07x01 - Back to New York

[bunniefuu]

This is Project Runway.

I want to be a fashion icon

at the level of Dior,
Tom Ford, or Karl Lagerfeld.

I want to be a household name.

Hello? Sweet.

But if I'm not having fun,
I don't want to do it. How's that?

- [Thud, creaking]
- [Beep]

I'm really drawn to the vintage feel,

but I add in my elements

to create a very sophisticated
but edgy modern look.

My name's Janeane. I'm 27 years old,
and I'm from Portland, Oregon.

This is so exciting to be in New York.

I've never been here, and I'm kind of
dorking out about it a little bit.

Oh, my God.

[Chuckles]
Wow.

I like things
that are not specific to a time

and not attached to
any sort of, like, trend.

But to show at Bryant Park...
Oh, my God.

The thought of that almost, like,
obviously makes me want to cry.

That would be
the beginning of everything.

It would change my life.

- Wow! Oh, my God!
- Hi.

Hi. I'm Janeane.

I'm Ping. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

I'm American-trained physical therapist

and Italian-trained fashion designer.

I work as a physical therapist from 9 to 5,

so I know how body moves
and functions.

I'm always searching
for the simplest cut

to liberate the body movement.

- Hey.
- Seth Aaron.

- Ben. Good to meet you.
- Ben, nice to meet you.

- Is this the whole place?
- Yeah.

You don't want that first one.

We'll talk about it later.

I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama.

Honey...
[laughing]

...it is hell being black,
g*y in the ghetto.

- Hello.
- [Seth Aaron, Ben] Hey.

Wow. That's quite a suitcase.

Honey, I brought Georgia with me.

I'm Anthony.

My ultimate goal is to be
one of the gown designers

for Miss USA and Miss Universe.

I don't really care for Miss America.

But I feel like if life has called me
for such a time as now,

then Anthony needs to rise
to the occasion, period.

I'm Jay. I'm 31,
and I'm from San Francisco.

My design aesthetic is very eclectic.

I like things to be dramatic.

I don't want to make a lot of money.

I don't want to be a millionaire.

It's about doing what I love.

- Which bed is broken?
- The first one.

Jay, That's your bed.
So not so special.

I'm the skinniest
amongst the four of us,

so I think I should be fine there.

- I'm 180.
- I'm 145.



- And I'm thirsty.
- [Laughter]

- Hi.
- [Ping, Janeane] Hi.

- I'm Pamela.
- Hi.

I had a complete different
career before this.

So the last few years have been
my main starting point for fashion.

I worked in advertising
and went as far as I could with it.

I got to the top position that I wanted,

and then I was like,
"Okay, more challenge. What's new?"

I have my own small design business

where I do custom work
for private clients.

I'm totally a type A personality.

I like to be at the top constantly.

- Oh!
- Somebody new.

- Hi. My name is Anna.
- Hello.

Oh, wow.
I can't believe this.

I'm kind of an animal
when it comes to competition.

[Growls]
I'll do anything to win.

I recently started to try
taking designs...

maybe a pretty dress
or a pretty c*ck coat...

and hand painting on them,
splatter painting on them.

I'm trying to discover the place
where gritty meets pretty.

Hey.

Hey. Jesse.

I'm Jesse Lenoir.
I'm 24 years old,

from Orlando, Florida.

Uh, I actually was an actor.

I work at Disney World.
I work there as a pirate.

Sort of the most famous pirate
you could probably think of.

But along the way,
learning to be an actor,

I learned how to sew,
and I then expanded upon that

and taught myself
how to design.

I'm self-taught, too.

- We gotta stick together.
- Yeah, exactly.

I took a little detour from fashion design,

and for the last 12 to 13 years,
I've been a costume designer,

mostly for television and film.

I actually think that my experience

has made me see fashion
from different angles.

I feel so ready to show
the world what I can do.

- How are you?
- Good. How are you?

I'm Maya.

I like fashion that takes risks.

When I was in high school,
I was really inspired

by punk rock and rock and roll.

I do collect vinyl. I love music.

Music and fashion go hand in hand.

I like your haircut. High five for bangs.

High five. I didn't know my little sister
was gonna be on the show.

Really?

- How are you?
- I'm Maya.

- Nice to meet you.
- Christiane.

- It's so nice.
- I know. It smells good, too.

My name's Jesus. I'm 21 years old.

I am young, but I'm ready for it
because I am very confident,

and I feel like
I'm a very talented person.

- Hey.
- What's up?

I think I have a really, really
big sense of imagination

that's guiding me towards
being a great designer.

- What's your specialty?
- Evening and couture.

- Cool.
- So you guys better watch out.

- Bring it on.
- Hi.

- Hey.
- Hi.

My name is Emilio.
What's your name?

- I'm Jonathan.
- [Jesus] Emilio.

[Spanish]

[Laughter]

We'll teach you guys Spanish.

My name is Amy Sarabi.

I'm 25 years old,
from Oakland, California.

[Women]
Hi.

I think that my Iranian background

has definitely affected
my design aesthetic.

The visual motifs and things
are always around my house.

But I really love innovation.

I like being different.

"Dear Designers, welcome to New York
and to Project Runway.

"I look forward to meeting all of you,

so please join Tim and me
on the rooftop"...

"For a celebratory toast."

[All]
"Love, Heidi"!

You were supposed
to read that in German.

- In German.
- In German.

[Janeane]
All of a sudden, it's happening.

Project Runway's starting.

Hi, everybody.
Welcome to Project Runway.

[Cheering]

As you can see, we have returned
to our original New York home, the Atlas,

Gotham's luxury apartment building
here in Manhattan's Fashion District.

And now I would like to introduce you
to the one and only Tim Gunn.

[Cheering]

He's the chief creative officer
of Liz Claiborne,

and he will be your mentor
during your time here on Project Runway.

Welcome, designers.

Never before have we had
a group of designers

who possess such a strong spirit
of innovation,

so many different creative points of view,

and who know how to create clothes
that can navigate the real world.

And we will see a lot of each other
because we'll be together in the workroom

at Parsons the New School for Design.

It will be hard,
and you will have to work a lot.

So before we get started,
let's have a little champagne.

I'm a little pregnant,
so I'm gonna have a little apple cider.

[Tim] Come forward, everybody.
Come forward. Grab a glass.

- I'm Anthony.
- Anthony.

- Good to meet you.
- Nice to be meeting you, ladies.

- Chicago. But originally from China.
- Chicago.

- What's this down here?
- That's Lower Manhattan.

- And this is, uh, the crazy Em... Em...
- The Empire State Building.

- That's the Empire State Building?
- Yeah.

- Oh, my God.
- My name is Emilio Sosa.

I am 43 years old,
and I am from New York City.

See, this used to be my town, too.

Yes. I'm representing.

I ended up working in costumes
because I needed a job.

But I'm still designing fashion.

It just happens to fit the framework
of the show that I'm working in.

It's great to design beautiful showstoppers.

But my goal is to have my clothing

on people's back
that I ride the subways with.

[Heidi]
And what's your style like?

[Ben]

My style is not always, like,
extremely feminine, pretty.

I still have that
kind of comic book sensibility.

I like to see somebody evolve
into another personality

when they put something on of mine.

I use a lot of textures,
a lot of layers, a lot of colors.

I lived in the Ivory Coast
for about 21 years.

It's a place where color is 24/7.

I think it makes women look beautiful.

I have received an award
for best haute couture.

I have had a few dresses
worn on the red carpet very recently.

I mean, I'm good.

[Laughter]

What about you?

I would say that I sort of
define myself as an artist,

and I'm working in the direction
of fashion design.

I just spent four years
at the Rhode Island School of Design

studying printmaking.

It taught me to scrutinize my work,

and it taught me to have
a really clear design process.

I am so excited to get started.

Would you all please gather around?

I just want to start now. I want to start.

Tomorrow morning,
you will meet me in Central Park

and learn the details
of your first challenge.

- Cheers.
- To season seven.

- [Cheering]
- [Heidi] To Project Runway!

Cheers!

Wow.

[Whooping]

[Christiane]
So we arrive at Central Park,

and we see tons and tons

of fabrics laying around.

[Anthony] And I'm thinking
to myself, "Lord, have mercy.

Mood Fabrics has come out here
and hanged their fabrics to dry."

Good morning, designers,
and welcome to Central Park.

[Designers]
Good morning.

As you look around,
you'll see that Mood Fabrics

has generously donated
hundreds of yards

of textiles in myriad colors,
textures and patterns.

And as beautiful as the textiles are,
they are missing something,

and that something is you...
your vision.

For this first challenge,
it's critically important

that your look embody
who you are as a designer.

We get to design our own thing
that represents us.

When I say "go,"

you will have three minutes
to gather as much fabric as you can,

and then I'm gonna take you
to the workroom at Parsons.

Oh, smack.

Three minutes.

- Mad dash.
- Grab it.

Ready, set,

- go!
- [Squealing]

[Emilio]
Tim says "go,"

and we are like fat people
at an open buffet in Vegas.

[Screams]

You can't stop anyone.

[Squealing]

I automatically thought,
"Okay, go for the colors,"

because I'm all about colors.

[Designers yelling]

All right, designers. Time is up.

I need you to gather around here.

As you know, in fashion,
an editing eye is critically important,

and I'm giving you
your first opportunity to edit.

Out of all these fabrics
that you've gathered,

you are to select five
to take back to the workroom.

Edit away.

[Woman]
Oh, no. I have to pick one to give up?

No, I don't want to give anything up.
What if I need that one?

It's like your leg.
You don't want to cut it off.

Everybody, you have two minutes...
two minutes to finish editing.

Oh, my God. I like your fabric.

I think I grabbed all the ugliest fabric
among the group.

Oh, no!

I have no idea. No idea.

- We have less than a minute.
- One, two...

- These the ones that you're taking?
- Yeah.

- Okay. You need to unfurl it, too...
- Oh.

- 'Cause it has to go into your Mood bag.
- It doesn't wrap.

Designers, you have


- [Laughter]
- I don't know how to do this.

- It doesn't fold.
- [Chanting] Go, Ping.

Go, Ping. Go, Ping.

- [Anthony] Ping.
- [Cheering]

Ping-Pong.

[Applause]

All right, designers. Let me take you
to the workroom. Follow me.

[Seth Aaron] The first challenge...
If you don't pick your vision

and shove it in the judges' face,
right down their throat

and say, "This is who I am,"

I think you might be in trouble.

Coming up on Project Runway...

- Oh, honey.
- Are you doing a whole new dress right now?

I can't send it down the runway.

We've never had anyone
just not finish.

I'm scared that this could be
really devastating.

[Designers whooping]

- Are we neighbors?
- We are neighbors.

- Welcome home.
- Thank you.

- Hi, everybody.
- [Designers] Hi, Tim.

So you found your space.

And next door
is the Brother sewing room

which is fully equipped
with Brother sewing machines.

I want you to know that you have
until midnight tonight

and a little bit of time
tomorrow to finish your look.

And I'm very excited to introduce
the HP TouchSmart Notebooks.

There's one for each of you.

This new technology will allow you
to work in a creative and innovative way

that's greatly enhanced
from a regular sketchbook.

So if you choose to use them,
please do.

For this first challenge,
we've pre-assigned

a model for each of you,

and that card contains
her measurements.

This will be very important to your look.

And the winner of this challenge
will have immunity

and cannot be eliminated
in the next challenge.

- [Cheering]
- Thank you.

This is such an important challenge

because this is your only chance

to show the judges
what makes you different

from the other designers.

So I'm going over the top,
full Seth Aaron,

in your face, day one.

Hopefully it pays off.

My design is a black c*ck dress

with an inset panel of angled pleats
and a pleated cap sleeve.

Did you get fabrics that you liked, or...

Um, I got one piece that I liked,

so I'm just using that.

Does anybody know how
to make your form stop rolling?

My first design... color, style, and fit.

I think this one little dress
encompasses all that.

My designs look the best
if you put on a human body.

So why not just drape fabric on myself?

Oh, I love this mirror, really.

It make me look so nice.

I'm kind of anticipated
my working style

will be different than normal approach.

Right now, I think the major challenges
people are having

is with the time constraint.

[Emilio]
Is everyone in the sewing room?

- [Anthony] Everyone's sewing.
- [Laughs]

Shut up. Don't even remind me.

- Hi, everybody.
- [Designers] Hi, Tim.

Designers, I'm sending in your models.

I'm not even halfway through
the pieces that I'm working on.

You will have 30 minutes with them,
so use your time well, okay?

[Imitating Tim]
Time to make it work.

- Elizaveta.
- You're so cute.

It's too tight. That's okay. Easy fix.

This would be up over the bust here.

[No audible dialogue]

[Ping]
Oh, this is so me!

- [Snaps fingers]
- I really love it.

The train's gonna be that long.

[Jesus]
After I fit Brittany, I realized

that she was 5'11",
so I need to make this long.

So exciting.

Kind of like a mermaid-style evening gown
with a chiffon train.

We're definitely gonna win.

Oh, God. This thing is so big.

I think I like it shorter, actually.

- I'll see you tomorrow. Be good.
- See you.

Okay, okay. I gotta get to work.

So enough about sewing.
Let's talk about the important stuff.

What are you guys gonna wear
to the runway show tomorrow?

What are you wearing?

Something that I can look dignified
going home in.

Ohh.

- That's a lot of pins.
- Well, 'cause I appliqué each stripe.

If I have the time,
I'll do a jacket that'll come over this

so the red will peek out
in the same shape with the jacket.

- Hi, everybody.
- Hi.

Just here to check in with you
and see how you're doing.

Christiane.

- Hi, Tim.
- Talk to me.

Okay. So, for my look,

I decided to go with a dress
'cause it's what I do best.

My only concern is that,
is it out there enough?

You need to ask yourself
whether not having something hurts it.

- Mm-hmm.
- From my point of view,

finish this impeccably,

and stand there with confidence.

- Okay.
- All right. Thank you.

Thank you.

- Ping?
- Yes?

Are you cold?

- No.
- [Laughing]

You're all enshrouded.

Well, these are the fabric I got.

- This is your look?
- Yes.

Tell me why this is on you.

I do things on me

because I don't have
dress form at home.

Doing it on you...
Does it allow you to be objective?

I would only give it to customers
whatever I want to wear myself.

All right.

- Not bad, no?
- [Laughing]

All right. Go, go, go.

Seth Aaron.
How confident are you in this zipper?

I love to see zippers.

Does it become cartoonish?

This challenge is to represent,
who is Seth Aaron?

- Yeah.
- That's what I'm doing.

- All right. Go for it.
- All right.

- Hi, Tim.
- Talk to me.

Well, this is my little black dress
that I'm working on.

Here's my difficulty.

- This fabric shows everything.
- Yeah.

I'm so distracted by how it puckers

- and how those seams don't lay flat.
- Yeah.

My heart is just sinking slowly.

Just clean it up as much as you can.

At this point, I'm realizing I can't
send it down the runway.

I cannot send it down the runway.

But I think I can fix it.
I'm gonna fix this.

I have to fix this.

- So how's Anthony doing?
- Anthony's wonderfully well.

Talk to me.

I didn't want to do just an all-over green
floral-print dress,

but none of this is working for me.

- It's not working for me, either.
- It's not working for me at all.

- This is the starring actress.
- [Chuckles]

Why would you introduce
a poor supporting player?

Well, I didn't introduce her.
I just introduced her to you.

But obviously you just decided
you don't want to meet her,

so we're gonna put her out.

[Tim]
Thanks, Anthony.

It went better
than I thought it would.

Hello, Jesus. Was this a need

to put the seam in here,
or was this a design plan?

- It was a need...
- A need.

...because originally
it was gonna be short.

- Oh, I see.
- Then when I saw my model,

- I said I'm gonna make it...
- Ohhh.

...into a mermaid long-train dress.

I'm just looking at how it's constructed,
and I find it disturbing.

In a manner of speaking,
it was an afterthought.

Yeah.

I'm not confident that it wouldn't have been

just as successful,
if not more, as a short dress.

- This don't bother me at all.
- All right. Make it work.

- I will.
- All right? Thank you.

- Emilio.
- I wanted to create

an ombré, but using fabric...

All right.
I have one comment to make.

- And I think this is fabulously done.
- Yeah.

I'm just looking at a top
that's still very unfinished.

We've never had anyone
in the whole history of this show

just not finish, ever.

My knees buckled.
[Beep]

My skirt is still in pieces on the table.

All right. Designers, I'm thrilled that
you're being as ambitious as you're being.

At the same time,
some of you may have to

recalibrate your ambitions
according to the time frame,

because I am seriously
worried about it.

So, for the rest of the night, sew, cut,

drape, do whatever
you need to do to finish this.

Thank you. Have a good night.

- Bye, Tim.
- I'll see you tomorrow.

Oh, honey. This is the last thing
I can handle right now.

I just want to be finished.
This is, like, high level of stress.

I think my dress very well
could get me the win.

I'm just crossing my fingers
that it fits perfectly

when Kelly tries it on tomorrow.

[Janeane] I'm seeing these amazing
pieces people have spent all day doing,

and less than two hours to go,
I started over, completely.

Now, are you doing
a whole new dress right now?

Yeah.

I'm hoping that Janeane's
gonna pull some tricks

out of her big old designer bag,

because I'm scared that this
could be really devastating.

I only have the top half
of the dress done.

[Jonathan]
Come on, guys. Time to go.

Why, why, why me?

Coming up on Project Runway...

Oh, [beep].

[Tim]
Designers, in five minutes,

we're walking down to the runway.

For some reason,
my zipper won't go up.

[Whooshing]

My work is just so different.

Ping may go home.

It's a mix of anticipation, fear...

- Like, already starting to sweat.
...excitement, uncertainty,

exhaustion.

[Seth Aaron]
I can see some panic in people's faces.

Do as much as you can
until they say "Runway time."

I'm thinking about getting
as much done as possible,

because I know there's still a lot to do,

having restarted my entire design
at the last minute.

I have not even put my garment
on my model yet.

That's my biggest concern right now.

It's not, like, crazy chiffon

- that's gonna be ridiculous.
- Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

- I would take the time to roll it.
- Yeah.

Yeah, 'cause it looks messy.

I do think Christiane could've
pushed her design a little further.

Her lack of construction skills
are really going to be detrimental to her.

You have time, you know?

[Whooshing]

My work is just so different.

The judges may either like it
or hate it.

Ping's outfit is... very Ping.

Ping may go home.

- Good morning, everyone.
- [Designers] Good morning, Tim.

Designers, it's your first runway day.

- [Whooping, applause]
- This is a very big moment.

Yes, yes. It's exciting, and it's
a little terrifying at the same time.

I'm about to send in your models.

You will have an hour
to send them to the Garnier hair salon

and the L'Oréal Paris
makeup room, okay?

I want you all to use
the Bluefly.com wall

very thoughtfully, very strategically.

It's the source for your accessories.

All right.
I'm sending in your models.

[Whooping, applause]

Ooh! Hi! Hello!

Hello!

- How you doing?
- Take off. Take off.

[Model]
I'll take it off.

Brittany comes in,
and I put her in the dress,

and she looks fabulous,
and my first feeling

is I'm gonna be one of the top three.

- So here's the top, and this is the skirt.
- It's perfect.

Well, I'm nervous because

there's a great deal of work
to be done to my garment.

Time...

Let's just say time
is not officially on my side.

This dress was missing me.

I'm really, really anxious to see
what the judges will say about the designs.

I'm feeling pretty good about my dress.

[Jonathan]

Yeah, I'm feeling good now that I,
like, saw it on her, and it fits.

Don't touch it. Let's stroke it a little.

Miraculously, the dress...
it's really, really good.

Minor adjustments,
and we're good to go.

Oh, [beep]. I'm going off.

I'm thinking I will finish it on time.

The little pinhole of light
at the end of the tunnel

has been blooming
over the past few hours,

and I'm seeing her coming down
the runway in a finished look,

and I'm very happy with that.

Bangs like needles.

Hair just up, off of her head.

I think we should just go
with a classic, beautiful smoky eye.

Thank you.

[Chattering]

Designers and models,
in five minutes,

we're walking down to the runway.

- Five minutes.
- Thank you, Tim.

Thank you, Tim.

- Is that okay?
- Oh, absolutely, yeah.

[Seth Aaron] My garment's
complete. It's on. I'm feeling good.

Could I win? Absolutely.

For some reason,
my zipper won't go up.

The tensions I have...
I'm sweating like a Baptist preacher.

The reality of it is
I still have to produce a garment.

And right now, failure is not an option.

[Tim]
Designers and models, this is it.

Your first runway show.

- [Whooping, applause]
- Yay!

This first one is gonna be
an eye-opener for everyone.

It's gonna be, like, a reality check.

- It's a record.
- Done.

Coming up on Project Runway...

I think it looks like you glued
a few different dresses together.

To be honest, I don't know
how fashionable it is.

Welcome to the runway.
As you know, in fashion,

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

The winner of Project Runway

will receive a fashion spread
in marie claire magazine,

an opportunity to sell your line
on Bluefly. Com,

a $50,000 technology suite

to create, design
and run your business from HP and Intel,

and $100,000 from L'Oréal Paris
to launch your line.

All right. Let's meet the judges.

First, we have top American designer

- Michael Kors.
- Hey, guys.

Fashion director for marie claire
magazine, Nina Garcia,

and TV personality and designer
of House of Harlow 1960,

who'll be launching her own
apparel line this spring,

- Nicole Richie.
- [Whooping, applause]

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.

My garment looks amazing,

smart, unique, thoughtful,

but it wasn't a costume.

It was as perfect as it could get.

The dress looks better
than it did in the workroom.

I don't have a doubt in my mind
that all the judges

are gonna look at it
and totally get what I am about.

As Brittany is walking
down the runway,

I think it shows it fits her perfect.

And it's very glamour/evening.

I think the chiffon train looks beautiful.

So I'm confident.

I feel this dress
represents me as a designer.

It has this futuristic appeal,
but also a little bit of retro.

This is a good first impression
for the judges.

I definitely felt great
about my garment.

It's something
that I believe in. It's me.

It's a Jay Nicolas Sario signature.

Sarah walking down the runway
is totally amazing.

The pink color of it
and the youthful quality of the dress,

I think, shows them that I'm happy.

As the dress comes down
to the runway,

I realize that I hit it
right on the head...

fit, construction.

The dress moves like a dream.

It is the perfect dress.

My garment looks great
up there on the runway.

The amount of detail that I put into this

and the amount of tailoring
that I put into this

and the way it fits her, I think,
shows that I've got a lot of skill there.

And that's really
what my goal was.

It looks fantastic on her.

And the overall look
is really what I designed.

There's no way I would do
any changes.

It feels great to see
my dress walk down the runway.

I'm hoping to show the judges

what my design philosophy's
all about...

the draping and the texture
and the color that I use.

Seeing my piece come
down the runway is really exciting.

It's creative, and it's innovative.

Well done for one day's time.

I'm so happy I somehow
found it in me to start from the top

at the last second
and create something

that looked really lovely.

I'm staring at it. I'm obsessing about
every little wrinkle in it.

But for me, the most important thing
was the silhouette,

and I think that that
definitely reflected me as a designer.

My dress gives some voice
to who I am as a designer.

I love the actual fabric, the colors.

I like the volume on the side.

I like all of those aspects
about my dress.

I feel pretty proud of myself, actually,

considering that I'm new
to creating rapidly.

So I felt like I did pretty well.

It still feels like a dream to be here.

I feel very accomplished
to be here with my peers,

even though I do want to beat them.

If I call your name, please step forward.

Amy.

Anna.

Ben.

Janeane.

Jay.

Jesse.

Jonathan, please step forward.

Maya.

Mila.

Pamela.

If I have called your name,

congratulations.

Your scores have qualified you
to move on to the next challenge.

You can leave the runway.
Thank you.

The remaining designers
have the highest

and the lowest scores.

Let's bring out your models.

I'm gonna start with Anthony.
Tell us about your look.

I just wanted to do a different shape,

and I wanted to do something
that was very functional

and very fun and feminine.

I personally like the bottom part of it,

but I don't love the top part of it.

I think it looks like you glued
a few different dresses together.

And frankly, not a lot of women

are gonna wear that appendage
on their hips.

I mean, she could go
to a garden party

- and steal champagne bottles.
- [Snickers]

My biggest problem is that the fabric
and the silhouette...

they're very conflicting.

I did write down,
"It doesn't fit so great in the back."

It's a little too short
and a little too tight.

It's not straight, and over the butt,
it makes these bubbles, right?

But I actually do think
that it's very beautiful,

and I think you did really great
under pressure.

Thank you. I actually wasn't expecting...

You all were actually very nice.

I thought I was literally
going to disintegrate standing here.

So thank you. I survived your words.

Thank you.

Seth Aaron, tell us about your look.

I call this Little Tokyo.

She's going to the MTV Music Awards.

She's rocking it
New Wave-punk style.

I think that, from head to toe,
you really made everything work.

You understand
who you're aiming towards,

and you really go for it.

And I think that you really committed.

I think that it's fun.

- It shows a point of view.
- Thank you.

Can you turn around?

I really appreciated the back.
I actually loved it.

I love the back.

I actually think a lot of young girls
would love to own that dress.

It's pretty commercial.

Ping, tell us about your look.

My garment look just like fabric
if you just hang on the hanger.

When you move, the shape changes,
the form changes.

I have to say,
when your model walked out,

she immediately got my attention.

You could create
a whole fashion show round this.

This was really a show within itself.

And it's definitely something
that I would wear.

- I love it.
- Oh, thank you.

Clothes have to have
some degree of hanger appeal.

When you're presenting your clothes...

You're presenting it here on a model

that looks slightly uncomfortable
with your clothes.

No.

I think, though, this is
a great opening project.

It really shows who you are as a designer
and what you believe in.

Jesus, tell us about your look.

Okay, as you can see,
my specialty is evening gown.

The fabric choice, I think, was perfect.

I wanted to show the woman's body.

And my model's beautiful,
so it worked perfect.

To be honest, I don't know
how fashionable it is.

I don't know. It's like
a huge crocodile trunk

exploded on an evening gown.

It's, um... I think it's unwieldy,
and it's not sexy.

It looks almost as if it was short,
and then you decided to make it long,

because it has this very unflattering...

- [Michael] The seam.
...seam for it to be a miniskirt.

- It was supposed to be originally short.
- Aha!

- [Laughter]
- She looks like a Hershey chocolate bar.

- She needs some lightness to her.
- Okay.

I think that it has potential
to be a really great dress

if you put a little bit more
thought into it.

Christiane, tell us about your look.

I like to make sophisticated,
elegant, sexy dresses.

Lots of layers and textures
to really complement a woman's body.

I really like the draping
that you have on this dress,

but I'm not really crazy
about this combination of fabrics.

I think you can see every single detail,

including the hem,
that is not completely finished.

I think there's something about drapery

that should look like
she just tossed a scarf on.

You've got that going on
on the shoulder beautifully,

and then all of a sudden,
turns around, and it's like,

"Oh, she ran out of fabric
and it went into the seam."

Emilio.

What I wanted to create
was a very young,

youthful c*ck dress.

I wanted to showcase
technical knowledge with construction.

- I like that it's deceptively simple...
- Exactly.

...to someone who wouldn't
really know any better.

- Yes.
But then, on second inspection,

- you realize just how much went into it.
- Yes.

- You made this kind of weaving.
- Yes.

It was four layers,
and then I attached the skirt,

and then segmented
the purple onto that.

I appreciate very much

your technical work
that you've done in this dress.

And, I think,
speaking about hanger appeal,

I am sure this dress looks
great hanging as well.

Yeah.

I love that full shirt.

It's very fun and sexy at the same time.

- I think that it was a great, great choice.
- Thank you.

Okay, we've heard
what you had to say.

We're gonna have a little chat,
and then we'll call you back.

You can leave the runway. Thank you.

Let's start with Anthony.

I thought there was a problem

between the choice of fabric
and the silhouette.

There was a contradiction there.

It was kind of like all these,

you know, different notes
that never came together as a chord.

Well, let's move on to Christiane,

which also was a bit unsophisticated,

from the color to the shape.

[Michael]
Sewn terribly. The hem from hell.

- The puckering.
- [Nicole] The hem was the worst.

I think that you have to have a theme.

You have to have a vibe
and a feeling, A story.

And there was just nothing.

Let's move on to Jesus.

I actually kind of liked the dress.

There is a sense of the unexpected
in his design.

[Michael]
I just looked at it and was like...

kind of like all the clichés
of like, "Wow, isn't that glamorous?"

- You know, "Ooh, she's glamorous."
- In what country? In what year?

I was just gonna say in a lounge
in Las Vegas in 1972,

that would've been glamorous,
but not now.

Let's move on to the ones
that we did like.

Let's start with Seth Aaron.

It was youthful, and at the same time,

I think a lot of girls
would want to wear that dress.

I'm also intrigued.
I want to know more what he's all about.

And he was one of the few
that really gave her a head-to-toe look.

I mean, the hair worked,
the makeup worked.

You know, the whole thing.

Okay, let's move on to Emilio.
Also a beautiful dress.

I love that cut of a skirt.

I thought it was really
fun and sexy and girlie.

When it's that short, and when it's
that flowy, for me it's too sweet.

But then I think the choice
of fabric was really smart.

You know, all that work
and all that technique

looked very special and very expensive.

Okay, let's move on to Ping.

Very unusual.

But I have to say,
when her model turned the corner,

you were taken away,
you were transported.

It was something else.

This was my favorite look.

The challenge was to express
who she was, and that's who she is.

So, did we make our decision?

I think so.

All right. Let's bring them back out.

The six of you represent the best
and the worst.

One of you will be named the winner,

and one of you will be out.

The six of you represent the best
and the worst.

One of you will be named the winner,

and one of you will be out.

- Ping.
- Yes?

You're safe.

Well done.

You're in. You can leave the runway.

Thank you.

- Emilio.
- Yes?

We loved your fun, flirty
and well-constructed dress.

- Thank you very much.
- It was innovative

and showed us who you are
as a designer.

Yes.

- Congratulations.
- Yes!

You are the winner of this challenge.

[Emilio]
Yes!

Thank you.

Yes.

- You can leave the runway.
- Thank you very much, everyone. Good luck.

Yes.

I think winning the first challenge...
what it does...

it throws down the gauntlet
for the other designers.

But it also puts a target on my back.

Being the first one tells everyone

this is the guy to watch for.

[Heidi]
Seth Aaron, well done.

You're in.
You can leave the runway.

Anthony...

Anthony, you're in.
You can leave the runway.

You said "in"?

I said "in" before I change
my mind to "Auf Wiedersehen."

Leave the runway.

Before y'all changes things.

[Heidi]
Christiane,

Jesus, one of you will be out.

Christiane, we had issues
with your fabric choice,

and your construction ability
even on a simple hem.

And more importantly,
we still have no idea

who you are as a designer.

Jesus, we are concerned
about your taste level.

This was the wrong garment

and the wrong fabric.

Jesus, unfortunately, one has to go.

Mm-hmm.

But it's not you.

You're in. You can leave the runway.

[Exhales forcefully]
Thank you, guys.

I'm sorry, Christiane.
That means you're out.

Thank you.

Auf Wiedersehen.

- Good luck to you.
- Thanks.

- Guys...
- Oh, sweetie.

Bye.

I'm feeling pretty disappointed.

I did not think that my dress
was the worst out there...

that I would be eliminated.

- Christiane.
- Yes.

You have worked
so hard to get here, I know.

And it's with the deepest regret
that I tell you

that you have to go to the workroom
and clean up your space, okay?

Me being eliminated
doesn't mean anything at all

when it comes to who I am

and where I'm going
and what I'm going to do.

So, I take all the positive out of it,

and I've met some amazing people,

so I'm really thankful.

Next time on Project Runway...

In this next challenge,
we really want to see what you're made of.

You will have one day
for this challenge.

Hurry up, Anthony.

I'm doing something my style.

Really?

I would say... forgive the pun...

you skirted the challenge.

I'm flabbergasted.

I can lower this part.

She will be noticed at the party,
but not for the right reasons.

This dress made this girl
with a great body look bigger.



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