10x01 - A Times Square Anniversary Party

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This is Project Runway.

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Project Runway 10x01
A Times Square Anniversary Party
Original Air Date on July 19, 2012


[Cheering]

It's awesome to see Project

Runway here in Times Square.

Way to start the season off with

a bang.

There are so many people, and

it's just amazing to be here.

[Screaming]

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Welcome to season ten of

Project Runway.

32 models, 16 designers,

hair, makeup--it's mayhem.

Oh, my God, it's happening to

that one.

Anybody got a lint brush?

It's crazy.

There's people everywhere.

It's frantic.

Ooh, girl.

I'm getting really anxious,

seeing all the people that are

lined up.

It's pretty intimidating.

I'm just going to have to do the

best I can.

Designers, I need you to put

your kits away.

That's it for last looks, and I

need you to come to me.

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Hi, everybody.

Whoo-hoo!

Yeah!

We're in Times Square.

This is our tenth anniversary of

Project Runway, and we're here

with all the fans, and we're

very, very excited.

We've had more seasons than I

Love Lucy.

Pretty amazing.

Ten years of fabulous

fashion.

We thank all of you for

helping make the careers of so

many incredibly talented

designers.

And now...

We have a big moment.

16 designers with shaking

knees back there.

It's true.

They're very, very talented, and

they're very nervous.

Would you guys like to meet

them?

[Cheering]

Yay!

[Cheering]

Take a glass of champagne.

Times Square?

Ooh.

Does it get any bigger than

Times Square?

I don't think it does.

Nothing that can even

compare.

This is like mega, mega, mega,

mega, mega, mega, mega, mega.

This is better than sex.

Designers, I just want to say

how thrilled and honored we are

to have you with us to share

season ten, so we should lift a

glass.

Here's to season ten on

Project Runway.

Yes, here's to season ten.

Cheers, everybody.

Let's start the show!

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[Horns honk]

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My name is Buffi Jashanmal.

I'm half-Indian,

half-Australian, but I grew up

in Dubai.

The person who I'm trying to

dress, the Buffi girl, is

somebody who is always dressed

up for the party, even if she's

not going to one.

It's colorful, bold, and a

little bit eccentric.

Buffi, is it?

Yes.

Uh, how do you say your name?

Gunnar.

Gunnar, okay.

This is my second time,

coming to Project Runway.

I did audition last year and

made it to the top 20.

Gunnar, I'm sorry, you're

out.

I think what went wrong last

time was that I didn't know who

I was as a designer, and now,

coming back, it's a whole

different light.

You know, I have a point of

view.

I know who I am, and this year,

coming back, is definitely a

chance for redemption.

[Both laughing]

Oh, my--oh, my God.

Walking into Parsons for the

first time...

I can't believe we're finally in

here.

This is mental.

This is me.

We had a homework assignment

before we came on the show this

time.

We were to make an outfit that

describes our design aesthetic.

Simple chic.

I always like to picture Cruella

de Vil in my outfits, dragging

a fur behind her.

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My name is Lantie Foster.

I'm 38, and I'm from Northern

California.

I'm sorry, did I say 38?

I did.

[Laughs]

I just recently opened up my own

design studio in New York City,

in the garment center.

I love it.

Oh, my dress.

Hey, guys, how are you?

I'm Buffi.

Kooan.

We're matching.

Hey.

I'm Fabio.

Lantie. Hi.

I'm from Brazil, I hug.

Oh, okay.

[Laughs]

Sonjia.

Hi.

I didn't see mine.

Is yours the pink one on the

end?

Both: No.

[Laughter]

Where's yours?

The black one, over there.

Oh. It's cute. [Laughs]

It's my favorite.

I design for the edgy girl

that is not scared to experiment

with her style.

A very avant-garde kind of

feel.

Okay, where's yours?

Mine is this one.

Some people consider my outfit

as very costume design, but it's

not.

It's a lot of, like, Japanese

street fashion.

Yeah?

I think clothing for everybody

is a little bit different.

Some people wear to have a, "I'm

a little more richer than what

you think," or something like

that, you know what I mean?

But my thing about clothing is,

I do make clothing because of

"love."

I like making a lot of "love."

Yeah.

[Laughs]

When I went to college, I

wanted to be a lawyer, and I

took one political science

class, and I looked around, and

I was like, "these are not my

people."

It took me ten years to go back

to school to finally pursue my

Masters in fashion design.

So, what's your style?

Like, what do you like to

design?

Um, I design a lot in black,

kind of more gothic-inspired.

I love black.

I love using black.

I love black and white films.

I love black and white

photography.

It's just how I see--see life.

Hey, guys.

Like, where's yours?

Um, the one in the back.

I love your dreads.

Thank you.

Yeah, they look great.

How long have you had 'em?

Almost nine years.

I really like the white

pantsuit.

Who's that?

That's Ven.

Ooh, I love that.

This is pretty.

I know for a fact that the

other designers will get

intimidated after seeing my

first look.

I want the top.

I want the top.

I love it.

It's not about being avant-

garde or designing for 20 years

from now, because at the end of

the day, you have to sell it.

Hello.

Hi, everyone.

[Cheering]

Seeing Tim Gunn, I have a

huge, like, fashion crush on

him.

Thrilled to have you all

here.

Exciting.

He's real.

How is everybody?

Tired.

Tired? Already?

Already.

Oh, dear.

I don't know that that's a good

sign.

[Laughter]

Well, I want to welcome all of

you to Parsons, the new school

for design.

Adjoining this room is the

Brother sewing room, outfitted

with Brother sewing machines.

And, as you all know, fashion

and technology are inextricable,

so we are thrilled to be

partnering once again with HP,

and you each have an HP tablet

on which to draw and execute

your design ideas.

And we have our Lord & Taylor

accessory wall.

Bravo, Lord & Taylor.

Now, we asked you each to send

us a look, and that is the look

that is on your dress form.

And for your first challenge,

you will be creating a second

look, a companion piece, and by

that, I mean, it should look as

though it belongs with this

piece.

So, you'll have one day for the

challenge.

You'll have a $100 budget.

We're going shopping at Mood.

Now, you are our tenth

anniversary season of designers.

I'm thrilled to tell you, this

first challenge is going to be

the biggest runway presentation

in the history of Project

Runway.

You are going to be presenting

your work to a huge audience,

probably thousands of people,

tons of press, in the center of

the universe--Times Square.

All: Oh!

I've never showcased in a

venue that big.

All eyes will be on you.

Now I'm even more nervous.

So, how excited are you?

Oh, my God, this is crazy.

That's awesome.

All right, so I'm going to

give you 30 minutes to sketch,

and then we're going to Mood.

I wouldn't be Tim Gunn without

saying, "make it work."

All right, thank you.

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[Sighs]

Oh, I'm so nervous.

It hasn't even hit me yet that

I'm a part of Project Runway.

I am so excited.

I live at home with my two

sisters and my parents in

Massapequa.

Yeah, I dropped out of college,

but you know what?

Talent is talent.

I have a portfolio.

I can sew like a mother[bleep].

It's gonna be great.

I'm really confident.

I'm really confident.

For the past few years, I've

been making clothes for tomboys,

basically.

Being a l*sbian designer sets me

apart because it gives me a

different point of view.

I like menswear and I also like

womenswear.

My natural inclination is to mix

the two.

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I'm ready.

All right, everyone else

stop.

She's ready.

[Laughter]

Design and concept comes

naturally to me.

Sewing, not so much.

The first look, I took about

four days to create.

Now I have one day, so I'm a

little freaked out.

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All right, designers, are you

set to go to Mood?

Let's go.

Designers, your time starts

right now.

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Metallic braid.

Yeah. [Laughs]

Babe, be calm, cool,

collected.

Could I just get one more

yard of this fabric, please?

The design I'm making for my

second piece, my companion

piece, is somewhat of an

asymmetrical dress.

I really have a distinct vision

and personality with my designs.

Designers, we have ten

minutes left.

[Groans]

Okay, I'm gonna go there now.

I'm a knit designer.

I love knits.

Too t-shirty.

I grew up in the industry.

My parents had manufacturing

plants for, like, 20 years, but

then, as the industry moved

overseas, then it was a struggle

for us.

I had to work my way through

college.

How much?

I'll take a yard.

I basically have had to lift

myself up with my own

bootstraps throughout my life.

Oh, my God.

Okay, 1/2 yard of that and



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Most people know that I'm a

menswear designer, but I also

have passion for womenswear.

What I design for a woman is

extremely feminine.

I like to drape.

I like to make dramatic colors.

I love to play with lace.

This is the ugliest lace I have

seen.

It's my favorite fabric to work

with.

I need more money.

I can't buy this cheap [bleep].

No one is gonna tell me, "this

is the new trend," or "do you

know this is very in right now?"

'Cause I don't care.

This is perfect.

Give me 2 yards.

Designers, time is up.

Thank you, Mood.

Thanks.

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Mannequin down.

I just noticed there are

pictures on the wall here.

There's a gap for the new

number 10.

And my face will be in 10.

Hey, hey.

Oh!

Too soon?

[Laughter]

Too soon, babe.

29.

Who is the babe?

Am I the baby?

I think so.

How old are you?

22.

I'm the old fart.

[Laughs]

I'm the grandmother of

Project Runway.

Where are you from?

New York.

I thought the next question

would be, "how old are you?"

58 and proud of it.

You look great.

Oh, wow.

It's amazing.

That means experience.

I have a B.A. in art, an M.A.

in art education, as well as an

MFA in art.

I'm a Professor.

I also teach fashion.

I am good.

[Laughs]

I am good.

You go, girl.

He keeps calling me "girl."

I love that.

[Laughter]

What is that?

It's a skirt.

Oh, canvas.

Yeah.

It's like Miu Miu, Prada.

Is that, like, your aesthetic?

I'm just not in the mood,

okay?

And I'm a moody little son of a

b*tch.

This isn't Project Obnoxious.

This is "get your [bleep]

together and put it on a

runway."

So, what are you doing now?

Oh, throwing a fit.

Interesting.

Yeah.

Have fun.

Yeah.

I don't think that I like

Christopher because he's, like,

very similar to my personality.

There's only room for one star

in the sky, and that's me.

How is it going?

Uh, not very well.

I mean, I'm not sure of this

garment like this.

Like, the fabric, it's just not

working.

That sucks.

I decided to do some ruffles

in the front.

I started to gather the fabric,

but the sewing machine is not

taking it.

[Groans]

This [bleep] is coming apart.

I hate it.

Everything's falling apart,

the stitches are not staying,

and I can't figure it out.

I'm not even, like, near to be

done with this stupid skirt.

If I don't make this happen, I'm

gonna get kicked out.

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Coming up on Project

Runway...

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I have no time for this.

I am going to lose my [bleep].

I really don't get it.

I'm thoroughly confused.

[Whistle blows]

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I've never been diagnosed

with A.D.D., but I'm almost 100%

positive that I have it.

I have had a career in retail,

as, like, retail management, but

now I'm putting myself out there

as a fashion designer.

Like, I can't mess it up.

I have to make it, 'cause I

don't know if there's gonna be

another opportunity like this.

I feel like everybody's so nice

to each other now.

Like, I wonder how--

It's the first day.

Everyone should love

everyone.

Exactly.

I grew up in Brazil with my

grandmother, and she was the

seamstress of the neighborhood.

Her sewing machine was in my

room, and I used to go to bed,

listening to the machine, and to

me, that was like a lullaby.

I really enjoy Fabio.

I don't shop.

I'm a freegan.

You're a what?

A freegan.

He is just different and kind

of quirky.

Do you know what that means?

No, I don't.

[Laughs]

It means that I get my food out

of the dumpsters.

For real?

Mm-hmm.

It's like, big supermarkets

throw a bunch of food out every

day.

What?

Mm-hmm.

I'll take you out sometime.

Let's all go dumpster-diving.

I'm a little dubious about

having dinner at his house, but

I understand where it's coming

from, and I think it's pretty

terrific.

]Um, 'cause I invented a diet.

It's called "fegan."

It's fake vegan, so you can eat

whatever you want.

[Laughs]

How good is that diet?

Even when it gets really

stressful in the workroom, it's

just kind of in my nature to

kind of keep talking to

everybody and make everybody

laugh.

[Laughs] Shut up.

Buffi, she drives me nuts.

She's so loud, like her look.

We're the quiet workers.

Yeah, we are, like, workers,

and that's, like, you do your

best work when you're quiet.

Dmitry, he's very quiet in

the corner, and I can't decide

if it's just full-focused or if

it's complete panic.

I really hope it all comes

together, because I do not want

to send something down the

runway...that's a mess.

Is your machine like crazy?

It's working okay for now.

I have no time for this, and

I'm freaking out.

I am going to lose my [bleep].

It's a surreal moment, to

look at these photos and know

that I'm here now.

It feels like I'm supposed to be

here.

Don't you think he should be

an actor?

Not a designer, an actor, with

this face.

I used to be a professional

ballroom dancer.

You did?

So, where did you perform?

Belarus.

I used to travel, like, all over

Europe.

Oh, what a riot.

That's how I kind of got into

fashion.

I started sketching because--

Your costumes?

Seeing all these costumes,

and they're just glitter and

feathers.

I don't really miss designing

ballroom dancing costumes,

because now I am more into real

fashion--jackets and coats and

evening gowns.

My design aesthetic is clean,

architectural, but soft at the

same time.

I have passion for fashion.

Lantie's second look, it

looked a little tacky to me and,

you know, I don't mind things

that are tacky, but it looked

cheap and the colors were quite

bland.

I'm gonna try to ignore the

pain I'm feeling inside.

[Moans]

It's very quiet in here.

[Laughter]

You all are intensely working,

which is good.

We will get started.

Well, you're working away,

Melissa.

Good.

I want to know as much as I can

about who you are as a designer.

I love to work with leather.

I'd like to do a little bit

more, I would say, avant-garde

looks.

So, what are you creating?

I wanted to show a little bit

more skin in this look.

I'm still using black and

wrapping it around.

I'm intrigued.

Intrigued?

Intriguing's good.

Okay, intriguing means

something good.

And I like kind of mixing the

soft with the hard.

This piece is supposed to be

more so about the jacket.

As positively as I respond to

the jacket, I really don't get

it, with the dress underneath.

Okay, well, now I have to

think about whether or not I

need to use the jacket or not.

These are my colors, and

then I did the pants with the

cut-out holes.

Mm-hmm.

Just on one leg, 'cause I

thought that wasn't, like, as

trashy, and I like things

asymmetric.

Buffi--a lot of colors, all

the colors together, all the

trends, everything.

It's just--just like diarrhea.

So, I was trying to be

sophisticated, 'cause I was

scared that the judges might,

like, go down a route, saying I

was, like, a bit too, you know,

much or something.

It's not a bit not too much.

[Laughs] Okay.

Kooan, hi.

Hi.

Is this a dress?

Uh, this is actually, you can

wear it as a dress as well.

Kooan's look kind of looks

like Liberace threw up.

So, what are you creating

now?

It's like a, how do you say?

A coat dress.

So, I made it, this sleeve--

What's going on?

I'm thoroughly confused.

Kooan tried to explain to him

his point of view, but nothing

is making any sense.

Where's the dress part of it?

This is it.

All right, silly me.

I think he really didn't get

what I was saying, but I'm

sticking to my original plan.

I'm not understanding, but

I'm trusting, if you're

confident about this.

Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, Kooan.

I'm all knits, mainly.

Okay.

I kind of go with a

constructed look, even though it

is a knit.

This is indicative of who you

are as a designer?

Yes, absolutely.

My second look, and I think it's

close to what I'm working with,

and then I picked this light

fabric, so what I want to do,

it's basically a sweater dress.

What would happen if you

played with this over it?

Just play with it and try to

experiment with it.

Okay.

Think about it.

Okay.

I'd love to hear about the

look that you sent in.

Yeah, so this is the look

that I made at home.

Fabio, you've kept it all in

a single palette, and it's

something that's dark and matte.

Mm-hmm.

I really believe it works.

Yeah.

So, what are you doing for

your new look?

Um, I took this little piece

of it and, um, zoomed in and

made a full skirt out of it.

I'm gonna come clean with

you.

Mm-hmm.

In the company of that piece

and this piece, that the skirt

is like a throwaway.

I'm questioning the design of

the skirt, and I'm questioning

the textile.

My heart just sinks into my

chest.

I just want to just crawl into a

corner and start crying, because

you don't want your critique to

go bad, and you don't want to go

home, and especially, you don't

want to be the first one going

home.

Coming up on Project

Runway...

Oh, my God!

[Banging]

Unbelievable.

This is the time to commit.

I'm kind of screwed.

You should probably shut your

mouth.

Tcch!

Gunnar, how are you doing?

Hi, Tim, how are you?

It's great to have you here.

I'm excited to be here.

So, tell me about the look

that you sent ahead.

Okay, so, uh, one of the

things that I was supposed to

work on upon leaving last time

was to find my client, and I

kind of like designing for

older, southern women.

Listen, there's a market.

There is, and I'm surrounded

by them, so I might as well sew

for them.

[Laughs]

I decided to use an old

antique dress from the '60s, and

that's this, so I did my own

adaptation of it.

Oh, God, I don't get it.

It's like...prom dresses.

So I'm incorporating the

snakeskin over to here, and I

believe I'm gonna use, like,

nude underneath.

You said, "I'm pretty sure

I'm gonna use that"?

This is the time to commit.

Yeah.

I kind of figure it out as I go.

I wasn't quite ready for you.

[Laughs]

No one ever is.

[Laughter]

My last collection was

inspired by fencing uniforms.

Ah!

And, um--

I get it.

Yeah.

So now I want to hear about

this look.

What was really worrying me

is this color.

Is it too much?

What do you think?

Hmm.

You're making me nervous.

You need to commit and just

execute.

Okay.

Just do it.

I want to hear about this

look.

My aesthetic is really, like,

romanticism mixed with modern

sophistication.

I'm incredibly impressed with

the execution of this.

The quality of his work is

just unbelievable.

Ven's like a super couturier

guy.

Oh, my God, I don't know how he

works fabric like that.

He's like master tailor man.

It's old-school, like, bad.

Bad, bad.

What's happening with the

companion piece?

This is a c*ck dress

that's above the knee.

I really wanted to balance it by

putting a high neckline.

Mm-hmm.

How long will this take you?

I think that's my only

concern is definitely the time

but, uh--

Understood.

I'm working through it.

I thought for this challenge,

especially since we're having

young models and we're gonna be

in Times Square, that I wanted

something that was really punchy

and perhaps a little more

youthful and a little bit

shorter.

Just as long as there's

harmony.

Okay.

I'm gonna leave you alone.

You know what you're doing.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you, Andrea.

I'm glad you think so.

No, I'm confident.

You will pull it off.

Thank you.

Raul, how are you?

You look--

Uh--

Like you're in a state of

indecision.

[Laughs]

Yeah, I'm still trying to figure

out what to do with this fabric.

What would you do with that

to create a finished look?

I was thinking about making a

dress.

You're going to need to

instruct your model to wear

something that's gonna cover

her up.

Right.

Because this could go--

Very bad.

Yeah.

Raul is gonna get eaten up

alive for having a naked model

on the runway.

Christopher.

Hi.

I'm quite taken by this.

In a good way or a bad--

Oh, yeah, a very good way.

Fantastic.

So, what are you struggling

with?

The garment that I'm making

right now, a strapless mini.

This actually took longer than I

thought, and then I was like,

let's just throw it in the

serger, and it cut the front

panel up.

Oh, no!

I can't believe that the

machine ate it.

But you know what the other

thing is?

You've got a pretty black dress.

Yeah.

And if you do this textile

development--

Mm-hmm.

I think you have the

potential here for having a

serious "wow" moment.

I could just kiss him, but I

don't.

Crazy, crazy.

Thank you, Christopher.

Ah!

I'm really excited by what's

happening here, and I'm

confident we're going to

have a smashing runway

presentation tomorrow.

All right, work hard, everyone.

I know you will.

Bye, Tim.

Thank you.

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Everyone's so quiet now.

Everyone's hearts are broken.

[Laughter]

Whatever happens, we're

showing in Times Square, so

that's amazing.

It was amazing when I had an

outfit.

[Sighs]

Oh, it's hot.

I want to shave my head right

now.

It's so hot today.

I want a water.

Breathe, breathe.

We should--we need to have a

meditation center.

Melissa, she looks like

groupie.

Is that--is that the word?

She just needs a guitar.

♪ ♪

No.

It's not ready.

Do we see Tim again for the

night?

No.

I'm scared of him now.

He comes and rocks your world

and leaves.

Oh, [bleep], that looks

terrible.

Beatrice is having trouble

with her top.

Uh-oh, I don't like this

neckline.

Sewing is more difficult than I

thought.

I'm not even sure if I can close

my garment.

Maybe if I pinch it.

This competition is not all

puppies and rainbows.

It is hard.

Oh!

[Imitates Tim] Designers,

time is up.

I don't want to think about

him saying that.

Neh-neh-neh-neh-neh-neh.

[Laughter]

Um...

[Laughter]

I-I just want him to shut up.

Just tcch.

You should probably shut your

[bleep] mouth.

It gets meaner as I go, so you

better be careful up there,

Chris.

He should be on Toddlers &

Tiaras, not Project Runway.

Wrong show.

I just don't like

Christopher.

All right.

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Hey.

Hey.

Hi. I'm Jordan.

Raul, nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

We're gonna see if we can

squish your boobage in.

It fits good, though.

We don't need alterations.

Yay.

You can have a little

attitude when you wear it, you

know what I mean?

Like you're tough.

About to go kick some a*s.

[Laughs]

We're gonna have to work

around this horrible garment

that I decided to make.

It's just, the fabric is just a

mess.

Is it comfortable?

Move. Mm-mm.

Yeah. [Laughs]

I'll be lucky if I don't

Pierce your nipple with this

thing.

My model is 2 inches

smaller than the form, so I'm

kind of screwed.

This is such a nightmare.

I have to take everything apart

to sew panels to then put back

together.

How the hell did I do that?

[Upbeat music]

♪ ♪

Oh, my gosh.

I just want this to go well.

I gonna try to ignore the

pain I'm feeling inside.

I really don't like the whole

dress.

If I could, I would just cut off

the snake and make, like, an

eyeglass, uh, case out of it and

throw the rest of it away.

Did you really make a new

bodice?

Are you kidding me?

Yes.

All right, guys, 15 minutes.

[Bleep].

Where's my scissors?

Oh, my God.

[Banging]

What? 15 minutes?

I have to do the whole hemline,

this, this, this.

How am I gonna do this?

It's like I'm nervous to put my

zipper in, but it's like, how

else do I finish my hemline?

♪ ♪

No matter what I do or how

fast I go, there's just not

enough time to make it happen.

[Groans]

♪ ♪

[Funky music]

♪ ♪

So, I'm exhausted, but at the

same time, I'm extremely stoked

to see this apartment at the

atlas.

Oh, it's cute.

You can have a hat shelf.

It's so beautiful.

I am freaking out about

tomorrow, I have to say.

I know, me too.

I'll think about times

square when I'm in Times Square

but, you know, until then, I'm

just like--

Yeah.

I gotta get it done.

Exactly.

I am so stressed out.

Is it sad that somebody has

to unpack tonight and pack,

maybe, tomorrow?

Don't you talk like that.

I hope we rock it tomorrow.

I am so nervous of showing at

Times Square tomorrow.

All night, there was a little

voice in the back of my head,

saying that, "you gotta make it

work."

Good night.

Coming up on Project

Runway...

That whole seam just ripped

out.

There are some people that

should be worried.

Oh, God.

It's freaking me out.

Raul!

[Upbeat music]

♪ ♪

I am getting quite nervous

because I am not finished with

this garment.

Oh, my gosh.

That whole seam just ripped out.

Oh, fabulous.

♪ ♪

I have so much to do.

I have to throw the second look

together in hours.

I am so nervous.

I do not want to go home.

Oh, God.

♪ ♪

Well, how is everyone?

[Designers groan]

It's our first runway show, and

it's going to be one to beat the

band.

Times Square, everybody.

[Cheering]

Your models will be in soon.

You will have two hours to send

them to the L'Oreal Paris hair

and makeup room.

Use the Lord & Taylor accessory

wall very thoughtfully.

Work hard, everyone.

Okay, thanks, Tim.

Big day.

Bye, Tim.

[Upbeat music]

♪ ♪

Big smile.

Good. Big smile.

♪ ♪

My sewing teacher is gonna

k*ll me when she sees this.

I don't want to be c*ck, but

I think there are some people

that should be worried.

I think some of their garments

look like student projects or

home-sewn or very crafty.

♪ ♪

Hi, guys, how are you?

All of it slicked back and a

big pouf, and then, like, long

in the back.

Straight?

Straight.

In the ponytail, we're gonna

add extensions.

How long can you do them?

I can get this ponytail to

the floor if you want me to.

I want to create this on both

of them.

Very, you know, long, and then

pointy.

And you want the ponytail

super straight?

Yes.

Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh.

♪ ♪

Thank you.

♪ ♪

What color smoke around the

eyes?

I was thinking, like, maybe,

you know, picking those two

blues.

Lots of mascara.

Lots of mascara.

Long eyelashes.

♪ ♪

But just strong eyes.

Snakes, they, like, hypnotize

you and then they bite you,

right?

Perfect.

[Laughter]

Polka dots on here.

Okay, in gold.

How do I say "I've got it" in

Japanese?

[Speaking Japanese]

Okay.

[Speaking Japanese]

Yes.

[Dramatic music]

♪ ♪

How are you doing, Beatrice?

Terrible.

Really?

Yeah, like, my dress doesn't

look right, so I'm literally

making a shirt right now.

Stop.

Yeah.

I have 20 minutes left to go,

and I notice, as I'm trimming

the dress that I have trimmed a

hole through it, I think, just

being so frantic.

If I can't close this up, it's

quite possible that my model

will be walking down the runway

topless.

♪ ♪

So, it's 15 minutes before we

have to leave.

It's freaking me out.

♪ ♪

Designers, time is up, so you

and your models and I are going

down to the runway.

All right, everybody.

Let's head off to Times Square.

[Cheering]

Let's go.

♪ ♪

Thank you.

Raul!

Is that it?

Cue, we're out.

♪ ♪

[Cheering]

People are screaming,

yelling, taking our pictures.

We have the runway, we have

all the paparazzi.

If I were dreaming, this is

what it would be like.

[Cheering]

Times Square, really?

Uh, it's unbelievable.

[Cheering]

Coming up on Project

Runway...

I was just not attracted to

either of the pieces.

It's a little sad.

It's like, oh, my God.

It is horrifying.

[Upbeat music]

♪ ♪

[Cheering]

Designers, welcome to the

runway.

As you know, in fashion, one day

you're in, and the next day,

you're out.

Your challenge this week was to

design an outfit at home, at

your leisure, and one outfit

here at Parsons--two looks that

were supposed to look like they

belong on the runway together.

Let's meet the judges.

[Cheering]

First, we have CFDA lifetime

achievement award winner Michael

Kors.

[Cheering]

Fashion director of Marie Claire

magazine, Nina Garcia.

[Cheering]

And our guest judges for today,

actress Lauren Graham...

[Cheering]

And Project Runway's first guest

judge ever, ten seasons ago,

costume designer and stylist

Patricia Field.

[Cheering]

Welcome.

Okay, New York City, let's start

the show!

[Cheering]

[Upbeat music]

♪ ♪

I see my looks come down the

runway.

The pants look beautiful, with

the movement.

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.

I'm in complete awe.

♪ ♪

My models are walking great.

I think that, for the time

factor, they look good, but of

course, I wish I had more time

to have made it better.

♪ ♪

I was so happy with my first

look.

She looks beautiful in the

dress, and it looks amazing.

As the second look walks down

the runway, I actually am kind

of looking at it, and it doesn't

look as horrifying as I thought

in the workroom, but it's still

not great.

♪ ♪

I feel very excited about my

work.

I stayed true to my aesthetic.

♪ ♪

It is well put together and

presents really beautifully, and

that's what I was really going

for.

♪ ♪

When I see my c*ck dress,

I love the feeling that you get

from it.

It's so pretty and so feminine.

But I'm just really concerned

about that zipper warping.

My gown coming down the runway,

it's moving, it's flowy.

I would have never guessed it

would look that good.

♪ ♪

When I see my first look come

down the runway, all the noise,

everything, it all gets quiet,

and I just focus on her.

♪ ♪

I did reach out and try to do

something new with this

ensemble, but at the same time,

it's very me, so I hope that

it's enough.

♪ ♪

I'm really pleased with how

they came out.

I love how they look.

They're very out there.

It's probably nothing like

they're used to.

I really hope they don't find my

looks atrocious.

♪ ♪

Everything looks like it's

working great.

I love the colors together.

My second look wasn't as much of

a statement piece as the first

one, so I was rather concerned

that I could be in the bottom

three.

♪ ♪

My sequined gown looks

great, and I think it's a great

piece.

It shows me really well as a

designer.

My girls look beautiful.

♪ ♪

Oh, my gosh.

It looks good.

I'm very happy.

People are screaming just for my

outfit, nobody else but

my outfit.

Thank you, people, New York!

♪ ♪

I have absolutely no regrets.

I am 100% happy with my looks.

Last season, I may have been one

of the first ones to fall, but

this time, I'm gonna be one of

the last ones standing.

♪ ♪

She is just totally k*lling

it and working the runway, and

I'm like, oh, this looks good.

I'm jumping up and down,

even though I'm sitting there,

looking all calm and collected.

I am just thinking, you got

this, you've got this one.

♪ ♪

I'm looking at that jacket

and I'm saying, wow.

Everything that I wanted to

accomplish, I feel like I

accomplished it.

I feel like the whole look comes

together and it just complements

the first look so well.

♪ ♪

Seeing my first look come

down the runway is just

unbelievable.

I am just blown away, because

it's exactly how I wanted to see

her.

I'm very happy with my looks.

♪ ♪

I love my first look.

She looks amazing.

Everything looks great.

When my second look comes on the

runway, I was second-guessing

myself still.

Then I see my model just rocking

this dress, and everything makes

sense.

♪ ♪

I am absolutely, 100% behind

my garment.

It's unusual, it's

unconventional, but it's

wearable, and it's functional,

and it has me in it.

♪ ♪

The black dress has every

element of my design, and she

looks amazing and she fills my

garment the way that I need it

to be filled, and I feel so

proud of that.

[Cheers and applause]

That was it, everybody.

[Cheering]

Thank you very much for having

us here.

Thank you.

[Cheering]

[Dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Hi, everybody.

I have to say, I was very

impressed.

It was a great runway show.

Did you guys like it?

Yes.

Were you nervous?

Yes.

[Laughter]

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All right, let's get down to

business.

There's 16 of you here, and

after tonight, there will be 15.

If I call your name, please step

forward.

Kooan, please step forward.

Ven, Lantie, Christopher,

Beatrice.

Melissa, please step forward.

If I have not called your name,

congratulations.

Your scores have qualified you

to move on to the next

challenge.

You can leave the runway.

[Laughs]

Ooh.

That just happened.

I ended up safely in the

middle, which is totally fine

and amazing for me.

Well, done, everyone.

We made it.

I'm just glad that I'm in

here and not out there.

One of you will be named the

winner, and one of you will be

out.

The six of you have the

highest and the lowest scores.

One of you will be named the

winner, and one of you will be

out.

Kooan, we're gonna speak to you

first.

Let's bring out your models.

Okay, Kooan, tell us about your

looks.

This first look represent

more, like, the one that I

started when I was 16.

This represent more, um, my

recent work that I did.

I mean, I definitely have a

lot of question marks.

Mm-hmm, yes.

It's odd, it's strange.

At the same time, it is

intriguing, in a way, so there's

the next question mark in my

head: Do I want to see more?

I want to show you more

stuff.

Well, obviously, you know,

you have a look, and it's

certainly not something that

will go unnoticed.

Uh, my reaction, though, is,

even if cartoon is your thing,

you don't want it to be a joke.

You know, when I look at the

romper, I mean, she's borderline

Teletubby.

But realistically, you know, do

you know how to sew?

Yes, you absolutely know how to

sew.

You know, you want to have your

own point of view, you want it

to be different, but it can

still look expensive, polished.

It's just, I-I want to be sure

that we're not gonna see a joke.

Thank you so much.

My concern is that you're not

being outrageous just for the

sake of being outrageous.

I think that choice of fabric

might have been a little

dangerous, because while it's

got a great visual, it doesn't

tailor up very easily, because

it has, uh, you know, that

stiffness to it.

I mean, I think he has a very

strong point of view, actually.

Thank you so much.

I mean, you're so inventive.

You're obviously not

forgettable, and I don't know.

It could be really interesting

to see, if you have to produce

something a little more

restrained or sophisticated,

what that does to you, you know?

[Laughs]

Thank you, Kooan.

Thank you so much.

Melissa, tell us about your

looks.

The dress was inspired by the

Bauhaus art movement as well as

the band, I wanted to

continue with the geometric

angles and the asymmetry and

show off her fabulous body.

The minute they turned the

corner, I know your vibe, you

know?

And today, that was an important

part of this.

Hopefully there's more than just

black, as much as we like black,

but I like seeing a point of

view.

I really like this.

I happen to prefer your second

look more than your first look,

but the girls connect.

I-I liked it very much.

It's definitely current.

It's something that a lot of

girls would want to wear.

They're both sexy girls.

I mean, that is nice.

I would want to wear that, both

of these looks.

Thank you.

It fits her beautifully, and

she walked out, and I was like,

ooh, you know?

And the three of you together

tell a story of coolness and,

um, that's hard to do with

black, 'cause we've all seen a

lot of blacks, but they look

great.

Thank you.

Beatrice, tell us about your

looks.

I like mixing it, and I

started out, I just like to have

something that's easy to throw

on, easy to wear, and making a

knit that looks special, and I

wanted to give her something to

reveal and cover her with, so I

made kind of like a cape.

So this is, um, a sweater-type

knit, and then I used this

fabric to go with it.

I have to tell you, I was not

very attracted to both of the

looks.

One, it's kind of like this

T-shirt meets sack dress, and

here, the same.

I'm not loving these two fabrics

together.

I was just not attracted to--to

either of the pieces.

They just looked, in my eyes,

too sad.

I get it that you like knits.

Then you have this other look

that--it's interesting.

It's a nice skirt.

And you have a simple dress that

actually looks much better if

you take the cape off, 'cause at

least you can appreciate that

you have spent some time in its

simplicity.

I mean, the shape in itself is

quite beautiful.

Right.

Everyone loves comfort,

everyone loves easiness, but

that's not enough.

It doesn't really tell me who

you are as a designer, and I

don't really know who your girl

is.

Right.

And that really is what--what

it's all about today.

This dress is so pretty, it

just gives me ideas of what else

I wish you did.

Like, I wish you'd done--be the

knit jersey person, you know,

and do it in a different length.

But, you know, there are

designers out there who just

make T-shirts and things that

are comfortable and--and--

But they also will not win on

Project Runway if they just

make T-shirts.

Yeah.

The comfort part, I get it.

The thing is, though, it's not

catching my eye in any special

way.

Thank you, Beatrice.

Christopher, we're gonna talk to

you next.

Tell us about your looks.

Well, my design aesthetic is

chic, sophisticated.

And I picked this fabric here,

and I knew I wanted to use this

technique, sewing lines parallel

to each other, as you see here.

I really tried hard to make some

material that you've never seen

before.

I love this gown.

Thank you.

I think it's exquisite.

I mean, this is a gown that can

be on a red carpet with a major

star.

I mean, for all the people at

home, you have to show this

again, like when you lift this

fabric up, how it peekaboos.

I mean, it is so awesome the way

you did that.

This is also very nice.

To tell you the truth, when you

guys do these black dresses, it

doesn't really translate that

well.

It's so hard to see, and there's

so much work, but I love them

both.

Thank you very much.

I think you did a fantastic

job.

The fabric manipulation is

really, really, really well

done.

And the toughest thing is to do

something that is, in fact, very

labor intensive but make it look

effortless.

But what did not work for me,

quite honestly, is the way these

girls are styled.

Really?

I think they are not modern.

I think they are a little

wedding party in the styling.

Yeah.

Initially, I saw a lot of

problems with this little black

dress, but then came this

beauty, and it was striking

because it looks so light and it

looks so fragile.

And you took a fabric that is

okay.

It's tacky, and I hate it.

And you made it look

remarkable.

You know, it completely changed

my perspective on you

immediately, when I saw this.

I have watched every episode

of this show for nine years, and

I can't believe how much you

can't tell what the detail of

something is in black.

Again, as a fan of the show, you

want that moment when something

comes out, and you're like,

[gasps]

You know, I've never seen that

before, and that dress

definitely had that.

It was that delicate, um,

quality of the '30s, and it

really shows specialness.

Christopher, thank you.

Lantie, tell us about your

looks.

For the at-home challenge,

um, I had a '60s vintage dress.

This is real snakeskin, and the

little bolero jacket, so I

called it "snakes in a flower

garden."

So I took the tulle idea and did

the snake in the front.

I just don't think it's

flattering to have this piece of

fabric right here in the front.

It looks stuck-on.

Is that something that you do in

all of your clothes?

No, not at all.

These pieces in the front?

No, no, no.

Just those three.

I mean, they obviously look

like they belong together, I

think.

I don't know what you're

trying to say other than

"vintagey-looking textiles."

It looks like it's made out of

kind of muddy mosquito netting.

It's a little sad.

I don't know what the story is

other than a textile story, and

I don't think the textiles are

so great.

Okay.

There's something happy about

the white dress.

You know, it's a really pretty

dress, and I almost wish you'd

brought more of the flower

element or some of that

happiness, you know, into this

one.

I don't think this is a

disaster.

I think you were just trying too

hard, and I thought it was

pretty.

And then I saw the second one,

and I was like, oh, my God, it

is horrifying.

[Laughs]

It was kind of like, is this

the same designer?

You reworked vintage clothes.

It's somewhere in between

stylist and designer.

It's one step below design.

Thank you, Lantie.

Ven, tell us about your looks.

For my first look, I really

worked on a creative draping

for the top, and I wanted the

suit to be designed but still

clean.

For the second look, I really

just wanted to mimic an idea of

the top, but something that was

easy and wearable.

Ven, what I really liked

about your two designs was the

way they worked with each other.

You know, I can totally see the

relation.

You tailored fabric that is

really tough to tailor.

It took a long time.

But you managed to take this

crepe fabric, with those pleats,

and you really did think about

her body.

These had a really nice, elegant

flow to them.

The flower construction on the

bustier is fantastic.

Thank you.

When I first saw this, my

first instinct was to, uh,

think, wow, he is technically

very good, because this bustier

looks phenomenal.

It looks expensive, and it

looks very well done.

It's beautiful.

I love a white suit, and it was

just so fresh and happy when it

came out.

I just love the choice of that

pink, so it was really lovely.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Ven.

Thank you.

Models, you can leave the

runway.

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.

Out of the three designers that

had the highest scores, there

were two that we really, really

loved.

Yeah, that was really clear.

We also had high scores for

Melissa.

We liked it but it wasn't as

special as Ven's or

Christopher's, right?

Melissa's clothes, a young

woman in today's world, I mean,

those are the clothes that she's

gonna grab for, because they've

got edge.

The hair and makeup was

great.

It looked dramatic, it looked

modern, it looked now.

The customer is gonna go for

it.

Oh--

it's easy to understand.

You know it.

You know the girl.

I would want all of those

pieces.

I thought it was very nice.

I mean, Christopher, the

gown, to do that, not only to

create the textile, to keep it

as light.

When you saw that the strips

were not all the same size, I

mean, that was all gradated out.

And something so fragile

about that dress, so light.

He took an old-lady fabric

and he made it young.

That's the twist.

I just wish the black dress

had been some other color.

Like, any other color, so you

could have seen--

What was in there, yeah.

When I saw that black dress,

I was like, oh.

Then I see the second--

You were blown away.

Yes, I was like, wow.

We would all wear that,

right?

I mean, that was--

Not me.

Special.

[Laughter]

Why not?

Well, maybe, maybe.

No, I think he really did, uh, a

brilliant job there.

We also loved Ven, whose

bustier was beautiful.

I mean, it did look like a--like

a rose.

That sculpting was fabulous.

I mean, he actually had too many

ideas today.

Yeah.

I think, in the long run, Ven

could step out because he's got

that craft.

Ven, everything he did--

Was perfect.

Was made perfectly, fit

beautifully--

And, I think, looked

expensive.

Let's talk about the

designers that we didn't like so

much today.

Kooan, he's a little goofy,

right?

But I just want to make sure,

though, that it's got charm and

humor, but it's not a joke.

It's almost more cause for

concern, the second look.

His kooky look had so much going

on.

It was the second one that--

When he tries for restraint,

what's gonna happen?

Yeah, it was sort of--

Maybe it'll just go zoom.

Not--didn't do anything.

The souffle will fall.

Yeah.

What worries me is his

behavior, because he also acts

really funny, and so I don't--

that's what--

Is he just--

I think he was nervous.

Well, or no.

No, no, he acts a little--

Is he an attention magnet?

Yes.

Let's give him the benefit of

the doubt first.

Let's see how he is next week.

All right, let's talk about

Beatrice.

The knits.

She had no story to tell.

Like, she was really trying

really hard to sell the clothes

to us.

She thought that that ugly

Aztec cape was gonna be, like, a

dramatic moment?

I mean, if anything, the only

possible good thing she had was

the gray dress.

So now I'm wondering if

Beatrice should have another

shot at making some cool, like,

knits.

So she's a Snuggie designer?

I love my Snuggie.

[Laughter]

Let's talk about Lantie.

You know what I, uh, loved, what

you said, Patricia?

You said Lantie is more of a

stylist--

Well--

Than a designer.

I was like, you know what?

I feel like you're right.

I mean, I looked at Lantie,

and I think to myself, so she's

kind of reworking vintage

clothes, then has no idea

about proportion.

But bad vintage clothes.

And badly done, at that.

Well, when she tried to

design it, it was a disaster.

And then, in terms of, like,

her look completing the picture,

in the way that Melissa's did in

the positive, she had the same

bib thing here.

She took a granny dress from

the '70s.

You know, that's what that was.

And then she recreated, for

the new millennium, more dumpy.

Beatrice, I felt like, was

saying she didn't feel she

represented herself and she

should have done better, I

guess, but Lantie was a little

more like, yes, this is--this is

what I do, and I'm proud of it.

I believe in python bibs.

Yes, the--yes.

At least she is a fighter.

Or delusional.

So we've made our decision?

Okay, let's bring them back

out.

[Suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

The six of you represent the

best and the worst.

One of you will be the winner of

this challenge, and one of you

will be out.

The six of you represent the

best and the worst.

One of you will be the winner of

this challenge, and one of you

will be out.

Christopher.

Yes.

Congratulations.

You're the winner of the first

challenge.

[Applause]

Oh.

Thank you so much.

Great job.

Thank you so much, guys.

I can't--

Congratulations.

You can leave the runway.

I won the first challenge, in

Times Square, in front of the

world.

It was so exciting.

I won.

He won!

[Cheering]

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Give me a hug.

Chris had a great gown, but I

just don't like his arrogance,

you know?

And I know that his head is

gonna swell as big as Parsons.

[Suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

Ven, we also really loved

your looks.

You're in.

You can leave the runway.

Thank you.

Melissa, good job.

You're in.

You can leave the runway.

Thank you, thank you.

♪ ♪

Kooan, you're in.

You can leave the runway.

Ooh.

♪ ♪

Aah!

[Cheering]

Oh, my gosh!

Lantie, Beatrice, one of you

will be out.

[Suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

Lantie...

you're in.

You can leave the runway.

Thank you.

[Cheers and applause]

Congratulations.

Hey, congratulations.

I'm never doing that again.

You're my witness.

I will never be standing there

again.

♪ ♪

Beatrice, I'm sorry.

That means you're out.

Thank you for the

opportunity.

♪ ♪

Auf wiedersehen.

All the best to you.

Thank you.

No one ever wants to be the

first one to let go, and it is a

bummer but, at the same time, I

was really honored to be here.

Hello.

Baby girl.

Are you in?

No, I'm out.

All: No!

Shut up!

I think I tried to push

myself when I should have just

stayed with what I do.

Oh, Tim.

It's our first challenge.

It's Project Runway musical

chairs, as we all know, and a

talented designer has to go, and

we're just sick that it's you,

Beatrice.

I know that.

So, you made it here.

Congratulations.

That's an incredible

achievement.

[Applause]

And now I have to send you to

the workroom to clean up your

space.

Yeah, okay.

All right.

Give me a hug.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for

everything.

You're very talented, and

we're gonna hear a lot more from

you.

Okay, thank you very much.

Even though I'm, like, first to

go, I really enjoyed my time

here and I'm proud that I was

here and I got selected.

This season on Project

Runway...

The Rockettes will serve as

your inspiration for this

challenge.

Get in your cars.

This is your unconventional

challenge.

Oh, my God, it really hurts.

It's cutthroat.

This is a [bleep] moment.

I'm calm.

Don't tell me to calm down.

I think we're waiting for

Elena to go crazy.

Where is she?

I heard her get up in the

middle of the night.

[Bleep] Just got real.

I can't do this.

Everything is falling apart.

I'm at a loss for why

someone really wants to leave.

Everyone seems to be dropping

like flies.

Fashion is not for sissies!

What is going on?

You don't care what anybody

else wants to do.

Don't [bleep] talk to me like

that!

I--

the worst thing you can do to

your team.

It's the disco bridesmaid ice

skating old lady.

Atrocious.

What happened?

I can't even believe that

I'm standing here right now.

You had such an opportunity,

and you threw it away.

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