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00:08My name is Edmund Newton. I am from Atlanta, Georgia.
00:12It's been a long journey for me getting here.
00:14It's been a dream of mine since the very first episode.
00:19I can't believe that I am on Project Runway. I am.
00:22Project Runway. I'm here. Yep.
00:28My name is Ashley Nail Tipton. I'm fun, funky, and fat.
00:33Fashion is everything to me.
00:35Growing up as a big girl, I didn't get those choices of wearing all the fun clothing.
00:41And now that I am able to create things, I finally get to wear the clothing that I've always wanted
00:47to wear.
00:49I'm Amanda Perna. I'm 28 years old. I'm from Delray Beach, Florida.
00:52Last time on Season 9 when I was here, I got cut early. I didn't even get to compete.
00:57Amanda, I'm sorry you're out.
00:59I will do something with myself. This just wasn't my time.
01:03In Season 9, I wasn't completely sure of myself.
01:06I've grown a lot since I was here last.
01:08And I really want to prove that in life, when you fall, you need to get back up.
01:13My name is Meli Labissiere, and my family's from Haiti.
01:16I'm really, really proud about being Haitian. Oh, Lord.
01:19I did architecture for a very long time when I really wanted to do fashion.
01:24And so my aesthetic is merged this idea of architecture and fashion, provoking old thinking into new perspective.
01:34Are you excited?
01:36Yeah, I'm excited.
01:37Yes.
01:39I'm walking up to Madison Square Garden, and it's almost surreal to be here, coming all the way from New
01:44Zealand.
01:44I graduated in November. I've been working in industry for four months.
01:48I just want to make it through first episode.
01:52Some people find me charming. Some people find me intimidating. Some people just don't really like me at all.
01:58I don't work well with others, but I'm here to work. Six weeks, boot camp, 100 grand, go home.
02:08My home is a few blocks away from Madison Square Garden, but today is my first time.
02:14So it just makes me feel so famous or something.
02:17Awesome.
02:18I'm excited to see what this challenge is going to be about.
02:21I want to know why we're at Madison Square Garden.
02:23I think there's sports that play there. Baseball or something. I don't know.
02:26What the hell is this?
02:36Hi!
02:36Hi!
02:37Come on down here, designers.
02:39It's great to see you.
02:40What the hell is going on here?
02:42I grew up playing sports. Like, I played basketball.
02:44Like, I didn't know if I was going to have to play Heidi in some one-on-one.
02:47Like, I'm ready to go.
02:48If I were to arrive at the gates of heaven, this is exactly what it would feel like.
02:53I'm on Project Runway!
02:55Hello, designers. Welcome to New York City and to Season 14 of Project Runway.
03:03Welcome, everyone. We're thrilled to get to know each and every one of you.
03:06You are standing in the world's most famous arena, Madison Square Garden.
03:10And this is where the best of the best in sports, music, and entertainment come together.
03:14And you are here because you are the best of the best in fashion. And one of you will win
03:21Project Runway Season 14.
03:24Yeah! One of you!
03:25Designers, as you can see, there are fabrics scattered around the arena.
03:29And we have mood to thank for that fabric. And as you probably already guessed, this fabric is the material
03:35for your challenge.
03:36Look at them very thoughtfully and strategically because you will have three minutes to metaphorically shop and grab.
03:44But you can only take four textiles each.
03:49Your challenge will be to show us who you are as designers.
03:52You may design whatever you want, but you have to represent you.
03:56And you will have one day to complete this challenge.
04:00I wish you all good luck.
04:03Let's get this started.
04:05On your marks!
04:06I have crazy long legs and I used to play a track, so let's do it.
04:10Get set!
04:10I'm not a runner, like...
04:13Go!
04:14They're off!
04:15Wow!
04:17Everyone's just running around like they're getting free food.
04:21All the good ones kept getting snatched before me and I was like,
04:24There's another one.
04:25Oh!
04:26There's another one.
04:27Oh!
04:30Only ten seconds left!
04:32People are passing up fabric, so I end up taking it.
04:35I don't know what kind of fabric it is.
04:37I just try to grab anything that I can.
04:44All right.
04:45Okay, designers.
04:47Remember, this is your first challenge and your first chance to impress the judges.
04:51I wish you all good luck and I'll see you on the runway.
04:54All right, designers.
04:55Follow me.
04:56We're off to the work room.
05:04What?
05:07Yay!
05:10Nice to meet you, David.
05:12I started designing when I was about seven, eight years old.
05:16We didn't have a lot of money.
05:18We would shop for our thrift store clothes and I would realize when I would wear some of the stuff,
05:23people would notice that that was their clothes from the years before.
05:27So, I cut up all my thrift store clothes and I made my own clothes.
05:30And I was like, you can't make fun of me now.
05:34Designers, welcome to your work room!
05:37It's pretty fabulous, isn't it?
05:38Amazing!
05:39Yeah!
05:39And speaking of, we have the Just Fab accessories wall.
05:43This is what you'll be using to style your looks for the runway.
05:47And next door, we have the Brother sewing room.
05:50And you have access to a Brother garment printer.
05:54It will be with us all season.
05:55So, it's your first challenge.
05:57It's very exciting.
05:58The judges don't know anything about you at all.
06:01So, this is your opportunity to have them want to know more about you and to see more of your
06:06work.
06:06All right, have a good day.
06:08See you later.
06:14What's your specialty?
06:15Dresses.
06:16I would describe my design aesthetic as being a fashion rebel.
06:21I'm making a cocktail dress.
06:23My girl is very unique.
06:25She's eclectic.
06:26I think it really will represent me well of who I am as a designer.
06:30Everyone's all, try this on for me.
06:32That's good.
06:33Never recount me because I'm a midget.
06:36My name is Han Miao Yang.
06:38I'm from New York City.
06:40But originally, I'm made in China.
06:41So, I'm going to use two fabrics to do some oversize.
06:45One long vest and one dress inside.
06:53Blake, you look halfway done.
06:54Ah, thank you.
06:56Wham-bam, thank you, ma'am.
06:57Look, I got a garment.
06:58I love it.
06:58I love when you give me so many compliments.
07:00That looks really good.
07:01I guess I'm in the first place right now.
07:02I'm, like, the only one who has actually something almost completely done.
07:05So, I got some money.
07:08My design for socialites, people who are important, people who can afford me.
07:13When she walks into the room, all eyes are on her.
07:16Like, she is a center of attention.
07:20I'm making a floor-length dress that's super pleated and asymmetrical.
07:25I've only done menswear up until this point.
07:27But I'm really interested in trying to push my boundaries in draping and volume with womenswear.
07:33Looks like it's gonna be good.
07:35Yeah.
07:36Gotta make it work.
07:37Gotta make it work.
07:38Gotta make it work.
07:39Gotta make it work.
07:39I think the song is helping me.
07:40I couldn't sing if my life depended on it.
07:43I didn't even try to become one of those moms that, you know, try and sing to their kids.
07:46I have two kids.
07:47My son's three and my daughter's nine.
07:50Both blonde.
07:52I'm the incubator.
07:58Is it too paper baggy?
07:59I think the color would be, otherwise I'd say go for it.
08:02My vision is doing a button-down crop top with an open back with a very over flowy skirt with
08:11box pleats.
08:12My biggest concern is how much they're gonna like the print and the color combination.
08:19I totally feel like I'm still in the process of finding who I am.
08:24Okay.
08:25Because I'm still trying to build my confidence.
08:28Ashley, how you doing?
08:30Okay.
08:32What happened?
08:33I'm a little scared.
08:34So am I.
08:35So am I.
08:37Like a group, are you okay?
08:39Oh.
08:43Hey.
08:45Hello.
08:45Hi.
08:47Hi.
08:47How is everyone?
08:49Good.
08:49Good.
08:51Well, I'm here to check in with you.
08:53I want him to see who I am and I want to impress him.
08:56He's the man.
08:59Duncan, how are you?
09:00I'm doing, uh, one dress.
09:02Trying to do like something that looks kind of simple and just easy but then you understand how, you know,
09:07it just sits on the body.
09:11I have a very positive response to what you've done so far.
09:14Yeah.
09:14There's a harmony, there's a balance, there's visual interest.
09:18And I think you have the potential here for a serious wow moment.
09:21Okay.
09:23Ashley, talk to me.
09:24So my original idea was to do these box pleats or my other thoughts was to go with this fabric
09:30for the whole skirt and then doing this print as the top.
09:34I'd follow the lead of what you're, how you've styled yourself.
09:39And go with the big print on the bottom.
09:41Okay.
09:41I like that.
09:42I just think it's more interesting.
09:43And then what do you think about the back?
09:45Should it almost be backless?
09:47Like just to give some more skin.
09:48I'm with you about having skin in the back.
09:51Yeah.
09:51How much is up to you?
09:52Okay.
09:53Yay, I'm excited.
09:54You should be.
09:55Okay, awesome.
09:57We're done for this skirt which is like slightly asymmetrical.
09:59It's just straight on the side and curved on this.
10:01I just feel as though we can already go out and get this.
10:06Why didn't you run panels vertically rather than cutting her here?
10:10Because we're going to see all this.
10:12Yeah, that is what I usually do with my sheath dresses.
10:16Why?
10:18The way that this drapes on its own really disturbs me.
10:23It looks like a receptacle.
10:24Like she puts her lunch in it.
10:27Having a critique with Tim, it can be bittersweet.
10:30Talk to me.
10:31The sweet part is if he gets it.
10:35I feel good about where you're going.
10:37But the bitter part is just anticipating his response to your ideal.
10:42My feeling is that you're trying to gild the lily.
10:44Yeah.
10:45It's a streamlined dress.
10:47Streamline it.
10:48Your vision.
10:49The word Nina uses is mumsy.
10:52Oh yeah, I don't want that word.
10:53You don't want that word.
10:54Or the direction that you're kind of just going in with what you're creating.
10:59Edmund.
10:59Hello, Tim.
11:00How are you feeling about this challenge?
11:01With the fabric that I was, you know, pretty much I grabbed, I kind of constructed them
11:06to at least bring out who I am somewhat as a designer.
11:09How would you describe that verbally?
11:11My person, she's, I call her a fashion rebel chic.
11:14She kind of goes against the grain.
11:16She does her own thing.
11:18Well, when I listen to you describe who your customer is, and I look at this dress, I see
11:24a total disconnect.
11:25I don't see someone who isn't following trends.
11:29It's a pretty basic looking dress to me.
11:31And not well done.
11:34It makes me question your conceptual abilities and your construction.
11:38It's the antithesis of joy.
11:40It's just dreary.
11:51Hi, Tim Gunn.
11:53Hi, so talk to me.
11:54Okay, so this is my muslin.
11:56I started, I draped, then I went to pattern.
11:58I'm thinking of adding sleeves, but I'm not sure yet.
12:01Listen, this time frame, I don't think we're going to see sleeves.
12:04Okay, thank you.
12:05This seam right here is sewn into this.
12:08Into the muslin?
12:09Yeah.
12:09No, no, not the muslin.
12:10This is just the muslin.
12:11I was just showing you, like, when I do the muslin.
12:13Okay, it's muslin with an N.
12:14Thank you, muslin with an N.
12:16Yeah, muslin.
12:18Your face, Tim Gunn.
12:19No, I just want you to have enough together to be able to put something on your model.
12:23I feel the alert, like, ringing in my head now.
12:26Work.
12:27I need to make this happen.
12:30You have a very graphic print.
12:34Mm-hmm.
12:34How do you feel about the fact that it doesn't match up?
12:37Well, like, right here, you're saying?
12:39It doesn't match here.
12:39It doesn't match here.
12:40Yeah.
12:40It doesn't match where the darts are.
12:42It doesn't match.
12:43Yeah.
12:43I've been waiting to talk to Tim Gunn my whole life, and I'm looking at my dress, and it sucks.
12:48And I'm like, this is not the situation I want to be in on my first challenge.
12:53David, how are you?
12:54I'm really nervous.
12:55Everyone in this room should be nervous.
12:57Does this represent who you are as a designer?
13:02Yeah.
13:02You hesitated.
13:04It's just that I don't like making clothes in a rush.
13:07Well, welcome to Project Runway.
13:09The whole season's going to be a rush.
13:11The pleats just look so messy.
13:14The most interesting thing about this is the textile.
13:19I mean, where is the innovation?
13:20I feel that what you're doing with the back is so forced and contrived.
13:25It looks as though you're trying to put a square peg into a round hole right now.
13:29It droops.
13:30Is that what you intend to have it do?
13:33Uh, no.
13:35If this is the material you're using, and you want to create this hard, structured, long vest,
13:41it's not going to service you well.
13:45Okay.
13:46Wow.
13:48All right, designers, I'm not going to mince words.
13:51Generally speaking, I'm really disappointed.
13:54A lot of you have a big lump of coal up your rear ends.
13:58You either need to get that lump of coal out or turn it into a diamond.
14:03So your models are coming in very soon, and you have until 9 o'clock tonight,
14:08and I will see you in the morning.
14:12Wow.
14:17We do.
14:19So as soon as Tim walks away, I rip that dress off the mannequin as fast as I can.
14:25So I scrap that.
14:27Lindsey gives me a new fabric, and I am doing pretty much the same design, but with a different
14:34fabric that I feel way more comfortable working with.
14:39And finally, Dad, you're going to do the open one?
14:41Yeah, I'm going to do the open one with that.
14:43Gabrielle had this really cool cut-out circle fabric.
14:47If I had white lining, I would just make a cute, like, sweetheart.
14:53I'm making another dress the exact same dress, but in different materials.
14:59So I'm taking Tim's advice, just committing to this dress that I have.
15:03I kind of hate it.
15:05Like, I really hate it.
15:06It just looks so frumpy.
15:07But maybe the judges will see that I do have some design in me,
15:09and it's not something so simple, because I could go home for that.
15:14What time is it?
15:15Seven?
15:15We have two hours.
15:16Two.
15:18Bye, honey.
15:19Not when you fall on the runway.
15:20Wish me luck.
15:22Good luck.
15:23Okay.
15:25I'm a bit worried.
15:26I was okay earlier, but I'm worried now.
15:28I still have a few things left to do.
15:31I still need to recut the whole front piece, attach the peplum, sew the zipper in.
15:37There's still quite a bit of work, but, you know.
15:41It's 9 o'clock.
15:42Time's up.
15:43Everybody drop it.
15:47We're going to come back.
15:49Bye, workroom.
16:01It's really cute.
16:03The fact that our beds have ruffles on them, I love it.
16:06I would rather use this for my fabric than my garage fabric.
16:10We're all stressed.
16:11We're all wanting to win, but someone has to go home.
16:25Good morning, designers.
16:27Hey.
16:28Your models will come in very shortly.
16:30You will send them to the Mary Kay Color Design Studio and the Sally Beauty Studio.
16:35All right?
16:36Use the Just Fab accessories wall very thoughtfully.
16:40It is a big day.
16:42It's your first runway.
16:44Thank you, man.
16:46Thanks, Tim.
16:50Hello.
16:53Perfect.
16:53Perfect.
16:53Yeah, I love the skirt.
16:55And...
16:55Oh, we do.
16:57Okay, yeah.
16:57It's like I want it to.
16:59I feel like everybody in the workspace is, like, rushing it.
17:03Working it.
17:04Working it, David.
17:08Hi, how are you?
17:09How are you?
17:10I'm Louise.
17:11I'm thinking sultry.
17:12A little bit of gold on her lid.
17:14Are you feeling kind of a berry?
17:16Because berry is, to me, the new red.
17:20Yes.
17:21Natasha's got the lips and the eyes going on.
17:24I want something that's, like, a little beachy, kind of natural.
17:27Like, maybe, like, a light-colored lip.
17:29Okay.
17:29And some bronzer.
17:30We have this bronzer here.
17:31We can use it in the high points so that she looks sunkeny.
17:35Perfect.
17:35Mary Kay, you're doing it.
17:37Something like that.
17:37Hi, I'm Gregory Patterson, lead stylist for Sally Beauty Studio.
17:41I was thinking maybe a ponytail really straight.
17:43So super sleek and we can add that length to it?
17:46Yeah.
17:47We got you.
17:47Beautiful.
17:48What is her feeling?
17:49She's fabulous.
17:50She's fabulous.
17:51We'll add some beach head to really help keep those waves, like, soft and natural in the hair.
17:56We're gonna make this beautiful for you.
17:58I was thinking, like, a wet shine look and a really low, like, flip, like, pull-through bun.
18:03Easy.
18:04We got your high shine with our bada bing gel.
18:06Perfect.
18:07That's what I want.
18:08We got you.
18:09Ah, be careful.
18:11Initially, I was really concerned about Ashley with the fabrics that she was using.
18:14But she decided to mix it up and her look is absolutely beautiful.
18:17I like that one.
18:18But I don't understand Blake's look.
18:21It's just really weird.
18:22She looks like a kite.
18:25Yeah, it feels really nicely in the back.
18:29Designers and models, we are going down to the runway, all right?
18:34And we're gonna have an incredible show.
18:40That's it.
18:49Hello, everybody, and welcome to the runway.
18:51Okay, designers, as you know, in fashion, one day you're in, and the next day you're out.
18:55There's 16 of you here, and after tonight there will be 15.
18:58Your challenge was simple.
19:00We asked you to show us who you are as a designer.
19:03You only have one chance to make a first impression, so I hope that you have a spectacular runway show
19:09prepared for us today.
19:10All right, let's say hello to our judges.
19:13Creative director of Brooks Brothers Women and fashion designer, Zach Posen.
19:17Hi, designers.
19:19Hi.
19:20Hi.
19:20Creative director for Marie Claire Magazine, Nina Garcia.
19:23Hi, everyone.
19:24Hi.
19:25And Sports Illustrated cover model and host of the upcoming Project Runway Junior, Hannah Davis.
19:31Hello.
19:32Welcome.
19:34Also, we love having Tim Gunn here for the runway show.
19:38I love being here for the show.
19:40As you know, he will not be judging, as he is your mentor.
19:43That said, he will have one Tim Gunn save.
19:46That eliminated designer can then return to the competition.
19:50We have an anonymous runway show, so your work must stand out on its own.
19:55All right, let's start the show.
20:03I'm liking how it is moving down with the flow in the back.
20:06I like the pop of color with the lining.
20:08Hopefully, it goes well with the geometric shapes happening up top.
20:13That's like pure art right there.
20:21My skirt looks so cute.
20:23It's fun, it's playful, but it's also wearable.
20:27And my top that caused me such a headache is actually looking pretty good also.
20:34That's cute.
20:35Good job.
20:41I'm very excited about the shape, the fit, the color, the style.
20:46The split is not something I would normally do, but it was just me taking a risk.
20:55It's sexy.
21:02Even the fabric I don't like, but I think it works out, the color combination.
21:07And it's really wearable and fashionable.
21:10It's cute.
21:21The skirt flounced around as much as I wanted it.
21:25The bodice fit her like a glove.
21:28I feel that I'm showing a lot of technique in one look, and that I think the judges will appreciate.
21:44The pink was the right choice for me.
21:46I really think it's a statement color.
21:48The movement over the silk is really nice.
21:50The drapes working perfectly.
21:52I think she looks really lovely.
21:56Congratulations.
21:57That looks great.
22:02I mean, she's killing it.
22:04She has the ball at this point.
22:06She strikes a pose.
22:07I'm like, that is it.
22:10That's what I wanted.
22:21My garment, totally to the T, is an example of what I envision for the future for this woman, and
22:28what kind of woman I want to represent.
22:44My look seems to be the most casual look today, but I make casual clothing, so I'm fine with it.
22:51I would still wear that.
22:54I feel like what I made is safe, so I'll end up being safe.
23:01I really want to make oversized, maxi, but still sexy, a touch of couture and glam.
23:11And you did pockets?
23:12Yeah.
23:13Wow.
23:20My favorite thing about this look is the skirt, the intricate seaming, and then just the overall fit.
23:27I think she's a modern interpretation of my classic style, and I'm really happy.
23:43I think the way I design my top is so different than something you would normally see.
23:47The pattern wasn't my first choice, so I would understand if I was just safe.
23:51I don't see myself being in the bottom, though.
24:01I don't know if this is really my look.
24:03I mean, the one that really represents me.
24:05I got a bit of time with a bit of fabric, and I had to make it work.
24:09And you know what? I feel good that I did.
24:19Watching my design come down the runway, I am not proud of it.
24:23This design is not me.
24:26I got lost, and I hopefully will not go home, but I feel as though I should.
24:41It moves really well. It's holding its shape.
24:46It's a really strong, confident look, and that's what I'm all about, women with strength.
24:58I definitely feel like my design shows my point of view, and it really tells the story of who my
25:06customer is, and how she likes to dress, and really shows personality.
25:12Ashley, that's amazing.
25:13Wow.
25:19I have to say this was a great first runway show.
25:23Okay, we have just learned which designer created which look.
25:26If I call your name, please step forward.
25:29Ashley.
25:31Hum me up.
25:33Edmund.
25:35Blake.
25:37Duncan.
25:39Marlene.
25:42If I have not called your name, congratulations, your scores have qualified you to move on to the next round.
25:47You can leave the runway.
25:53The six of you have the highest and the lowest scores.
25:57One of you will be named the winner, and one of you will be out.
26:14Edmund, tell us a little bit about you.
26:16I have been designing for a few years now, and I've been auditioning for Project Runway since the very first
26:21season.
26:22Since the very first season?
26:24Yes.
26:24Every single year?
26:25It's 2004.
26:26Every single year.
26:27My God.
26:27I'm so excited to be here.
26:29Well, welcome to Project Runway.
26:31Thank you, Nina.
26:32The first thing that I thought was polished and dramatic.
26:36That means so much.
26:37I appreciate it.
26:38I think it looks really beautifully made.
26:40I don't think it's revolutionary as a design yet.
26:43I mean, it's a tube dress with a train on the skirt, but I think it's a good start, and
26:48it had good movement to it.
26:49Okay.
26:50Hannah, what do you think?
26:52It is sexy.
26:53It fits well.
26:55The only thing I'm unsure about is the neon underneath.
26:59I'm not always a huge fan of the lining being a different color.
27:03I thought this was a brilliant way to incorporate something else, you know, to this look.
27:09She looks great in it.
27:10Thank you, Edmund.
27:13Blake, tell us about your look and how it represents you as a designer.
27:17My woman likes to feel empowered, memorable.
27:20She wants all eyes to be on her.
27:21So I combined two different fabrics, this print and then another print as the lining.
27:25So when she walked down, you just got a little peek-a-boo of the yellow.
27:28So, Blake, do you think you are a high score or a low score?
27:31I'm always a high score.
27:33Unfortunately, you're not.
27:35Aw.
27:36It's a lot of print.
27:37And then there's a lot of funny draping going on.
27:40And to boot, you add some more yellow.
27:44There's too much.
27:45I have to agree with Nina.
27:47My eye doesn't really know where to go.
27:50It's a lot of color and kind of clownish.
27:53You know, if you want to be a theatrical designer, then go there fully.
27:57Okay.
27:58But the in-between just gets left behind.
28:01Yeah.
28:02I cannot tell if you can actually sew or not.
28:05The seams, they're all curly on the side.
28:07They're all wavy.
28:08Yeah, it's hand-tacked, so it's a little messy.
28:10I'm going to have to see it up close, though.
28:12Oh, great.
28:13Thank you, Blake.
28:14Thank you, guys.
28:16Hi, Miao.
28:17My personal aesthetic is oversized.
28:19So I try to do something like a color block to create more volume.
28:23I really appreciate the volume play and the asymmetry here.
28:27But the first thing when it came out, I thought Sally Draper and a picnic tablecloth.
28:32It just didn't really work for me today.
28:34It almost looks a little maternity.
28:36I just feel like she's drowning a little bit in the clothes.
28:40I think I get your aesthetic.
28:41It's oversized.
28:42It's a little modern.
28:44I think the problem here is that the fabric that you chose, it is the opposite of that.
28:49She looks a little bit like a monk with the shape and the color and the Jesus sandals.
28:56It's a fail.
28:58Thank you, Miao.
29:01Marlene?
29:01My background is in architecture.
29:03When I look through the world, I constantly see shapes, line, shadow, 3D.
29:08And so I really wanted to put that into fashion.
29:10My girl, she was powerful.
29:12When she walked into her room, she grabbed attention.
29:14She's this young professional girl.
29:16You know, part of this challenge was to give you guys fabric, but also how does that fabric help communicate
29:22your aesthetic?
29:23Okay.
29:24And I think in this case, it really did.
29:26I was most impressed with this look.
29:28I love how it kind of dips up, so it's sophisticated, but it still gives you a little bit of
29:34sexy.
29:35I love the back.
29:36Can she turn around?
29:38I love that.
29:39It sort of has that tuxedo sort of menswear feel to the back.
29:43You just did a great job.
29:45I think you're playing with interesting construction.
29:47I like that you think about creative ideas of architecture and then how is it wearable.
29:52It's good.
29:53The construction of this, it looks very difficult and it's different.
29:57And we like different around here.
29:59Oh.
30:00We do.
30:01I want to know.
30:02I want to know what else you can do.
30:03Okay.
30:03Me too.
30:05Thank you, Marlene.
30:07Ashley, please tell us about your look and how it represents you as a designer.
30:10I love pushing the boundaries with different prints and textures together.
30:15So I decided to go with a box pleat skirt with pockets inside and this print with an open back.
30:22So Ashley, I wrote for your note, ambitious and bold.
30:27You created something that all of the other contestants here today did not do.
30:34Something that had texture.
30:36I love the colors.
30:38I love the design.
30:40I really love this.
30:42This was my favorite look.
30:44I especially love the waist.
30:46The only thing I would do is maybe crop the top a little bit more.
30:50But it's just something I would wear.
30:52So it's so well done and beautiful first start, I guess.
30:56Well, I thought it was playful.
30:58I thought it was chic.
31:00I thought it looked feminine.
31:01But it doesn't feel girly.
31:03Yeah.
31:04You know, it still feels appropriate for a woman.
31:06Yes.
31:07It is new.
31:08It is unexpected.
31:09I mean, you can tell already, first challenge, you know what you're doing.
31:13Thank you, Ashley.
31:15Duncan.
31:16This came when I first got into the arena and I saw this piece of fabric.
31:20I've only done menswear before.
31:22This is my first attempt ever at draping.
31:24And I really managed to make it work and get the desired effect I want.
31:28That kind of Madame Grey era, but keep it modern.
31:31I think draping can be really sexy.
31:34But in this case, there was just too much fabric.
31:38Okay.
31:39And you don't see her sexy body.
31:41I mean, I think if you had a whole open back on that.
31:44Yeah.
31:44It would have given that breath and sexiness to it.
31:46But with the bun and the severe thing, I sort of got like,
31:49Charmooze Obi-Wan Kenobi.
31:51I'm more forgiving with the fabric.
31:53But I do believe any of the fabrics, it would still look the same.
31:57Because it's the way you constructed this dress.
32:00To make this into a Madame Grey dress is very ambitious to say the least.
32:04Yeah, for sure.
32:05On a time constraint.
32:06Yeah.
32:07It feels unfinished.
32:08It feels like a toga.
32:10Like a salmon toga.
32:11Okay.
32:13You seem pretty laid back.
32:14Are you excited to be here?
32:16I am excited to be here.
32:17And seeing it come to life and being when we're sitting in and seeing it come down the runway,
32:20that's when it became exciting for me.
32:22So you totally stand behind what you did, which is a little bit frightening.
32:29Thank you, Duncan.
32:30Hey, thank you, Heidi.
32:31Okay.
32:31We've heard what you had to say.
32:33We're going to take a closer look at your designs, have a little chat,
32:37and then I'm going to call you back out.
32:39You can leave the runway.
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33:31Hi, Tim.
33:32Hi, Tim.
33:34Hello, ladies.
33:36Would you like to start with the three looks on the bottom?
33:38Yes.
33:39All right.
33:39Hannah is wearing Duncan.
33:42To me, this looks like I made it.
33:43It looks like a toga.
33:45And he does not know how to do a hem.
33:47Look at this.
33:47He's relatively inexperienced.
33:52I mean, that is troubling to me as well.
33:54It just looks really messy.
33:55The necklace, the rings, the bracelet.
33:58Oh, wow.
33:58This yellow has a print, too.
34:00Oh, my God.
34:00I do like somebody that has more ideas than has no ideas.
34:05100%.
34:06Because you can always rein the ideas in.
34:08Whereas if you have a designer that really has no ideas, there's very little you can do.
34:15There's something you can do.
34:16Whoa.
34:17It's not that flattering.
34:19Well, that's for sure.
34:20Yeah.
34:21That's why I was asking her.
34:22I'm like, who is this girl?
34:23Where is she going?
34:24No bueno.
34:25No.
34:29All right, now for the looks you did like.
34:31We have Zorana wearing Merlene.
34:33I think she did great in one day.
34:35You can see her architecture background for sure with all of these lines.
34:40Well, look, guys.
34:41There's a beautiful curve.
34:42It's so cool.
34:42She understands the body.
34:44This curve from here going into there and then picking up in a nice loop.
34:48I don't know.
34:49There's sophistication here of cut in form.
34:51I do think that I can see who she is as a designer.
34:54Agreed.
34:55She has something to say.
34:59It is sophisticated.
35:01She's fun.
35:02She used texture.
35:04There's different elements.
35:06She's engineered her pleats and even her waistband is lined.
35:09It's a great look that could have gone awry, too.
35:12Yes, easily.
35:13I think this is somebody when we push them a little bit further, I think we're going to see great
35:16work out of her.
35:17Yeah, I think so, too.
35:22You guys love this.
35:24You know, I think it looks well made.
35:26And I thought it was clever.
35:28I just feel like it's club dress and then a train.
35:30It's two separate things.
35:33You know, I'm not wowed by it.
35:34I don't know who he is as an original designer here yet.
35:37I don't know.
35:37This kind of tells me who he is.
35:39He likes a sexy girl.
35:40Yes, and there is a space for that.
35:46Okay, so we've made our decision.
35:50Let's bring them back up.
35:55The six of you represent the best and the worst.
35:58One of you will be named the winner.
36:00And one of you will be out.
36:08Edmund, you're in.
36:09You can leave the runway.
36:16Ashley.
36:19Congratulations.
36:20You are the winner of the first challenge.
36:24How does it feel?
36:25Don't go yet.
36:27It feels amazing.
36:28I didn't think going into this competition that I would be winning the first challenge.
36:32I can't wait to show you what else I have in store.
36:35And we can't wait to see it.
36:38You will also have immunity for the next challenge and you cannot be eliminated.
36:42You can leave the runway.
36:43Before getting here, my parents told me, you got this.
36:47You can win this.
36:48But now actually living it, it's a whole nother thing.
36:52I definitely feel that boost of confidence.
36:55Can you win?
36:56Yes.
37:01Come here.
37:02Oh my gosh.
37:03The first challenge.
37:04It just proves to me that this is where I should be right now.
37:15Merlene, you're in.
37:17You can leave the runway.
37:27Blake, you're in.
37:29You can leave the runway.
37:36Duncan.
37:37Ham yao.
37:38One of you will be out.
37:41Ham yao.
37:42the poor fit the unflattering shape and the color combination was all wrong and
37:50we don't really know anyone who would want to wear you look Duncan your dress
37:57was a sloppy mess there was too much fabric the hem links was off and we
38:03still don't know anything about who you are as a designer
38:09I'm y'all
38:19you're in you can leave the runway
38:31Duncan I'm sorry that means you're out so good
38:35hey thank you so much for having me
38:37I'll feed us in
38:38okay thank you so much really appreciate it
38:42I'd be a fool to say I wouldn't done anything differently but this isn't the
38:47end of design for me this is the beginning of finding out what I want to
38:51do always the hardest for the very first one
38:57come here y'all do real well all of you yeah it's been amazing couple of days I'm looking forward
39:04to
39:04adding the experiences I gained here to my influences and hopefully find out what my
39:09vision is soon I never ever would have called this in a million years thank
39:15you Tim and I have to send you the work room to clean up your space thank you for
39:21the opportunity carry on just had to take it on the chin as best as possible
39:31I'm not gonna dwell on what could have been I'm gonna dwell on what's next
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