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11x08 - A Sticky Situation

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Project Runway". Aired: December 1, 2004 – present.*
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11x08 - A Sticky Situation

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Previously on
project runway...

For this challenge, these
fabulous women are your new

Clients and models.

[Cheers and applause]

[Laughs]
I got goosed.

[Laughter]

It's just one mistake after
another.

Working with amanda leaves me
a little bit worried about who

I've been paired with.

I like what you did.

I think you look beautiful.

Stanley, you are the winner of
this challenge.

Yes.

Amanda, benjamin, you are the
losing team.

It's a bad hemline.

It's just wrong.

It makes you look heavy and
stiff, like you're hiding the

Liberty bell underneath you.

Benjamin, you're out.

Amanda, that means you're in.

Thank you.

[Overlapping chatter]

This is project runway...

Teams edition.

The winner of project runway
will receive $50,000 in

Technology and office space from
hp and intel to bring their

Creativity to life and run their
business, a fashion spread in

Marie claire magazine,

A 2013 lexus gs, $100,000 from

L'oreal paris to start their own
line, and the chance to design

And sell an exclusive collection
at lord & taylor.

And the model paired with the
winner of project runway will

Win a fashion spread in
marie claire magazine and

$25,000 From l'oreal paris
advanced haircare.

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

Let's go.

Thank you, atlas.

[Rock music]
♪ ♪

[Funky music]
♪ ♪

Oh, no.

Oh, my god.

[Duck quacks]
what is that?

It's a duck.

She has a duck on a leash.

Oh, mother goose?

Oh!

Hi, guys.

Hi.

Welcome to the runway.

This is fred.

Hi, fred.

Hi, fred.

Oh!

Hi, designers.

This little guy is your clue
for your next challenge.

Hmm.

Hmm.

I think you're all a little
stuck, and you need some help.

Yes.

Tim and a guest are waiting
for you in the workroom, and

They will fill you in on
everything that you need to know

For your next challenge.

I wish you all good luck, and
I'll see you back here on the

Runway.

Come, fred, let's go.

Bye.

Say "bye," fred.

Say "bye."

[Duck quacks]
that's right.

Bye.

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

Oh!

[Laughs]
pyramids of duct tape.

Now I get the duck.

It all starts to make sense.

Good morning, designers.

Good morning.

And welcome to
project runway's first-ever

Duct tape challenge.

Yes!

You have another
unconventional challenge.

I am delighted to introduce you
to bill kahl.

Bill is executive vice president
of shurtech brands, the company

That markets duck brand duct
tape.

So, welcome, bill.

And I want to point out that
bill's tie is made out of duct

Tape.

That's awesome.

Well, duck brand duct tape is
so excited to be participating

In project runway for the first
time.

Duct tape was developed during
world w*r ii, when they needed a

Durable, flexible, waterproof
product for the w*r effort.

But today, we've started a
competition called "stuck at

Prom" contest, where students
from the u.s. And canada create

And wear duct-tape formal wear
to their prom.

So, for this challenge,
you're going to be using the

Duck brand duct tape that you
see to create a prom-dress look.

Remember, this prom dress needs
to be fashion forward.

The judges want to see fresh and
innovative thinking from you.

And owing to the fact you're
creating a prom look, this

Evening, we are going to meet
with a group of high-school

Students who are going to
interact with your looks, who

Are going to interact with you,
are going to make comments, and

Are going to vote on your
designs.


Votes, will figure into the

Final judging outcome.

Are you excited?

Yes!

You should be.

It's wonderful.

Thank you so much, bill.

Thank you.

Bye.

For this challenge, you're
going to be working in teams of

Two.

Each team will create one
"stuck at prom" look.

You will be working very
quickly.

You have really less than a day
for this challenge, because

Tonight, we are going to this
event.

Oh, my god.

So, in order to determine our
teams, we're going to begin with

Stanley, since you won the last
challenge.

Um, layana.

All right.

Oh.

So, layana, come stand next
to stanley.

I'm the type of person where
I like to learn something new,

And, um, I think that I could
probably learn something from

Layana, being in this situation.

Hey.

Now...

Oh.

Oh, no.

It's very democratic.

Next is kate.

I would like to stay with tu.

Next we have michelle.

I'm gonna go with amanda.

All right.

Richard.

Daniel.

And then we have patricia and
samantha.

It's done.

So, design teams, you have
the rest of the day to sketch,

Do whatever you need to do, and
work, work, work, work.

Have fun.

I'll see you later.

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

Gold, all of it.

I like this.

Me too.

And the gold.

Gold is gone.

Get all the silver.

No way.

Yep.

Don't ask.

Come on, guys, you have to
share.

We need some gold too.

Our whole dress is gold.

Our whole dress is gold.

It's gold.

Gold.

[Laughter]
that was so rude.

They need to share.

Like, come on, people.

There are ten yards.

They're not gonna use 250 yards.

That's true.

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

But they're using it, so,
it's like, it's gone,

'Cause I don't want to create
any drama, so we just use

What we have.

But look how awesome.

The duct tape that we wanted
was already taken, but I knew

That richard and daniel taking
that chance of using one solid

Color of the duct tape could
hurt them.

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

Mm, no.

But it's gonna get cut out,
so you're not gonna--it's not

Gonna be completely like that.

I'll show you.

All right.

I'm gonna let you do it.

Don't worry.

I'm not stuck on it.

It just makes me nervous.

I'm gonna let you do it.

It makes me very nervous.

I don't want to make you
nervous.

That's not how I pictured it,
but...

No, don't worry.

It's not gonna be exactly like
that.

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

Hi, everyone.

What a quiet room.

Are you duct-taping away?

We are.

Well, I'm here to check in
with you.

I can't wait to see what you're
doing.

Stanley and layana, talk to me.

We wanted to create, like,
sort of this, like, '50s, sort

Of, like, prom dress that's kind
of girly but still kind of,

Like, updated, and it's a little
sophisticated and clean.

Like, I'm gonna do a pleated
circle skirt, and then on top

Of the pleats, I'm gonna take
the black and create more

Cutouts on top of that just to
create more depth.

We don't know if we want to trim
more to show more of the zebra

Coming out just to create sort
of, like, a three-dimensional

Thing on it.

I love what you're doing with
the skirt.

It sounds great.

And the top--the sleekness of
it is a good counterpoint...

Mm-hmm.

To the volume of the skirt,
and if you can just do

Something else to give it a pop.

That's why we were thinking
another color would--so I'm

Thinking, like, a pink bow just
to add, like, a really--

But don't take the bow
seriously.

I'm not concerned.

Carry on.

Okay, tim.

All right? Do it.

Good job.

Patricia, samantha...

Hello.

What's up?

Well...

You look scared to death.

[Laughs]
I am.

Well, first of all, tell me
what you're doing.

We sketched, independently,
and then came back together.

We kind of had a similar
silhouette.

I don't understand, though,
why I'm looking at two different

Design concepts.

Aren't you working together?

Yeah, because we were just--
I just wanted to show we came up

With the same kind of color
scheme.

Why are we looking at two--
two tops, a skirt, a skirt.

That's playing with
techniques.

It's basically the same top.

It's just playing with
techniques.

Can I ask you this?

I trust that you're working
hard.

Are the two of you working
smart?

You're working on opposite
sides of this aisle.

Why aren't you really
collaborating as a team?

Because right now it's--
[groans] it's a disaster.

It looks like bride of the
tin woodman.

Are you all right?

No, I'm a little panicked.

All right, well, so am i.

So let's--let's work hard and
work smart.

Otherwise, what you have is some
fabulous wrapping paper.

We're gonna work smart.

All right, carry on.

All right, thank you, tim.

Daniel and richard.

Hola.

Are you familiar with
mariachi jackets?

Sure.

Well, you know how they do
all the baroque kind of

Printing?

Yeah.

Daniel had this great idea
about doing it in a larger

Scale around the bottom.

Okay.

One, two, boom, all over the
dress.

And it would be down on the
bottom.

This is an opportunity to
have fun...

Right.

Be a little playful...

Right, right, right.

Play with sculptural
forms.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And really make a statement.

This looks like a wow.

Yah!

So, amanda and michelle...

Hello.

How are you doing?

Welcome to our punk-rock
corner.

[Laughs]
well, you look like you're

Having fun.

Oh, we're having a blast.

Um, so we have the
houndstooth running throughout

In two different sizes.

A little smaller pattern in one
side of the bust, and then

Everything else is in this
really oversized--

Yeah, I like playing with the
scale.

And it's a short in front,
longer in the back, circle

Skirt.

All right.

My only concern is, you've
got less than three hours.

We've got to kind of kick it
into high gear.

That's very true.

Okay.

Great.

All right, thank you.

Thank you.

I'm excited. All right.

So...

Hi.

How are the two of you?

We definitely wanted to give
her a long dress, 'cause you

Only get to wear a long dress,
you know, once, really, when

You're that age.

Mm-hmm.

And so prom is the time to
do it.

Why did you choose to use the
strips horizontally?

Because it was gonna be too
hard to try to get it to be

Straight, and, like, we really
want this to fit like it's real

Fabric and not look like we just
taped around a form.

I guess that's my conundrum
with this.

Why are you pretending that
it is fabric?

If this project, if this
challenge were about fabric, we

Would have taken you to mood.

Okay.

That's--the whole point is to
use the duct tape, and right

Now I just--i just see a flat,
lackluster effect.

Right now it's pretty
forgettable.

All right, work hard and work
up to your capacity.

You're not even remotely there
yet.

Yeah.

Okay? So, go, go, go.

Thank you, tim.

All right, designers, owing
to the fact that, this evening,

You're going to be presenting
your looks to a group of

High-school students, you all
have a lot of work to do.

That goes without saying.

Your models will be coming in in
a little bit, and I'll be back

Later to take us to our event.

Thank you, everyone.

I'll be back.

I'm just so thrown right now,
because I feel like all the

Things I like about it tim
doesn't seem to like, so I feel

Like maybe we should just
reconsider, and maybe I should

Just trust you more with this.

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

Hey.

Okay.


Going to be decided by some

Kids we're meeting with tonight,
so I'm hoping the right kind of

Kids show up.

[Gasps]
oh, my gosh, you look so cute!

It really is cute, right?

I'd so wear that.

Okay, let's get this done.

[Tape scraping]

How does that look?

It looks fine, tu.

This is a bit, like, uneven,
though.

Tu and I's is the most
realistic.

All right, designers and
models, let's head off to our

Event and knock everyone's socks
off.

[Laughing] space age.

I'm nervous, 'cause it's looking
way out there, so futuristic.

It's like, "whoa!"
Very spacey.

I wouldn't have gone spacey,
but...

We're about to head into the
gym to have a fashion show for

All these crazy teenagers, and
I'm so nervous.

I don't know how to feel.

My team's look looks so
different from everyone else's.

I'm just hoping for the best.

That's it.

Coming up on
project runway...

I'm terrified of teenagers
judging my look.

Can I see the back?

Yeah.

I'm really nervous to have
a bunch of teenagers

Decide our fate.

Do you think you should have
left this off?

Oh, my god, all my
high-school

Anxiety is coming back!

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

Thank you, tim.

You're welcome.

I'm terrified of teenagers
judging my look.

With teenagers, you just never
know how they're going to react.

[Applause]

Good evening, everybody.

We are so thrilled to welcome
you to project runway.

You're now part of the show.

And we're especially excited
to give you a preview of what

The judges will see tomorrow.

The design teams, they're
designing looks for prom out of

Duct tape.

[Cheering]
so it was a very challenging

Medium.

They just received this
challenge this morning, so the

Work you're seeing was all done
this day.

Now, you're also going to have a
very serious role in the outcome

Of the judging.

We want you to vote.

So your votes will figure into


All right.

Let's begin the show!

[Cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]

♪ ♪
[Applause]

All right.

We'd love to have you come
forward and talk to the

Designers and cast your votes.

Yeah, go ahead--touch it.

I just sewed it in.

He sewed it in.

Houndstooth.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Oh, yeah.

Aw.

Thank you.

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

No, I love it.

Yeah.

Oh, I think it's fun.

Yay. Thank you.

Thanks.

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

Let's head on over.

I don't know.

See you when we get back, atlas.
We'll be back.

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

Good morning, designers.

How is everyone?

Good, tim. How are you?

You have an hour to send your
models to the l'oreal paris hair

And makeup rooms and then a
half an hour to prep them for

The runway.

Use the lord & taylor wall very
thoughtfully.

Do whatever needs to be done to
knock those judges' socks off,

All right, everyone?

Thank you.

All right, I will be back
later, thank you.

[Overlapping chatter]
yay! Good morning!

Once we clip this curve...

Mm-hmm.

And tape it down, then it
will lay flat.

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

I was thinking about doing a
nice, thick, black cat eye--

Simple, but just kind of pow.

Reow!

I know, right?

How about this one?

Yes.

Clean, bronzy, just natural,
pretty.

I love it.

She looks gorgeous.

Yeah, she looks so nice.

For her hair, I think high

School, las vegas.

We'll put the curl mousse in,
get a lot of body in there, go

In with the iron, and curl it.

Like, how about kind of
like a hair bow or something?

[Gasps]
you know, a side hair bow?

You can hair-bow us?

Yeah.

Are you for real?

Yeah.

Oh, my god, I would love a
hair bow.

I'll use the everstyle
super-strong holding gel to get

It really sleek and polished,
and...

Oh, my gosh.

You are, like, my hero.

It'll be hot.

Designers, in ten minutes,
you and your models and I are

Going down to the runway, all
right?

Ten minutes, everyone.

I'll be back.

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

All right, designers and
models, let's head down to the

Runway at parsons.

Is that it? Yes.

♪ ♪
Coming up on

Project runway...

Your voice is not being heard.

She looks like she's made out
of tin.

I just feel like it's sad.

She's a train wreck.

[Imitates expl*si*n]

[Dramatic music]
♪ ♪

Hello.

All: hello.

Welcome to the runway.

As you know, in fashion, one day
you're in, and the next day,

You're out.

There are ten of you here, and
after tonight, there will be

Nine.

For our second unconventional
challenge of the season, you

Worked in teams of two and had a
chance to pick your partners.

We asked you to create looks
using duct tape.

You also presented your looks to
high-school students, and they

Voted for their favorite looks.

Patricia and samantha, you got
the most votes from the

Students.

Yay! All right.

What?

So the students' votes will
count as 20% of the judging.

You had one day to put your look
together, and I'm very excited

To see your designs.

Stanley, you won the last
challenge, which means you have

Immunity and you cannot be
eliminated today.

Okay, let's meet the judges.

Let's welcome back acclaimed
american designer zac posen.

Hello.

Hi, zac.

Fashion director for
marie claire magazine,

Nina garcia.

Hey, everyone.

Hi, nina.

And our guest judge for
today, who has dressed first

Lady michelle obama, katy perry,
and dianna agron, fashion

Designer chris benz.

Hey, guys.

Hi.

The winner of this challenge
will have $5,000 donated to

Autism speaks in their name on
behalf of duck brand duct tape.

[Gasps] that's awesome.

We will score your designs as
they come down the runway.

One designer from the winning
team will be the winner, and one

Designer from the losing team
will be out.

Okay, let's start the show.

[Upbeat music]
♪ ♪

It moves.

She looks really cool.

The bright lights against that

Pattern is just in your face.

I just hope the judges love it
as much as we do.

♪ ♪
What I've regretted in past

Challenges is playing it safe.

This was an opportunity to go
big or go home.

Really, I'm, like,
speechless.

♪ ♪
It looks amazing on her.

I love the pop color that we
added with the pink bow and how

We made it a little exaggerated.

♪ ♪
It looks really good.

I'm really proud of it.

Layana and I are smiling and
beaming.

It's so cute.

[Laughs]

Me and richard thinks the dress
looks divine, that it looks

Cool.

You know, the shape of it--it's

Not too full, but it's not too
narrow.

It's to the knee.

Everything's very age
appropriate for a prom dress.

It looks great, and I feel
confident.

We are going to be on top.

♪ ♪

It looks beautiful.

You can see the intricate lace
that I cut.

♪ ♪
Oh, my god, she look very

Stunning.

I mean, like, she look like
diva.

Like, "I'm ready to be a prom
queen." Come on!

As she turns, you can really
see all that detailing that

I did on the skirt.

I do like it because, like,
a part of this dress is me.

It's not just kate.

It's definitely different

From everyone else in the
competition.

♪ ♪
The silver is picking up the

Light awesome, and we're just
really happy.

At this point, we know that the
teenagers chose our design, so

We're feeling confident.

We're just hoping that the
judges feel

The same way as the students.

She looks like a
praying mantis.

She looks like a city alien.

I tried to take it to a full
experimentation.

I'm hoping that the judges like
it.

Designers, this was a fun
unconventional challenge.

One designer from the winning
team will be the winner, and one

Designer from the losing team
will be out.

One designer from the winning
team will be the winner, and one

Designer from the losing team
will be out.

Patricia and samantha, we're
gonna talk to you guys first, so

Let's bring out your model.

[Dramatic music]
patricia, samantha, tell us

About your look.

When we found out it was
prom, patricia came up with a

Great idea to, instead of having
just, like, blending, to make a

Pattern that goes into the
gradient design.

That's her area of strength.

I thought I'd like to go in
the direction of laying down my

Gradation as the base by putting
colors on top of one another.

So when I cut away, I'm exposing
design with the color gradation.

That way, it creates another
pattern and an illusion.

You know, I didn't grow up
here, so I never got to go to

The prom, so I don't really know
exactly what it's all about, but

I love this.

I think it's great.

Oh!

She looks like she's ready to
go to the prom.

And how did she get into the
dress?

There's a back zipper.

Can I see it?

I sewed it in, and then we--
it's fabulous.

The back is just fabulous.

Yeah, the back's phenomenal.

That little detail of the
closure--it's so wonderful.

I'm not surprised this was a hit
with the students because I

Think she's channeling a little
bit of a katy perry moment.

Ooh.

It looks great.

Chris, what do you think?

I mean, I think you guys did
a great job.

The proportion gets a little bit
tricky for me, just in terms of

It being a prom, and it's a
young girl, and, like, I feel

Like girls want tight and short
always, but, you know, I sort of

Love the idea that girls could
potentially use this as a format

To create their own prom dress.

I love the textile you
created at the bottom.

It looks fun.

And I think it's really fun,
from somebody who did go to prom

In america.

It's so special that somebody
would have a lot of

Fun wearing that.

She's the belle of the ball?

She's the belle of the ball.

So if this were the winning
team, who should win?

She came up with the cool
idea on how to make it gradient

In a cooler way, so I would say
she should get the credit.

I really appreciate that
'cause, of course, I have the

Tendency to want to overwork
something, and she kept pulling

The reins on me, so I'm always
grateful for somebody to say...

[Imitates whip cracking]
stop.

Thanks, guys.

Thank you.

Well done.

Thank you, lisa.

You can leave the runway.

Thanks, lisa.

[Dramatic music]
♪ ♪

Kate, tu, tell us about your
look.

I automatically knew that
I wanted to do a long dress

Because prom for me was, like,
yesterday.

You want it to be this dress
that you can take pictures with

Your dad but that your boyfriend
is still gonna be like, "dang,

Look at her."

So we knew we wanted to show
off her figure but still keep

It fun and flirty and really
have fun with the texture that

We could create with duct tape.

So, tu, kate was saying that
she wanted to always have a long

Dress.

Is that why this is a long
dress?

Or did you design this dress?

Actually, like, my design is
different, but, like, I agree

With her because, uh, she been
to a prom, but I never been

There, so I follow her decision.

I have to say, I didn't
respond to this dress at all.

She doesn't look like she's
gonna have any fun because she's

Stuck, and she has to walk like
a madam.

So, for me, the fun was missing
in this.

Guys, long is so
old-fashioned...

Old-fashioned.

You had 38 colors and prints to
choose from, and you chose this

Teal, matronly, serious color.

It's--actually, it's a denim
print.

'Cause we didn't want it to look
plastic, so this had a subtle

Texture to it.

This is such a cliche that
I can't imagine an 18-year-old

That is plugged in would
actually want to look this way.

Personally, I disagree with
nina on length.

I think long can be really cool.

However, I don't get enough
fantasy here.

Again, I will say, I have no
problem with a long shape or

Gown.

It is what girls in america do
wear, nina.

That is the fantasy of what they
actually want to wear.

I don't know.

I do.

I go across america.

I don't stay in new york city.

Have you been going to proms
lately, zac?

I dress girls for proms every
day.

I wish someone would take me
to proms more often.

Can you take me once?

I really want to go once.

I missed mine too.

I--you never went either?

No.

We're frustrated.

We want to go.

If you're gonna go big and
it's a duct-tape challenge,

Like, take it to the max.

Yeah.

If you were the losing team,
who would have to go?

We both, like, collaborate
everything, so I can't really

Decide who should go home.

The silhouette and the length
of it--that was in my original

Sketch.

So if that's what you guys don't
like about it, then that's on

Me.

You guys are making this very
hard for us, you know, because,

For me, it looks like your voice
is not being heard, and the more

I poke, the more I feel like it
is your dress, and he kind of

Helped you make it, so I don't
know.

Do you blame someone for
creating this dress that we all

Don't like?

Or do we blame you for not
speaking up and changing it?

Thank you, gina.

You can leave the runway.

[Dramatic music]
♪ ♪

Stanley, layana, tell us about
your look.

Stanley and i--we're very,
like, classic and feminine.

This was such a fun challenge,
so we also wanted to, like, you

Know, exaggerate a little bit on
the bow and the pleats because

It's duct tape, so we can go
crazy a little bit.

Yeah, I was just sort of
thinking of, like, a cartoon,

Like, cartoon-quality, like,
animation.

We also made a bracelet out of
the...

Oh, yeah.

The tube of, um--
oh, yeah, we forgot we made

The bracelet.

The empty tube, and then we
just, like, added some--

Wrapped it with rhinestones--
wow. So lovely.

It was very smart to create the
panels in the crinoline because,

Yes, you gave it that sense of
three-dimensional, and it makes

It almost come to life.

I love the bow.

I love the styling.

It just looks very complete.

I think that you just want to
be friends with whoever this

Girl is.

You know, she's definitely
plugged in.

She's modern.

She's fashion-forward.

She's a cool girl.

And you were not afraid to put
this gigantic pink bow on there.

You didn't put just a little bow
there, it's like...

[Imitates expl*si*n]
it's really a good element

And ties the whole thing
together.

The only thing is, the
petticoat--that color, I'm not

The biggest fan of.

It's the original duct-tape
color.

Yeah.

Can we see it?

That peeks out.

Yeah, lift it up.

Because you can kind of--
oh, cute.

I mean, what you guys did is
really, really great.

Whose main idea was it?

I designed the top, and he
designed the bottom, and

Together, we came up with what
print we were gonna use.

Yeah, it was just like ideas
on paper.

She would draw something.

I would draw something.

It was really both of us.

It was very collaborative.

Thank you.

You can leave the runway.

[Dramatic music]
♪ ♪

Amanda, michelle...

I think our first thought was
that we wanted to just design a

Prom dress for the punk-rock
girl, and because it was a

Duct-tape challenge, I think we
really wanted to have a lot of

Fun with it.

We sort of saw her as being
friends with stanley and

Layana's, um...

But she's the bad influence.

But she's the bad influence
maybe.

I personally love this dress.

I think it's modern.

It's fun.

It's, like, slightly
sinister-looking.

It's, like, every high-school
fantasy I feel like we have.

I love that you created a print.

I think the scale is perfect.

I just think it's great.

I think the shape is
fantastic.

I like that you referenced a
pattern that you found in the

Duct-tape rolls and then used
that as a trim and highlighted

It.

My only comments would be--is
I feel like the side cutouts--

They were a little bit hard when
the model was walking, but

I thought--overall, I think you
guys did a really brilliant,

Successful job.

Both: thank you.

If that one was katy perry,
this is gwen stefani...

Ooh!

Oh, I love that.

Hair and all.

I'll take that.

Can I see the back again?

I don't mind the cutout.

I just think that you really
needed some boning to support

That, but this is definitely a
cool girl.

What do you think?

I like it or no?

You have such a poker face,
heidi, I really can't tell.

I know.

I think you're into it.

I am into it.

Ah!

Yes!

You had to do some math on
this, right?

I'm a math girl, yeah.

I mean, you really had to
figure out...

Tessellations.

How to do this.

It moves a lot like a real
dress.

You know, it's not as stiff as
some of the other dresses.

If this was the winning dress,
who would deserve this win here?

I would definitely give it to
michelle.

She's amazing.

She was so sweet and is just so
great to work with.

So it was more michelle's
design?

We sketched together, I mean,
and that sounds really cheesy.

This was a 50/50 kismet moment.

But I did pick her.

[Laughter]
thank you.

You can leave the runway.

[Dramatic music]
♪ ♪

Daniel, richard, tell us about
your look.

Well, immediately when we
were first paired together,

We're both kind of over the top,
so we decided, like,

Immediately, gold.

So he started putting the top
together, and then I said,

"Well, I want to work on some
latticework," and so I created

The lattice on the sides right
here to look like it's been

Laced up, but it's not.

It's just tape.

We like the movie
sixteen candles, and so we got

Inspired by that also too, from
molly ringwald's dress.

So, uh...

Richard made the corsage.

Yeah, we made the corsage
because it's kind of

Traditional.

Mm-hmm.

I don't even know.

I'm a little older than the kids
now, so I don't know if they

Still make cors--or have
corsages, but--

They do.

How long has it been?

Um, it's been about...

Um, 20 years.

What?

It's been around 20 years.

[Laughs] 20 years.

And that's exactly what it
looks like.

It looks like it is from 20
years ago, unfortunately.

I see that you guys did a good
job, in terms of tailoring this

And putting this together.

I'm not talk--
I disagree with the

Tailoring.

No, because the side, I mean,
that is--you worked on that

Side.

So in terms of work, it's not
like you guys slapped this

Together.

The back, yeah, it doesn't
really line up.

For me, I have an issue with
the fit of the bust of it.

Far be it from me to, like,
shy away from sparkle and shine.

I feel like ,when you put it in
this specific silhouette, it

Does look like old clothes,
unfortunately, and I think one

Of the great things that you did
with the duct tape was you

Really disguised the material.

So I actually feel like your
success at disguising the

Material worked against you in
this case.

God, you guys.

You two go from heroes to
zeroes.

[Laughs]
I mean, the inconsistency--

One minute, you're like, wow.

The next, you're like...

[Sighs]
la mariachi prom here.

[Both chuckle]
here's my biggest problem

With this dress.

It looks really one-dimensional.

She looks like she's made out of
tin.

She's just a train wreck.

Ouch.

So do you think the two of
you working together was a bad

Decision?

We didn't.

No, we worked really well
together, actually.

We worked hard together.

If we make it through to the
next round, I will still work

With him.

I will too.

I will.

I believe in him.

Thank you.

You can leave the runway.

Thank you.

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.

Thank you.

All: thank you.

[Dramatic music]
♪ ♪

Okay, let's talk about the
designers and the designs that

We did like.

Let's talk about stanley and
layana.

That was a real cool dress--
fashion-forward, plugged-in

Girl, really cool.

From head to toe, they
thought about it.

The accessories worked.

It was well edited.

And her styling was good.

The hair looked good too.

The makeup was good.

Mm-hmm.

It had a lot of electricity,
which I felt like really came

Through.

What I loved was that there
was an actual petticoat under

It.

Yes.

When she lifted it up,
I mean, they actually made

Something for underneath.

So cute.

Overall, they were very good
collaborators and, I think, very

Successful.

The same with michelle and
amanda.

They also did a fantastic job.

It really is a complete idea.

It's one dress.

The top speaks to the bottom,
speaks to the print and the

Mixing of the scales.

It's hard work to match those
patterns, to transition patterns

And scale and color.

It was a showstopper.

Yeah, absolutely.

It's a showstopper.

I mean, it was a wow dress.

It just had a lot of details
that were very interesting.

The students liked patricia
and samantha's look the best.

The ombre effect, the
manipulation of the duct tape

Into, like, a new fabric kind
of.

I loved how weird it was.

Yeah.

It worked.

Yeah.

I also liked the length of
this dress.

Yeah, me too.

The short in front and the
long in the back.

It feels very now.

I don't always love that, but
in this particular shape,

I thought it worked really well.

It works great.

We also had two other
showstoppers.

Literally a showstopper.

Yeah.

Okay, let's talk about kate
and tu.

I feel like there are such
simple things they could have

Done, like, with the actual
dress to make it feel really

Modern.

It wasn't so bad.

It was just not quite there--
same as the gold dress for me.

So boring and so
old-fashioned.

There was no love in their--
drama.

Or drama in their
engineering, and with tape, you

Can do that.

And--and I particularly was
surprised with tu.

I don't even know who he is
anymore.

Me neither.

He's been kind of hiding.

But I don't think this is his
aesthetic.

But I do think that it is also a
problem that he doesn't stand up

For his own point of view.

Okay, let's talk about
richard and daniel.

I mean, what were they thinking?

What were they thinking?

It's a roller coaster with
these two.

I sort of understand it.

It is like the most obscene
version of a prom dress that

Anyone could possibly think of.

It's gold.

It's that '80s silhouette that
everybody bemoans all the time,

But, you know, I feel like
if they pushed it slightly more,

It could have gone really cool
and great.

And as a designer, you're
supposed to take those ideas and

Make them new again, and they
just didn't.

Okay, so we've made our
decision?

Good.

Let's bring them back out.

[Dramatic music]
♪ ♪

Designers, one designer from the
winning team will be the winner,

And one designer from the losing
team will be out.

Designers, this was a fun
unconventional challenge.

Stanley, layana...

You're in.

You can leave the runway.

Thank you.

Thank you.

[Dramatic music]
♪ ♪

Michelle, amanda...

You are the winning team.

Yes!

Good job.

[Applause]
ah, that's awesome.

Patricia and samantha, it was
very close.

Michelle...

You are the winner of this
challenge.

Thank you.

You're in.

You can leave the runway.

Yeah!

Now, having a win, it feels
good.

I feel like I'm supposed to be
here.

And $5,000 goes to
autism speaks, which is pretty

Frickin' cool.

Oh!

Did you win?

[All cheering]
gwen stefani always wins.

[Dramatic music]
♪ ♪

Patricia, samantha, you're
both in.

You can leave the runway.

Both: thank you.

Richard and daniel...

Kate and tu...

One of you will be the losing
team.

Richard and daniel, we did not

Like your dated '80s dress...

But you're in...

Barely.

You can leave the runway.

[Dramatic music]
♪ ♪

Tu...

We don't know who you are as a
designer.

And we feel that you're getting
lost in this competition.

Kate...

It was ultimately more
your design, so that kind of

Makes you responsible.

Tu...

You're out.

Okay.

It's okay.

Okay.

It's okay.

I'm sorry, tu.

She starts to cry, and it was
like, "no, girl, you--you did

Your best."

It--it--it's me who didn't rise
my voice, and I think I deserve

To go home too.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Kate...

I'm sorry, you're also out.

Thank you.

Auf wiedersehen.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for
the opportunity.

Auf wiedersehen.

I thank all of you.

Thank you.

I'm feeling sad.

You know, I have a lot more that
I wanted to show the judges, and

I really wish I could stay.

What?

Oh, my god.

What's going on?

You're both?

We're both out.

What?

No way!

No, no. No way!

Are you serious?

Oh, my god.

Oh, my god!

Wait. I'm in complete and
utter shock right now.

Oh, my god.

It's okay.

It's good. Yeah.

Don't cry.

It's--it's a happy moment, you
know?

Yeah.

Hi, tim.

So, tu and kate, I need to
send you to the workroom to

Clean up your spaces, all right?

Yes.

We're gonna miss you.

We're gonna miss you too.

Thank you, tim.

You're real.

I am real.

See you, guys.

Yeah, we will.

I never expect that I gonna
make it this far, and to see

Your model walk on the runway
with what you are making, that

Is the most fantastic thing that
ever happened to me.

It was my dream to be on
project runway, and I was.

As cliche as it is, dreams come
true.

You need to believe in yourself,
even when nobody else does.

Next time on
project runway...

It's time to have some fun!

Girl!

The performers from
thunder from down under are

Your clients and your models.

These are not normal bodies.

It's the hardest challenge to
date.

Ah!

How did they get so short?

I mean, the clock is ticking.

This whole challenge is
imploding.

[Sighs]
this may be more than I can

Handle.

This is not good.

[Laughter]

We lost nina.

This is so surreal.

It's okay.

It's gonna be okay.