14x12 - Roll Out the Red Carpet

[bunniefuu]

- Previously on
"Project Runway"...

For this next challenge
you're going to bring

some New York City landmarks
to life.

In 3D.

[laughter]

- You're going to be
using 3D printing

for an avant-garde look.

- So freaking cool.

- My dress is going to
look like a literal bridge.

- I think she might be
taking it the wrong way.

- There are only
five of you left.

- Now I'm on, like, alert.

- What a fantastic runway show.

I love your dress, Edmond.

- This is my favorite.
- Thank you.

- Nice. It's so sexy.

- Really well done, Kelly.
- Really proud of you.

- Kelly, congratulations.

You are the winner
of this challenge.

- This is too safe for me.

- Compared to the others,
it wasn't as exciting.

It felt a little bit older.

- Merline, I'm sorry.
That means you're out.

[rock music]

- Oh, my gosh.

- Heidi comes out and there's
all these lights flashing,

and I'm like,
"What is going on?"

- Hello, designers.

You know what?

Mm, this next challenge
is too special.

I think I need a little help
from Tim to bring the tickets.

- The tickets?

- I'm coming, I'm coming,
Heidi, and I have the tickets.

- Designers,
for your next challenge,

we're going to send you
to the land of glam

where the lights shine bright
and the stars shine brighter.

- And Heidi and I know that
there's no place on Earth

that's more inspirational
for creating red carpet looks

than the city of Los Angeles.

[cheering]

- Because a red carpet look

- Bring me back to Cali.
- Yes.

- In my hand are four tickets.

One for each of you.

You will be using
the city of Los Angeles

as your red carpet inspiration

and you will also be designing
and constructing your look

while you're there.

- No way.
- Wow.

- Oh, my gosh.

Red carpet's not something
that I focus on.

I focus on ready-to-wear.

- Come up and get your tickets.

- But I'm excited to think
outside of the box

and get inspired.

- I better get out of here
and pack my bags too

because I'm going to be
meeting you there.

- Yay!
-That's right!

- Have fun, good luck, and I'll
see you back here on the runway.

Bye, everyone.

- Bye.
- Heidi, after you.

- Thank you.
- We're so close.

I mean, we're talking about
fighting for places

to go to New York Fashion Week.

Take it all in.
Take it all in.

And I mean, at this point,
it's like

I've got to go hard or go home.

- I'm so excited to be
back in California,

especially to be in L.A.

I'm just so excited to be home

and I'm ready to take on
this challenge.

- Hi, welcome to
the Best Western Plus.

How are you doing today?

- Wonderful.
- Great.

- Here are your room keys.

- Ooh.
- Cute.

This is awesome.
- What is this?

- ♪ Dun dun dun. ♪

- "Hello, designers."

- "Drop your bags,
get settled in."

- "And meet me by the pool.
Tim."

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Designers,
welcome to Hollywood.

all: Yay!

- I am delighted to
introduce you to Tammy Lucas

of Best Western Hotels,

and, Tammy, thank you so much
for letting us be here.

- Great to have you here.

Hi, designers.

Best Western is
an iconic brand re-invented,

and our award-winning loyalty
program, Best Western Rewards,

continues to be recognized
as an industry leader.

We want to reward the winner
of this challenge

with 100 free room nights
that can be redeemed

at any of our hotels
and resorts worldwide.

- That's amazing.
- Wonderful.

- 100. Seriously, seriously.
- I'm gonna start traveling.

- 100 free nights
at any Best Western.

I really want
this challenge bad.

- To Best Western.
- Thank you.

- I've got to take
the designers away.

They have a lot of work to do,

and I have another surprise
for them.

Come on, everyone. Let's go.
- Nice meeting you.

- Bye.
- Thank you.

I want to dive in the pool.

- We're at a house
in the Hollywood Hills,

and the view is breathtaking.

- Just look at all this.

- Very chic and clean.

That's how my design should be.

- So, designers,
welcome to the Hollywood Hills.

I thought that this
incredible vantage point

would serve as a wonderful
source of inspiration for this,

your red carpet challenge.

So, this is your
biggest challenge yet

because this challenge
determines who among you

will move forward
to New York Fashion Week.

It's big.

Before you start to sketch,
I have a wonderful surprise.

I want to introduce you to
an expert in the red carpet.

Her name is Keltie Knight and
she's an on-air correspondent

for the Emmy-nominated show
"The Insider."

- Wow.
- Keltie.

- Hey!
- Hi.

- Keltie Knight is well-put
together; she looks hot.

I'm actually inspired
by her look.

- Well, hello there.

- You're as breathtaking
as the view.

- Well, thank you.

- Keltie, you know,
red carpet events

can make or break the career
of a designer.

- Absolutely, and you all know
the very first question

we ask any celebrity when
they arrive on the red carpet

of course is,

both: "Who are you wearing?"

- And the red carpet
is a platform

for you designers to showcase

their most high-end, glamorous,
fashion-forward looks,

and all eyes are on
the celebrity and you

when those flashbulbs
start to light up.

All of my favorite
red carpet big moments

always have the same
three things in common:

Drama, color, and fit.

Remember, this is not
a time to play it safe.

You have to take a risk.

- So, designers, you will
have 30 minutes to sketch

and then we're going
shopping at Mood

where you will have
a budget of $400.

- Wow.
- Oh, my gosh, yes.

- We will go from Mood
to your new work room

at the Fashion Institute
of Design and Merchandising.

You will have the remainder
of today at FIDM to work

and all day tomorrow.

So, Keltie, thank you so much.
- You're welcome.

Thank you.
- Fashion kiss.

- And I will see you all
on the red carpet.

- Yes, you will.
Happy sketching, everyone.

Off you go.

- Designing for
a red carpet gown,

it has to be fashion-forward,
high-end, and glamorous.

I want to do an asymmetrical
look with a corset,

and then I want to do
a form-fitting skirt

with a train in the back.

- I'm looking at
this gorgeous, open view

and I immediately think
I want to do open back,

so it drags me
to doing the train.

Everything about this view
is inspiring this gown.

- I really want to go
for that old Hollywood feel,

and I feel like any red carpet,

you definitely
have to have something

that touches the red carpet.

So I would not want to
create a c*ck dress

or anything shorter.

- I am instantly inspired
by the valley.

Just the V, and I want
to create my own textile design.

I'm not too sure what my
silhouette's going to be yet,

but I should have enough money
to get enough fabric

to make a big long gown
if I want to.

- All right, designers,
time is up.

Let's head off to Mood
and say good-bye to paradise.

- I know.

- Designers,
welcome to Mood Los Angeles.

Your time starts now.
Go, go, go.

[squeals]

- Do you have anything
like this?

For this challenge, I really
want to give a pop of colors,

and I see a sequin.

I think that it would give
a great effect on the runway.

I'm taking a risk with color.

I feel that I haven't done that.

- It's not a challenge
to play it safe.

- Okay, well, I'm not
playing it safe with this.

Let's go.
Thank you, Tim.

- Designers, you have
ten minutes.

Ten minutes, everyone.

- I looked at that.

- I find a really gorgeous
mesh sequined fabric

and it's extremely elegant and
that in place of an open back

I think would just be
extremely striking.

- Designers, you have
one minute remaining.

- I find black tulle.

- One minute, everybody.

- I find this gold trimming.
I've got another trimming.

I want to make sure
that I have enough just in case.

- Time is up.

- You said 397? Perfect.

- All right, come with me.
Thank you, Mood.

- Thank you.
- Thank you, Mood.

- Oh, my gosh.

- FIDM.

- Isn't this cozy?

- It is.

- Hi.
all: Hi, Tim.

- Welcome to your work room

at the Fashion Institute
of Design and Merchandising

in Los Angeles.

- Thank you.
- Beautiful, huh?

- Yes.

- You have until


and you will have all day
tomorrow, all right?

all: Thank you.

- What time is it?

- We have less than 45 minutes.
- 45 minutes.

- [bleep], well, how am I going
to do the thing I'm going to do?

I see many different versions
but it's just not--

- You can tell it,
"I see you. I see you."

Start saying that.
both: "I see you."

- I like to pray
to the fashion gods.

- Okay, you guys. It's 11.
Let's go home.

- I gotta figure it out.

I don't know what it is,
but, Edmond,

you need to get yourself
together on this one.

- Candice.
We're in L.A.

This is blowing my mind.

- And it's our last working day
for our last challenge

before New York Fashion Week.

- Are you ready
for this morning?

- Yes, I'm so excited to get
back into the room.

- Oh.

- Did you figure out
your design?

- Hopefully when we get
to the work room today,

it'll come to me.

- I feel like life's
about to begin.

- Go hard or go home.
That's my thing.

- Yeah. Exactly.

So today my plan is triangles,
triangles, and triangles.

I look like a kangaroo
with a pouch.

I know my textile design
I'm creating

is going to take forever.

Like, I need to get those
pieces cut and have them fit,

then sew the whole entire thing
together.

It's going to take me
every last minute.

Speed it up, Dempsey.

- What a quiet room.

It makes me very happy.

It means there's serious work
going on, which is good,

because as you know, this is
your biggest challenge ever.

- Ah!

- So I'm going to check in
with you. How's Candice?

- Past few challenges, I've
taken a lot of notes from Zac.

There's borderline between
sexy and trashy,

and so I really wanted to bring

a very strong, elegant,
sleek silhouette.

Originally I was playing around
with cutting out the whole hip.

- Trashy.

- Exactly.

- Why the gold trim?

- Well, I was just
playing around with it

but I feel like it's
taking away, and now--

- You feel like
it's taking away?

- Yeah.
- It is.

- What you've done with
this textile is really magic,

but the rest of it
can't have any missteps.

- Yeah.

Everything has to be flawless
if it's going to be this chic.

- It does. Flawless.
- Yeah.

- Carry on.

- So how are you, Ashley?

- I wanted to do something
fun and funky,

and so what I loved
about this fabric is that

when you move it,
it changes colors.

- Tell me about the design
of this.

- It's going to be one side
with a sleeve,

and then the other side
is just going to be bare arm.

This is the part that's going to
be showing the skin here,

and this is a corset.

I'm not going to lie,
you're making me worried now.

- All right, I have
a responsibility to you

to be direct.

I feel that you're
over-designing.

You want for there
to be a focal point

and the difficulty
that I have with this

is that my eye
is going all over the place.

- I want you to feel
strong and confident

about whatever it is
you put down that runway.

There are only four of you.
- Yeah.

- And I don't want you
to be the person

who doesn't go to
New York Fashion Week.

- Yeah, I don't either.

- Hi Kelly.
- Hi.

- I'm eager to hear
what it is that you're doing.

- When I did the unconventional
challenge, the first one--

- With the cards.

- I really enjoyed
that technique.

I'd like to play with,
like, depth and texture

but not have it too
in your face,

so that's why I put
the mesh over it,

to sort of give it,
like, a print.

- I think it's beautiful.
- You do?

- The textile that
you've created, yes.

Let me ask you this.

Are you a long skirt person?

- No, I'm not
a long skirt person.

- I know you're not.

- But I'm--
- This doesn't look like you.

- I know.

Well, if I had my way
I would do jumpsuit,

but then I was like, "Pant,
red carpet, is that okay?"

- It happens.

If you can make an elegant,

captivating pantsuit
for the red carpet...

- Mm-hmm.
That was my thought.

- I think you could be
assured of a space

at New York Fashion Week.

- Tim!

- A jumpsuit.
It could be red carpet.

I don't know which red carpet.

I hope that she executes it
well because if not,

the judges will tear her apart.

- So how's Edmond?

- I am trying to figure it out.

This fabric really kind of
inspired me and and spoke to me.

- I know. You were definitely
excited at Mood.

- I still am, I just don't know
what type of music

to make with it, you know?

I'm going to quote
a dear friend.

"Fear never conquered anything."

So don't be afraid of it.

- All right.
I'll be fearless.

- I think my biggest
competition is Edmond.

- All right.
- I'm excited now.

- Thank you, Tim. I am too.
- Good good good.

- He has the same exact drive
I have.

I'm going to give it my all
and have no regrets at the end.

Edmond has the same mentality

and I think having
that mental hunger

is what's going to bring
both of us to the end.

- I'm excited about
the potential in this room,

and that's why I want this to be
such a dynamic competition

among the four of you that those
judges won't know what to do.

- Yeah.

- You have until 9:00 tonight.

We are all flying back
to New York tomorrow.

The morning of the runway show,

first thing you will have
your model fitting.

Thank you.

- 9:00?
I gotta move.

- I just don't want to go home
with a leggy.

I'm not even halfway
down this leg.

What did I get myself
into, Candice?

To do or not to do?

Been here this long.
This is the final challenge.

All my chips are on the table.

Rules are made to be broken
and I'm going to go ahead

and break the rules and create
something short and awesome.

- Edmond is definitely
scissor-happy with that dress.

He is just cutting it
shorter and shorter.

But, if that's what
he wants to do, go for it.

- Did you get to a good
stopping point, like,

where you can finish up
back home?

- Yeah, I think so, yeah.

I have a little bit more
work to do on this gown,

but I love the direction
that it went in.

I think it's going to look
really striking on her.

- Candice,
I'm calling her out right here.

It's just black.

- Are you pretty much done?

- I need to put a zipper,
figure out what I'm going to do

to the bottom, neckline.

I have a lot of stuff to do.

- 9:00, guys. Let's go.

- The pressure is on,
there are four,

and then there will be three.

- I want to be excited
and feel good.

This is the last challenge,

but all I can think about,

are these pants going
to fit or not?

- Let's do it.

I just want to get back
to New York.

All I can think about,

"Are these pants
going to fit or not?"

- It's been fun.

- I'm freaking out
on the inside.

I can't get it out of my head.

- Good-bye, L.A.

I just feel like I'm going
to New York Fashion Week.

- Yay.

- I could be wrong,
but I feel good.

- It hasn't hit me
that it's the last runway.

I hope that when I do go home

I'm going to be creating
a collection for Fashion Week.

- I think it's amazing
how far we've all come.

- I thought about that
last night.

- Hey.
- Hi.

- Wow.
- Good morning, designers.

It's our red carpet challenge

and actually,
look at all you, too.

Matte black and spangly golds.

All right designers, I'm going
to send in your models.

You will have half an hour
with them.

Then you will have an hour
to send them

to the Mary Kay Color
Design Studio

and the Sally Beauty Studio,

and you know you will need to
use the JustFab Accessories Wall

to style them.

If there were ever a challenge
when you just have to be

very thoughtful and strategic,
it's this one.

I will send in your models
and I will see you soon.

- Okay.
- Thanks, Tim.

- Thank you.

- Hi.

- As soon as she walks in,
she's like,

"Hello, how was blah blah blah."

I'm like, "Take your pants off.
Right now."

It's really tight
so let's try it on now.

Gotta put these pants on,
they've gotta fit,

we've gotta get this done.

I know if I can
get this zipper up,

we're going to be
in amazing shape.

- Oh. Does it fit?
- Yeah.

I can breathe again.
[exhales]

That scared me.

- Is this going to stay
like this?

- It looks amazing,
but the top of the corset,

it almost wants to
expose the boob

and I can't have that happen.

So I'm gonna put a strap here.

I don't want to have to put
a strap on the dress

because I felt like it took
away from my design,

but I felt like that's
the only thing that I could do

to keep it from falling.

I'm just going to hand-stitch
this at the end.

- So I'm like,
three inches below.

I am deciding to change
the look of the dress again.

I don't have a lot of time
but it'll look better shorter.

A little puff in back.
Turn around for me.

- How does it feel?

I put it on her
and it fits like a glove.

I think this close to the end,

everything needs to be
absolutely, positively perfect.

Thanks, Loli.

- Welcome to
the Sally Beauty Studio.

- I want her hair parted down
the middle, cross-hatched,

and then put into a bun.

- So you want to see
that criss-cross frenching

back through here
and then this bun

is going to be really contained
and really sharp and clean.

- Exactly.
- We got it.

So who's your girl?

- It's a bronze sequins dress.

- I say iron it straight
but have that, like, movement.

Like, the hair be minimal,
you know what I mean?

- Yeah, I like that.
- We'll make it beautiful.

- Perfect.

- Welcome back from Cali.
Good morning.

- Going with the color.

- Maybe we could use a little
bit of silver on her eye.

A little peach pop
on the mouth and of course,

we'll give you beautiful skin

that will carry it
all the way down.

It's gonna look amazing
with your dress.

- I'm thinking for makeup
maybe like a light pink lip.

- That one's actually
called Pink Parfait.

We'll keep the eyes real bright.

That's your look.
Okay, have fun.

- Thank you. Bye.
- Thanks a lot.

- All right, designers.

In ten minutes,
you and your models and I

are going down to the runway.

Will everyone be ready?

all: Yes.
- Thank you.

- I think we're gonna be
good after this.

Okay. Pant fit, check.

But now I'm like, "Okay, I made
a crazy printed jumpsuit

and everybody else has dresses."

There can't be any errors.

Like, no missteps,
everything needs to fit.

It just needs to look amazing.

Especially 'cause
it's red carpet, like,

it needs to be on point.

- Designers and models,

we're going down
to the runway, everyone.

Follow me, please.

- Everything and anything
that I've worked for

has led up to this moment
and it's about to happen.

My heart feels like it's
jumping outside of my chest.

- Hi, everyone.
- Hi.

- Welcome to the runway.

As you know, in fashion,
one day you're in,

and the next day, you're out.

There are four of you here
and after tonight,

there will be three.

- Wow.

- This challenge is a big one.

It decides who moves forward
to compete

at New York Fashion Week.

For this challenge,
you created red carpet looks.

We sent you to Hollywood
to be inspired

by the land of glitz and
glamour.

You had two days and $400
to put your looks together.

All right, let's say hello
to our judges.

First, we have creative director
of Brooks Brothers Women

and fashion designer Zac Posen.

- Hi, designers.
- Hi.

- Creative director for "Marie
Claire" magazine, Nina Garcia.

- Hi, everyone.
- Hi, Nina.

- And our guest judge for today,
fashion designer

and judge of the upcoming show,
"Project Runway Junior,"

Christian Siriano.

- Hello.
- Hi.

- We also have Tim Gunn
here for the runway show,

and as you know,
he is your mentor

and will not be
judging your looks.

That said, he has the Tim Gunn
save which he has not used,

but he doesn't have to
if he doesn't want to.

We also have
an anonymous runway show,

which means we the judges
do not know

which designer created which
look when it walks the runway.

All right?
Let's start the show.

[electronic music]

- My construction is great.

The color is just perfect.

- I like how the light hits it.
It look great.

- I know I have that strap
on that dress,

but I hope it doesn't hurt me

because I really tried to fix
the issue with fit.

This is the last runway.

There is no room for mistakes.

There is no room for mistakes.

- Even though I came off
two wins back to back,

I am still shaking in my boots

because this is
the last challenge,

and I just want them
to understand my look.

I want to go to New York
Fashion Week so bad.

It's all I've been wanting
my whole entire life.

It's all I've been wanting
my whole entire life.

- When the light hits her,
it just shines.

It's shimmering
in all the right ways

and it elongates her.

She looks very elegant.

I think she looks great.

It's not too much.
It's just enough.

She turns and the train
just waterfalls next to her.

I think I'm going to
New York Fashion Week.

I think I'm going to
New York Fashion Week.

- I put a lot of pressure
on myself knowing that, okay,

this is the last challenge

and I am feeling tense.

I don't work with color often.

This is the challenge
that will either send you

to New York Fashion Week
or send you home,

and I do not want to go home.

- Designers,
the four of you have

the highest
and the lowest scores.

Three of you will move forward

to compete at
New York Fashion Week,

and one of you will be out.

- Candice, tell us about
your red carpet look.

- My whole entire time
on "Project Runway,"

I thought there was a missing
piece to my puzzle.

And I thought,
I need to show you guys

that I can do sophisticated,
sexy, and elegant.

It is definitely more
of a quiet version of you.

- Yeah.

- I think today's design
is safe,

but I think there's a level
of tastefulness here

that I really appreciate.

You know, I did get a little
Nancy Kerrigan from the back.

I thought, Nancy Kerrigan
doing, like, an Elvira number.

- It is a beautiful back.
- But it's beautiful.

- I mean, it's gorgeous.

- I'm really happy
with this work today.

It's definitely
red carpet-ready.

- Thank you.

- It would make
a lovely red carpet dress.

Will you be on the best-dressed?
I don't know.

- No.

- Will the photographers
be hounding you

to get this picture?

Not unless Angelina Jolie
is wearing it.

But it's a very beautiful gown,

and it's really giving me
another perspective on you

as a designer.
- Thank you.

- I agree with everyone.

I think it's really elegant
and beautiful

and feels old Hollywood
and vintage but not dated.

I actually think
my favorite part is the cut

of kind of the bodice where it's
still sheer underneath the arm.

I think that's really beautiful.

It's such a small,
hidden detail, but I think,

really flattering for her.

Really well-done.

- Thank you.

- Kelly, tell us about
your red carpet look.

- Sure.

Doing red carpet,
I'm not as familiar with,

so I really wanted a person
and a place

and think where they're going,
so in my head,

what my dream would be
for red carpet would be like,

Katy Perry, VMAs.

So I cut white leather triangles

and I created the textile
throughout this.

I just wanted her to look
really sleek and modern and fun

all in one.

- Kelly, you keep surprising me
in a really good way.

- Ah, thank you.

- It is a great jumpsuit,

but it's super sophisticated-
looking in my eyes.

Can we have a look at the back?

It is good.
- Mm- hmm.

- Really good.

- Thank you, Heidi.
That means a lot.

- I think it's cool.

I don't know if I love it
as much as Heidi does,

but it's still cool.

I still see a girl here,

which is really important.

- Thank you.

- I actually really like
this textile development.

It has, like, a holographic
quality. Great fit.

It's very you.

And I think your "you"
over this whole competition

has really become
much more refined.

It's exciting to see this growth
and to see even where it goes

because I don't think you knew
you even had this in you.

- Yeah.
- You've surprised us all.

I mean, I was very skeptical
about you making it this far,

and all of a sudden you found
this inner strength

and really blossomed
in front of our eyes.

- Edmond, tell us about
your red carpet look.

- I wanted to go for
the red carpet effect

but in a more modern way.

Finding this fabric at Mood,
it really spoke to me.

But it's so much color
that you want to take a risk,

and that's something I wanted
to make sure that I did.

I didn't want to play too safe.
This is what I've created.

- So here's the thing,

you have been from the start
one of the front runners.

You have given us
some very incredible looks.

This is probably, for me,

the biggest disappointment
from you this season.

Having said that, I also think
that you took a big risk.

I like the shortness.

I think it's refreshing
on the red carpet.

Everybody expects
the long lengths.

What I do think is
the fabric has taken over.

It's all about the fabric
and very little about you.

- What's interesting about this
is that there are those girls

that are going to wear dresses
like this on the red carpet,

but I think the sequin, although
it's beautiful, for some reason,

to me, it feels a bit cheap
and a bit dated.

But at least you used color.

Everyone up here
is kind of muted,

so if all these girls
are on the carpet,

maybe she would get
the most attention.

- Ashley, tell us
about your red carpet look.

- Well, I've never
really done red carpet,

but I definitely wanted
to have fun.

This fabric definitely spoke
to me when I saw it at Mood,

and I wanted to create something
that was asymmetrical

and that had one sleeve
and that was showing some skin

but still sexy in its way.

This print is sequins.

And it's bronze on one side
and the other side is silver.

I definitely enjoy
creating something

that I haven't created yet.

- I actually like this.

I think it's pretty fabulous,

and I think the choice
of the sequin was smart.

It's kind of a matte shine which
I think is really beautiful.

It doesn't give you that same
kind of dated prom-y feel.

I think you definitely have
some fit issues for sure.

It's almost like the opening's
a little too open,

but what's nice is that
it's all one piece.

It hangs quite nice.
It feels luxurious.

It kind of feels expensive,
but she still feels cool,

which I really like.

- Thank you.

- When we think
about red carpet,

it's actually very challenging
to keep it restrained

and keep it glamorous and
beautiful and interesting.

I think you did manage
to do all that.

From any angle,
she's going to look good

because she's got the asymmetry
with the bare shoulder.

She's got the leg.

There is three dimension
about this dress.

- I think it's a great choice
of fabric for the runway,

and I don't think it's
a good choice of fabric

for the red carpet.
- Okay.

I think your model
looks smoking hot.

I mean, her cleavage is insane.

It is so good-looking in there.

So I don't mind having that
peekaboo right there, because,

you know, she's covered up
everywhere else

and I think it is incredible
what you've managed to do

in two days.

Thank you, Ashley.
- Thank you.

- We have some questions
for the designers.

Models, you can leave
the runway. Thank you.

Kelly, why should you
move forward to compete

at New York Fashion Week?

- Throughout this
whole entire competition,

just hearing the feedback from
you guys really made me, like,

dig deep and pull out things
I didn't even know I could do,

and I feel like this is nowhere
near the end for me.

I feel like I just
started getting going,

and there's so much more
that I want to show.

As much as I love everyone back
at home at the deli, like,

this is all I've ever wanted, so
it would be a dream come true.

- Candice, why should
you move forward

to New York Fashion Week?

- One thing about
doing what I do,

I always say I either want
to make someone love it

or hate it, never be
indifferent about it.

I think the most important thing
about a designer

is putting your signature,
never losing your brand DNA.

I think I've stood strong
within that,

and I definitely think
that I could put on a show.

- Edmond, why should you
go to Fashion Week?

- This is something
that I've dedicated

a large portion of my life to.

I mean, I really love fashion.

I'm so passionate about fashion,

and I think that this is
an opportunity to show who I am

and also to tell my story,
and um,

I think I'd give a great show.

- Ashley, why should you go
to New York Fashion Week?

- Coming into this competition,

I told myself that I wanted
to be here to push myself,

and I just want to continue
to keep learning

and continuing to believe
in myself and my designs

and I feel like going
into Fashion Week,

I will have full confidence
in this collection

that I would be creating.

- All right, we have a very big
decision to make today.

We've heard what you had to say.

Now we're going to take
a closer look at your designs

and then I'll call you back.

You can leave the runway.

- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

- The winner
of "Project Runway"

will receive $100,000
to launch their line,

a Celebrity Cruises modern
luxury vacation for two

to almost anywhere
in the world,

a year's supply
of Sally Beauty products,

and the opportunity to
consult with Sally Beauty

to create a limited edition

Finger Paints nail color
collection,

travel and hotel accommodations

to inspiring destinations
around the world

from Best Western
International,

a 2015 Lexus RC350,

from Mary Kay, and entire
year's worth of beauty products

for their fashion shows

and professional makeup artist
services for their debut show,

a complete sewing
and crafting studio

from Brother Sewing
and Embroidery,

and the winning designer
and model

will receive a fashion spread
in "Marie Claire" magazine.

- Hello, Heidi.
- Hi, Tim.

- Zac, Nina, Christian.

- Hello, ladies.

- Shall we begin with Loli
wearing Candice?

- Yeah.
I think it's a beautiful gown.

- Me too.
- Yeah, it's beautiful.

- I like that she still kept her
kind of jet Victoriana quality

there, but it feels modern.

- There's no darts--
kind of amazing--in the bust.

- Pretty great.

- That is really great,

because you don't want
to have all these seams.

- Lay flat and--
- It's nice..

- Yeah and she really wants
to put on a show,

so she was smart and strategic.

- Right.
- Yeah.

- And we have Kristina
wearing Kelly.

Now keep in mind, Kelly
created this textile.

- I love this.

- Well, now I'm
looking at it even more,

it's even more impressive.
- It's staggering.

- What I'm most impressed with
is her quality of work.

This is complicated.
- Very.

- And it fits perfectly.

- She has sequins, she has
reflective pieces underneath,

and then a kind of
foil-covered tulle on top

all to create this dimension.

- I'm impressed with her.
- I'm impressed, too.

- We have Zorana wearing Edmond,

and I'm just going to say
from the onset,

he knew this was a risk.

He knew it.

- But, Tim,
to be honest with you,

this was the biggest
disappointment for me

from Edmond on the runway.

- I don't get it.

- And we know that he knows
how to make clothes.

We know that.

- Yeah. I mean, from the start,
we knew that.

It's almost like the fabric got
the best of him.

- I agree.

- And Aube, you may
step forward wearing Ashley.

- I don't know, you guys.
I would rock this thing.

I would too.

- I kind of love it,
the more I look at it.

- This will capture the light.

- Yes, this will
capture the light.

- I mean, this isn't
everyone's taste,

but I do think
for the red carpet,

there's going to be girls that
are going to want to wear this.

- Yes.

- Well, she definitely knows
how to cut clothing

and get a garment out there.

- Thank you, Tim.
- Thank you.

- We have a huge decision
to make right now.

Three of our designers will go
to New York Fashion Week,

and one is not.
- Mm.

Okay, so we've made
our decision?

Let's bring them back out.

- Designers, three of you will
move forward

to compete
at New York Fashion Week.

And one of you will be out.

Candice...

Congratulations,

you are moving forward
to New York Fashion Week.

[upbeat music]

How do you feel?

- Like the luckiest woman
in the world.

I've given up a ton
to get where I am today.

Thank you.

- Your model looked polished,
sophisticated, and very strong.

That said, you played it
a little safe.

- Yeah.

- Step it up for Fashion Week.

- Yes, ma'am.

- You're in.
You can leave the runway.

- Thank you.

I'm gonna go
to New York Fashion Week.

It's life-altering for me,
for my children.

[laughs]

And there's no words
to put to how you feel

when someone just--dream come
true--hands it to you.

I'm having a moment
where I feel like

I want to drop to my knees
and just thank life.

[dramatic music]

- Kelly...

Congratulations, you are
the winner of this challenge.

- Stop it!

- [laughs]
You know what that means?

You will receive 100 free nights

at any Best Western
in the world.

- Oh, my God.
I'm so happy.

I'm not gonna sleep
for, like, a week.

I'm so excited.

- You're in.
You can leave the runway.

- Thank you guys so much.
Thanks.

I am going
to New York Fashion Week.

Get ready.

I want to run around
like a crazy person.

I want to, like,
weave in and out of people.

I want to hug Heidi and Zac
and Nina and Christian.

- Get the [bleep] out of here.

- I won, too.
I won the challenge.

- You did?
- Oh, my God.

I'm not going back to the deli.
Sorry, deli people.

I love you all, but I'm going
to frickin' Fashion Week.

Oh, my God.
What's happening right now?

- I don't know,
but my mind is, like, blown.

- Oh, my God.

- Ashley, Edmond,

you both are incredibly
talented, but unfortunately,

one of you will be out.

Ashley, the color of your dress
was beautiful,

and I personally loved it.

The others, not so much.

You've had a bit
of a roller coaster here

on "Project Runway."

You've been on the top,

but you've also been
in the bottom quite a bit.

Edmond, you have created
some beautiful clothing here

on "Project Runway."

You have blown us away
time and time again,

which is why we were so
disappointed by your look today.

The dress was too short
and tasteless.

Ashley, Edmond,
one of you will be out.

Ashley...

You're in.

You're going
to New York Fashion Week.

- Thank you.
- Congrats.

- Aw.

- [sniffles]
Thank you.

- We can't wait to see
your collection.

- It just proves to me
that all of my hard work

has paid off for this moment.
Thank you, you guys.

You don't know how much
this means to me.

- You're in.
You can leave the runway.

- Thank you.

I'm so excited that I'm going
to New York Fashion Week.

Who can say that they're going
to New York Fashion Week?

This is my chance to make
my plus-size collection

that I've always wanted
to create.

- Hi.
- I'm going.

- You're going? Three women!
- [squeals]

- Are you kidding me?
- Get over here.

- I'm definitely waiting for
someone to pinch me right now,

'cause this doesn't feel real.
I am going.

Ashley Nell Tipton is going
to New York Fashion Week.

I'm so excited.
I can't wait.

[sighs]

Holy [bleep].

- [sighs]
Edmond, I'm sorry.

That means you're out.

- Right.

- We're all so disappointed

because we really wanted
to see your collection

at New York Fashion Week.

- I really wanted to present.
I mean, I feel privileged

to have been a part
of "Project Runway,"

and I wouldn't change anything
about it.

It's been a wonderful experience
and it's a pleasure

meeting you all and getting your
feedback and critique all along.

I really appreciate it.

- In the end,
we had to be fair

and make the decision based
on this challenge.

It was very hard.

- Auf Wiedersehen.
- Auf Wiedersehen.

Bye.
Thank you.

This is a tough one here.
This is a shock for me.

I get here to where literally
I can reach out

and touch Fashion Week,
and I could look out

in the audience
and see my family,

and now I have to absorb
the fact

that there won't be Fashion Week
for me this year.

I'm going home.

- No.
- Yeah.

My time has come.
- There's no way.

- I try to suck it up

and accept the decisions
that I've made.

No one forced me
to select the fabric.

No one forced me
to create that silhouette.

That was something
that I chose to do myself.

But, you know,
the last challenge, I mean,

I get this close and...

and I let it slip out
of my hand.

- Next time
on "Project Runway"...

You have seven weeks
before you will be

back here to
show your collections.

- I'm gonna be knocking on
your door to check in with you.

- Yay!
- Put me to work.

- You gonna make tortillas.
- I love it.

- Welcome to the deli.
- Oh, my goodness.

- We made a special
sandwich for you.

- I did this all by hand.
- Good God.

It's going full tilt drag queen.

Your first challenge, though...
- Impossible.

- I'm gonna explode right now.

- You can feel
how important this is

to every single one of us.

- [groans]

- You gotta give it
some of your attitude.

- That's gonna be a snoozefest.

- Why are you not being you?