1 00:00:01,001 --> 00:00:03,253 -[Heidi] Previously on Project Runway… -[screams] 2 00:00:03,337 --> 00:00:07,925 You will be creating a streetwear look that speaks to your brand as a designer. 3 00:00:08,008 --> 00:00:11,053 I just don't think, like, a cool girl would dress that way. 4 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:16,725 I definitely respect Christian's opinion, but I think my look looks amazing. 5 00:00:16,808 --> 00:00:19,770 [Antonio] I've been on the bottom the last two challenges, 6 00:00:19,853 --> 00:00:23,190 and Veejay keeps implying that I cannot do this without my brother. 7 00:00:23,273 --> 00:00:25,609 I have to prove to the judges that I am here to stay, 8 00:00:25,692 --> 00:00:26,860 that I'm here for a reason. 9 00:00:26,944 --> 00:00:30,322 Bro, after last week, we both need to redeem ourselves. 10 00:00:30,405 --> 00:00:31,406 Seriously. 11 00:00:31,907 --> 00:00:34,618 You get a little in your feelings when the criticism comes. 12 00:00:34,701 --> 00:00:35,953 No, I'm taking it in. 13 00:00:36,036 --> 00:00:41,124 It does not feel good to get clocked once again by the Law Roach. 14 00:00:41,208 --> 00:00:44,586 Congratulations, Belania. You are the winner. 15 00:00:45,337 --> 00:00:46,838 -Thank you, thank you. -[applauding] 16 00:00:46,922 --> 00:00:50,676 Yuchen, Joan, unfortunately, you were our least favorite looks. 17 00:00:50,759 --> 00:00:54,346 [Law Roach] Joan, I just think that you made something that looks so old. 18 00:00:54,429 --> 00:00:56,348 She could go praise the Lord in this outfit. 19 00:00:56,431 --> 00:01:01,144 Yuchen, I am so mad at you over this look because you are a streetwear designer. 20 00:01:01,228 --> 00:01:04,648 I almost wanna, like, jump out the chair and beat you up for making this look. 21 00:01:07,859 --> 00:01:10,529 [Heidi] At stake for the winner, it's $200,000, 22 00:01:10,612 --> 00:01:12,614 a spread in Elle Magazine 23 00:01:12,698 --> 00:01:15,576 and a life-changing mentorship with the CFDA. 24 00:01:16,326 --> 00:01:18,453 This is Project Runway. 25 00:01:23,458 --> 00:01:26,795 Joan, Yuchen, we made our decision. 26 00:01:27,921 --> 00:01:30,757 Joan, we asked you to take us to the streets, 27 00:01:31,425 --> 00:01:33,176 but you took us to the sanctuary. 28 00:01:34,177 --> 00:01:35,220 [Joan] I'm feeling bad. 29 00:01:35,304 --> 00:01:38,765 My look spoke to who I am as a designer 30 00:01:38,849 --> 00:01:42,227 but maybe I should have listened to Christian and Jesus. 31 00:01:42,311 --> 00:01:48,233 Yuchen, this was your challenge to shine, but give us nothing new. 32 00:01:48,317 --> 00:01:49,651 I'm sorry. 33 00:01:49,735 --> 00:01:53,447 [Yuchen] I feel so disappointed because streetwear is supposed to be my challenge. 34 00:01:53,530 --> 00:01:58,201 I feel like I disappoint everyone, especially Law. I'm sorry. 35 00:02:01,288 --> 00:02:02,414 -Joan. -Mm-hmm. 36 00:02:08,378 --> 00:02:09,379 I'm sorry you're out. 37 00:02:10,756 --> 00:02:14,051 Yuchen, that means you're in. You can leave the runway. 38 00:02:14,134 --> 00:02:15,135 Thank you. 39 00:02:15,218 --> 00:02:16,887 Oh. Don't worry, sweetie. 40 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:22,517 -Oh, no. It's okay. It's okay. -I'm sorry. Sorry. [cries] 41 00:02:22,601 --> 00:02:24,519 You're so sweet. [chuckles] 42 00:02:24,603 --> 00:02:26,104 You're so sweet. 43 00:02:28,815 --> 00:02:31,193 -[Heidi] Aw. -Aw. The babies. 44 00:02:31,276 --> 00:02:34,154 I just wanted to say we all think that you're a great designer. 45 00:02:34,237 --> 00:02:35,238 Thank you. 46 00:02:35,322 --> 00:02:38,450 And you know this was not your week, this was not your challenge. 47 00:02:38,533 --> 00:02:40,452 -You will go back to your business. -Yes. 48 00:02:40,535 --> 00:02:42,245 [Heidi] You dress amazing women. 49 00:02:42,329 --> 00:02:44,581 And I thank you guys for this opportunity. 50 00:02:44,665 --> 00:02:49,086 I am one of the older designers, you know, I'm 60. I'm fabulous. 51 00:02:49,169 --> 00:02:50,337 -Yes. -You are. 52 00:02:50,420 --> 00:02:53,674 You can definitely walk out of here with your head up high. 53 00:02:53,757 --> 00:02:57,969 Yes. I get to hear… [in German] …auf Wiedersehen. 54 00:02:58,053 --> 00:03:00,347 -[in German] Auf Wiedersehen. -Thank you. [kisses] 55 00:03:00,430 --> 00:03:03,266 -Thank you, Heidi. It's been a pleasure. -[in English] All the best to you. 56 00:03:03,350 --> 00:03:04,935 -[Joan Smalls] Bye, Joan. -Bye. 57 00:03:06,228 --> 00:03:08,188 -You better work it for 60, Mama. -[Joan] Okay. 58 00:03:08,271 --> 00:03:09,398 [Law Roach] Yes, ma'am. 59 00:03:09,481 --> 00:03:11,024 [all laugh] 60 00:03:11,108 --> 00:03:13,944 -She's coming for my job. -[all laugh] 61 00:03:14,653 --> 00:03:16,321 [Yuchen sobs, sniffles] 62 00:03:16,405 --> 00:03:19,574 I just feel so bad that Ms. Joan is going home. 63 00:03:19,658 --> 00:03:20,867 I take it personally. 64 00:03:20,951 --> 00:03:23,036 I feel like Joan has to go home because of me. 65 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,205 -[Antonio] It's okay, baby. It's okay. -[sobs] 66 00:03:26,039 --> 00:03:27,582 Aw. Ms. Joan. 67 00:03:27,666 --> 00:03:29,584 -[Joan] I'm going home. Stop it. -[Yuchen] Sorry. 68 00:03:29,668 --> 00:03:34,506 No. What are you apologizing about? You're just starting your career. 69 00:03:34,589 --> 00:03:37,884 -Oh, my Lord. Yuchen, come on now. -[Yuchen crying] 70 00:03:37,968 --> 00:03:42,097 You have another opportunity to show them who you are. 71 00:03:42,180 --> 00:03:47,436 It's been a pleasure… [groans] …meeting all you guys and working with you. 72 00:03:47,519 --> 00:03:49,187 And you're so talented. 73 00:03:49,771 --> 00:03:51,815 Uh, I don't wanna cry. [squeals] 74 00:03:52,524 --> 00:03:53,942 Not my auntie. 75 00:03:54,943 --> 00:03:55,902 I love her. 76 00:03:56,945 --> 00:04:00,574 Ms. Joan, you are the joy of the season. 77 00:04:00,657 --> 00:04:05,579 [Veejay] Saying bye to Miss Joan is one of the hardest things to do. 78 00:04:05,662 --> 00:04:09,875 She is one of those people that I connected in a deeper level. 79 00:04:09,958 --> 00:04:14,045 She's a hardworking person. She's kind, and I'm going to miss her. 80 00:04:14,129 --> 00:04:18,258 It makes my heart full to even be in the room with you guys. 81 00:04:19,926 --> 00:04:24,055 [Ethan] Ms. Joan, she's got that just love in her soul. 82 00:04:24,139 --> 00:04:28,018 And she's offered me a lot of love and a lot of safe space… 83 00:04:28,101 --> 00:04:30,812 And I'm gonna miss my little safe space. 84 00:04:31,605 --> 00:04:33,148 -[Joan] Christian. -Joan. 85 00:04:33,231 --> 00:04:36,735 They said I took him to church, Christian… [chuckles] …and not to the street. 86 00:04:36,818 --> 00:04:37,819 [all laugh] 87 00:04:37,903 --> 00:04:40,989 [Joan] See, that's because you weren't there at Moods with me 88 00:04:41,072 --> 00:04:42,866 to stop me from buying that fabric. 89 00:04:43,617 --> 00:04:47,287 -Call me anytime, okay? -I sure will. [laughs] 90 00:04:47,871 --> 00:04:50,081 Project Runway saved my life, y'all. 91 00:04:50,165 --> 00:04:51,458 [all cheering] Joan, Joan, Joan, Joan. 92 00:04:51,541 --> 00:04:56,880 I came in this competition to prove to myself that I deserve to be here, 93 00:04:56,963 --> 00:04:59,841 that I'm strong and I'm proud of myself. 94 00:04:59,925 --> 00:05:05,096 Ms. Joan, child. Mmm, mmm, mmm. I left it all on the runway. 95 00:05:19,945 --> 00:05:24,115 There's 6 of us now, so the competition is getting steep. [laughs] 96 00:05:24,199 --> 00:05:26,701 But I must take it to the final five. 97 00:05:27,327 --> 00:05:28,578 -What's up? -[Jesus] Wow. 98 00:05:28,662 --> 00:05:32,624 -Oh, my God, I could use an espresso. -Oh, my God. How do you feel? 99 00:05:32,707 --> 00:05:34,835 I'm okay. I feel like I didn't really get a win. 100 00:05:34,918 --> 00:05:38,255 "Congratulations!" And I'm like… [grunts] …I don't really feel like it. 101 00:05:38,338 --> 00:05:39,714 [Antonio] Last challenge, 102 00:05:39,798 --> 00:05:42,425 Law said that Belania had an issue with her body language, 103 00:05:42,509 --> 00:05:43,552 which is being criticized. 104 00:05:43,635 --> 00:05:47,556 When you are being critiqued, your body language gets a little nasty. 105 00:05:47,639 --> 00:05:50,100 [chuckles, screams] 106 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:51,852 -Stop doing this. -Wait. 107 00:05:51,935 --> 00:05:55,564 I agree with you, but I have to tell the foundation first. 108 00:05:55,647 --> 00:05:57,023 [screams] 109 00:05:57,107 --> 00:06:01,444 This is my creative process. This is my creative process. 110 00:06:01,528 --> 00:06:02,529 She's like… 111 00:06:06,908 --> 00:06:09,369 I don't know if that's what I was like. Is that how I looked? 112 00:06:09,452 --> 00:06:13,331 Belania, I love you, girl, but we gotta work on the attitude, girl. 113 00:06:13,415 --> 00:06:16,418 Hey, I don't like people tell me what to do. 114 00:06:17,961 --> 00:06:20,130 Are you guys ready for the next challenge? 115 00:06:20,213 --> 00:06:22,007 -I think I'm the only one who hasn't won. -[Belania] Get out. 116 00:06:22,090 --> 00:06:23,967 So you're the only one who hasn't won? 117 00:06:24,092 --> 00:06:26,636 I was so close last week to take that win home, 118 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:32,309 which means now I can just taste the win for this next week. 119 00:06:32,934 --> 00:06:35,478 So maybe this challenge you're gonna win it. 120 00:06:40,066 --> 00:06:42,569 [Veejay] Let's see if he can do it without his brother's help. 121 00:06:43,987 --> 00:06:46,364 -Let's go. Let's go. -[all] Let's go. 122 00:06:47,741 --> 00:06:49,034 Christian. 123 00:06:49,117 --> 00:06:50,493 Oh, Heidi. 124 00:06:50,577 --> 00:06:51,911 How are you feeling? 125 00:06:51,995 --> 00:06:54,247 Like I'm ready for some horsing around. 126 00:06:54,331 --> 00:06:55,790 [Heidi laughing] 127 00:06:55,874 --> 00:06:57,250 [nickers] 128 00:06:57,334 --> 00:07:00,462 Well, giddy up. Let's bring in those designers. 129 00:07:00,545 --> 00:07:01,880 Whoo! 130 00:07:01,963 --> 00:07:04,132 -Wow. -[cheering] 131 00:07:04,215 --> 00:07:06,843 -Bringing me back home. -Oh, my God. 132 00:07:06,926 --> 00:07:08,511 [Yuchen] Oh, he needs a step stool. 133 00:07:09,095 --> 00:07:13,141 [Christian] That's a big horse, Chiquito. This is gonna take a hot minute. 134 00:07:13,224 --> 00:07:14,351 [Belania sighs] 135 00:07:14,434 --> 00:07:15,477 [Christian] Ooh. 136 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,354 -I missed it. -Yee to the haw. 137 00:07:17,437 --> 00:07:18,730 You really get your groin out there. 138 00:07:20,482 --> 00:07:21,858 -Yes! -Yes! 139 00:07:23,568 --> 00:07:28,239 Well, as you know, in fashion, one day you're in, and the next day you're out. 140 00:07:28,323 --> 00:07:33,244 What started out as 12 designers is now down to the dirty half dozen. 141 00:07:33,328 --> 00:07:35,705 -Mm-hmm. -Mm-hmm. 142 00:07:35,789 --> 00:07:39,417 For this next challenge, it's all about Western flair. 143 00:07:39,501 --> 00:07:42,921 Not only is pop culture obsessed with all things country, 144 00:07:43,004 --> 00:07:46,132 from Yellowstone to the Queen B herself, Cowboy Carter, 145 00:07:46,633 --> 00:07:49,135 but runways across the world are saddling up 146 00:07:49,219 --> 00:07:53,556 to fresh takes on classic country western styles, fabrication, and design. 147 00:07:54,057 --> 00:07:58,353 So for this next challenge, you will be tapping into the type guys 148 00:07:58,853 --> 00:08:02,732 and creating a look that is your take on Western chic. 149 00:08:03,316 --> 00:08:04,651 [Jesus] Western is one of the challenges 150 00:08:04,734 --> 00:08:07,821 that Antonio and I are so excited to have in the competition. 151 00:08:07,904 --> 00:08:10,365 I mean, I basically live with a cowboy. 152 00:08:10,448 --> 00:08:13,785 I love my cowboy hat. I love my cowboy boots. 153 00:08:13,868 --> 00:08:15,995 His closet, it's literally all western. 154 00:08:16,079 --> 00:08:19,457 Chaps, like leather jackets. This could be my win. 155 00:08:19,541 --> 00:08:23,002 You have sunrise to sunset to complete your look. 156 00:08:24,087 --> 00:08:25,588 Half of us are gone 157 00:08:25,672 --> 00:08:30,218 and now another one-day challenge is gonna decide the final five. 158 00:08:30,301 --> 00:08:34,764 [sighs] The anxiety levels are ramping up like… [groaning] 159 00:08:34,848 --> 00:08:36,349 [Christian] All right, good luck, designers. 160 00:08:36,433 --> 00:08:38,435 Christian, should we mosey? 161 00:08:39,477 --> 00:08:41,229 -[Ethan] Thanks, divas. -Mwah! 162 00:08:47,152 --> 00:08:49,237 [Christian] Oh, God, this place. 163 00:08:49,821 --> 00:08:51,823 I'd love, like, a burgundy leather. 164 00:08:51,906 --> 00:08:55,785 I know that a lot of designers are going to the leather section 165 00:08:55,869 --> 00:08:59,456 because, yes, it's a western chic fashion challenge, 166 00:08:59,539 --> 00:09:04,002 and to me, why would I go there if all of you are already going there. 167 00:09:05,128 --> 00:09:06,254 Next. 168 00:09:06,337 --> 00:09:08,965 You're doing… How is this Western? 169 00:09:09,049 --> 00:09:10,300 -You'll see. -[Jesus] Oh. 170 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:11,801 [Veejay] Silent killer. 171 00:09:11,885 --> 00:09:15,180 Like, I just don't understand how vinyl can be Western. 172 00:09:15,263 --> 00:09:17,474 [Antonio] This way, this way, this way, this way. 173 00:09:17,557 --> 00:09:21,895 This week, the pressure is on. I have to win a challenge. 174 00:09:21,978 --> 00:09:22,979 What am I going to do? 175 00:09:23,063 --> 00:09:26,066 So far in the competition, I've used a lot of color, I've used a lot of print, 176 00:09:26,149 --> 00:09:29,819 and I'm like, you know what, I'm gonna shock everyone and I'm gonna do white. 177 00:09:29,903 --> 00:09:33,865 I can do a mini scarf with fringe. I can do my jacket crop with fringe. 178 00:09:33,948 --> 00:09:35,033 [in Spanish] How much is this one? 179 00:09:35,116 --> 00:09:37,368 [in English] It was, like, calling me. I was like… [vocalizing] Oh. 180 00:09:39,079 --> 00:09:40,622 Okay, this is cool. 181 00:09:40,705 --> 00:09:42,749 [Yuchen] I don't know too much about Western culture. 182 00:09:42,832 --> 00:09:44,459 [Producer] Do you know what a lasso is? 183 00:09:45,001 --> 00:09:46,169 Lasso? No. 184 00:09:46,252 --> 00:09:49,506 This looks like Christmas. Do not get this. 185 00:09:50,298 --> 00:09:53,093 [Jesus] This challenge is very personal for me 186 00:09:53,176 --> 00:09:55,553 because Antonio and I are from Northern Mexico. 187 00:09:56,387 --> 00:10:00,975 When I was three, I remember coming into America in our cowboy boots. 188 00:10:01,059 --> 00:10:02,185 So for this look, 189 00:10:02,268 --> 00:10:06,147 I really wanna lean into a Western indigenous vibe. 190 00:10:06,231 --> 00:10:08,858 It's in my roots and it's in my DNA. 191 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:14,280 And that's why I need to find the perfect fabric because I have to deliver. 192 00:10:19,577 --> 00:10:20,787 [contestants chatter] 193 00:10:22,622 --> 00:10:26,209 -[Jesus] I love my fabric. -Your fabric loves you. [laughs] 194 00:10:27,252 --> 00:10:30,505 [Jesus] Guys, I'm putting the interfacing by the muslin okay? 195 00:10:30,588 --> 00:10:33,925 Getting into the workroom, I automatically just go straight to cutting my fabric 196 00:10:34,801 --> 00:10:39,389 because I really wanna figure out what I'm gonna make for under this coat now. 197 00:10:39,472 --> 00:10:42,934 I got this beautiful leather, but I don't have much of it. 198 00:10:43,017 --> 00:10:46,437 So I have to be really careful in how I use this leather. 199 00:10:46,521 --> 00:10:49,732 And at this point, I have to make something so innovative 200 00:10:49,816 --> 00:10:52,152 and amazing to be able to win this challenge. 201 00:10:54,696 --> 00:10:56,281 -[Jesus] Oh. -[bleep] 202 00:10:58,700 --> 00:11:01,119 Clearly, you can't interface on leather. 203 00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:04,330 -[Belania] Oh. -[bleeping] 204 00:11:04,414 --> 00:11:06,416 I just [bleep] up my fabric. 205 00:11:06,499 --> 00:11:07,500 [Antonio] It burned it. 206 00:11:07,584 --> 00:11:09,544 [Belania] Stop! Stop. 207 00:11:09,627 --> 00:11:13,089 Oh, no. Like, I don't know what to do. I'm freaking out. I have no backup. 208 00:11:13,173 --> 00:11:14,507 [Belania] Holy shit. 209 00:11:18,303 --> 00:11:20,430 -[Antonion] It burned it! -[Belania] Holy shit. 210 00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:24,225 I haven't really, like, messed up throughout this whole competition 211 00:11:24,309 --> 00:11:25,810 and then this happens to me. 212 00:11:25,894 --> 00:11:28,062 I cannot believe I just did this. 213 00:11:29,314 --> 00:11:32,525 He interfaced almost all his fabrics for some reason, 214 00:11:32,609 --> 00:11:38,865 but leather already has a body, so why would you interface a leather? 215 00:11:38,948 --> 00:11:40,950 Wait. That looks cool though. 216 00:11:41,451 --> 00:11:44,412 You said it's a top. It could even be a dress, bitch. 217 00:11:45,538 --> 00:11:50,835 The burning on Jesus's leather is giving kind of an armpit kind of energy. 218 00:11:51,669 --> 00:11:55,632 Okay, I'm gonna be honest with you, it looks like pit stains. 219 00:11:58,009 --> 00:12:01,304 Because of the coloring. Are you gonna treat it of some sort? 220 00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:04,057 -[Jesus] Mmm. -Looks like boob sweat. 221 00:12:04,599 --> 00:12:05,850 -Oh. -[bleep] 222 00:12:06,851 --> 00:12:09,938 [Jesus] I trust Ethan's judgment, so am I screwed? 223 00:12:10,647 --> 00:12:14,734 At this point, there's nothing I can do. I just have to make it work. 224 00:12:18,488 --> 00:12:19,739 -Hello. -Hello. 225 00:12:19,822 --> 00:12:23,034 Hi, everybody. Ooh. Should we go here? 226 00:12:23,117 --> 00:12:28,456 [Ethan] I'm doing these front panels. I am making an eveningwear leather gown. 227 00:12:28,539 --> 00:12:30,500 [Christian] She literally is gonna look like a python. 228 00:12:30,583 --> 00:12:34,879 I love like a little snake in the grass. I grew up on a farm and snakes and-- 229 00:12:34,963 --> 00:12:37,757 Did you Really? You grew up on a farm. 230 00:12:38,424 --> 00:12:42,095 I grew up on country western films and I literally grew up on a farm, 231 00:12:42,178 --> 00:12:47,308 and these films just surround themselves with powerful female energy, 232 00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:50,478 and I'm trying to pull that energy into my clothes. 233 00:12:50,561 --> 00:12:51,562 Yeehaw! 234 00:12:52,563 --> 00:12:56,359 I'm making a two-piece denim, western-inspired set 235 00:12:56,442 --> 00:12:58,778 with a cotton button down-- 236 00:12:58,861 --> 00:13:00,655 Similar to what you just did. 237 00:13:00,738 --> 00:13:03,491 [Belania] It's not. I promise it's not. It's gonna look totally different. 238 00:13:03,574 --> 00:13:06,035 Okay. All right. All right. Are you feeling good? You won the last challenge. 239 00:13:06,119 --> 00:13:08,329 I feel like a disciplined child though. 240 00:13:08,413 --> 00:13:09,455 What did Law say? 241 00:13:09,539 --> 00:13:12,292 My body language is disrespectful when I'm getting a critique, 242 00:13:12,375 --> 00:13:14,419 so I have to be sharp. 243 00:13:14,502 --> 00:13:17,463 After getting called out about my attitude last week, 244 00:13:17,547 --> 00:13:21,718 it's very, very important to me to show the judges that I am listening. 245 00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:26,597 I need to leave it in the workroom and not bring it on stage. 246 00:13:28,224 --> 00:13:30,226 -[Christian] We're fringing? -[Veejay] Yeah. 247 00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:32,145 [Christian] We're gonna fringe this whole thing? 248 00:13:32,228 --> 00:13:33,896 [Veejay] For this challenge, 249 00:13:33,980 --> 00:13:36,733 I want it to be a little unexpected, but still western chic. 250 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:38,067 Yeah. Yes. 251 00:13:38,151 --> 00:13:41,404 [Veejay] I am making a futuristic vinyl fringe dress. 252 00:13:42,697 --> 00:13:43,865 How are you gonna do this? 253 00:13:44,741 --> 00:13:46,325 Mmm. That's a good question. 254 00:13:47,577 --> 00:13:49,829 I'm gonna do a leather jacket crop. 255 00:13:49,912 --> 00:13:52,457 It's gonna have a mini skirt that I'm gonna fringe. 256 00:13:52,540 --> 00:13:57,253 Don't you think that it's, like, kind of a little bit done. 257 00:13:58,504 --> 00:14:01,424 [Antonio] He's right. It's just white leather jacket, a white leather skirt. 258 00:14:01,507 --> 00:14:04,343 That's why I want the details to really stand out. 259 00:14:04,427 --> 00:14:06,179 I'm the only one that hasn't had a win. 260 00:14:06,262 --> 00:14:08,389 I've been in the top, but this close to winning. 261 00:14:08,890 --> 00:14:12,977 And I know that the techniques that I have in my brain 262 00:14:13,061 --> 00:14:16,814 could really take this look to the next level and win this challenge. 263 00:14:16,898 --> 00:14:17,982 What did you do? 264 00:14:18,066 --> 00:14:19,734 [Jesus] So, it was a mistake. 265 00:14:19,817 --> 00:14:22,862 Uh, I tried to interface my leather and it burned. 266 00:14:22,945 --> 00:14:25,573 I think maybe the burning technique is kind of interesting. 267 00:14:27,825 --> 00:14:30,495 Maybe you do more to the skirt. 268 00:14:30,578 --> 00:14:31,913 Thank God. 269 00:14:33,915 --> 00:14:37,085 [Yuchen] So, I'm making this dress. I wanted to make it all sequence 270 00:14:37,168 --> 00:14:40,379 and I'm gonna have like, you know, a little bit dripping on here. 271 00:14:40,463 --> 00:14:43,091 I can buy this at the mall right now. 272 00:14:43,174 --> 00:14:46,803 I just wanted to take this shining part of Western, like, you know, culture. 273 00:14:46,886 --> 00:14:50,348 I get it. Like a performance-esque. Like Dolly Parton. Do you know who that is? 274 00:14:50,431 --> 00:14:51,766 No. [chuckles] 275 00:14:51,849 --> 00:14:52,850 Oh, God. 276 00:14:53,559 --> 00:14:54,685 [Yuchen laughs] 277 00:14:54,769 --> 00:14:57,063 Are you alright? Need some water? 278 00:14:58,981 --> 00:15:01,818 I guess she is a very big country star? 279 00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:02,777 [producer] Yeah, she is. 280 00:15:04,403 --> 00:15:05,613 Here's my thing. 281 00:15:05,696 --> 00:15:08,116 You don't have to make a dress. You make jackets all the time. 282 00:15:08,199 --> 00:15:11,202 Why don't you make a cool jacket with fringe all over it? 283 00:15:11,285 --> 00:15:15,581 And you love the mini sexy skirts and, like, why can't it be more you? 284 00:15:17,333 --> 00:15:19,127 [stammers] I have to stick on dress. 285 00:15:19,210 --> 00:15:21,045 -Saying goodbye. Good luck. -[Yuchen chuckles] 286 00:15:21,129 --> 00:15:25,258 [Yuchen] Last challenge, the judges didn't like my pants and hoodie, 287 00:15:25,341 --> 00:15:28,261 so I'm doing something different. I'm making a dress. 288 00:15:28,344 --> 00:15:31,514 I've made my decision. I just hope I have enough time. 289 00:15:31,597 --> 00:15:33,599 [Yuchen] But I will make something on the dress though. 290 00:15:33,683 --> 00:15:36,185 I am just telling you, I'm warning you. 291 00:15:36,269 --> 00:15:37,520 Okay. 292 00:15:38,688 --> 00:15:40,231 You have to win this one. 293 00:15:40,314 --> 00:15:42,275 -Everybody has won except me. -Yeah. 294 00:15:42,358 --> 00:15:43,359 I've been close. 295 00:15:43,442 --> 00:15:45,570 -I know you've been really close. -How many times? 296 00:15:45,653 --> 00:15:48,030 I've been close two times. I was on the top twice. 297 00:15:48,114 --> 00:15:51,117 [Antonio] It's been very exciting to see my brother winning challenges, 298 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,537 but I came into this competition thinking I was gonna do better than him. 299 00:15:54,620 --> 00:15:56,664 [gasps] Wow. 300 00:15:56,747 --> 00:16:00,293 [Antonio] I'm starting to think Jesus is my biggest competition. 301 00:16:02,503 --> 00:16:05,339 Designers, there's a new sheriff in town. 302 00:16:06,299 --> 00:16:10,178 And there's only gonna be room for one twin in this competition. 303 00:16:10,678 --> 00:16:13,306 -Who would it be? Who would it be? -Are you sure, bitch? 304 00:16:13,389 --> 00:16:16,309 -[Yuchen] What is happening on here? -[Veejay] Oh, my God. 305 00:16:16,392 --> 00:16:20,021 One of them has to go at some point, so is it today? [chuckles] 306 00:16:20,104 --> 00:16:21,939 Oh, my Lord. [screams] 307 00:16:22,023 --> 00:16:25,443 [Veejay] I think that dealing with one twin is very challenging 308 00:16:25,526 --> 00:16:29,864 and dealing with two twins is even more challenging. They should both go home. 309 00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:34,118 [Veejay] Veejay can act bored all she wants, 310 00:16:34,202 --> 00:16:38,247 but she's gonna wake up real quick when she's in the bottom. 311 00:16:42,710 --> 00:16:43,836 [Yuchen] What is that wig for? 312 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,422 -It's a tumbleweed. -Girl, that's a wig. 313 00:16:46,505 --> 00:16:48,674 [Belania] That looks like somebody's weave. 314 00:16:48,758 --> 00:16:51,052 -It's a tumbleweed. -[Veejay] It's a tumbleweed. 315 00:16:51,135 --> 00:16:52,678 [all laugh] 316 00:16:52,762 --> 00:16:54,222 Oh, my Lord. [sighs] 317 00:16:54,805 --> 00:16:56,265 It's not working. 318 00:16:56,349 --> 00:16:57,934 I feel really bad for Yuchen 319 00:16:58,017 --> 00:17:02,897 because I think that he does not have a clue what Western is. 320 00:17:03,481 --> 00:17:04,565 I mean, he didn't know who Dolly Parton is. 321 00:17:04,649 --> 00:17:07,401 So if you don't know who Dolly Parton is, you do not know what Western is. 322 00:17:08,194 --> 00:17:10,112 [Ethan] I'm interested to see how he pumps that out. 323 00:17:10,655 --> 00:17:15,201 I don't understand why he's doing a gown and not something that's in his element. 324 00:17:15,284 --> 00:17:17,119 He say he's pushing himself. 325 00:17:17,203 --> 00:17:21,999 I have hit a wall. I feel stuck and I'm moving so slow. 326 00:17:22,083 --> 00:17:27,380 I am so thankful for my second chance, but I need to prove I belong here. 327 00:17:28,297 --> 00:17:30,341 -Hello. -Hey, Christian. 328 00:17:30,424 --> 00:17:33,177 -Anybody wanna ride on my pony? -Yes. 329 00:17:34,178 --> 00:17:37,014 -Do I put it in the front or in the back? -Stop. 330 00:17:37,557 --> 00:17:39,475 [Christian] Okay, give me my pony back. 331 00:17:40,101 --> 00:17:43,646 All right, enough with the pony. Okay, let's bring in your model. 332 00:17:43,729 --> 00:17:46,440 [cheering] 333 00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:48,818 I don't know about the skirt. 334 00:17:49,360 --> 00:17:51,404 The top looks really cool. The skirt doesn't look cool yet. 335 00:17:51,487 --> 00:17:54,490 -Can you like be like, scrunch? -I am. I'm just doing the fitting. 336 00:17:54,574 --> 00:17:57,076 -Okay. You burn it. -I burn it. 337 00:17:57,577 --> 00:18:01,622 [Jesus] I love it. I mean, I think the whole look turned out so good. 338 00:18:01,706 --> 00:18:04,500 I cannot believe that this mistake 339 00:18:04,584 --> 00:18:08,879 might turn out to be the greatest mistake I've ever done in this competition. 340 00:18:08,963 --> 00:18:10,798 It's looking almost like a piece of art. 341 00:18:10,881 --> 00:18:13,259 What about we have a lot of flag fringe from the hat? 342 00:18:13,342 --> 00:18:15,428 -[Christian] To the floor like that? -Yeah. 343 00:18:15,511 --> 00:18:18,472 I think you should make your dress more interesting first. 344 00:18:18,556 --> 00:18:19,557 [Yuchen] More interesting? 345 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:22,935 Or you can add a jacket because it's boring. 346 00:18:23,019 --> 00:18:25,146 But I don't know how to make progress. 347 00:18:25,229 --> 00:18:29,942 Well, that's the challenge here, my friend. 348 00:18:30,568 --> 00:18:31,986 Mommy Christian is yelling at me. 349 00:18:32,069 --> 00:18:34,947 He wants me to make a jacket, but I don't really have time. 350 00:18:35,031 --> 00:18:36,741 Since we already have the base dress, 351 00:18:37,241 --> 00:18:40,661 it's time for me to think about how am I gonna make this more Western. 352 00:18:40,745 --> 00:18:44,290 One question, do you think this hat for this hat? 353 00:18:44,874 --> 00:18:48,377 I don't care about your stupid hat. I care about your dress. 354 00:18:48,461 --> 00:18:50,588 [clicks tongue, sighs] 355 00:18:50,671 --> 00:18:53,341 -[Christian] What is your story? -I don't have a story. 356 00:18:54,050 --> 00:18:56,427 No, but you have to give them something. 357 00:18:56,510 --> 00:19:00,806 If I had to go to a western event, I would make this for myself and put it on. 358 00:19:00,890 --> 00:19:02,266 [chuckles] That's all I'm going to say. 359 00:19:02,350 --> 00:19:04,977 Yeah, Christian, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. 360 00:19:05,645 --> 00:19:07,605 Does it get a shoulder pad? 361 00:19:07,688 --> 00:19:10,399 I think we can… We can give you a shoulder pad. 362 00:19:10,483 --> 00:19:11,817 [Veejay] Doing this challenge, 363 00:19:11,901 --> 00:19:15,321 I know that I want to create something unexpected and out of the box. 364 00:19:15,404 --> 00:19:20,034 And what I'm doing, I think it's different, but it's a cool dress. 365 00:19:20,117 --> 00:19:24,163 [Christian] Veejay, you don't need any other accessories. You don't need any… 366 00:19:24,246 --> 00:19:27,958 No, get that bag out of here. You have a plastic fringe dress. 367 00:19:28,542 --> 00:19:29,919 Veejay is very proud of her look, 368 00:19:30,002 --> 00:19:32,713 but girl, I feel like she's going to be in the bottom. 369 00:19:32,797 --> 00:19:36,801 I feel like she thinks she thought outside the box, but I don't think she did. 370 00:19:36,884 --> 00:19:39,136 I think she made her model look like a box. 371 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:40,763 Keep it simple. 372 00:19:42,807 --> 00:19:45,559 All right, designers, that's it. That's time with your models. 373 00:19:45,643 --> 00:19:47,186 Thank you so much, ladies. 374 00:19:47,269 --> 00:19:48,938 -Mwah. -Love you. 375 00:19:49,522 --> 00:19:53,275 Less than three hours to go. And then we're going home. 376 00:19:56,070 --> 00:19:59,031 [Yuchen] How to make it interesting? How to make it interesting? 377 00:19:59,115 --> 00:20:00,658 Maybe give her an old time 378 00:20:00,741 --> 00:20:05,287 like salon girls bustle or like a really cool neck scarf. 379 00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:06,372 No. Scarf? 380 00:20:06,455 --> 00:20:08,124 [Ethan] Girl, I'm throwing you ideas. 381 00:20:08,624 --> 00:20:12,837 You either pick them up and run with them or you figure it out on your own. 382 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:13,921 [Yuchen] Okay. 383 00:20:14,380 --> 00:20:16,257 [Ethan] I think that Yuchen is scared of this challenge. 384 00:20:16,340 --> 00:20:18,217 It is both out of his culture 385 00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:22,138 and he's been really shook up these last few challenges. 386 00:20:23,431 --> 00:20:24,557 [Veejay sighs] 387 00:20:24,682 --> 00:20:25,725 I'm so tired. 388 00:20:25,975 --> 00:20:28,853 Literally, I've been cutting the fringe for, like, eight hours. 389 00:20:28,936 --> 00:20:30,646 -[Jesus] We have a two-day challenge. -Yeah. 390 00:20:30,730 --> 00:20:31,731 [Antonio] Hurry up. 391 00:20:31,814 --> 00:20:34,650 I am pushing myself to the point of exhaustion. 392 00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:40,030 I know it's risky, but I hope that the judges will see the work that I put in. 393 00:20:40,114 --> 00:20:41,991 And maybe if they don't love it, 394 00:20:42,074 --> 00:20:45,077 they'll give me some grace to keep me from going home. 395 00:20:48,831 --> 00:20:50,958 One hour left, you guys! 396 00:20:54,503 --> 00:20:58,549 [Veejay] Ethan's dress is similar to the dress that I made 397 00:20:58,632 --> 00:21:01,552 from the boring fabric challenge. 398 00:21:01,635 --> 00:21:02,970 The judges don't like it 399 00:21:03,053 --> 00:21:06,682 when you show something that the other designers have already done. 400 00:21:06,766 --> 00:21:10,269 [Veejay] Jesus, I saw Ethan's dress and it kind of reminded me 401 00:21:10,352 --> 00:21:13,481 of the gray dress that I made for Luz, right? 402 00:21:13,564 --> 00:21:16,901 Maybe it's unintentional, you know? But, I mean, what do you think? 403 00:21:16,984 --> 00:21:21,489 Well, well, well, the bitch is stirring the pot. 404 00:21:21,572 --> 00:21:22,698 [slurps] 405 00:21:23,407 --> 00:21:25,993 -I mean, I think it's very him. -Yeah. 406 00:21:26,076 --> 00:21:28,871 It's definitely going to stand out. What do you think about his stuff? 407 00:21:29,663 --> 00:21:30,873 Um… 408 00:21:33,125 --> 00:21:34,460 -[chuckles] …it's okay. -[chuckles] 409 00:21:34,543 --> 00:21:36,295 I think it's important to be original 410 00:21:36,378 --> 00:21:41,592 and if your work is referencing the work of your other competitors, 411 00:21:41,675 --> 00:21:43,594 then it means that you need to change that 412 00:21:43,677 --> 00:21:45,471 and you need to come up with something else. 413 00:21:45,554 --> 00:21:49,391 I don't want to cause drama, but I need to talk to Ethan. 414 00:21:50,017 --> 00:21:51,310 [whispers] Okay. 415 00:21:51,393 --> 00:21:54,438 Are you gonna be doing a lot of the crisscross detail? 416 00:21:54,522 --> 00:21:56,774 -Mm-hmm. -Because when I saw your dress, 417 00:21:56,857 --> 00:21:59,360 it kind of reminded me of the gray dress. 418 00:21:59,443 --> 00:22:01,278 -Which one? -The wool. 419 00:22:01,362 --> 00:22:03,531 -His? Yours. -No, my dress. 420 00:22:04,615 --> 00:22:06,158 -What the... -[bleep] 421 00:22:06,242 --> 00:22:08,577 It's not similar, but it's kind of like the same idea 422 00:22:08,661 --> 00:22:11,580 where it's kind of, like, it has kind of like a cut out here. 423 00:22:12,498 --> 00:22:15,000 I think that Veejay is spewing bullshit. 424 00:22:15,584 --> 00:22:19,338 I don't agree that a full crocodile gown 425 00:22:19,421 --> 00:22:23,384 has anything to do with her wool minidress. 426 00:22:23,467 --> 00:22:25,928 So when I saw it I was like, "I think I need to tell Ethan 427 00:22:26,011 --> 00:22:28,389 because the judges might call you out for that." 428 00:22:28,472 --> 00:22:31,016 Especially Nina said, "Don't copy each other." 429 00:22:32,726 --> 00:22:35,855 No way in hell would I wanna plagiarize your boring work. 430 00:22:35,938 --> 00:22:37,648 So buzz off. 431 00:22:40,401 --> 00:22:42,069 [contestants cheering] 432 00:22:42,152 --> 00:22:45,322 -Good morning, cowboys! -[Jesus] Yeehaw. 433 00:22:45,406 --> 00:22:47,658 Today is the runway show and the pressure is on. 434 00:22:47,741 --> 00:22:52,288 We're so close to the top five and there's no room for mistakes. 435 00:22:52,371 --> 00:22:54,206 We'll see what happens on the runway. 436 00:22:54,290 --> 00:22:55,207 [giggles] 437 00:22:57,751 --> 00:23:00,796 Jesus, who do you think is in trouble today? 438 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,883 -You. -Me? Oh, my God. What do you mean? 439 00:23:03,966 --> 00:23:06,176 I don't know. I don't know what the judges are gonna think. 440 00:23:06,260 --> 00:23:08,721 -I know. It's very risky. -It's risky, for sure. 441 00:23:08,804 --> 00:23:10,055 I'm worried about Veejay. 442 00:23:10,139 --> 00:23:12,766 Well, I'm not really worried because I want her to be out of this competition. 443 00:23:12,850 --> 00:23:15,144 -[Antonio] Models! -[Ethan] The divas. 444 00:23:15,227 --> 00:23:16,979 [Jesus] Hi, girls. 445 00:23:17,062 --> 00:23:18,731 -[kisses] -[Jessica] What's up, girlfriend? 446 00:23:19,565 --> 00:23:20,566 Hello. 447 00:23:20,649 --> 00:23:21,692 -Hello. -Hey, Christian. 448 00:23:21,775 --> 00:23:22,776 -Hello, Christian. -Wow. 449 00:23:22,860 --> 00:23:25,279 Oh, my God. You look so sexy. 450 00:23:25,863 --> 00:23:27,114 [chuckles] 451 00:23:27,197 --> 00:23:30,534 Let's see what's going on around here. Do you think the front fits perfect? 452 00:23:32,202 --> 00:23:35,748 I had to take this whole panel, remove it from the inside, 453 00:23:35,831 --> 00:23:39,084 and put it over top to alleviate the boob space. 454 00:23:39,168 --> 00:23:43,130 My [bleep] that I usually work with, they're all fake. They don't move. 455 00:23:43,213 --> 00:23:46,258 And when I lift that up, that'll relieve the boob tension. 456 00:23:46,342 --> 00:23:51,639 So, like, real [bleep] in this whole competition has been, like, a journey. 457 00:23:52,473 --> 00:23:54,767 -It looks cool. -Thank you. 458 00:23:54,850 --> 00:23:58,729 I mean, listen, I don't know what they're gonna think 'cause it's a wild card. 459 00:23:58,812 --> 00:24:00,522 -[Veejay] Yeah. -I just want you to be prepared. 460 00:24:00,606 --> 00:24:02,608 Oh, damn. I wanted to seal this before you came. 461 00:24:02,691 --> 00:24:03,817 [screams] 462 00:24:03,901 --> 00:24:05,736 [Belania] The twins may live and breathe Western, 463 00:24:05,819 --> 00:24:08,948 but I'm coming off of a win and I finally know who I am. 464 00:24:09,031 --> 00:24:11,116 I'm not backing down. I'm coming for them. 465 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,243 I just… I gotta watch my body language. 466 00:24:13,327 --> 00:24:15,913 Antonio, please take off the glasses. I get it. 467 00:24:17,665 --> 00:24:19,208 [laughs] 468 00:24:20,584 --> 00:24:24,088 So are you going to do the whole booby horn situation? 469 00:24:24,171 --> 00:24:25,005 Yeah. 470 00:24:26,423 --> 00:24:32,471 I decided to make this bullhorn because I get inspired by Tibet culture, 471 00:24:32,554 --> 00:24:35,099 which is kind of similar to Western culture. 472 00:24:35,182 --> 00:24:39,103 In Tibetan culture, they put all these decorations on the bullhorn. 473 00:24:39,186 --> 00:24:40,771 That means good luck, 474 00:24:40,854 --> 00:24:43,899 and I know the bullhorn is screaming the Western world. 475 00:24:43,983 --> 00:24:45,442 I think they're gonna like it. 476 00:24:45,526 --> 00:24:48,779 You're gonna be very, very slay on the stage. 477 00:24:52,825 --> 00:24:54,868 -[clicks tongue] It's something. -Yeah? 478 00:24:54,952 --> 00:24:58,622 She's very… horny. 479 00:24:58,706 --> 00:25:00,457 [laughs] 480 00:25:01,333 --> 00:25:04,753 All right, models, you guys can go to the Ulta Beauty salon now. 481 00:25:04,837 --> 00:25:08,424 We are back. Howdy, cowgirl. 482 00:25:08,507 --> 00:25:11,093 I want her to have pigtails, but I want it to be behind her ear. 483 00:25:11,176 --> 00:25:15,431 So if I were to go into an Ulta Beauty, do they provide makeup services? 484 00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:17,933 Every Ulta Beauty store has a salon. 485 00:25:18,017 --> 00:25:20,561 Now, all professional stylists are trained to help you 486 00:25:20,644 --> 00:25:23,439 find your look, your vibe, and your moment. 487 00:25:23,522 --> 00:25:26,817 So everything from makeup to skincare to hair care, 488 00:25:26,900 --> 00:25:29,403 we're here to make you feel and look amazing. 489 00:25:29,486 --> 00:25:30,612 That's very cool. 490 00:25:34,199 --> 00:25:37,661 All right, designers. That's it. That's time. Let's head to the runway. 491 00:25:41,790 --> 00:25:44,251 -[Heidi] Hi. -Howdy, Heidi. 492 00:25:44,334 --> 00:25:46,211 -Hi, y'all. -Hi. 493 00:25:46,295 --> 00:25:47,755 Welcome to the runway. 494 00:25:47,838 --> 00:25:49,423 As you know, in fashion, one day you're in, 495 00:25:49,506 --> 00:25:51,216 and the next day you're out. 496 00:25:51,300 --> 00:25:55,763 For this challenge, you had one day to create your take on Western chic. 497 00:25:55,846 --> 00:25:58,015 Let's meet our judges. 498 00:25:58,098 --> 00:26:02,269 CFDA award winning stylist and image architect Law Roach. 499 00:26:04,104 --> 00:26:06,732 And joining us, a country music star 500 00:26:06,815 --> 00:26:10,444 and the first African American female to be nominated for a Grammy 501 00:26:10,527 --> 00:26:14,073 in the country music category, Mickey Guyton. 502 00:26:15,616 --> 00:26:20,287 And executive vice president and creative director for Gap Inc. 503 00:26:20,370 --> 00:26:23,999 and Chief Creative Officer of Old Navy, Zac Posen. 504 00:26:25,667 --> 00:26:27,795 Oh, my God. Zac Posen. 505 00:26:27,878 --> 00:26:30,506 I've seen that face on Project Runway so many times. 506 00:26:30,589 --> 00:26:31,924 This is not cute. 507 00:26:32,007 --> 00:26:36,720 He is very meticulous with craftsmanship, one of the best designers that I know. 508 00:26:37,221 --> 00:26:41,016 It's great to be back in the saddle here on Project Runway. 509 00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:42,142 No pun intended. 510 00:26:43,310 --> 00:26:44,895 All right, let's start the show. 511 00:26:49,817 --> 00:26:54,279 [Jesus] I nailed my look and it's Western and it's so chic. 512 00:26:54,363 --> 00:26:56,115 And this burned leather, 513 00:26:56,198 --> 00:26:59,618 what really was stressing me out, has turned into greatness. 514 00:26:59,701 --> 00:27:03,080 This burn is a technique that I would definitely do again. 515 00:27:03,163 --> 00:27:05,582 [Heidi] That is gorgeous 516 00:27:05,666 --> 00:27:07,000 Like, I'm ready for a country Met Gala. 517 00:27:13,257 --> 00:27:15,259 [Belania] As I see my look go down the runway, 518 00:27:15,342 --> 00:27:17,803 I'm excited. I'm proud of it. 519 00:27:17,886 --> 00:27:22,724 My eye goes directly to the denim and the tan leather, 520 00:27:22,808 --> 00:27:27,604 and the sharp point cutouts look really cool. I like it a lot. 521 00:27:27,688 --> 00:27:29,731 [Zac] Mm-hmm. 522 00:27:29,815 --> 00:27:31,108 Like, I'd wear that right now. 523 00:27:37,781 --> 00:27:42,452 [Ethan] I love this. I love seeing it just snake down the runway. 524 00:27:42,536 --> 00:27:44,580 [Heidi] It's like Roberto Cavalli from ten years ago. 525 00:27:44,663 --> 00:27:46,456 I just wish it would fit better on the breasts. 526 00:27:46,874 --> 00:27:49,668 [Ethan] It feels really good to see what I have accomplished. 527 00:27:49,751 --> 00:27:53,797 The styling and the detail and it's fun and it's a moment. 528 00:27:53,881 --> 00:27:57,009 And if there's anything I know how to do, it's a moment. 529 00:27:57,092 --> 00:27:59,678 [Mickey] She's like, take me to a country award show, honey. 530 00:28:06,351 --> 00:28:09,813 [Antonio] I'm feeling so proud of myself, showcasing a piece 531 00:28:09,897 --> 00:28:12,816 that I put all my soul and intentions into it. 532 00:28:12,900 --> 00:28:15,944 What? That is stunning. 533 00:28:16,028 --> 00:28:18,739 [Antonio] I'm a fierce competitor. Don't underestimate me. 534 00:28:18,822 --> 00:28:20,407 [Heidi] Today is going to be tough. 535 00:28:21,533 --> 00:28:22,868 [Law] So good. 536 00:28:30,250 --> 00:28:33,670 [Veejay] My vision to create something unexpected 537 00:28:33,754 --> 00:28:37,591 and not the usual Western chic fashion is very risky. 538 00:28:38,383 --> 00:28:42,846 Looking at all the creations on the runway, mine is different, 539 00:28:42,930 --> 00:28:46,433 but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the judges will appreciate 540 00:28:46,516 --> 00:28:48,435 that I'm a designer who takes risks. 541 00:28:48,518 --> 00:28:50,646 [Zac] It's like Casey Caldwell for Prada? 542 00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:52,064 I don't understand that. 543 00:28:57,653 --> 00:28:59,237 -[Heidi] Booby horns. -[chuckles] 544 00:29:01,490 --> 00:29:05,202 [Yuchen] As Liris is going down the runway, I feel so happy. 545 00:29:05,285 --> 00:29:08,538 She's totally rocked it out and she looks so fierce. 546 00:29:08,622 --> 00:29:10,165 I'm very happy with the outcome. 547 00:29:14,419 --> 00:29:15,879 -[Mickey] All right now. -[Zac] Mm-hmm. 548 00:29:15,963 --> 00:29:19,424 Oh, no, she's gonna sell a garment. She's definitely gonna sell a garment. 549 00:29:19,508 --> 00:29:22,344 [Jesus] I can literally read Mrs. Law's face 550 00:29:22,427 --> 00:29:24,096 just by him rolling his eyes. 551 00:29:24,179 --> 00:29:26,640 [Ethan] I can see that some of these designers are in trouble 552 00:29:26,723 --> 00:29:28,016 and I just hope I'm not one of them. 553 00:29:36,149 --> 00:29:38,068 Congratulations, that was quite the runway show. 554 00:29:38,151 --> 00:29:39,611 Thank you. 555 00:29:39,695 --> 00:29:41,154 We scored your designs. 556 00:29:42,447 --> 00:29:46,493 Antonio, Jesus, Belania… 557 00:29:48,620 --> 00:29:49,997 you are our favorite designs this week. 558 00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:55,210 [blowing] 559 00:29:55,794 --> 00:30:00,966 That means Ethan, Yuchen, and Veejay, 560 00:30:01,049 --> 00:30:02,926 you had our least favorite designs today. 561 00:30:03,010 --> 00:30:04,886 You can leave the runway. Thank you. 562 00:30:10,851 --> 00:30:12,728 -[sighs] -[Ethan] Yeah. 563 00:30:12,811 --> 00:30:14,896 [Yuchen] It's getting hotter. Mm-hmm. 564 00:30:14,980 --> 00:30:18,233 [Veejay] I'm really sad that the judges did not love what I made 565 00:30:18,316 --> 00:30:19,943 and the risk did not pay off. 566 00:30:20,027 --> 00:30:22,738 But I think I made something bold 567 00:30:22,821 --> 00:30:27,826 and I did not make something basic and literal like the other designers here. 568 00:30:27,909 --> 00:30:32,247 They definitely had the most, like, accessible pieces out of everybody. 569 00:30:32,372 --> 00:30:33,874 [Veejay] Yeah. 570 00:30:33,957 --> 00:30:35,042 Yeah. 571 00:30:35,125 --> 00:30:37,169 [Ethan] I'm just surprised to be in the bottom 572 00:30:37,252 --> 00:30:40,130 because I know my look is really good 573 00:30:40,213 --> 00:30:43,633 comparative to, like, some of these looks that are so, like… 574 00:30:44,593 --> 00:30:48,221 There's got to be another word for boring. I just don't think they're interesting. 575 00:30:48,305 --> 00:30:50,223 Like, if I can just go and buy them off the rack, 576 00:30:50,307 --> 00:30:53,810 I don't think that is interesting to me, so… [sighs] 577 00:30:57,230 --> 00:30:58,356 We will see. 578 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:00,108 Okay, let's bring out your models. 579 00:31:01,193 --> 00:31:02,402 [Jesus] Barbies. 580 00:31:03,570 --> 00:31:06,323 -Stunning. -Thank you so much. 581 00:31:06,406 --> 00:31:08,742 -All right, Antonio, let's start with you. -Yeah. 582 00:31:08,825 --> 00:31:10,952 -It is so special. I mean, wow. -Thank you. 583 00:31:11,036 --> 00:31:13,080 And to do this in a day and for that price. 584 00:31:13,163 --> 00:31:14,831 [Zac] You kind of checked off the boxes for me. 585 00:31:14,915 --> 00:31:18,168 There's conchos, there's fringe, you're working with faux leather. 586 00:31:18,251 --> 00:31:21,630 -And this band… the band waistband. -Oh, yeah. 587 00:31:21,713 --> 00:31:23,757 -[Mickey, singsongy] The top. -[Heidi] The belt. 588 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:24,758 [exhales] 589 00:31:24,841 --> 00:31:26,718 The buckle was black, so I wrapped it in leather… 590 00:31:26,802 --> 00:31:28,345 -[Heidi] Such a good idea. -…did the braid. 591 00:31:28,428 --> 00:31:30,972 It's risqué. It gives it the fashion edge. 592 00:31:31,056 --> 00:31:32,265 It's stunning. 593 00:31:32,349 --> 00:31:34,101 I'm Latino, so I needed to sex it up a little bit. 594 00:31:34,184 --> 00:31:38,355 I think that this outfit is absolutely beautiful. 595 00:31:38,438 --> 00:31:41,817 Latinos and country music have a very beautiful love affair. 596 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:44,694 -Vaqueros and the canchos. Everything. -Yeah. 597 00:31:44,778 --> 00:31:47,656 There's a huge Latino movement in country music 598 00:31:47,739 --> 00:31:51,326 and to see that and see that you're representing that is absolutely beautiful. 599 00:31:51,409 --> 00:31:52,828 Thank you. 600 00:31:52,911 --> 00:31:55,080 The styling is absolutely phenomenal. 601 00:31:55,163 --> 00:31:59,543 The hair choice, the makeup choice. Really, really, really well done. 602 00:31:59,626 --> 00:32:01,628 Well, I think of you every time I style now. 603 00:32:01,711 --> 00:32:04,005 Thank you. I mean, you should. I'm the best. 604 00:32:04,089 --> 00:32:07,134 -I know. -[all laughing] 605 00:32:07,217 --> 00:32:09,302 Okay, Belania, we're going to talk to you next. 606 00:32:10,053 --> 00:32:12,806 When this came out, I knew exactly it was you, which is great 607 00:32:12,889 --> 00:32:15,433 because it's really showing us that you have a strong point of view. 608 00:32:15,517 --> 00:32:19,146 It's just absolutely stunning. I love the authenticity. 609 00:32:19,229 --> 00:32:22,816 Didn't feel like you were trying to interpret as anything else but what it is. 610 00:32:22,899 --> 00:32:25,110 It was very genuine and honest, 611 00:32:25,193 --> 00:32:27,404 and I just thought the lines and everything was so beautiful. 612 00:32:27,487 --> 00:32:30,031 -I love it so much. You did a great job. -Thank you so much. 613 00:32:30,115 --> 00:32:32,659 [Zac] The leather or suede material… Can she just turn? 614 00:32:32,742 --> 00:32:34,369 -[Heidi] It's just… [exhales] -It's great. 615 00:32:34,452 --> 00:32:36,621 There's complicated things happening here, right? 616 00:32:36,705 --> 00:32:38,832 -Yeah, it is. -That are kind of working together. 617 00:32:38,915 --> 00:32:42,836 You're playing with different proportions, layering, volumes, 618 00:32:42,919 --> 00:32:46,339 transparency, graphic, and it kind of all works. 619 00:32:46,423 --> 00:32:49,009 I feel like you always find this way 620 00:32:49,092 --> 00:32:53,680 of putting things together that, in theory, don't really work, 621 00:32:53,763 --> 00:32:58,393 in a way, but it totally works and that makes it new again. So, I love it. 622 00:32:58,476 --> 00:32:59,895 Thank you. 623 00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:01,354 -Jesus. -Hello. 624 00:33:01,438 --> 00:33:04,858 [Heidi] It is stunning. From every angle, every detail. 625 00:33:04,941 --> 00:33:06,902 That coat is just singing, you know? 626 00:33:06,985 --> 00:33:09,196 And that it's see-through and when she walked, 627 00:33:09,279 --> 00:33:11,531 it was so beautiful and all this fringe you put on there. 628 00:33:11,615 --> 00:33:13,408 The coat is really, really spectacular. 629 00:33:13,491 --> 00:33:15,243 I love going to vintage stores 630 00:33:15,327 --> 00:33:18,371 and this looks like it could have easily been from the 70s 631 00:33:18,455 --> 00:33:20,165 and someone wore that to Woodstock 632 00:33:20,248 --> 00:33:22,292 and just kept it in the most pristine condition. 633 00:33:22,375 --> 00:33:26,004 [Zac] What is the top? Is it a print? Is it molded? 634 00:33:26,087 --> 00:33:30,383 So creating this kind of, like, beautiful texture was a mistake. 635 00:33:30,467 --> 00:33:33,345 -You know, I like the mistake of it. -Same. Same. 636 00:33:33,428 --> 00:33:36,723 [Zac] That kind of spontaneity in design process 637 00:33:36,806 --> 00:33:40,060 is when the most interesting discoveries get found. 638 00:33:40,143 --> 00:33:41,686 -Like, the mess that works. -Yes. 639 00:33:41,770 --> 00:33:43,605 [Mickey] I thought that that was not a mistake. 640 00:33:43,688 --> 00:33:44,773 It's just so beautiful. 641 00:33:44,856 --> 00:33:47,192 Out the gate when I saw it, I loved it instantly. 642 00:33:47,275 --> 00:33:50,820 It's just amazing. Like, it was definitely one of my favorites. 643 00:33:50,904 --> 00:33:52,948 I mean, all of y'all are my favorites. That's why y'all are here. 644 00:33:53,031 --> 00:33:54,532 Thank you. Thank you so much. 645 00:33:56,660 --> 00:33:58,495 -I have to say this was a tough one. -Yes, it was. 646 00:33:58,578 --> 00:33:59,829 Very tough. 647 00:33:59,913 --> 00:34:03,708 Picking the winner here because really you guys all did a fantastic job. 648 00:34:04,668 --> 00:34:07,003 The winning look not only felt true to country roots, 649 00:34:07,087 --> 00:34:10,799 it pushed the envelope of what Western chic looks like. 650 00:34:11,841 --> 00:34:13,426 Congratulations… 651 00:34:13,510 --> 00:34:16,471 [Antonio] This could be my win. My first win, finally. 652 00:34:20,392 --> 00:34:24,229 -Jesus, you are the winner. -[Belania screams] 653 00:34:25,188 --> 00:34:26,815 [laughs] 654 00:34:26,898 --> 00:34:29,359 I share this with you because you were my favorite. 655 00:34:29,442 --> 00:34:32,654 -You guys are so cute. -This one's for us. 656 00:34:32,737 --> 00:34:34,364 Yeah, thank you so much. 657 00:34:35,907 --> 00:34:37,158 [Antonio] Jesus wins. 658 00:34:37,242 --> 00:34:42,163 [sighs] At this point, I'm frustrated because I am the cowboy 659 00:34:42,247 --> 00:34:46,084 and Jesus is not the cowboy and I wanted my first win finally. 660 00:34:46,167 --> 00:34:47,335 [groans] Jesus. 661 00:34:47,419 --> 00:34:49,421 Congratulations. You can leave the runway. 662 00:34:49,504 --> 00:34:51,840 -Thank you so much. -Thank you. 663 00:34:51,923 --> 00:34:55,844 This was a tough win, you know? I really wanted Antonio to take the win… 664 00:34:55,927 --> 00:34:58,013 -I won. -[cheering] 665 00:34:58,096 --> 00:35:00,181 And then I really thought he was gonna win… 666 00:35:00,265 --> 00:35:04,144 -I mean, your win is his win too. -I know. That's what I said. 667 00:35:04,227 --> 00:35:06,646 Here we go again. Jesus won another challenge 668 00:35:06,730 --> 00:35:11,776 and I'm pretty sure that it's gonna make him really, really cocky. 669 00:35:11,860 --> 00:35:13,153 Wow! 670 00:35:13,236 --> 00:35:17,407 I'm so relieved I made it to the top five and I'm just climbing to the top, 671 00:35:17,490 --> 00:35:20,910 but, Veejay, girl, I think your time might be over soon. 672 00:35:26,875 --> 00:35:32,047 Ethan, Veejay, and Yuchen, you created our least favorite designs. 673 00:35:33,590 --> 00:35:35,342 All right, let's bring out your models. 674 00:35:40,180 --> 00:35:42,307 Ethan, let's start with you. Tell us about your look. 675 00:35:42,390 --> 00:35:47,437 I created my own evening wear avant-garde, snake in the grass. 676 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:49,939 When it first came out, I kind of felt like I'd seen this. 677 00:35:50,023 --> 00:35:53,902 However, seeing in front of me right now, it's impeccably made. 678 00:35:53,985 --> 00:35:57,238 [Mickey] I thought the dress really is stunning. 679 00:35:57,322 --> 00:35:59,949 I think it was the ties that threw me off, personally. 680 00:36:00,033 --> 00:36:02,285 [Law] I don't know if that's dark brown or black, 681 00:36:02,369 --> 00:36:05,497 but had it been something more in the tone of the skins 682 00:36:05,580 --> 00:36:10,126 that would have elevated it a little bit more and made it look even more expensive. 683 00:36:10,210 --> 00:36:13,713 There's something to me that's going on with the boobs 684 00:36:13,797 --> 00:36:16,091 -that's not quite flattering. -It's too narrow. 685 00:36:16,174 --> 00:36:18,343 [Law] That's what pushed you out of the top three. 686 00:36:18,426 --> 00:36:20,887 The styling is really good. I love the cowboy hat. 687 00:36:20,970 --> 00:36:24,265 I love the drama with the tail and it does feel country, right? 688 00:36:24,349 --> 00:36:27,143 -Yes, it absolutely does. -You missed the top three by a few points. 689 00:36:27,227 --> 00:36:30,313 It's a showstopper. I'm not mad at it. 690 00:36:30,397 --> 00:36:34,693 Veejay, see? The judges know that my work is not like your work. 691 00:36:35,985 --> 00:36:38,446 Okay, Yuchen, can you tell us about your look? 692 00:36:38,530 --> 00:36:40,281 I wanted to bring this excitement on the runway, 693 00:36:40,365 --> 00:36:42,617 a little drama and when she walking on the runway, 694 00:36:42,701 --> 00:36:44,536 -it's like… Right. -Like a nipple tassel. 695 00:36:44,619 --> 00:36:46,287 So it's all about the excitement. 696 00:36:46,371 --> 00:36:49,416 What I'm looking for in this country western fashion 697 00:36:49,499 --> 00:36:54,087 is the authenticity and I just don't think that that was executed in this. 698 00:36:55,046 --> 00:36:59,926 I don't understand how you are a streetwear designer 699 00:37:00,009 --> 00:37:04,556 and you gave us an evening dress. And a really bad evening dress. 700 00:37:04,639 --> 00:37:06,599 [Zac] I don't think it fit her that well. 701 00:37:06,683 --> 00:37:09,102 If you're gonna play with the satire 702 00:37:09,185 --> 00:37:13,314 and if it's gonna be something that's about, like, horny disco nasty couture. 703 00:37:13,398 --> 00:37:17,861 Then it has to be, like, weirder and stranger and more perverse. 704 00:37:17,944 --> 00:37:19,195 -Thank you, Zac. -Yeah. 705 00:37:19,279 --> 00:37:22,824 I feel like you just went for something so nutty 706 00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:25,535 that I'm like, did you think this was a winning look? 707 00:37:26,661 --> 00:37:30,290 The taste level here is beyond. Beyond. 708 00:37:30,373 --> 00:37:32,292 -Beyond good or bad? -Beyond bad. 709 00:37:33,585 --> 00:37:37,589 We hate the dress. We hate the dress. We hate the dress. 710 00:37:39,591 --> 00:37:41,176 Okay, Veejay, let's hear about your look. 711 00:37:41,259 --> 00:37:42,510 For this particular challenge, 712 00:37:42,594 --> 00:37:47,015 it was really intentional to kind of go on a different direction. 713 00:37:47,098 --> 00:37:51,811 What is it gonna be in the future to see what Western fashion is? 714 00:37:51,895 --> 00:37:52,979 [Law] So let's start with the good. 715 00:37:53,062 --> 00:37:55,982 The good thing about you is that you know a woman's body. 716 00:37:56,065 --> 00:37:58,568 -[Mickey] Mm-hmm. -The way you cut that curve 717 00:37:58,651 --> 00:38:02,197 to make her waist look small in the exact place it should. 718 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:05,408 And using that nude material was brilliant. 719 00:38:05,492 --> 00:38:10,330 Everything else is such a mismatch and so confusing. 720 00:38:11,039 --> 00:38:12,582 Yeah, this was a miss for me. 721 00:38:12,665 --> 00:38:14,667 This looked like a Project Runway nightmare. 722 00:38:14,751 --> 00:38:18,922 It didn't make sense to me. Western chic, I'm just not getting that here. 723 00:38:19,005 --> 00:38:22,300 Vinyl doesn't say modernity to me or futurism. 724 00:38:22,383 --> 00:38:25,178 It's kind of postmodern, it's like it's been there. 725 00:38:25,261 --> 00:38:26,971 We've been there since the 60s. 726 00:38:27,055 --> 00:38:29,849 We asked for country chic. You gave us country shit, 727 00:38:29,933 --> 00:38:31,935 and I'm not gonna hold that back. 728 00:38:32,018 --> 00:38:35,522 I think you were trying to try something different 729 00:38:35,605 --> 00:38:39,776 and the things that, like… Trust your gut, it's always 100% correct. 730 00:38:39,859 --> 00:38:42,445 -Thank you for all the feedback. -[Law] Of course. 731 00:38:42,529 --> 00:38:46,866 [Veejay] Both twins are in the top and I'm in the bottom. 732 00:38:46,950 --> 00:38:52,497 This is embarrassing and now I might go home. This cannot be my ending. 733 00:38:52,580 --> 00:38:55,708 We have a lot to discuss and sadly one of you will be out. 734 00:38:56,626 --> 00:38:58,294 You can all leave the runway. Thank you so much. 735 00:39:02,549 --> 00:39:07,637 Well, it's really now between Veejay and Yuchen because Ethan is safe. 736 00:39:07,720 --> 00:39:10,849 He was our number four today, right? 737 00:39:10,932 --> 00:39:14,894 He made tiny mistakes that kept him out of the top three. 738 00:39:14,978 --> 00:39:21,109 Yuchen going for two horns on the breasts and bedazzling her from head to toe or-- 739 00:39:21,192 --> 00:39:22,443 [Zac] And not even enough. 740 00:39:22,527 --> 00:39:25,321 There wasn't enough bedazzle for me to make it that weird. 741 00:39:25,405 --> 00:39:28,074 -I was like, "not the moment." -No. 742 00:39:28,157 --> 00:39:32,120 Last challenge, I was on the bottom. It took some confidence away from me. 743 00:39:32,203 --> 00:39:33,788 [Yuchen] I've been questioning myself. 744 00:39:33,872 --> 00:39:35,707 If I got the chance to stay in the competition, 745 00:39:35,790 --> 00:39:38,251 I have to be able to shake that off. 746 00:39:38,334 --> 00:39:40,211 Hopefully, they give me that chance. 747 00:39:40,295 --> 00:39:45,925 There was absolutely nothing redeeming about it. The accessories, the necklace… 748 00:39:46,009 --> 00:39:48,219 [Heidi] Terrible. And then he just bedazzled it everywhere. 749 00:39:48,303 --> 00:39:51,097 Put the necklace on the hat. I have that hat from Etsy, by the way. 750 00:39:51,180 --> 00:39:52,432 -I know you do. I saw you -I do. 751 00:39:52,515 --> 00:39:55,768 Everybody who went to Beyoncé's **** tour had that hat on. 752 00:39:55,852 --> 00:39:58,479 -They did. -He lost his confidence, though. 753 00:39:58,563 --> 00:40:00,690 [Mickey] We've all lost our confidence before, you know? 754 00:40:00,773 --> 00:40:02,734 But this? This, like, lost the plot. 755 00:40:03,318 --> 00:40:06,571 Veejay, I mean, she brought something that didn't feel chic at all. 756 00:40:06,654 --> 00:40:10,241 [Mickey] And the key to good Western, it has to be authentic. 757 00:40:10,325 --> 00:40:12,368 Anytime that it's anything else, 758 00:40:12,452 --> 00:40:16,289 it seems like it's making fun of what Western culture is. 759 00:40:16,372 --> 00:40:18,750 It looked like a really bad costume party, yeah? 760 00:40:18,833 --> 00:40:20,293 -It really did. -Yeah, I hate it. 761 00:40:20,376 --> 00:40:22,045 -[Zac] You would never wear that. -No. 762 00:40:22,128 --> 00:40:25,798 Right. This is recycled fashion and it should be recycled. 763 00:40:25,882 --> 00:40:27,717 All right, let's bring them back out. 764 00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:29,552 -See you later. -[Jesus] Okay. Bye. 765 00:40:29,636 --> 00:40:30,803 [Jesus sighs] 766 00:40:34,140 --> 00:40:38,978 Yuchen, Veejay, and Ethan, we've made our decision. 767 00:40:41,731 --> 00:40:43,775 [Ethan] I don't think I'm nervous for myself, 768 00:40:43,858 --> 00:40:47,862 however, it's a tight game between Veejay and Yuchen, 769 00:40:47,946 --> 00:40:52,200 and Yuchen he's been a really good friend in this competition, 770 00:40:52,283 --> 00:40:54,285 so I want Veejay to go home. 771 00:40:56,788 --> 00:40:59,666 Ethan, you're safe. You can leave the runway. 772 00:40:59,749 --> 00:41:01,042 Thank you all so much. 773 00:41:05,755 --> 00:41:09,592 Yuchen, Veejay, one of you will be in and one of you will be out. 774 00:41:10,718 --> 00:41:13,096 I know my confidence has been shaken, 775 00:41:13,179 --> 00:41:17,016 but I just hope the judges decides to keep me in the competition. 776 00:41:18,267 --> 00:41:22,689 I'm scared. I did everything that I can to stand out in this competition. 777 00:41:22,772 --> 00:41:27,026 I waited for this opportunity for so long and I can't go home yet. 778 00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:33,866 [Heidi] Next time on Project Runway… 779 00:41:33,950 --> 00:41:37,912 You will be making a look for women and men who struggle with eczema. 780 00:41:37,996 --> 00:41:40,206 -Where do you want to get married? -Mexico, for sure. 781 00:41:40,289 --> 00:41:42,166 -Are we on a date right now? -I just can't do print. 782 00:41:42,250 --> 00:41:44,919 Everything Jewel is saying might send me home. 783 00:41:45,003 --> 00:41:46,838 [Christian] I think that sweater is giving me nightmares. 784 00:41:46,921 --> 00:41:49,757 I'm trying to be quiet because people they try to steal my ideas. 785 00:41:49,841 --> 00:41:51,884 You really just didn't listen to him. 786 00:41:51,968 --> 00:41:54,512 It's Kate Middleton in 2006 drunk in the back of a cab. 787 00:41:54,595 --> 00:41:56,889 -She just looked frumpy. -I did not like this at all. 788 00:41:57,765 --> 00:42:02,645 What's the biggest sin, a sloppy toppy or a mismatch mess?