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00:00No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, the system crashed mid-upload, half the collection is the wrong season, wrong everything, no.
00:20Runway is in 48 hours, production starts with these botched designs, we're all dead, not just fire, we're dead, company collapses, our careers are over, come out here and talk to us, we have 8 million tied up in this collection, I have a fashion editor, right now, one word for me, your industry poison.
00:50Enough.
01:00Vic!
01:02Mia, Japanese indigo.
01:06Miranda, call production, emergency protocol 7.
01:10Pauline, handle those vultures.
01:16Tell the boss to hold all calls any 28 minutes.
01:20It's 28 minutes, the whole system takes 15 to reboot.
01:2527 now.
01:27Tick tock.
01:47I'm done.
01:49Crisis averted.
01:50I swear to god, you're not human.
01:5327 minutes.
01:55Holy shit, pre-orders are flooding in.
01:57This will shatter every record.
02:06Vic, are you okay?
02:10Just Braxton Hicks, nothing to...
02:12Oh my god, your water broke.
02:24Mom, you were seriously in active labor, while saving the entire company?
02:28Multitasking is my super power pumpkin.
02:30Multitasking is my super power pumpkin.
02:31Dad called, he wanted to know if he should come, but I told him that he lost his visiting privileges since he decided that his assistance is more comfortable than ours.
02:45Well, the company's yours now, Holly, but there's a condition.
03:01Well, the company's yours now, Holly.
03:02We need to slash costs.
03:04We need to slash costs.
03:04Immediately.
03:05Immediately.
03:06Layoffs.
03:10Absent without leave.
03:13Oh, dad, I know exactly where to start our cuts.
03:15Well, just remember, whoever cleaned up that Milan disaster, they get immunity.
03:23In fact, um, they deserve a promotion.
03:29No way this Victoria Wintour saved the company since she's not even there.
03:37Boss, the Milan collection crisis averted.
03:41Pre-orders are pouring in.
03:43Ew, you saved the entire collection?
03:45Impressive.
03:47Oh, actually, how about I make you the new creative director starting today?
03:54Oh, my God, is this really happening?
03:57She's offering me Victoria's job?
04:00I can finally get rid of that bitch hanging over my head?
04:07But Victoria-
04:09Don't worry about her.
04:10I'm not useless.
04:11Pre-orders are fired.
04:12You know that collection I just rescued, Em?
04:19I hid something in the design.
04:23Your initials and now little graces.
04:27Hold them right into the fabric.
04:28And that's going to give him a long runway?
04:36Plus, the bonus from this collection is substantial.
04:39Enough for your full tuition at private school.
04:42Mom, you ain't have to.
04:44You're going to that private school.
04:46No discussion.
04:48Your sister and I will manage just fine.
04:51This job will keep us afloat.
04:52I love you, Mom.
05:05Holy shit, Holly actually thought I was the one who saved the company?
05:10After all these years in your shadow, Victoria,
05:13I'm finally taking what I deserve.
05:15Look, I'm going to fire every single one of them.
05:40What the hell?
05:42Listen up, everyone.
05:43Victoria Wintour is terminated.
05:46Effective immediately.
05:48You can't just do that.
05:50She's in the hospital having her baby.
05:52They're a loss against this.
05:54Vic worked while in labor.
05:57She's the creative backbone of Maison Laveau.
06:00Maternity leave, medical insurance,
06:02these preggos are bleeding us dry.
06:05Everything okay here?
06:10Great timing.
06:11Victoria Wintour, you're fired.
06:15Clear out your desk now.
06:25You're Matthew's daughter, aren't you?
06:27I saved this company three times when your father couldn't make payroll.
06:32Three times.
06:35Well, that's ancient history.
06:39The board wants fresh blood.
06:41And Mia here just saved the entire Milan collection.
06:44I'm the one who...
06:51Mia, you...
06:54Feel that curve?
06:58That's your signature.
06:59That's what makes it Maison Laveau.
07:05How could you?
07:07I taught you everything you know.
07:09I wish things were different, Vic.
07:20I should have thought about your career before getting pregnant.
07:23What happens to my team?
07:31Miranda pulled all-nighters for a month straight,
07:34working on your father's exclusive collections.
07:37Things got so bad, she had to get hair implants.
07:41Pauline had to cancel her own wedding because of a company meeting at the Louvre.
07:45These jobs are their lifelines.
07:47Health insurance, paid maternity leave, basic human dignity.
07:50You can't just throw them away.
07:53Well, actually, legally speaking, we can.
07:56No mandated paid maternity leave, no real protection.
07:59But hey, that's corporate America for you.
08:03Or we can shift the math.
08:06You sign, they stay, the budget works out.
08:10Well, think of it as taking one for the team.
08:16Miranda's still drowning in her husband's debts.
08:19And Pauline's sister still needs another surgery.
08:22They can't lose their jobs.
08:28Come on, babe.
08:29You say you care about them.
08:31Prove it.
08:40Five grand.
09:07That's my severance package after 15 years.
09:11That's what I'm worth to them.
09:26Careful.
09:27I got you.
09:34Vincent?
09:36Vincent Chevalier?
09:37Hi.
09:41High school feels like another lifetime, doesn't it?
09:53So, it's true.
09:57Great Victoria Winter is being shown the door
09:59after single-handedly saving
10:01Mison-Levaux's Milan collection.
10:03How would you feel
10:07about not having to answer
10:09to single-minded executives anymore?
10:13Someone with your kind of talent
10:14shouldn't be treated like this.
10:18What are you getting at exactly?
10:21I'm talking about you and me.
10:25Partners.
10:26Your genius, my money.
10:29No corporate BS.
10:33No one holding you back.
10:39I've got a baby to think about now.
10:41And I have an empty corner office
10:43with a view and an attached nursery.
10:47Just saying.
10:48Vincent Chevalier, wow.
10:54You didn't expect to see the head of Chauvin,
10:57our corporate nemesis, strolling into the office.
11:00Got your spy here?
11:01Don't mind me, I'm just giving Victoria
11:06your soft landing.
11:09Triple her salary, corner office.
11:12You know,
11:13before the vultures at LB or Chanel swoop in.
11:17Oh, so you're dumpster diving now.
11:19Rescuing a washed-up single mom
11:21with outdated ideas.
11:23Wow, that's an interesting take to have
11:25considering you wearing Victoria's designs
11:27head to toe.
11:27I mean, the jacket,
11:31it's Victoria's spring collection, right?
11:34The earrings,
11:35it's Victoria's collaboration with Cartier.
11:37If her work is so far beneath you,
11:40then maybe you should just strip.
11:44Shit, shit, shit.
11:45What are you talking about?
11:47Victoria designed all of this.
11:54Actually, those were my designs.
11:57What did you just say?
12:02The spring collection.
12:03The Cartier pieces.
12:05I designed them.
12:07Under your supervision, of course,
12:09but they came from me.
12:11Oops.
12:11Looks like you've been backing
12:12the wrong horse, Vincent.
12:15I thought you were better than this, Mia.
12:18Then explain my signature
12:20on the original sketch
12:22dated six months ago.
12:24So what?
12:30Sketches get passed around
12:31all the time.
12:31It doesn't prove squat.
12:33Maybe she was your little,
12:35what do they call it?
12:36Ghost designer?
12:38And the logo?
12:42The EW,
12:43woven in,
12:44Victoria's signature mark.
12:46It's been on every major piece
12:47she's designed for years.
12:48Nope.
12:49Well, Mia, explain it.
12:50Make her shut up.
12:51It's funny.
12:56All those pieces
12:58from the Milan collection
13:00that everyone's losing
13:00in the world,
13:01they all have EW and GW
13:03so many, too.
13:05Victoria's daughter is
13:06Emily Winter.
13:08Her newborn is
13:09Grace Winter.
13:12It's just quite a coincidence
13:13that those initials
13:14should appear in all your designs.
13:16To me,
13:16is there a special
13:18EW and GW
13:19in your life, too?
13:21Well, Mia,
13:22tell them.
13:23Tell them you designed this.
13:25Tell them you saved Milan.
13:28The logo,
13:29it's,
13:29it's adapted
13:31based on
13:32traditional motifs.
13:34You lying little bitch!
13:37That promotion
13:38is for saving the company.
13:43Look at the logo again.
13:45It's not EW
13:47or GW.
13:49It's actually
13:50two M's.
13:52M-M
13:53for McMichael,
13:55my last name.
13:58See?
13:59One M flipped,
14:01one upright.
14:02It's not for
14:03Grace or Emily.
14:05It's mine.
14:07That is absolutely ridiculous.
14:10Oh my God,
14:12she's right.
14:12It does look more like
14:13two M's.
14:14You manipulative bitch.
14:17You really thought
14:18you could steal the credit
14:19from my star designer.
14:22You learned wow, Mia.
14:25Maybe too well.
14:26You'll regret this.
14:30Not fancy.
14:31We don't have to sink
14:32to their level.
14:34Okay.
14:35Then let me drive you home,
14:36Karen.
14:37My Ferrari's outside.
14:38I got this.
14:40You shouldn't be
14:41caring anymore.
14:47Congratulations
14:47on your promotion, Mia.
14:50Just take care of
14:52your mother and Pauline.
14:52I'll be here.
14:56That's right.
14:57Get the hell out of my company.
14:59Go lead your 401k
15:00somewhere else.
15:01Pauline, Victoria.
15:11VIP invitation
15:12for Paris Fashion Week.
15:14Front row.
15:15I think you'll find it.
15:17Enlightening.
15:17Every pregnant woman fired.
15:28All of us.
15:30Just like that.
15:32No severance.
15:33No warning.
15:34Nothing.
15:34But a box
15:36and a security
15:37escort.
15:42Finally purge
15:43the company
15:44of those walking
15:44liabilities.
15:46Their termination paperwork
15:47practically paid for your sign
15:49and bonus might write
15:50in star.
15:51Now,
15:52about Paris Fashion Week.
15:54Their designs
15:54are eagerly awaited.
15:59You should have
16:00kept your legs closed.
16:04Oh, my God, Mom.
16:11This is insane.
16:13I can't believe
16:13we're actually here.
16:15Victoria Winter.
16:16It's a nuclear Vic.
16:18Your mom's basically a legend.
16:19You know that, right?
16:22We've been taking bets
16:23on where you'll land
16:23after Maison Leveau.
16:25Their loss is definitely
16:26someone else's jackpot.
16:30Wait.
16:31Maison Leveau?
16:32Well, well.
16:35The queen without her crown
16:36graces us
16:37with her presence.
16:38Brave of you
16:39to show up here.
16:40What's next?
16:41Applying for retail jobs
16:42at the mall?
16:44Let's go.
16:45Leaving so soon?
16:46You haven't introduced
16:47me to your princess.
16:50Has Mommy dearest
16:51filled you in
16:51on her little career update
16:53about getting canned
16:54for not cutting it anymore?
16:57Mom, is that true?
17:02Don't worry.
17:03She'll explain
17:04once she figures out
17:05how to keep paying
17:06your tuition bills.
17:07Ladies and gentlemen,
17:08Victoria Winter.
17:10Still pretending
17:11she matters.
17:15My mom is one of the most
17:17talented designers
17:18in this entire room.
17:19If Maison Leveau
17:20was putting people
17:21like you
17:22in charge
17:23of the business,
17:24then maybe
17:24deserves to crash and burn.
17:26Well, look at that.
17:27it seems entitlement
17:28runs in the family.
17:30Say whatever you want
17:31about me,
17:32but leave my daughter
17:33out of it.
17:34That's got a sting, huh?
17:36Exposed as unemployed
17:37in front of your kid
17:38who worships you
17:38like some kind of hero.
17:41Hey, good news.
17:42There's a factory
17:43down the street
17:44that's always looking
17:45for hardworking children.
17:46If paying the bills
17:47is getting tough,
17:48maybe send her over there.
17:50That's enough.
17:55That's enough.
17:55You've always been
17:57a fraud, Victoria.
17:59You never belonged
18:00in this world.
18:02Look at her.
18:03A jobless single mom
18:05still pretending
18:05she can afford couture.
18:07That dress,
18:08it's a cheap knockoff.
18:13Wearing fakes
18:14to Paris Fashion Week,
18:15it's not just pathetic.
18:17It's insulting
18:17to everyone here
18:18who actually deserves
18:19to be here.
18:23What the hell
18:24do you think you're doing?
18:26Remove that dress.
18:28We don't tolerate
18:30counterfeits
18:30in this industry.
18:33Hey, stop it!
18:34Let go of my mom!
18:36And let's see
18:37what garbage
18:37is really hiding
18:38under that dress.
18:40Take your hands off her now.
18:44Vincent.
18:45You're dismissed.
19:00You're right.
19:04You're right.
19:05I'm sorry.
19:06Jesus Christ,
19:07that's Vincent Chevalier.
19:09The reclusive billionaire
19:10who never shows up anywhere?
19:12What the hell
19:13is he doing
19:13with Victoria?
19:16That knockoff
19:17that you're so here
19:19to trash her for?
19:21It's Chauvin.
19:23Vente Couture.
19:25Winter collection.
19:26Not even released yet.
19:29Price tag?
19:29$300,000.
19:32Wow!
19:33You gave her that.
19:35That's right.
19:36You did.
19:39I would give her
19:40the entire damn collection
19:41if she wanted it.
19:43Oh my God,
19:44everyone mystery solved.
19:46Victoria's
19:46backed herself
19:47a sugar daddy.
19:49Mr. Billionaire
19:51is not a white knight.
19:52He's your walking trust fund.
19:53Victoria sleeping
19:57her weight at the top.
19:58It's just so
19:59predictably desperate.
20:04You really don't understand
20:06real talent,
20:07do you?
20:09For those of you
20:10who don't know me,
20:12I'm Vincent Chevalier,
20:14CEO of Jeven.
20:17And yes,
20:18I have been in love
20:20with Victoria Winter
20:21since high school.
20:21I've followed
20:24your career
20:25from a distance
20:25for years.
20:27Your brilliance,
20:29your principles,
20:30your passion.
20:33Victoria,
20:34there is no one else
20:35like you
20:35in this entire industry.
20:37Mom,
20:37did you know about this?
20:40Now,
20:40I'm not going to pursue
20:41anything until she's ready.
20:43But in the meantime,
20:44what I will do
20:45is ensure that
20:47her incredible talent
20:48has the platform
20:49that it deserves.
20:50She won't let you down,
20:51boss.
20:55You're making
20:56a complete ass
20:57of yourself,
20:57Chevalier.
20:58She's nothing
20:58but a has-been.
21:01The show is about
21:02to start.
21:03Your seats are waiting.
21:04The industry golden boy
21:12and the creative powerhouse
21:13together?
21:15Talk about a power couple.
21:17They could run
21:17the entire industry.
21:18This isn't over, bitch.
21:22Wait till you see
21:23what I've prepared you to do.
21:33So you seriously
21:34been in love
21:35with my mom
21:35since high school?
21:40Some talents
21:41you recognize immediately.
21:45Some people too.
21:51Ladies and gentlemen,
21:52before we kick off
21:53tonight's show,
21:54I have an important announcement.
21:56This woman
21:57is nothing but a fraud
21:58and a thief.
21:59She's been stealing designs
22:01from my creative director
22:02for years.
22:05It's true.
22:06She took my work
22:07and passed it off
22:08as her own.
22:09I've slaved
22:10away
22:11on those designs
22:12day and night.
22:13And Victoria
22:16had the nerve
22:17to pass them off
22:18as her own.
22:22That's just the tip
22:23of the iceberg,
22:24isn't it, Victoria?
22:25Your entire career
22:26is based on lies
22:27and manipulation.
22:29That's enough, Holly.
22:33Everyone thinks
22:33you're this creative genius,
22:35but I know
22:35what you really are.
22:36Your personal life
22:37is just as fake
22:38as the so-called talent.
22:41Did you know
22:42she slept with
22:42half the executives
22:43in the industry?
22:45That's her real
22:46design strategy.
22:47Stop it, Holly.
22:48You're embarrassing yourself.
22:50And those kids
22:51she's so proud of?
22:52Who knows
22:52who their real fathers are?
22:55How get you?
22:59Miss Jenkins,
23:01Miss Michaels,
23:02it's a disaster in there.
23:04There's something wrong
23:05with the collection.
23:05It's the fabric.
23:07Not now.
23:08The primary fabrics
23:14are disintegrating
23:15under the lights.
23:16The dresses
23:17are literally
23:18falling apart.
23:19We've only got
23:2050 minutes left
23:21until showtime.
23:22Is this some kind
23:23of sick joke,
23:24Maisamovale?
23:24Are you canceling
23:25the show
23:25because of your incompetence?
23:27This is completely
23:28unprofessional.
23:30I have 10 million
23:32invested in this collection.
23:34This is breach of contract.
23:35It's actually fixable.
23:41Paul,
23:42you can't seriously
23:43be thinking about
23:43helping me
23:44backstabbing vultures.
23:47Breaking news
23:48from Paris Fashion Week.
23:50Maisamovale appears
23:51to be imploding
23:52underneath new leadership.
23:53Sources say
23:54the entire collection
23:55may be canceled
23:55minutes before showtime.
23:57The question
23:58on everyone's mind,
23:59is this the end
24:00for the once
24:01prestigious fashion groups?
24:05This show doesn't happen.
24:08You're personally liable
24:09for the breach penalties.
24:11We're talking
24:12billions, Holly.
24:13Billions.
24:14What is this?
24:39Now.
24:41How?
24:41No, the fabric supplier must have sent us defective materials.
24:45I can't magically make new dresses in an hour.
24:49You have exactly 30 minutes to make this work.
24:52If you don't, those breach penalties are coming out of your pocket.
24:56That's billions of dollars.
24:59Then you better figure something out.
25:01Because if you don't, not only are you fired, I'll make sure you never work in fashion again.
25:06Miss Winter, how do you respond of accusations over design theft?
25:22Is there any truth to Holly Jenkins' claims about your personal life?
25:26Please respect Miss Winter's privacy.
25:30And for the record, you'll all soon see who the real thief is.
25:34We're gathering evidence as we speak.
25:36Excuse me.
25:50Excuse me.
25:51It's okay, punk.
25:53I'll be right.
25:53What do you want, Mia?
26:04Vic, I really need your help.
26:08Funny way to ask for a favor after that stunt you just pulled.
26:10Look, I know you're furious.
26:15I would be too.
26:16But think about Miranda and Pauline for a second.
26:19What about them?
26:21Their jobs are on the line with this show.
26:23If we tank, they're done.
26:25Holly will fire them without a second thought.
26:28Please, if you care about them keeping their jobs, just don't help us out here.
26:34Miranda and Pauline are responsible for this show.
26:37Yes, absolutely.
26:38And they're counting on this being a hit.
26:40Please, Vic, not for me.
26:43For them, for food.
26:46I would have expected them to be here in Paris, you know, for such a make-or-break show.
26:50What exactly happened to them, Mia?
26:55They, they couldn't make it.
26:58Holly cut the travel budget.
27:01Is that right?
27:03Victoria, I know I don't deserve your help.
27:08They do.
27:10Fine.
27:10I'll help you.
27:13But I'm doing this for Miranda and Pauline.
27:16Not for you.
27:25Oh my God.
27:29It's Victoria Winter.
27:30It's Victoria Winter.
27:30It's a nuclear veck.
27:32I need scissors, thread, and fresh lining fabric now.
27:42I need royal fuchsia for the stitching.
27:44Regular fuchsia won't work for this fabric.
27:47Does anyone have royal fuchsia thread?
27:49Vincent, how did you...
28:02I figured you might need some supplies, so I had my assistant bring over Joven's emergency kit.
28:08This is perfect, but Joven and Maison Laveau are competitors.
28:16Why would you help them?
28:19I'm not helping them.
28:20I'm helping you.
28:23I can't ask you to do this without giving me something in return.
28:27I have a design I've been saving.
28:30Something special I've never shown anyone.
28:32It's yours now.
28:33I don't want your design, Victoria.
28:38Then what do you want?
28:41You.
28:44What?
28:48You're a talent.
28:50You're a vision.
28:52Come and work as Joven.
28:54I'm in.
28:56I'll work for you.
28:58Just like that?
28:59Just like that.
29:00Now, let me finish my final job from Maison Laveau.
29:04I hate it when I'm gone.
29:12I wish I was cool.
29:14Like the new girl at school.
29:17I regret it.
29:18So I'ma get, I'ma get, I'ma get, I'ma get out.
29:21I want me back.
29:24Don't ever change.
29:27I'm gonna be proud of my name.
29:30She's doing it in minutes.
29:34What would have taken us hours?
29:36Whoa.
29:37No wonder they call her the nuclear Vick.
29:39It's so fucked up watching her fix my disaster like it's nothing.
29:43The woman I replaced making me look like an amateur.
29:51Five minutes till showtime.
29:53You made it.
29:54You made it.
29:55More and idea.
29:56Oh.
29:57Woo.
29:57You made it.
29:59Woo.
29:59Woo.
30:07So...
30:08Do we pull the plug or not?
30:10We're good.
30:10Everything's back on track.
30:13See?
30:13I knew firing Victoria was the right call. You've got twice her talent.
30:18Yeah, right.
30:21This is exactly why I promoted you. You need fix vests, not make them.
30:32To Victoria, the real hero of the night.
30:43Mom, you're insane. I can't believe you actually fixed that disaster in under an hour.
30:52Couldn't have done it without you.
30:55You know, if you start dating before you work together, it doesn't count as an office romance.
31:05Well, well, still hanging around. I thought you'd be too embarrassed to show your face at the after party. Fraud.
31:12Pauline, why don't you ask the models what happened backstage tonight?
31:17What are you talking about?
31:19Just ask the models. Any of them.
31:24Oh, and Mia, don't forget about our agreement. About Miranda and Pauline.
31:29I won't.
31:35Two new beginnings at Chauvin.
31:42Speaking of new beginnings, Emily's private school application is to do next month, right?
31:51I want to help with her education.
31:54What?
31:55Vincent, that's too much. We barely know each other.
31:59Victoria, I've known you since we were 17.
32:04I remember watching you win that regional competition.
32:10In that silver dress. The one you made from scratch.
32:14I saw the way your eyes lit up when you talked about changing the fashion world.
32:21You remember that?
32:22I remember everything.
32:24I have followed your career all these years, just hoping that our paths would cross again.
32:34Why didn't you ever reach out?
32:36You were married.
32:38And then you weren't.
32:40And then you were building your career.
32:43The timing was never right.
32:47Until now.
32:49I have been waiting 20 years to do that.
33:02I should probably get this.
33:26Mia?
33:27God, I was so right about firing Victoria.
33:33That Milan disaster you turned around? Absolute magic.
33:36And now I have an opportunity that could put you on the map for good.
33:40Sean Gosling needs a tuxedo for the Oscars red carpet.
33:47Sean Gosling?
33:48The Sean Gosling?
33:50The very one.
33:51Three-time Oscar winner.
33:53People's Sexiest Man Alive.
33:54And if we play our cards right.
33:56The next face of Maison Lebeau is a menswear.
33:59They're taking pitches now.
34:01If he picks yours, this changes everything.
34:04For you.
34:05For the brand.
34:06Where it is, Joven's in the running too.
34:09Land this.
34:10Vincent and his poor Victoria are done.
34:13Seal the deal.
34:14I'll bump your pay by 20%.
34:16I've got this, Holly.
34:17You won't regret it.
34:18God, what am I gonna do?
34:19I can't design menswear.
34:20I barely pulled off the woman's with Victoria's help.
34:22Miranda and Paulina are gone too.
34:23I'm completely on my own.
34:24I can't design menswear.
34:25I barely pulled off the woman's with Victoria's help.
34:26Miranda and Paulina are gone too.
34:27I'm completely on my own.
34:28If Holly bought that I saved Milan and fixed Paris when it was all Victoria, maybe I can squeeze one more miracle over her.
34:57Thanks for meeting me. I know things are complicated between us.
35:18You mentioned Miranda and Pauline. Cut to the chase.
35:21We're pitching for Sean's Oscar tux. Miranda and Pauline are also in the-
35:29Miranda's excellent with men's wear. She can handle this without me.
35:31Please, wait. There's more to it.
35:33After Paris, Holly needed someone to blame for the fabric disaster.
35:37Miranda and Pauline are on the chopping block.
35:40I've been fighting for them.
35:42Are you serious?
35:43Holline's due any day now.
35:45Trust me, I know. This project is our only shot.
35:49If we land it, I can convince Holly to keep them both.
35:52Have you worked with Sean before?
35:54No, but I've heard you have.
35:57Ages ago, I did a jacket for him for the Met Gala.
36:01Actually, I was sketching a new tuxedo concept for him right before I left Maison L'Avon.
36:06Really? What concept?
36:12Well...
36:19Perfect. She's handing everything over without even realizing.
36:29I'll use her design to save my ass and land this project.
36:34Do you still have any of the sketches somewhere?
36:37I do. Actually, I- I took them with me when I left Maison L'Avon.
36:42Wait.
36:45Miranda went on maternity leave last week. How exactly is she part of this project?
36:51Well, since she's the best menswear designer we have, Holly's letting her work from home.
36:57Is the company covering her health insurance?
37:00Of course, Vic.
37:02Vic.
37:03Colleen and Miranda's jobs are on the line here.
37:09You need to think about it.
37:11Take all the time you need.
37:13Mia.
37:15Don't make me regret trusting you.
37:17Again.
37:32Pumpkin, I need a quick favor.
37:37Remember that tuxedo sketch I was working on before everything went sideways?
37:42The Shawn Gosselin one with the black satin lapels?
37:45That's the one.
37:46Can you check my home office?
37:47It should be in the portfolio marked Men's Formal 2025.
37:52Got it.
37:53Grace is napping.
37:54The perfect timing.
37:55Thanks, sweetie.
37:56I just need to double check something about that.
37:58Shoulder.
38:03Destruction.
38:05Mom, are you okay?
38:11Miranda?
38:13Vic?
38:18Mom! Mom!
38:19What's going on?
38:21Emily, I'll call you right back.
38:24Miranda, what happened?
38:26Why the hell are you scrubbing toilets?
38:29Littles don't pay themselves.
38:31You met my husband.
38:33Old child with no paycheck.
38:35And now there's a newborn at home.
38:37Mia said you were on maternity leave working remotely on the Gosselin project.
38:42What?
38:44Is that the story she's spinning now?
38:47After you left, she fired every pregnant woman in the company.
38:52No severance, no cover, nothing.
38:54Just gone.
38:56That's completely illegal.
38:58Company lawyers said that we all suddenly violated some buried performance clause.
39:04All at once.
39:06What are the odds, right?
39:08And Polly, parking night shifts at 24 hours diner.
39:12Her sister medical bills keep piling up.
39:15And Mia knew about all this.
39:22Mia.
39:24Front row seat when Holly made an announcement.
39:28Didn't even blink.
39:30Too busy admiring her shiny new creative director title.
39:33She's been using you and Pauline to manipulate me.
39:37Telling me her draw depended on me helping her.
39:40What?
39:42That bitch!
39:43This ends now.
39:45Damn it!
39:46Miss Michael.
39:47He's just arrived from Milan.
39:48We need approval by name for them.
39:49Can't you see I'm working on something important?
39:50What are you all looking at?
39:51Get back to work!
39:52Victoria would never treat us like this.
39:53What are you all looking at?
39:54Victoria would never treat us like this.
39:55What are you all looking at?
39:56I heard that.
40:06You think Victoria is so perfect?
40:12What are you all looking at?
40:14How are you all looking at?
40:15What are y'all looking at? Get back to work.
40:19Victoria would never treat us like this.
40:22I heard that.
40:24You think Victoria is so perfect?
40:27Then where is she now?
40:29Gone.
40:30Now I'm in charge, and if anyone has a problem with that, there's the door.
40:34Well, at least you could actually design it.
40:41What the hell is going on here?
40:44Just a creative disagreement. Everything's under control.
40:48Mr. Gosling, Paige, tell me you have something presentable.
40:54Of course, I'm just finalizing some details.
40:56Show me.
40:58It's not quite ready.
40:59Now.
41:05This is garbage.
41:08Absolute garbage.
41:10I just need a little more time.
41:11We don't have more time.
41:13This is Sean Gosling we're talking about.
41:15If Shufin gets this deal instead of us.
41:21What's that?
41:27It's just some inspiration I recorded for the design.
41:30I don't care if you have to sell your soul to the devil,
41:35get me a winner designed by tomorrow morning,
41:37or pack up your desk by lunch.
41:39I still can't believe they're using this as leverage.
42:05I still can't believe they're using this as leverage.
42:05Right on cue.
42:16Meet that sketch ASAP.
42:18Miranda and Pauline's futures depend on it.
42:22The absolute nerve of this woman.
42:27She'll get her a sketch.
42:28And that's where we spring the trap.
42:30You're early.
42:44Vic,
42:45I really need that sketch.
42:47I said I'd help.
42:56Not hand over my design.
42:58Holly's all over me about this.
43:01If I don't have something tonight,
43:03Miranda and Pauline are toast.
43:06Still lying, Mia.
43:07You never learn.
43:09Guess it's payback time.
43:10So,
43:12do you want my help or not?
43:14I can walk you through it.
43:15Your design could be just as good.
43:17She's such a snake.
43:21Vic,
43:21my stomach is killing me.
43:23Can you run to the pharmacy
43:24and get something, please?
43:27Fine.
43:28But don't touch anything.
43:29Sorry, man.
43:56Survival of the fittest.
43:59You just let her take your work?
44:12She walked out with exactly what I wanted her to have.
44:17You know, boss,
44:19we could pitch ourselves.
44:21Go after the same clients.
44:23Show them what real design looks like.
44:26We're not out yet.
44:29Oh, there's a revolution, bro.
44:46Figure you can use all the backup you can get.
44:52You're welcome, Mom.
44:53I want you and your team as your van.
45:01Full creative control.
45:04I'm Miranda.
45:05Your husband's debt.
45:07Handled.
45:08And every casino in the country
45:10has been told he's not welcome.
45:12Mr. Chirulia, I...
45:15I'm Pauline.
45:16Your sister is in good hands.
45:18The best heart surgeon in the country
45:21is already prepping for her next surgery.
45:24Mr. Chirulia, thank you.
45:28Don't thank me.
45:29Thank Victoria.
45:31I'm just looking out for the people she believes in.
45:35Vincent, I...
45:36I don't even know what to say.
45:38It's about time
45:40you all get what you deserve.
45:42It's about time you all get what you deserve.
46:08I don't know what to say.
46:09I don't know what to say.
46:10I don't know what to say.
46:11I don't know what to say.
46:12I don't know what to say.
46:13I don't know what to say.
46:14I don't know what to say.
46:15I don't know what to say.
46:16I don't know what to say.
46:17I don't know what to say.
46:18I don't know what to say.
46:19I don't know what to say.
46:20I don't know what to say.
46:21I don't know what to say.
46:22I don't know what to say.
46:23I don't know what to say.
46:24I don't know what to say.
46:25I don't know what to say.
46:26I don't know what to say.
46:27I don't know what to say.
46:28I don't know what to say.
46:29I don't know what to say.
46:30We're here.
46:49And you're still here.
46:51Final tweaks.
46:52The pitch goes out tomorrow.
46:58You've got Grace to sleep.
47:00Yeah.
47:04And Emily's almost finished with her algebra.
47:10Maybe new beginnings aren't so scary after all.
47:18Remember, smile.
47:19We're about to make this week.
47:24Maison Laveau sets the bar.
47:26We don't follow trends.
47:28We create them.
47:30Satin black lapels.
47:37Nod to Mr. Sean Gosling's Met Gala moment.
47:40A blend of tradition and boldness.
47:43I think we can all agree Maison Laveau is back on top.
47:47What is that bitch doing here?
47:59Thank you, Mr. Jenkins, for clearing out your best talent.
48:03My company is thriving because of your generosity.
48:08I didn't expect to see you here.
48:11We thought you'd be all tied up with PTA meetings and diaper changes.
48:15I multitask.
48:16I multitask.
48:18Unlike some, I don't need to fire half my staff to feel competent.
48:22You know, Holly, your fresh blood strategies work in wonders.
48:27The office is so empty, it echoes.
48:30And the only thing growing at Maison Laveau is the legal risk.
48:35Pregnant woman talk, you know.
48:36Three ex-employees in a violent studio.
48:38What's next?
48:39A fake sale?
48:40Laugh all you want, Holly.
48:41You're about to see what real teamwork looks like.
48:42And what real loyalty looks like.
48:43Sean, glad you could make it.
48:45We have something very special to show you.
49:10Vic.
49:11I thought you just had a beautiful baby girl you'd never know.
49:18Congratulations.
49:19Thank you, Sean.
49:20It's good to see you.
49:22Let's begin the pitches.
49:24You ready to lose?
49:27You're out of your league.
49:28You should know by now, I don't play by your rules.
49:31First up, Mia McMichael, Maison Laveau.
50:00Next, Victoria, Miranda, and Pauline.
50:11Beautiful work.
50:13Both themes.
50:18We'll need a few minutes to discuss.
50:24After careful consideration, we're awarding the project to...
50:30...Maison Laveau.
50:32Oh, yeah!
50:33Oh, my God!
50:34Of course.
50:35This is what you planned all along, wasn't it?
50:39What the hell did you people put me in?
50:52Are you trying to kill me?
50:54Mr. Gosling has a serious allergy to synthetic silk.
50:57Who designed this tuxedo?
50:58Did you even read the brief?
51:00I mean...
51:01Did you...
51:02You must have read the brief.
51:03It's not complicated.
51:04It says...
51:05No synthetic blends.
51:06I mean...
51:07It must be some kind of mistake.
51:08Perhaps Mia overlooked something.
51:09A mistake?
51:10I could have ended up in the emergency room.
51:11Victoria.
51:12Please, tell these amateurs why you pulled your last design.
51:14I pulled my design because the only fabric left was synthetic.
51:18I'd never risk Mr. Gosling's health for a deadline.
51:19And that's why Victoria is the best.
51:20She actually pays attention.
51:21After reviewing all of the entries, the committee has reached a decision.
51:23The commission goes to Victoria, Miranda, and Paul Neen for them.
51:24Victoria, Miranda, and Paul Neen for them.
51:25And that's why Victoria is the best.
51:28She actually pays attention.
51:30After reviewing all of the entries, the committee has reached a decision.
51:47The commission goes to Victoria, Miranda, and Paul Neen for them.
51:51I'll do that.
51:54Mr. Gosling, it was just a slip-up.
51:56Mia's design was the front runner all along.
51:59That's why they picked her first.
52:05Maybe everyone should see this.
52:12Wait, Mia.
52:13Did you actually steal Victoria's design?
52:16That's a new low. Even for you.
52:25Maison Laveau will be hearing from my liars.
52:29And so you know, I will be supporting Victoria's case for design theft.
52:35Maison Laveau's reputation is toast.
52:39We're suspending all collaborations.
52:52Don't even think about trying to land anywhere else.
52:54You're blacklisted.
52:56Victoria, please.
52:57Victoria, please.
52:58Victoria, please.
52:59I'll do anything.
53:00Please just help me save the company, the brand you built for 15 years.
53:09You made your choices, Holly.
53:10Now you live with them.
53:11Yes.
53:12Why not?
53:13You went too far.
53:14Sean Gosling's look tonight is a game changer crafted by the trailblazing team at Joven.
53:15Social media is already calling it the Winter Revolution.
53:16The Winter Revolution.
53:17I'll do anything.
53:18I'll do anything.
53:19Please just help me save the company, the brand you built for 15 years.
53:20You made your choices, Holly.
53:21Now you live with them.
53:22Why not?
53:23You went too far.
53:24Sean Gosling's look tonight is a game changer crafted by the trailblazing team at Joven.
53:39Social media is already calling it the Winter Revolution.
53:50To the best comeback in fashion history and to the women who made it happen.
53:55And to the maternity leave that actually means something.
54:02Mom, you might want to see this.
54:09Happy birthday, Victoria.
54:19Happy birthday to you.
54:22Guys, look.
54:27Maison Léveau on the brink.
54:31Scandal pushes fashion giant towards bankruptcy.
54:34Ouch.
54:35I guess karma has a sense of humor.
54:38It's strange, isn't it?
54:40I gave them everything.
54:45Late nights, weekends, all the best years and they tossed us aside like we were nothing.
54:53Now it's all crashing down.
54:55I thought I'd feel vindicated.
54:57Honestly, it's a weird mix.
55:00Relief, sure, but also a little bit of grief.
55:05Look, who said that our best years are behind us?
55:09Look at this.
55:12Joven pushes for paid leave and parental support across all industries.
55:17Victoria, this is you.
55:19You did this.
55:21Here's to a future where women don't have to choose between their families and their careers.
55:27Not just for us, but for every woman who comes after.
55:31Careful, Vincent.
55:33You almost forgot the best part.
55:35Victoria Winter.
55:37Will you marry me?
55:39Victoria Winter.
55:40Will you marry me?
55:41Yes!
55:42A thousand times yes!
55:43Woo!
55:44Yeah!
55:45Woo!
55:46Yeah!
55:47Hell yeah!
55:49Take my heart with hope for your hands.
55:50I've been spending all the time.
55:51Victoria Winter.
55:52Victoria Winter.
55:53Victoria Winter.
55:54Will you marry me?
55:55Victoria Winter.
55:56Will you marry me?
55:57Yes!
55:58A thousand times yes!
56:00Woo!
56:01Yeah!
56:02Yeah!
56:03Take my heart with hope for your hands.
56:09Best birthday ever!
56:39You came. I thought you'd want to see me like this.
56:43I came because I wanted to hear it from you.
56:47When word got out you left. Clients failed.
56:51The board freaked. Numbers tanked. I couldn't stop it.
56:57You steered Maison Laveau into this storm, Holly.
57:03I know. I know.
57:07My father. The stress gave him a heart attack.
57:11He won't even speak to me anymore.
57:15I destroyed everything.
57:17I thought slashing costs would save us, but instead I gutted the company.
57:23I didn't mean for it to end like this.
57:27Maison Laveau isn't dead. I bought it.
57:31Last week. The brand. The archives.
57:35Even the debt. It's part of Given now.
57:39If you want it, why would you do that?
57:41To make sure that no more women have to suffer because of policies like yours.
57:49You win, Victoria.
57:51To help you do better than I did.
57:53I'll do it differently.
57:57Goodbye, Holly.
57:59Miss Wintour.
58:03Miss Wintour. I just... I wanted to thank you.
58:19Because of your campaign, my company gave me maternity leave.
58:25I can keep working and have my baby.
58:31You changed everything.
58:33Congratulations.
58:35Wishing you and your little one every happiness.
58:47Ready?
58:51Always.
58:53And now, Jovan's new collection designed by Victoria Wintour and your team.
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