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00:00Welcome to New York City and Project Runway Season 12.
00:13This is Road to the Runway.
00:20This is a glimpse of the journey the designers had getting here.
00:23Of course, ultimately it's their talent that gets them past the panel of judges.
00:27But making it to that point, well, that's truly a challenge in itself.
00:31The selection process begins with a nationwide casting call
00:34where thousands of aspiring fashion designers submit their portfolios and home videos.
00:39I hope that you would choose me this time.
00:42Third time's a challenge.
00:44From there, the most promising designers are invited to audition before a panel of judges.
00:48Present company included.
00:50We're sold.
00:51These are amazing.
00:52Yeah.
00:53Do a pirouette.
00:54I was so excited and honored to have a hand in selecting the incredibly gifted designers you're about to meet.
01:00Suffice it to say, it was a tough decision made even tougher by the fact that we had only 15 slots to fill.
01:06Because this season, you, the fans, chose our 16th designer.
01:10Yes, we gave you the opportunity to vote and bring back one of the three former designers.
01:15The three you voted for were Ramon Lawrence Coleman from season six.
01:19It's really important to remain on top.
01:21Valerie Mahon from season eight.
01:23I love this.
01:24And Kate Pankoke from season 11.
01:26I'm pressing every theme twice.
01:29I need it to be perfect.
01:30Who did you choose to receive a second chance on the runway?
01:35Well, you'll find out very soon.
01:37But first, allow me to introduce you to the 15 new and fabulous fashion designers of season 12.
01:43Who are they and who has the best chance of winning?
01:46Yes!
01:47To help you hedge your bets, we've asked Project Runway season 11 winner, Michelle Lesniak,
01:52and Project Runway alumnus, Nick Varios, to give you their point of view.
01:56If I had to lock a red carpet, I would want to lock in that dress.
02:00I think that that's what made the judges sit up and take notice.
02:04First up, when it comes to their love of fashion, these designers just can't say enough.
02:09And we mean that literally and figuratively.
02:21Hey there!
02:22My name's Timothy, and welcome to my Milwaukee apartment.
02:25I usually sleep about six hours a night.
02:27You want to see your unicorn t-shirts?
02:29I'm just really excited about everything.
02:31Real men love unicorns.
02:32I kind of like wake up in the morning, like my fingers or like talk to my eyelids, and
02:36they're like,
02:37Guys!
02:38We got another one!
02:39Let's do it again!
02:40Yay!
02:41What are you doing?
02:42My unicorn necklace.
02:44I don't know where I put it.
02:46Timothy West.
02:48Hello!
02:49Hi Timothy!
02:50How are you?
02:51I am fantastic.
02:52So tell us about you.
02:53Everything that I do is repurposed materials, all coming from a place of sustainability.
02:59So all of this shirt is made out of repurposed materials.
03:02So you're seeing bed sheets here, and then you're also seeing curtains that are made into the collar and the yoke.
03:08This is still really funky and dressy, but it's an art piece.
03:12You are such an evangelist for sustainability.
03:15Where did this come from?
03:16It was when I got to college, dug through the garbage every single day for a week, and took out all of the recyclables and made them into a piece of clothing.
03:25So how do I create garbage to look like something new?
03:28And that's actually cassette tape that's woven into fabric.
03:30What?
03:31I would have never known that.
03:33To me, when he picked it up, I thought those were Swarovski crystals.
03:37And this is where I use the cassette tape in the background, and these are just vintage velvet curtains.
03:42This one is really great.
03:43This is actually four Pfister umbrellas that are made into the raincoat, and this is woven plastic grocery shopping bags, woven into cloth.
03:50And are you doing all the weaving?
03:52I am.
03:53All of it on a four-shaft floor loom.
03:55It all started with my grandfather, who's legally blind, and the idea of a book on tape.
04:05A book on tape takes something visual, and it makes it audio.
04:08And by weaving with it, I can take something audio and make it back into a visual experience again.
04:13And that's what repurposing is really about, is taking the story of where it was and incorporating that into the story of what it will become.
04:20I want to walk into Mood with a $50 budget and say, I have an aversion to buying virgin materials, so I want to go buy all of the fabric rolls.
04:28I want all of the fabric that's been returned.
04:30I think it's going to be great when Timothy's going to be at Mood, and Tim Gunn is going to be like, Timothy, Timothy, where are you?
04:38Look in the garbage.
04:40So I'm impressed.
04:41For me, it's a yes.
04:42I mean, it's...
04:43I'm throwing all the cards on.
04:44Yeah.
04:45I want to hug all of you.
04:47I will see you on the runway, designers.
04:49Surprise, unicorn tail.
04:51My name is Alexandria von Bromson.
04:56En garde.
04:57And I'm from San Mateo, California.
05:03I'm funny.
05:04I mean, I'm not normal, but I'm normal.
05:06But, you know, yeah, I'm crazy.
05:08Forgive me.
05:09I've had too much coffee.
05:10Hello, Alexandria.
05:11Hi.
05:12Hello.
05:13How stunning.
05:14Yeah.
05:15Wow.
05:16This is amazing, huh?
05:17No, you.
05:18Oh, thank you.
05:19Like, yes.
05:20Wow.
05:21When I was 13, I started modeling.
05:23So I lived in Italy, Spain, Greece, and that's what I did for four or five years.
05:29I hated it.
05:30It was a weird environment.
05:31I wanted to go to school and have some brains, you know, because, you know, the face goes away.
05:36I went to NYU and I got a master's degree from the Academy of Art.
05:41So tell us what you've been doing.
05:42You're running a couture camp?
05:44A thing called Camp Couture, yes.
05:45I teach kids how to sew and design.
05:48So it's exploded.
05:49I get tears.
05:50They're awesome.
05:51So I've had the most young as four sewing on the machine.
05:53Four?
05:54Yeah, but seven.
05:55Sewing on a sewing machine?
05:56And it's awful.
05:57They've just gone.
05:58I've had...
05:59You can tell when she talks about Camp Couture and all the little kids, she has such passion
06:04for that.
06:05And I think if she just really injects herself with that passion on the show, she'll go far.
06:11What did you bring with you?
06:12I have this bomber jacket from a double bed knitting machine.
06:15And did you make everything?
06:16I've made everything.
06:17Right.
06:18And the patterns as well.
06:19So my point of view as a designer is edgy, modern, strong.
06:24I think that clothing is your armor and you should say something when you wear it.
06:30This is my closet.
06:32I love strong jackets.
06:37If I were to define my personal style, I think I'm a jeans and t-shirt kind of a girl.
06:44Don't be a fashion victim.
06:46This is a vest that's been a top seller.
06:50And what would this retail for?
06:52120 at my store and I make it myself.
06:56Thank you very much for coming to my home.
06:58But it's time that you go so I can finish packing.
07:03But I will see you on Project Run With Season 9.
07:08What season is it?
07:09Oh, 12.
07:15I'm Karen Beth.
07:16Hello.
07:17I'm 23.
07:18And I'm from Rego Park, New York.
07:22And by 23.
07:23I mean 29.
07:25Ta-da.
07:28This is the sewing machine that I learned how to sew on when I was about 9 years old.
07:34My aesthetic is kind of commercially based, but I love color, I love neon, I love prints.
07:44Hi Karen.
07:45Hey, how are you guys?
07:46Good.
07:47How about you?
07:48Good.
07:49So let's get to the good stuff.
07:51This print, for instance, like this is a take on a map.
07:56It's aerial images of the Florida Everglades that I played around with the color to give
08:02it a sort of ambiguity and it almost looks like camouflage.
08:05I dig it.
08:06How do you make your prints?
08:07Well, I actually studied photography as well as fashion in college.
08:11And so it's very photography based, like I'll either take pictures or use like, for instance,
08:17this print, it's New York Times travel section.
08:20What I loved most about Karen was her making of textiles.
08:25I mean, she actually made these prints and they have just a really beautiful, interesting,
08:30unique quality to them.
08:31And I think that's the most successful thing that she does.
08:37Lenny, boo!
08:38Yay!
08:39So now I'm going to talk about my cats because I'm obsessed with them.
08:42So this is Lenny.
08:43Smile for the camera, Lenny.
08:44This is your 15 minutes of fame.
08:46Cute, see?
08:47This is my other cat, Mr. Boots.
08:49He has an extra thumb.
08:50Kind of cool.
08:51Then here's my amazing husband, Steven.
08:54Yeah, yeah.
08:55I decided to make my own wedding gown because I'm crazy.
08:59So this is the gown that I made.
09:00It has a fishtail to kind of give it that retro glamour.
09:04It will be two years this August.
09:07So, babies.
09:09Is that the plan?
09:10No, no, no.
09:11Like we're babies in a relationship.
09:13No babies!
09:14No babies!
09:15No babies!
09:16No, we're on the 20 year never plan.
09:18And then my yellow submarine coat.
09:22Basically, you know, fully lined winter coat with the option to have the collar up for
09:28those cold winter days or if you want to just kind of have it fall back down and a sweet
09:34buckle system.
09:35I mean, I love you.
09:36Thanks.
09:37I love you, too.
09:38I quite like you.
09:39For me, it's a yes.
09:40For me, it's a yes as well.
09:41Awesome.
09:42Thanks, guys.
09:43Yeah, come on.
09:44Thanks so much for stopping by and seeing what's going on in my world.
09:48And make sure to check me out on Project Runway this summer.
09:51And have a great day.
09:53Bye.
09:54Up next, from Inspirational.
09:56I want to be able to show people that deaf people are capable of doing something like
10:03that.
10:04To Confrontational.
10:05My work is going to make you go home and cry.
10:08Like, it's going to destroy you.
10:09I'm sorry.
10:10Welcome back to Project Runway Season 12.
10:20This is The Road to the Runway.
10:22Our next two designers are just a couple of nice guys who aren't accustomed to finishing
10:26last.
10:31I don't think you can be successful without being competitive.
10:34I'm kind of an all-or-nothing kind of guy.
10:37I'm Braden McDonald, and I'm from Lowell, New York.
10:39So tell us about you.
10:40I'm a retired professional modern dancer.
10:42I went to FITM 12 hours after my last show because I wanted no downtime.
10:46The New York Times wrote a retirement article on me.
10:49Wow.
10:50Yeah.
10:51I was a, you know, not to be too forward, but I was a fantastic dancer with his company.
10:55This is the time to say it.
10:56Yes.
10:57And, you know, traveled around the world.
10:58I met my partner at Juilliard 19 years ago.
11:00Oh.
11:01He grew up in L.A., so bi-coastal for a long time.
11:04So I moved out here in 2010.
11:06So that's when you went to FIDM?
11:08Yes.
11:09Okay.
11:10I started dancing when I was five.
11:11Tap, jazz, competition dance.
11:13Along with the dance background, I've had an amazing fine arts background, composition,
11:18color, you know, painting, drawing, sculpture.
11:21So I'm carrying through the fine arts perspective into fashion.
11:25Wonderful.
11:26Well, talk to us about your collection.
11:27Thanks.
11:28This piece is particularly interesting, I think.
11:30It's fagoted rouleau.
11:31I hand-stitched everything.
11:32It's got about 25,000 hand stitches.
11:34Got a lot of it.
11:35You hand-stitched?
11:36Yeah.
11:37Amazing.
11:38It's rouleau strips that are cut from some jacquards.
11:42It's a work of art.
11:43Yeah, it is.
11:44Thanks.
11:45This is all hand ruched.
11:46It's all blind stitching behind on the two-ply silk crepe, gathered and steamed and stretched
11:51together.
11:52It just feels great.
11:53You have to feel it.
11:54It does.
11:55Love it.
11:56Technically amazing.
11:57This is where the madness happens.
12:01I'm a little untidy right now.
12:03This is actually only about 50% hurricane.
12:06It gets a lot worse.
12:07Believe me.
12:08This look, I screen printed the fabric.
12:12Good.
12:13I worked with a textile designer.
12:14I loved Brayden's peacock jacket.
12:17I love peacocks.
12:19I love the placement that he had with them.
12:21I thought it was just really stunning.
12:23But you know the other thing that I love about you?
12:25You're authentic.
12:26This is one of the highlights of the whole audition season.
12:29Did you hear that?
12:30I did.
12:31I'm telling you.
12:32Do a pirouette.
12:37My name is Justin O'Blanc.
12:39I'm 27 years old.
12:40I'm from Wally, North Carolina.
12:42I'm completely deaf.
12:44I mean, I have this little device right here.
12:46But the minute I take it off, I don't hear a thing.
12:49So I want to be able to show people that deaf people or people who have
12:54accessibility like me are capable of doing something like this.
12:58Hi, Justin.
12:59So why don't you start talking to us about some of the pieces that you brought us today?
13:04The first one is it's really a basic geometry circle dress.
13:09And you also did this manipulation, which is all pennies.
13:12I'd love to see that up close.
13:13A penny.
13:14It's all these in place.
13:17Yeah.
13:18Yeah, I like going to more of a conceptual world.
13:21I know you later, yeah.
13:22J'adore Justin.
13:23The penny technique.
13:25Holy cow, Justin.
13:26His love of felt.
13:28I love felt.
13:29I think that he could win this whole thing.
13:31Let's talk about the pins.
13:33It's actually really heavy.
13:35Yeah, what I like about it, it looks like fire.
13:37I want to feel it.
13:38Beautiful.
13:40I adored the pin dress.
13:43It was like armor.
13:45But then at the same time, it almost looked like silk spikes.
13:49There was a softness to it.
13:52When I put this in place for the first time, I was able to hear by surfing when I was 18
13:59years old.
14:00I would just say anything about myself.
14:02I mean, I could sleep nicely at night time.
14:05I would hear anything.
14:07I think your designs are gorgeous.
14:11As in, I want to wear them.
14:13I want to see people on the red carpet wearing them.
14:16I can see Nina going crazy for these dresses.
14:21Bye-bye.
14:23Bye.
14:24Bye.
14:25Oh, my God.
14:26Get me inside right now.
14:28And now, a few feisty fashionistas who refuse to measure their words.
14:37Are you naturally a competitive person?
14:40Yeah.
14:41It's probably, like, to a really ferocious level, too.
14:44My work is going to make you go home and cry.
14:47Like, it's going to destroy you.
14:49I'm sorry.
14:54My name's Helen Castillo, and I'm from Union City, New Jersey, and I'm 25 years old.
14:59I graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's in Special Occasion Design.
15:05I have two black cats, a lot of tattoos, and I feel like my designs don't really reflect how I look.
15:12So, Helen, what did you bring with you?
15:14Lace applique on power mesh with not much stretch.
15:18This look that you just showed us, though, what is she wearing underneath that?
15:23Pasties and a flesh tone.
15:26Come on, give her a slip.
15:28Tim Gunn was a little concerned with not so much, I guess, discretion, because I like to do a lot of netting bodies with applique and stuff.
15:38And he's like, how would you send that down the runway?
15:40I'm like, with a flesh tone bra, probably, because I'm not trying to send, like, boobies down the runway, you know what I mean?
15:47Hey, that's my aesthetic, and I'm not going to change it.
15:49Yeah.
15:50So, sorry.
15:51This is my good side, though.
15:52Mm-hmm.
15:53So this, all the work on the Rockets work you've done since FIT?
16:01Yes.
16:02Okay, why did you bring anything from your student days?
16:05Mm-hmm.
16:06Why did I?
16:07Mm-hmm.
16:08Because it's beautiful.
16:09Oh, sorry.
16:10It means yell.
16:12I think Helen's a badass bitch.
16:15I think she's the type of girl I want to hang out with.
16:19I think that we need to go rent some motorcycles and go up to the local dive bar and just tie one on.
16:26That's a yes for me.
16:27Listen, Helen, it's a yes for me.
16:28That's a yes for me.
16:29I think what you're doing is gorgeous.
16:30Mm-hmm.
16:31I'm frightened.
16:32Well, the last one.
16:33Oh, no.
16:34I worry about the range that the judges on Project Runway would expect.
16:39Well, when I'm told to do something, I do it, and I execute it phenomenally.
16:43Okay.
16:44Yes.
16:45Okay.
16:46Now you can go.
16:47Well, she's a scrappy woman.
16:50If you really want an honest, good, terrible critique, like, you could get it from me.
16:57I'm going to say it like it is.
16:58And I never mean to be mean, but I'm just very blunt and very honest, and I only accept perfection.
17:05My name is Angela Boczkowski.
17:07I'm 33, and I live in Richmond, Virginia.
17:10My designs are really clean, classic, tailored, but with a little rock and roll edge.
17:17That come from your rock band.
17:19That's right.
17:20I was still 17 when I got married.
17:23We were in a band together.
17:24I thought we were going to be rock stars the whole time.
17:27It was like I had a midlife crisis at 22.
17:29The whole monogamy thing was difficult, so I had to leave the band and leave him.
17:34I thought I was a lesbian for a while.
17:37I tried to date a girl.
17:39That was unsuccessful.
17:40It turns out I'm straight.
17:41Well, let's talk about what you brought us today.
17:43Yeah, yeah.
17:44So I've got the leather and sheep shearling jacket that's kind of moto inspired.
17:49These little shorts, which I ended up selling to several stores.
17:53This is sort of like the signature dress with the camo wool and leather piping on all the seaming.
17:59And again, I really like, you know, tailored, structured, detailed.
18:02I like that you kind of hid the style lines.
18:05I'm a genius pattern maker.
18:07You are.
18:08Excuse me.
18:09One of the pieces that I love from Angela was the camo wool dress with red leather piping.
18:15I love that construction and the accents.
18:18And it really highlighted the body.
18:20It was almost like an x-ray.
18:22You've done such a great job for yourself.
18:24And for me, it'd be a yes.
18:26Awesome.
18:27Good.
18:28Thanks.
18:29Good job.
18:30Good job.
18:35You don't do all this and get to New York just to drop out.
18:39Like, who doesn't know how hard Project Runway is when they apply?
18:43Like, I was like, babies.
18:45You've got to be me.
18:47You seem kind of feisty.
18:49My boyfriend jokes that I like don't have an off switch.
18:52I'm Dominique Streeter.
18:55I was born in West Philly.
18:56Born in West Philly, born and raised.
18:58I'm African American, Native American, French and Cuban.
19:01My personal style is a little bit of flirtatious kind of clothing.
19:06But it's still a little bit edgy.
19:08Dawn Streeter.
19:09Hello, Dawn.
19:10Hi, Dawn.
19:11Hi.
19:12How are you?
19:13I am great.
19:14How are you?
19:15Good.
19:16You're adorable.
19:17Hey.
19:18And what did you bring with you?
19:19I love to design outerwear.
19:21So I like to do, like, things with shirling and, like, layered looks.
19:25I also did something that was kind of resortwear inspired.
19:28So I designed, like, this chiffon duster.
19:31It's two different textiles that I hand pieced together.
19:33I also have, like, a sweater for wintertime.
19:36And I actually made this brooch.
19:38It's made for red paper clips to look like sea coral.
19:41I liked the sweater.
19:42I liked what could be done with the toggles.
19:45And the fact that you could adjust it.
19:47I think it had great hanger appeal.
19:49Did you design the dress that you're wearing?
19:52Yeah, this is one of my designs.
19:54You know, even this v-neck thing that she has going on.
19:57Right.
19:58Listen, we stopped you before you got to the end of the rack.
20:00Yeah.
20:01You've got a lot of great ideas and a lot of excellent execution.
20:04Thanks, dude.
20:05You can get a look as I'm walking around.
20:07There you go.
20:08Oh, yeah, girl.
20:09You know it.
20:10Up next, learn more about these designers' tough road to the runway.
20:15I've been homeless four times.
20:17And it just pushed me to survival mode.
20:20Where no matter what happens in life, as long as I'm still breathing, I can still survive.
20:27Welcome back to Project Runway Season 12.
20:37This is the road to the runway.
20:39They've been through a lot, but their resilient nature helped these designers overcome a difficult past with almost impossible odds.
20:46My guess is, making a dress out of candy might just be child's play for this group.
20:51Door closed.
20:52Hold on.
20:53Hold on.
20:54Hold on.
20:55Hold on.
20:56When you wear your uniform and you walk out on the street, you look like a hero.
21:04This is my class A uniform jacket.
21:08This one is for grenade throwing, and this one is for shooting M16s.
21:13Pretty cool.
21:14When war ends, fashion begins.
21:19This uniform shapes and molds every design that I make.
21:23This, for example, is made from a military wool blanket.
21:27The same blanket that I slept with during basic training.
21:30My name is Miranda Levy.
21:32I'm 29 years old, and I'm from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
21:35And she's got three models.
21:38Hello, Miranda.
21:39Hi.
21:40So, can you talk to us about the pieces that you have here?
21:43My interest is definitely in the idea of a uniform, because I wore a man's uniform for eight years.
21:49I was kind of just thinking about this Andrew's sister character.
21:54That's what I'm trying to create, this post-war strong woman that's maybe a little militant, but feminine too.
22:04I use a lot of the floral print as a substitute for camouflage.
22:12Did you design the dress that you're wearing?
22:14I did.
22:15Yes.
22:16I liked Miranda's dress.
22:17It looked really well made and well tailored, and I liked the uniqueness of the yoke piecing that she did with the floral print.
22:25She looked great in it.
22:26What is your tattoo all about?
22:28I'm very curious.
22:29My brother passed away three years ago, and it says the words in reverse, I don't have much time.
22:34As a reminder to myself to live each day to the fullest and follow my dreams.
22:39Wow.
22:40My parents always fought.
22:43My mom left when I was 15, so I pretty much took care of him.
22:50He was like my baby.
22:51Well, your clothes are a very nice counterpoint to that.
22:54They're happy.
22:55They're happy.
22:56Yeah.
22:57So, Project Runway, you should pick me because if there's a zombie apocalypse, I can probably save you.
23:03Signing out.
23:04I'm Alexander Pope, and I'm from New York City.
23:09I'm very much into the avant-garde, high fashion, runway couture, all of that.
23:16Hi, how are you?
23:17Hi, Alexander.
23:18So tell us about yourself.
23:19The past five years, I've been working in costume construction.
23:22For Lion King, I make Scar and Rafiki.
23:25Wow.
23:26So you have a lot of engineering.
23:27Yeah.
23:28Can you talk to us about what you brought?
23:30Sure.
23:31I just made some little outfit.
23:32High-waisted pants, ankle length, out of antique satin with accent pockets.
23:37I first started sewing probably when I was 13 or 14.
23:40When I was a preteen and teenager, I kind of got into the death rock and gothic scene.
23:44They didn't have Hot Topics in 1989.
23:46I started sewing myself stuff to go, you know, to the gothic clubs.
23:49And this is just a simple, my little take on the simple black dress.
23:53It's a nice combed cotton stretch.
23:55This is the coat that I wanted to go with this.
23:57Wool plaid.
23:58And this long collar kind of wraps around and ties into a bow.
24:01A little drop puff sleeve.
24:03Elizabethan with a little bustle in the back.
24:05Party in the back.
24:06Party in the back.
24:07I loved Alexander's work.
24:09I thought his jackets with the bishop sleeve.
24:12I mean, it's clothing I want to wear.
24:14It's got a really renaissance meets this century.
24:19It's just fantastic.
24:20So give me sort of a timeline, where you were born on that.
24:23I was born in Hollywood, California.
24:25Our mother left when I was two.
24:26They divorced.
24:27And then my dad did remarry.
24:29I resented her and resented him for basically choosing her over me.
24:33We would get in huge, huge screaming matches.
24:36I mean, he had a temper.
24:37So I rebelled and snuck out and, you know, did drugs and listened to dark music.
24:42You weren't dealt an easy hand.
24:44No.
24:45No, I wasn't.
24:46Who do you see your customer being?
24:48She is definitely confident.
24:49She is definitely daring.
24:51The big thing about her is she's feminine, but loves to cross the gender lines.
24:55I used to dress up, too, for decades.
24:57My drag was always put together because I always made all my stuff.
25:00And I did my own makeup, so I looked pretty polished, I would say.
25:03Just a huge, exaggerated, accentuated clutch that you can hit people with if they get in
25:09your way.
25:10And this is my version of the power suit.
25:12Little wink-wink right there.
25:14Do you feel it's pushing up the boundaries of costume?
25:17Definitely.
25:18In terms of for Project Runway, you would have to tone it down a little bit.
25:22I can definitely tone it down.
25:23Let me guess.
25:24Yeah.
25:25Definitely.
25:26I'm an enthusiast.
25:27I love the idea of having a costume designer on the show.
25:29Right.
25:30But not just any costume designer.
25:31You.
25:32That's great.
25:33Get out of here.
25:34Thank you so much.
25:36My name is Ken Lawrence.
25:37I live in Birmingham, Alabama, and I'm 24.
25:39This is my signature tattoo.
25:41I'm always dressed for the occasion.
25:43I watch Project Runway from a different standpoint.
25:46I listen to what the judges say, and I apply that back to my work.
25:50I've been secretly competing for the past 11 years.
25:55I've mastered sewing, design, pattern making.
26:00I love this big baby.
26:02I'm ready.
26:03I am.
26:04Hello.
26:05Hi, Ken.
26:06How's it going?
26:07Pretty good.
26:08Welcome back.
26:09Been shoe shopping, huh?
26:10I have.
26:11Oh, my gosh.
26:12I love those.
26:13So let's talk about what you brought us today.
26:15I have a little thing for creating structural pieces.
26:19So this here, it's vinyl fabric here with a power shoulder.
26:24And this is a cotton and nylon that's woven together.
26:30I love that.
26:31I think the fabric adds power and edge, but the silhouette of it keeps it really feminine.
26:38Let me tell you, if you've ever sewn vinyl, it ain't easy.
26:43And the way it looked, you can spot a Ripley seam and there wasn't a Ripley seam.
26:48So he knows construction.
26:50This is just a basic pencil dress.
26:52The fit is really amazing.
26:54My favorite part about it is the neckline.
26:56It's asymmetrical.
26:57Do you make your own patterns, your flat pattern?
27:00Yep, absolutely.
27:01Great.
27:02Absolutely.
27:03I taught myself all those things.
27:04Do you mean the lifetime one?
27:05All the major things that kind of have shaped who you are today?
27:08I've been homeless four times.
27:10Everything that I own was in the backseat of my car.
27:12I worked in a mall and I would get ready in the handicap bathroom.
27:16And it just pushed me to where no matter what happens in life, as long as I'm still breathing, I can survive.
27:23Looking back on previous seasons, did you see when Andrea and Kuan walked off?
27:28Season 10?
27:29Yes.
27:30That pissed me off.
27:31I could have been in this spot.
27:33I don't care if my fingertips are stabbed from and bleeding from sewing.
27:37I'm going to sew and the judges are going to have to say, Ken, it's time for you to go home.
27:41For me, it's a yes.
27:42And I think you're adorable and cute.
27:44I think everything is really powerful.
27:46I'm so glad you came back.
27:47You can go out there and tell me you've got three yeses.
27:49Thank you very much.
27:50I sure will.
27:51Thank you so much.
27:52Up next, Project Runway Season 12 goes global.
27:56Why do you always have to close to my face?
27:58I get sweat.
27:59I'm not that close.
28:01Okay.
28:02F*** you.
28:03F*** you.
28:04F*** everyone.
28:05I want to get the f*** out of here.
28:07Welcome back to Project Runway Season 12.
28:19This is The Road to the Runway.
28:21These designers hail from all over the globe.
28:23Well-traveled, they're sure to bring a certain je ne sais quoi to the runway.
28:27Take a look.
28:28Hold that up just for a few seconds.
28:30Don't cover your face though.
28:31Pull it down.
28:32Hi.
28:33My name is Sandro Masmanidi.
28:34I live in New York City.
28:35Yes, don't forget where it came from.
28:36Tell us a little bit about your childhood and growing up.
28:38Okay, so my childhood was not really great because I was born in Russia at the time when
28:56it was like really difficult moments.
28:58I started modeling when I was 16 years old and around 18 years old I get sick.
29:04I've got cancer and all my plans have been like almost crushed.
29:09I've survived cancer.
29:10Make you focus and understand why you're here.
29:14So talk to us.
29:15So as much as you see I'm trying to play with construction and some details by handwork.
29:20Did you create the shoe?
29:22Yeah.
29:23I'm from Russia, guys.
29:24You're a cobbler.
29:25From Russia you have to make shoes, bags, dresses, jewelry, everything.
29:30You have to be very independent.
29:31Yeah.
29:32I liked Sandro's cocktail dress.
29:34I liked how he styled the model.
29:36I liked her hair.
29:37Go figure.
29:38I liked her shoes.
29:40I love Russians.
29:43And this is my closet.
29:45Versace, one of my favorite brands.
29:47Looks good.
29:48Oh, I have a Versace leather pants.
29:51Do you want to see?
29:52Yeah.
29:53I think they're really fun.
29:55You see the gold in the back.
29:56It's kind of little tacky.
29:58But I like it very much, no matter what.
30:01Why you always have to close to my face?
30:03I get sweat.
30:04I'm not that close.
30:05Okay.
30:06I have a lot of problems with people because not a lot of people ready to hear the truth.
30:11Fuck you.
30:12Fuck you.
30:13Fuck you.
30:14Fuck everyone.
30:15I want to get the fuck out of here.
30:18How about the knit dress?
30:20Yeah.
30:21This dress actually I did for around like two weeks.
30:24But it's magnificent.
30:25Thank you very much.
30:26Now let's talk about the coral crochet dress.
30:30I thought it was an interesting dress, but I couldn't get my eyes off of this right here.
30:37I'm sorry.
30:39I'm a maybe.
30:40I'm a yes.
30:41Yeah.
30:42I think I am.
30:43Yeah.
30:44I think it's a yes.
30:45I'd like to explore more.
30:46So like Top Gun says, yes.
30:48This was crazy hair says, yes.
30:51And that girl says like, maybe.
30:54I'm like, girl, you like make my nerves, huh?
30:57You are so spicy.
30:58I can tell.
30:59God bless America.
31:00Let's go.
31:01I was born in Uganda and my father was a diplomat.
31:05So he was Congolese and my mother was Congolese.
31:08After the war started there, my parents moved us to Kenya and put us all in boarding school.
31:15I've always loved fashion, but I never thought it would be an option as like a career choice.
31:22So I started working in marketing and I got laid off.
31:27And it just came to me.
31:28I was like, let me go back to school and get a fashion design degree.
31:32And from there, everything just started coming into place.
31:36I have a cold.
31:38Oh, it's actually a very sexy voice.
31:41Yeah.
31:42So I've been designing Modanique, which is my clothing line for six seasons now.
31:47And I just use a lot of prints, geometric prints.
31:51I love bold colors.
31:52This is synovia.
31:53This is adorable.
31:54I love using parts of the print as part of the whole design.
31:59My favorite dress was the printed dress with the tee back.
32:03I thought that it was very cute, very summer, sexy, but elegant.
32:08I really designed for that woman who walks into a room and commands attention.
32:13This was from my first collection.
32:18And I kind of wanted to show you guys how I think I've really evolved as a designer.
32:23You have evolved.
32:24Under pressure, how do you work?
32:26I make up these songs in French sometimes and in Lingala.
32:32They don't make any sense.
32:39I can definitely win Project Runway.
32:42I'm up for the challenge.
32:43Fourth time, hopefully, is a charm.
32:45This is my fourth time.
32:46Is it?
32:47Well, I think it's time.
32:48It's the sexy voice.
32:51It's sexy work.
32:52Thank you so much.
32:53I really appreciate it.
32:56Hello.
32:57Yep.
32:58You want to do this one?
32:59Sure, you do.
33:00I'm sure.
33:01Jeremy Brandrick.
33:02Hello, Jeremy.
33:03Hi, Jeremy.
33:04Nice to meet you.
33:05I'm originally from Birmingham, England, and I became an American citizen last December.
33:09Congratulations.
33:10I've been here about eight years.
33:11So what are you doing right now?
33:12I run my own bridal wear business.
33:16This one's quite interesting.
33:18This is a hand-woven leather front with a warm cashmere blend.
33:23Peckably made.
33:24Mm-hmm.
33:25An updated safari.
33:26Pair of shorts.
33:27Again, very unstitched, very clean.
33:29Kind of safari-esque blouse.
33:31Nice counterpoint.
33:32And you're a family man.
33:34Yes.
33:35Yes.
33:36So I've been with Adam for 15 years this year.
33:39We got married in the UK six years ago.
33:42Right from when we first met, we knew we both wanted to have children.
33:49There you go.
33:50Vintage couture.
33:52Having children completely reinvented our lives.
33:55I know you just want to spend the rest of the afternoon upside down now.
33:59This picture here was the baby's very first scan, which was the most exciting point of our life.
34:05We kind of realized that we're having twins.
34:07We're having twins.
34:08Woo!
34:09A cloth from Linton Tweeds, who do all of the boucles for Chanel.
34:13Mm-hmm.
34:14And I can see a tailored jacket here.
34:15So this is a traditional British Worcestered meal.
34:18You know, it's all fully lined.
34:19You know, it's all fully lined.
34:20It's got the vent, working kerfs, inside pockets.
34:22You know your stuff.
34:23We're sold.
34:24Jeremy's an incredible, talented tailor.
34:27It changes the whole way a dress drapes and sits on a female figure.
34:31And he has that in his back pocket.
34:33Thank you, Project Runway, for coming to meet me and my family in New York.
34:37I really look forward to meeting you all on the show.
34:40We're going to spend the rest of the afternoon up on our roof terrace.
34:45So you can all...
34:47Goodbye.
34:49You monsters.
34:56Hey, everyone.
34:57I'm Sue.
34:58Welcome.
34:59Come on in.
35:00Let's do it again.
35:01Hey, welcome.
35:02I'm Sue.
35:03Welcome to Brooklyn.
35:04No, sorry.
35:05Okay.
35:06One more time.
35:07Hey, I'm Sue.
35:08Welcome to Brooklyn.
35:09Come on in.
35:12Most of the pieces I make are one of a kind.
35:14And as far as style goes, I'd like to think that the lines are clean, relatively pure,
35:20with a little bit of complexity.
35:21And definitely the handmade aspect is what I think makes it special.
35:25Sue Waller.
35:27Hi, Sue.
35:28Hi, everybody.
35:29How are you?
35:30So what's your technical background?
35:31Where'd you go?
35:32I studied filmmaking.
35:33Okay.
35:34I did not study fashion, so I'm totally self-taught.
35:36And I actually moved to France a while ago.
35:40And I was in the middle of the medieval countryside.
35:42I remember one day, I thought, there's no film work here.
35:44I looked at my left hand.
35:45I looked at my right hand.
35:46I thought, I have so many ideas.
35:48I'm going to start making things.
35:50And did you start manufacturing there?
35:52I mean, if there was noise and a buzz about it?
35:53This is it.
35:54This is the factory.
35:55Okay.
35:56If you've got so much up here, show us some of your favorites.
35:58Impress us.
35:59Well, this is what I wear.
36:00It's basically like my pajamas.
36:01I wear it every day.
36:02So it's beaten to death.
36:03But this is just something sort of typical of my jackets.
36:06Did you design the tunic that you're wearing?
36:08Yes.
36:09I just want to see how the jersey pieces fit.
36:12Oh, it's quite nice.
36:14Yeah.
36:15I think my work is a real mix of urban and organic.
36:21All the leather I use, it doesn't look anything like this when I start working with it.
36:24My supplier calls me Sue the Alchemist because it always comes out, you know, nothing like
36:28it looked like in the beginning.
36:29I think that Sue has her aesthetic down pat.
36:33The leather, the chic, the little bolero jackets, the jersey.
36:36I've seen that woman in Paris.
36:39One critique, Sue.
36:40The next time you show your very expensive designs, do not show them on wire hangers.
36:47Please.
36:48Hey, thanks for coming to visit.
36:50Be sure to check me out on Project Runway Season 12.
36:54Up next, 15 designers in less than five minutes.
36:58Your final recap before Project Runway Season 12 begins.
37:09Welcome back to Project Runway Season 12.
37:12This year we decided to give one former Project Runway designer a second chance to compete on
37:17the show.
37:18A runway redemption, if you will.
37:20We invited you to cast your vote for either Ramon Lawrence Coleman from Season 6, Valerie
37:25Mahon from Season 8, or Kate Pankoke from Season 11.
37:29Which lucky designer will be backed by popular demand?
37:32The answer when Project Runway Season 12 begins.
37:35But before we leave you, here's a brief recap of each designer.
37:39Who will be in?
37:40Who will be out?
37:41And which one of these talented people will win Project Runway Season 12?
37:54I'm kind of an all or nothing kind of guy.
37:57I mean, I don't think you can be successful without being competitive.
38:00And I love to mix different fabrics and patterns together in the same outfit.
38:04I think it comes from a fine art perspective.
38:06I just love to experience new and different cultures and incorporate a little bit of each
38:12in my design aesthetic.
38:14And I love matching fabrics and using prints in a different way.
38:18The reason I'm interested in repurposing materials is that this childhood playfulness of
38:23anything can be anything else.
38:25And with using repurposed materials and moving forward with sustainability, you're constantly
38:29innovating.
38:30So that's very motivating.
38:31I feel like my aesthetic is kind of commercially based.
38:35But I love color.
38:36I love neon.
38:37I love prints.
38:38And creating the collections and finding the fabrics and kind of building that story.
38:43That's what inspires me and makes me want to do it more and more.
38:48You see my style.
38:49You see my look.
38:50You see my signature.
38:51You deal with that?
38:52Yes or no?
38:53I came here start from zero.
38:54All designs and handwork and style what I do, people appreciate that.
38:58They understand that and they can see I have a big potential to be a big designer in this
39:03country.
39:04Yeah, I want to win.
39:05I play to win.
39:06I don't have time to waste.
39:07My point of view as a designer is edgy, modern, strong.
39:10Think that clothing is your armor and you should say something when you wear it.
39:15This is my life and I give all that I have into it.
39:18I'm very driven in terms of I see a goal and I want it and I go for it as hard as I possibly can.
39:24I do a sexy modern sportswear with a very European slant.
39:29I want to grow my business from what it is now and America is the place to do it.
39:33England is too small.
39:34I only accept perfection.
39:37My designs are really clean, classic, tailored but with a little rock and roll edge.
39:42I am girly and I like a girly touch but I dress it down so I feel like I can hang with the boys.
39:47I do like minimalism but I also like the silhouettes of the romance eras.
39:51I'm very much into the avant-garde, high fashion, runway, couture, all of that.
39:56I'm pretty comfortable with who I am now and it took me in a lot of crap to get there.
40:00The next step is career.
40:02I think my work is a real mix of urban and organic.
40:07And as far as style goes, I'd like to think that the lines are clean, relatively pure with a little bit of complexity.
40:13The more I work, the more I get ideas and I'm a perfectionist so I keep going, keep going, keep going until I drop basically.
40:18I'm trying to create this post-war strong woman that's maybe a little militant but feminine too.
40:25I use a lot of floral print as a substitute for camouflage.
40:30When war ends, fashion begins.
40:33I watch Project Runway from a different standpoint.
40:36I listen to what the judges say and I apply that back to my work.
40:39I've been secretly competing for the past 11 years.
40:44I'm ready, I am.
40:46I know I can win Project Runway.
40:48I love design.
40:49I live for it.
40:50I breathe for it.
40:51I make these beautiful gowns and you would never expect someone like me to create something like that.
40:57My work is so exquisite and I'm like this really raw, rough looking, intimidating girl from Jersey.
41:04I want to be able to show people that deaf people are capable of doing something like this.
41:10I approach design from a conceptual side.
41:13They all bring it back to fashion.
41:15I want to make clothing that's for the future.
41:18I don't like to sugar coat .
41:20I'm very straightforward.
41:22I like designing new lines and shapes on garments.
41:26I know what I'm doing.
41:27I'm confident in how I design and I feel like I have a really fresh and innovative look.
41:32I definitely think that I have what it takes to win.
41:36Thanks for joining me.
41:38Project Runway Season 12 starts now.
41:41Project Runway Season 12 starts now.
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