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- Previously on "Project Runway"...

We want each of you to create an experiential fashion show.

♪♪♪

- I have to do a lot!

- It feels messy because there's too many things.

Listen to all those things I've said, 'cause this is it.

- I don't like my dress.

It's not what I was having in my mind.

I hate it. - You hate it?

Everybody, in your heads in this room.

There's gonna be a very special guest at the party--Cardi B.

- Hi. [ laughs ]

♪♪♪

- This is an entrance maker. - Something's missing.

- Would you wear a top like that?

- No.

- I could see this is in Bergdorf Goodman.

- Thank you. - Garo, you are the winner.

You both are extremely talented, but there is one collection

that we wanted to see more.

Hester, you are in.

Tessa, I'm sorry, but you are out.

Congratulations, you guys.

You are the final four. - Yes!

- You guys are gonna have the next five months

to create 10 looks, and we're going to give you a budget

of $10,000 to do it. - Wow.

- Good luck! - Wow.

♪♪♪

At stake for the winner--

a quarter of a million dollars,

supplied by Pilot FriXion Erasable Pens,

a feature in "ELLE" magazine,

$50,000 to put toward their own design studio,

courtesy of Bluprint,

and a career-changing mentorship

with the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

This is "Project Runway."

♪♪♪

- The designers have all had about two months to work,

and this is when it gets really exciting

because they're making things

but still second-guessing themselves

My first stop is Santa Fe to check in with Hester Sunshine.

Mm.

[ knock on door ]

[ door creaks ] [ gasps ]

- Hi! - Hi! How are you?

- Welcome to Santa Fe. - Oh, my God.

We're, like, in a video game. - [ laughs ]

It is amazing in here.

Oh, my God. This is so fabulous and obviously very you.

- This is my wife, Honey. Christian.

- How are you? - Hi, Christian.

- So nice meeting you.

- It is very weird to see Christian

in Santa Fe, New Mexico,

but it is also exciting to show him

my house and my wife and my life.

Are all these things--like, these are just, like,

collectibles that you have?

- The paintings are my mom's artwork.

- Oh, my God. Amazing. - And then everything else

is just doodads and things.

- Like, if you need a lobster, there is one.

- If you need a lobster!

- I'm excited to see what you've been doing.

- [ singsongy ] Here it is! - Oh, my God.

I literally, like, feel like I'm in another world.

I'm, like, in Tokyo. - It's a lot.

- You have a lot done! - Yeah, I have two more also.

- What's the inspiration? - Okay, so my inspiration--

Here's my little inspiration board.

- Oh, look at that. - I'm calling it Y2K Coco,

and I wanted to do a mashup of Y2K digital tech encoding

and mix it with the rococo period,

which to me has a lot of similarities.

- There's so many ideas. - Yeah,

and there's so many prints as well.

- Lot of prints. - Lot of prints.

♪♪♪

- This is my own print design that I did.

- That's your rococo-- - Yeah, so I drew

all of this off of circuit boards.

- Mm-hmm. - And digitally manipulated

this angel image. - Really cool.

- Thank you. - While it's nice to see

all of these pieces, I will say, they actually are made

really beautifully... - Thank you.

...which is really nice to see, and I think when Elaine left you

and she was kind of like, "Focus on the finishing..."

- Yeah.

- I just have two words for you--quality control.

I wanna see you step it up in terms of the fabric choices

and the finish.

- I think you need something solid,

and you have nothing solid. - Yeah, I have nothing.

- It's a lot of look, every look.

- Yeah.

I think that I'm doing some really amazing

and innovative stuff here.

What I'm going to show on that runway

is something that no one has ever seen, thought,

or heard of before, and I am ready to dress the whole world.

- I'm so glad I got to see it.

- Yeah. Thank you for your advice.

It is very helpful.

♪♪♪

- I haven't been to Fort Lauderdale in a while,

but I love it. It's like a gay island.

[ chuckles ]

[ door creaks ]

[ knock on door ]

- [ gasps ] - Hey, hey!

- Hi. How are you? - Good. Good to see you.

- Oh, my God. - Welcome.

- It's amazing in here. - Here's my husband, Matthew.

- Oh, hey! How are you? - Hey, pleasure, Christian.

- Nice meeting you.

This is amazing. You can cook. You can work.

- That's literally what I did. - I actually had to take

my dining room out. - I can tell. [ laughs ]

- Turned the house into his personal studio.

- That's a good husband. You like it--

- Anything I can do to support him, absolutely.

- My husband has given me the strength

to go through all this. - My angel.

- Without him, nothing of this

was able to be...real.

♪♪♪

- Wow. Oh, my gosh. There's so much!

- So the inspiration of my collection

came from the basket that the indigenous

in my country make for a palm tree.

I tried to recreate the fiber of the palm tree.

- That's gorgeous.

- And my dad helped me to create these belts.

He work always with leather, so he helped me

to make all the belts, all these backs.

- Beautiful.

You know, it's so interesting, like, looking at these,

some of them feel a little...overworked.

Like they feel like you're trying too hard

to make them cool and interesting.

That's why I think this is so amazing,

'cause it's actually quite simple.

I think Sebastian's collection is really interesting,

but he's trying to show everything that he can do

ín one look, and sometimes a really quiet,

beautiful, simple piece can speak volumes.

Nina's concern was she wasn't too sure

who your woman was that you're designing for.

- Work on how you articulate what that woman is.

- I always have a hard time making the story

of the woman behind the collection,

so maybe I need to figure it out

and make everything look more cohesive, like...

- Okay, good, so then you can still

make a few new things, right? - A few new things, yes.

Christian say my clothes look like I'm trying too much,

and I agree. I always have a problem doing basic stuff.

I have to try to control myself.

You have to listen sometimes.

- Okay.

♪♪♪

- I'm excited to see Bishme's collection today.

I think I'm gonna see something that's inspired by his hometown,

Baltimore, because he had that inspiration

throughout the competition. [ knock on door ]

And I can't wait.

[ door creaks ]

Bishme. - Hey there. How are you?

- How are you? Wow, I love your studio. It's amazing.

- Thank you so much.

- How have you been? How have you been feeling?

- I'm just been trying to process everything

you guys said and the judges as well

and incorporate that into my new style of designing

and source and inspiration.

- Bishme, you've shown us shoulders, peplum, lamé.

Decide very clearly who you are and show us that.

- Is the collection gonna be inspired by Baltimore?

- The buildings in Baltimore.

Abandoned buildings and some new buildings.

When I applied for "Project Runway,"

I was homeless.

Um...

I was living in my studio,

and I felt like I was like an abandoned house,

but with abandoned buildings, sometimes it's potential there

to rebuild it to be something better than what it was.

- This is looking cool.

- Thank you. A lot of the things I did were just a lot of

detail that look like brick, and I'm stuck in between

two ideas--one was to make it into a romper or a jacket.

- This is really cool, and this is gonna be something,

but other than that, you don't really have anything.

- Yeah. - And--And--And...

do you know what you're gonna do?

Do you know, like, is this gonna be a pant?

Is this gonna be a top? Like...

I'm a little nervous. - I'm a lot of nervous.

- Bishme has a lot to do, actually. I was a bit surprised.

He has a lot of ideas. He's sketching a lot,

but there's no physical work being done.

You have literally two months

to make basically, like, nine looks.

You got one, maybe.

Pick a favorite one on this wall that you love--

something that you wanna make next.

What's the next thing you're gonna make?

- Oh, God. - Well, you gotta know.

What are you doing tomorrow? - I love this.

- Okay, great. This is what you're gonna make tomorrow.

What fabric's gonna be in? Come on.

What do you like over here?

What's it gonna be in? This? This?

- I would love to see it in this.

- I would love to see that, too.

That's what you're gonna do tomorrow.

- You can make a collection in two months.

- You can do it.

But it's hard, and it's gonna be super stressful for him now,

even, I mean, more so than anyone.

You have to just start making stuff.

Like, you really do.

- Yes. [ chuckles ] - Two looks kind of half done

didn't really give me a perspective

of what the collection's gonna be at all.

So, yeah, I'm a little worried.

♪♪♪

I was definitely expecting to go see Garo

in his studio in New York City,

and going upstate is a little country for me,

but it's actually really peaceful,

and I'm down with it.

- Hey! - Hey!

- How are you? - How are you?

- Good to see you. - It's amazing here.

Look at us. We're in the wilderness.

- Yes. - [ laughs ]

- Don, come on out. - Hey!

- And the puppy! Oh, my gosh. How are you?

So nice meeting you.

- Thanks for coming all this way.

- It's amazing in here. - Thank you.

- Gosh. - This is my mood board.

It's all about just, like, space, galaxies.

- Very cool. - I'm very inspired by galaxies

and black holes and all of that,

so I'm looking for things that glimmer,

that have texture and just lots of lines and ridges

and everything that I'm doing.

- I love this. - Thank you.

- Like, I think this is really cool.

I love the fabric. It's amazing.

And then is this happening?

- That's look number one, actually.

- Oh, is it? - Yeah.

It has, like, a belt that just, like, clips over it.

- With this red. - Yeah.

- Garo's collection is very Garo.

It's a lot of pieces from other times,

which is interesting, but it can go dated

and it can be a bit try-hard.

You wanna do so many things.

Every look is, like, very different.

Karlie gave you that advice

to stay away from the costume world.

- But you have amazing ideas. You think in another galaxy.

It's a matter of distilling that into a tasteful collection

that can be commercially viable.

- I think it's more about how to make them feel like

you actually wanna wear them.

All four finalists are totally different

but really inspiring because I felt like every place I was,

I was submerged in a new fantasy world.

I'm one the wilderness. Am I camouflaged?

- Yes. [ laughter ]

- Coming up...

We are not at the finish line yet.

There is one more challenge before the final show.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- Ooh, new workroom.

♪♪♪

- Hester.

- Oh, my God. [ laughs ]

- Whoo!

- Look at you.

♪♪♪

- Oh, my God.

- Uh-oh! - Oh, Papito!

- What's going on, man? Mm.

- My heart is going like this. - I know, right?

- [ laughs ] - What's up?

♪♪♪

- I see a lot of sparkly things.

- Oh, yeah. We'll be blinded in a minute.

I am very pleased with my collection.

However, I was supposed to do 10 looks,

but I did about 14 looks.

- This is nice. - So I'm going to have to make

some very big decisions.

- Guys, you can't look at it till it's ready!

Go away!

I did try to take Christian's words to heart,

but I didn't really tone it down.

Where I might have done a head-to-toe print look,

I put in a plain shirt and changed a jacket

that was gonna be printed to be solid

with a printed lining.

- You have to sew this by hand, right?

- All of it. This whole thing's sewn by hand.

- Oh, my God. Beautiful.

I think everybody here at this point is a front runner.

But I don't know. I've never won three times like Hester.

- It looks good. - And of this--Ah.

- Well, look, everything over there needs a button or lacing.

- You're not missing two outfits.

That's what you're not missing.

When Christian came, I had about two and a half-ish pieces

kind of done, and now I have eight pieces.

I'm just gonna use my time wisely

and present something that I know is gonna be mind-blowing

and something I know that'll represent me.

- You'll figure it out.

- We are gonna figure it out, supposedly.

- I have, like, I have way too many options,

way too many things unfinished. - Well, whatever options

you don't need, just pass 'em over here.

- [ laughs ] - And it'll help me out.

- [ singsongy ] Hello! - Hi, designers!

- Hello, hello! - Hey!

- How are you guys? - Excited, nervous, confused.

- I'm so happy to see you, and I am dying

to see your collections.

Are you nervous? - Nervous.

- Why are you nervous, Bishme?

- Um, It was a lot that was happening.

One thing that really happened that throughout the collection,

um, my sister--I found out she has colon cancer.

So it was a lot trying to take that in,

and then a family member passed, but I'm here now,

so it's like... [ exhales deeply ]

My sister is one of my biggest cheerleaders.

She purchased my first sewing machine when I was 13.

She's my best friend, and she's one of those people

who encouraged me to keep going for my dreams.

- Bishme, I'm sorry to hear about your sister.

- Thank you. - It's important to take time

to be there for your loved ones.

- I think being here, the best part is no contact

so we, like, can focus. - Yeah. I see some things

over there that are looking fun.

- Designers, we are not at the finish line yet.

Remember, only three of you are going to make it

to the final runway to present your collections.

There is one more challenge before the final show.

Nina Garcia is waiting for you at the offices of "ELLE"

to tell you more about it. - Whoa.

- Good luck, and I will see you guys on the runway.

- Y'all gotta deal with Nina now.

- Mm-hmm. [ laughs ] - [ chuckles ]

♪♪♪

- Come on!

- It's crazy. - Beautiful.

- You can, like, feel, like, the wind on that water.

- It looks amazing.

- [ singsongy ] We're here. - Wow.

- Hi, guys. Welcome to "ELLE." - Hello.

- Thank you.

♪♪♪

- Follow me this way. - All right.

♪♪♪

- Oh, my God. This is so cute.

- [ gasps ] Hello, designers!

- Hey. - Welcome to "ELLE"

and welcome to my real day job.

Isn't this building fantastic?

Have you guys been here before?

- No. - Let me show you around.

Follow me.

♪♪♪

This is the room everyone wants to see.

♪♪♪

- Wow. - Yeah.

- How do you enter this room? - My gosh!

- Thinking about my stuff being on one of these racks

is just very exciting.

- This is where we'd speak about what's the story we're telling?

What are the clothes that are going to be selected?

- Also, I, like, need to try on everything in here.

- It is a challenge sometimes to choose what goes

into a fashion story.

Very often, designers miss one piece that will

truly make it complete.

For this challenge, you will show us

three looks that will earn your way into the finale--

two from the collection you made at home

and...each of you must add a new 11th look.

- I'm ready. [ laughs ]

- I'm not.

- I'm going to help you figure out what you're missing.

That will be the new look you must make.

- I don't even have 10 pieces.

How the hell am I going to make an 11th?

- I will meet with each of you individually,

and then you will have two days to work.

Sebastian, you're up first. Follow me.

The rest of you can wait here.

- Is there a sewing machine in here.

- Coming up...

- I want you to create something devoid of...

- Prints? I have a large-scale angel print like this.

No.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- This is, like, a big deal sitting here with you,

like reviewing my collections on, like, this is exciting.

- I like this collection very much.

But everything is very strict.

Everything is very...

So the challenge for you is to create one evening look

that is soft.

- I agree with Nina that I need something softer,

but I was trying to show something different.

I feel really nervous,

but I think she's doing her job as an editor.

♪♪♪

- You have a lot of looks here.

There's so much shine and there's embellishment.

I think you need that one tailored look.

- Uh-huh.

- I want you to create a tailored suit.

It could be day to evening. It could be a tuxedo look.

But I want it to be tailored.

- It feels like Nina is talking to me in slow motion.

[ slowly ] "You need a tailored...suit."

And I'm just like, "No!"

- Wow, that is very cool. - Thank you.

- Okay. Here's what I think. You have...standout pieces.

- Thank you, Nina.

- All these clothes look very special,

and as they should be.

But you also want that one piece that can be accessible.

I want you to create an outerwear look,

and I want it to be street-inspired.

Maybe it's a jacket like we saw on the fifth episode.

Good luck. - Thank you.

- You can do it.

I am calling my collection Y2K Coco

or the fiber revolution. - Okay.

It is so editorial, but in reality,

you also need that one space of a breather.

I want you to create something devoid of...

- Prints? - Prints.

- 'Cause I have--So-- - And embellishments.

- Can I run an idea by you? I have, um, a silk toile

that has the large-scale angel print like this...

- We don't want any print. - ...with the flag grated up.

No. If I were to color block, is that technically a print?

- Yes.

- Okay. - Good luck, Hester.

- Nina is asking me to go against my design philosophy.

Print is kind of what holds my collection together,

and I'm not really sure how I'm gonna achieve this.

- I have a lot of faith in you.

♪♪♪

- These are striated.

My inspiration for this suit is what I always love to do,

is to combine three eras-- little bit of '70s/'20s

elephant pant, a Victorian fit on the jacket,

and then some futurism with clean lines.

- I'm more than ready to head to Mood.

- Come on! - Let's do it.

- Let's do this.

♪♪♪

- Hi, guys. - Hey, hello!

- All right, guys, you have 30 minutes to shop and $400.

Remember, this is obviously still part of the collection,

so make sure the fabrics make sense.

You ready? - Mm-hmm.

- All right, go. - All right.

- Good luck.

♪♪♪

- I was thinking a white just to have to be safe.

- We'll do 4 yards of that.

♪♪♪

- One of the things my collection could use

is a not-super-fancy party dress.

I feel like that's the safest bet.

- Are you at a 10? - As in, like, stress?

- Yeah. [ chuckles ] - I'm just like...

eh about it all.

Like, Nina wants me to do a breather piece.

- Mm-hmm. - And...

- Meaning what? - Like, no print. And...

I know. - I like that idea.

You need something solid. You have nothing solid.

- Yeah. I have nothing. I don't have one solid.

So I was thinking a white 'cause I have a lot of white

in my collection.

I have no idea how to make a breather piece

that isn't super crazy.

- What if it's red? - That was an idea,

and I have a bunch of red already at the studio.

I don't know what... - Mm-hmm.

- ...works with what I'm going to do.

I'm gonna get some red. - Give it a little--

a little bit of both.

♪♪♪

- Cream! - Yes!

- Fabulous.

- I'm using Nina's advice to create something soft,

and it's gonna have a lot of movement.

I'm making a sheer pair of pants

and the form to make the evening gown.

- Don't cut that yet. I think this is better.

♪♪♪

- Give me 2 yards of one of these.

Ugh! Which is better?

- Nina I should do, like, a bomber jacket,

like outerwear. - Oh, that's cool.

- My plans to recreate my Dapper Dan jacket

but in a more sophisticated way

that will flow with this collection.

I like how it look. There's a different element.

- Mm-hmm. - Five minutes left, guys!

- Oh, I'm searching now.

- This is my color situation.

- For, like, a cool suit? - Yeah.

She wanted me to do a tuxedo. - Ugh!

- I know.

♪♪♪

- All right, everybody, 30 seconds. Hester?

- Yeah.

- Okay, you guys will have a couple hours tonight,

and then I will see you tomorrow

for a model fitting and walkthrough.

Good luck, guys. - All right, Christian.

Thank you so much. - Thank you!

- Thank you. - Bye, everybody!

♪♪♪

- It's game time, baby.

♪♪♪

- Bishme, what are you doing? - Minding my business.

[ laughter ]

I have, uh... I'm working on sleeves.

- You're making a jacket, right?

- Yeah. Papito, I'll give you two hours of my time

if you don't ask me no more questions.

- All right, deal. - Good.

[ laughter ]

- Hmm.

- Well, you taking my time. What you working on, Papito?

- I'm making a nunya.

- A none of my business? - None of my business.

- [ laughs ] Ooh, bitch!

- Coming up...

- This is my new look. - New look.

- White lingerie of it. - [ gasps ]

- You don't like the organza?

- Doesn't it look kind of cheap compared to all

the other things that look so fabulous?

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- Look.

- Oh, hell, yeah. Love it.

- What I'm doing right now is like a leggings

that I'm gonna put under the evening gown.

So when she walk, they're gonna see these lines on her legs.

- That's really cool.

- Yeah, but it's like not a 100% what she asked me.

- I don't know how Nina is gonna feel about the pants

because she was really specific

with the word "evening gown."

But I'm just trying to tie it a little bit more

with my collection.

This is gonna be my new version of an evening gown.

- So I feel like I just saw the light,

and now I know what direction I'm taking my dress.

- What is your plan?

- So I'm making a sheer white dress out of the heavier weight,

and then I'm gonna use the lightweight

to make the puff sleeves.

- The answer is always within.

- Guys, eight minutes!

- How is everything going, Garo? - I don't know.

- What are you concerned about?

- I just usually would take way longer

to do a suit like this.

- Usually it would take a team of people

to make a tailored suit in 14 hours.

It's 10 times harder than what everybody else was doing.

- You gotta keep going. - Just keep going.

♪♪♪

- Time is up. Apparently it was not on my side today.

- Vámonos. - Vámonos.

- Come on, gents. - Thank you.

- I'm crying into my pillow tonight.

♪♪♪

- We're gonna kick ass. We're gonna kick ass.

We're gonna kick ass.

- Somebody's ready! - I'm ready. All right, guys.

♪♪♪

- We all have so much at stake today.

This is the final challenge till we make it to the end.

- [ exhales deeply ] Whew. This make me sweat.

- We're trying to create a new look for Nina

while maintaining the structure and integrity of this collection

that we've given five months of our lives to.

- [ exhales deeply ] - Why, Nina, why?

- Garo, how is everything going? - Better today,

Now that I see sunlight on the fabric,

I like the color.

- Yeah, I told you. - Yeah. I'm done with patterns.

I just gotta do, like, pocketing, fusing,

everything that goes into tailored suits.

- That's a lot. - A nightmare, yes.

- Sebastian, what are you working on?

- My dress. I don't know if it's gonna be what

they're asking for, but...

♪♪♪

- Hester, you finally working on your garment?

- I'm finally beginning to sew my front seams.

But I also have, like, decided to just completely add on

to my thing in, like, another crazy way,

so you know...

- Hestering at its best. - I just come up with, like,

the most bullsh-- convoluted ways to make everything.

- I love hearing other people's problems.

[ laughter ]

[ clock ticking ]

♪♪♪

- Eh.

- How you doing, baby? [ machine whirring ]

- I don't like to see you like that.

- I'm working on a new jacket, 'cause this is my fourth time

working on this, and nothing's coming out right.

- I don't know. I guess I lost my touch.

IT's normally easy for me to make things

in a short amount of time and fix it,

but now it's just...

it's looking more and more impossible.

- Can I ask you if you're feeling this way

because of collection or, like, stuff right now?

- Mm, everything.

My sister--today's her first chemo treatment,

and I wish I was there to be there, like, by her side,

let her know that everything is gonna be okay.

- I just don't feel like sewing right now.

- Mm! Hi, guys.

- [ singsongy ] Hey! - [ singsongy ] Hi!

- You can cut the tension with a knife up in here.

[ laughter ] - Whoo!

- All right, guys, here come your models.

- Hey!

- Hi!

- I have you today. Hi! - Hi!

- Are they coming up? Let me see.

I've created a suit for Thijin, but it doesn't fit

over her beautiful curves.

We're gonna switch you out.

'Cause I have to now take everything in to fit Carmen.

How's the length on the pant? Okay.

- It's pretty fit on you. - Hmm. What's happening?

- I'm just throwing everything on Asia,

seeing, like, what I have to fix.

- This isn't a new look, right?

- No, the new look is this one.

- This is the Nina look? - Yeah.

She's gonna have these leggings on the bottom.

- Okay. Yeah. I wonder...

And you know, it's interesting.

She wanted you to do an evening gown,

and right now it kind of still looks like a top over a pant.

Give her just a fabulous, gorgeous gown.

Good luck. Have fun, ladies.

- I agree 100% with Christian.

You know, it looks so much better without the pants.

- Without it, it really looks like a dress.

- It looks like a dress.

♪♪♪

[ whispers ] Yes!

- [ singsongy ] Hester, how's it going?

- Oh, pretty good. This is my new look.

- New look. - White lingerie underneath.

- [ gasps ] - You don't like the organza?

- Well, not white. Come on. You see all the problems. White?

- Do you think I should remake it in red?

- Yes! - Okay.

- Make a fabulous red, cool dress.

Doesn't it look kind of cheap compared to all

the other things that look so fabulous?

I just don't want the breather look to be, like...

- Lame. - A safe, boring look.

- Okay. Thank you.

- So tweak it a little bit. - Look at you.

You got so lucky. Nina, like, gave you a look.

- I don't know how it's fitting in.

- This is your look? - It's part of it.

I'm trying to please Nina, but a bomber wasn't in my...

Once she said "Dapper Dan," like, that pulled my--

- You're stuck in the Dapper Dan look,

that it has to be a pant and a cooler jacket.

But maybe there's a new way you can figure it out.

Don't you give up on me. - I just wanna cry right now.

♪♪♪

- Coming up...

- Aah! Help me! It's in my nail! Please help me!

Ow, ow, ow, it's in my nail!

Aah! - I don't know what to do!

- Somebody please help me!

- Don't you give up on me.

- I just wanna cry right now. That's it. That's my thought.

- Why? Don't cry. It's amazing.

- I don't--I don't see it. I don't feel it.

- What do you mean? What is this?

What is this? This is gorge. - Yeah.

- This is-- - I think I'm

mentally burnt out, like I keep trying to...

- I know. I know. Listen, you're so close.

The collection is really cool.

You should stop figuring out this last piece.

- I'm discouraged. The jacket looks like a cheap version

of my Dapper Dan look, and I'm running out of ideas,

but I need to try to work some magic.

- Good luck. You have a lot to do.

- All right. Thank you. - Mm-hmm.

- Ugh.

- All right, guys, say goodbye to your models.

Thank you, ladies! Looks gorgeous.

All right, guys, I know you have a lot of work to do.

Power through it.

♪♪♪

- Hester, what Christian told you?

- He didn't like my dress, and he said I should remake it,

but I feel like I don't really have time to do anything else,

to be honest. It is what it is at this point.

I'm not making it in red. Mm-mm. Gotta work on what I have

because time is just getting a little intense.

- [ exhales deeply ] It looks so ugly and boring.

- I don't like it, but I just have to finish this thing.

Bishme, I feel like we traded places in emotions.

You were, like, so disappointed in yourself.

I'm like, in that state in an intensely deep way.

I worked so ----ing hard on my collection.

This is the stupidest way to go out. [ sighs ]

- I know it feels sucky right now,

but just keep sewing through it so you can get out of it.

[ click ] - Aah! Aah! Aah!

Help me! It's my nail! Someone please help me!

Ow, ow, ow, it's in my nail! [ gasps ] Aah!

- I don't know what to do! I don't know what to do!

- Somebody please help me! Aah!

[ shouting indistinctly ]

- Don't pull. Don't pull. - Aah! Aah! Aah!

- It's all the way up in my finger!

- Put it down. Put it down. - I can't! Aah!

- Put it down. Get it. - Aah! [ sobbing ]

- You're gonna be okay. This happened to me a hundred times.

Don't, don't, don't. Don't move.

She has sewn through her fingernail.

- It's a nightmare. - Oh, God.

It went all the way through.

I saw it go on the other side.

[ crying ]

I have gotten a needle in the finger before,

but not, like, out the other side.

Thank you.

♪♪♪

I need to get the blood off of it.

[ sniffles ]

- All right, guys, let's head home.

- I was trying so hard to hold it all together,

I've been like a wreck, but I have this amazing collection.

I have so much to work for,

and it's, like, crashing down in waves.

♪♪♪

[ horn honks ]

- Here we go. - This is chivalry.

- Ah, thank you, Bish. - I need to run.

♪♪♪

- Hi, guys. - Hi.

- Good morning! - Hey, Christian.

- How are we feeling? It's a gorgeous day.

- Yes, and it's a scary day, too.

- In three hours, you guys are gonna show your last pieces

before the finale.

- Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm.

Anyone need a model?

- Why not?

- Hello! - Hey, honey. Good morning.

- Don't forget to take your models

to the TRESemmé hair salon and the Maybelline makeup studio.

- Okay, Christian. - [ singsongy ] I'm excited!

- So you two are going into hair and makeup first,

and you are going to try on those pants.

I have to still bag my entire jacket,

hem my pant, get my zipper on my pant.

And I'm losing my mind.

- Yeah, I'm doing extremely better.

We legging it out.

Everything I'm touching is not turning out right,

so I changed my mind this morning,

and I'm trying to create a dope hoodie from a dress.

It's just use patchwork, make it more streetwear

or outerwear. - On the floor working hard.

- What I was stressing about was trying to figure out

how to make an outerwear outfit to go,

but I realized time would not allow me to make, like,

two pieces, so I'm just gonna make, like, a dope hoodie dress.

- All right, I like the idea a lot.

- Thank you.

- This is, like, a little lopsided,

and there's bloodstains on it. - Why is there blood?

That's from your finger? - Uh-huh. It won't come off.

So, like, I don't know what to do. It's blood on the dress.

- Could you tie the bow in the front?

- Yeah.

- So you don't see the stains, maybe?

What if all the red was on top?

What if the little shorts and the red bra top

were on top of this? - Yeah.

- Maybe that's the way to go.

- Okay. - All right. Good luck.

Is it gorgeous? - It is gorgeous.

- And the bodysuit fit her perfect,

and this, I have to take three of this

because it's too long, and I don't want her to step

on the heels and get stuck.

- You have to remove three rows of that?

- Looking at these three pieces together,

I love how they work, the colors.

but my orange dress is extremely Alexi,

and I don't want her to fall down on the runway.

- I think that's... priority.

- Done. - Priority.

- This is gonna take some time. I'm just gonna focus on this.

This is gonna be a pain in the ass.

I hope I have time.

- Okay, girls. Let's go to makeup.

Hello! Okay. It's kind of "Clueless" meets '70s glam.

Vintage/modern-y.

♪♪♪

- So glossy points. - Feeling it more like...

shiny through it? - Yes.

♪♪♪

- I just want them to look grungy but cute.

That's all it is. - Cute but grunge.

- Thank you so much.

- Red. Maybe it call all be red.

- I don't know if I have enough time to do that.

It just sucks. I've never been more proud of anything

I've done in my life, and to not be able

to show that off... - Well, I think you should just,

like, problem-solve a little bit.

- [ scoffs ] - Right?

- [bleep]

- Coming up... - Can I just step in the back

for just, like, two minutes, please?

- Go ahead. Take a second.

- [ sniffles ]

[ exhales deeply ]

[ sniffling ]

- I think you should just, like, problem-solve a little bit

and find some way... - Yeah, I know.

I'm, like, low-key thinking about just making a puff skirt

with this top and using little shorts out of the red,

just like a red puffy party skirt over this.

- Good luck.

- Fortunately, I'm using this awesome red fur

in a lot of my collection,

and I have a bunch of it left. Nina said all one color,

but she never said it all had to be a breathing color.

Here we go. This is gonna work.

I've gotten you a bottom. Worst case scenario,

she walks out in that,

but that's better than her booty hanging out.

And so I just have to figure out your bra.

- Walk that way for me.

The dress is a little short.

I definitely need to add some right there.

All right.

I'm just thinking of ways that I can make the dress longer.

All right.

Okay, walk.

Christian thought it was gonna take too much time

to fix this dress, but I make it on time.

And she looks amazing.

- Oh, great. I just lost the strap.

Is there an errant strap around here?

Oh, there it is. A goddamn disaster.

Where did my scissors go?

All right, Natalia, let me see your boobies.

This is, like, extreme making.

[ steam hissing ]

- I am completely having to ignore all the work

that I have to do in my other two looks

to finish this suit. I don't have enough time.

This is going to take a miracle to get a beautiful suit

and get the other two girls in their looks.

Ugh! It's too much.

- [ laughs ] - I would say yes,

but it's the kiss of death.

Whenever a model helps, they know.

- Is it amazing? - No, it's not amazing.

- What is this?! - I don't know.

Can you just rip the whole thing apart?

This looks even worse on,

so come on and give me what you got, Christian.

- What is happening to it? I don't know what it is.

It's embarrassing, that's what it is.

- You can't do anything? - No.

Every time I touch it, it just keep getting worse and worse,

so... - No, no, don't give up.

Jesus, I hate a quitter.

You wanna keep that? You wanna keep it?

- I don't know. I'm, at this point,

I did what I did. Throughout-- since yesterday, since sewing,

everything I touched went down, so... [ sighs ]

- All right, well, think about it just for a little bit.

I know there's something else.

- For this to be what I showcase to the world

is just a big letdown to myself and to what I worked so hard.

[ exhales deeply ]

I'm sorry to do this to you.

[ seams ripping ]

- This is what we got. This is what we got.

This is what we got. - I'm gonna take the shirt in

a little bit and give her plaid accessories.

- No...No top? - So I have this,

but I just--it was too rushed, and I think it--

this was the initial idea.

- I do think without it, it's just a little t-shirt.

- Boring? Okay. - So I feel like

if you have 15 minutes, if you can do this...

- Do it. - ...it's really cool.

- It's ready to be done. - I love that you did this.

I hated that white dress. - Yeah, I know.

- [ chuckles ] This is gonna look super weird. [ laughs ]

- All right, guys, five minutes!

- [ sighs ]

I have the suit on Carmen finally,

and it's too big.

[ moans ]

I cannot change anything. I'm screwed.

- It is what it is right now. Let's just accessorize.

- Right. - All right, guys, that's time!

We're gonna head to the runway. You guys ready?

- Oh, make me sh-- my pants.

- Let's do it!

Bishme, ready?

♪♪♪

Bishme, let's go. You couldn't be slower.

Lord! All right, ladies, you look great.

♪♪♪

- Hi, designers. - Hello.

- Hello, Karlie. - Welcome back to the runway--

the runway that will determine which three designers

show the collections in the finale.

Never more true than it is right now.

In fashion, one day you're in, and the next day, you're out.

♪♪♪

Please say hello to your judges--

Editor-in-Chief of "ELLE" Magazine, Nina Garcia.

- Hello again, guys. - Hi.

- Journalist Elaine Welteroth.

- Fashion designer Brandon Maxwell.

- Hey, y'all. - And guest judge

for this challenge-- President and CEO of the CFDA,

Steven Kolb. - Hi, guys.

Nice to see you again. - Hi.

- Hi, Steven. Winning the money is one thing,

but being able to have the mentorship with CFDA

with Steven Kolb will be everything.

- We'll be scoring your designs as they come down the runway,

and we can't wait to see a sneak peek of your collection.

Let's start the show.

♪♪♪

- Bishme looks so sad.

♪♪♪

- Oh, my God.

Yeah.

♪♪♪

- Can I, um...

Can I just step in the back for just, like, two minutes, please?

- You're good. Go ahead. Take a second.

- [ sniffles ]

♪♪♪

[ exhales deeply ]

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- Can I just, uh,

step in the back for just, like, two minutes, please?

- Go ahead. Take a second.

- [ exhales deeply ]

- Oh, my God.

Yikes.

- It's a lot. - Yeah.

- I was just trying to hold it in,

and it just, like, came out.

[ exhales deeply ]

This is the one time that I need to not be in my head,

feeling these feelings.

[ crying ]

To be here crying is making me even more annoyed with myself.

♪♪♪

[ sniffles ] I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

♪♪♪

- Bishme, are you okay? - I'm fine, I'm fine.

Okay ready?

[ camera shutters click and whir ]

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- My new look is very strong like my other two.

It have the softness and the hard.

I feel I accomplished the challenge very well.

♪♪♪

I love how my three looks work together.

I think I have a very cohesive collection.

So cool.

♪♪♪

- Yeah.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- I never thought in a million years

I would be sending a piece like this down the runway.

This dress isn't a representation of my work,

and it definitely showcase my skill level.

I just don't even wanna look at it.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

My new look is not as strong as the other looks.

It looks like a little kid dress standing next

to a badass, super sexy ladies.

It's not my best work.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- I have made a tailored suit in 14 hours from scratch,

but the tailoring is bad, and I'm pissed off about it.

I hate the way it looks.

♪♪♪

I'm cringing seeing these girls walk down the runway.

I've come so far.

To be eliminated at this stage in the game,

I would never forgive myself.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- It feels pretty amazing to really have found the way

to reach in all my creativity and to really come to terms

with what I want to do and who I want to be as a designer.

♪♪♪

I'm so proud of myself for changing directions

and pulling out this red look.

I think it's really strong, and I'm really excited

that I got the chance to do it.

♪♪♪

[ applause ] - Whoo!

♪♪♪

- Designers, wow.

You've all done an incredible amount of work

to reach this moment, and you should be really proud.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- We've scored your designs, and only three of you

will be moving on to show your final collection.

And one of you will be out.

♪♪♪

- Guys, I wish we could send all four of you to the finale,

but unfortunately, that is not an option,

and one of you will be out.

Hester, let's start with you.

- My collection is very print-heavy,

and Nina had tasked me with creating a breather look

that had no print at all.

It actually is not what I started to make.

I made this entire thing today in three hours.

Um, yeah. I know. It's crazy.

I tried to make an all-white look,

and I ended up sewing through my finger last night.

The machine needle went all the way through my finger,

and I bled all over it. - That's the worst.

- Oh! - Yeah, I was like,

so I should just scrap it and start from scratch,

and I literally just hodgepodged this with what I had,

and I love it.

- When I was speaking to Hester, she really resisted this.

I mean, every time I was like, it's just gotta be a solid,

she would come back to me with an excuse

or like, "But could it be... color block?"

I'm so glad I pushed you.

- Honestly, I'm so glad you pushed me,

'cause otherwise this would be a very different story.

- I really love what you did here.

Would you kindly turn around?

I love that little bow in the back.

I like the way you think about taking this fur.

- What is that fabric that we're looking at?

- It's the same fur that's on here.

- I think it's such an interesting use of fur,

and like a fun, young way to wear it.

- You've obviously figured out how to take the most

unconventional materials and to use it so that

you're still flattering the body.

- What you've done here with the solid,

it feels like a print without it being print.

You have kind of a contrast in the personality of print,

and it feels like a real collection.

- Thank you.

- Is there a cohesive kind of storyline to the collection?

- It's a bunch of showpieces 'cause I kind of

am a showpiece designer,

and I strive to kind of create trend

that people are excited to see, and I think that the collection

is the best thing I've ever made in my life.

- Thank you, Hester.

Sebastian, will you please tell us about the look

that Nina assigned you?

- Well, Nina told me to make a dress

that need to have a little more of movement

because all my collection is very tailored,

so I made an evening gown, and I tried to incorporate elements

of my collection in this new design.

This, when it came out, it just felt so fresh,

and I can see all of the perfect finishing

on the edges there, and that makes all the difference

with a chiffon like that.

- What I loved about your collection

is this is a runway collection.

I could see this at New York Fashion Week.

And there's geometry to everything here--

the lines, the triangles. - You needed this.

One thing that I've noticed about your work,

it is always a pull between the strict and the soft.

- I think some of the shapes and some of the movement

of my collection came from my background as a ballet dancer.

'cause in ballet, you have to be really stiff

to be able to look soft outside.

- Okay, you're a ballet dancer, too.

Is there anything you can't do? - I...I was...

- How did we just learn about this?

- I was in a ballet school for eight years,

and I graduated as a professional ballet dancer,

but I fall in love of how they make the garments

for the place, and I moved to fashion.

- The purity of the design really came alive.

This belt--I can see it at Hermes.

I mean, I would pay a lot of money for that belt.

There's so many positive things to say

about each of these three looks.

I mean, that burnt orange look is so mind-blowing.

- This is leather, laser-cut and then weaving by hand.

- Your craftsmanship and your skill

is just on another level.

- Thank you, Sebastian. Bishme.

- Nina informed me that I would be best at like

an outerwear type of feel. The first silhouette that I had

at first was a bomber jacket with pants,

and, uh, after my walk-through with Christian,

I think he saw that I was stuck on that outfit,

so he was just like, "Don't-- Don't think so much like that.

"That doesn't have to be the exact outfit.

Just try to make an outerwear piece."

I'm just proud that I didn't stop, so, uh...

- I'm disappointed. I'm not going to lie.

- I understand.

- I do love your skirt. I do love your top.

That black look--You can make that for me.

I will completely wear it.

I don't know what happened here.

It feels like it had no direction whatsoever.

- Why these fabrics? Why this combination of fabrics?

- Honestly, it was just taking scraps together

just to complete something and blend it in

and at least get to a place where stuff is done.

- I'm sorry that you struggled with the outerwear.

- I'm sorry, 'cause this is not...

[ sighs ] When you're sitting here trying to create

your best thing and someone tell you that you have this much time

in your studio, you have nowhere else to go,

and then a family member passed, and then my sister finding out

that she has colon cancer, so there was just so much

that I kept trying to focus there.

- So what you have to do if you are gonna go forward,

do what you do best. You know how to make clothes.

Go on auto-drive. You would not be here

if you didn't have it in yourself

to stand up and do this.

If your head was in a better place,

and you had more time, how would that look be different?

- What I had in mind was making like a light spring/summer,

like moto jacket type style with pants

and, um, a nice top.

But if you move forward,

can you get that ready for the runway?

- Yes.

- Thank you, Bishme.

- You're welcome.

- Okay. [ sighs ] Last but not least, Garo.

Will you tell us about the piece that you created for Nina?

- She gave me the challenge to do a tailored suit

that someone could wear during the day

but also wear at night.

- What fabric did you use to make the suit?

- It's a stretch wool crepe.

- I thought you picked a smart fabric to make it happen.

Is the jacket on right?

Because it seems a little off-kilter to me.

- It's a skew. - Why is it so ill-fitting?

Did you get her measurements wrong?

- 'Cause see, look, if this comes all the way up the back,

it comes up her shoulder,

and all it would have taken is, like, one more hour

for me to dart this back,

and we would have that silhouette.

- I don't know if the design is so modern.

- It's like we're just missing Melanie Griffith,

and she's in "Working Girl"-- the hair, the earrings,

the Mugler-esque jacket.

I know that you're very good at tailoring.

But this in silhouette and certainly in fabrics,

all three of them lack a freshness.

♪♪♪

- The other reveal dress, I also don't think

was very successful.

It felt very...clunky.

- It actually snaps completely off.

Because I basically wanted a dress for a cocktail party,

and then when the night gets-- when it gets late,

she wants to party.

- Oh, I see. Okay. Well, that did not happen in the runway.

However, I do love the sequin dress that is in the back.

I like how you played with the leather and the sequins.

It made it very interesting to me.

- In my collection, there's something for everybody.

I made 16 ensembles.

'Cause I wanted just to have a range.

Please let me show you.

- Obviously, we have a very big decision to make.

I think we're gonna need a minute.

- And a drink. [ laughter ]

- Designers, please head to the lounge.

And, models, please stay on the runway.

- Thank you. - Bye, guys.

- Thank you, guys.

- Here we go.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- Guys, listening to everyone,

I think it's clear to me that there are two designers

that are a cut above the rest.

- I am really excited about what Hester and Sebastian did.

They adapted very quickly,

and made that 11th look that made the difference

in their collections.

- So let's take a closer look at Bishme and Garo's clothes.

Hester and Sebastian's models, you can leave the runway.

Thank you.

♪♪♪

Bishme's models, please step forward.

Let's take a closer look at the clothes.

Hi, ladies.

- I am so shocked this happened.

I wasn't expecting this.

I'm crushed.

- Do you mind turning around for us.

When she walked, I--This really upset me so much,

how it just was so wrong. - Me, too.

- The placement of the fabric, the choice of the fabric.

- It's like a potato sack. - It is a bedazzled potato sack.

It would be so much easier to send someone home

when they are consistently bad,

but it's like you have this standing next to this,

which I think celebrities would call this in

This has a lot of pull appeal,

which is important for a designer.

♪♪♪

- Garo's models, will you please step forward?

- Mm.

- Nina. - [ sighs ]

Is this what you were asking for?

- Not necessarily.

- If he's known as a good tailor,

that's not good tailoring.

- Technically, he can sew.

I think to make a suit in a day is very challenging.

But the taste is an issue with Garo.

- I think he's really, really talented.

He designs this retro, futuristic vision,

which is...amazing because it's so authentically him.

- I think Garo has risen to the occasion on certain challenges,

um, that require a degree of creativity

and pushing the boundaries that some of the other designers

weren't able to deliver against.

My big question about Garo is, is there an audience

for his work?

- Okay, so I think we can all agree that for this challenge,

Bishme had the worst 11th look.

- Yeah. - But we're not just judging

on this look alone. We're judging on the collection.

- Garo is an expert tailor and craftsman. No doubt.

To me, it's not about craftsmanship.

It's about choice.

And no mentor is gonna help you learn that.

- No. You're right.

- You're born with that or you're not.

- Here's my concern about Bishme.

I think that Bishme has the taste.

- Yeah. - But he is not done.

He only has eight looks done. - Yeah.

- I feel like we were throwing lifelines out to Bishme

to help him convince us why he should be here.

And the reality is, I believe he's given up on himself already

and it's hard to fight for someone...

- I know. - ...who's given up on himself.

♪♪♪

- I think we can all agree who deserves to go on

to the final runway. All right.

Let's get 'em back out here. - Okay.

♪♪♪

Only three of you will move on to show your final collection

and have a shot of winning over a quarter of a million dollars

supplied by Pilot FriXion Erasable Pens,

$50,000 to set up your own design studio,

courtesy of Bluprint,

a spread in "ELLE" Magazine,

a life-changing mentorship with the CFDA,

and you're adding to it.

The winner will also be given a capsule collection

manufactured by Nineteenth Amendment

and sold on bravotv.com.

Your work will go from the runway

to the real world.

Okay.

We've made our decision.

Hester...Sebastian...

you both are moving on to the final runway.

Congratulations.

- Thank you so much, guys.

I can't believe I'm gonna have the opportunity

to show my collection here in New York.

It was the most crazy journey I make for my entire life.

And I feel amazing right now.

[ applause ]

- [ laughs ]

I am super excited to show my collection.

I was so close to bagging this chance,

and I didn't, so I'm just so glad I was able to get

through this next level so I can do some crazy bonker sh--.

♪♪♪

Bishme and Garo,

we can only move one of you forward.

♪♪♪

Garo...

you are in.

You'll be showing your collection in the finale.

Bishme, I'm sorry. That means you are out.

- [ crying ] I'm so happy for all y'all.

Um, this was my--We're always each other's support system

throughout this, so... I'm more than excited

that they're about to do this, so...

- Bishme, I have seen many designers on this runway

and outside of this runway.

And I still believe in you.

I know you have it in you. I know you have the talent.

It might not be the right time, but it will be your time.

I know it. - I'm--I'm just thankful.

Thank you so much.

[ whispers ] Come here. Come here.

Just being able to make it this far is what

I'm happy about. Being on "Project Runway,"

the world was able to see my process--

the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Y'all ----ing kill it.

- You're amazing. - Thank you so much.

- We love you. This is just the beginning.

- I know. - Sorry to see you go, Bishme.

Good luck.

[ applause ]

- Honestly, I'm not surprised I didn't make it to the finale.

It's not my best work, and there was other people there

that's deserving of showing their collection.

- I'm proud of you. - I appreciate you.

- I hope you feel proud of yourself.

- I do feel proud. - I'm so sorry

that I have to send you to the workroom

to clean up your space, but congratulations

for everything you've done, and you're gonna do amazing things.

- I appreciate it, Christian. - You know?

Good. Give me a hug. - Thank you so much.

- Mmm! - You know.

- Oh! - You gotta pound it. Thanks.

- Gotcha. - [ laughs ]

I am extremely happy for Sebastian aka my Papito

and Hester and Garo.

It's gonna be hard for the judges to pick,

but I'm excited to see what they have.

Peace out, "Project Runway."

♪♪♪

Yes! Yes!

I cannot wait to show what I got and fight to win

"Project Runway."

- Congratulations, Garo. That was an awful ride,

and you deserve to be here.

- Oh, baby. Thank you.

Holy... - Come here, you sexy beast.

- Ahh! Get over here.

- Winning "Project Runway" would validate

all the hard work, all the sacrifice I make

in my life, so it would be like I say, a cherry of the cake.

- We did it! Okay, I'm jumping. Okay. Oh!

- Next time on the season finale of "Project Runway"...

- The guest judge for the finale has requested to meet you.

- I mean, we're going here.

We're going to meet Diane von Furstenberg.

- Get out. - Hi!

- Hi.

That is not coming off. This paint looks like blood.

This got damaged. My dress--it's not salvageable.

- Are you gonna cut that? [ gasps ]

♪♪♪

- Welcome to the "Project Runway" finale.

- This is it. This is what I worked so hard for.

♪♪♪

- It is going to be so epic. It's my one shot.

- One of you will be the winner of "Project Runway."

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