Let's go, let's go, let's go.
- Let's go! - PLANE: I am fired up.
NAHEIM: I'm going to do what I have to do to win.
- My ass is on the line. - You're coming for me.
You can't cover your ass on this.
CHRISTIAN: Help.
Help me, please.
It's too hot for me.
It's the biggest season of Project Runway ever.
We are going to have 22 designers.
DESIGNER: Damn, 22?
I feel like I'm being punked.
HEIDI: With our largest group of designers
to test the boundaries of fashion.
We are about to [bleep] this up.
Time to get to work, bitch.
I have been working in fashion since 1994.
Okay, grandpa.
- Girl. - Oh, that's so sick.
The next generation is always going to do it better.
I watched you on Project Runway when I was 12.
I might kill you.
HEIDI: The challenges are bigger.
DESIGNER: This is really hard.
It was like such a shit show.
Mattress pad or maxi pad?
It looked like a pad for the heavier days.
No.
HEIDI: The judges are back and bolder than ever.
It's overdesigned.
If you think you're the weakest,
I think you should leave right now.
I have my eyes on you.
And an iconic new judge stirs things up.
- Tyra Banks. - JEFFREY: Tyra Banks?
I literally cannot breathe right now.
It looked like an airplane pillow
you put on and you don't want to like...
You still fly economy?
I feel like this could go really wrong.
- But you're overstepping. - No, you're overstepping.
HEIDI: Even the guest judges don't hold back.
You overthought this.
- She was miserable in it. - I just really don't like it.
There's a saying, think long, think wrong.
Oh! There's just one more thing.
We're about to do something never done before
in Project Runway history.
Oh, my God!
Ethan, the twins.
- We're back. - I love a twist.
What is going on?
♪ You ain't seen nothing ♪
HEIDI: Everyone wants in on the action.
It's very unconventional.
It's very naked.
- [gasping] - Don't worry, I'll fan you.
I came here to win.
Keep your friends close, but keep your enemy closer.
Uh-oh.
Perfect for cutting a bitch.
- Ooh! - HEIDI: This season,
everything is bigger.
What's coming next is going to push you to the limit.
This is far too much.
DESIGNER: What did I sign up for?
- Oh, my God. - AARON: I am so ready.
I'm going to win Project Runway.
HEIDI: Go big or go home.
Time starts now.
HEIDI: We broke a lot of hearts.
I heard them go... [cracking]
[Law laughing]
Let's go.
HEIDI: At stake for the winner is $200,000,
a spread in Elle magazine,
six months of representation from Agentry PR
and a life-changing mentorship with the CFDA.
This is Project Runway.
♪ Eyes on me ♪
♪ Turning it up, taking it up, right to the top ♪
♪ We light it up, we in the zone, get ready, let's go ♪
I'm so excited.
This is so crazy. This building is sick.
It's day one of Project Runway
and we've been told together at the Oculus
to start everything off.
And bitch, I'm ready to slay.
Is this everyone? Two, four, six, eight.
JEFFREY: There's 12 right now.
- Let's keep it right there. - [designers laughing]
[Heidi yodeling]
Oh, my God.
- [cheering] - HEIDI: Hi, designers.
Christian and Heidi in real life.
Somebody pinch me. I'm dreaming right now.
They don't know what's about to hit them.
ANNA: Hi, Christian! Hi, Heidi!
I love you, Heidi!
It's very surreal.
I'm accomplishing my childhood dream at age 28.
I'm at Project Runway.
Oh, God. The pressure.
Hello, designers.
- Hi. - Hello, Heidi. Hi, Christian.
After the most talked-about season of Project Runway,
season 22 has to be bigger, bolder, and more beautiful.
- Don't you agree? - Absolutely.
And knowing that this is going to be the biggest season
in the history of Project Runway,
you didn't think it was only going to be the 12 of you,
now did you?
What?
What's going on?
[Heidi yodeling]
PLANE: Oh, there's so many.
Another set of designers.
AARON: We're at 15. We're at 16.
How many people are there going to actually be?
I see so many designers.
But I'm not worried with this.
Speed is my thang.
A professor called me a one-man sweatshop,
and I was so offended.
I don't sweat. Okay?
It was wrong.
- What's up? - Hello. Hello.
Am I counting 21?
- It's a lot. - Really?
For season 22, we have 21 designers?
Let's see what I can do.
[Heidi yodeling]
I will definitely be hearing those yodels in my nightmares.
[Heidi yodeling]
- No. - Oh, my God.
Oh, stop.
'Ey!
It's Joseph McRae.
It's the [bleep]ing Joseph McRae Show! Yeah!
Oh, here he is.
I'm back.
It's the Joseph McRae Show season two.
I hope you're ready, because I am. Ha.
And do not forget, you've got to say the first with the last.
All together. And it's easy, right?
Joseph McRae! Yeah!
I made Project Runway history.
I was the first designer
to be voted off by the other designers.
And listen, I ain't even mad at it,
because I would have voted me off, too.
Ra!
Using this vinyl banner, I am taking a chance.
I'm so sorry, Joseph. So that means you're out.
Daddy.
Had I not been voted off by the other designers,
I definitely would have been in the finale.
I'm ready to show y'all what I got. [roaring]
It's a lot of y'all.
PLANE: Oh, my God. It's Joseph McRae.
Pillow maker and wearer.
Now that we have 22 designers...
- Ra! - ...I can finally say it.
Welcome to Project Runway!
[cheering]
It's very intimidating, seeing 22 other designers here.
I'm just a girl from Utah.
I cannot believe I'm here.
It is actually insane.
I'm your host, Heidi Klum.
Hi, Heidi!
And my bestie, Christian Siriano.
DESIGNERS: Christian!
Design extraordinaire.
Now, you give 'em a little twirl.
[cheering]
And as you know, he will be your mentor on
this very crazy ride here on Project Runway.
Yay!
So you must be dying to know about your first challenge.
Yes!
We asked all of you to bring one look from home,
because it showcases who you are as a designer.
This look will be judged for the first challenge.
Oh, my God.
Okay, give it.
HEIDI: This is the biggest runway
in Project Runway history.
This is a look that you guys made with no time constraints,
no budget limitations,
no restrictions,
so there can't be any excuses.
- None. - We will choose six winners.
- Okay. - HEIDI: And those six winners
will all have immunity in the next round.
So you want to win this one.
That also will mean that six designers...
will be out immediately.
This is so crazy.
Shnip, shnap.
- Ah. - Ooh.
Rollercoaster.
Baby, they are chopping these designers like cold liver.
This is crazy.
Only 6 out of the 22 are guaranteed to stay.
Oh, I got to be one of them.
I just got back here.
I ain't going home yet.
As a designer, I know first impression
can really make or break a career.
So I hope you brought it.
Be big. Be bold. Be beautiful.
And I'll see you on the runway.
- Bye! - [cheering]
CHRISTIAN: Bye!
ANNA: To be eliminated because of my look from home
would be so embarrassing.
If I get sent home from something
that I took months to make,
I might as well switch my career path.
This is a Project Runway bloodbath,
so I'm kind of freaking out.
- Who's scared? - JEFFREY: That is insane.
♪ Ro ♪
Oh, my God.
[cheering]
Time to get to work, bitch!
My full name is Varvara, but I go by Bobby.
Easily pronounceable for Americans.
When people first meet me, they think I am mean.
And I think part of it is the Slavic stare.
But actually, I think people are just mad
that I'm really good at what I'm doing.
One of my most recent collections
won Supima Competition.
It was all about Russian culture struggling
through oppression during Stalin.
People were mad that I won.
And there's so many haters that don't think I can make it.
Aren't you watching me right now?
There's 22 of us. Six get chopped. You just have to be...
- Better than-- - JEFFREY: Better than six!
Better than six!
I'm Robby Crone.
You may know me from a little show called
RuPaul's Drag Race as Q.
Q may always be a part of me, but here in this competition,
it's Robby with a Y, not an I-E.
And I'm here to really showcase my work as a designer.
Girl, I am here to win.
I'm here to win challenges. I'm here to step on necks.
- We are coming, honey. Yes. - We are.
PLANE: My name is Plane Jane.
You may already know me from RuPaul's Drag Race
and House of Villains, baby.
Being a drag queen, a villain, and a designer,
oh baby, that's the ultimate trifecta.
Sounds like a disease, doesn't it? Trifecta.
It's because it probably is.
And I probably gave it to you.
Anybody else that you're like, chopped?
PLANE: Kind of her, no tea.
Yeah, not my fav.
Hers is like, very simple.
I kind of like hers, like Poison Ivy.
Not my favorite, honestly.
At the Oculus, who do I see walking in, none other than Q,
a.k.a. Robby, with his happy bald ass, honey?
What is happening? Oh.
This [bleep]ing bitch.
Okay, all right.
Robby's great. But, you know, I'm the star.
What the hell are you doing here?
No, no.
What the hell are you doing here?
Don't even try it. Don't even try.
Girl, I'm here to take your crown, bitch.
I know Plane Jane because we did season 16 of Drag Race together,
and I definitely think she's a bitch, a [bleep].
- What about this one? - PLANE: Very unfortunate.
I don't like that.
ROBBY: It's giving a little mumu.
PLANE: I don't like that.
We definitely have a love-hate brother-sister.
I'm the sister, she's the brother, um...
relationship, emphasis on brother.
Things just got interesting.
Oh, my God!
[overlapping greetings]
Wow. We got some looks in here.
Hope you picked a good look.
Obviously, not making anything.
Definitely some looks that I think need some editing.
Fittings, alterations to be made, styling choices.
A shoe can break a look.
So, do we need a model?
- Yes! - JOSEPH: Bring 'em.
- [cheering] - Yay!
Oh yeah, Robert, nice to meet you.
This was previously worn on me once.
Let's go. [growling]
♪ When I walk that walk and I talk that talk ♪
♪ Yeah, that, that, that, that ♪
And then, if you could just hold the front.
I did, in fact, wear it for Halloween this year.
I was-- I was Poison Ivy.
Right. Don't tell them that.
You don't need the collar, please.
Okay. What if I put it in her hair?
- Oh, my God. - I'm kidding.
See, I'm going to drink all that.
- I'll make it perfect for you. - Yeah. For you.
- And me. And her. - CHRISTIAN: Not for me.
I don't need to stay in the competition.
I already won.
Okay, bye.
Let's see what's going on.
So, this is a Lunar New Year- inspired look.
Hi, I'm Bi, and it's short for bitch.
I need to sound straighter.
[deeper voice] Yeah. Ho, ho, ho.
I smoke cigars.
Yeah, yeah. I drink whiskey. Yeah, yeah.
[normal voice] I say everything I want to say.
You cannot keep this mouth shut.
Eh-eh. And it's fine, so pretty good, yeah.
I'm going places that I don't think I should go.
What the hell is wrong with me?
[producers laughing]
You need to-- you need to stop me.
I'm all about, like, tailoring and make, like,
you know, outerwear that is, like, well done, you know?
I am an American-Vietnamese designer.
This outfit represents my culture, my background.
I want to show people that, like,
Vietnamese designers want to be in the center stage more
and just show the world what we can do.
Bring it on.
- CHRISTIAN: The coat's amazing. - BI: Yeah.
- CHRISTIAN: Incredible. - BI: Got it.
For me, I feel like the dress feels old and dated.
So, what if the dress was short and you didn't see it?
Or no dress?
Or no-- no dress?
This is my other bold idea.
I would try that as an idea.
- BI: Yes. - See how it looks.
It is a total risk to send down just a coat.
Even though it's beautiful,
I would have brought something different, just saying.
I can't go home yet.
I need to be one of the top six, okay?
CHRISTIAN: Let me see this big thing.
So, this is my take of a modern poncho.
The hat is a lot.
I don't know if you need it.
I mean, look at that. Already a vibe.
Now, that's fabulous.
Do I look crazy?
I need to be, like, Ariana. Hold on.
My name is Bryan Barrientos.
I am from Patterson, New Jersey.
And I'm 28 years old.
Oh, shit. [laughing]
Got it. I was testing you.
I think I should do a double sort of in the waist
and also right be-- below the...
I think you should do as much as you can to give that silhouette.
BRYAN: I am described as a couturier.
I've been featured in reputable magazines, editorials.
I bring a lot to the table.
And you guys want the best of the best,
so here I am.
And then earrings or just...
Ugh.
- Okay. Gotcha. - No.
Listen, these other contestants need to really watch out
because my look from home is the strongest,
and I'm very much proud to say that.
As I'm looking through the rest,
I noticed some of them actually just stayed home.
BI: I think there's two sides to Bryan.
They're both bad.
I have worked with Bryan before.
We are friends, but we're like frenemies.
You know what I mean?
No, no.
I think that is cute.
He was my intern.
Absolutely.
Intern?
I ain't nobody's intern.
He was the designer, and then I was his premier,
meaning the main person who pattern make,
who sew, who direct the team on how to do things.
But Bryan chose to be just the director and not the worker.
After that experience, I would never work with him again.
Let's see him try and sew his own dress by himself.
Oh, my God.
- It's a competition. - MODEL: Yeah.
Yeah, competitive, yeah.
♪ Yeah, I gotta flex ♪, I turn heads ♪
We got a lot of looks in here.
Hi. Hi.
- How are you, Christian? - Hello.
What's going on?
I know that it's sort of more of like a simple concept,
you know, just a catsuit.
- She has torpedo nipples. - PLANE: Yeah.
CHRISTIAN: She has spikes everywhere,
- and she's bedazzled. - PLANE: Yes.
CHRISTIAN: So I don't know if Nina Garcia will think
this is a simple look.
- Okay, you think? - Do you not think?
It's just going to be fierce, girl.
- It's going to be fierce. - Okay.
I live, breathe, and worship design.
But I feel like nobody trusts me as like an atelier.
I'm here to prove that that's not the case.
I went to the Boston School of Fashion Design.
I am a legitimate designer.
It maybe might not have been my first choice to pick.
Okay, that's fair, yeah.
But I think at least you can say,
"Well, look how I can tailor.
- "Look what I can make." - Sure.
I'm not worried.
To be the best in this competition,
you need to be fearless and take risks.
A lot of fashion houses look to drag for inspiration.
So, I'm not here to play it safe, babe.
JUDE: This breaks it like Edward Scissorhands-y.
Yeah.
CHRISTIAN: That stocking and shoe?
- JUDE: Maybe. - You're sure?
Maybe.
You cannot put that shoe on her.
- All right. - Come on.
JUDE: For me, putting on a suit is comfortable.
I'll wear a suit to the grocery store.
I've worn a suit like on a hike before.
It's doable.
My name is Jude Mikulencak, and I'm originally from New Orleans.
I've been making clothes since I was a teenager.
As soon as I got into fashion,
my mom made me watch the Alexander McQueen documentary,
and I've been very inspired by his story
and his work ever since.
I would say when people think of tailors,
they probably don't think of me,
like 23-year-old working out of my bedroom.
But I always had an eye for tailoring.
Going through my mom's closet,
I was always very fascinated with her tailoring pieces
just because they seemed so complex.
It would be awesome to be one of the youngest designers
in this competition and win.
I believe Christian Siriano did it at 21,
so I could too.
How are you feeling?
- I feel great. - You love it.
- I love it. - It's perfect.
It's perfect.
Okay.
Could the belt be really cinched,
giving him, like, more of a waist in a way?
Right?
What's going on over here?
You're experiencing my specialty, layer on layer.
- Layer on layer. - So like this spacer mesh?
[laughing]
You see it. You-- [laughing]
Uh-huh.
Wow.
I watched you on Project Runway when I was 12.
No, come back. Come back.
CHRISTIAN: I am not that old.
You're not.
You look the exact same.
I know, right?
- What are these? - ANNA: So, okay.
There's actually over 8,000 recycled soda can tabs
in this outfit.
CHRISTIAN: I like it personally. I do think it's strong.
- So this is what you do? - ANNA: Yeah.
My name is Anna Molinari.
I'm 28 years old, and I live in New York City.
♪ It's like that ♪
Growing up as a Navy brat and having to move around so much,
what kept me feeling stable was my passion for fashion design.
Yesterday I burned a hole in my pocket.
I didn't have enough money to buy fabrics.
But now I have fabrics.
And I think if I had a more stable upbringing,
I would probably not have felt the need
to find a consistent passion in the way that I did.
Now, my design specialty is
actually unconventional materials.
That's kind of my bread and butter.
I've used recycled plastic spoons,
toothpicks, bubble wrap, chewed gum.
That was controversial.
Two of my moldy shower curtains.
I don't know why they get so moldy, okay?
My platform on social media has opened big doors for me.
I even feel weird getting called an influencer.
Like, I'm like, "Don't call me that."
The other designers might underestimate me,
but they have another thing coming.
I'm very ambitious. I believe I can win.
CHRISTIAN: What's going on?
I have thought about doing a back turnaround.
But I love that it's completely bare.
She's very naked. Originally--
So, where are you from?
I'm from Utah, but I live here now.
- Oh, interesting. - Yes, I grew up Mormon.
- Really? - Yes, and I got married at 18.
What? Are you still married?
No, I got divorced at 25.
- Wow. - CHLOE: Yes.
♪ Confident ♪
I'm proud of myself.
My name is Chloe Magleby.
I'm 27 and I'm from Provo, Utah.
Growing up Mormon,
I was surrounded by rather conservative clothes
and modesty.
I don't really feel like that's bled into my fashion.
Maybe even it's done the opposite.
♪ I've seen some sh in my time ♪
I dress Jessi from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
and Carter Faith.
I love things to be sheer and lacy and a little bit sexy.
I love a bra showing or a thong out.
And that's not very Mormon of me.
Sorry, Mom.
Your girl's very sexy now.
- Yeah. She's not modest. - So, I guess that's--
- You could say. - She's not modest in any way.
Mm-hmm.
CHRISTIAN: What's happening over here?
DANI: I do like colors that are a bit ugly,
like an acquired taste sort of thing.
CHRISTIAN: It's like ugly beautiful.
DANI: Yeah.
My name is Dani Bennett, but some call me Dani Boots.
What makes me stand out most in a crowd
is probably my eclectic taste.
I like the '90s.
I like the 1890s.
I like glam. I like wrestlers.
I like school bus drivers, Americana,
clowns, kitsch, and famous rock and rollers.
You do this full time?
- No. - CHRISTIAN: No.
No, I'm a flight attendant.
What do you mean?
- You are? - Yeah.
If I were to be able to win this competition,
my entire life would change.
I would be able to transition
out of my flight attendant job
to be a designer full time.
Hello, Project Runway.
This is your flight attendant speaking.
Designers, please fasten your seatbelts
because this is going to be a wild ride.
♪ So hot like summer time ♪
CHRISTIAN: This is your look?
It's like, this is Joseph McRae.
A little piece of my life.
What's your hair like?
Like that.
[Joseph laughing]
Help me, please.
Anyone?
I didn't sign up for the Joseph McRae show.
I signed up for Project Runway.
[Joseph laughing]
I don't see any evolution or growth,
but that beanie stack has sure gotten higher.
One of the seven dwarfs is waiting
for their hat to be returned.
Oh my God, they're going to hate me.
But I hope not.
The only thing that I'm, like,
worried about is I got to get this thing.
This crotch. That crotch is eating that pant.
I think once you figure out this crotch, it's really cool.
I think the jacket proportion is great.
Adding the hair and the hat is a choice.
Think about it.
Already fabulous.
Don't try too hard.
Okay.
Hi. You love this look so much?
ROBBY: I mean, I like it.
I think it's bold, but also not going as far
as my drag sensibility.
I was trying not to over drag it, I guess.
- Uh... - Really?
ROBBY: No? Too much?
It's like there's a lot of things.
Could there maybe be no sleeves?
Could there be no collar?
To me, this feels a bit circus-like.
It feels very performance.
It feels stage.
- Maybe less is more. - ROBBY: Yeah.
- CHRISTIAN: Yeah. - Okay.
And do it now.
Yes, I'm-- I'm going to, yes.
- Okay, so I have a lot to do. - Yeah.
I'm not going to lie, I'm feeling really scared.
He said it was too much?
He just said it was too many elements all together.
My brain is just spiraling,
and I loved my outfit before the critiques,
and now I kind of feel like I hate it.
PLANE: I feel like Robby doesn't have
the same kind of conviction in his outfit as I do in mine.
I'm being a supportive sister, of course,
and I'm not trying to beat a ho when she's already down.
But if I could say something to him, I'd scream,
"Robby, get it together!"
ROBBY: I just don't know if what I brought is good enough,
and what I can do to fix it.
[bleep].
Ruall.
Hey, let's do this.
Okay, we got this.
Focus.
Everybody, today is the biggest runway show
and Project Runway premiere in history...
- Woo! - ...which is incredible.
- Ready for models? - ALL: Yes!
CHRISTIAN: Models.
- Come on, models. - Lovely.
We're going straight into hair and makeup.
Maybe a very small quaint cat eye.
You want mascara too?
Oh, you didn't? That's just natural?
- DESIGNER: Yeah. - Okay, then. Shit.
Jeffrey, what is going on?
JEFFREY: What's up, Christian?
CHRISTIAN: No pearl is going to fall off, is it?
- JEFFREY: No. - CHRISTIAN: You promise?
I promise. They travel thousands of miles.
They're going to be on there.
People would describe me as good looking, I guess.
I'm Jeffrey Kelly Abbes.
I've competed in 30 pageants,
and I've probably won 28 of them.
I really couldn't find a lot of people
that I would trust making my stuff,
so I started making it for myself.
I am a self-taught designer.
I learned to sew from watching my mom as a kid.
Like, she was pumping out all of these bridal gowns,
and when I wanted my shirt skin tight one day
when I was a teenager,
she was like, you're going to start doing that shit yourself.
That's why I'm here.
You look gorgeous. You're going to be fierce.
I create sickening fashions that you see all over the world.
I make a lot of stuff for the queens
on RuPaul's Drag Race,
and I got a feeling that some of the girls and boys
in the competition are going to be underestimating me
as a costume designer,
but I'm going to be one of those top six designers
if my life depends on it.
I'm here to win. The king is here.
Six are going home today. How are you feeling, babes?
PLANE: I'm feeling sickening.
You're feeling sickening? No, you're not.
Sickening is a good.
- BAO: Okay. - Sickening is yes.
- BAO: Okay, it's a... - Sickening.
Oh, you feel sick.
Got you. Okay.
Yes. [laughing]
Are you excited for Miss Tyra Banks, honey?
I am so excited for Miss Tyra Banks.
Oh, my God.
Tyra Banks is going to be sitting up there
on the judges panel, which is so iconic.
♪ You can't take your eyes off me ♪
Tyra is fierce, girl.
♪ You can't take your eyes off me ♪
- ROBBY: Almost there. - Wow.
ROBBY: Almost there. Quite a bit changed.
CHRISTIAN: Totally different.
This is it?
ROBBY: I'm still using the sleeves.
A little spiraling, but I did it.
Mm-hmm.
Simplified quite a bit.
Simplified, yeah. I think it looks chic.
Yeah, when it's on and how much more open the back is,
I like it a lot more.
I feel that Christian is happier with the direction
that the look is in now,
and you know, I really love what I brought.
Honestly, I've competed with a lot scarier bitches
than the ones that are in this room, let me tell you.
PLANE: If I was Robby, I'd be nervous,
because his look is really simple
compared to a lot of these other designs.
Ooh.
CHRISTIAN: We'll see.
ROBBY: We'll see.
Ugh, I'm gonna feel so much better.
Let me check the Prada.
Five minutes left to get all your models dressed.
All the time in the world.
Let's get you in the sleeves as well.
Okay.
CHRISTIAN: All right, designers, one minute.
DESIGNER: Oh, oh here we go, babe.
There are 22 designers, but I'm ready to run them all over.
CHRISTIAN: 30 seconds, come on.
Although I'm a bottom, I have to be on top.
Sorry, Dad.
Designers, that's it, that's time.
DESIGNER: I'm shaking.
Follow me, come on.
[dramatic music]
Is your heart pounding right now?
- DESIGNER: I'm blacking out. - DESIGNER: I'm scared.
♪ Who like it like this ♪
[cheering]
BI: Come on, Heidi.
This is crazy, right?
22 designers for the first runway show.
I'm freaking out a little.
I hope that I am the top six,
but then six losers is going home.
I do not want to be in the losing six, okay?
Like, I packed too many stuff to go home that early.
Please. Ah!
Hello, designers.
Hello!
We're doing things a little differently
for this runway show.
- Oh, my God. - Yikes.
HEIDI: We'll judge from the runway,
while you watch from the workroom.
But designers, you will not hear our comments.
So I hope that you're very good at lip-reading.
[designers chuckling]
As you know, in fashion, one day you're in,
and then the next day, you're out.
Yes.
And in this case, based solely on the fashion,
six designers will win and all have immunity.
- Swag. - And six designers will be out.
Oh, my God.
Let's meet the judges.
Oh, my gosh.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
CFDA award-winning stylist and image architect, Law Roach.
Okay.
You better flip that hair, bitch.
My friend, editor-in-chief of Elle magazine, Nina Garcia.
[cheering]
Yes, Nina!
HEIDI: And our new judge this season,
entrepreneur and supermodel, Tyra Banks.
[cheering]
DESIGNER: Smizing.
For this challenge, we asked you to bring a look from home
that best represents you as a designer.
And let's start the show.
[cheering]
[electronic music]
Oh! I'm gonna pass out.
♪ I know you like it, like it ♪
A classy lady.
♪ Like it ♪
I hope the train is straight and beautiful.
♪ I know you like it, like it ♪
It's a lot.
- NINA: I kind of like this. - LAW: I kind of like it, too.
There's something very dramatic.
I think there's a client for it, for sure.
OK, come on, sparkle.
Yes.
ANDRIY: The first impression can make you or break you.
Originally, I'm from Kharkiv, Ukraine.
I've been told that I'm quite intimidating
when people first meet me.
Being Ukrainian has definitely influenced my fashion aesthetic
because my goal with my clothing
is to always show women's empowerment.
And Ukrainian women are strong,
very cultured, very intelligent.
And I think that's how I want the woman that I dress to feel.
[speaking foreign language]
ANNA: Are you talking shit in Russian?
We're not talking about you.
BOBBY: I love Andriy.
You know, when you're Slavic, it's written on your forehead.
I saw the guy, I was like,
he's my bestie, he's one of the girls.
I'm here for you.
BOBBY: My biggest strength as a designer is
putting together colors, textures, and prints
in a simple silhouette
to make it a memorable eye candy.
TYRA: Love the color.
Pretty color, pretty shape.
I'm into this.
- It's so contemporary. - Aw.
The color on her is perfect.
It's an eye candy.
- Yeah, yeah. - It's so good.
I love that color.
♪ Like lights up, woo ♪
BAO: I love seeing Natalia walk down the runway in my dress.
I think it definitely represents me as a designer.
Wow. Floating. Floating down the runway.
The movement is crazy.
BAO: It evokes so much sensuality,
but daringness, but also a new perspective.
So I feel really confident about being in the top six.
I see Nicole Kidman or Margot Robby in that.
BI: She wants it. She wants that dress.
It's not what I would have chosen to go down the runway.
This kind of pale pink really just gets washed out.
♪ Watch out and walk the walk ♪
HEIDI: What are those? Butterflies?
- Bats? - LAW: Leaves?
I see bats.
DESIGNER: Their faces are so focused.
Her face!
My look definitely represents me.
It's very mysterious, also dark.
It looks great.
JOSEPH: Baby, those prints are so good.
Thank you.
My name is Yang Yang.
I was one of those few in high school who wanted to pursue art.
And my parents and my teachers would be like,
"You have good grades, why do you have to do art?"
I have to fight for myself this whole time.
I'm definitely going to try my best to prove that
Asian people deserve a seat in the fashion industry.
- The Joseph McRae, baby! - Yes!
♪ Walk through the spot with your jealousy ♪
HEIDI: But we know who that is.
Please tell me he's not back.
They're like, we know who that one is.
JOSEPH: Oh, Law!
I feel excited.
Christina's, like, feeling the look.
The light is really good on the print.
ANDRIY: The only person I don't really care for is Joseph McRae.
His stuff isn't horrible in any way.
It's just meh.
Come on.
So, I'm thinking in my head like,
bitch, are the judges going to start slaying all of us
and living for Joseph McRae?
No. Like, you were here last season.
Like, we need to be up here now in the spotlight.
You already got your chance.
It's our time to compete and baby, we are coming for you.
You better watch out.
- TYRA: Mr. McRae is back. - This is very him.
He definitely has a signature.
Oh God.
There's so many looks that I feel like I haven't seen.
This is crazy.
♪ Give me the good stuff ♪
- [applause] - DESIGNER: Oh, yes! Yes, yes!
CHLOE: I love my look. It's very me.
It's something I designed recently, so it feels fresh.
NINA: It's interesting.
HEIDI: Oh, yeah, it's interesting
that there's nothing in the back. Pretty.
TYRA: How is it staying up? I don't understand.
LAW: Oh, it's just elastic.
Just think of it on my body.
I would need a little bit more than elastic.
CHLOE: Tyra's like, how does this stay up?
Yeah, exactly. I get it, girl. I get it.
But I make other ones.
For bigger boobs.
This is beautiful.
Did he say beautiful?
[shrieking]
[cheering]
My name is Andrea Moore Beaulieu. I'm a mom. I'm a wife.
Entrepreneur. I'm a business owner.
We got layers, y'all.
I do think that the way that I design
sets me apart in this competition.
The things that I'm putting out into the world,
I hear often, "Oh, I've never seen that before."
I've done New York Fashion Week, and Paris Fashion Week,
and I've done a pop-up in Paris.
Being on Project Runway is one of my dreams,
and being able to be a light of inspiration
for people that are out there juggling a million things
would be so fulfilling.
♪ Give me the good stuff ♪
Oh, the faces.
I see Nina's face, and she is not impressed.
NINA: It's an odd mix of things.
♪ Yeah, you know you want to let loose ♪
Yeah.
ANDREA: My nerves are on overdrive.
Oh, my God.
I have no qualms about taking other designers out
and leaving with the win.
My name is Naheim Muhammad.
I'm a kid from the hood, and I grew up fighting a lot,
and so it very much is a part of my design language.
I'm the creative director of YahSoul,
which was founded by my dad.
It crashed in 2008, an economic crash.
I'm gonna bring back the brand.
Me winning Project Runway has to happen.
Lock in, brother.
♪ Three, two, ooh, when I shake souls ♪
♪ Gonna step in my bones ♪
Okay, okay.
♪ Eyes on me, don't cry so when I move ♪
♪ I make it go boom ♪
- So fun. - DESIGNER: So good.
Yes.
I don't like her face. Oh...
♪ Turn 'em a little bit ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Show, show what you're gonna wear ♪
I'm so focused on my garment.
I'm not even looking at the judges.
♪ Show, show what you're gonna wear ♪
LRÉ: I'm really excited.
I think the styling is really good.
- I feel good. - JOSEPH: Oh, body.
I was gonna say, body tea, hey!
My name is Lré, the artist.
I joined the Air Force one month after I graduated high school.
It was actually on my days off that I taught myself how to sew.
My designing and all my garments,
they are my art pieces.
Anything that I create, I'm automatically confident in.
Seeing how people feel in my garments, it's like a drug.
It's like I want people to feel
like their most confident selves,
and if I can do that, why would I stop?
♪ Dope, dope, dope ♪
♪ Now can I get a witness ♪
♪ To the haters, mind they business ♪
ELIZABETH: The sparkles are sparkling.
ROBBY: I honestly think the judges just kind of look...
confused when my look is coming down the runway.
♪ Come on, hit the ground and get busy ♪
♪ And make your way up ♪
♪ Back to the ceiling ♪
♪ Yeah, okay ♪
There's a lot going on.
ROBBY: The opportunities that this competition will bring,
it'll be worth the struggle
to prove that I am an accomplished designer.
♪ Meditation ♪
OCTAVIUS: Everything about my look is extremely perfect.
It represents who I am as a designer,
my DNA, with a twist on tailoring,
using broad prints, what I'm known for.
NINA: Like the fabric.
HEIDI: Would you call this a cummerbund?
- It's like an obi. - Mm-hmm.
OCTAVIUS: But if I go home, it's basically,
they're saying they don't like me,
but we'll see.
- LAW: It's so heavy. - NINA: I don't know.
It's okay. It's not terrible.
Yeah.
♪ Pose ♪
♪ Pump it like that for the camera ♪
♪ Let me see ya pose ♪
Get that on my body.
AARON: This, so far...
LAW: It's so bright.
Ooh!
AARON: I am questioning if I chose the right thing,
because this look is sort of quiet.
♪ Strike that, strike that, pose ♪
NINA: I know this is simple,
but there's something very dramatic and pure about it.
I like the jacket.
♪ Get that, get that ♪
♪ I like it a lot, lot ♪
♪ Turn it up loud, loud ♪
♪ It's a, it's a bop, bop ♪
♪ Looking just like a stunna, stunna stunna, stunna ♪
JEFFREY: I hope the judges appreciate
how much time it took.
It is a work of art.
- TYRA: There's a lot going on. - Yeah.
TYRA: I'm feeling like,
what else does this person have to bring, right?
Yeah. I'm definitely more curious about this than others.
- Me too. - This is ugly. So ugly.
CHLOE: Ugly?
He nodded. Law nodded.
- Law nodded. - Hey, there.
PLANE: I can't believe Jeffrey Kelly brought that.
That's insane.
I know Jeffrey very well.
A lot of my good sisters have commissioned him for work.
I have not. I haven't been totally impressed.
But who knows? Maybe he'll prove me wrong,
all while looking like a very, very gay Captain Hook.
♪
They were, like, so delighted to see your work.
Heidi, I don't think she liked mine.
I forgot to look at how mine looked on the runway...
You were looking at the design?
...because I was looking at the judges.
[Joseph laughing]
We still have so much runway left,
but I have no idea what these judges are thinking right now.
Last season, they got me up out of here.
So I think for me coming back,
it's really about me showing more of what I can do.
Baby, I am super nervous.
♪
This is crazy, you guys. This is too intense.
Why does everybody look so good?
♪ Welcome to the world of the wild side ♪
DESIGNERS: Yes!
JUDE: It feels amazing to see my look go down the runway,
but I'm not used to anything like this.
I definitely feel overwhelmed.
NINA: Somebody knows how to tailor.
LAW: It's absolutely beautiful.
The hair on this girl, the tailoring.
TYRA: The whole thing is a situation.
LAW: That's great looking.
Thank you.
♪ Come and get me ♪
♪ Turn the party into hot couture ♪
BI: Can't believe it's like, this is my dream, y'all.
♪ Cherry balm lip stick ♪
BI: The coat. It's sleek, it's sexy.
It's nice, the balloon sleeves.
The styling is nice.
HEIDI: Mm-hmm.
BI: Seeing the other designers' look, I'm good.
BRYAN: It's Bi, or is it...
B-Y-E space G-I-R-L?
♪ Gimme the thing that don't start now ♪
♪ So fresh ♪
♪ I need, I need to know right now ♪
Sweating, like a...
This is a make or break moment,
and I'm definitely wondering if I should have gone
with one of my other options.
I think that the worst thing I could do
is bore the judges, though.
I'd rather overwhelm them than underwhelm them.
That is even too much for me.
NINA: It's a pirate lady.
Oh, God, why'd you say that? Now it's stuck in my head.
Why'd you do that to me, Nina?
Come through, PJ Couture! PJ Couture!
Plane Jane's look is just not giving
what I think she thinks it's giving.
Yeah, I definitely wouldn't go to the grocery store
in that outfit or anywhere.
ELIZABETH: Oh, okay, like, it's the no-taste Olympics.
What is this vibe?
Like, what's going on?
LAW: There's a drag queen on this season.
It has to be a drag queen.
Yes, bitch!
♪ They can steal my shine or light, I'm gonna fly ♪
ELIZABETH: Look at those nipples.
I know that this is very challenging for you,
but are you curious what they might do next week?
LAW: No.
- TYRA: I'm curious if, like... - LAW: I'm not.
Swing that shit. Hit Law in the jaw, bitch.
Woo!
JENNIFER: That was so good.
The first impression I give off is
that I am very intimidating.
I know I have quite the resting bitch face.
It's just my face. That's not who I am.
♪ Come, flash the camera ♪
My name is Jennifer Daniels,
and you might have seen me before
and it was here on the show as a model,
but this time, I'm back as a designer.
I don't fit into one genre of clothing.
I do want the designers to know that I am real competition.
To be back as a designer feels like a full-circle moment.
I have always loved Project Runway.
When I got the call to be on it as a model,
it was sort of surreal,
and now, 10, 11 years later...
Here I am. I'm finally doing it.
♪ I let it again ♪
[cheering]
DESIGNER: She looks gorgeous. That was made for her.
DESIGNERS: Yes.
TYRA: I feel like I've seen this dress.
NINA: I'm not impressed.
LAW: Me neither.
I feel like I saw Tyra say,
I've seen this so many times.
Oh, boy.
- [cheering] - BAO: Yes!
That hood is hooding.
- And it was like.., - Stay up, stay up.
BAO: Yeah.
R'BONNEY: This garment wholeheartedly represents me,
what I stand for, what I do,
but the judges don't know who made it,
and you just never know what they're looking for.
My name is R'Bonney Gabriel.
I am Miss Universe 2022.
Before I did pageants,
I dreamed about being a designer.
My mother is from a small country town in Texas,
and then my father is from the Philippines.
I actually lived in the Philippines
for the last year.
I feel like that is reflected a lot in my work.
When you see silky fabrics or more fluid silhouettes...
Then growing up in Houston,
I still have that streetwear aesthetic.
I feel like we've seen this over and over again.
She a little safe,
because I'm like, it's cute, I want to wear it.
- Out of 22? - Yeah, you got to bring it.
♪ Run the beat back ♪
♪ Turn it just like a real go-getter ♪
[loud cheering]
ELIZABETH: I'm speechless.
The dress is moving in ways I didn't know that it could.
HEIDI: I think that might be my favorite of the day.
I like this more and more.
- Yeah. And it's textured. - HEIDI: Yeah, it's pretty.
LAW: It's commercial.
I think he said crazy.
I don't know if that was good or bad.
NAHEIM: Look at her butt. It's so good.
I'm an executive assistant by day
and a fashion designer by night.
I am a Jersey girl,
but I was super different growing up.
I was always kind of the oddball.
I look like a ghost.
I'm brunette.
Everyone was blonde.
I think you can see a lot of my rebellious attitude
in my work now today.
♪ Just like that ♪
♪ Move it ♪
♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, move it ♪
NINA: Good work of the leather.
It looks impeccably well crafted.
- CHLOE: He nodded. - He nodded.
Yes, he nodded.
I think they're trying to figure it out.
LAW: I think those are soda can tabs.
NINA: Unconventional challenge?
TYRA: She gonna whip you with them chains.
She ain't gonna touch me with them chains.
I don't know what they're saying at all.
♪ Drippin', drippin' fresh to death ♪
♪ Gotta have it, make 'em sweat ♪
HEIDI: Ooh, yeah. I like that.
BRYAN: I am feeling so great.
White symbolizes new ideas, new work, new journeys.
And so I just think it's fitting.
I'm very, very proud of it.
This is a king-size comforter
going down the runway on this model.
That's what I'm thinking right now. For real.
I would vote Bryan immediately out. Uh...
I'm-- I'm kidding.
I'm not kidding.
Do I think that he's going to be safe?
Not for long.
This makes me curious of what he could do.
TYRA: Super curious.
NINA: Right? It's a bold statement.
♪ Never low, always high ♪
[cheering]
We did it, we did it!
TYRA: Oh my god, that's 22?
- HEIDI: Yeah, that was 22. - What?
ANNA: I'm sweating.
- CHLOE: Me too. - Okay.
After seeing the runway show,
my insecurities are kind of starting to creep in.
Is my look strong enough?
Did I make the right choice with the look that I brought?
The talent on the runway and in this room
is just through the roof.
So I'm really on edge right now.
I have to be one of those top six.
Designers, six will be in and six designers will be out.
So if you see your design on the runway,
please come to meet your model.
Okay!
PLANE: I'm manifesting that I will be in.
I will not be out.
Oh please, I definitely won't be out.
I'm scrubbing the [bleep] floor with you bitches.
It's really time to whittle them down,
so that I can truly shine the brightest.
- Oh,-Woo!
- Good. - Oh, no.
JEFFREY: There's a few good looks in there,
but Bryan's comforter, there's no way in hell
that look is in the top.
Oh my gosh, my heart is beating a million miles.
[cheering]
BRYAN: We could all be eliminated.
YANG YANG: I know, right?
Do you guys think that's the six top looks?
Honestly, I think there's some low in there.
I don't know.
[tense music]
Unfortunately, for your first impression look,
we didn't think that they were very good.
Are you [bleep] kidding me?
JUDE: This cannot be happening right now.
BOBBY: I'm not ready to go home.
[bleep]!
We thought that they were divine.
My heart stopped.
Congrats, everyone.
What?
I thought they were looking for fashion.
My jaw's literally dropped to the floor.
Okay, well now I'm freaking out.
These are our six favorite looks.
Oh!
And the winning looks for tonight's runway.
Oh, my gosh.
ANDRIY: Thank you.
HEIDI: We start with Bryan's look.
So when I saw this, I was thinking,
with fashion, marshmallow.
But a marshmallow that I wanted to devour.
- Right? - You can.
JUDE: Both me and Bryan being in this same group
throws me off a little
because I feel like we have kind of gone in
very different directions.
For me, it's just not my style.
It kind of reminds me of, like, pillows?
I don't know.
I love this look. Love the shape.
Love how big it is.
You know how we always say first impression is so important?
I mean, this leaves me so wanting to see more.
Thank you.
HEIDI: Let's talk about Bobby's look next.
Bobby, first let me tell you that your look
is absolutely stunning.
Thank you.
The shape, the collar, the details, the quilting.
Everything really was extraordinary.
That dress is sensational.
I just want to say one thing though.
I don't think you needed all the accessories.
Take the headband off.
- Now it turns into Prada. - HEIDI: Wow.
Just like that. It's incredible.
Thank you.
The next look we want to talk about is you, Elizabeth.
- Hi. - HEIDI: I love your dress.
I love this crinkled fabric that you used.
How the hem is everywhere.
Bravo, because it looks fantastic.
Thank you so much.
BAO: Elizabeth's look looked a little crafty.
And it's mind-boggling to me
that she's in the top six, period.
- Can I see the back, please? - Yes.
I just wish you didn't use that strip across the back.
ELIZABETH: I understand.
Because just the clean low back would have been so beautiful.
I wish you had just maybe added a little boning on the side
where you could still get the shape of the waist.
That's the only thing that kills it for me.
- Totally. - LAW: Yeah.
I understand. Thank you.
Oh my God. In this moment, it's like someone
lifted a piano off of me.
At the same time, I can't just relax.
I'm like, oh, [bleep], I'm going to have to do this again.
[discordant music]
- NINA: Okay, Chloe. - Hi.
I'm still trying to understand the back.
It just felt like magic.
Like that confusion in fashion.
You know, you want people to look and then, what, what?
And look again. I'm continuing to do that.
- Thank you. - The only criticism I have,
I just think if the waistband was extended a little bit,
then it would make the garment look
- a little bit more expensive. - CHLOE: Okay.
Watch out for the small things, right?
'Cause the devil is in the details.
- Yeah. - But I love the top.
Thank you.
The next person we want to talk about is Jude.
I am obsessed with that white collar.
JUDE: Hmm.
Did you make your own shirt?
Everything I'm wearing and everything she's wearing.
I-- I-- I'm obsessed with the shirt.
ELIZABETH: Jude's look, you can see the craftsmanship.
But it is boring, though. I mean, objectively.
This jacket, the tailoring is impeccable.
I love the simple black pump.
I love what looks like a men's boxer short underneath.
And then this beautiful white collar shirt.
There is no flaws.
Thank you.
True testament is if you do this in a day challenge.
And now, last but not least, Andriy.
- It really looks incredible. - Thank you.
NINA: I love the covered buttons.
I love the small Peter Pan collar.
The proportions make me crazy.
I think they're very interesting and very now.
Daphne Guinness would eat that up.
You know what I mean?
Overall, I think that you do have a point of view
and you have an aesthetic.
Andriy, congrats.
Thank you.
And for winning in the first impression,
you will all have immunity in the next round.
[gasping]
Congrats, and you may all leave the runway.
Thank you so much.
I'm kind of surprised by that selection.
I didn't expect those to be their favorites.
Because I feel like there were looks that gave way more.
- We did it! - We did it.
We did it. Yeah, we're in.
We won, we won.
BRYAN: And we have immunity for the next challenge.
I'm a little gaggerella that I'm not in the top.
Like, I am freaking out right now.
Wow, Tyra said she loved my dress.
From that guy who wears t-shirt and shorts.
I do feel that Bi is a little jealous at the moment.
But I think he knows that he shouldn't be in the top six.
I showed what I'm capable of.
I have marked my territory.
Designers, let's just say, "Bi" ready.
Bryan Barrientos will be at the top
throughout this competition.
There's 16 fates left to decide.
Oh!
All right, now.
Are you freaking out?
- 'Cause I'm freaking out. - I know, I am.
Oh my God, no.
- I know... - No one's safe.
Exactly.
It feels great to be in top six.
It feels great to have immunity.
Six people are going home tonight.
But, it's not my problem. Bon voyage.
Looking at what they picked, now I'm like really worried.
For myself.
- [designers exclaiming] - Is that you?
We would like to see
the following designers on the runway.
♪
Dani.
Lré.
Jeffrey.
R'Bonney.
Plane Jane.
Jennifer.
Robby.
And Andrea.
So, if you've heard your name, please come to the runway.
- All right. - Here we go.
We like this.
Good luck, guys.
- Good luck, good luck. - See you guys.
JEFFREY: Six of the designers are already safe.
They just called eight of us.
There's designers left in the lounge.
I have no idea how this math is adding up,
but all I know is I'm freaking the [bleep] out right now.
HEIDI: Hi everybody.
Tonight, some of you were our least favorite looks.
Two of you will be in.
While six of you, unfortunately, will be out.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God. I am pissed.
I can't believe I am in the bottom.
My heart dropped.
I want to be in this competition so bad.
I'm gagged.
HEIDI: When I call your name,
please step to the top of the runway.
Jennifer.
JENNIFER: Project Runway is my dream show.
I definitely think I deserve to be here.
I have put in the work over the last 15 years,
and I also want to show people
outside of the modeling world that I exist and what I can do.
I would like a chance to compete.
All right, let's see Jennifer's look.
NINA: I appreciated your look.
However, what I am looking for
is to be surprised, is to be inspired.
I wanted to see how you think about
what the future looks like in terms of fashion.
Unfortunately, I did not see this in your outfit.
In fact, it's something that I have seen before.
Jennifer, unfortunately,
we did not love your first impression look.
And that means you're out.
- Okay. - HEIDI: I'm sorry.
-Auf Wiedersehen. - Bye.
HEIDI: All the best to you.
Girl.
People are hitting the door already.
I'm literally having a hard time breathing.
- JENNIFER: Auf Wiedersehen. - [disappointed groans]
I knew it.
I did not expect to be the first one to go, and that sucks.
But I did think that I was going to be in the bottom for sure.
I am totally fine.
Andrea, let's see your look.
When this came out, I felt like I didn't know where to focus.
- Okay. - TYRA: To me, it just felt like
things pulled from a closet
as opposed to true fashion design.
- Mm. - Pairing things that don't
naturally go together, it is-- It's okay.
- ANDREA: Yeah. - But there's the...
je ne sais quoi, you know, with how to make that magic.
Yeah, I mean this photo especially, it's like, oh no.
What was she thinking?
Well, it really did not fit the standard that I wanted.
ANDREA: I don't want to melt down right now.
It's a look that I love.
It really tells the story of my brand,
but I was really going back and forth
about whether or not this was the right look to choose.
And I really wish I would have listened to my intuition.
Andrea, unfortunately that means you're out.
Okay.
I'm sorry. Auf Wiedersehen.
- Thank you. - HEIDI: All the best.
Thank you guys so much.
Okay, Lré.
- Yes? - Let's see your look.
[Heidi sighing]
It's a tough one.
Especially now that I see you. You look cool.
LAW: Did you make what you're wearing?
I did.
Don't you wish she had put the model in what she's wearing?
I know.
LRÉ: My heart's beating out of my chest.
I'm so nervous.
I am growing as a designer.
I want to be able to have a chance to showcase my growth
and show you guys how far I can actually go.
I feel like this look that you brought today, is that it?
Is that your best look, really?
If this is your best look,
I don't really want to see the rest.
Unfortunately, Lré, that means you're out.
Thank you for having me. I will see you later.
-Auf Wiedersehen. - All right.
If y'all want to do a plot twist
and bring me back, I'll be around.
These designers are dropping like flies one at a time.
And it's getting closer to me,
so my anxiety is through the roof.
HEIDI: Dani, we'd like to talk about your look.
I'm getting so many different vibes when I see this look.
It's giving me '80s prom dress,
wanting to go to Bridgerton, but ended up at a renaissance fair.
It's... messy.
What are you thinking about?
It's just such a big moment, so of course I feel disappointed.
Dani, we really did not love this look.
Sorry.
But we do want to see more.
So, you're in.
You can leave the runway.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
ROBBY: I'm starting to have hot flashes.
My nose is getting stuffy.
I'm starting to question
whether or not I'll even be here
at the end of this first challenge, honestly.
I can feel my hope, like, slipping away
like, moment by moment.
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Now, we're down to four, and only one of you will be in.
R'Bonney, we're going to talk about your look first.
I think so many people would look at that
and say, that's good.
But what we're looking for is great.
What we're looking for is breaking out of
something that is safe.
Is it wearable? Yes.
But I don't think it's inspiring.
There are 21 designers that are coming and they're coming hard.
And we felt you came good, which is not good enough.
HEIDI: For me, it's too boring too.
This is a design competition show.
It's not enough.
R'BONNEY: I'm just so mad at myself.
My number one true calling is being a fashion designer.
And that's all I've ever worked hard for.
It's a decision that I made to bring this garment,
and I just feel like I need a second chance.
HEIDI: Plane Jane.
HEIDI: Law, what were your thoughts about this look?
Um...
So this is a look that I actually wore on Drag Race.
- You-- - Oh!
- HEIDI: Law? - Oh my God, I'm so sorry.
- Not my thoughts. - No, it's okay.
- Oh my God. I'm sorry. Go ahead. - It's okay.
I'm so sorry.
- So embarrassing. - HEIDI: That's good.
[Law chuckling]
LAW: When we came out, we didn't see fashion.
We saw a spiky cooch.
Okay.
LAW: I wish I was on another show
because I would make you lip sync for your life.
Oh, my gosh.
But listen, I would kill that lip sync.
LAW: Well, I wish you had killed the look.
But you didn't.
PLANE: I think Law is being a hater.
So, whatever.
Okay, Robby. Let's see your look.
I really did not love your choice of fabric
or the proportions of this look.
When I see you and the way you're dressed.
- This doesn't match. - It doesn't.
LAW: You have this kind of Comme des Garcons,
Yohji Yamamoto type of look.
And then this comes out and it is not cool.
It's not even pretty.
I do just such big, loud work.
So, I don't know if what I brought is enough.
Or like, if I'm enough in this competition.
Or like...
if I'm just out of my league.
Or in the wrong place or...
I don't know. I'm just kind of spiraling inside.
All right, Jeffrey. Let's talk about your look.
I actually hated the look.
JEFFREY: Wow.
What?
I couldn't see the point of view of the person who made this.
I couldn't imagine the woman who would wear this.
All I saw was a costume.
So, that made me really, really, really, really dislike the look.
There's a fine line between what is fashion
and what is costume, right?
- Of course. - LAW: I see the structure.
I see all the things that went into the garment,
but this is not Project Costume Design, right?
- JEFFREY: Of course. - This is Project Runway.
I just picked the wrong thing.
I happen to like your look.
It's easier to pull back than to push forward.
JEFFREY: Right now, my head is just spinning. For real.
I want to be one of the bitches standing at the end.
I want to win Project Runway.
Robby, Plane Jane, Jeffrey, R'Bonney.
What is-- what is happening?
The possibility of getting eliminated right now,
like, it's not even something that I can conceive
to be possible in my mind.
One of you will be in.
And three of you, unfortunately, will be out.
PLANE: I hate seeing my sister so stressed and nervous,
but we might be in danger, girl.