- 4 hours ago
- #realitytvdeep
M&S Dress The Nation Season 2 Episode 4
#RealityTVDeep
#RealityTVDeep
Category
🎥
Short filmTranscript
00:00A group of Britain's top amateur fashion designers are competing for a life-changing opportunity.
00:07An exclusive mentorship at high street giant Marks & Spencer.
00:12I'm on it today man.
00:14This week it's the semi-final.
00:17She's back in womenswear, thank God.
00:19And the designers have one last chance ahead of the grand final to impress the M&S experts.
00:25It's quite a crowded industry.
00:27A lot of people graduating every year, there aren't always the jobs for them at that time.
00:32So this mentorship with M&S is a great opportunity for that designer to really step forward in their career.
00:38They will also need to win over this week's guest expert, supermodel Lily Cole.
00:43I'm really impressed that you did this in four hours and how complicated in a way they are.
00:48Five hopefuls remain.
00:49I'm stressed.
00:50But only one can claim a mentorship.
00:52I think you've just got to take these risks.
00:54That will help fulfill their dreams.
00:56I really want to reach the final.
00:58So let's hope the judges like it.
00:59Quite ambitious.
01:00Yeah.
01:01Moment of truth.
01:02To dress the nation.
01:04Last chance to make it through to the final.
01:05Hiya.
01:06Well, look who it is.
01:07Our top five designers.
01:08You've put in the hard graft and it's definitely paired off.
01:10Because you, my friends, are in the semi-final.
01:12Come on.
01:13Yeah.
01:14Yeah.
01:15Yeah.
01:16Yeah.
01:17Yeah.
01:18And it's great fun.
01:19Yeah.
01:20And it's great fun.
01:21I'm good.
01:22Yeah.
01:23And it's great fun.
01:24And it's great fun.
01:25Woo woo woo.
01:26Come on!
01:27Yes!
01:30By the end of this week,
01:32we will have our Dresden Nation finalist.
01:38It is crazy to be so close to the final.
01:40I'm really in shock that I'm here,
01:42and getting through to the final
01:44would really give me that boost of confidence that I need.
01:47You're that much closer to taking your design career
01:50to the next level,
01:51with the help of Britain's best-loved fashion retailer.
01:55And possibly having at least one of your designs sold in store.
02:00I just really wanted to make the people that are behind me proud.
02:02And winning the mentorship with M&S
02:04would absolutely change my career.
02:06From my tiny little studio space in my house
02:10to a global reach.
02:11That's the dream.
02:13Now, I know what you're all thinking.
02:14Where does AJ get her innate sense of style from?
02:18Ha!
02:19Well, let me tell you, it's in the dreams.
02:22Funny you should say that!
02:24Because this week, it's Denny week!
02:27Can I get a yee-haw?
02:28Yee-haw!
02:29Yee-haw!
02:30Oh, my God!
02:31We better get the experts in
02:33before Vernon goes full cowboy.
02:35So, here to rip you and Vernon into shape
02:39is someone who's helped evolve one of the most important categories
02:43at M&S.
02:44It's head of women's wear design,
02:46Lisa Ely.
02:48Yay!
02:52And our special guests, from supermodel and actress,
02:55to film director, author and activist,
02:58it's the iconic Lily Cole!
03:00Yay!
03:01As a supermodel, Lily Cole has worked with some
03:04of the most celebrated fashion houses in the world,
03:07from Jean-Paul Gaultier to Alexander McQueen and Chanel,
03:11as well as being a muse to Vivian Westwood.
03:14Welcome!
03:15Thank you!
03:17Hi!
03:18Please, can you reveal this week's statement piece challenge?
03:21Of course!
03:22It's the most important piece of my wardrobe.
03:24For this week's challenge,
03:25you are asked to design a pair of women's denim jeans.
03:29And jeans have been a bit of an iconic statement,
03:32but equally they're a wardrobe staple,
03:34so it'll be really interesting to see
03:36how they're translated into a versatile piece,
03:40but equally something that is fashion-forward.
03:43Now, it's not just Denim Week,
03:45it's also the semi-final.
03:48So, the designer in last place
03:50at the end of this statement piece challenge
03:53will sadly be going home.
03:56We're wishing you the very best of luck.
03:59You have four hours to create a pair of women's denim jeans.
04:04I'm a size 10, by the way.
04:06Me too!
04:07Extra long leg.
04:08Your time starts...
04:10No!
04:11Off you go!
04:12Good luck everyone!
04:13Off you go!
04:14The designers have four hours to create a pair of women's denim jeans
04:18that feel innovative but still have commercial appeal.
04:21The lowest placing designer at the end of this challenge
04:24will be going home.
04:26The atmosphere is so different.
04:28Yeah, the atmosphere is so different.
04:30God!
04:31I feel really proud to have made it to semis,
04:35but I'm just putting that to one side
04:37and I'm going to do the best I can do with everything that I've learnt
04:40and hopefully get through to the final.
04:42Today's all about a twist on a classic.
04:44Lisa, why are they doing a jeans challenge first in semi-final?
04:48Jeans are really important for us.
04:50We've got a vast range.
04:51I think we sell something like 10 pairs every minute.
04:54Oh my God, there's a lot of denim in here.
04:55Look at the amount of denim.
04:56Look at the amount of denim.
04:57This is denim on denim.
04:58I need something dark.
05:00They're all different leg shapes, different washes.
05:03They've got skinnies, straights, barrels, carrots.
05:07Got turnips too?
05:08Yeah.
05:10Oh, they've got stretch as well.
05:12The appeal of wearing jeans is that they feel sturdy
05:15and they feel comfy.
05:16It's all right.
05:17It's very stretchy though.
05:18It's nice but no stretch.
05:20It's the semi-final.
05:21Is it a case of go big or go home today?
05:23I think certainly.
05:24We're looking for something that's a different fit,
05:27more fashion-forward,
05:28where their personality meets commerciality.
05:31Got it.
05:32Not too edgy, but new and different.
05:34The designers have to rise to the challenge.
05:36Everyone's on it.
05:37Like, people really want to just get their stuff done.
05:40Come on, semi-final, we're ready to go.
05:43The pressure has been building.
05:44At this stage, no one wants to go home.
05:46Having come second in the Statement Peace Challenge last week,
05:49menswear specialist Richie is hoping to better that
05:53and has his eyes firmly set on getting to the final.
05:56Just inspired by the golden era of Hollywood.
05:59I love prominent figures like Audrey Hepburn, Marlon Dietrich.
06:02They were kind of breaking the mould back then
06:04and I wanted to bring that classic style to denim.
06:07Richie's Hollywood-inspired design is giving a feminine twist
06:10to classic tailoring, combining lightweight denim
06:13and pleated seams to create a sharp denim trouser.
06:17Yeah, lovely pleat in there.
06:19It's a relaxed flow as I'm after.
06:20I feel good, I feel confident.
06:22I'm just in my zone.
06:23But given the criticism his women's designs
06:26have received previously...
06:27A lot of his tailoring has felt quite menswear,
06:30quite boxy, less of a fitted silhouette.
06:32For me, if you took away the cheque and put the bow on,
06:34I think I'd have liked it a lot more.
06:36The femininity, that for me, is what's lacking.
06:39Can Richie prove lessons have been learned
06:42with his latest women's wear design?
06:44Get all of it done. All of it is done.
06:47I've learned a lot about women's shapes.
06:49I really want to get that in there.
06:50It's always best to be learning, always.
06:52The minute you stop learning, you're done.
06:55She's bringing her leggings today, guys.
06:58Hey, who can't get out?
06:59Good girl.
07:00Thank God men's week's over.
07:03Last week, Alex received her first setback
07:06of the competition when her designs
07:08were criticised for being Sammy.
07:11She needs to elevate herself in this competition.
07:13I can't just be a one-trick pony.
07:15Where's the asymmetry in this one?
07:17Oh, yeah.
07:18So this week, she's going all out
07:20to make sure she can claim a place
07:22in next week's final.
07:23Last week was the worst week, actually.
07:25So I'm just taking the positives, learning from the criticism,
07:28and I want to show I have the potential to win this.
07:32In order to impress, she's pushing the boundaries
07:35with this fiercely feminine, empowering jean,
07:38incorporating corsetry and concealed legsit
07:41to bring a unique flavour to her design.
07:43Quite inspired by corsets, I saw.
07:45Yeah, I think for me it was important
07:47to have the kind of silhouettes of a corset,
07:50but without that kind of restrictiveness.
07:52I didn't want it to feel too tight,
07:53so I've used a stretch denim instead.
07:55I think there's a million and one masculine-looking jeans,
07:58but very few really feminine-looking jeans.
08:01Girl power in the house.
08:02That's what we need, isn't it?
08:04I'm going to leave you to spice up your life.
08:06I'm here all day.
08:08Alex's design is she's got a concealed opening
08:13down the front of each leg,
08:14which I think is quite a nice little feature.
08:17Could you see it being in your collections?
08:19I think I could, actually.
08:20Yeah.
08:21Depending on what it looks like at the end.
08:22Yeah, of course.
08:23I've never made a full pair of jeans.
08:25Tell me about...
08:27I think Laura's going to blow it out of the bag.
08:29Three weeks of practice on trousers.
08:31Easy.
08:32Number one, Laura.
08:34I don't normally wear a lot of jeans.
08:37I wear dresses.
08:38But I do like a 70s silhouette in the autumn
08:42with a jumper and a pair of boots.
08:45My style's definitely feminine, floral, vintage,
08:50but more 70s vintage.
08:52I quite like the 1970s colours and style.
08:55I've actually got a photograph of my mum
08:58and my auntie from the 70s
09:01in this kind of dark denim, flared silhouette.
09:04So that was my inspiration.
09:07Having made trousers in the last two collection challenges,
09:10Laura's in her element
09:12and has lent on her love of the 70s in her design
09:15with iconic front pockets and flared legs.
09:17But with so many nods to the past,
09:19is it the kind of fashion-forward jean
09:21the experts are looking for?
09:23Laura, trousers again.
09:25You come on a TV show like Dress the Nation,
09:27all you've made is pants.
09:28Yeah.
09:29That's what it feels like for you.
09:30Yeah.
09:31Like that.
09:32So it's got quite a retro feel to it.
09:33Yeah, definitely.
09:34I always like quite feminine, retro styles
09:36when I'm designing.
09:38Yeah, and that little patch pocket
09:39is quite a 70s vibe as well, isn't it?
09:41Yeah.
09:42All right, well, good luck.
09:44Who knows?
09:45If you make it to the fan,
09:46you will actually make, like, a dress.
09:47A dress.
09:48That would be nice.
09:49It's not necessarily a ritual.
09:52It feels more familiar like I've seen it before.
09:54Yeah, yeah.
09:55Yeah.
09:56Would you wear it?
09:57Um, I don't think I'd wear it, if I'm honest.
10:00When you line them all up and think about
10:02which is the one that's going to go into our range
10:04for an M&S customer,
10:06is that the one that's going to shout out,
10:08I'm the newest jean in the world?
10:10Yeah, yeah, thank you.
10:13Yeah, yeah, yeah, thank you.
10:14I think you look amazing as well, you know.
10:16But let's see what Vernon thinks.
10:17Where is he?
10:18Me?
10:19Vernon!
10:20Who wore it best?
10:24Designers!
10:25You are halfway through!
10:27Hey!
10:28I'm just trying to stay composed, like, lots to do, lots to do.
10:37Following on from his success in men's fur week,
10:40Cam Bailey sprinkle his minimalist magic on denim.
10:43Yeah, last week, a little double win, but I'm staying humble.
10:47I'm not getting ahead of myself at all.
10:50I am doing...
10:52It's a jean, but it's more like a...
10:54I like to call it a denim trouser.
10:56I've taken off some of the traditional parts of jeans,
10:58so, like, the coin pocket, rivets, like, I've scrapped that,
11:02and, like, this is me, like, reimagining the jean.
11:05Taking inspiration from suit trousers,
11:08Bailey's straight-legged, pleated design
11:10is casting aside tradition
11:12in an attempt to reinvent a classic.
11:14But will his finished piece
11:16have enough jean-like qualities
11:18to satisfy the experts?
11:20It's quite interesting that you've scrapped
11:22quite a few of those things that people...
11:24Iconic elements of a jean!
11:26Yeah!
11:27But you're using denim fabric.
11:29Yeah.
11:30What are the things that will identify it as a jean
11:32apart from the fabric?
11:33Erm, well, I'll still put some traditional belt loops.
11:36Like, I've got my back patch pocket, things like that.
11:38Okay.
11:39Talking to me, I'm tempted to do maybe, like,
11:42a contrast top stitch.
11:44Right.
11:45Because, at the moment, I'm just doing the same colour.
11:48I'm going to be honest with you, all right?
11:50I nodded like I actually knew what that meant.
11:52And I apologised.
11:54So it's literally just a different coloured thread
11:56that you'll see visibly on the top of the fabric?
11:58Can't you just say I'm going to do it in a different colour?
12:00I actually really love the design.
12:05It's super, I don't know, cool.
12:07Yeah.
12:08And unusual and interesting, but in a subtle way.
12:11He hasn't really taken any due cues.
12:14It's a very trouser approach.
12:17He's talking about topstitching, I think.
12:20Part of my sort of touch.
12:26I forgot how to do a fly.
12:27Oh!
12:28What is women's...
12:29Right or left?
12:30Oh, I'm literally wearing a pair.
12:32What?
12:33I don't want to, like, look, but...
12:35No, mine's must be...
12:36Mine's men's.
12:37Wait, open your...
12:39Mine's left over right.
12:41I must be wearing this.
12:43Yeah, that's men's.
12:45I didn't know that, but that's fine.
12:52I'm going for a really unusual baggy silhouette.
12:55I've never seen a style like it before,
12:57so it is something maybe a little bit new, boundary pushing,
13:01but still quite flattering for a female as well.
13:04Casey is creating a stylish yet comfortable cuffed jean,
13:08which, inspired by her native Scotland,
13:10will also feature a unique kilt overlay.
13:14I like to put a bit of a twist on my designs.
13:16That's what makes me a designer,
13:19and that's what I find really exciting.
13:21I like to kind of surprise people.
13:23But with the design needing to have commercial appeal,
13:26will her kilt element prove to be a step too far for M&S?
13:31Is that half a kilt?
13:32Yes.
13:34But I know that, like, a lot of young people now
13:36would layer something like that over jeans.
13:39And is it detachable?
13:40Yes, detachable.
13:41So you've got a choice of whether to wear or not.
13:42So it would just be attached by buttons,
13:44so if you wanted to, you could just take it off
13:46and you would just have the buttons on the waistband.
13:48Lovely.
13:50I don't know if I'm being too ambitious again,
13:52but I just think it's at a tough point in the competition now,
13:56so I think you've just got to take these risks.
13:59Casey's design is quite unexpected and original.
14:02No, it's very playful, yeah.
14:04It's super intriguing, but it's quite ambitious.
14:06Yeah, yeah, yeah.
14:07Especially in the time frame.
14:08I'm very curious to see how it looks.
14:10It's a lot of pressure, but just going to get on.
14:13Designers, you've got one hour left.
14:16I'm scared my jeans are really safe.
14:18But that is what people like in a jean.
14:20People like something really wearable.
14:23High-scale mine are too different.
14:27They're quite high-waisted, but I might change that.
14:30I think even lower than that, maybe.
14:31Do you?
14:32I don't know.
14:33But then at that point, is it corsetry,
14:34or is it just a high-waisted jean?
14:35Yeah.
14:36I think sometimes I can question whether I'm going too far creatively
14:40and not being commercial enough.
14:44It's just, I don't want to go crazy with the actual silhouette
14:47and people will be like, I would not buy that.
14:49I don't even know at this point.
14:51Oh, God.
14:54Tense times.
14:55Welcome back to Dress the Nation, where the designers have less
15:06than one hour left in their statement piece challenge.
15:09Creating next-generation styles for women's denim jeans.
15:13Head is well and truly gone.
15:16Yeah.
15:17With one designer leaving the competition at the end of his challenge,
15:20the usually unflappable Alex is questioning the commerciality
15:24of her original design.
15:26She's decided to simplify her jeans by lobbing the corseted waist
15:30and losing the statement leg zips.
15:32But will these changes alter how her piece is received?
15:36The corset thing's quite important at the moment in women's wear,
15:39isn't it?
15:40Yeah.
15:41And it was going to be really exciting how that came together.
15:43I know, but I don't want it to feel uncomfortable.
15:45This height feels like a good middle ground.
15:48I don't know.
15:49I don't know how I feel about these.
15:51What about these side zips that open so it can be bell-bottom?
15:54It's too much.
15:55You've got to trust in your instinct now.
15:57The front zip bit, I think it's better without it.
16:00I think it would have just over-complicated it.
16:02I feel like the idea was greater.
16:05This has been, like, so intense today.
16:11Should have been cutting on a machine, but hey-ho.
16:13How are you, love?
16:15How are you?
16:16Are you all right?
16:17I'm well.
16:18Look at these scissors.
16:19Yeah.
16:20Oh, my gosh.
16:21Proper shears they are.
16:22Are you opening a hospital with these?
16:23Yeah, they're my tailoring shears.
16:24It allows me to get through fabric really quick as well.
16:26So, yeah.
16:27Are they a pair of jeans?
16:28Yeah, some ladies jeans.
16:29Some ladies jeans.
16:30Ooh.
16:31Trying to, you know, get the stuff done.
16:32I like them.
16:33Beautiful.
16:34Hey.
16:35Beautiful.
16:36I'm making some side adjusters.
16:37I didn't get a chance to do the bow in my first challenge.
16:39Okay.
16:40I'm seeing if I could do that in the side adjusters instead.
16:42Add a little feminine edge.
16:43That's it.
16:44You could be in the final next week.
16:45I want to be in the final.
16:46All right, Richie, good luck.
16:47Thank you very much.
16:48Thank you very much.
16:49Thank you very much.
16:51I really loved it.
16:52It's very structured it looks like.
16:54Yeah.
16:55Very precise lines.
16:56I feel like it's quite unusual with denim.
16:57But it has like a kind of suit feeling almost.
16:59Yeah.
17:00And I think you can see his approach to women's wear.
17:02I feel good.
17:03I feel confident.
17:04I've got stunning side adjusters which turn into like a little bit of a bow.
17:08I've got real functioning pockets.
17:10My buttonhole is actually going to be there to secure the pleat, which is very unusual.
17:14I've actually got a pleat running through with a jetted pocket slicing through the pleat.
17:19So it's definitely fashion forward.
17:21Designers, you have 30 minutes.
17:24What?
17:25That's ridiculous.
17:27I'm stressed.
17:29There's no room for error.
17:31Wish I had a little bit more time, but it'll be fine.
17:36Throughout the competition, Casey struggled to complete her ambitious designs.
17:41I'm just going to have to pin it because I have completely run out of time.
17:45Oh God, I'm not going to have time.
17:47It's frustrating that I run out of time and I would have liked to have finished it properly.
17:52It will be a massive shame if time is what messes us up for you.
17:56And with 20 minutes to go, she's made a bold decision.
18:00Since I keep running out of time, it's probably safer that I just don't attempt the kill.
18:05I have compromised a little bit with my design to, like, maybe make it more achievable.
18:11Change of plan then.
18:13Save time.
18:14What are the jeans like without the kilt then?
18:17They are quite, um...
18:19So they are a bit of a...
18:21How interesting.
18:22...unusual hem.
18:23Erm...
18:24The top's quite simple, obviously.
18:25Yeah, the top's quite simple.
18:27Just very basic pockets on the back.
18:29Yes.
18:31Okay.
18:32I want to see that kilt on those jeans.
18:34Oh, no pressure.
18:35Go, go, go.
18:36Thanks.
18:37Good luck.
18:38I'm gonna just stick to my gut instinct.
18:41So I'm just gonna go add the kilt.
18:43It's just best to go for it, yeah.
18:45Ten minutes to go, designers!
18:47Ten-minute kilt.
18:49Never been done before.
18:50Fingers crossed they fart.
18:52Moment of truth.
18:54Oh, my God, I got the length spot on.
18:57Come on.
18:58Oh, my God.
18:59I feel the most nervous now because looking around, other people have been more creative than just a pair of jeans.
19:08There's me little belt gone.
19:10Oh.
19:12At this point, I feel like I've gone so simple.
19:16This could go anyway for anyone.
19:19Happy with them, actually.
19:20Dead happy.
19:22Almost there, man.
19:24How long have we got?
19:25You've got five minutes left!
19:28What are we doing?
19:29Tying knees as well?
19:30Just to give it that cinch.
19:31Yeah, yeah, yeah.
19:32Waste.
19:33Bailey, are you finished?
19:34Could you help me lift the mannequin, please?
19:35I just need to get them on.
19:39Ah!
19:45Ah, button will go through.
19:47Five!
19:48Four!
19:49Three!
19:50Two!
19:51One!
19:54Time is up.
19:55Step away from your mannequin.
19:58Yeah, well done.
19:59That is good counting harmony.
20:01Yeah.
20:02Learned that in primary school.
20:03You see other people working on things you might deem more risky.
20:07I maybe played it a little safe.
20:12Oi.
20:13Yeah, I wish I could have done the second button at the top.
20:15But it's all right.
20:16I like it.
20:17It's what I designed.
20:18It's what I wanted.
20:19I want to rank high.
20:20That's it.
20:21I really like them.
20:22They're a bit baggier than I expected, but I am really happy that I've managed to finish
20:25it in time and managed to get the kilt on.
20:27Okay.
20:28So gorgeous.
20:29I've played it safe.
20:30I didn't push myself to design anything that was too out there.
20:34Yeah, yours are nicer than mine.
20:36No, yours are nice.
20:37I really want to reach the final now.
20:39I don't want to go home.
20:43With five pairs of women's denim jeans completed and ready for inspection, it's time to find
20:49out which of our designers have hit the brief and whose dream of a mentorship with M&S
20:54is about to come to an end.
20:56I love the tailoring.
21:01I think it's really beautiful how elegant and minimalist in a way the shapes are.
21:06I love the fact that you've put some of the kind of more denim associated things like
21:11the metal buttons, which make it feel a bit like a new generation denim, which has surprised
21:16me.
21:17It was veering towards trousers.
21:19So it's quite a nice kind of hybrid.
21:22I think you've done a great job delivering all of this stitching and top stitching and
21:29the pockets are so regular and beautifully made.
21:32I'm really impressed that you do this in four hours and how kind of complicated in a
21:37way they are.
21:38They're very beautiful.
21:39You had a 70s reference, but you maybe haven't pushed yourself far enough in terms of newness
21:44in the style.
21:45Probably a bit too familiar in an everyday June range.
21:52I'm impressed you finished the kilt because we saw you just before you finished and you
21:57hadn't gotten there yet.
21:58I wasn't sure about the shape of it.
21:59It felt interesting but strange.
22:01And then when I see it hanging, I really find it very beautiful.
22:05I think it's a really bold and daring design.
22:08If you're thinking about the balance of commerciality versus really pushing the boundaries, it's
22:12probably on the very extreme side.
22:14It reminds me of Vivienne Westwood and the kind of piratey feel.
22:17Well, if there's anyone to be compared with, I mean, come on.
22:20Viv did all right for herself, didn't she?
22:22I think they're really beautiful.
22:28I think that the lines are very surprising actually.
22:32That's kind of an unusual shape to it.
22:34I like how the fabric kind of falls.
22:36I think the felt was a kind of interesting, innovative detail.
22:39I think they've turned out really well.
22:42They are a little bit more on the trouser side than a jean side.
22:45You actually have put some topstitching on, but you are not really wanting to use any of
22:49those kind of design cues.
22:51I think as fashion evolves, everything's up for challenge really.
22:55So it's good to see how people are kind of deconstructing.
22:58I think it's beautiful.
23:08I was very impressed by all the details and all the structure and the cleanness of it.
23:12But it wasn't such a kind of shaped corset that I imagined it might be from the drawing.
23:16And then also it had the openings in the drawings and the legs.
23:19Do you miss those details, Lily?
23:21I think if I'm honest, I did find them quite impressive in the drawing.
23:24So I would have liked to have seen them.
23:26That corset feature felt very relevant to women's wear currently.
23:31And I just wonder whether you've erred too much on the side of caution
23:35where it could have been something that was both feminine and really new from a design perspective.
23:40I really would like to make the final.
23:43I think it's something I've got too close to not want to make it now.
23:47So, yeah, fingers crossed.
23:50In judging, you never know how it could go.
23:52Obviously, everybody else's design is super solid.
23:55But, yeah, I really want another win.
23:57I really want to get in top three.
23:59I'm really loving every minute of it and I've learnt so much
24:02and I'd love to go through to the final and just put 100% into that as well.
24:09All right, designers, it's time to reveal the results.
24:13But, as you know, one of you will not be progressing to the next challenge.
24:18So good luck to you all.
24:20The winner of the statement piece challenge is...
24:28Bailey!
24:29Well done.
24:32That's my third win in a row.
24:35I don't even know what to say.
24:36Well done.
24:37I stuck to my design and stayed true to myself.
24:40I'm elated, I'm so happy.
24:41I'm not in the final just yet.
24:43There's still some work to do.
24:46But it's close.
24:47It's definitely close.
24:50With Bailey winning the statement piece challenge,
24:52it's time to find out the rest of the rankings
24:54and which designer's dream ends here.
24:57The designer in second place is...
25:05Richie!
25:06APPLAUSE
25:09The designer in third place is...
25:15Casey!
25:16APPLAUSE
25:18So, Alex and Laura, one of you will be in with a chance
25:28of making it to the final.
25:30The other will sadly be heading home.
25:35The designer in last place and leaving the competition is...
25:45Laura.
25:46Sorry, Laura.
25:49Sorry, Laura.
25:59You've done amazing.
26:00Laura, you did exceptionally well to get to the semi-final.
26:03Don't be upset.
26:05I think you've done really well through this whole process.
26:08On balance, the design was true to yourself
26:11and it really showed your personality
26:13and ultimately we wanted something
26:15that would push the boundaries a little bit more.
26:17Laura, I know it's emotional
26:19but you've got so much to be proud of.
26:21Are you OK?
26:22Yeah, I don't want to leave. It's what?
26:23Aww.
26:25We don't want you to leave.
26:26Sadly, we have to say goodbye.
26:28Honestly, you've been amazing.
26:30I really hope you go from strength to strength.
26:33Here's a fishing.
26:35Aww, thank you.
26:37Wow, great. You've been amazing.
26:39Chin up. Chin up.
26:40Well done, Laura. You've been brilliant.
26:42Aww.
26:43I'm really sad but I'm proud of myself.
26:46I've learnt to push myself out of my comfort zone
26:49to add a little bit more interest
26:52to things that I'm designing
26:54and that it is OK.
26:56I still have my personal style there as well.
27:00Coming up on Dress the Nation,
27:02the cracks start to show.
27:03Oh, my God.
27:04The anxiety is absolutely crazy.
27:07In the last challenge ahead of the final.
27:10The team heading into next week's final is...
27:24Welcome back to Dress the Nation
27:26where our four remaining designers
27:28are just one collection challenge away
27:30from a place in the final.
27:32First, winning designer Bailey
27:34must decide who's joining his team.
27:36I would like to choose Alex.
27:38We've not done a collection challenge yet together
27:40so I'm excited.
27:41I'm really happy that Bailey picked me.
27:43I think we've both got the potential to do well in this.
27:45Which means, of course,
27:47Richard and Casey, you're back together.
27:50But I'm lucky.
27:52I'm really excited to work with Richard again.
27:54We've made a good team the last few times.
27:56I can't wait to just get in there
27:58and hopefully secure my place in the final.
28:00Lily, can you reveal this week's final collection challenge?
28:04For the final collection challenge,
28:06you are tasked with each team making a denim ensemble.
28:09Think denim on denim, double denim,
28:11double it, double double denmin.
28:13And you're also tasked
28:15with incorporating pre-loved denim into each garment
28:18and so the fabric room has different pre-loved denim
28:20that you can choose from.
28:21Double denim is something of a style statement.
28:23So use your imagination
28:25and create two garments that will fly off the rails.
28:28Now, don't forget, along with Lily and Lisa,
28:31you'll also be getting feedback from the customers.
28:35You've got a total of five hours
28:37to complete your denim ensemble collection
28:40and your time starts now!
28:43Good luck!
28:44Go on!
28:49Time to rock and roll.
28:50The winning pair of this final collection challenge
28:52will automatically go through to the final,
28:55so everything is on the line.
28:57You want to know that you've done everything you've been doing this.
28:59We need a new twist on double denim.
29:01How do they excel in this, please?
29:03I'm curious to see what they create as individuals,
29:05but I'm also particularly curious to see how they work together
29:07and how the two pieces that they make work together
29:10and if it becomes a cohesive outfit or not.
29:13I think that's really key.
29:14They've got to really think about the most stylish,
29:17modern, trend-led outfit
29:20that brings denim, brings jean influence
29:23and really makes us turn our heads.
29:24So let's play to our strengths right now.
29:26We need to let go of all our chains
29:29and just be free with this.
29:31We should do frayed edges.
29:32Yeah, frayed edge seams.
29:34That's incredible.
29:35Super sleek, super high-end.
29:38Team Bailey are going all out
29:39and expressing their personal styles
29:41with this luxury outfit.
29:43Alex is making a sleeveless jacket
29:45whilst Bailey focuses on a full-length skirt.
29:47They're hitting the pre-loved fabric elements of the brief
29:50in the up-cycled denim in the frayed seams.
29:53But will their design be more high-end than high street?
29:56I think two lights are not going to work.
29:58I think we'll just take these three for now.
30:00I'm tempted to just rip these just to see, in case.
30:03OK.
30:04I think like a cocktail dress,
30:06emphasising the female form.
30:08You mid-length that a little bit?
30:09Like me?
30:10Yeah, just do a little.
30:11Oh, no.
30:12No knees.
30:13I know a lot of women wouldn't wear a short dress.
30:15Short dress, yeah.
30:16I got you.
30:17I'm thinking like a poncho-style jacket.
30:18A peplum poncho.
30:19I've never seen it before.
30:20Never seen it.
30:21So it's good.
30:22Peplum poncho.
30:23The names are rolling, man.
30:24Team Richie are taking a more consumer-friendly approach
30:27to their design.
30:28Richie is turning his tailoring skills to a peplum poncho
30:31whilst Casey is making a paneled denim dress.
30:34They're doubling down on hitting the pre-loved denim factor
30:36of the brief with the trims on Richie's poncho
30:39and the contrast panelling on Casey's skirt,
30:41all made from old jeans.
30:43Denim's an area where we're doing a lot more work on
30:46sustainability and recycling.
30:48So we're using off-cuts and waste and doing smaller,
30:52more curated ranges.
30:54Customers are getting more interested in sustainability
30:57and it's something that we're very, very proud of.
31:00Bailey.
31:03It's going to work.
31:04No, that's purr.
31:07Having placed fourth in the statement piece challenge,
31:09Alex is going all out and bringing her high-end fashion knowledge
31:13to the forefront in order to make it to the final.
31:16This is so stress-relieving.
31:18Fourth place is the worst place to finish.
31:20In life, you've got to learn from your mistakes
31:22and I've just decided I've got to unlock the cage,
31:25set myself free, got nothing to lose at this point.
31:28Are you all right, girl?
31:29I'm loving this.
31:30You're such a good stripper.
31:31You're funny.
31:35Alex Bailey, this is it.
31:40Hiya.
31:41One outfit away from the final.
31:42Oh, my gosh.
31:43Alex, what has changed your approach then?
31:46I've got a lot of knowledge of runway and couture
31:48and really going for it with silhouette
31:49and I just thought I'm not showing enough of that right now.
31:52Great.
31:53I'm just branching out with that shape
31:54and really showing what I can make.
31:56Making something that jumps off the mannequin in store
31:59but also making it accessible to everyone.
32:01Yeah.
32:02It's a really, really difficult challenge.
32:04It is.
32:05And I think the fact that we've got so many customers
32:07and we've got to be relevant and democratic
32:10makes it an extra challenge.
32:12So, you go all in, Alex.
32:13Literally.
32:14Do you know what I mean?
32:15Yeah.
32:16Good on you.
32:17Do you want these, Vernon?
32:18No.
32:19Oh, yeah, Vernon.
32:20They look like they're ready to work out.
32:21There you go.
32:22Oh, come on.
32:24This is a bit of me.
32:25I am ready.
32:26Oh, my God!
32:27This is a mad distraction.
32:28This is so cool.
32:29I love it.
32:30We're allowed to get on.
32:31All right, Jesus!
32:32I'm going to get on, for God's sake.
32:33Get on me way, Vernon!
32:34Designers, you're one hour down!
32:35Score!
32:36Alex, how are you?
32:37Good morning.
32:38Gorgey-gorge.
32:39I could actually see you wearing it.
32:40I really could.
32:41Despite having built a strong release,
32:42I'm going to get on.
32:43Oh, my God!
32:44Oh, my God!
32:45Oh, my God!
32:46Oh, my God!
32:47Oh, my God!
32:48Oh, my God!
32:49Oh, my God!
32:50Oh, my God!
32:51Oh, my God!
32:52Oh, my God!
32:53Oh, my God!
32:54Oh, my God!
32:55Oh, my God!
32:57With the relationship from working together twice before,
32:59Richie and Casey have never won a collection challenge,
33:02so could today be third-time the charm?
33:05You've got to try, innit?
33:06It's a great collaboration.
33:07We know how each other works.
33:08We understand each other's styles.
33:10We're going to smash it.
33:12I'm just cutting panels for my dress,
33:14and then I'm wedging the pre-loved jeans
33:16into the seams as well.
33:18Yeah.
33:19I like that volume.
33:20I like this cross-lap thing going on here.
33:22That's just really unusual.
33:24When the corset's finished,
33:25we'll look banging.
33:26This corset features one of your keys.
33:29It's a staple.
33:30Yes.
33:31I really love, like, a cinched waist.
33:32And is it full-length?
33:33It's ankle-grazing length.
33:34OK, nice.
33:35That's why I'm happy I'm working with Case.
33:37She understands it.
33:38Yeah.
33:39I said knee length, she went, nah.
33:41Definitely, this challenge is so important.
33:43I think we really need to play on each other's strengths
33:45and really channel what we're both talented in
33:48and really use that to our advantage.
33:50Case.
33:51Get your dress ready straight away, yeah.
33:53So, Team Richie and Casey.
33:55They're using different fabrics from what I can see.
33:58I know.
33:59Normally with double denim, you have the same wash,
34:02whether it's dark or whether it's light.
34:04Yeah.
34:05Especially with an ensemble piece, right,
34:06because you want the two pieces to match.
34:07Yeah.
34:08I think it's going to look really great together,
34:10and the different coloured fabrics,
34:12it's all just going to look great once it's all finished.
34:14It's definitely something that people would buy.
34:17Yeah, I got it.
34:19To get in the final means everything.
34:21It would be absolutely life-changing.
34:23You don't want to be the one to go home,
34:24and I'm not going home.
34:26I'm going to be hearing that machine that Richie's on in mine.
34:29No, Richie, Richie's machine.
34:31It's so intense.
34:33I feel like someone's drilling into my brain or something.
34:36What do you think, Bailey?
34:39Backs together.
34:40Oh, is that the frayed end?
34:41Yeah.
34:42Oh, my God, I'm obsessed.
34:43Bailey is the most incredible team-mate.
34:45We've got similar styles.
34:46High-end fashion for the high street.
34:48Alex.
34:49Gorgeous.
34:50I love it.
34:51I'm really confident in what we're producing.
34:53Just trust and believe.
34:54Mm-hmm.
34:55So this is Team Bailey going all out on this.
34:59Very structured, it looks like.
35:01Yeah. Very edgy, yeah.
35:02Feels like a lot of fabric right now,
35:03but I'm just trying to bring it in.
35:05We always talk about less is more.
35:07Less is more, exactly.
35:08Yeah.
35:09Knowing when to stop as an artist is an interesting question.
35:11Yeah, yeah, yeah.
35:12I'm going to panic about it.
35:13Don't panic, because we'll all go south if we start panicking.
35:16Yeah.
35:17It's just because the lapel's so big right now.
35:19Designers!
35:20You've got two and a half hours!
35:22Who are you?
35:24That's smart.
35:25So how is it working with Alex?
35:30Because this is the first time that you two have become one.
35:33I know, I know.
35:34A dream.
35:35We've got such similar design styles, and we like things that are a little bit edgy.
35:39Are you going to leave the edges frayed?
35:41Yeah.
35:42These are all going to be like raw edges left, but super intentional.
35:46So they're trapped in the seams, so I've like panelled all of this.
35:49It's like a really fashionable badger.
35:52Badger.
35:53I mean, all right.
35:55Yeah, yeah, yeah.
35:56We'll go with that.
35:57With the M&S customers playing a big part in which team will make the final.
36:01I just don't know if they'll like it.
36:02I've not really seen much frayed edging in a high street store.
36:05Have Bailey and Alex designed too much for the catwalk and not enough for the everyday M&S customer?
36:10What have we done?
36:11I guess we're arses, aren't we?
36:12What have we done?
36:13We've just been ourselves.
36:14Can't have a go at us being ourselves.
36:16You know, is it commercial enough?
36:18That's maybe not the most off the rack thing you'd see.
36:20I think we've got to go for what we like now.
36:22No, it's in the back of my mind though, like the customers, the customers.
36:25Yeah, but then we're forgetting about putting us in this.
36:28I'm stressed.
36:30You're meant to be team captain, why are you panicking?
36:32I am panicking.
36:33No, we're not.
36:35It's just a bit of sewing.
36:37Just in what I like.
36:39We're good.
36:41Oh, my God.
36:42Welcome back to Dress the Nation, where the designers are doubling down on double denim in a bid to make it to the final.
36:58How are you getting on UK?
37:00It's going well.
37:01It's just quite complex to construct.
37:03Designers, you've got one hour left.
37:05Only one hour remaining.
37:08With his team design more couture than commercial, challenge one winner, Bailey, is feeling the heat.
37:15The anxiety is absolutely crazy.
37:19Chill out.
37:20If I'm chill, you can chill.
37:22Whereas for team mate, Alex.
37:26You seem so calm.
37:28Yeah, you do.
37:29I'm here for it.
37:30I'm making the real standout piece.
37:33It's a piece of me.
37:34And if people are not a fan of it, at least I am.
37:37So I'm standing by this one.
37:38Good for you.
37:40How far do you think you are percentage-wise?
37:47About 50%.
37:48Okay.
37:49Casey struggled with time management in previous challenges.
37:52I think I've been really ambitious in every challenge, but I've never given up.
37:56I've persevered with everything that I've tried to do.
37:59Richie, could you help me pin it?
38:01And with the final in reach, she's determined to overcome that once and for all,
38:05and prove that she's worthy of the M&S mentorship.
38:08I graduated last year and I've just been working in retail.
38:11So, yeah, this opportunity would mean so much.
38:13It would really change my life and really kick-start my career.
38:16So this is going to have all my effort in this to hopefully secure a place in the final.
38:23Yeah, that looks really nice.
38:24I'm happy with that, to be honest.
38:25Just smashing it, mate.
38:30Oh, my God.
38:31I feel like they've won this.
38:33Casey and Richie, if ours is super commercial,
38:36and that is the type of thing you would see in M&S,
38:38whereas mine and Alex's is a little bit more out there.
38:41If I'm going to go out, I've made something that is unique, innovative,
38:45reflects me, and that is what I came on here to do.
38:49Alex, she's incredible, but I'm super in my head about what could be one of us going,
38:54and she's like, no, it's fine.
38:56If we are going, we'll leave on a high note.
38:58I think we're just, like, second-guessing.
39:00From this angle, I love her.
39:02Designers, you've only got ten minutes left!
39:05Ten minutes! Ten minutes!
39:07Oh, I love that.
39:11They're making a bag.
39:13They're making a bag as well.
39:15Is the belt just, like, trying too hard?
39:18No, the belt's perfect.
39:19I think without the belt, it's a bit formal.
39:21That's true.
39:23Your jacket looks so good.
39:24I'll stitch them.
39:26That's it, then it's done.
39:27And then I'll turn that through and toss it.
39:28Do you not think you should put the trim on there as well,
39:30to give it more structure?
39:32Do that bottom.
39:36Are you okay?
39:37Yeah.
39:38You've got one minute left, everyone!
39:40Just one minute to go!
39:43Yes!
39:44Right, I'm gonna go for it.
39:45Oh, my God, come on.
39:46Oh, it looks so good, Richard.
39:48It looks so nice like that.
39:49Leave it like that.
39:50I love that.
39:51It's definitely the quickest I've finished so far in the competition.
39:54Quick.
39:55And probably the happiest I've been as well.
39:56I know.
39:57You've got ten!
39:58Nine!
39:59Eight!
40:00Seven!
40:01Six!
40:02Five!
40:03Four!
40:04Three!
40:05Two!
40:06One!
40:07Time is up, designers.
40:10Step away from your mannequin.
40:12Well done!
40:13Yeah!
40:14I'm happy.
40:15Yeah, we're done, you know.
40:16Well done.
40:17Mixed up the denim.
40:18Done it.
40:19Done it.
40:21I'm really proud of what I've managed to produce.
40:23My dress was actually quite complex, so it was tough, but it looks amazing, so it was definitely
40:27all worth it.
40:28We couldn't have gone any more Oz in this.
40:30I really would like to make the final, but I'm just really proud.
40:33We've made a look that is both of us, and we've done our best.
40:38That's all we can do.
40:39I just don't know what the M&S consumer is going to think.
40:42Well, there's only one way to find out.
40:45It's time for the M&S customers to have their say.
40:48Oh my God, guys.
40:49This is awful.
40:50My heart is going.
40:52I actually really love it.
40:55I love the style.
40:56I love the detail, and I would definitely wear that.
40:59I love the fraying as well.
41:01I would wear the top bit.
41:03The designs, I think, is beautiful.
41:05I mean, it is a very cool piece.
41:07It's got, like, a very kind of edgy feeling to it.
41:09I just don't think it's that flattering.
41:11You have to have a certain body type to work it.
41:13The picking up on how it will feel on them.
41:15Women like to feel flattered and feel confident.
41:19I'm not really sure about the belt.
41:22Oh, my God.
41:23I wasn't either, actually.
41:24I love the skirt, but the belt felt a little bit maybe flimsy.
41:27I mean, it's got pockets.
41:28Who doesn't love pockets?
41:30And even the length, it's just perfect.
41:32I love it.
41:33I'm happy there's a few people that love it.
41:34That's all we wanted from this.
41:35Yeah, made up.
41:37I mean, I really like the outfit as a whole.
41:39I think it's a really lovely silhouette.
41:41The denim can be more tonally aligned
41:43because it's quite a dark contrast.
41:45Yeah.
41:46I'm not so crazy about all the different contrasts.
41:48For me, it helps it come together as an outfit.
41:51But I do like, on the jacket, the detail
41:53where they've used the belt loops.
41:55I actually love that it's the dark denim through this panel
41:59because I think that's so flattering on everybody's shape.
42:01I think they like this because it appeals to more
42:03shapes and sizes.
42:05And because you've got the stitching in here,
42:07it does look like it's up-cycled.
42:09And the little bag is just so cute.
42:11Yeah.
42:14I'm really happy with those comments.
42:16The bag's such a shock.
42:17With the customer's feedback taken on board,
42:21the experts now have the difficult task
42:23of deciding which team will win this crucial collection challenge
42:26and automatically go through to next week's final.
42:30Two very different collections.
42:32What do you like about the two?
42:34I thought it was really interesting how wide the designs were
42:38from the most fashion-forward style that I hadn't expected to see
42:43made out of denim fabric to something that maybe felt a bit more familiar.
42:47The piece that I'd probably most likely see myself wearing was maybe Bailey's skirt.
42:52But as an outfit, I felt like Richie and Casey's felt more cohesive.
42:57Yeah. Okay.
42:58As a full outfit together.
42:59Bailey and Alex's were really strong.
43:02Alex's jacket was lovely, the way that the collar was done
43:06and the kind of attention to detail around the points.
43:09and Richie and Casey's.
43:11The shape was lovely.
43:12There was real consideration around that femininity.
43:15It was really strong.
43:16Oh, my gosh.
43:17It sounds like you have got a tough decision to make.
43:20It's going to be a hard choice because they're both very strong.
43:23You know, every designer's done an amazing job, you know,
43:25and they should know that regardless.
43:28With the designer's fate sealed,
43:29it's time to find out which pair have won guaranteed places in the final
43:34and who will be going home.
43:36What a rig.
43:37Well done, designers.
43:39Another collection challenge in the bag.
43:42But with so little between you all,
43:45it came down to the broad appeal for Marks and Spencer.
43:51We can now reveal that the team with the must-have collection
43:56and heading into next week's final is...
44:07Team Richie!
44:12APPLAUSE
44:13It's unbelievable to think that I've made it this far, you know,
44:19there's so many talented designers.
44:21I think I'm in shock.
44:24Yeah, I'm so excited.
44:26Yeah, I just...
44:28I genuinely can't believe it at all.
44:30Now, Bailey, Alex, sadly, one of you will just miss out on the final.
44:38This person is a gifted designer with a strong aesthetic.
44:43So, with a heavy heart, the designer leaving the competition is...
44:46Alex.
44:47OK.
44:48I'm so sorry.
44:49Come here.
44:50Thank you so much.
44:51You guys are amazing.
44:52You can smash it.
44:53Come here.
44:54It's been the inventor of a lifetime.
44:55I'm so proud.
44:56I've made it this far.
44:57It's sad, obviously, but I've come to learn not always winning in life.
45:01It's just a chance to grow and learn from everything you've got on and move on.
45:07You are an incredible designer.
45:09I credit you with saying this is what I am.
45:11I'm so proud to make it happen.
45:13I'm so proud to make it happen.
45:14I'm so proud to make it happen, but I'm so proud to make it happen.
45:16It's so proud to make it happen.
45:17It is so proud to make it happen.
45:20You are an incredible designer.
45:21Decider I credit you with saying this is what I'm sticking to and in the context of M&S
45:26It hasn't worked this time, but I'm sure that you'll go on to do amazing things. Yeah, thank you
45:35It's been such a whirlwind of emotions some tough times, but I've learned so much about myself
45:39I'm so proud of myself, and I'm excited to go forward in my career
45:43Next time on dress the nation that excited for us. I reckon this will win an outfit
45:48They'll be put on the scrutiny watch that one person be you and
45:53And their designs and the spotlight of the collection showcase I
45:57Would be straight down at Mark's expenses buying one immediately only one will win this life-changing prize a chance to dress the nation
46:06the winner of dress the nation is
46:08is
46:15After serving a prison sentence burt rekindles her friendship with Sam hoping to convince her to help with one last job
46:21Surround Jones and Jodie Whittaker star in all new frauds tonight here at night
46:25You
Recommended
48:03
|
Up next
42:37
43:05
42:50
42:53
42:17
51:04
47:59
46:38
45:53
48:00
48:03
46:38
47:52
46:37
48:02
48:03
48:03
46:40
56:52
50:21
42:58
43:03
42:53
42:55
Be the first to comment