21x02 - Feel the Burn

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[Heidi] Previously on Project Runway!

I'm back. Mwah!

[contestants screaming, laughing]

[Caycee] I'm having a slight flashback
because in my other season,

it was also a team challenge,
and I'm having a little PTSD.

What's happening?
I already need a martini.

-All right.
-[Caycee laughs]

[Caycee] In Season 19,
I left on Episode 1,

but I'm very confident
about what I made for this challenge.

Literally, like my intern could sew that
in 30 minutes.

[Antonio] I'm a Gemini.
I take critiques very like,

don't tell me what to do.

-[Veejay] That was the one that I'm using.
-[Jesus] Okay. Well, I can use it too.

Veejay is in her own bubble.
She's very standoffish.

That b*tch better not start.

This is my villain laugh. [laughs]

She's what we call
in the business, a… [bleep].

Congratulations, Ethan.
You're the winner of this challenge.

Shut up.

Caycee, Joseph, and Antonio,
you had the three bottom looks.

Am I being Punk'd?

Ooh. Ooh, he's spicy.

I don't think that there's any reason
to be defensive--

No, I'm not being defensive at all.

Caycee, it's very lackluster.

What you then wrapped around to me looks
like an afterthought.

Do we send home the bad dress
or the bad attitude?

Just very… [chuckling] …emotional.

[Caycee]
I can't believe this is happening again.

They're so mean!

Why am I here?

I want to go home.

[Heidi]
At stake for the winner is $200,000,

a spread in Elle magazine,

and a life-changing mentorship
with the CFDA.

This is Project Runway.

[Caycee] I really, like, can't handle.

-[Jesus] It's okay. It's okay.
-[Joan] Yeah.

It's not the criticism,
it's just being in this position again.

[Caycee] I'm pretty shocked
I'm in the bottom three.

After being eliminated
on episode one of another season,

I can't believe it could happen again.

It just feels like a bad joke.

I can't go home. Like, I didn't get
to show who I was as a designer.

Let's **** prove to them
that we can **** make it to the end.

[Antonio] My brother and I are
supposed to make it to the end together.

I can't believe I'm in the bottom.
I might be going home.

Antonio: We're ready?

[♪ dramatic music]

Caycee. Antonio. Joseph.
We've made our decision.

Joseph.

You're safe. You can leave the runway.

Thank you. Thank you, judges.

[exhales deeply]

Caycee, you had the most beautiful fabric,

but it was evident,
you had unresolved design problems.

Antonio, I actually thought
your dress was delicious.

But your attitude was despicable. Hmm.

Caycee. Antonio.

One of you will be in,
and one of you will be out.

Antonio.

You're in.

-[Antonio] I'm sorry.
-[Caycee] It's okay.

I love you.

Keep your head up.

You can leave the runway.

I'll work on my attitude.

[cries]

-[sighing] Caycee…
-[Caycee chuckles]

…I'm so sorry,
but that means you're out.

Yes.

-Oh, my God. You're so sweet.
-Auf Wiedersehen.

-I'm so grateful to have met you.
-[Christian] Good luck.

Thank you.

[breathes heavily, sniffles]

-Bye, guys. [chuckles]
-[Joseph] Caycee.

-[Antonio] Baby, come here.
-I'm so glad I got to meet you guys.

I'm, like, beyond shocked
to be eliminated for this look.

-Caycee.
-Yes?

-I know it's rough going on the first.
-Yeah.

It's hard, but you're so talented.
That's why you're here.

-That's why you came back, right?
-Thank you. Thank you, Christian.

I'm gonna send you the work room,
clean up your space,

say goodbye to everybody.

-Okay. Thank you.
-And good luck.

It feels harsh to leave
at this stage of the competition again.

I definitely feel
like I wish I could have shown more,

but I still am really proud of it.

Project Runway is an experience
I will never forget.

And I'm probably finished with as of now.

[chuckles]

All right.
Come back, sit around, we're not done.

[Belania] Uh-oh. What?

[Joseph] Christian, I don't know
how much we can take today.

[Christian] Competition is very real now.

You just saw it.
Caycee walked out the door. Goes quick.

Ethan, congratulations.

[whooping, clapping]

Thank you so much.

I have… something extra for you.

-[Joan] Mmm. Ah. Lord Jesus.
-[Joseph] Oh.

What do you got, Mama?

Because you guys are gonna continue
to work in houses a little longer…

-[Veejay sighs]
-Oh, my God.

…as the winning designer,
in the next challenge,

you're gonna have an opportunity
to swap a designer from a house.

[Jesus] Oh…

[Alex] Christian Siriano really came in
and was like,

let me drop a rock into this pond.

Think on it.
Like Heidi said, new house, new rules.

-Okay.
-You'll decide at the next challenge.

The houses aren't over yet.
Get ready for it.

[Ethan] Bring it on.
I think I know what I'm gonna do.

Things are about to get spicy.

[Joan] Ooh. Ooh.

-[Alex] I'm here for Pilates.
-[Angela] Some jump ropes.

-Squeeze and hold.
-Squeeze and hold.

[Alex] That Pilates bringing.

Hey, guys, guys, listen to this.

"Here's a gift. Put these on,
and meet me in the workroom. Christian."

-[contestants yelling, laughing]
-Let's go!

[Jesus] Thank you.

[Jesus] That last challenge was a lot
for me and Antonio.

I think you are being defensive
and also a little bit rude.

-And I'm sorry if you hate the coat.
-Oh, I hate the whole look.

But at the same time.
Law, don't you worry.

-We're about to prove you so wrong.
-We're about to prove you so wrong.

[Antonio chuckles]

All right, everybody.

-Let's go to the workroom.
-Yes.

[Ethan] My strategy about this switch is

I really wanna make sure
I'm making the best decision for me.

So do I get rid of Jesus,
the boisterous one?

All I have to do is prove him wrong.

Or Veejay that is hard to work with.

How's it going, Diva?

[Veejay] This one.

So… Here's to the right choice.

-[Belania] Yes!
-[Joseph] Ooh.

-And class begins!
-[Madeline] Okay.

All right, come on, get zen,
get comfortable, get on your mat.

I don't know any yoga poses.
Does anybody know yoga poses?

Okay, come show me.

[Veejay] Yoga is not my thing.

I'm the type of person
that gets really bored in the gym.

Bend this knee. Yes.

My workout is walking to the coffee shop
and then enjoy people watching.

That's my workout.

[exhales deeply]
I think I pulled something.

[laughing]

So you're gonna continue
to work in houses.

Ethan, remember.

You have the power
to swap a member of your house.

I think I am going to do a swap.

-A swap?
-Chile.

-Uh-oh.
-Mm-mmm.

If Ethan is smart enough,

he's gonna keep me because he knows
what I'm capable of doing,

and he knows I'm a strong designer.

I think he should get rid of Veejay
because she has not been a team player,

and bring over Antonio.

-[Joseph] The pressure is getting worser.
-[Alex] Worser.

So I'm going to swap…

[♪ dramatic music]

Jesus with Madeline.

[contestants screaming]

[exhales deeply]

[Christian] Jesus and Madeline. Wow.

You messed up, honey.

I hope you don't regret your decision.

I have full confidence
that you're gonna k*ll it.

And I really wanna see this dynamic happen
because y'all have been claiming

that y'all are a powerhouse together,
and I wanna see it.

Well, get ready.

They are all talk.

They run a store together,

but I'd love to see
this store close, baby.

All right, for this challenge,

each house must create
a cohesive activewear capsule collection

where the collection goes
from workout to the weekend

with one of the hottest
activewear companies, Calia.

[contestants laugh, cheer]

So to give you guys
some more insight into Calia,

we have a special guest.

Vice President and Head Designer
for Calia, Alycia Scott.

[whooping, clapping]

Hi, guys.

-Hola.
-So good to meet all of you.

We created Calia about ten years ago,

and really wanted to form a brand
that is the perfect juxtaposition

of fashion and femininity and function.

And I love how you guys have
all styled all your pieces you got today.

Our entire collection is rooted
in performance.

If you're designing a look
for Pilates or run,

it needs to be able to function.

We believe there's beauty in the burn.

How's it gonna work
whenever she is doing a downward dog?

Make sure
that when you're designing a piece,

it can be used for working out,
going to grab coffee,

going out to grab c*ck
with your friends.

It needs to be versatile.

So not only has Calia provided look books,

it also provided all the fabrication
for the challenge.

-Okay.
-That's not all.

Calia is going to produce and sell

the winning look
from the winning collection.

That would be so cool to have
a Joseph McRae and Calia produced.

I feel like it would eat down.

I love the idea of this,
like, beauty and the burn.

So what if we have,
like, fire on the runway?

[all] Ooh!

Like actual fire.

So you'll have all of today
and part of tomorrow

to create your fire-worthy collections.

Don't you love a one-day challenge?

Yes.

One day to do this,
as if there weren't enough stress already.

-The burn of it all. [laughs]
-[all laughing]

-Bye!
-[all] Bye!

Ethan… you wanna see what it's like
when you put Antonio and I together?

It's gonna be game on,

and it's gonna push me
to even do better to beat him

and then he's gonna realize
that he… [bleep] …up.

Girl. Whatever. [laughs]

-[Veejay] What's our team?
-[Yuchen] Team Wow. [chuckles]

-Team Winner.
-Team Winner, that's a good one.

No. It has something to do with… fire.

-[Ethan] Team Burn.
-[Veejay] I guess it's final answer.

I'm glad I put together a strong team.

I really wanted
to equalize the energy of our group

by putting all of the boisterous energies
on one team.

I want this one. I want this…
Hey, hey. I got this

I'm actually very happy
that Ethan let go Jesus

because I don't want another drama.

That was the one that I'm using.
Like where… Which one--

Okay. Well, I can use it too.

And it could be hot to do the lines
in the pop of red.

-That's what I was thinking.
-So all the lines have the pop of red?

Yes.

Okay. Guys, we need
to start cutting fabrics.

I just wanna be cohesive. I do like this
color-story situation going on over here,

but we… we gotta pick a group of fabrics
and all go with it, you guys.

[Joseph] We decided to call our team
the House of Lotus

because we wanted to feel the zen
within the burn.

And so, coming off the last challenge,

being in the bottom,
our stickler was our cohesion.

So as we're going through these fabrics
that Calia provided us,

we're really paying attention
to what color palette we want to do

so that we really nail
that cohesion this time.

Because if we miss it two times in a row,
we're gonna be done for.

I love this fabric. I was trying
to get the colors out of this.

This has all your colors.

Once again, Antonio is choosing the fabric
and I'm getting a little anxious,

because the last time he chose fabric,
we were in the bottom.

Can y'all roll the tape back?

[Antonio] The fabric that I brought
from home is in pink,

so let's have the inspiration
of our collection be butterfly.

That's the best one out of all of them.
I think we should go with that.

-[Joan] I don't like that.
-[Jesus] No?

You like this better? I mean, I like this.

I don't like that either, but I mean--

-That's what I wanted to start with.
-Ms. Joan, I wanna know--

Yeah, it is what it is.

Oh. Is the drama already beginning?

You know, working with the twins,
you know, they're a whole vibe,

but our looks have to be cohesive.

I love Ms. Joan,
but she's a little-little old school,

and stuck in the back in the days.

This fabric is so cool,
it's just more young.

I'll make it work.

[Alex] Don't use the fabric scissors,
you nincompoop.

[Ethan] I love Alex.

I didn't expect this competition
to become so connective so quickly,

and me and Alex bonded so quickly.

-It's so soft.
-It's so cozy. I mean, I want it.

[Alex] I'm making a lounge sweat suit
with a corset bustier top.

It all sprouted from trying
to use the aspects of a kimono.

I grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina.

But my nana was a tailor
from Nagasaki, Japan.

So I find a lot of inspiration
in what the Japanese call

intangible cultural treasures.

But my mama would say that I don't bring
enough of the South with me. [chuckles]

-[Veejay] How are you feeling this week?
-[Angelo] Feeling great.

It looks really cool.

-Thank you so much. I appreciate that.
-Yeah.

[Angelo] You are absolutely looking
at the next winner of Project Runway.

[laughs]

My design aesthetic is a combination
of streetwear and elegance.

I wanna win Project Runway
for my daughter Ava.

That's right here.

Having her changed me as a person.

It gave me so much more drive.

And I do this all for her.

So I have to make this stand out,
and hopefully wow the judges.

[Ethan] Madeline, what informs your work?

I'm trying to always, like, see things
that I like about vintage fashion,

but then giving it, like,
my own little twist.

What about yourself?

I grew up in like, a Podunk farm town.

I just felt inherently so different
from the rest of my family.

The only thing I could really do was,
you know, rely on my own creativity

and imagination to kinda distract me from
maybe not feeling like I belong there.

Did they accept you as you are like--

You know, when I finally did…

come out, they were like,

"We don't get it yet,
but we just don't wanna lose you.

So we're gonna try to figure this out."

[Ethan] I feel really blessed
to be able to have my family in my life.

So it makes me want to really push myself
to win this for them.

-Hello.
-[Antonio] Hey, Christian.

[Christian] How's the team going?

I do think the silhouette of this skirt,
you still have to figure out.

Oh, Lord. This might send me home.
[laughs]

I am a technical designer,
and I am a serious workaholic.

My family is Jamaican,
and I've always been raised

with all the elders around me
doing multiple things.

Even if it's not their job,

they're gonna figure out
how to do it that day and do it.

So I have to push myself

because this workout to weekend challenge
is taking me out of my comfort zone.

I really wanted to do something
that was extremely comfortable.

I think it feels a little too demure.

I think I made the right decision.
[chuckles]

I was the one who thought to use
this print 'cause Ms. Joan didn't like it,

-and she still doesn't like it.
-Okay. So you did it again?

You wanted a print again.
And everybody wants this print?

[snickers]

[Christian] Groundbreaking.
A circle skirt.

-Yeah.
-Mm-mmm?

I can cut a circle out right now,
and do this in ten minutes, really?

[Joseph] Well, kind of.

Not the exact same look
from the last challenge.

You're making a jacket and a…
a jacket and a skirt?

A jacket and a skirt.

Let me tell you a little something
about Christian Siriano.

Christian would come to the workroom like,

"Mmm… Are you sure about that?"

Or he be walking around like, "Oh, okay."

That little face be k*lling me
with them glasses,

and that hair perfectly swafted
to the side.

The top being fabulous
is very important here.

You should develop this more

because you already know
you can make a cool jacket.

I'm gonna listen to Christian
because I know I'm taking a risk,

but I do not want to be
in the bottom again.

You got a lot to do.

-I got you.
-Okay.

Let's get it.

I'm kind of going for like
that modern with a little bit of Tron.

The sash doesn't do anything.

She couldn't do any athletic things
with this hanging.

Mmm.

[Christian]
What are all these lines on this?

So I kind of want to achieve
this kind of, like, texture.

All of these lines you're gonna weave?

The inspiration for this design
is the Calia logo.

It's like a twisted string.
It's, like, very dynamic.

-[Christian] What are you doing?
-So it's going to be like

a more, like, athletic,
fancy corset bustier kind of thing.

[Christian] This makes no sense
for an athletic look. That scares me.

Athleisure, specifically, is not something
that I normally do.

Unfortunately, time is not
on our side in this competition.

Christian has his doubts
about this corset,

but we're sticking to our g*ns.

Hmm. What are you doing?

I'm doing an oversized hoodie
which I'm thinking about dropping.

-I did the pin tucking by hand.
-Mm-hmm.

It's gonna have the same pin tucking
all over the pants as well.

-So you're also doing a sweat…
-Oversized sweatpant.

Oversized sweatpant.

…in the same fabric.

Is the pant wide, like that wide?

You haven't even looked
at each other's stuff,

and she's right…
she's right in front of you.

Honestly, I really don't know much
about what my team is doing.

-This is it. Looks very similar.
-Yes, that's it.

I haven't looked
at the other designers on my team.

I've just been too focused.

So we just have a wide pant off
on the runway in the same fabric.

What the… [bleep].
Like what am I gonna do next?

I need to think fast, and pivot
into some other different silhouette.

If I don't succeed, I'm worried
it might put me on the bottom.

So, I'm looking at Team Lotus,
and it does not fit the brief that we got.

Going underneath,
so it's going to be the pop out.

[Joan] So we both have mesh.

[Ethan] Their looks are looking
a little all over the place.

I think that we're gonna
take this one home.

[Jesus] I look at the other team.

It's like crickets
in that side of the room.

No one's really talking to each other,

and here we are,
like, you know, blah, blah, blah.

And then at night
she just puts a glove on, honey.

Okay, this. Do this.
Like, we're helping each other.

-Yeah.
-Yes.

Ethan. I hate to tell you,
but you will be the losing team.

Models. Let's go!

[contestant whooping, cheering]

Hello!

Wow! So cute!

This very cool jacket.
With a pleated skirt.

-That's the top?
-[Joseph] I think so.

So how does one do anything athletic
in that top?

Chile.

I think I'm over here eating it up
and he's just like, yeah, no.

[Christian] Are we playing tennis
where you tie your arms up?

If I don't come through
with this bra, like,

I feel like the whole look
is gonna go kaputs.

So different when I design on paper,
and design on you.

Yuchen's pleated skirt… it's really short.

I thought it was a mistake.
But it's not a mistake.

Because, mama, I'm a sl*t. [chuckles]

You decided?

Yeah, yeah. I'ma do some nice jorts,
and then the cargo pockets.

-[Christian] That shoe? Are you nuts?
-[Veejay] Yeah.

-What kind of shoe? Black?
-Whoa… What?

[Veejay laughing] Let me find something.

-[Christian] That tic tac shoe.
-[laughs]

You have no side seam.

-Mm-mmm. There's no side seams.
-Interesting.

You can't do that.
Look at her butt. That's crazy.

[Alex] These pants are styled
after a Japanese hakama pant.

Where there aren't really side seams,

and all of the volume is put
into pleats across the back.

Since we're paying homage
to my Japanese ancestress,

it's really important for me
to nail this look that I make,

and I am feeling the pressure.

[Christian] Bye, models.

-Thank you so much.
-[Veejay] Bye!

Hello? I have to take this. Sorry.

You're gonna be laughing
when that little hem falls out.

I'm gonna tear it up.

I'm feeling really good about my look.

But what if your team doesn't?

But after the model fitting, I'm feeling
a little worried about my team.

Alex has these grand ideas,
but she is running out of time.

And Angelo's work is
looking a little simple.

If Jesus kills it,
then I lost a valuable player.

I hope that I made the right decision.

-[Ethan] Guys, our muses are here. Yay!
-[whooping, cheering]

All right, designers. Send your models
to the Ulta Beauty salon.

We've got three hours
to finish up these looks

and send these girls down the runway.
It's crunch time.

-Glowy, dewy kind of thing.
-I love it.

[Joseph] Maybe something
that's been, like, smudged a little bit.

That's it right there. Bye!

Bye, everybody. I had fun.
Until next time.

Is there, um, a leader this time?

No. Because I think we don't want
to have a leader, technically.

Because we don't want to blame someone.

[Veejay] The last team challenge,

I think Jesus was acting as the leader
because he talked a lot.

But this time, we don't have a leader,
so it's a mess.

All right. Five minutes, you guys.
Five minutes, we're leaving this room.

-[Christian] That's the back of the pants?
-Mm-hmm.

I know I ain't in the bottom.

[Joan] I'm worried about Alex.
She's looking not finished.

Mmm… Mm-mmm. Chile.

[Alex] I mean, I got what?
How many minutes?

I am really concerned with how the top
is turning out. And the cut of the pant.

-Are there pockets? No. All right.
-No.

But there's no more time,
and nothing else to do about it.

All right, designers. That's it.
That's time.

-[Angelo] Wow.
-[contestants whooping, cheering]

[Heidi]
Hello, designers. Welcome to the runway.

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

and the next day you're out.

For this challenge, we asked you to create

a cohesive activewear collection for Calia
that goes from workout to weekend.

You worked in teams,

and you had only one day
to create your collection.

All right, let's meet our judges.

CFDA award-winning stylist
and image architect, Law Roach.

[laughs]

[Heidi] Editor-in-chief of Elle magazine,
Nina Garcia.

[contestants whooping]

And our guest judge and co-owner

of the fashion line Favorite Daughter,
Sara Foster.

[clapping, whooping]

I'm so excited to see Ms. Sara Foster.

She has a really good head
on her shoulders

around how to make a woman feel beautiful
and comfortable in the clothes.

She's gorgeous.

Okay, we're ready. Let's start the show.
It's gonna be flaming hot.

-[Belania] Oh, my God.
-[Law] Wow.

-[Heidi] I wish I had a marshmallow on--
-Got flammable hair now, wait a minute.

I told you it was gonna be hot,

and I was not talking
about Hans and Franz.

[Angelo] I do feel
like I have successfully captured

the essence of this challenge

with creating something that goes
from workout to week.

With the pintucking, the silhouette,
the styling's really good.

I'm feeling really confident.

[Heidi] Oh, she look professional.

I'm very proud of this look.
My look looks very modern, sexy, and fun.

And the red line on the jacket
is everything.

That is a short skirt,
but she's got some good legs.

[Alex] I'm just looking at the outfit,

and it's not as bad
as I expected it to be.

But I know what's going on on the inside.

Just messy. Messy.

Alex: I'm not happy about it.

It could've been worse.
It could've also been better.

I like that. I would wear that.

You're very generous.

-Oh, no. [chuckles]
-[Law chuckles]

[Madeline] With my athleisure look,
I'm feeling pretty satisfied.

I like it. I think it's cute.
It's nothing, like, really shocking.

But I am just elated that
the athleisure challenge is in the past.

[Sara] She's got it.

[Veejay] She looks amazing.

I've worked hard to achieve that details.

That drawstring woven by hand.
I cut all those holes individually.

It takes a lot of work
to create that textile.

I want to make sure that every piece
that I make is a labor of love.

[Heidi]
I don't get the curly hair with that.

[Ethan] With its side fin,
it's flowing down the runway.

It's got movement. Oh, It looks so good.

I would wear that now.

[Ethan] I may have slayed a little
bit too hard this week,

so I'm hoping that it can pull this team
through to the win.

[Antonio] This look is very universal.

This girl can do Pilates
and then put some heels on,

put a jacket on, and go have a c*ck
with the girls tonight.

I'm proud of myself.

It would mean a lot to win this challenge
and have that collab with Calia.

[Belania] I'm happy
with how this look turned out.

I feel like it's me.

And I'm starting to be more confident
in what I'm designing,

and believe whatever I'm creating is good.

[Joan] I see my look coming down
the runway, and I'm thinking, okay, yes.

Even though I didn't choose this fabric,
I was able to be a team player.

And I think that she looks fabulous.

Love the drama.

I nailed it.

Oh, Ms. Joan!

-[Heidi] Well, we know who that is.
-[Joseph laughs]

He did that.

[Joseph]
My model is looking so everything.

And then she unzips this jacket,

and it's just like,
welcome to the… [bleep] …party.

Bring out the tatas.

I took a risk with almost
recreating my previous look.

And I hope this paid off.

That's my girl.

[Jesus] Wow.
Like, I'm just literally getting chills.

The way she's walking,
the way that the pants are moving,

how powerful she looks.

I'm feeling great.

I can definitely see this in stores

and see a lot of people
wanting these pants,

wanting this b*mber, even the bag.

I love this.

Our team,
everything was ex*cuted beautifully.

And I think
that that showed on the runway.

-[Antonio] We did good.
-[Jesus] Oh, my God. We did it.

[Ethan] I am not worried about myself.

But it's hard to tell, you know,
it's two different vibes.

So, I hope that the switch doesn't
come back to bite me in the butt.

[Heidi] Hello, hello, hello.

Bravo. That was a show worthy of fire.
Congrats to all of you.

We have scored your designs,

and one house ran circles
around the other.

Oh boy, here we go.

-Antonio, Joan.
-Yes.

Joseph.

Jesus.

And Belania.

You are the winning house.

-[Jesus gasps]
-[Antonio] We won!

[laughs] I told you.

Alex, Angelo, Madeline, Yuchen,
Veejay and Ethan.

You are our least favorite collection.

Damn.

We're gonna talk to you later,
and you can leave the runway.

Damn it.

My squad being in the bottom,
it's unfortunate.

I don't know what happened.

I don't get it.

We just clearly took
two different directions team-wise.

Chips fall where they may, right?

This challenge meant a lot to me.

I just got in my head.
I just hope that I get to stay.

[Heidi] Congratulations.

What we really liked about your collection
is that there was a cohesion.

Thank you so much.

All right. We would like to talk

to the designers
that were our three favorite looks.

And that is you, Joseph…

-Belania…
-Yes!

-And you, Jesus.
-Thank you, guys.

-So that means Joan…
-Yes?

…and Antonio,

You're safe.
But I do have to tell you, Antonio,

we all thought that yours was
our least favorite in the winning team.

-Thank you. You can leave the runway.
-Thank you. Nice meeting you guys. Bye!

[Antonio] My brother's in the top again
for the second week.

I thought my look was really good.

I wanna be on top. This sucks.

So I'm just ready to prove
these judges wrong.

All right, let's bring out your models.

Come on, girls.

-Yes. What's up, hot stuff.
-Hi, baby.

-We did it!
-We're gonna start with the designer

where we didn't have to guess
a whole lot who made it.

And that is Joseph.

Without a doubt, when we saw her walk
down the runway, we knew it was you.

And I think
she could actually work out in this

because of the little shorts under.

Oh, surprise, surprise. Yay. [chuckles]

[Law] And she can throw on a pump
or a heel and go straight to the weekend,

-which, that was the challenge.
-Thank you so much.

I would wear that jacket to the gym,

but then I'd also wear it to dinner
that night with a pair of jeans.

I don't… [stammers] I'm into you.

I don't know how else I can say it.
I mean, I'm just into all of it.

I like your look too. I like her vibe.

-It stands out. It's memorable.
-Yeah.

To me, she's badass
and flirty at the same time.

[Joseph laughs]

-Thank you, Joseph.
-Thank you so much, everyone.

-[Heidi] All right, Belania. You're next.
-Oh, Lord.

I really love the work
that you did on this top.

I think it's really beautiful.

I love all the details that you made
with the pockets… Correct.

And I love the fact
that you considered an option.

She can be reserved with the turtleneck,

-and she can be super sexy without it.
-Without. Yep.

I mean, I like that fabric,
as you can see. I have the…

The detail of the skirt is really cool,
and it's a flattering waistband.

-Waistbands can go very unflattering…
-Girl.

…very easily. Whatever it is, I like it.

All right. That leaves us with Jesus.

[Law] Jesus, I have to say this.

You have done something
that a lot of people cannot do.

-And that is to shut me up.
-Wow!

I was so tough on you on the runway,
and you were in the winning group,

and I was still tough on you
on the runway.

I actually hated your look.

She doesn't look cool.
She doesn't look young.

I think this is so versatile. I think
that a girl could really work out in this.

-[Sara] And sellable too. Really sellable.
-Yeah. Work out with it,

and then wear it out on a weekend.

I would wear those pants in a heartbeat.

The pant turns into a straight leg pant.
She could wear it like this.

-Great.
-She could open up a little.

-You know.
-[Heidi] Well done on that.

-And fabulous. Chic and effortless.
-Mm-hmm.

What I also love is the detail.

The fact that you thought
about the zipper on the side.

Can you turn around?

And that…

-Little pocket.
-The little pocket

with that little black detail,

-those details all matter, right?
-Yeah.

Thank you, Nina.

I wanna be this girl that would wear this.

Thank you so much.

But now is the moment of truth.

[♪ dramatic music]

There can only be one winner.

And Jesus, it's you. You were
our favorite look. Congratulations.

[Belania] He's crying.

Don't be hiding those tears.
I wanna see them.

-Congratulations.
-[Heidi] Those are tears of joy.

-Yeah.
-Not only are you the winner…

-It's crazy.
-…but that also means

that Calia will also produce
and sell your look. And I'm gonna buy it.

-Wow! Yes!
-Me too!

-And we're all gonna wear it!
-I love it. Congratulations!

Wow. Thank you guys so much.

-All right, you can leave the runway.
-Thank you.

Oh, my gosh. We did it.

[Jesus] Ethan, you got rid of me,
and I proved you wrong.

I truly believe
that if I would've stayed in his team,

we would've won again.

-I won! [laughs]
-[contestants screaming]

[Jesus] When I came
on Project Runway 15 years ago,

I was so young. I wasn't really
out of the closet at that time.

And I didn't know who I was as a designer,

and now coming back,
I am a loud, g*y, q*eer boy.

So to win the challenge,
and do this collab with Calia,

it just reassure my purpose
of why I'm here.

To create really amazing stuff,
and to be on top.

Unfortunately, you were
our least favorite collection.

Ethan, your team… [bleep] …you.

Unfortunately, you were
our least favorite collection.

Ethan, your team… [bleep] …you.

Ethan, tell us, why do you think
you guys are up here?

Yeah, I think it's…
I think we did a great job.

I think you did a great job.

-You had my favorite piece, so modern.
-I agree.

-Thank you.
-Do you regret switching one person out?

I don't wanna say I shot myself
in the foot because I love our team.

I don't believe you.

I think you knew
that you had a great look,

and you didn't give a… [bleep]
…about the other people on the team.

Damn.

All right. Alex, Angelo and Veejay,
you are our least favorite looks.

That means Yuchen, Ethan and Madeline,
you're safe, you can leave the runway.

Thank you.

All right. Veejay, let's start with you.

Let's start with the positives
because there is a positive here.

The silhouette, I think, is nice.

I like the length. I like that
it's not a midi and it's not a mini.

I think that's versatile.
A lot of people can wear that.

It's just really…
That's all I liked about it.

-You guys like the ties? They're dangling.
-I love the ties.

-I think it kind of looks like a tampon.
-I think…

I mean, this is unwearable.

[Heidi] I also don't understand this girl.

I think the work that you've done,
I think it's quite beautiful,

but it doesn't scream "activewear"
to me at all, like, I don't get it.

-That's the problem.
-[Law] That's the problem. Yeah.

You needed to make this a top,

a pair of black leggings
and call it a day,

and you would've had a hit.

This didn't need to be a c*ck dress.

Out of context.

All right, Angelo,
let's hear about your look.

Um, I design men's streetwear,
so I just wanted to stay true to myself.

I think where you have to be careful,
Angelo,

is that it felt to me
a little safe and boring.

You really need to bring in
a sense of drama. Step it up.

Listen, I'm a basic b*tch,
so I love sweats. So I think this is cool.

I like this, it's different, you know?

I mean, it's not for me,

but I appreciate
that you added that detail on sweats.

I think it's really well made,
it's just that

-there was no showmanship to it.
-Yeah.

You know,
I think that's where you fell flat.

Okay. Thank you.

All right, Alex, tell us about your look.

So quite a few of my pieces
are also inspired by kimonos.

I incorporate into the way
that I create different pieces.

Is that part of your heritage, the kimono?

-Yes, my grandmother was Japanese.
-Okay.

So I go to the sauna a lot
and I love a corset.

I don't care what the situation is--

-At the sauna? To relax?
-Well, obviously you're not gonna wear

a corset in the sauna.
But post sauna you can--

But you gave her a corset?

She doesn't look comfortable at all.

She can't work out in this.
Guys, the story has to match.

You cannot piss on me
and tell me it's raining. I'm sorry--

Okay, well, the corset, you're right, but
the pant and the sweater top I did like.

I like the movement coming
down the runway.

I don't know, when it was coming down,
I was like,

it looks kind of like Loro Piana vibe--

Loro Piana vibes?

-Come on, guys.
-[Law] Turn around please.

[Nina] No. Do you see the seam of the pant
when she turns around?

There's the puckering.

Yeah, it is a struggle in the back.

There's a little bit of a problem
with this bib that falls from the corset.

I think there's too many ideas put in.

The flap in the front,

-the flap on the arms.
-The flaps on the sleeve.

-She's paying homage to her heritage…
-Yes, I love that.

-It's just that… No.
-But I don't see that in the look at all.

All right,
there's a lot for us to talk about.

-You can leave the runway. Thank you.
-Thank you.

Let's talk about Angelo.

It is a tough competition to be in
if you're that much of a minimalist

because this is a show,

and you're competing
with people that are gonna razzle-dazzle.

[Law] You have to remember
you are in a competition.

You have to remember that. Give us a show.

Veejay's look was actually really good.

I hated it. The ties were insane.

I thought the dress was really well made.
It was just out of context.

Yes, I would buy that.

It was the wrong story.

The sneakers with it is,
for me, the worst.

She has to really watch out
for her styling

because I don't think
she's got it together,

and it's, as we all know,
a full, polished look

-that has to come down.
-[Law] Yeah.

[Veejay] It may not be athleisure wear,

but I hope that the judges will appreciate
the hard work that I put in that dress.

Alex's was an eyesore.

[Nina] The execution was really poor,
and, frankly, I also thought

-her styling was bad.
-[Law] Yeah.

That as a top… I could work with that.
Like, with jeans and…

I literally can't work with any of it.

I do not wanna be part of a judging panel
where everybody gets a trophy.

-It was really… [bleep] …bad.
-It was bad. I agree.

[Angelo] I'm not ready to go home
this early in the game.

I want my daughter to see
her dad give it his all

to achieve the dream of becoming
the next big thing in fashion.

It has been so much fun.
I'm so pissed though. [chuckles]

It's disappointing knowing
what you have to offer,

and not doing that.

I just hope that I have the chance

to show people
what I bring to the table as a creative.

Oh, God. [exhales deeply]

My girl Alex, she's in the bottom.

I wonder if things would've been different
if I kept Jesus and nixed Veejay.

Maybe I should have been more of a leader.

There's a part of me that's thinking
this is because of me.

[Antonio] One mistake can send you home.

Stop. Stop it. No.

Project Runway is… I know it's gonna
change my life for the better.

I just hope that the judges
will give me another chance.

[Heidi] Next time on Project Runway.

I think we're gonna blow it up.

Ethan and Jesus,
you'll be picking your houses.

I always wanted to start my own house.

Each house must show
that boring can be brilliant.

Sofía Vergara will wear the winning look

[contestants whooping, cheering]

What is all that?

Fringe.

[Christian] Oh, Lord.

-Wait, you have nothing to try on?
-No.

Ethan, your team has no clothes.

-It's super sexy.
-It was perfect for me.

I'm in shock, actually.

I did not come to work to look
at a bunch of ugly… [bleep] …clothes.

I am pissed off.