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>> Previously on

Project Runway...

>> Welcome to your inspiration

for this challenge.

You will be creating three

looks.

This challenge determines who

among you will be going to

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

>> I started sewing when I was

eight.

So I think that I was just

destined to be here in the top

three.

>> This is not a regular runway.

This is the runway.

I feel a lot of pressure.

>> You're just gonna think that

sewing for four months is all

that it takes?

This is something that I've

worked for for years.

>> Anya...

You're returning to New York.

Congratulations.

>> Thank you so much.

>> Viktor, congratulations.

You're in.

>> Thank you, guys.

>> Joshua.

You're in.

Laura...

I'm sorry, you're out.

Kimberly, that means you will

return back to New York.

>> Final four, congratulations

to all four of you.

>> I got a kiss!

>> 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 enable their

creativity 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 9x13 Finale Part One Original Air Date on October 20, 2011

== sync, corrected by elderman ==

Hi, everybody.

Hi.

>> Congratulations on making it

to this point.

How does it feel?

>> Surreal.

>> Surreal's the word.

>> This is my dream.

This is where I wanted to be.

And I just can't wait to go

there, I can't.

I can't!

>> Kimberly, did you recover?

>> Barely, but yes.

I'm still emotional, but yes.

>> You were a little stunned

here on the runway.

>> It's been a long journey.

>> It has been for all of you.

>> Mm-hmm.

>> All four of you will be

designing a collection.

But...only three of you will be

competing at Mercedes-Benz

Fashion Week.

There are no guarantees.

>> There are four of us still

vying for those three positions,

and then we still compete to

win.

So as tired as I am, the

competition has just started.

This is the real thing.

>> I'm going to give each of you

$9,000 and five very short weeks

to create a ten-piece

collection.

>> It's a short amount of time

to do a ten-look collection

completely by yourself.

Crazy.

>> All right, let's bring out

the lovely Tim Gunn.

Hi, Tim!

>> Mwah.

Designers, you know I'm going to

be coming to check in on the

progress of your collections

before you know it.

So good luck to all of you.

>> Blow us away.

All right?

I'll see you back here in

New York.

Good luck!

>> Bye, Tim.

See you soon.

>> Oh, how cute.

Mwah!

>> Can you believe we're leaving

now?

>> When you're in it, it seems

like it's gonna be forever.

And then it's over.

>> I know--yesterday, I was

hoping for this moment.

I'm like, "Okay, I just want to

go home and start my

collection."

>> It's kind of strange to be

packing because, when I

unpacked, I was like, "I'm not

gonna unpack everything, 'cause

I probably won't be here for

very long."

It's the last day, and it

feels strange, because I can't

really tell if I feel sad.

I mean, I'm very nervous, and

then I'm also just exhausted.

So it's just a big mix of

emotions all at once.

>> Well, my dear, we made it.

>> It does not feel real.

>> I am full of so many

different emotions.

I don't know where to even

begin.

'Cause this has been an intense

process, and I would like to

just be for a moment.

So I'm gonna give myself a

couple days, and then I'm just

gonna dive right in.

>> Going home.

>> I know that the other

designers are gonna try to bring

their game, so I have to really

step it up and really bring

something solid and good.

>> It's really my time now to go

home and build the most

beautiful collection that's

gonna make me the winner of this

all.

>> I am excited to be going

home.

I mean, I'll miss...

No, I'm excited to be going

home.

>> I'm going to check in on the

progress of our finalists and

see the status of their

collections.

First, I'll be checking in with

Kimberly in White Plains,

Maryland.

>> Steve!

>> Hey!

>> Come on in!

Come in.

>> Thank you.

>> Just having him here is just

over the top.

I'm so excited.

You have no idea.

>> You don't look like someone

who's been toiling away at a

collection, so I hope you have

been.

>> I have!

>> You look fabulous!

>> Oh, thanks.

I don't know how.

>> Since I've been home from

Project Runway, I have not

slept yet.

Take you downstairs.

>> This is beautiful and huge.

>> Thanks.

>> I'm used to New York.

>> Right?

Come on in, Tim.

>> What a nice studio space.

>> Thank you.

>> This is great.

>> So let me just show you some

of my inspiration for

the collection.

Growing up in Brooklyn,

pre-gentrified Brooklyn, it

wasn't as--

>> It was rough.

>> It was rough.

It was really rough.

So I've elevated and, you know,

to make something of myself.

And with my clothes, I want

the Brooklyn girls to do that as

well.

So I embraced what Brooklyn was

then and what it is now.

It was just so clear while I was

there that this is what really

moves and motivates me, being an

urban girl, but transformed.

I'm going to open up with

this...

>> Okay.

>> Number, so it's a little

leather jacket.

I fell in love with this kind of

accordion pleated--

>> Mm-hmm, I like the

combination.

This is the updated sweat pant.

You see, like, a little sliver

of leg going through it.

>> Okay, so what's being paired

with that pant?

>> This, uh, crop top is slung

off the shoulder, and then has,

like, a bow woven into the back.

My girls are gonna have--these

are gonna be the earrings.

>> The earrings and the

bracelets, they're all of a

piece--they're all this...

>> Yes, I have this great--

>> woven rope.

>> Yes.

>> Okay. This is you.

It's not as though I've arrived

here and suddenly I'm

questioning, "who is this

designer?

What happened to Kimberly?"

This is very you.

Take some risks.

>> Okay.

>> Wow them.

>> Right, okay.

I wanna make some really big

statements, and I just want to

make sure that it's not just

very boring clothes, you know.

We don't wanna bore Nina.

>> Hey, everybody.

Look who I have!

Hi!

>> Hey, wow!

>> My sister, Shelly.

>> Shelly, you got a hug?

>> And this is Avery.

>> How gorgeous are you, Avery?

>> She walks around the house,

and she's like, "Tim Gunn.

Work!"

>> Shortly after my mom passed

away in 1993--so I was 17--I had

to, you know, make it on my own.

>> We grew up together.

>> Ah.

>> Like, next door to each

other, and Tasha lived across

the street, and so...

>> Yeah.

>> My two best friends, and then

my sister, they are so

monumental in this entire

experience and going after my

dreams.

>> What was Kimberly like

growing up, other than a trouble

maker?

>> Always creative.

Since we were very young,

Kimberly always had the

foresight.

A trendsetter from the

beginning.

Very comfortable and confident

in her look.

Always the boots in the

mid-summer with the tank top.

>> I absolutely know, without

a doubt, that I get my fashion

sense from my mom, from her

fashion sense to me.

I thought she was it.

She was my idol.

Just knowing that I can make my

mom proud is my motivation and

is what's pushing me through

this last hurdle.

>> Cheers.

>> Winning Project Runway,

I would be the first

African-American person.

So that's major, just because we

don't have a lot of

African-Americans in the fashion

industry.

We need more.

So that will mean a lot to me

to be one of the emerging

African-American designers.

>> Next, I'm in Trinidad to

check in with Anya.

>> Tim!

>> Hey!

I thought about being casual,

but I thought, you won't know

it's me!

>> No, I wouldn't recognize you.

The sea is a--is a huge part of

the rhythm of my life, you know?

>> Uh-huh.

>> When I'm not near the sea,

I feel very different.

'Cause there's--there's

something very powerful about

the energy of the ocean.

It's--it's very real to me.

Tim coming to Trinidad,

it really means a lot.

And being able to show him some

of my form, and expose him to a

bit of where--how I've grown up,

my family, and all of that, is--

it's really wonderful and really

special to me.

>> How beautiful this is.

>> Oh, thank you.

>> Wow.

Hi.

>> Today, Tim is gonna meet two

of my brothers, yves and will.

Words cannot really express what

they mean to me.

>> How are you responding to

Anya's success on

Project Runway?

>> Before, when the Miss

Universe thing came out, she

was like, "your sister's so

beautiful.

Your sister is, like, so

elegant," and they--

but now it's more like, "your

sister's so talented.

How did she even make that?"

So I'm glad that people now see

the talent more than just her

beauty, you know.

There's something inside.

>> My brothers are my biggest

fans.

They really, really support me,

and always have.

And it really was losing our

brother that, um, spurred

a whole appreciation for life.

My brother, Pilar, losing him at

a young age, at 18, meant that

he was not getting to live his

dreams, and so I felt a

tremendous amount of commitment

to living mine.

My brother Pilar walks with me

every, single step of the way.

I re-found my passion.

And that's when, eventually, I

decided to do the first clothing

line.

I named it after Pilar, and

then...

They know the rest is history.

>> That's beautiful.

This is my inspiration wall over

here.

This is Tobago.

>> Oh, this is Tobago?

>> Yes, our sister island.

And it's just absolutely

stunning.

I went there after I came back

and I went scuba diving for the

first time.

The textures, the colors,

like...

>> So how does your inspiration

translate into the collection?

>> The best thing for me to do

is show you the fabrics, 'cause

that's exactly how, so...

>> I am a little nervous because

i don't have much to show him,

besides my fabric.

I couldn't have imagined finding

this.

Looks like under the sea without

being too literal.

>> It's beautiful.

I do want to hear you talk about

the items that you've made.

>> Um, so...Um...

What I have to show you, really,

uh, where I'm going in terms of

a palette, which I'm very happy

with, but where I'm not so clear

is shapes and actual, you know,

the actual garments.

Therefore, I'm a little bit

behind in terms of construction.

I haven't been able to draw

a new shape yet.

It's not the best scenario for

a critique.

No, it's not.

>> My visit here is to help

support you.

Help give you a reality check.

And my feeling...From listening

to where you are right now is

that you need it, because you're

at a juncture now where there

just isn't time.

>> I've just sort of been in

a rut.

I haven't been able to draw

a new shape yet.

>> Unless you're a glutton for

punishment...

>> I can show you my--

>> I think you need to make.

I really do.

>> So, um...

>> I'm assuming you don't have

any ambivalence about the rules.

About you can't have any help

with regular construction.

>> Oh, no, not at all.

>> So rise, Anya.

>> I'm nervous.

I know that time is an issue.

>> See your workroom for the

next couple days as being this

intensive incubator where you

just make muslin shapes.

>> Hmm. Okay.

I'm really just stuck, and I

have to get moving.

>> It's time, and you don't have

a lot of it.

>> Coming up on Project Runway:

>> I'm really confused by the

dress.

I think it's one of the

homeliest textiles I've ever

seen in my entire life.

It makes me want to weep.

>> Next, I'm back in New York to

check in with Viktor.

>> I'm very excited.

My collection is looking very

strong, and I think he's gonna

be impressed because I haven't

stopped working.

>> Hi, Viktor! How are you?

>> Oh, my God.

>> Boy, the five flights of

stairs!

Grandpa needs a rest.

>> Wonderful space.

Wonderful light.

This is really fantastic.

>> Thank you.

>> So you have a good trajectory

going?

>> The whole collection theme is

called urban coast.

>> Okay.

>> And the pictures are

basically photos that I took in

Guadalajara, Jalisco.

I originally went to Mexico to

go to, um, my brother's death

anniversary.

And, you know, taking those

pictures and grabbing those

pictures really means a lot

because it means a little bit of

my brother.

It has a little bit of him.

When he died, I--I really made

sure that I--

That I said that I was

gonna make him really proud.

And I--I, you know, I-I'm doing

it for him.

He's a really big inspiration,

and I wanted--I wanted to bring

a little bit of him in my

collection.

>> So you began with a very

clear vision.

>> Yes.

>> I'm impressed already.

>> This is kind of like the

classic Nina, the one that I did

for her.

>> The print is spectacular.

>> This is a strapless, but

bring this on top of it.

Because this fabric in the

bottom is soft.

I think that makes it.

>> This does the whole thing.

>> Yeah.

The last one is the gown.

I'm layering it with this on

top, and--

>> This jacket is fantastic.

I love the jacket.

I'm really confused by the

dress.

It could be a flat note in what

is otherwise a "wow" collection.

>> Okay.

>> After all this is walked...

Knock their effing socks off!

>> Yeah, yeah.

>> Don't over-think.

Let your viscera dictate.

>> I still have a lot to do with

this collection.

A lot of details.

So, yeah, so this is my house

over here.

>> It's a big building.

>> Oh, hi.

>> Hi!

>> Hi! You've gotta be David.

>> Yes, hi, Tim.

Nice to meet you.

>> I've been with David for five

years, and David and I are very

serious.

We love each other.

We're best friends.

>> How'd you meet?

>> The old-fashioned way.

>> At a bar.

>> I don't know, it's so cheesy,

but it was like love at first

sight, you know?

>> But that's really nice.

I want to reflect upon our visit

that we just had at your studio.

And your inspiration and the

trip to Mexico.

Because it was both of you.

>> I wanted David to meet my

family, 'cause I met his family

twice or three times.

My dad moved here when he was in

his 30s because he wanted to

make more of a life--good life

for all of us.

I am the baby or the youngest

out of seven kids.

Growing up in Mexico with my

family and siblings was heaven.

It was much more family

oriented.

We were poor, but it was such a

big thing to have people around

you that love you.

>> To your success.

>> Thank you.

>> Yes, you've come so far.

And I just want to say that, you

know, I'm just so proud of you.

>> Coming from an immigrant

family and getting here, doing

the American dream will be like

the dream for myself, for my

mom, for everybody.

>> Finally, I'm checking in with

Joshua, who's also in New York.

>> Today, I'm introducing Tim to

my lovely sister McKenzie.

The fact that she's with me

today to meet Tim is comforting

and really special for me.

>> So how do you feel about Tim

coming into your little

apartment and...

>> I'm just hoping he can fit.

Since I've returned back to my

apartment here in Sunnyside,

Queens, I am working on, you

know, the most important

collection of my life.

>> What was Joshua like to grow

up with?

>> He's always done so many

things, sports to theater.

>> You're a sports guy?

>> Oh! You should see him run.

>> Well, I did see you run at

the Armory.

>> When I was graduating from

high school, I actually had

a lot of track and field

scholarships.

>> There was pressure to do

athletics coming from such

an athletic family.

I felt that sports were a part

of that Midwest life.

But my dream was to come to New

York at that point, and I

decided to leave that...moment

of time in my life behind to

follow a new dream.

>> So how are you feeling about

the collection?

>> Ahem.

>> Uh-oh, suddenly a pause.

>> In terms of quantity of

stuff, I don't have as much as I

would have liked to have to

show.

>> Well...

>> But...need I say, you will be

able to see the direction loud,

clear, and colorful.

>> Mm-hmm.

>> I've been hardly sleeping,

and my nerves have been running

like crazy.

I'm really hoping that Tim will

help to clarify and edit out

what might not work.

I happened to come across this

really great fabric that I had

found.

>> Is it vintage?

>> Yeah, it is.

>> Oh, I see. All right.

>> This is gonna make your eyes

go a little crazy.

>> What is it?

>> It's a lenticular...

>> God!

I--in some way, I want to push

the envelope with an odd

textile.

>> But it's gotta work.

>> Right, that's the other

thing.

>> Which way do you go?

Do you go the mod route?

Or do you go the higher-end

luxury route?

>> There is this yoke piece,

where I would love to rivet on,

like, a jean rivet.

>> Can I be blunt?

>> Yeah.

>> I think it's looking like

a gimmick.

>> The minute you put it on...

>> Yeah.

>> It's over.

>> You're stuck.

>> And the orange?

Are you scared again?

>> I think it's on the edge of

looking cheap.

They're sherbet-y.

>> Okay.

>> You know?

You think about ice cream.

>> I do love a good sherbet.

>> Yeah, but do you really want

to wear it?

>> True.

>> I'm literally tossing one

fabric to the side.

Two fabric to the side, three.

Four, five.

I think it was five to six

fabrics that I put to the side.

>> This print, I think it's one

of the homeliest textiles I've

ever seen in my entire life.

>> You think it's homely?

>> I think it's major homely.

>> Okay.

>> I mean, this is one

sad-looking dress.

>> Okay.

>> Sad.

It makes me want to weep.

>> I mean, I'm crazy right now.

This print is, like, the major,

major center of focus of this

collection.

>> Where's the sex that your

looks always exude?

>> This looks like...

Farmer in the Dell.

There's way too much happening.

It looks like you're trying too

hard.

>> I have two pieces left

after my critique with Tim.

>> You want them to say, "oh, my

God, I've gotta have that."

>> Right.

>> I have more work than I think

I can handle at this point.

Bye...

Bye.

>> Coming up on Project Runway:

>> Whoo!

>> Welcome to Mercedes-Benz

Fashion Week!

>> I don't know who she is

anymore.

It's looking a little schizo.

>> Now, I don't know what to do.

I don't have any time to start

over.

>> My mind is just blowing up

right now.

I come from a humble little

apartment in Sunnyside, Queens,

to the Hudson Hotel, up to

the penthouse.

Oh...My...Lord.

I'm dying.

Ohh.

This is so surreal.

I walk out there to feel this

burst of breeze and sunlight

and air into my face.

And, like, the only

thing that I can be thinking

about at this moment is how

badly I wish my mom could be

here.

When I entered onto that

balcony, I knew that was her

saying to me, "I'm there with

you to support you."

>> Oh, my God.

This is ridiculous!

Getting to the suite today,

it kind of started to sink in,

like, "Wow, this is real."

Aah!

You snuck up on me.

>> Look at those shoes.

Oh, my God.

>> Hi!

We get to live here?

>> What?!

Oh, my goodness.

>> I feel like I'm running with

the bulls, I mean, anticipating

what this whole Mercedes-Benz

Fashion Week.

It's just running.

>> I heard you guys.

I'm a competitor.

Nobody's fighting until I get

here.

How are you?

It's kind of like a hate-love

relationship.

I'm in a competition with them,

so I hate them.

But I like them, personally.

>> Hello!

>> So how do you like the

penthouse at the Hudson Hotel?

Is this fabulous?

>> Gorgeous.

>> Ohh!

And so I wanna raise a glass of

champagne to Kimberly, Viktor,

Joshua, Anya.

And welcome to Mercedes-Benz

Fashion Week.

Yay!

>> I'm going to leave you to

enjoy the evening, because

you're going to have a crazy

week ahead.

And I'm going to meet you

tomorrow morning in your new

workroom.

>> All right, good night, Tim.

>> Oh, my God.

This is nice.

Look at this little lounge.

>> This is how you treat

the designers.

>> We each start, one by one,

unveiling of each person's

garments.

You're thinking, "my God, am I

gonna be the worst here?"

>> Wow, that's some color.

>> Hmm?

>> That's a great pink.

I think pink and blue is fine,

but I don't personally like

those pinks and blues.

It's not clothes that I would

wear.

>> Anya looks very much what she

has shown before.

If you're not moving forward

with your designs, then what

else are you gonna be doing in

the future?

>> I'm seeing Viktor's design

for the first time, and it's

very Viktor.

Very showy.

The prints aren't my thing.

They're not what I would

gravitate towards as a customer.

>> Joshua has four amazing

looks, but there's a lot of

different colors in it.

I just think that they might be

a little too casual.

>> Good morning, designers.

Gather round, please.

I wanna welcome you to

the Piperline workspace at

the 1407 Broadway Building.

The judges asked to see a sample

of each of your collections, so

you will each be presenting

three looks.

Your models will not be in today

for a fitting.

They will be coming in tomorrow.

You will fit them, and then we

will go to the runway show.

Remember, only three of you are

going to be moving forward.

Well, I'm going to visit Viktor.

I'd love to see your three

looks.

>> Okay.

>> Okay.

>> We really wanted to show this

one.

>> That's beautiful.

>> Holy...crap.

That jacket is everything.

And I don't know if it was on

purpose to reveal that one

first, but, like, it definitely,

like, shook you in your boots

a little bit, being the other

designer.

And I really love the print.

And I love them together.

It's so chic and it's so Nina.

She's gonna love it.

And then, obviously, Heidi's

gonna love the jacket.

'Cause she wears jackets.

>> So you are...completely

confident about this?

>> Oh, yeah.

>> You wanna see the three?

>> I wanna see the three.

>> All right, I did a lot of

work since you came.

>> Of course you did.

>> You can see more.

The collection did a 180 since

Tim's visit.

I think the bottom line of it

all is--is staying true to

yourself.

This first draped dress that I

had done.

And then I kind of wanted to

move onto, you know, my version

of an L.B.D.

>> What's the pink piece?

Is that also neoprene?

>> This is a slack.

>> Well, can I be blunt?

>> Of course.

>> These three looks should have

cohesion among them.

>> Okay.

>> This looks like the same

customer.

You throw this in, suddenly, I

don't know who she is anymore.

I mean, it's looking a little

schizo.

>> It's just, you know.

>> Disagree with me.

>> I hadn't seen that.

I'm feeling as though I've

completely missed the mark here.

>> Am I leaving you in an okay

place?

>> Okay.

>> Mentally?

>> Yeah. Mm-hmm.

>> Kimberly.

How are you doing?

>> Excellent. How are you?

>> I love hearing "excellent."

Good. So what are your three

looks?

>> Starting here, because I

really want to show this detail.

This is actually gonna go over

the dress.

Then I can bring this jacket and

this skirt in.

We talked about the gown that's

gonna be fitted.

This looks so great just 'cause

it's so tailored.

I love this dress.

You know, we know it, we love

it, we've seen it.

Or am I doing too much?

>> You need to center yourself.

>> I know, but it's so

difficult.

>> I want you to be thinking,

"how, in three looks, can I get

the judges to understand that

edgy Brooklyn urbanite?"

>> I'm passionate about her.

>> And I am about her too,

because of you.

>> Aww.

>> You've done that for me.

>> Thanks, Tim.

>> Okay.

Anya.

>> How are you?

>> So much better for seeing the

fact that you have work on this

rack.

>> Exactly.

>> All right.

>> This dress is the beginning

in terms of pleating the fabric

in and out.

So I also did the same, but

obviously in a silk, it reads

differently.

>> I mean, basically, it's an

inverted pleat.

>> Yes.

>> Can I express

a disappointment of sorts?

And I'll tell you why.

I feel as though you've

retreated back into your comfort

zone.

>> Right, yes.

>> There's that possibility that

they're going to say, "Anya,

this didn't surprise us."

>> Yeah.

>> Do we wanna see the remaining

seven looks?

I don't know.

>> I feel lower than I've felt

in this whole competition.

It's the worst critique I've

had, and it's a big moment.

And it's hard.

>> Well, I mean, I would say to

you at this point, what you need

to do is commit to this and just

finish everything beautifully.

>> Yeah.

It's disappointing on

so many levels.

And I stood there in the

critique, knowing what he was

gonna say.

I already knew.

I came here knowing.

>> All right?

>> Yeah.

>> Okay.

>> Okay.

Thank you.

I guess I feel like I let myself

down.

And now, I don't know what to

do.

It's like I don't have any time

to start over.

>> All right, designers, I hope

that our conversations were

helpful to you.

I'll see you tomorrow.

All right, bye.

>> I'm nervous for Anya at this

moment, because you can see that

she's nervous.

And this is the first time I've

ever witnessed Anya seem to not

have the confidence that she had

through the rest of

the competition.

>> So much of how I've been here

has been, like, not taking it

too seriously.

Because I didn't think about

anybody else.

I didn't think about what are my

parents gonna think?

What's the country gonna think?

What are my friends gonna think?

What are my brothers gonna

think?

And then, I think I got home

and got, like, so overwhelmed

by, like, how much this means to

everybody.

And it's like, I didn't expect

that.

I didn't expect that.

I didn't expect for it to be

such a big deal.

>> Coming up on Project Runway:

>> How is everyone?

>> A little nervous.

Something has to calm down.

>> Such is the game.

>> I hope I make it.

I just want this so badly.

>> It's tough because I know

I have more in me.

I'm not the type to just give

up.

So I have to stay strong.

>> The dilemma I'm facing is

that I need to show the whole

portion of the collection that

is colorful, that has an amazing

print to it.

And it shows my great use of

color.

>> I'm glad I got to 86 that

gown I was trying to do.

'Cause that was about to be a

disaster.

Tim tells me that I need to be

centered.

I feel, all over the place, I

have so much that I have to do.

I'm gonna have to pull it

together unless I'm going to be

the first person ever not to

have a complete collection, and

I can't do that.

>> I think we should go, guys.

Drop the scissors.

Step away from the table.

>> And come out with your hands

up.

>> I feel more nervous for

tomorrow's runway than I felt so

far.

>> How are your three pieces?

>> All day yesterday, I was

just trying to, like, focus on

getting stuff done, but, like,

the reality is, like, after

today, one of us will go home.

>> Yeah.

>> It's just, like, so close.

>> I know, right?

>> I wonder how the boys are

feeling.

>> I don't know.

>> I feel like I'm going to

prom.

Seriously, I'm so nervous.

Oh, I love that.

This is cute!

Is that a pin?

>> Yeah.

>> Oh, love it.

>> This is my mom's.

And I'm to wear it for her.

>> Yes. That's cute.

>> We're all nervous heading

into this, because only three

people can go on.

But such is the game.

Here we go.

>> You ready?

>> Today is the day we show

three pieces of our collection

to the judges in the hopes of

going on to Mercedes-Benz

Fashion Week.

>> I'm very, very, very nervous.

The three pieces I wanted to

show don't work.

So I'm making sure that I don't

just waste the time trying to

make things work which aren't

gonna work.

>> My looks are all finished.

They're complete.

And it seems like the other

designers are still struggling.

So that puts me already in

the lead.

>> Good morning, designers.

Good morning, Tim.

>> How is everyone?

>> A little nervous.

>> Nervous is what you should

be, all of you.

Your models will come in

shortly.

You will fit them.

Then you'll be sending them to

the L'Oreal Paris makeup room

and the Garnier hair studio.

I know you have your own

accessories, many of you.

You are free to use

the Piperlime wall.

Only three of you will be coming

back here after the judging.

I love you all.

I'll see you later.

Bye.

>> Bye.

>> Hello, dahling.

Mmm!

>> Looking good.

>> Guess I could just wear

those.

>> Uh-oh.

>> I hate being frantic, and I

know that something has to

change for me to calm down.

>> This needs something.

>> I chose a long silk jumper

for one of the models that I

thought looked beautiful on her,

but now that we have less time

than I thought, I'm going to use

something that already fits.

>> I'm gonna have to put you in

the bathing suit.

'Cause I don't have enough time

to fix that.

>> Anya, do you like the blue

shirt, or do you think a cream?

>> I think the blue's very you.

>> Yeah.

>> I'm taking risks on styling.

The blue has to intrigue them to

wanna see more.

>> Am I making the right

decision right now.

For one of us, it's over.

Today.

>> It's so good to see you!

Thank you.

So I want the hair pulled up

into a pony tail, but then I

want a big braid.

>> Okay.

>> I would like everyone just to

be tight slicked back.

And just pony tail.

>> Go down a little bit more.

>> Do you think maybe something

like a twist in the--

>> Um...well, let's give this--

>> Yes, more texture.

>> And then just kind of just--

>> Exactly.

>> So I'm thinking about

a fuchsia lip.

>> Beautiful.

>> I want them to just look like

they've come out of a commercial

for...a bronzer type thing.

You know?

>> Okay.

>> Just kind of smokey eyes, but

not too dominating.

I don't even want it to be like,

"Oh, she's going out to town."

I want her to--

>> A little soft daytime smoke.

>> But I'll sit here and watch

you guys.

>> Oh, good.

>> Can you do something to

darken my eyes?

Like, would that look cool?

>> I don't want to look like

a drag queen.

And that's easy for me, 'cause

I'm beautiful already.

>> It's very tense.

We're all very focused.

Anya's so quiet because she's,

you know, over there sewing

like...

She's like this close to

everything.

But I can tell, you know, her

being quiet is definitely

her focused, frantic energy

going into the clothes.

>> Anya is a person who puts

everything together at the last

minute.

So I'm not surprised.

>> I've just switched one of my

looks.

The look that I switched to is

going to be more fashion

forward.

>> I gotta sew this

in two minutes.

And now we have to make

adjustments with the fit.

It's a lot of pressure, a lot of

nerves going on.

>> Designers, in 15 minutes, you

and your models and I are going

to the runway.

>> Thank you, Tim.

>> Thank you.

>> I love it.

>> Perfect.

>> The voice is in the clothing.

I hope they're gonna look at it

and say, "it's refined, it's

constructed well, and we can't

wait to see the rest of it at

Lincoln Center."

So it definitely means

everything to make it into that

top three.

>> I most of all feel proud of

myself to have pulled myself out

of a funk and just kept moving.

Because, at this point, that's

the best that I can do.

Can you walk?

It's to show the best pieces

that I think show my style and

show the collection and give the

judges a sense of what I want to

show at Mercedes-Benz.

>> Cute, love it.

>> Just showing in Fashion Week,

uhh, it's something that I think

I've dreamt for so long.

And this is it.

Yeah.

I tried my best to

represent myself and just go out

there and just be--be fierce.

Now I hope people enjoy it.

>> There's a lot I feel like is

riding on this.

I just hope I make it.

I just want this so badly.

So I hope I make it.

I really do.

I really want this, so...

>> Designers and models, it is

time to go down to the runway.

All right, everyone?

Follow me.

>> Chelsea, give me a turn.

Turn and look at me for

a second.

>> Yeah, okay, you're good.

>> Coming up on Project Runway:

I think that skirt is awful.

>> It looks tortured.

>> Halloween costume.

>> It's full Halloween.

>> It's bad.

>> Oy, yi, yi, yi, yi.

>> Welcome back to New York, and

welcome back to the runway.

Thank you.

>> Tonight, we'll decide which

three of you will compete at

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, and

which one of you will be out.

We wanted to see more from all

of you before we made our final

decision.

So we had all four of you create

collections.

Tonight, you will show us three

looks, and we'll decide who we

want to see more from.

Okay, let's say hello to the

judges.

First, we have CFDA lifetime

achievement award winner

Michael Kors.

>> Welcome back, guys.

>> Thank you, Michael.

>> Fashion director for

Marie Claire magazine,

Nina Garcia.

>> Hello.

Hi, Nina.

>> And that's it.

>> Good.

>> You're all very talented.

But unfortunately, only three of

you will compete at Fashion

Week.

All right, let's start the show.

>> As I'm looking at the leather

skirt with that little cocktail

dress, it looks really, really

cool.

I like it.

It's that rock and roll girl.

And she looks like a mean girl,

almost.

She worked it out.

The second look is probably my

favorite.

It's a stunner.

You can't go wrong with a tuxedo

with glass.

I love it.

I love head to toe.

It's beyond belief.

She has arrived.

I love the third look.

I think my favorite thing is

the jacket.

It looks really cool.

It's an odd combination, but I

wanted to show a show piece

instead of showing something

that's aesthetically normal.

I'm really happy with the way

everything looked.

It's just probably the best that

I've done.

Love it.

>> The first look is a short

batik dress.

I think the dress is quite nice.

It's a great step towards

merging the aesthetics that I

now feel I have.

I'm looking at Megan in the deep

wool bathing suit with a beige

long cover-up.

It's not terrible, but on

a darker-skinned girl it would

really look amazing.

It is what it is.

I think that it will be fine.

>> She looks like she came from

the Bahamas.

The third look is a long, gold

satin gown.

I feel that this dress shows

that I'm trying to merge the

aesthetics that I have

discovered in myself.

I feel proud of what I've done.

I feel like they best represent

the entire palettes of the

collection as well as where I'm

trying to go as a designer.

>> My first look is my casual

look.

It's loose and easy.

But it has details and edge that

my girl would love.

The second look is the brocade

two-piece, which is very me.

It has a mid-range.

"I can to a cocktail party or to

work" kind of feel.

So there really were no issues

there.

My third look is very

representative of what I think

my customer would like to see.

I like it.

I think it has a wow factor and

a sense of sophistication that I

think goes with the rest of the

collection.

>> I like the shimmering.

>> Mm-hmm.

>> I love it. I love it a lot.

I am in love with my collection.

I'm very excited that it's very

different from the others.

I'm just really proud of myself

for getting to this moment.

>> I'm really happy with how

this tailored jacket has turned

out.

In terms of using unconventional

fabrics, I think it embodies

what I do as a designer.

I'm really happy with my

neoprene little black dress.

It's quite beautiful.

It's making me melt.

My third look, I love.

I think it's a stunning piece.

It shows the organic-ness of the

drapes that I do.

But then there's also an

amazing-fitting jumper that's

wearable and extremely

beautiful.

I feel good.

I think my three looks

definitely represent what my

collection has to offer.

I can see how brilliant it will

look when it's at Lincoln

Center.

>> Three of you will be

competing at Mercedes-Benz

Fashion Week.

And one of you will be out.

>> Anya, we're gonna speak to

you first.

Let's bring out your models.

Tell us about your looks and why

you brought these looks today.

>> Well, I went home to

Trinidad.

I wanted to represent myself

as a Caribbean designer.

And I chose these three to give

a sense of the palettes and to

give a taste of what the whole

collection is.

>> I love this first dress that

you did.

It's a hybrid between that last

black dress that you did and

your Caribbean roots.

>> Right.

>> I have to say I was a little

bit surprised.

Out of the three looks, I liked

one, which is this dress.

I like that print.

That, to me, shows your sense of

style.

I don't think that the bathing

suit is particularly flattering

on her.

I feel like she's falling out.

And then this caftan, this

particular color to me looks

just very drab and very sad.

The gown, to me, looks like it's

something that you've done in

a day.

And I just don't see it being,

like, made very well.

The back part just kind of looks

folded over, so it looks very

heavy, and it looks kind of

unfinished.

It doesn't flow.

It just kind of hangs there and

is stuck.

>> It looks tortured.

And, listen, and it's satin,

so it shows everything.

>> I mean, the gown kind of

comes at the end.

It's your "wow" piece.

And I feel like it has to be

perfect.

>> The styling is not helping

you at all.

You don't need the big wonder

woman belt, you don't need the

bracelets.

The shoe looks like something

that a bad newscaster would

wear.

The vibe, I think, is right.

You've just gotta remember how

to style it to keep it young.

If they looked a little

beachier, it would take

the whole thing and give it

an easiness.

>> Right.

>> I think it needs to look, in

a weird way, how would someone

in the Caribbean look glamorous?

>> Right.

>> Well, they'd be undone.

>> I would try to change

the shoes.

Maybe you would want to do some

cool flats to make it look

a little cooler.

>> Right.

>> Part of what makes you

different than anybody else here

is that you have a very

different point of view.

You just have to, Anya, really

embrace what you're good at.

>> Yeah, thank you.

>> All right, Anya, we've heard

what you had to say.

Models, you can leave

the runway.

>> Thank you. Thank you. Bye.

>> Kimberly, tell us about your

looks and why you chose these

three to show us today.

>> I went back home to Brooklyn.

I'm very passionate about where

I'm from.

The first look is kind of

casual, and it shows that vibe.

My second look is more of a "she

could be going out, she could be

going to work, maybe."

And then, with Boyana, I, you

know, showed you the gown and

some of the easy draping that's

in the collection.

And I just styled them, you

know, just to keep it kind of

young and still urban and...Fun.

>> I love that I know that

they're your clothes.

You like a girl who's tough and

who's got attitude.

I like what's going on with how

you've handled the sexiness.

'Cause they're actually all

covered up in the front.

Which is kind of great, 'cause

normally, you know, someone

says, "I wanna make it sexy,"

which basically means she's

topless and she's bottomless.

These clothes are full of color,

full of sex appeal.

So the last thing you need is

armloads of bracelets, those big

bags, the matching cobalt shoe

into the cobalt pant.

She looks a little like a club

foot, it's so heavy.

But I wouldn't even mind seeing

just black shoes, simpler hair.

And I wish they were cleaned up

a little bit.

>> Okay.

>> But I like that it has your

vibe, 'cause that's really what

this is about--you having

a point of view.

>> Thank you.

>> I think the accessorizing is

an issue for me.

You need to rethink the whole

styling because it's going to

help your clothes look much

better.

>> Okay.

>> So think about that.

They should look cooler, these

clothes.

>> I had the biggest problem

with the skirt.

I do not love the bubble butt.

To me, especially from the side,

it looks like a cartoon.

I think that skirt is awful.

>> It might be better if it was

not quite as arced in the hem.

It might be a little bit more

universally flattering, and you

still got to experiment with

volume.

>> Are you gonna start with one

of these looks?

>> There's one piece before

this.

It's a leather jacket over

a mini-dress.

>> Is this your palette?

>> No, I have some ivories.

It's actually the ivory jacket

goes over the skirt.

>> So where's the ivory jacket?

>> I don't know. Oh!

It was a bit big.

>> I don't know, I mean, today

is an important day.

>> I ag--yes, I agree.

>> I mean, you might not even go

because maybe you picked

the wrong things today.

Okay, we've heard what you

had to say.

Models, you can leave

the runway.

Viktor, tell us about your

looks and why you chose these

three to show us today.

>> When I went home, I went

through pictures.

I went back all the way to my

trip in Mexico, where I started.

That's where one of my brothers

who passed away wanted to take

me.

And, um...my other brother,

which is his twin, took me to

the beach.

I took these pictures.

I printed them into fabric.

These were just palms and kind

of the sunset when I was having

dinner with my boyfriend.

I really wanted to show print.

I wanted to show texture.

I wanted to show separates.

This is what I wanted to show

you guys.

>> I love these first two.

I think the jacket's great.

I like the way you played with

the print on the trouser.

The tailoring's impeccable.

The little zippered dress, she

doesn't need sunglasses, quite

honestly.

The dress is glamorous enough.

If the accessories complete it

and finish it, that's great.

But if they distract, it's

a problem.

>> I do like this, um,

see-through top with all the

mirrors on there.

I think that that's really cool.

>> Could you do me a favor and

take the jacket off?

Ahh. Ahh.

The dress is gorgeous.

That's enough.

Once you add that jacket to it,

it's too much.

>> Can I try it on?

>> You want to?

>> Mm-hmm.

>> Yeah.

'Cause I had--

>> If you decide not to show it,

maybe I'll just keep it.

>> I would love for you to have

it.

But, realistically, she's

wearing a T-shirt and black

pants.

>> It looks really good.

>> I mean, that is a lot of

work.

>> The work's insane.

>> I wish these were a little

bit smaller.

I think it's a really

interesting idea, though.

>> It's a fun piece.

>> You know?

>> Can I ask you a question?

I love this piece so much and--

>> I'd whip up a pair of black

pants and a black tank top.

>> Got it.

>> Find something that's a

backdrop for the work that you

put into the jacket.

>> Okay.

>> I love the top part of this.

I think the skirt is too full.

Can I see when you zip it down,

can I take a look at what

happens?

I wonder what it would look like

without the leather skirt.

Oh, well...

>> I love that.

>> Divine!

The prints are fantastic.

You don't need to be so tricky,

Viktor.

>> Okay.

>> You don't need this

distracting leather zipper

skirt.

>> Unfortunately, you have to

put the skirt back on.

>> Ohh.

All right.

>> I think the editing is

important.

We told you to turn up the

volume, but you might be just,

you know--

>> More?

>> No, no, no!

You don't have to go all

the way.

Just remember, when you've got

two great pieces together, you

want to let them shine and be

a star.

But they're both great.

I just--together, they freak me

out.

>> Okay, we've heard what you

had to say.

Models, you can leave

the runway.

Joshua, tell us about your

looks, and tell us why you chose

these three looks to show us

today.

>> Well, I chose these three

because they're kind of the DNA

of my collection.

I really start out with this

great palette of color that

transcends into a more darker

palette.

I just really wanted to play

with some intriguing cuts,

things that are new and

innovative.

I really definitely wanted to

show a little bit of my draping,

but also the tailoring that I

do.

>> I have to say, I liked a lot

of your designs today.

>> Thank you.

>> It's modern, it's forward.

I like that it has this kind of

colorful top underneath it.

I like it mixed with the pink

pants.

I especially like this jacket.

I was not so in love with the

buckle.

Kind of reminds me of, you know,

the kind of strap that I put on

my kids in the car seat.

It looks a little inexpensive.

Not so crazy about these shoes.

They're a little busy down

there.

The focus should just be on

the jacket.

>> Well...you have me a little

bit on a roller coaster.

We start with the high.

The jacket's great.

>> Thank you.

>> And I actually like

the utilitarian seatbelt.

I mean, I love the whole vibe

there.

Now we're gonna go to the

middle, and I think the back of

this dress is great.

I love the cut.

>> It's a sexy dress.

It's very simple, but it has

interest.

>> I hate this modesty tab.

If it's on a girl who's flat

enough and thin enough, you

don't need the modesty tab.

Here, love it from the front,

hate if from the back.

>> Okay.

>> Oy, yi, yi, yi, yi.

Can you turn around?

Oh, my gosh, no.

The notion that any woman is

gonna have her ass exposed in

Olivia Newton-John's leggings...

I'd rethink this weird combo.

But I love the neckline.

There's a consistency with this

geometry that you have going

here, which is fantastic.

Can you take her belt off for

a second?

>> Sure.

>> Try the belt on her with the

dress.

>> It was on her, but I chose

not to because it breaks up

the--

>> let me just see.

Well, if you didn't have the

modesty tab--I think it's great.

>> You convinced me.

I like it now too.

>> Yeah.

>> Believe it or not, you who

have been having so many issues

with styling managed to actually

have the better styling.

These girls are pretty clean.

They look very polished.

>> Thank you.

>> Just remember not to add too

much.

I am so impressed.

You are a very good designer.

>> Have a consistency.

Have a focus.

You know, I really think that's

so important.

>> Okay, Josh, we've heard what

you had to say.

Models, you can leave

the runway.

We have a very tough decision to

make, and then I call you back

out.

You can leave the runway.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you, guys.

>> Thank you.

In-tense.

>> It was fun, though.

It was a fun judging, right?

>> It was good.

>> I have a smile on my face.

But then it really hits me

that...this is the moment where

one of my major dreams will

either come true, or it will die

right here.

>> I feel that it went really

well for me.

You know, I'm very humbled to

hear, I mean, Nina Garcia say,

"You are a great designer."

>> You both have the tightest

collection.

You showed tremendous growth,

and you--you did what they asked

you to do, which is turn up

the volume, but you kept it you.

You know, I thought from the

beginning it was between Kim and

I, and I think that that's just

where we are now, you know?

So that's not surprising to me.

I want to be in the top three

more than I'm ready to admit to

myself, because, when I think

about it too much, it just

freaks me out.

>> I have to say that, today, we

have a really tough decision.

You know, they all did

something good.

And some things that they really

have to work on.

Especially the girls today,

because I thought the boys did

quite well.

Viktor, I was very impressed

with today.

He has very special pieces.

I'm not always saying that they

go together...

>> That's his problem.

>> You know?

>> They were all made perfectly.

But let's be Frank.

We restyled two out of three.

>> Yeah.

>> Those prints were very his

own.

>> All of his clothes are

impeccably made and tailored.

For the benefit of having a

better collection, he needs to

know how to edit.

I don't know what else he's got

up his sleeve.

Joshua's gotta fix that ugly

cat suit/gown combo.

'Cause it's hideous.

>> Halloween costume?

>> It's full Halloween.

>> It's bad.

>> And then the black dress with

the little modesty tab, he's

gotta fix that too.

His styling was the best of the

bunch.

>> The best--he kept it simple,

edited, I mean, and he of all

people...

>> But he has some clothes to

make.

He's not done yet, either.

All four of them really put

forth something that was

distinctly theirs.

>> Really? You think Anya?

>> Yeah, I think she got caught

up with trying to be glamorous.

>> But it doesn't have her

handwriting on it.

>> That first dress...

>> First dress was fabulous.

>> I'm talking about the evening

gown.

Why did she do it in that

fabric?

>> Because she's not used to

making dresses like that, so she

really didn't know.

>> But why, for the finale, why

would you do that?

Do something that you know

you're good at.

She might even have blown it.

>> Well, it was very

inconsistent.

>> Two out of three...

>> Two out of three were not

great.

>> There were others that two

out of three were not good,

either.

>> When I look at what Kimberly

was doing, a styling disaster.

>> I didn't like her color

palette.

And then those matching shoes

with bags made it even worse.

>> I look at these colors and I

look at the way it's styled, and

I'm worried what else Kimberly's

gonna show us.

>> You weren't that negative on

Kimberly!

>> No, no.

>> You liked that bubble skirt.

I was like, "really?"

>> I kind of liked that she was

playing with volume.

I just think that the way she

showed it with that top and that

handbag and those shoes and

the braid made it looks crazy.

The girls choked today.

>> Both of them were equally bad

today.

>> Yes, both of them were

equally bad.

>> They all need time to be able

to make something and possibly

edit it and change it and shift

it.

I think anything's possible.

>> Anything is possible.

>> Well, I just want to say,

whatever happens today...

I think this has been a journey

for all of us.

And I'm so happy and honored to

be with all of you guys.

I just want to say that I love

you guys.

>> We're all connected.

>> Yeah.

>> The four of us.

>> Yeah, I'm honored as well.

Truly honored.

>> So we've made our decision?

Are we sure about this?

>> Let's bring them back out.

You've all given us a lot to

talk about, and we're glad to

see you pushed yourselves and

showed us your very distinct

points of view.

There were some things we liked

about what you showed us,

and some things we didn't.

And that goes for all of you.

>> Fashion Week is here.

And we're about to cross

the finish line.

Those of you who move forward

must listen to our feedback.

Use the next couple of days to

bring yourselves to the next

level.

Joshua...

Congratulations.

>> You're showing at Lincoln

Center.

>> Thank you.

>> Wow.

>> Congrats.

>> I'm so excited.

Oh!

Oh, my God.

>> My God, my

heart.

>> Viktor...

Congratulations.

You're in.

You will also show at Fashion

Week.

>> Thank you, thank you, thank

you so much.

You made my dream.

Thank you.

>> Congratulations.

>> Good luck to you.

>> Thank you.

>> Oh, God.

I'm so happy.

How crazy.

Here, let me feel your heart.

It's major.

>> Oh, my God.

I can't even believe.

>> Anya...

Kimberly...

There's a lot of potential in

your looks.

But you both had problems.

Kimberly, from the hair and

makeup to the accessories...

your styling was a big problem.

And you have to watch your color

palette.

Anya, we appreciate that you

went for Caribbean glam, but the

looks that you showed us today,

they were missing something.

Kimberly...

♪ ♪

You will show at New York

Fashion Week.

Congratulations.

>> Thank you.

>> Congrats.

Oh, I'm proud of you.

Congratulations.

>> Thank you.

Thank you, guys.

>> I am showing at Mercedes-Benz

Fashion Week!

Yay!

>> Congratulations.

>> Congratulations.

>> I'm so excited.

You all right?

>> Yeah, I am.

>> Anya...

You're in as well.

>> Oh, my gosh!

You, too, will show at New York

Fashion Week.

Congratulations.

>> Oh, gosh, why did you have to

do that to me?

Oh, my gosh, thank you so much.

>> Congratulations.

>> Thank you.

>> You still have a lot of work

ahead of you.

>> Yes, I know.

I almost fainted.

I know it's not over.

But I cannot thank each of you

enough for this experience.

I have learned so much.

So thank you.

>> Good luck to you.

>> Thank you.

>> I'm completely shocked.

This is the last thing I expect

to hear.

All four of us are going.

It's just...a dream.

>> Oh, my God.

>> I knew it! I knew it!

>> You are such...a mess!

>> I love it!

>> Yay.

>> We're all showing?

>> Yeah!

>> I'm confused all around right

now.

Here, we're thinking three of us

are going.

I thought she was gonna be

going home.

Boom.

Four people still in the game.

>> Oh, my God.

>> I--it's really--I saw just

these stars.

>> I'm, like, kind of mad

at you.

If you weren't this beautiful

I'd be pissed off right now.

I mean, I don't think Kimberly

or Anya's critiques went that

well.

I mean, I don't think either of

them should go.

>> I knew it.

>> I cannot believe this.

>> I did not expect that.

>> Like, this isn't fuddy-duddy,

like, you know...dress-up.

This is New York Fashion Week.

A critique like that, I don't

think is worthy of taking it to

the main stage.

>> Oh, my God.

>> This is really great.

We all have a lot of work to do.

Just to, you know.

This is serious stuff.

>> You know, any of the four of

them could still win

Project Runway.

>> I totally agree.

>> Completely agree.

>> I think that was a good

decision.

>> So how happy are the five of

us?

>> Oh, my God!

>> Isn't this great?

I'm so happy.

Mwah!

Congratulations. Really.

>> Thank you.

>> You're not out of the woods.

>> No, but--

>> but you're still in the

woods.

I want you to go to bed.

And I will meet you in

the morning.

We will regroup.

>> Okay.

>> Okay? Let's go get some air,

everybody.

>> I would love that.

>> Thanks.

>> == sync, corrected by elderman ==

So exciting!