yeah.
That's crazy.

Gretchen, tell us about your
look.

I chose velvet as my finish.
And it was really important for

me to be a fantasy version of

who I think I am as a designer
and the type of woman that I

want to create for.
And then as I translated that

into my ready-to-wear, I really

feel like it's really taking
everything you love about this

and creating something that's
very accessible.

I think that your high
fashion dress--I actually think

is very wearable.
Did you do the feather work

yourself?
I did.

That's all hand applique.
I love the back.

I wish there was more of this
beading in the front somehow.

I almost want to turn it around
and have the front be the back

and the back be the front
because that to me brings it to

another level.
It's always a rule of thumb

that I believe in, is that when
you're wearing something like

this, you sit across a dinning
table, you meet people, it's

always this front part is very
important.

So I would've liked a little
more emphasis in the front.

But it's beautiful overall.
Thank you.

I don't love her hair because
I think that the look is so

not costume-y.
And I think the hair makes it

feel a little costume-y.
But I think her makeup is

extraordinary.
It's perfect, actually.

I like both looks.
Thank you.

Andy, tell us about your
looks.

The finish that I picked,
um, was a metallic finish.

I wanted to create a silhouette
that was very strong.

Still keeping my woman feminine.

For the ready-to-wear look,
I wanted to maintain that

strength so I maintained
the--the same armor on the arm

and on the side.
And this is actually the same

fabric as this.
But I did a sheer overlay to

make it more wearable.
I like it.

You've kept to your vision.
And as a designer, you have to

stick to your vision.
I like that you've got so much

technique going on in there.
I like all the detailing.

And I love that c*ck dress.
It's real. It's wearable.

Good job.
I like the idea of it.

It's not so obvious, the
metallic.

I think that the translation
works brilliantly.

And my favorite thing, I think
that those boot pants--that

those could translate into
something actually quite

wearable.
I love the boots.

How did you make this?
The shoe had to go into the

pant and then she slipped it on
as if it was one piece.

It's a pair of pumps inside.
It looks great.

The affect is fantastic.
You did a wise choice in

choosing this blend of
metallics.

Gives it a little depth.
I also like that you went into

the fantasy makeup.
The ready-to-wear, it looks

great.
It feels like it belongs in the

same collection.
I liked it.

Thank you.
In terms of craftsmanship,

I think that you've done a great
job.

The day look, I like.
I think that that's quite

beautiful.
But I don't love the high

fashion look.
Okay.

Mondo, tell us about your two
looks.

I chose bright.
And so I kind of went back to my

childhood and thought about a
kaleidoscope.

You turn it.
You know, you get all those

beautiful shapes and it always
changes.

So I just wanted to give it
interest from the front to the

back.
With the day look, I just wanted

to go completely opposite and

have kind of an absence of
color.

But still be relatable to this
look, but very clean and just

very easy to wear.
First what I want to know,

you made this hat?
I made this this morning.

That is a great hat.
Thank you.

I love the hat.
I love the frizzy hair.

Love the makeup.
You were very bold to use all

those stripes.
They're tricky when you work

with stripes.
There's only one thing to me.

The gown is too short.
And I also think that the

fabric choice looks inexpensive.
Okay.

Can I see the back of the
dress, please?

I think the back is really
kind of dreamy.

I think it looks a little like

a Kentucky derby horse ribbon
exploded.

I think it's really a very,

very, very glamorous, exciting,

and original design.
I'm not surprised you picked

bright 'cause I know you love
color.

And that's phenomenal.
I love to see that.

And I love the c*ck
dress.

It's simple. It's wearable.
It's beautiful. Good work.

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

Now we're gonna talk to the
designers with the lowest

scores.
And then we'll bring you back

out.
You can leave the Runway.

Thank you.

Hey, guys.
Hey.

What's up? Yeah.
What do you think about the

people that are in the bottom?
Do you think all three of

them deserve to be in the bottom?
Yeah. I do.

Ivy, tell us about your two
looks.

I chose bright.
When I think about the word

bright, I thought of the beaches
in Hawaii.

So for the couture look, I did
biased strips.

I kind of wanted to really play
with the idea of the ocean and

the waves.
So I styled her hair also to

look like a wave.
And for the ready-to-wear piece,

I did just a simple c*ck
dress that kind of replicated

the, um, the ocean spray on the

couture dress.
I think they look like

bridesmaids under the Sea.
Everyone up here has a

bridesmaid pageant problem.
I think the necklines on both of

the dresses are really...

Nurse-y on top is the only word
for it.

You know, I think that the
colors could've been gorgeous,

but they needed to be
alleviated, you know, with a

little bit of lightness.
So they just don't make it for

me.
I think you had problems

with the fit on both dresses.
Yeah.

Your model is a very young
girl and she looks ancient.

You tried very hard.
Thank you.

But it's overkill. Okay.
In every way from the colors

to your technique to your, you
know, the way you laid out

your bias strips.
Not a good dress.

Will you show us the back?

I thought the back is better
than the front.

This is a little bit messy.
One strap is thicker than the

other, then all those stripes.
If that would've been resolved

a little bit better...
But this is just a little bit

all over the place.
But I didn't hate it as much as

as the others.
Hmm.

Valerie, tell us about your
looks.

The element that I received
was crystal.

My initial inspiration was
Audrey hepburn.

Audrey in both
breakfast at Tiffany's,

but also in my fair Lady.
For the high fashion look,

i wanted to do something that
was classic, but still regal,

and elegant, and light, and
buoyant.

And then for my ready-to-wear
look, I wanted to go kind of the

opposite.
I wanted to have a contrast.

So something that's a little
more versatile, a little more

accessible.
The number one thing you

learn in fashion is you should

let the fabric talk to you.

You were not imaginative enough.

You forced the fabric.
And that's when everything

starts going crazy.
You're trying to do a

structured dress out of soft

fabric. Right.
It's like trying to make a

winter coat out of kleenex.

Wow. I think this looks like

a beauty pageant dress.
I mean, she looks like

miss Guatemala.
There's where my family's

from, actually.
No offense to you.

No. It's okay. It's okay.
But the hair and the makeup

are not helping your cause.

I mean, I really question your

taste with this.
It's just--there's nothing

modern about it.
I think that this metallic,

weird diamante hoop at her
shoulder is just wacky.

I mean, the only possible
accessory that she could use

with this is a wand.

I mean, it literally looks like

"I love you and you and you."

I mean, it's just--it's wacky.

And then you went the other way
around.

She just came from the office
and someone said "oh, by the

way, it's a crystal challenge. "

And she went into her handbag
and she sewed three crystal

buttons on it.
I mean, it's not even--it's not

even in the ballpark.
No, I-I agree.

Your points are very valid.
Michael, tell us about your

looks.
The category that I had to

choose from was metallic.
I love the color.

And I did the shape of the dress
first.

Was kind of digging, like, the
shapes that was going into it.

And then for the ready-to-wear,
i just wanted to do something,

you know, just simple and easy

and not too over-the-top.

Maybe like the mini-me version

of the evening gown, so to
speak.

I'm not good at this.
I've been in the bottom before.

I'm kind of nervous up here.

In this instance, the fabric
spoke to you and you did work

well with the fabric, I think.

Proportions in this dress need a
lot of work.

I'm not a big fan of that
bordeaux color.

But I like the c*ck dress.
Could be a little longer.

I think you have to choose
either boobs or legs.

Because now it's, like, I don't
know where to look.

The amazing legs or the amazing
boobs.

And, therefore, I would've made
the skirt longer.

You're the only one standing
up here who the clothes are

constructed well, sewn well, and
tailored well.

I think you had a big problem
with this gown--a ball gown.

You know, it's not the most
modern thing.

So to wire the hem like that and

give us this ridiculous train,

and then to style her like
like Scarlett o'hara in

gone with the wind, you know,
it's not a costume challenge.

Make her turn around, please
hello! I mean, she's got all the

curtains from tara ripped off
the wall and put into the one

dress.
Okay.

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

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

You can leave the Runway.

Okay, let's talk about Andy.
You guys loved Andy.

I love the fact that he did
pants.

Me too.
You know, for me, Andy grew

on me.
When the first thing came out,

I was not so sure.
I felt it was over-the-top.

There was too much going on.
But I just feel that once you

look at it and the details--
and the man has really put so

much effort into it, there's
something going on there which

is good.
And I think that his day

dress is really chic, sleek,

sexy.
I like the day dress.

Great.
You would wear that.

I would wear that dress.
Oh, yeah, I like the day

dress.
It's a beautiful, black, simple

dress.
But I like that he had the

metallic under the sheer fabric.
Yeah, which was smart.

I think it was smart.
Yeah. That was.

I like the choice of fabric.
And I like the way he kind of

mixes it together.
I-I definitely do.

Let's talk about Mondo.
It's refreshing that he--

he embraces color.

And with all this mishmash,
it could go really, really

wrong.
But he always makes it work.

Part of that, honestly,
the guy knows how to construct

clothes.
So he can take something that

could look quite honestly like
a train wreck and turn it into

something that actually, I
think, is quite beautiful.

His high fashion look was
so over-the-top, but it was

still working.
And then you look at his

ready-to-wear look, which was
really commercial.

Yeah.
It's very commercial because

if you put it on, you'd look
skinnier.

Oh, yes, very slimming.
Such an important point.

And that's a big thing.
Very slimming.

A very, very smart,
commercial, but still chic

dress.
Yeah.

Okay, let's talk about Gretchen.
I like her bohemian flavor.

It was Gretchen just elevated.

I thought the back detailing was
gorgeous.

I love the degrade with the
feathers.

And I loved all the layers of
the fabric.

It looked effortless.
And I really--I do think that

for a beauty sh**t for the
advertorial, the fact that this

velvet has so much richness
would be perfect.

Would be great.
The ready-to-wear dress is

nice.
But she could've done a little

bit more here.
I like the silhouette,

though. I do too.
I think that the dress--

it's interesting that when you
first look at it, you think it's

kind of demure and conservative.

But, in fact, when she walks,
and you get those panels moving

on the side, I like the surprise
of that.

Yeah, I mean, it was quite
sexy.

It's a sexy dress.
It doesn't look sexy

standing.
But when she's walking, I mean,

the slits, they went right up to
here.

They were Heidi high.
I was, like, "mm, I'm liking

that one. "

Let's talk about the designers
that we didn't like.

When you look at the three
lined up, it's a shocker.

No, it was my fair Lady...
]] Gone with the wind.

And the little mermaid.
I mean, it's just so

old-fashioned.
I don't get it.

Yeah. When I look at what happened
with Michael, he just kept going

and going and going.
I mean, it looked like she was

dragging a bolt of fabric behind
her.

Yeah, I didn't love that
train either.

But I thought that there were
a few things in that dress that

were actually not so bad.
One could salvage these

dresses.
I mean, if one had to, he could

retune it and he could really
make them easily better.

Yeah. Yeah.

Oof. What about Valerie?
The wedding dress, you cannot

salvage.
Oh, no.

There's nothing right about
this dress.

No. It's awful.
The styling on top of it is

horrific.
Oh, my God.

The fabric truly, like, got
away from her.

There's a lot wrong here.
I mean, the fabric is--

this dress is the black dress.
It's, like, nothing.

I mean, it's...
The dress is like a Xanax.

I mean, it's such a bore.

With the sloping...
I think the biggest problem,

honestly, I think there's no
idea there.

There's no possibility of
executing it well.

And she really has no
understanding of fabric at all.

None.
Sad.

What about Ivy?
This was tragic.

If you look at this gown, it
is doing everything bad that a

dress could do to a woman's
body.

Totally.
And all those asymmetrical lines

on the top of the bustier, I
mean, it just makes the woman

totally wrong.
It just...

It just looks like a mess.
And the color.

I mean, it's like they used
primary colors like this.

It's, like, really a disaster.
And then the same bad

neckline twice. Yeah.
You know what else really

worries me about Ivy, I think
she pretty consistently bites

off more than she can chew.
Yeah.

What's worse, Valerie or Ivy?

I say Ivy.
Ivy's worse?

I think Valerie. I--ugh.
I, uh...

I think it's an unbelievably
tight race for hideous today.

Okay, let's bring them back
out.

One of you will be named the
winner and one of you will be

out.

Mondo, your high fashion look

was bold, playful, and

interesting.
Your ready-to-wear version was

graphic and commercial.
And your signature is really

coming through.
Congratulations, Mondo.

You are the winner of this
challenge.

Yes.
And you get $20,000 from

l'oreal.
Thank you so much.

Thank you. Thank you. Yay.
I left Colorado with $14

in my bank account.
So I have $20,014 in my bank

account now.
Thank you so much.

Your look will also appear in
the l'oreal advertorial.

Wow.
This is a big win.

You can leave the Runway.
Thank you so much.

I won. Yay.
Oh, my God, look at your face.

Yay. Congratulations.
I'm so happy for you.

Will you buy me a little
pony?

Are you, like, tripping out?
You just won $20,000.

Sit down.
I'm so happy for you, Mondo.

Good boy. Totally.
It's amazing.

It's really--it really is
amazing.

I'm so excited, I...
You know, like, this is what I

came--this is what I came to do.

Oh, man.

Andy...
You're in.

You can leave the Runway.
Thank you.

Gretchen, you're in.
You can leave the Runway.

Thank you.

Michael...

You're in.
You can leave the Runway.

Thank you.

Valerie, Ivy, one of you will

be out.

Valerie, we don't think that
you had a clear concept.

From fabric to styling, your
choices were unfortunate.

Ivy, your blue dresses really

disappointed us today.
The color choice was way off.

And your silhouettes were
extremely unflattering.

Ivy...

I'm sorry, you're out.

Valerie...

You're in.
You can leave the Runway.

Thank you very much. I really appreciate the
opportunity.

It was a pleasure to meet you.

I am stunned.
You're safe?

Are you okay?

I don't think so.

Like, I was prepared to leave.
You know, I really was.

I just felt like she had more
fight than I did.

And I felt like it should've
been me.

I really do.

Auf wiederesehen.
Thank you.

Thank you for the op--for
the opportunity.

Oh, man, Ivy's gonna get lots
of... Love.

Hi.

Ugh. No sad faces.
Can't handle this.

I don't even know what to say.
I'm shocked.

I think, if anything, I'm
just gonna really miss designing

'cause I don't think I've ever
loved anything else as much as

i do.
I'm really gonna miss

designing.
But it doesn't stop here.

Though.
Yeah. Yeah.

You just won't be designing
here.

Yeah.
Ivy, um, I wish I could go

home for you.

I really do.

Oh, Jesus.

Ivy, you know what makes me
sick, though?

The looks before the judges
just weren't finished.

Yeah, I know.
They just weren't.

And it was very evident to me.
No, tota--same here.

But c'est la vie.
Well, I have to send you to

the workroom to clean up your space.
Yes, bye, guys. Oh.

Gonna miss you.
It sucks because I just felt

like I still had so much more
to show of me and I think I have

a lot more creativity than some
of the other designers out

there.

You really inspire me.
Stay strong and stop

complaining so much.
All right, girl. I will.

I love it so much that I told
myself that if I moved to

new York, that I would sacrifice

whatever I could just to fulfill
my dream.

So I'm definitely gonna keep on
going.

Good to see you.
Congratulations.

Thank you so much.


It's always amazing to work
with somebody as great as

Collier.
He's a makeup genius.

Cool. Can't wait to see you
out there.

Hold it.
Right there. Beautiful. Good.

Walking into the advertorial
sh**t is intimidating.

Finding it again.
Your hand's on your hips.

Do you want to smooth the
train?

In a second.
All right, attitude.

Stop. Turn. Beautiful.
Right there. Attitude.

I mean, I've never done
anything like this in my life.

How are you envisioning this?
Eyen, will you do what you

were doing earlier with your
arm?

That looks cool like that.
But you know what, I could get

used to it.
I love what you've done.

These designs are beautiful.
I never thought that I would

be here, but I'm a dreamer.
Oh, wait, that's cute.

Do that again.
There you go. Ha ha ha.

And winning this just really
makes me know that I can do

this. That's it. Good.
Thank you so much.

It's good to dream and work
hard because it does pay off.

Thank you so much.
I'm out of here.

No. Next time.
All right, next time.

See ya. Bye, everybody. Thank you.
Bye.

Next time on Project Runway...
Designers, we are bringing

back the hp challenge from last
season.

Yay. Wow.
You will be creating a

textile design that would be
placed on fabric.

And that fabric will become part
of your garment design.

I think that Mondo's print
is very Mondo.

But I don't know the story
behind it.

He won't talk about it.
I'm about to send in some

special guests.
And be nice to them, please.

Oh, my God!

It's unwearable.

Fashion is not for sissies.
I wish I knew what the story

was.