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Previously on

Project Runway...

For this challenge, you will

be designing a high-fashion look

that will appear in a L'Oreal

Paris advertorial.

And the winner of this challenge

will receive $20,000.

What?

This is huge.

Two looks, 20 grand...

I have just lost a day and

a half of work.

Val?

What's wrong?

I just don't want to make an

ass of myself.

The only possible accessory

that she could use with this is

a wand.

Your model is a very young

girl, and she looks ancient.

Mondo, your signature is

really coming through.

Congratulations, Mondo.

You are the winner of this

challenge.

Yes!

And you get $20,000 from

L'Oreal.

Oh, thank you so much.

Thank you.

Ivy, I'm sorry, you're out.

This is Project Runway.

The winner of Project Runway

will receive $100,000 from

L'Oreal Paris to start their own

line, a fashion spread in

Marie Claire magazine,

a $50,000 technology suite from

HP and Intel to create their

vision and run their business,

and the opportunity to design

and sell an exclusive collection

on piperlime.com.

The model paired with the winner

of Project Runway will receive a

fashion spread in Marie Claire

magazine and $25,000 from

L'Oreal Paris Studio Secrets

Professional.

Project Runway 8x10 There's a Pattern Here Original Air Date on September 30, 2010

-- Sync by elderman -- -- for www.addic7ed.com --

Round ten, girls.

I know. Isn't that crazy?

You know, I really did not

expect to be here still after

last night's travesty.

I will say that I was shocked

that I wasn't sent home.

I'm hoping that the judges maybe

saw a little more potential in

me.

I kind of want to fight for Ivy.

You know, like, I mean obviously

do it for myself.

I was kind of like, you know...

I know she would have loved to

be here just as much as I would.

I hate that Ivy's gone home.

She was my best friend here.

She's the other half of

Latasian.

She's really the only other

person that laughed at my jokes

besides me.

And she encouraged me.

It's now or never.

Like, proving to the judges

that what you do is interesting

and fresh.

And I think that's really what

Mondo did yesterday.

I really feel like Mondo is my

biggest competitor.

It makes me feel like I've got

to really push it on this next

challenge.

Bitch, how does it feel to

win twice in a row?

Well, it was unreal.

I didn't think I was gonna get

it.

Honestly, I didn't feel like I

was going to win.

I looked at Andy's, and I

thought he's probably my biggest

competition in this season.

I loved your piece, Andy.

It was so creative.

It feels really, really

wonderful when you get praises

and good comments on something

that's so much of yourself.

You guys ready?

Let's get it on, girl.

Right.

♪ You can't go home ♪

♪ till Heidi says so ♪

♪ doo doo doo ♪

Hello.

All: Hi.

It's time for your next

challenge.

Bring it.

There's seven of you left,

but only three of you will

compete at Mercedes-Benz Fashion

Week.

For this challenge, I want you

to start from scratch.

Tim is gonna meet you in the

workroom to explain.

Good luck.

And I'll see you on the Runway.

Bye, everybody.

Oh.

[Exclamations]

I'm gonna cry.

I'm gonna cry.

Oh, my God.

Then I arrive at the

workroom.

We see these big desktop

HP computers with pictures of

ourselves when we were children.

The first thing I see, it's

a picture of me in my underwear.

I look just like my son.

I didn't see it before, but I

see it in this picture, so this

is hilarious.

You know, it's pretty

emotional.

We haven't been with our family

for weeks.

Some of us, you know, don't live

with our families, and it's just

been really hard.

Walking in and seeing

pictures of us all outside of

the context of Project Runway,

i got emotional.

It makes me miss my mom a lot.

Good morning, Designers.

Good morning, Tim.

I am delighted to introduce

our special guest, the Executive

Director of Global Marketing for

HP Worldwide, Tracey Trachta.

Tracy, welcome.

Thank you.

Designers, we have downloaded

pictures from your life because

a personal dossier will be very

important to you in this

challenge.

We are bringing back the

HP challenge from last season.

For this challenge, you will be

creating a textile design that

will be placed on fabric, and

that fabric will become part of

your garment design.

Yay!

Wow.

I remember last season they

had the chance to create their

own textile, and ever since

then, I've been wanting to do

it even more now than ever.

As we all know, technology is

playing a greater role in

fashion today, from the initial

sketch to what you ultimately

see on the hanger.

This is especially true with

the latest generation of

Designers like you all.

With this challenge, we're proud

to bring your our powerful

Touchsmart technology to help

you be as creative as possible.

The point of departure for

your textile design is to be a

moment, a period of time, that

you found to be especially

profound, important, and

inspiring to you.

Your garment design can be

anything that you choose, but

your textile design must evoke

something that's deeply

personal.

We are our own muse.

It's pretty exciting, but at the

same time, also very daunting.

Designers, you have one hour

to create your textile design.

You have two days for this

challenge.

Your fabric will be delivered

tomorrow morning, so you'll have

all day tomorrow to work with

it.

In the interim, we're going

shopping at Mood with a budget

of $100 for supplemental fabric.

So design away, and thank you.

It's my mom's favorite photo

of us.

Look how beautiful you are.

You look hot.

[Laughs]

I think this is my favorite.

That's awesome.

That's a really beautiful

photo.

I'm such a mama's boy.

Very Hawaiian.

My mom caught me outside

twirling like this in the skirt.

It was a little round skirt.

And she ripped it right off of

me, and I was crying.

I remember this day when she

took pictures, but I had to take

the skirt off.

My mom has been there with me

since I was a kid.

For a little while, you know, we

had a moment where we were as

not connected as we were, but,

you know, we got close again.

I think I'm probably, like,

five in this one.

I love that picture.

Didn't you wear that outfit

first challenge?

Right. The little matador.

Brought that with you.

And the mustache, you know.

Um, the one photo that I

love the most is the one of my

sister and I in the driveway of

the very first house that my

dad built for us.

We had to share a bed, and this

is the bed my dad made us.

This was our first bed.

I literally used to think my

dad was Superman.

And he's really inspired me.

Inspired me to, you know--hard

work gets you places.

And my textile is based on him.

Whenever he would come home with

his blueprints and his plans,

he would lay 'em all out on the

table, and I just remember

loving the way the paper felt

and the way the lines looked on

the paper, so I kind of wanted

to create a textile that did

that, that had these blue lines,

and they would intersect each

other, and they would cross to

make up a pattern.

It's kind of cheeky.

That's my brother with the

mullet.

[Laughter]

We're pretty close, all of our

family.

My brother Spanky, my sister

Peaches, you know, we have

crazy names.

We each wear a red string on our

hand that looks like an eye, and

they call it the evil eye.

So I want to find a way to

bring that into my textile.

We're dark, we've got secrets,

we've got issues.

So I want to bring some black

into it.

[Laughs]

It's based--'cause I grew up

in the Southwest, it's my mom's

jewelry.

It's a sun bonnet.

I grew up with a lot of

Southwestern influence.

What I wanted to do was kind of

a graphic interpretation of a

squash blossom or a sun bonnet.

Yay.

Cool.

I know. I love that.

The Touchsmart system, it's

very easy to be yourself.

Not to mention you could just

print it right out immediately

and then there's your concept.

It was really easy to work with.

I choose to design a print

that represented my parents'

divorce, that is dark and

somewhat romantic.

It's definitely like...

I don't know. Sorry.

It's good.

No, I like it.

I feel like this is what it's

all about.

When the divorce happened,

that was like my first taste

of, like, reality.

Kind of really seeing that life

is not a walk in the park.

Yeah, I came out to my mom

when I was 17, and she told me

not to tell the rest of the

family and that she wasn't gonna

tell my father.

I think that's been instilled

with me, you know.

I can't tell a lot of people a

lot about who I am.

It's not that I don't love my

mom at all.

You know, I love her dearly.

But I have to be myself.

And I have to allow myself to

let people in.

I feel like that one's more

of you.

This one?

Mm-hmm.

And that's really hard.

But that's, you know, just

my opinion, not knowing the

story or anything.

Just kind of looking at it.

Mm.

I think that Mondo's print is

very Mondo, but I don't know

the story behind it.

He won't talk about it.

All right, Buddy.

So the textile that I'm

designing for this challenge is

based on a plus-sign that

represents, uh...

You know, my HIV-positive

status.

Um, and I've held this secret

for ten years of my life.

You know, this has--this has

been so hard to keep a secret

from my parents, because I feel

guilt, and I feel shame.

I feel like if they knew, I

don't know if they would know

how to deal with it, and, um,

i've just realized that I

can't--I can't live that way

anymore.

I can't hide anything, because

i am such a better person than

just being a coward.

So how was your design

session?

Lovely.

Good.

Excellent. I'm thrilled to

hear it.

Okay, then, your textile

designs will go off to dynamics

so they can manufacture your

fabric.

It will be delivered tomorrow

morning, so you'll have all day

tomorrow with it.

And we're going to mood.

Let's head off.

I end up playing with

circles and layering them on top

of each other.

And these are like bubbles to

me, memory bubbles.

Okay, cool, I'll commit.

For this textile, the blue

in it represents my mom, because

she loves sapphire.

The green lines in it represent

San Francisco where I'm from.

I can't reach.

I can do this.

With the last challenge...

Why is it not here?

But moving forward, I'm just

going to focus, and I'm going

to design the way I did in the

beginning of the competition.

Thank you.

Thank you, mood.

Thank you. Have a good one.

Let's do it.

[Laughs]

Designers, keep working.

I just want to give you

a heads-up.

I'm about to send in some

special guests.

All right?

And be nice to them, please.

Thank you.

Is it old contestants?

Oh, right.

I'm immediately thinking,

oh, no, it's a client, who's--

probably might not like the

print we've just designed.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my freaking God!

Oh, my God, mom.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my goodness.

Holy mack-a-noley.

It's my mom.

She's really here.

I turned around and...

[Whimpers]

Yes, I am that girl, okay.

I cry at Hallmark commercials.

Oh, my God.

I am a blubbering fool.

My mom walks through the

door, and it's overwhelming.

I cannot let go, and, oh, man.

It's so nice to lean on somebody

and feel that kind of

connection.

By the way everyone's

bawling like little babies,

these have to be their mothers.

Which is kind of scary for me,

because my mom has a really hard

life, and my stepdad is in a

wheelchair, and I don't really

get to see my mom very often,

'cause she can't leave.

We're, um, not very well off,

and she has to take care of him.

So I kind of had a panic attack,

because my mom wasn't gonna be

there.

[Screams]

Hello, gorgeous.

Hello, gorgeous.

I got so scared you weren't

gonna be able to come.

Oh, of course I could come.

I kind of freaked out when

I got to see my mom.

Oh.

So now I'm a blithering

idiot.

Oh, I'm glad to see you.

It's my mom.

And I just, like, lose it.

I can't believe you're really

here.

I'm, like, so happy to have her

here.

'Cause when I saw her come

through the door, I knew I was

gonna be okay.

And I'm just, like, so happy to

see her.

Oh, my God.

Juannie.

The first person I see who comes

in for me is my son.

And I lost it.

I have no guard up right now or

anything.

I can't be a man and be strong

and not cry.

Hi, son.

I missed you so much.

My son means everything in the

world to me.

Everything I live for is for my

son.

I wouldn't ever think that you

were coming.

And my mom is one of my biggest

supporters.

I was prepared for it to be

my mom, but it's my partner JJ.

Oh, my gosh.

We've been together almost ten

years, and he's the most

important person in my life.

I missed you so much.

You want to meet other

people?

Nice to meet you.

This is Andy.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

So was this a nice surprise?

All: Yes!

Well, I have an additional

surprise to add to this

surprise.

I knew it.

I am suspending the workday.

Yay!

So you will spend the rest

of the day together.

[Cheers]

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, yeah.

Smooth.

Yeah, this has really been a

phenomenal experience.

Like, as hard as it's been and

as stressful as it's been and as

crazy, ma, like, I will not

forget this for the rest of my

life.

It's easy to be praised for

your work at home, but when you

get put into the big pond, you

know, you've got to compete.

You kind of have to stick to who

you are, not trying to be like

everyone else.

No, you have to be you,

yourself.

Being the youngest here has

been crazy.

People have definitely

underestimated me, but I

think that they acknowledge

that I'm a good Designer and

that I have talent.

Well, as long as you stay

true to yourself and your

design.

That's why I think I'm still

here.

The first couple of days, I

just felt like really--I guess

I was just scared more than

anything.

I actually had a breakdown.

You did?

Like, yeah.

And I just--I actually wanted to

go home.

The group challenge, they all

threw me under the bus, one by

one, and said I didn't know how

to sew, I couldn't create, how I

didn't help.

Don't let that get to you.

No, it got to me.

It should give you more

encouragement.

It got to me.

It's competition, okay?

That's all it is.

Just try to make friends with

everyone and let them know you

care for them.

I do. I try.

You want to work together.

I just get real sad when I

find out that some of them

talked about me behind my back.

I've been bottling up so much

emotion because I--literally,

I have no one here to talk to.

To me, you're always a

winner.

Thanks, mom.

This is what I'm focusing on.

That's all you have to do.

Is, like, fashion, fashion,

fashion.

I'm proud of you, and I love

you for what you're doing, and

it's probably, like, the

hardest, craziest thing you've

ever done in your life, you

know, but...

It's so much better seeing

you, though.

Having JJ here right now is

just like fuel.

I mean, it's like engine fuel.

He's like spaceship engine fuel.

I can do it.

I'm ready to stay, and I'm ready

to keep going.

And then the last one was the

L'Oreal challenge for $20,000.

$20,000.

And I won.

Whoo-hoo!

[Laughter]

So I won the Marie Claire

challenge.

That's what we were wanting.

Someone to...

A little exposure.

Yeah.

It'll give you some exposure,

and to see your...

See my talent.

Yeah, 'cause you are

talented.

See my potential.

I really think I'm a strong

contender to be in the top

three.

And I'm gonna work as hard as I

can.

Whatever happens happens.

Whatever you set your mind

on, you will do good.

I know that.

Thanks, mom.

I'm your last baby to leave

the nest, so you don't have to

worry.

But I will still feel guilty

that I didn't give you enough.

You know what I mean?

But you've given me

everything.

My mom's a single mother of

five.

And you sacrifice so much for

your kids.

My concern is, you know,

don't worry about anything

except yourself.

Just a little something.

Oh, cool.

Like it?

I'm not gonna guarantee that

i'm gonna wear it, but...

No.

[Laughter]

Thank you, mom.

I love you.

When we were talking in the

park, I felt very close to her.

And, you know, I wanted to

tell her about my HIV-positive

status.

This has been so hard to keep

a secret from my parents,

because I love them, but

growing up in a religious,

Catholic family that--it would

be an issue of morals and

disrespect.

Oh, I'm so proud of you.

And I just felt like if I

said something, I would have

ruined the moment.

And I didn't want to ruin it,

because it was her first time

in New York, and I just didn't

want to bring her any pain at

that moment.

I love you so much.

I love you too.

Coming up on

Project Runway...

Seeing my mom took me way

off my game.

You're overdesigning the

pant.

It's a c-plus.

It's looking like an ice

skating outfit.

I'm kind of just stunned.

Happy Birthday.

[Laughs]

Today is my 29th birthday.

I'm excited, but it's also kind

of bittersweet.

So weird to, like, see 'em

and have so much fun and then

be taken away.

Yeah.

It just reminded me of, like,

I'm here for more than just me.

Mm-hmm.

You can't think about it too

much.

You have to, like, appreciate

that you got to see them, but

don't let it consume you.

Everybody was with their moms

or their husband.

And it was just a really good

feeling.

Seeing my mom took me way off

my game.

It kind of really got in my

head.

I have to pull it together.

Focus today.

I think I'm still living in

yesterday and last night.

Like, I'm kind of just done.

It was distracting that my

mom stopped by, because it

brought back a lot of memories,

and I've been thinking about a

lot of things that weren't the

happiest times.

I'm so excited to see the

fabric.

Me too.

Oh, my gosh, I'm so excited.

Fabrics are here!

Ooh.

Awesome.

Cool.

I am going bolder than I

normally go.

I wouldn't normally do, like,

major, huge prints.

Are you gonna pin me?

A little something.

Thanks, girl.

You're the nicest queen I know.

Happy 43rd.

[Laughing] Shut up.

Aw, thanks, Mondo.

This is, like, the best birthday

present ever.

Yours looks like a true

texture.

I'm loving it, 'cause I've

always wanted to make my own

fabric.

This is cool.

It's really, really

beautiful.

It's very vibrant.

This is beautiful.

Thank you.

I'm so proud.

Thanks.

The last challenge, I didn't

do any paper patterns.

I just used my muslin, so I'm

really taking the time to do my

paper patterns and sure

everything up.

I'm really not sure what I'm

doing with this print, and it's

probably because I'm so off my

game.

My mind's not even in the

competition.

Is that for a pant?

Mm-hmm.

I thought you were gonna do

a dress.

I'm going back to my original

plan.

You know when you are working

on something and you're just,

like, not even excited about it?

Yes.

That was the dress.

I feel like I was forcing a

dress out of me that wasn't

gonna happen.

'Cause, honestly, I'm not really

inspired by the color.

I'm just gonna get something

done.

Andy couldn't really deal

with all the emotion of the

visit, which stopped him a

little bit from being able to

work the way he normally does.

How is everybody?

Doing good.

Good.

I'm just here to check in

with you, okay?

April, hi.

Hello.

So my print is reminiscent of

when my parents got divorced.

It's like me being torn between

two family trees.

I have the greatest respect

for the emotions that you have

for this.

The judges won't.

Mm-hmm.

Step away from the emotions

if you can, and look at it

critically and analytically as

a Designer.

Okay.

I feel like it's fighting

against the print, kind of.

Mm-hmm.

Take it out.

I guess I was just kind of

obsessed with this fabric.

Look.

Yeah, it makes a big

difference.

Already.

I think that it was right

for him to point that out.

How's Michael?

I'm okay.

I've edited a lot, 'cause there

was a sleeve with a yellow

piping, and I took it away.

I was not happy with it.

I'm glad you've already

edited.

It's very beautifully done.

Mm-hmm.

This needs to fit

exquisitely.

All right, Michael, thank you.

He didn't really tell me to

change anything.

It was just good to finally

get some positive feedback from

Tim.

Christopher?

My inspiration was where I

grew up.

There was water everywhere we

went, like the Bay or the ocean.

I was thinking I could create

kind of some, like, Shell piece,

like outerwear.

I really love Christopher,

but I don't really love what he

does.

I think you're overdesigning

the pant.

Like I should just let it be

just a simple pant?

His look, I think it's a

c-plus.

My recommendation is work

like there's no tomorrow on

this top, so you can fit your

model.

Okay.

Okay, thanks, Christopher.

Thanks, Tim.

How is Andy?

Making decisions.

I have a lot of work to do.

I haven't even started the top.

I don't know what I'm doing with

the print, and that kills me

because that's the main focus

of this challenge.

I had this concept of just

moments in time.

And that's why I've called it,

like, the memory bubble.

I think Andy's is not looking

very Andy.

I'm also keeping the option

of cropping the pants to a

short.

And if you make it into a

short, how do you style the

whole look?

I am so not sure about that.

But if I shorten it, then it's

not gonna go where it's going

now.

That's true.

It's gonna be a little bit of

a struggle to focus.

I would rather be with family,

which is Scary to me, because

I don't want to give this

opportunity up.

Coming up on

Project Runway...

It doesn't work.

It's perfect.

Let's take it off.

I don't know if that says

fashion.

No sweater.

Just okay is never good

enough.

So how's Gretchen?

Hi, my print is inspired by

where I grew up.

Mm-hmm.

Gretchen seems to be doing

really well.

I really like the printed

fabric.

Does this look too much like

a flap?

Tim doesn't really like the

yoke that I did in the back.

But I'm not really keen on

getting rid of that until I see

my model in them.

Valerie.

I wanted to create a dress

that was more structured.

My only concern, though, was

that the top was looking a

little '80s.

Yeah, and I don't want that.

It's looking like an ice

skating outfit.

Valerie is making a dress

that just doesn't read fashion

to me.

You don't want too many

construction details happening.

I don't want it to become like

a pu pu platter of different

construction methods.

Right.

Well, Mondo.

Hi.

What inspired the print?

I'm very, very deeply

connected to this print and

the symbolism.

It's not like I'm trying to keep

a secret from everybody.

I'm just not ready to talk about

it.

Just kind of pulled from who I

was and where I've been and

who I am going to be in the

future.

So that's...

I think it's beautiful.

Thank you. Thank you.

With this challenge, I am

creating a look that I am very

proud of and emotionally

attached to, but beyond that,

there is a real story that has

lived for 32 years.

And you're coming out of a

big moment.

So keep it big.

All right, cool.

Okay?

All right, thank you.

Thank you, Mondo.

Thank you so much.

All right, Designers, I'm

really excited by what you're

doing.

I love your prints.

And you're on a wonderful

trajectory.

So there are only seven of you

left--I'm getting--sorry.

Um...

Yeah, this gets harder.

Um, your models will be coming

in soon.

And I will see you in the

morning, okay?

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Hello, hello.

You really created that

design?

Yeah, I made this.

I like this, but I'm

thinking it's a little too '80s.

Okay.

They actually look good.

I'm staring at my pants, and

I decided to cut it to shorts.

I just need to keep it youthful

and not get frumpy.

Busy? Ah, it's so cool.

We show this much pant, I

need to do something.

So my pants fit Rose

beautifully.

However, it just makes her look

really old.

It's like we're almost there.

Oh, my God, it's Runway

tomorrow.

At the end of the night,

I'm not in love with it.

I'm just hoping to be safe.

Are you ready for the Runway,

Andy?

I have a lot of work to do

today.

Because any wrong choice will

send me home.

I don't like my look.

I think it'll be okay.

And just okay is never good

enough.

Andy's doesn't look like

Andy at all.

No way.

Especially from the last

challenge to this one.

Mike c's print, it looks very

similar to Andy's, but, like,

black.

It looks very, like, witchy.

And there's a tie in the

middle, huh?

It's gonna be interesting

because someone's gonna go home

today.

Yeah, but all four of us boys

are coming back here.

Word.

I wouldn't mind just being

safe today just so I could feel

like I've redeemed myself, but

I would like to just win one.

I think that you're gonna be

in the top, Valerie.

The judges said last time

that my concept was not clear.

This time, it is definitely

ringing like a gong.

Let's go, guys.

Parsons, here we come.

Thanks, homie.

Homes.

I just ripped it, and look

it.

The pressure's on, but I feel

like if you allow yourself to

be overwhelmed, then you're just

setting yourself up for failure.

Oh, well.

Can't win 'em all.

Good morning, everyone.

Morning.

You have an hour to send your

models to the L'Oreal Paris

makeup room in the Garnier hair

salon.

Please use the piperlime

accessory wall thoughtfully.

Work hard, everyone.

I'll see you a little later.

Thank you.

Bye.

Hey, what's up?

Do you think it--

does it look weird right

here?

You know, I'm nervous about

today.

Let's take it off.

There's nothing wrong with it

just being the way it is, I

guess.

Let me see the back.

Yeah, fit's perfect.

I'm really feeling very

confident with the overall look,

given that last week I was in

the bottom.

I know your body.

Yeah, you do.

Sing it, Michael.

Michael made up a country song.

♪ Chopped off the hair ♪

♪ that I loved ♪

♪ oh, you wouldn't believe ♪

♪ the stuff, the stuff ♪

♪ the stuff I've done ♪

♪ to get this far ♪

that's crazy. Yeah.

Michael costello has grown on

me.

I've kind of watched him be the

one that everybody hated to

becoming someone who opened up

and really gets along with

everyone.

That's a beautiful fabric.

For some reason, I'm getting a

little more, you know, respect

from my fellow Designers, and

I'm kind of digging it right

now.

I love Michael c.

He's not afraid to grow.

And a lot of people, you know,

they're not that humble.

Hey.

Hey, hon.

How's it going?

Really good.

You want to keep it modern

and clean.

We don't want her looking like

a street Walker or a figure

skater.

Just, like, a little baby

pink rosy cheek.

And lashes.

Lashes.

Lashes.

Oh, it looks so good.

It's totally right on, and I

love that color.

I want to do big curl.

Really shiny and then I just

want the ponytail holder wrapped

with her hair.

We're just gonna pull it back

like she just did it herself,

you know, and just do a nice

little sloppy bun.

Actually, like, a beach towel

aesthetic is the outfit with,

like, a downtown kind of hair.

Well, when she's walking,

she's gonna have a little bounce

today.

Kind of goes like that.

[Laughs]

Will you throw the sweater

on?

That sweater, I don't know if

that says fashion.

I think no sweater.

I think my garment looks

really good on Cassie, but it

doesn't really look like me.

That's my concern.

I'm really hoping that we can

maybe win this one.

I feel like what I've brought to

the table is fashion-forward,

it's me, and it looks good on

her.

Designers and models, this is

it.

We're going down to the Runway,

all right?

Valerie?

Coming!

Wouldn't be a Runway day

without you at the end.

Coming up on project

Runway...

It's unwearable.

What happened?

It makes it look funny like a

joke.

I wish I knew what the story

was.

Hello.

All: Hi.

Welcome to the Runway.

As you know, in fashion, one day

you're in and the next day,

you're out.

For this challenge, you were

given an opportunity that many

Designers dream of.

Using hp technology, you were

able to start from scratch and

create your own signature

fabric.

This fabric was to be inspired

by a moment from your past.

Okay, let's meet the judges.

First, we have top American

Designer Michael Kors...

Fashion Director for Marie

Claire magazine Nina Garcia...

And guest judge, who has dressed

first Lady Michelle Obama and

Oprah Winfrey, American fashion

Designer Rachel Roy.

Thank you.

Hi, guys.

Hi.

We will score your designs as

they come down the Runway.

One of you will be named the

winner and one of you will be

out.

Let's start the show.

It's super exciting to watch

this garment moving and rotating

and telling a story as it walks

and it's kind of reminiscent of

how I've hidden and then kind of

shown what I've been through

with this situation in my life.

I think the look looks fine

walking down the Runway, but if

I said I didn't have any

regrets, I'd be lying.

I probably regret the entire

thing.

I would have loved to start all

over.

Whoa.

Wow.

I'm very, very proud of this

look.

It is truly a part of me.

Get it.

[Chuckles]

She looks really sexy, and I

would wear that dress, and if I

saw that girl on the street, I

would ask her where she got that

dress.

And I feel really proud of it,

because it's me.

I feel like I'm risking it a

little bit, because it is, um,

relatively simple.

But I really want the judges to

be able to see the print.

Well, props to you, my

friend.

Yeah, man.

We'll see if that's enough.

My look is inspired by my

family.

It's got hard edges to it, but

yet there's also some softness

to it.

It looks like something that you

could go in a store and pick up

off the hanger.

I like it.

Oh, she's so California.

Oh, my God.

She is the California dream

girl.

But, like, a classy one.

Not a trashy one.

She looks like a cool breeze.

She looks like she's enjoying

herself and it feels relaxing.

You know, she looks like

California, so I feel good with

it.

As you know, fashion is

subjective, and we had a lot of

conflicting opinions.

So we're gonna talk to all of

you today.

Wow.

One of you will be named the

winner...

And one of you will be out.

Let's bring out your models.

Gretchen, tell us about your

print, your inspiration, and

your look, please.

I grew up in the southwest,

and the single most influential

memory I have is my mother's

sun bonnet in a necklace form.

And I wanted to use that to

create a look that was different

for me.

I like it. I like the print.

I like the silhouette of both

pieces.

I like the little detail that

she has in the back of her

pants.

That's the shape of the sun

bonnet.

Mm-hmm.

I think the pants are great.

It's stretchy, black satin,

skintight, more Olivia

newton-john in grease than very

Gretchen...

Right.

But I think that the addition

of that saddle-colored suede

gave her a little earthiness.

So she's kind of disco-earthy...

Right.

Which I think's a good thing

for you.

I actually think you have a hard

time there with how the print is

placed.

I think that she looks a little

like fried egg on the boob.

Maybe they're too big.

They're too spaced.

They're too spaced.

They could have been varied

in size.

I would have had smaller ones...

Yes, that's a great

suggestion.

Bigger ones.

I like the motif very much, and

I'm happy to see you try

something that isn't about, you

know, a Lady of the canyon,

flowy moment.

Yeah, I like the print very

much, but I'm really

disappointed in this outfit from

you, Gretchen.

I really expected more.

It's just fine, but it's not,

"wow!"

Okay.

I wrote down "almost,"

because I think the print is

almost there.

I think the outfit is almost

there, but what I love about it

is the earthiness and the

rawness and how organic it is.

So almost.

Thanks.

Michael.

For my inspiration, I had to

think of the evil eye that

protects you from those who wish

harm against you.

So you have an evil eye on

there that I can see?

There is and I have a

magnified version for you.

And the darkness of the fabric

comes from my family, because,

you know, they're kind of

crooked and they have a bunch of

secrets.

I just had a little bit of fun

with it.

You were smart enough to know

that the print wasn't exactly a

"wow," so you kind of sliced it

up and you thought about how to

design into it.

Unfortunately, she literally

looks like she's wearing kind of

a men's foulard, old-fashioned

tie that kind of got belted and

then cut off.

It makes it look funny like a

joke.

I actually like that it is--

the shirt's open and she has a

tie on.

I think that's actually pretty

cool.

Yeah, the print could have--

maybe a little bit more punchy.

I would have styled it

differently.

She has pumps that are in the

same color as your piping.

Matchy-matchy is just not what's

happening.

I mean, I'm telling you.

The wrong shoe, wrong hair,

wrong makeup kills whatever else

you're doing.

Absolutely.

You could have helped this

outfit...

Okay.

With the proper styling.

Christopher?

I'm from California and

there's been a water influence

throughout my life, so when I

was designing, I was thinking of

something fluid.

I wanted it to look like

movement in water and I was very

happy with how it came together.

I don't necessarily see the

waters in the print.

I love wearing off the shoulder.

I think it's a very flattering

silhouette, but I almost feel

like it's an afterthought.

I think these are fine

clothes, but this is not

fashion.

And this doesn't necessarily go

only to you, but to some of the

others.

I want to see outstanding

clothes.

I want to see fashion here.

Okay.

I wrote, "nice, safe,

boring."

I don't necessarily think

that every time somebody is

dressing, they need to be that

loud voice of popping.

It's a show about design.

I'm not sitting here in my jeans

and a t-shirt either.

No, I understand that.

That's not what this is

about.

And the emotion that we're

getting happens to be a very

bored one.

The outfit is really what

you'd have in the showroom to

sell, but what would walk down

the Runway would be something

that would just take it further.

And that doesn't mean that it

has to be, you know, a warrior

woman with thigh-high boots and

a whip.

It's just, you know, the last

thing you want anyone to say

was, "you know, it was nice.

It was nice."

Memorable. Memorable.

And quiet can still be

memorable.

Andy.

I wanted to focus on the

emotion of just memories that

fade in and out and what I used

were these bubbles that are like

bubbles of memories and I wanted

to do something more relaxed

than what you've seen from me.

I like your print.

I like that there's a painterly

moment to it.

I think that the print itself is

quite wearable.

I think it would look beautiful

mixed with another print, but

the outfit itself is just so odd

and confusing and upsetting to

me.

I just don't understand it.

With a girl wearing shorts this

short, if anything, it should be

sexy, and there's nothing sexy

about her.

The emotion that I get from

this print is a very sad one.

The emotion that I get from this

design is a very sad one.

And I'm disappointed in you, of

all people, because I have seen

things from you that are very

interesting.

So I don't understand.

What happened?

You know, although I was

really happy to see my mom, it

brought back a lot of memory of

people that I really miss, which

is something that I kind of put

away for now so that I could

focus on what I was doing and

really be in the right mindset.

And I was really scared to

present this to you, because I

know that it's very far from who

I am and I know that.

Whether you are feeling

emotional or not, the show must

go on.

Correct.

Doesn't matter what's going

on.

Mm-hmm.

I actually like the print.

There's something interesting

about it.

What worries me here though is

you've really dumbed yourself

down and sent something out

that's very banal.

Those pleats are very odd, what

it does to her chest.

It looks like she has kind of

sleeping eyes on her boobs.

The boobs being the eyes?

Yeah, look.

She's got her eyes sad, shut.

She's got a long nose.

Oh, my gosh.

Forget that I see a face in

it.

I think you were probably more

excited to see your mom than you

were by the challenge.

I hate to put salt into the

wounds, but I really think it's

unwearable.

You know, I'm not gonna lie.

I do admit that I got kind of

lost with what was going on.

Um, it's not an excuse, but--

it shows.

Yeah.

April.

I was 13 when my parents got

divorced, so I was a really

emotional little girl, and the

print represents a family tree

and then kind of a self portrait

of me torn between two sides

and not knowing really who's

right and who's wrong, so that

was the inspiration.

As soon as the model turned

the corner, I got this friction,

the pulling, which I think is

actually something that is

pretty consistent in your best

work.

I very much like the bodice and

I like the idea of the print.

It's just the softness.

Looks like scraps of fabric just

inadvertently tacked, but I do

like the push and pull.

It is a connective thread in

your work, and I think that

that's so important.

I thought this was a very

charming print.

I love the silhouette you chose.

The overall effect is very

interesting.

Thank you.

Your print was my favorite.

I felt that it had the most

unique voice.

I also liked your use of print.

Hiding it and showing it.

I liked that.

Can I see her sleeve, please?

I loved how you put the tree up

her arm and what that

symbolizes.

Thank you.

April, this is also my

favorite print.

I love that there's a story to

it too.

I think that's great.

I agree with everyone else that

this poofiness just doesn't make

it flattering.

But otherwise, I think it's

quite beautiful.

Thank you.

Valerie.

I really wanted to honor my

father by creating something

that is inspired by him and he's

a home builder, so my textile is

just all these lines juxtaposed

to hint at the blueprint of a

home, and I kind of wanted to

create these shapes and these

pieces that are structural and

textured, but they also kind of

equate a sense of familial unit.

Valerie, when we had the

challenge to go to the party

store, what did you design?

The party glitter dress.

It's a black and white dress.

With a napkin?

Yes.

I thought this looked

familiar.

I definitely see a little bit

of resemblance, but I feel like

here, the shapes are just so

different.

But they're still napkins.

I mean, the first thing I wrote

down was, "napkin apron."

Hmm.

When you're gonna manipulate

fabric, it's wonderful to do it,

but you want it to actually look

beautiful on a woman...

Right. Yes.

And this looks literally like

paper that you just went,

"boosh!"

I mean, you took all the life

out of the fabric, and then the

blue underslip or--what is that?

The blue is, um, a wool knit

and then there's also a cotton

tulle over that.

An overlay to diffuse it a

little bit.

It's an odd choice of fabrics

to layer.

It's low-waisted on her, so it's

rippling.

I mean, there's just nothing

appealing about it.

Well, I'm--gosh.

I'm really sorry that you guys

feel that way.

The overall effect of your

design is very heavy.

I haven't seen the napkins

before, so I like it and it's

not redundant for me, but the

blue coming out underneath is

just so poorly attached and with

so much going on, if you could

just get the top just to fit

just right and maybe simplify

it, maybe the beauty of the

fabric manipulation would have

shown a little bit more.

Okay, thank you.

Mondo.

I used to take construction

paper home and cut shapes out

and make collages for my mother

and paste them on the wall, so

when she woke up, she had this

collage of color.

And this print is also just

symbolism for who I am now.

It's just very, very personal

and it tells a story.

I wish I knew what the story

was.

Mondo.

This print is symbolism for

who I am now.

It's just very, very personal

and it tells a story.

I wish I knew what the story

was.

Um, you know what?

It's terrific.

Thank you.

It looks really good.

This does say fashion to me.

I love the way that you're not

scared of mixing prints or

colors.

I think she looks sharp.

I think those pants look great.

They're a tad high-waisted, but

she looks phenomenal.

Thank you.

You know, this fabric and

color and pattern mix is really

something that you excel at.

There's a sharpness to it and it

has Joy.

Can I see it without the jacket?

Oh.

She looks fabulous just bare.

Thank you.

I love the pant.

I love the fit.

It's something that I personally

would love to wear and I think

you've styled her beautifully.

The one thing that holds me up

is the inspiration.

So things that he's been through

in his life, and yet, the print

that you created is so kind of

perfect, and I would assume that

no one's life is perfect, so

that just mentally got me kind

of started off on the wrong

foot.

So just in the future, as you're

thinking of inspiration, think

of it with the garment in mind.

Okay, thank you.

I think it's great.

Thank you.

It is so well put together in

a kind of kooky way.

They make a statement.

And it's editorial.

I mean, if I had to shoot

something, that would be it.

Cool.

Nina...

Uh, you asked me what my story

was and, um...

The symbolism in the pant

actually are, um--these pluses

are positive signs...

And I've been HIV-positive for

ten years.

And when I saw these pictures of

my family, it brought back a lot

of emotion, and so I wanted to

pull from the past, but I also

wanted to give something back of

who I am now...

And that I've been so scared of

and hiding from, and that's

just--

that's the story.

Thank you for sharing that

with us, Mondo.

That was very brave of you.

Thank you.

I--you know...

I feel a lot better.

I feel free.

We love you.

Okay.

We've heard what you had to say.

Gonna have a little chat and

then I'll call you back on the

Runway.

Good job, man.

Yeah, way to go, man.

Thanks.

I feel really grateful to

have been able to be here and

take part in you opening up the

way you did.

You know, I wasn't planning

on saying anything.

I've been holding on to this for

such a long time, and you know

what?

I just felt like that was the

moment that I could just tell

everybody and, uh...

Maybe help somebody else that's

in the same situation, so...

It was funny when Nina said, "I

wish I knew the story," you

know, 'cause I was really kind

of just avoiding it, you know?

I held this secret for ten years

of my life and it came out...

On that Runway because that's

the time it was supposed to be

revealed.

I really feel like somebody was

guiding me and I was supposed to

speak.

At that moment...

I was free.

After my critique, you know, I

had to.

It was like, "all right, you

have to do this or you're never

going to get this out."

Do you feel like you feel

better?

I feel so good.

I feel so good.

I can tell.

I feel so good.

Good.

Well, we love you for it.

Maybe I'll start being nicer.

Thank God!

[Laughter]

I think, overall, this was a

very emotional challenge for a

lot of them.

Totally, very personal.

Rachel, which one was the

worst one?

The worst? Um...

Go right to it.

Oh, well, yeah, the go-go

dancer.

Andy.

Andy's was very sad.

Andy's is unwearable.

I just can't imagine he would

actually put that down the

Runway.

You couldn't have cut a more

unflattering blouse.

Right.

Well, I don't think he does

wearable well.

Wearable's not his thing.

But the print is not bad.

Had he used that print in

another silhouette, it could

have been beautiful.

Unfortunately, today, it

sounds like he just basically

fell apart.

Yeah. Yes.

I mean, he fell apart.

But you can't fall apart,

like, so close to the end.

I always say, "fashion is not

for sissies."

I mean, you know, you've got to

be tough.

You know, everyone's like, "oh,

fashn," you know?

"Oh, God," you know?

It's like, "hello!"

You know, you've got to, like,

produce no matter what.

Valerie's, for me, was the worst

one.

There's nothing interesting

about the print.

Nothing interesting.

It's just so bland.

I think the bodice on the top

was ill-fitting.

Looked like a bad ice skating

costume, and the blue at the hem

drove me crazy.

See, but, you know--

at least she had some fabric

manipulation and some design to

it, where some people didn't

even have that.

But I just feel like Valerie

copped out and did something

that she had already done.

Right.

If it's something that you're

gonna repeat over and over

again--

stand for it and do it well.

What about the boredom here

on the others?

Christopher?

Oh!

The pants were so beyond

basic.

I didn't really love the color

combination, and then I agree

with you about that

off-the-shoulder blouse.

Off-the-shoulder should be so

easy and simple, so put a new

voice into it.

The only thing is though, he

knows how to sew.

But does he sew very, um,

unmodern pieces?

You know, they're

unmemorable.

I mean, do we remember it?

Do you remember anything maybe?

No.

I can't remember.

That's a problem then.

Let's talk about Michael.

Of all the wonderful prints

that you could create, that's

what you create.

Then you give us a dress that,

quite honestly, is this odd mix

of, like, tie, vest, weird

thing.

I like that though.

I do too, but not if you're

dressed up as a country club

matron.

She's Annie hall going to the

country club.

Years ago.

Old-fashioned styling.

Old-fashioned.

The three who I think really

did the best job, all three of

their prints were very personal.

Mmm. Mm-hmm.

You know, I look at Gretchen.

I really liked the idea of her

print.

And the colors were joyful,

weren't they?

Yeah.

I definitely like the vibe of

the print.

She looked great.

I was a little disappointed.

It wasn't enough from her.

It wasn't from--

no, it wasn't.

She can do more, but

hands-down, she's the best

stylist.

April's print is beautiful.

I liked how she used the

print also.

Yes, her placement was

perfect for the design.

I very much like the bodice.

It's--the silhouette is very

beautiful.

It feels very geometric.

She always seems really

unhappy when she stands there

too.

But, you know, there are a

lot of tortured Designers that

come up with beautiful things.

Exactly.

But I like the idea of it and I

like the print.

You know, then Mondo, I actually

loved the mix of prints that he

dealt with, and I think the cut

on the trousers is fabulous.

I agree.

The choice of fabrics was

fabulous.

And I think it's actually

photographical and wearable.

It looks smart.

It looks chic.

It looks fashion.

Then we find out what, in

fact, he's basing this print on,

and when you look at these

trousers, they come off as very

joyous.

Yes.

And he's taking something

that could really be an

incredibly difficult situation

and he's saying, "no.

You know what?

I'm gonna find the positive in

this."

The message was great.

And that's something we want

to believe in, yeah.

Everyone in life, regardless

of what you do, you're gonna

have difficult moments.

And I think he showed us today

he's gonna work with the

difficulties in his life and not

let them stop him.

Right.

If anything, they're gonna

propel him.

It gives me chills, and he

will inspire people watching him

through his design.

Yeah.

Okay, let's bring them back

out.

One of you will be named the

winner...

And one of you will be out.

One of you will be named the

winner...

And one of you will be out.

April, great job.

You're in.

You can leave the Runway.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Mondo, you went for it with

the joyful print, and we

responded to it.

It was smart, chic, and

beautifully put together.

Thank you.

You worked with a difficult

inspiration, and instead of

giving us sad, you gave us

something gorgeous.

Congratulations.

You're the winner of this

challenge...

Yet again.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You can leave the Runway.

Thank you.

Congratulations.

I'm so proud of you.

You did such a good job.

Oh, my God.

This is amazing.

I don't know what to think.

You deserve it.

You're such a strong person.

Wow.

I'm revealing this dark secret,

this thing that has been

haunting me for such a long time

now.

That definitely takes the prize,

you know?

And winning the challenge is

just--

it just feels good.

It's--oh, man.

It's overwhelming, you know?

I'm so grateful for this whole

experience, you know?

Yeah.

It's, like--it's just like

I'm so, so happy.

I'm not crying because I'm sad

at all.

Yeah.

Oh.

Gretchen...

You're in.

You can leave the Runway.

Thank you.

Michael...

You're in.

You can leave the Runway.

Thank you.

Christopher...

You're in.

You can leave the Runway.

Thank you.

Hey, Christopher.

Andy, Valerie, one of you

will be out.

Andy, we liked your print.

It had depth and it was

interesting.

But your look confused us.

You admit that you lost your way

and it showed.

Valerie, your outfit looked like

two bad dresses glued together.

The print itself was sad.

The dress was a repetition of

something that we've seen before

from you.

Andy...

You're in.

Thank you.

You can leave the Runway.

Thank you.

Good job.

[Indistinct]

All right.

Thanks.

I'm sorry, Valerie, that

means you're out.

Auf wiedersehen.

>> Hasta luego.

Bye, senorita.

>> Ciao.

>> Ciao.

I was very proud of my

garment.

Don't say a word, okay?

I made it well.

I worked hard on it.

It was what I wanted it to be,

and I know I honored my father.

I don't have my family near me.

I rarely get to see them all

together at one time, and I

really felt like a family with

you guys.

And I get to create with my

family, which never happens, you

know?

So, um, Christopher, your stuff

is wonderful.

I would wear your stuff.

You are such a beautiful, kind

person and I really valued you.

And, Andy, you are so funny, and

your technical level, it just

blows me away.

Michael, I'm really glad you

came out of your Shell.

I'm really glad that people have

been able to gel with you,

'cause I was worried.

Sorry if I was ever unkind to

you in the beginning.

I misjudged you.

Um, and, Gretchen, I've been

your roommate since the

beginning and it's been so much

fun, and even though we're so

different, it's been fantastic

getting to know you.

I think you're gonna go really,

really far.

Mondo...

I love the way you design with

reckless abandon, and it

inspires me to want to do more.

Your courage and your bravery

and your circumstances just

bewilder me.

I really think you are a wonder.

I wish you all the best.

Thank you.

You better make it to fashion

week for me.

Okay.

And, April, you're just such

a helpful, kind person

underneath all that, like,

badass exterior.

[Laughter]

And, um, I'll be the first to

say that I really underestimated

you in the beginning because of

your age and shame on me for it,

because you are so skilled.

Thank you.

You guys are all worth your

weight in gold.

You too, Valerie.

Thanks.

Hi, Tim.

I know emotions are running

high.

I know.

Thank you.

You know, I just have to tell

you, your qualities of character

are extraordinary...

Thanks.

And you have a huge heart and

we love you.

Thank you.

And I trust we're going to

hear more from you.

Yes, of course.

How could you not?

[Laughter]

So I have to send you to the

work room to clean up your

space, all right?

Say good-bye, everybody.

Being able to be here with

people that inspire me that I

can design with and work

alongside?

That never happens.

Always stay luxurious.

Of course, girl.

So saying good-bye to them is

the most difficult thing I think

i've had to do.

[Indistinct]

Keep on going, girl.

I love you guys.

Take care.

Bye.

Bye, Valerie.

Bye, Tim.

I've never laughed so much or

cried so hard or been so

stressed or had such a crazy

good time all in one experience.

No one can take that away from

me.

This is locked forever in the

vortex of memory for all who see

it and all who lived it.

Mondo, I feel so proud and...

Proud of what you said on the

Runway.

Thank you.

Thank you, Tim.

Thank you.

I will admit I'm scared to go

home and tell my family, but

it'll happen.

This is my life and I have

things to do.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Listen.

Congratulations to everybody for

still being here, all right?

Yeah!

We move onward.

The final six.

Final six.

Next time on project

Runway...

For your next challenge, I will

be your client.

Hi, everybody.

I'm nervous.

I don't like Heidi in the

work room.

This could be a hard one.

I want to win, so if this is

a major concern, it's out.

Get it out of here.

There's no reason for you to

be rude.

I am not being rude.

Really?

I got here for a reason.

Drama out the wazoo.

It's so pathetic.

Designers, I hear that there

is an accusation about cheating.

This looks like a pajama

party.

These clothes look so cheap.

Ugh!

It hurt my eyes a little bit.

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