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00:00Welcome to New York City and Project Runway Season 11.
00:13This is The Road to the Runway.
00:22Before I introduce you to the season's crop of talented and determined designers,
00:26I want to let you in on a little secret.
00:28A secret that designers don't even know yet.
00:31This season is Project Runway Teams.
00:34Those always make me nauseous.
00:36Yep, that's right. Teams.
00:38Every challenge is a team challenge in some form of fashion.
00:44This is how the real world works.
00:46Every successful fashion designer works as part of a team.
00:49This season, Project Runway is bringing that real-life element into the workroom
00:53for every single challenge.
00:55So in essence, these designers will be judged by one another
00:58before they're critiqued by the actual judges.
01:02It takes talent and tenacity to snag a coveted spot on Project Runway.
01:07And the process to get here is almost as challenging
01:09as making it all the way to New York Fashion Week.
01:12It all begins with a nationwide audition process in which thousands of hopefuls submit their
01:18design portfolios and home videos for consideration on the show.
01:23Hello, you guys.
01:24My name is Tu.
01:26I get all these thrifted sweaters and then I print the cats on them.
01:29I could accommodate almost any type of designs.
01:32It doesn't matter if it's for your little chihuahua.
01:34I'll design for anything and anyone.
01:37From there, the most promising designers are invited to audition for our judges.
01:42Hey!
01:43Several nail-biting weeks pass before 16 lucky finalists get the call.
01:48They've made the show.
01:50Good luck.
01:50Thank you for coming in.
01:52So who are they and who has the best chance of winning?
01:55To help you hedge your bets, we've asked Project Runway All-Stars winner
01:58Mondo Guerrera and former designer alum, Laura Kathleen, to give you their point of view.
02:03She really has a gift, I think.
02:05Like, he could have a brand right now.
02:08I will say that I am very intrigued.
02:10Mm-hmm.
02:11There's more.
02:12There's more just bubbling.
02:14There's more.
02:15First up, four fierce competitors with the talent to back up their bravado.
02:19I can't wait to see how they react to the news about group challenges.
02:23My guess is they'll keep looking for the eye in teamwork or die trying.
02:26Emily Collins.
02:3524, Falls Church, Virginia.
02:38I want to be the best, and I will do anything to win, even if it's not the nicest thing.
02:43But I'm sorry, it's competition.
02:45I'm not going to share my steamer with you.
02:48You're not my friend.
02:49You're the enemy.
02:51I'm a bit of a clothing hoarder.
02:54I love how clothes can make you feel.
02:56These are insanely high.
02:57They're really fun.
02:58I love being taller than people.
03:00This is my favorite leather jacket.
03:04Love your leather jacket.
03:05Sexy.
03:06It is sexy.
03:07It is.
03:07It's cool.
03:08I bought silk organza, and then I sprayed it all with varnish, and then I would melt it together.
03:13She is very detailed-oriented, and she really thinks about what's going to make a garment special.
03:21The ongoing joke is, like, Hurricane Emily.
03:23Like, I can go from, like, zero to a million in, like, five seconds.
03:27I'm not going to lie, all of this usually explodes.
03:32Creativity is messy.
03:34I've been calling it my multi-collar jacket.
03:36Two collars, like, eight layers for a sleeve.
03:39I just, I loved all the layers and all the details for that.
03:42Describe for me your design aesthetic.
03:44Clean, pop a detail, pop a color, but just overall very flattering and fun.
03:51I like that you're adorable, you're pretty, and you make pretty clothes that women can wear and understand,
03:57but you're still making them, like, chic.
03:59Good job.
04:00Oh, my God, thank you so much.
04:01I'm going to win, duh.
04:03I mean, come on.
04:04I'm in it to win it.
04:05I love a cute girl that knows how to make clothes.
04:11Hi, I'm Benjamin Mack.
04:12Welcome to my London pad.
04:14It's my oasis from the hustle and bustle of London.
04:16Come in and have a look around.
04:19I'm ambitious more than I am competitive.
04:21Obviously, I want to be the best, and if I get onto the show, obviously, I want to win.
04:26Benjamin, boss.
04:28Hello.
04:29Oh, my God, he's so cute.
04:31He was a Benjamin Mack daddy.
04:33Hello.
04:34Welcome.
04:35Why don't you start out by telling us a little bit about yourself?
04:39I've always been creative.
04:40Like, my mother taught me how to sew when I was nine years old, I think,
04:43and I just was sewing stuff all the time.
04:46I started off kind of making things for stuffed toys and then graduated onto Barbie.
04:50With this, I had the pleats done, and then I constructed the corset and attached to the
04:55skirt in the silk and metal lame.
04:57It was asymmetrical, but not in a way that it was so in-your-face asymmetrical.
05:03LeMay can look really cheap, and this does not look cheap.
05:06No, that looks really expensive.
05:09Good.
05:10It was.
05:10This is where I do a lot of my sketching.
05:17I really take a lot of inspiration from things that evoke a feeling of an era.
05:22So this, like, Christian Dior shoe is from the late 50s, I think.
05:25This piece here used to be part of a dress.
05:28It's been kind of cut a little bit to kind of fit into this garment.
05:32So I've kind of married, you know, modern with vintage here.
05:35Benjamin's construction is great.
05:37I think he certainly knows how to make a dress.
05:39If he can do it in the time constraints, he could have a good shot.
05:43Well, I don't recall seeing anybody come in with something like this, this marriage of
05:47this modern versus vintage, and then these really unique shapes.
05:52I mean, just this dress alone, you know, really piques my interest.
05:56Now, are you single dating anyone?
05:58Single right now.
05:59Kind of been recovering from an awful, awful relationship.
06:04Very abusive.
06:05It kind of whittled me down a bit, but I'm back to myself now, and I'm stronger as well
06:10because of that experience.
06:12For every negative, there's a positive, and I kind of feel like now I'm on my positive.
06:17Bye-bye.
06:18Cheers.
06:19See you later, mate.
06:21I thought it was just a...
06:22Call me.
06:27Hey, it's Michelle Lesniak-Franklin from Portland, Oregon.
06:29Welcome to my home.
06:30This is my studio space.
06:36It's currently in my home, which is not ideal because I find there are a lot of distractions.
06:41Dishes, dogs, La Fonda, and of course, the mailman.
06:45Having an affair with the mailman!
06:49My husband's like, oh, what are you working on?
06:52And I'm like, get the out of here.
06:53I'll show you what I'm working on when I'm done.
06:55Reek, reek, reek, reek, reek, reek!
06:58The only downside about this house is the size of my closet.
07:03With my clothing, personally, I try to always look the best.
07:06So when I go to a party, I'm going to look the best.
07:08And that's my goal, you know?
07:10Not to look the sluttiest.
07:12To look the best.
07:13Where are my chaps?
07:14I tend to lead.
07:16I get a little leadership, kind of like, oh, I'm going to take control.
07:20That's just how it's going to be.
07:22I'm here for the second time auditioning.
07:24I started out with my long raincoat, which is something that I showed last year.
07:29And then I now have a cropped version.
07:32Oh, I like the cropped version.
07:33It's so cute with girls that don't have a booty, because it really, like, what's your setup?
07:38Geek chic.
07:38Like, geeky girl like me that wants to look good, but isn't, like, boobs out, ass out, you know, clown.
07:47Um, this is a dress that I did a mock-up of.
07:49Oh, that's way cool.
07:50Very neat.
07:51I do a lot of quilting details.
07:53Very sweet.
07:54Maybe with a bra on underneath.
07:57Maybe not.
07:58I think she has a lot of fun playing with different ideas and putting things together that shouldn't be making sense.
08:06But they make sense, and she makes us believe that they make sense.
08:10Does that make sense?
08:12Thank you, Michelle.
08:15Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.
08:21Hi, guys.
08:22I'm Amanda.
08:23Welcome to Nashville.
08:25Coming to my lawn.
08:28Do you see yourself as an ambitious person?
08:31Yes.
08:32I work harder than most people around me.
08:35Do you help people out?
08:36Like, if she was asking you for help, or anybody was asking you for help?
08:39No way.
08:40I'm a very competitive person.
08:42My husband usually says no to game nights.
08:45Like, I make yoga competitive.
08:47Hi.
08:48Hi.
08:48How you doing?
08:49Hi, guys.
08:50So, Amanda, tell us about yourself.
08:51I left the Mormon church when I was about 14.
08:54Mormons are not quite as conservative as most people think.
08:58We were always really open about, like, talking about sex.
09:01I have a tattoo.
09:02I have lived with boyfriends.
09:04Brother who's a rock star.
09:06He's in Maroon 5.
09:07I pride myself on being the black sheep.
09:09My fall collection, I called it French Medieval Fly Girl.
09:14I think my general aesthetic is, like, armor and leather, but it felt kind of urban at the
09:20same time.
09:21I did a couple of different variations of this little peplum top.
09:25I actually really enjoy the olive peplum top.
09:27As long as Amanda can stick with her cool combinations and really push it, I think she
09:34could do really well in the competition.
09:35I like transposing things.
09:37I like contrast.
09:38I like chopping up lines.
09:39I just, I love anything that's a little tough.
09:42I just want to dress cool girls.
09:44I love that you have this rebel-esque kind of attitude.
09:49I would call her an original because I think there's a lot of honesty behind her work because
09:53she is designing for herself.
09:56She is her own customer.
09:58I will say that I am very intrigued.
10:01There's more.
10:02There's more just bubbling.
10:04I think I could win.
10:06I actually do.
10:08Up next, designers who are unconventional, unorthodox, and uncommonly fabulous.
10:14Hello, Bonacela, hiya-hoo, how are you?
10:26Welcome back to Project Runway Season 11.
10:30This is The Road to the Runway.
10:32In the world of fashion, calling an artist an original is one of the highest compliments
10:36they can receive, and these aspiring designers live up to that ovation in every way, shape,
10:42and form.
10:47There's some interesting stuff going on out there.
10:49I just want to get that stuff out there.
10:51I see a parasol.
10:52Patricia Michaels?
10:55Wow.
10:58Hi, Patricia.
10:59Hello, Bonacela, hiya-hoo.
11:02How are you?
11:03Good.
11:04Good, thank you.
11:05So my model can come over here.
11:08I love the parasols, and I love the wig.
11:11I've always been a designer who has not ever followed traditional attire.
11:16I've always tried to push new fibers, new looks, using Native American theme, but not screaming
11:21Native.
11:22I'm fun, and I really do have a true vision that is different.
11:26It's a circular cape with bridal organza, the buttons with turquoise pieces, kind of giving
11:32it the modernist look.
11:34My second look is material that I created, and it is called Weathered Text, and this is
11:42inspired by Coco Chanel.
11:43I love this aesthetic.
11:46It's really cool.
11:47It's something that we've never seen before.
11:48She really hears the fashion gods, and I like that she wasn't literal with the Native American
11:55inspiration.
11:56She really has a gift, I think.
11:58And she even referenced Chanel, but her Chanel dress was her Patricia dress.
12:03This blanket cabinet is really important to me, because this talks about how I really became
12:13interested in fashion and textile design.
12:16This was my wedding dress.
12:19I was married to an artist, and we were both starting out, but his creativity came first.
12:26One day, he said, I love you, but it's at the point where you need to choose between career
12:32and marriage, I can't go further with your fashion.
12:35And I said, okay, I'm going to choose my career.
12:39To sacrifice my marriage over my creativity, I feel if I don't go forward, everything I loved
12:48was just for nothing.
12:53If I were to win Project Runway, I would finally be the voice, not only from my creativity,
13:01but for Native Americans, I really have my heart and soul in this.
13:14Hi, welcome to Providence.
13:16I'm Joe Siegel.
13:17Come on in.
13:20A lot of my work is mitts, so I really think about transparency.
13:25I like to work with bold printing, combining pattern and color.
13:30I'm pretty sure my work is special.
13:33Hi, Joe.
13:33Hi.
13:34Tell us a little bit about yourself.
13:36I started this collection.
13:38It's called Jazz, which is my initials.
13:41So this first look I want to show you is this knit cardigan.
13:45I love the color.
13:46This was machine knit by myself.
13:48And then this silk top.
13:51It's beaded using this, like, special technique.
13:54What is your special beading technique?
13:56It's a secret.
13:58You don't want to share it?
14:00No, I don't.
14:02This is the pyramid cardigan.
14:03This is cool.
14:03My attitude is to make the coolest stuff that's ever been on the show and really, like, go beyond
14:10what's been seen.
14:11I would have bought a lot of the knit pieces, especially the beaded top.
14:15That was really cool.
14:16For me, he's created wearable art.
14:19I know a hundred of my friends that would buy it all up.
14:22He could have a brand right now.
14:26You can see I have a slight fascination with cats.
14:30There's this magical kitty lamp.
14:34I have these really cool cat salt and pepper shakers.
14:37They used to meow when you turned them upside down, but not anymore.
14:41Sadly, I get all these thrifted sweaters, and then I print the crazy kitty pattern on them.
14:51My designs are retro in a way, but very modern.
14:58Freddy Krueger sweater.
14:59It's inspired by sock monkeys.
15:01My favorite part is that you can use this pocket and a shirt.
15:04It's cool.
15:05Hi, I'm Cindy.
15:12I'm a designer.
15:13This is my house.
15:15Come on in.
15:15This is my kitchen, living room, patio, beautiful view of Mount Rainier.
15:24This is my lap pool.
15:26And this is the elevator.
15:29Everybody needs an elevator.
15:31Welcome to my design space.
15:34This is where I work.
15:35This is a piece that I designed when I was in Paris.
15:41I should be on Project Runway now because I need a running start to get my line on the market.
15:48I am 59.
15:50Let's just get that out of the way.
15:52We got it.
15:53I've been a funeral director since 1986.
15:57My husband and I own a funeral home.
16:01I started this collection designing it in Paris.
16:05And so everything I was drawing had the Eiffel Tower on it.
16:08Again, here's the Eiffel Tower.
16:10And your quilting technique.
16:12Yes, exactly.
16:13I can say that.
16:14Who would have thought I'd ever be inspired by rubber gloves?
16:18She knows exactly who she is, and she's not afraid to take risks.
16:22And you saw that in her work.
16:24She showed us a latex coat, for God's sake.
16:27It was perfect.
16:28What do you think you would bring?
16:30I hope it's not the mom pants.
16:35I grew up in Washington State, near Seattle.
16:39I was the oldest girl.
16:41There wasn't much money.
16:43And I learned to sew at the age of 9 or 10 because I needed to make clothes for the family.
16:50I need to win.
16:53Games, whatever I do, I need to win.
16:58I'm not coming back next year.
17:00It's too embarrassing to me to see on the screen Cindy Marlatt, 60.
17:07Coming from the background that she came from, I don't think she has anything to lose.
17:12You know what I mean?
17:13You know, being a funeral director and everything, she knows how it all ends.
17:19It's the bell.
17:21Hello.
17:22Hi.
17:23Hi, Daniel.
17:24How fun is that jacket?
17:26I like what you're doing.
17:27It's cool.
17:28Why not?
17:28Somebody has to.
17:30Somebody has to.
17:31The socks.
17:32The patent leather shoes.
17:33Yeah.
17:33So let's take a look at what you brought us today.
17:36This is a molded jacket, like sculptured.
17:39It shows what I can do with my tailoring.
17:41I like this because it's taking the horsehair braid and doing something with it that's unexpected.
17:46This one's my favorite.
17:48With rabbit ears on the front.
17:50When it's on, it pops up like that.
17:53Beautiful.
17:53Daniel brought in things that were more draped, stuff that was a little bit more avant-garde,
17:59things that took a lot of tailoring.
18:01He brought in things that showed his different skill sets.
18:05I want it all in my closet.
18:10My family is all behind me 100%.
18:13My dad was a really, really, really cool dad.
18:17He was a big fan of mine, you know, because being gay and being Hispanic, he protected me even
18:22when I got in trouble.
18:24Being bullied, I did drop out of school in the ninth grade.
18:28And I did have an alcohol and a drug problem.
18:32But I have no regrets.
18:34Look where I'm at now.
18:36Look at what I have done with my life.
18:40I'd like to introduce you to my style.
18:43I love pants.
18:44I love suits.
18:46I wear suits all the time.
18:47Givenchy, love this shoe.
18:49I am a big hat fanatic.
18:51It's just a badass hat.
18:52I like pins.
18:54So I carry a purse.
18:55So what?
18:58What would it mean to you to win Project Runway?
19:02It would be just that dream that's always been there.
19:06I am a designer.
19:08But to be on that level and to have that boost, that's the cherry on the dessert.
19:13You haven't seen nothing yet.
19:15I can do it.
19:17Up next, when it comes to confidence, these designers have it all stitched up.
19:22I'll design for anything and anyone.
19:25I'll redesign the flag.
19:26I don't care.
19:27Welcome back to Project Runway's season 11 casting special, The Road to the Runway.
19:40They're unflappable in their determination, unafraid to toot their own horn.
19:44They're fearless and competitive, and they'll tell you that.
19:48Meet the designers who refuse to zip it.
19:57Hello.
19:58My name's Caitlin Panko.
20:00This is my third season trying out for Project Runway.
20:02I am not just a designer.
20:04I'm a creator.
20:05I'm not happy unless I'm making something.
20:08Hello, everyone.
20:09Hi.
20:10How's it going?
20:11I specialize in bridal currently.
20:13I started my own line in the past year.
20:16This one I actually made for my best friend.
20:18It was her wedding this past weekend.
20:20This is all handwork?
20:21Yes, this is all handwork.
20:23These are appliques, though.
20:25I have a strong vintage flair, but I don't like to be old-fashioned.
20:28I like to take a little bit of the old and mix it with some of the new.
20:31This one at the end is Madeleine.
20:33You guys met her before.
20:34Would you guys like to meet her again?
20:35No.
20:36No?
20:37I really like that one from last year.
20:38Right.
20:39I remember that one.
20:40It's cute.
20:41In any competition, I will always give it 100%.
20:46No one's going to beat me.
20:47I would never let anyone take me down.
20:50I'm like a chihuahua, like a scary, possessed chihuahua.
20:57These are my bridal babies.
20:58They all have names.
20:59This is Marlo.
21:01This one's actually named after my aunt.
21:03This is Monica.
21:05Luell.
21:06If I wasn't a designer, I was going to be a criminal psychologist.
21:09I'm like a psychological manipulator.
21:12I find what makes a person insecure, so I'm not mean to a person.
21:17I basically make people hate themselves.
21:20For me, that's the sick fun of competition.
21:23I'm like a gremlin.
21:25If you cross me, I will you up.
21:30You're really working a little 20s moment with your friends.
21:33I know.
21:33Did you make that?
21:34I did make this.
21:35It was a top, but then the top didn't deserve the sleeves, so I had to remove them and give
21:39it a dress.
21:40It's cute.
21:41I really love it.
21:43Kate's silver dress was memorable because she was having a lot of fun in it.
21:47The sleeves on her silver dress were amazing.
21:50I'm a fan of sparkle and fringe, so them combined really works for me.
21:54Well, for me, this is leaps beyond any of that.
22:00I'm never satisfied with where I am.
22:02I'm always trying to, like, keep going, so, I mean, for me, the sky's the limit.
22:12Hello.
22:13I'm Richard, and I live in Sacramento, California.
22:16It's a little far from the fashion capital in the world, but I live here, so that means
22:20something's here, right?
22:23I'm a firm believer that you present yourself to people how you want to be treated, and if
22:27someone doesn't want to be around me, right away, they'll feel my energy, and I can notice
22:30they'll leave the area that I'm standing in, which is quite okay, seriously.
22:35Hello, Richard.
22:35How are you doing?
22:36I have arrived.
22:38Yes, you have.
22:39You look great.
22:39This is cool.
22:40Yeah.
22:41Show us what you like to design.
22:42This is my hoodie.
22:44This goes on this way, and then this falls over like this.
22:50Or you can just wear it down.
22:52I like it down.
22:52Put some double-sided tape on there, and...
22:55Whoa, that's a whole other woman, and I don't know if that's appropriate.
23:00This is a skirt that I made.
23:02Oh, cool.
23:03And it seems like it's heavy.
23:04It's really not.
23:05No, it doesn't look heavy.
23:06You could even rock this just to go out to dinner or something.
23:08Oh, yeah.
23:09All right.
23:09This was actually some old lace that I found in the thrift store for like $2, and it was
23:15white, so I painted it.
23:17I just thought that he was very smart, and he was creative by gold-leafing that top, you
23:22know, really repurposing materials that he's found.
23:25And, you know, he's resourceful.
23:28A lot of my clients are women that want to feel beautiful and look amazing.
23:34I try to make pieces that are versatile, that definitely look expensive, but that are affordable.
23:39My style is really diverse, actually.
23:41These are one of my favorite pair of pants.
23:43They're from BB.
23:44I know.
23:45I cheated.
23:46I found this at a thrift store for a couple bucks, and it's Gianni Versace.
23:51These are a Gautier.
23:51This is when I have to work on my car.
23:55The back of it has these straps and stuff.
23:57If you don't like me, I'm sorry, but I like myself.
24:01Actually, I don't like myself.
24:02I love myself now, and I love the person that I am and who I've become today.
24:08James Martinez.
24:10How's everybody doing today?
24:12Good.
24:12How about you?
24:13My name is James Martinez.
24:15I'm from here, Dallas, local designer.
24:17I feel that I'm ready for Project Runway.
24:19This jacket was originally to be designed this way, but I've noticed that more women, for
24:24some reason, just like it, the way it drapes.
24:26I feel like I could accommodate almost any type of designs.
24:31It doesn't matter if it's for your little chihuahua, if it's for your shih tzu.
24:34It don't matter if it's for your hamster.
24:36I do a lot of very fun things with the lining and so forth.
24:39This dress, it comes in two different body types.
24:41You know, your younger girls like that more.
24:43He really knew how to talk about his work, and he really knew how to sell it.
24:48He was like a go-getter.
24:50It's your typical, classic silhouette, except for the zipper detail.
24:54James has a very clean aesthetic.
24:56His construction is there, which is great.
24:59James, you made these pants that you're wearing?
25:00Yeah.
25:01Is it something crooked?
25:02No, no, no.
25:02I like these pants.
25:03I like the color.
25:04It feels fresh.
25:05It feels now.
25:06My favorite piece, your pants.
25:09I'll design for anything and anyone.
25:13I'll redesign the flag.
25:14I don't care.
25:16My personal style is more classicness, like your Gap and your American apparel.
25:21Basic colors to your more louder colors.
25:24It's actually one of my suits.
25:26I have a really big history of wearing suits to, like, elementary school.
25:31I used to like getting dressed up so much.
25:33I was like a little pimp.
25:35I used to get bullied a lot.
25:36I mean, I recall my sister pulling me out of getting beat up as a kid, you know,
25:40just because kids, you know, just didn't like what I was wearing, you know?
25:50This here is Old Yeller, my most faithful machine.
25:53This one's Little Nina.
25:54I can win Project Runway now because of my experience.
25:57I can win Project Runway now because of my techniques.
26:00What happens on the show?
26:01Someone is crying and panicked.
26:03Do you help them?
26:04Yeah, I'll help them.
26:05And I'll say, just say, who's your day?
26:09Spirited bunch.
26:11Coming up, designers calm by comparison, but not easily ruffled.
26:16You were a monk for a month?
26:19Yes!
26:19Welcome back to Project Runway's season 11 casting special, The Road to the Runway.
26:34The designers you're about to meet share a common thread.
26:37They're talented, but they aren't shouting about it from the rooftops.
26:40They have a quiet confidence.
26:42Could their calm demeanor be a silent weapon or a noose?
26:45I think this game just got more interesting.
26:48Don't you?
26:53Do you think of yourself as a competitive person?
26:56I always like to win, but I'm not like the evil competitor.
27:00But in the end, if I need to do better, it's for myself.
27:06My name is Liana Aguilar.
27:07I was born in Brazil.
27:09I love to bring happiness to people, so I want my designs to make you feel confident and beautiful.
27:15This is a jumpsuit, and this was the cheapest fabric.
27:22That's a testament to what a good designer she is.
27:25She's able to buy this cheap fabric and make it look like a million bucks.
27:30It's the details.
27:31I love the mixture of hard and soft.
27:34I love using leather, and of course, I love nude and black.
27:39Everything was done by hand, the pleating, everything.
27:43It took me about four days.
27:45I love it so much.
27:47I made this too, by the way.
27:48It's not in your life.
27:49I think it's gorgeous.
27:51So this is my bedroom, and I sew here, and I drape, and I sketch.
27:57This is my sewing machine with a picture of my mom and I, because she's definitely my biggest inspiration.
28:03I grew up in a very small town in Brazil.
28:06I feel like it gave me a good base.
28:09Is there a temptation to be like, f*** it, I'm fabulous?
28:11But I am f*** it, I'm fabulous.
28:14But you also have to be humble.
28:16I feel like you guys are going to just get a lot of ratings, because the people really like me.
28:23Hello, you guys.
28:25My name is Tu, and I just quit my job in Bangkok.
28:32You were a monk for a month?
28:34Yes!
28:36I did it for my mom when I was a monk.
28:39I shaved my hair.
28:40You cannot think about the sexual thing.
28:43You cannot use the internet.
28:44You cannot watch TV.
28:45It's not me!
28:54I was originally come from Thailand, but I moved to Virginia.
28:59Fashion is like my life, because whenever I feel depressed or I don't have a friend, I just draw it.
29:05But when I was a child, I didn't play football.
29:09I know that I'm like a girly, sissy, like boy.
29:14High school is like quite hard.
29:16Some people just look at me like they're judging me by the cover.
29:20Two kids like scream at me.
29:21Are you a girl or a boy?
29:23And how do you feel?
29:25I feel very depressed.
29:26After I finished high school, I got accepted by Parson.
29:30And I feel really myself.
29:31And this is what I want to do for the rest of my life.
29:34See if you look at your stuff.
29:38This is the dress that I like the most, because I took so much time on it.
29:43Like, look at the painting detail.
29:45This is amazing.
29:47Oh my gosh.
29:48When Tu held up the beige jacket with the red trim, I about, you know, pulled out my checkbook
29:54and was kind of like, so do you want to sell that right now?
29:56It was one of those wearable pieces, beautifully made, a twist on Burberry.
30:01There it is.
30:04That's amazing.
30:05I gave the volume on the front, so it doesn't look like too hoochy.
30:11It's still short.
30:12Like, what you do, I love it.
30:14It's great.
30:15Bye, model.
30:15Bye.
30:16Put the pants on.
30:18I don't know.
30:19So what's the plan now?
30:21The plan now?
30:22I'll put it one way if I make it.
30:27Hey, I'm Samantha.
30:28Welcome to my apartment in Brooklyn, New York.
30:30Come on in.
30:31This is my mannequin, my main squeeze.
30:38I love clothing that makes a statement.
30:39That's totally my personal style.
30:42I love color.
30:44I love print and pattern.
30:45And I love things that are, like, so much fun.
30:47I feel like I'm always so much chilling.
30:49I love everyone.
30:53Samantha Black.
30:55Hi.
30:55Hi.
30:56Hello.
30:56I'm afraid that you're going to topple over at those boots, girl.
30:59But you look fabulous.
31:00Yeah.
31:00Wait, let's see the sign of these boots.
31:02Wow.
31:03So what is your point of view as a designer?
31:07I designed feminine clothing with an eclectic edge.
31:09I wanted to exude, like, power.
31:11I do like to play with different textures and different fabrications,
31:14so that's what I did here.
31:17It has a nude with the lime on the back.
31:19From distance, you'd be like, is it skin or is it?
31:23Yeah.
31:23That's kind of cool.
31:24I think Samantha is adorable.
31:26Beautiful.
31:27There's an innocence about her that's very lovable.
31:30That neon dress, oh my gosh, I would wear that.
31:33I love women's clothing that has menswear inspirations.
31:37What's this on the shoulder here?
31:39It's a little fox head.
31:41Is it real?
31:41But it's a real head.
31:42I don't know.
31:43It looks a little roadkill-ish.
31:46Listen, when I sew at home, I look like a bum.
31:49Like, I have, like, my scarf and I tie it, like, to the front with a knot.
31:52I wear goggles sometimes, and I know I'm, like, someone like Seaclan's.
31:56I like to pop a Dougie all the time.
32:00My roommate's like, you're too old to be Dougieing.
32:02I like fun people, but I don't like people who show off.
32:05A lot of fashion people are all too much.
32:07They are, and I'll be like, hey, girl.
32:11Gotta go.
32:12Oh, hey, America.
32:13My name's Matthew.
32:14Welcome to New Orleans, and welcome to my house.
32:16Y'all come on in.
32:17My customer is somebody I want to party with, a person that doesn't really give a s***
32:25about seriousness of life.
32:28Matthew Arthur.
32:30Hey, guys.
32:31So what is this about building a brand with much-needed sense of humor?
32:36Sometimes things are too kind of serious.
32:39You know, you need to have a little sense of humor in life.
32:41Let's talk about your stuff here.
32:42This is kind of like a little crop jacket.
32:44This is a little button-down that I did with some basketball jersey.
32:48It's bringing a little ad of, like, a hot mesh vibe to it.
32:52What's the necklace?
32:53The necklace is kind of playing on IV tubing that you would get if you OD'd or whatever.
32:59I like that.
32:59Why rehab and addiction?
33:02I was dealing with this whole idea of, am I an addict?
33:06Are my friends addicts?
33:07Are the people I'm around addicts?
33:09I mean, I live in a very weird culture.
33:12I live in New Orleans, which it's very lazy fare.
33:14Like, it's acceptable to have a drink at two in the afternoon, and no one's going to tell
33:19you anything.
33:20If you're not careful, you can get kind of sucked into that lifestyle.
33:23He was an interesting character because he was kind of bohemian, but very edgy.
33:29And this is like a little sheer top and then a high-waisted short.
33:33And what is the necklace again?
33:34Necklace is spoons.
33:36Think about it with addiction.
33:37I love it.
33:37Utensils are kind of like what you choose to bring into your body.
33:40And if we know what we are is what we eat, it's what are you allowing to bring into yourself.
33:44That work comes from a dark place, but you would never guess it by looking at it.
33:49It's beautiful work.
33:50It's well thought out, and it's well executed.
33:52I feel confident in who I am and my point of view, but construction's always been something
33:57I'm insecure about.
33:57Because even the shorts, they're great, but I think one leg's a little longer than the
34:00other.
34:02Under pressure with a deadline.
34:03What does that look like?
34:04My hair gets bigger and higher because I started putting my hands in it, kind of dancing
34:08a little bit to work out the anxiety.
34:11I can win Project Runway because I'm awesome.
34:16It's very hard to create cool, and he's very cool.
34:20Why is now the time?
34:21Now is the time because you're not promised tomorrow.
34:24Hold it up just a little bit higher.
34:26My name's Stanley Hudson.
34:27I'm 44 years old, and I'm from Los Angeles, California.
34:30I don't come with ego.
34:31I come just being Stan.
34:33Stanley!
34:34Hello, hello.
34:34Hi, Stanley.
34:35You're looking sharp.
34:36And I made this.
34:38Describe your design aesthetic.
34:39I love tailored clothes, fitted clothes.
34:42I love couture.
34:42Couture is like my favorite, favorite thing on the planet.
34:45When a woman puts it on, I think she feels comfortable, but she also feels very chic.
34:49Let's talk about your clothes.
34:50This is just like my little Halston-esque little shorty suit that I come up with.
34:55Another little suit, like my Ocho Balenciaga.
34:57Gorgeous.
34:58Stanley's aesthetic, there is a sophistication to it.
35:02I see the architecture in it, and I certainly see the tailoring in it.
35:05And you can mold the collar.
35:06You can play with it.
35:07I love the fabrication.
35:08It's so architectural.
35:09I was born in Hawthorne.
35:12I'm the seventh child.
35:14On the seventh day of August at 7.10 in the morning.
35:17So my mom says, you're special because you're 3.7.
35:18So how did you get into fashion?
35:20My grandmother was an interior decorator.
35:22She gave me this Vogue magazine.
35:24I was seven.
35:25I just sat there and looked at it.
35:26I mean, just was like mesmerized.
35:28It's in my blood.
35:30I was sidetracked a little bit, but it always came back to fashion.
35:32How were you sidetracked?
35:34I thought I wanted to go to seminary school.
35:36I thought I got the call, but I didn't.
35:38It was, yeah, wrong number, yeah.
35:40Busy.
35:41A busy signal.
35:42I did, I kind of got kicked out, right?
35:45My mother took me to the elders of the church and had them put me on an altar and put the
35:52holy water and oil on my forehead and pray to, like, squeeze my head and try to pray it
35:56away, try to pray the gay away, but it just didn't happen.
36:00I went home and I told my dad what happened, and he was upset, my mother, and he's just
36:04like, you can't do that.
36:06And I dyed the feathers, and I...
36:08Are they ostrich feathers?
36:09Yeah.
36:09Amado, you've got to wear that.
36:10I mean, this has you written all.
36:12Yeah, that hurt.
36:13It's really lightweight.
36:14Here, hold the finger.
36:15Oh, honey.
36:16Wednesday night when we go out, you've got to wear this.
36:18I'm a pull-upper, you know?
36:20I'm like, come on, you know, focus.
36:22I know what I've got to get done.
36:24I definitely could win, and I know I'd probably be in the top three.
36:26Up next, 16 designers in less than five minutes.
36:30Your final recap before Project Runway Season 11 begins.
36:40Welcome back to Project Runway Season 11, The Road to the Runway.
36:47As I said earlier in the show, this year, our designers are in for a big surprise.
36:51They're about to find out that all the challenges will be team challenges.
36:55Of course, they had no idea this twist was coming, but we did.
36:58So, during the casting audition, we asked them how they'd feel about working in a group.
37:02Here's what they said.
37:03I'm not into group work.
37:05Well.
37:06I know, I know.
37:07Those always make me nauseous.
37:10I like working around other people.
37:11It's nice.
37:12I hate it, because I'm the person that ends up doing all the work.
37:15If I had a bad team member, I'd just be like, you need to just not touch anything.
37:19Okay, you just sit there and look pretty.
37:20It's like my way or the highway when I really want something.
37:25I have to be the leader.
37:26I'm usually the leader.
37:28And that's just what it is.
37:29I'm the leader.
37:30If I decide something, you have to follow me.
37:33Let's focus.
37:34Let's get this together.
37:34You do, you do, you do.
37:35Okay, do this, do this, do this.
37:37I'm going to take control.
37:38That's just how it's going to be.
37:40If you're working in a team, work together.
37:42And they still don't understand, and you smack them, you know.
37:44Come on.
37:45With leadership comes great risk.
37:47I don't mind the risk.
37:48Bring it on.
37:48Let's do it.
37:49See you on the runway.
37:51So, who has the best chance of winning Project Runway Season 11?
37:55To help you decide, here's a recap of each designer.
37:58Who will be in, who will be out?
38:00And which one of these designers will win Project Runway Season 11?
38:12I love putting details into my garments because that is the fun part of my personality.
38:17And I really do have a true vision that is different, not only from my creativity, but for Native Americans.
38:24My designs have really matured, and I've become a strong designer.
38:29I'm pretty sure my work is special.
38:31And my attitude is to make the coolest stuff that's ever been on the show and, like, redefine the idea of clothing.
38:39I'm a very competitive person.
38:40I'm a very competitive person.
38:41I'm a pretty sore loser, but I'm also, I think, get a little embarrassed when I win.
38:46I love mixing traditional, rich costume influences and then super pop culture.
38:51I like contrast.
38:52I love anything that's a little tough.
38:55I just want to dress cool, girl.
38:56I'm just a little obsessive, compulsive, crazy, but fashion design is just like my passion and my dream.
39:01My design and aesthetic is effortless.
39:04Nothing's holding me back anymore.
39:05I'm just fearless.
39:06I don't come with ego.
39:06I come just being a stan.
39:08In any competition, I will always give it 100%.
39:12I've told myself, if I get on, I'm not going home until I'm at Fashion Week.
39:16No one's going to beat me.
39:17I'm like a chihuahua, like a scary, possessed chihuahua, you know?
39:22My customer is somebody I want to party with, which is this person that doesn't really give a f*** about the seriousness of life.
39:31I can win Project One Way because I'm awesome.
39:37Joking.
39:39The main focus on my clothes, I feel like it's a way to make the woman feel confident.
39:44I am sweet, but I'm very, like, determined.
39:48And also, I just feel like you guys are going to just get a lot of ratings because the people really like me.
39:54I take a lot of chance and a lot of risk, and I constantly push the envelope.
39:58And I'm such a Leo.
39:59I'm so narcissistic, especially when I'm under the wire.
40:02I don't need other people to validate what I'm doing.
40:05I can do it and do it pretty damn good.
40:08If I'm in it, I'm in it 100%, and I will do anything to win, even if it's not the nicest thing.
40:14I'm sorry, it's a competition.
40:16I'm not going to share my steamer with you.
40:18You're not my friend.
40:19You're the enemy, so.
40:20You know, I can tell someone to back off, but not in a way that's going to offend them or make them upset.
40:27I'm ambitious and unmotivated, and I want to show it New York Fashion Week.
40:31Regardless of Project Runway.
40:35No one else's stuff looks like mine, which is a plus for me.
40:38I really feel like I could be great for the show.
40:40I feel like I'm a great designer.
40:42I think I'm a cool person.
40:44So put me the on the show.
40:46I make the thing for the person that's on the go, always, on the road, constantly.
40:50So I design things to evolve around that.
40:53A lot of people tell me I have a very English, very Italian, very European style.
40:58Hey, that's me.
40:59I can win Project Runway now because of my experience and because of my techniques.
41:04When I'm stressed, I can either withdraw or I can be yelling at everybody around me.
41:10I hope I'm not embarrassed at my behavior.
41:12Now's the time for me.
41:14I can do it.
41:15I try to make strong and softness, make it together, and make it exotic.
41:22I have to prove to them that, like, I can't do it.
41:24I will work my butt off.
41:26Personally, I try to always look the best.
41:31I mean, that's why I make clothes.
41:32So when I go to a party, I'm going to look the best.
41:35And that's my goal, you know?
41:36Not to look the sluttiest.
41:38To look the best.
41:39That's the goal.
41:40I'm funny.
41:42I'm a funny person.
41:43I'm a funny man.
41:45I look at it this way.
41:46You have to find humor in everything, in every day's life.
41:49Let it be fabric.
41:51Let it be cut.
41:52But, you know, take it to that little whimsical place.
41:55Happy clothes for happy people.
41:57Let's go to the candy store and make a dress.
41:58Which one of these talented designers will be the winner of season 11?
42:05I really can't wait to find out.
42:07Season 11 starts now.
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