Project Runway: All Stars (2012) s01e10 Episode Script
Let's Get Down to Business
Previously onProject Runway All Stars This week's challenge is the biggest test of your skill so far as you light up the runway, literally Guys, I'm done.
Ohh! He's, like, a little prima donna.
Do you like my plaid, Mondo? Remember, Mondo, if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't tell Kenley anything.
This looks sort of part alien, part Elizabethan.
Michael's turning his model into a Ewok.
Say hello to Pharrel Williams.
I love this, Austin.
I'm enchanted by your dress.
Pharrell, would you like to name the winner? Austin.
You're a star, man.
Thank you.
I think it's divine.
I think it's divine.
Thank you.
The breast shape is very strange.
She's more fit for like a Comic-Con.
She looks kind of like an insect.
And it feels a little tribal raver.
JerrellYou're out.
tougher than ever.
Each week, their skills are tested to the limit as they compete for the biggest prize in Runway history.
Who will be cut, and who will have it all sewn up? This is Project Runway All Stars.
The winner of Project Runway All Stars will sell their merchandise within an exclusive boutique at select Neiman-Marcus stores and on Neimanmarcus.
com.
The winner will also get a spread in Marie Claire magazine and a position as guest editor for one year, $100,000 in technology and office space from HP and Intel, a sewing and embroidery studio provided by Brother International, and a cash prize of $100,000, courtesy of L'Oreal Paris.
I wanna know what we're gonna be doing today.
Probably designing something.
It's the final challenge before the finale.
There's only three spots.
I'm one of four.
There' team M&M and team K.
A.
We need one another's emotional Support! I'm so, so happy that Kenley is with me.
Austin, Kenley, time to go! Let's do it.
Good morning, designers.
Morning.
You are all now battling it out for a place in the finale, where one of you will win the grand prize.
This means your designs will be placed within the walls of Nieman-Marcus stores, the finest luxury retailer in the United States.
This week's client is known for her romantic, feminine, and modern designs that are affordable to women all over the country.
She's New York designer Nanette Lepore.
Oh, cool.
Nanette Lepore is a New York based designer.
Her look is very approachable, wearable, sort of Bohemian chic.
Nanette's studio is in the world-famous garment district, an area that's at risk of disappearing because of the cost of doing business in New York City.
You've shown us great runway looks.
But in order to be successful, you have to be able to bring fashion and business together.
This week's winning design will actually be sold in Nanette Lepore stores nationwide.
But it must be able to be manufactured for a specific price point.
Nanette's waiting for you in her studio, where she will explain the challenge to you.
And I will see you back tomorrow on the runway.
Good luck.
Being a New York City designer, I work in the garment center.
I'm there every day.
These small mom and pop workshops are just finding it very hard to afford the high rent.
Hi, I'm Nanette Lepore.
Welcome to my design studio.
This neighborhood is near and dear to my heart, because I started my business here over Nanette is really like a classic New York fashion success story.
I want you to make a garment that's irresistible, feminine, timeless.
And because this is a ready-to-wear challenge, you're going to be under the real test of the retail customer.
This challenge is, you know, really focused on the business side.
The winner of the challenge will have their garment manufactured in a local factory to be sold in my stores nationwide, and the profits will go to Savethegarmentcenter.
org.
I think this is a really great challenge because I've worked with factories who have had to move out of the garment district.
You're going to be able to start sketching here.
And I'll be around in a few minutes to check your sketches to make sure that you're working within a budget.
Now, bear in mind that the simpler your design, the more money you'll have to spend on fabric.
Okay.
I feel like this is really my type of challenge.
I have designed for a mass market before.
I've designed my own line.
I'm making a caftan again.
But this one's more of like a day dress caftan/something.
So I quickly sketch out this idea I have for a fun, glamorous swing coat that you could wear over, like, a beautiful cocktail dress or even a pair of jeans.
This is a challenge for me, 'cause I don't really sketch.
I sketch like a eight-year-old.
And so when I'm given time to sketch, I usually just draw hearts and stars, like an eight-year-old.
I'm worried about this one, because I don't want her to think that I'm not a real designer.
Okay, so you ready for us? I'm ready.
This is Kelly.
Hi, Kelly.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Kelly is our coster.
We have to see what it will be appraised at and what it would be sold for, then work with the coster to find out how much it's gonna cost to produce this look.
Can you tell us about your design a little bit? Sure.
This is my take on something that I think would be really, really chic.
And I'd love to work with jersey.
This armhole, this sleeve, this is another giant fabric eater.
You don't have any seam lines cutting this up to sort of get better yield.
What do you think, Kelly? For a dress like this, we typically would aim for a price point of about $380.
Jerseys are about $14, printed jerseys, which leaves you with a $48 budget for fabric.
So that kind of limits me a little bit, because I need, like, four yards to create what I want to create.
This is definitely a good lesson that pushes me to step out of a little bit of comfort zone and try and do things more cost efficiently.
Um, I was thinking of cutout.
Like keyhole to reserve on cost.
That's good.
But look like a lot of fabric.
And then you can sex it up by putting kind of sexy keyhole.
Mm-hmm.
I like that.
So a dress like this would typically retail for about $350.
After you factor in all of the labor costs, you have about $41 left to work with in fabric.
Okay.
And I knew exactly what the price point would be.
So I think you're on target.
I've done this a few times.
I nailed it.
SoUm I was thinking of doing a coat.
Sort of like a swing coat.
And now you're gonna need a crispy--like a taffeta type fabric to hold that out.
With an idea like this, we're looking at using up a lot of fabric.
And right now, this would probably retail for about $500, leaving you with only $65 to work with for fabric and trim.
Okay.
Okay? Okay.
I can spend about $15 per yard on fabric to keep within our budget.
So this is the problem for me.
I don't really sketch.
That's not part of my process.
And you were looking at me like, "what? A designer that doesn't sketch?" But I just--I don't--my drawings are like a five-year-old's.
So bear with me.
It's just a basic, really simple dress that would be five different fabrics and stripes.
I don't--I can't translate it through my drawing, you know.
It does look sort of like a tin can with a string hanging out.
A dress like this would probably retail for about $300, and then, adding in the labor costs, the cutting, the shipping, all of the overhead, you have about $32 left to work with as far as fabric and trim included.
Okay.
I'm already feeling defeated.
I promise you this will come together.
Okay.
Thank you.
No, wait, wait.
Mondo had a sketch.
Shh, we're in someone's studio, we're in someone's studio.
You've been plenty mean.
It's not even about that.
I had just gotten into a confrontation with Kenley.
I overhear her talking to Michael saying that, to be a designer, you really have to know how to sketch.
And that, I mean, of course I'm gonna take offense to that, because I'm not--I don't sketch.
I'm sorry then, I'm sorry.
So it kind of frustrates me.
Gorgeous.
So we're all scouring Nanette's fabrics.
She has a whole floor of fabrics.
I really am a fan of Nanette Lepore's prints.
When I saw this peacock feather, I just fell in love with it.
Yeah, that's it.
I instantly see the jerseys.
Again, my favorite fabric.
And found the perfect one.
It had a beautiful weight.
Okay, I think I'm ready.
Hello, Kelly.
Hi.
I love this raincoat taffeta.
Okay, and you have how many pleats? I think one, two, three.
I mean, what was, like, the total budget I had for fabric and trimming and everything? $65, so you have four yards at $15.
00, so right now you're right on target.
Yay! Thank you so much.
Nice to meet you.
Sorry.
Hi, Kelly.
Hi, Michael.
I want to go with this one.
This is the dress that I'm doing.
I'm not gonna do it as flowy.
So, however much I can get for 18.
Your budget is $48.
00.
You want to use a little under three yards.
Under three yards.
And I think you'll hit target.
Okay, cool.
Okay? Awesome.
Hi.
I'm just getting this beautiful peacock fabric.
Very nice.
Andthis is gonna be the piping.
The combo? Around the tulip's leaves and the keyhole.
Maybe a yard.
So you're gonna do a yard of that.
And then for your dress $30.
00.
You're slightly over.
Let's just do half a yard of the bias cut.
$39, so So perfect.
Okay, thank you.
Hey, Kelly.
Hi.
So here's what I got.
Charmeuse, solid, cotton print.
Okay, your second one would be about six, you think? I want these four to be symmetrical.
Okay, perfect.
That's $15.
77 total for fabric so far.
We'll do one yard of trim.
Andyou have about $3.
50 left over.
All right, good, so I'm under budget? Budget? Perfect.
Yay! I got this gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous Oh, I love it.
Isn't it beautiful? I feel like I need one bit of control.
You never have any control in this competition.
You never know what the judges are going to say, and I think the thing about it is, like, I'm just very, very scared of failing.
I open the fabric because they said it's 60 inches wide.
But the print is not 60 inches wide.
The print is 47 inches wide, and it has white matte jersey on the end of each, which is like ten inches on each side.
Well, you have lots of extra yardage, so Uh-uh, no extra yardage.
We're not allowed any extra fabric.
It was gonna be a wrap dress with long sleeves.
I was like, damn! I lose my sleeves.
Coming up on Project Runway All Stars How do you wear a bra with this? It's a dress that we've all seen before.
So, Austin, show us your design.
I just don't see what the judges constantly see in his work.
I've been thinking, I think I'm gonna get rid of the keyhole.
Uh-huh.
I don't think the keyhole's gonna work with this print.
This week, our challenge is to work within a budget as a designer.
And to create something with a very specific price point.
And that way, you don't have to worry about cutting into the beautiful peacock prints.
Right.
I really thought she should do the keyhole that she had in her sketch for this dress.
You can't cut a keyhole into that print.
You can't do it.
You can put the keyhole in a dress.
I've never really been scared of this work before.
And it's really put a badtaste in my mouth.
You know, like to feel like this is defeating me, like something that I love is actually pushing me away.
I wanna be here, and I wanna work.
Andit pisses me off that he's not feeling it, you know.
It's a lot of negative energy.
I'm not really nervous that I'm so close to the end, but I don't get nervous a lot.
So the models arrive for the fitting, um, but unfortunately, there's nothing really ready to fit.
The only thing that maybe we could look at is, like, this sleeve muslin on you.
So much work to do.
A lot, a lot of, lot of work to do.
Hi, Joanna.
Hi, Nanette.
Hi, everyone.
This is the most important challenge of the series.
Because this is where one person goes home, and the remaining three go on to the finale.
And it's also where art and commerce meet.
We know you can all produce fantastic one-off outfits.
Henley, I'm talking to you.
What we want to know is can you produce ready-to-wear clothes for a customer base.
Because that's what you need to be able to do if you're going to go on and run a really successful business.
Which is why I've brought in Nanette with me for the fitting.
You ready, Nanette? I'm ready.
Let's go.
Kenley.
Hi.
Hi, how's it going? Pretty good, I'm just fitting this sleeve right now.
Okay, Nanette, come--let's move you over here.
All right, so just talk to us a little bit more.
You're putting on a tulip sleeve here.
I want it to be loose-fitted.
Nanette, does this look different from the design you saw earlier? What I saw earlier was a little bit more body-fitted.
This is a little looser.
It's a little harder to sell than something that's a little closer to the body.
Isn't something fitting well part of feeling gorgeous? Fit is what will make or break a sale.
This is gorgeous, the way it is.
Kenley's dress does resemble a little bit of the same silhouette that she does, which is the high neck line, the little, short sleeves.
Once you see it finished, it will flatter her body.
I mean, we'll see what happens.
All right, well, Kenley, good luck.
Thanks.
Good luck.
This dress will really be about the print.
'Cause that's the way I design.
Michael, let's have a look at what you're up to.
Okay.
How far is this from the sketch that you saw earlier? It's pretty close.
I mean, we can't sell something that's plunging to the naval.
So there would like a hook-and-eye closure required.
You have to give a woman an option.
I would like to have it just as an option here.
That works.
All right, let me ask you one of my absolute pet peeves that I hear from readers and I personally feel very strongly about, and Michael knows exactly what it is.
Is this this the bra? It's the bra! How do you wear a bra with this? My answer is you could also do the hook-and-eye closure to the back if you wanted to wear a bra.
Okay, how are you accessorizing from the Neiman-Marcus wall? There's this gold peacock necklace that I saw back there that's really gorgeous.
Mm-hmm.
And, um, maybe like a gladiator type wedge, but not hard, like, uh, like, in a nude or neutral color.
All right, good luck, Michael.
Thank you.
It's just really hard to wear Michael's clothes unless you're a model.
Austin.
Hello.
So, Austin, show us your design.
It's a raincoat.
Sort of a glamorous swing coat.
I just don't see what the judges constantly see in his work.
I think it could be worn during the day, but it could definitely be a dressy evening coat as well.
People respond to a bright-colored coat.
If it comes out beautiful, it'll be an entrance-making coat.
Nanette can be direct, no-nonsense, to the point.
So I actually appreciate that type of critique.
I feel like this is one of those pieces that could be on my thin line--is it hideous, is it fabulous? Which side of the line does it fall on? It seems like we're always-- always that fine line.
All right, well, good luck with it.
I know you will figure this out, and I can't wait to see the final look.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Thank you so much.
You're welcome.
I'm really excited about the level of luxury that I've been able to achieve in my look.
You know, I look around the room and I have to say that not all of the dresses look very expensive in my mind.
Mondo, hello.
Hi.
You've got a lot of fabrics going on here.
This is one Nanette called my, uh, what'd you-- a can with a string through it.
I said that it looked like a ti--his sketch looked like a tin can.
I don't sketch, Joanna, so it was like--it was terrible.
So it looked like a tin can with a string through it.
Well, it doesn't look like that now, but I'm unclear exactly what it is.
It's a dress, and this will be the sequence of the fabrics.
Where would you see someone wearing this? Like on a date, to the park, even wear it to a cocktail party.
I think it's very easy to wear.
This looks more like playwear to me.
Like it's not "going to work," but it's the kind of dress, like you said, you could wear it with flipflops, to the flea market, or put on high heels and go out to dinner.
You have to figure it out, but I know you will.
All right.
I'm ready.
All right, good luck, Mondo.
All right, thank you.
Guys and gal, this is a really important challenge for you all.
Go the extra mile.
Good luck.
I can't wait to see everything on the runway tomorrow.
Bye! Bye.
Bye.
This dress, because it's so simple, so beautiful.
And it's me.
Michael's dress is very Michael.
It's a dress that we've all seen before.
The gelato challenge.
The only thing that I don't like about this design is that you see those pitbull dogs that are so uglyBut they're so ugly that they're cute That's what my dress is.
Guys, that's it.
Time to go home.
Ohh! To be eliminated on this challenge would just be the most heartwrenching thing.
WhewBreathe in, breathe out.
It's basically, what happened to me on the first season of Project Runway.
Coming up on Project Runway All Stars I definitely am noticing a lot of rumpling.
What? Me a diva? It's kind of old-looking.
Hmm.
I have seen that dress at a bargain basement.
Let's get down to the runway, guys.
To get eliminated now, I would be crushed.
I definitely am noticing a lot of rumpling with this taffeta.
Had I had more time, I probably would have lined it.
I just have to iron down the piping and put in a zipper, but for the most part, I'm really happy with the way it turned out.
Ohh.
This dress, I really am having issues with it.
It's strange.
I've never felt so wishy-washy that I feel right now.
Oh, my God.
A belt.
When they look at you, let them look at it, then go And you open it.
It's gonna need something.
Yeah.
'Cause it's gonna fall off.
Then hem is huge.
Like, I wasted Oh, wow.
So much fabric.
Austin is Austin.
His raincoat is very Austin Scarlett.
I am not really liking the color.
It's kind of old-looking.
Who's a bigger diva, me or Austin? Austin.
What? Me a diva? I'm doing, like, this modern kind of version on a drop-waist skirt.
For hair this time, I kind of want to give her a faux bob With this kind of side bun.
I think it's really pretty.
Very '60s, young and fresh.
Bouffanty.
It's height, big.
Come down to, like, the little pony.
Basically, what I want is kind of like what you have on your hair.
Clipped like the male snooki? Yes, like the male snooki.
I'm kind of thinking, like, a glam ponytail.
Like a little swing on the neck.
Perfect.
Thank you, L'Oreal Paris.
I'm thinking I want something dramatic in the eye.
Nice, rosy cheek and a natural lip.
I want a very nude coral lip gloss.
The result looks a clean, clean skin, fresh face.
Serious noir color.
Guys, we got ten minutes left to get the models dressed and on the runway.
Where's the screwdriver to change the needle.
Just use the bobbin.
I unscrew it with the bobbin.
Really? This is cute, I think.
You're not gonna give me your honest opinion, 'cause you want me to go home, bitch.
For me to get eliminated right now would different.
'Cause I don't know how that feels.
But I know there's a good chance that I might get eliminated.
It does look very boxy.
But I think it's fun.
I think it's fresh.
I think it's modern.
Do we need, um, earrings? The dress alone speaks for itself.
Okay, let's walk, so we make sure you're not gonna fall out of it, 'cause I am not using tape today.
Michael's dress was just very inappropriate.
It's usually my left boob that wants to peek out.
Don't know why my right one is.
Also, I feel like I have seen that dress sort of on 14th Street at a bargain basement type shop.
The construction of this thing is, like, flawless.
You cannot find an imperfection.
Hmm.
I think it should be myself, Mondo, and Kinley in the final three.
I'm a little peacock The dress looks great.
She could wear it with heels and dress it up, wear it with flats, dress it down.
Should we do an earring? I am experienced in making and selling ready-to-wear clothes, so I think if I got eliminated in this challenge, I would be bummed.
Oh! You look so pretty.
I think, in her cut work, that's where Kenley fails.
Because, if you see where the seams are, she doesn't take the time to match up her patterns.
Which is really important on such a simple dress.
Yeah, it's nice.
I need an iPad.
I need to make the belt.
I'm this typical Austin Scarlett, the mad couturier, running around like a chicken without his head.
I don't like Austin's raincoat.
I mean, he was working up until the very last minute.
There's a lot of stuff that's unfinished.
Oh, I think it looks beautiful.
Five minutes left, guys.
I feel so confident.
I really feel like I have the win here.
To get eliminated now, I would be crushed, because I'd be in the exact same position that I was on Project Runway 8, my season.
This close to getting there.
And then they said, "I'm sorry, you're out.
" Let's get down to the runway, guys.
Coming up on Project Runway All Stars Is it the most exciting dress we've seen from you? No.
I think you just needed to add that one more special touch.
It's not sexy, but it shouldn't be frumpy.
There are four of you left, but only three places in the finals.
Hello designers.
Hi.
As it's been said on Project Runway, one day you're in, and the next, you're out.
And that's never been more true than on All Stars.
There are four of you fighting it out for just three places in the final challenge.
This week, we combine commerce and fashion to see if you could design for real women.
Your ready-to-wear looks will all walk the runway, but only one of them will be sold as a limited edition line nationwide.
The profits from the winning design will go to the charity Save the Garment Center.
So let's meet the judges.
First, the designer and cofounder of Marchesa, Georgina Chapman.
Hi.
Hi.
Next, one of the most famous names in fashion, Isaac Mizrahi.
Hi, kids.
Our guest judge this week has been a champion of the New York garment district for many years.
Please welcome Nanette Lepore.
Hi.
The judges and I want to see ready-to-wear looks that are timeless, but most importantly, can be sold to customers all across the country.
So let's get to it.
Have a great show.
My model looks like a gorgeous, confident woman, walking down Fifth Avenue and stopping traffic with every stopping traffic with every twirl she makes.
This fresh, beautiful vibe.
This woman who's on this beautiful vacation, just got out of the swimming pool.
The dewey eyes, the perfect hair.
I feel really good about it.
Pretty.
The dress is great.
I love the colors and how sophisticated but yet really fun and vibrant it is.
I think there's some really nice details, and my model is really working it.
I think she looks really beautiful.
I think any woman of any size or shape could really pull this dress off, and this is what this challenge is all about.
Designers, there are four of you left, but only three places in the finals.
To help us decide who will make it through, all of you will receive critique from the judges.
Let's bring out your models.
So Mondo, tell us about your design.
Yeah, I was kind of in a dark place yesterday.
I found that I have to just really throw myself into this garment and really do something that I love, which is color and mixing prints.
So I just created this really fun, flirty little dress that can be dressed up or dressed down.
I really like this dress.
I think it's masterful, to a certain degree, like the way you've balanced the colors.
I wish it could just get a little slimmer at the waist.
Because then she wouldn't be such a potato shape.
Do you know what I mean? It's very cute, but I worry a little that it's hard to get a woman with curves into a silhouette like that.
It would take a little bit of finessing.
One of the things that's bothering me is showing it with high heels.
I'd like to see it with sandals, to play it down a little more.
She's so right about the high heel shoes.
Oh, my God, that shoe fights it just a bit.
Mondo, I know the parameters of what you were given with budget.
Did you choose to go more with fabric or choose to go more with the design? I stuck to my original design.
Is it the most exciting dress we've seen from you? No.
But I like your use of fabrics, and that's where you are very strong.
Thank you.
Michael, let's move on to you.
When we were presented with the challenge, I heard a few key things that I thought were wonderful, which was "timeless" and "feminine.
" And I never really do full prints, so I wanted to have fun.
And I started draping and I just fell in love with it.
I love it--I would put it in my suitcase and take it away.
Here, you wanted to do something very sensual rather than overtly sexual, which has worked in your favor.
I don't like to objectify women, where they're just out-of-control sexy.
You know what I mean? Like somehow she's in control, and she's showing plenty of flesh.
I like the way it gathers here in a really subtle way.
I wasn't sure why it was made so long.
She looks like she was struggling walking.
If it was translated into market, and they wanted to do it shorter, they can definitely easily take two or three inches off.
I do agree with Angela.
I think it's a touch long.
When you're watching someone, you don't to be like, "Oh, is she gonna fall?" Perhaps it just needed a touch of a tweak there.
Will you turn around? The one thing that feels a little, you know, Canal Street or something is the strap across the back.
Feels like one of those T-shirts that they make that are too plungy, so they have a strap to hold it up.
The back being wide open would be a problem.
You want to give them an option to wear a bra.
As sexy as they are, backless things don't really sell as well.
Kenley.
Well, when I went to Nanette's studio, I saw this print and I fell in love with it.
And I wanted to do something very flattering to the body.
Something a girl can just feel really comfortable and good in.
I love your quirk.
You have this vintage quirkiness to you, yet you take it to a modern, feminine place.
Mm-hmm.
But I do think that with this print, it's just a little problematic.
I think the pattern itself, it's very Kenley.
But where your seams come, it throws off the eye with the pattern.
It's nice.
It's really wearable.
I'm kind of sad, because there was a beautiful detail on the sketch that's missing from the dress now.
What? A circular Oh, the keyhole? I had to throw that out because of the print.
I felt like that was gonna be the thing that made it more commercial, because they always want one special element.
I think you just needed to add that one more special touch.
Can you turn around, please? I just want to see the back.
It's a good dress.
It's a really good dress.
Except I kept waiting for it to change into something more inspired on the runway.
Austin, tell us about your look.
I was really actually inspired by the challenge itself--working within a budget, but trying to make something look as expensive or as luxurious as possible within that budget.
The coat itself can be worm three different ways, sort of as this wato silhoutte that she has now, where it's just belted in the front only.
Or you could wear it full swing.
Or just cinched all the way around.
I would never have known that that was a coat, the way you showed it.
It felt almost like a little taffeta evening dress or something.
Did you know that was a coat? I thought it was a dress.
Yeah, I really like it.
And when you say it's a coat, I now forgive some of the things that I would not have forgiven had it been a dress.
I was going, like, is it a little wrinkly? Like, is the textile not looking as special and beautiful as it needs to? But even a raincoat needs to be a little bit more pressed up.
I kind of agree with Isaac.
Not every fabric looks great on the runway.
Some things that look great for retail just don't do enough on the runway.
Yeah.
But it is beautiful.
Yeah, it's gorgeous.
I said I loved it.
I love the color.
I love the cut.
It's practical, sophisticated.
I think that this would sell well in retail.
You made a really beautiful product.
Thank you very much.
Thank you, designers.
We have a lot to talk about.
Oh, yeah.
You can leave the runway.
And we'll be calling you back soon.
Thank you.
I guess they had something negative to say about all of us.
So Mm-hmm.
Okay, guys, so we have a big decision to make.
Only three of our All Stars can go through to the final challenge.
So let's start with our success stories.
I really thought Austin did a great job.
Austin's work, you know exactly who the woman is, who the muse is, what the inspiration was.
What I love about Austin, too, is he's just on his own plane.
Austin sticks to Austin.
And I love that about him.
I think it's a beautiful design, but I think, overall, the choice of fabric just didn't live up to the design.
So it wasn't my top choice.
I love Mondo.
He gave himself such a challenge by choosing so many different fabrics.
Everybody else chose one fabric.
That's what I respect about his design.
When you can chop it up and remix it, that, I think, is what was interesting.
Mondo really sat there and stared at those colors and those patterns and put that together.
I mean, it was a real composition.
It really was.
I must say, this is my least favorite of Mondo's looks.
Really? Mm-hmm, it's a little boxy.
I would feel not very flattering in that dress.
Kenley had an idea of a dress, and just took a print and didn't think, "does this print work with my idea of a dress?" She didn't make it her own.
In fact, her design fought your print.
It really disappointed me, 'cause I really think that Kenley has the ability to design beautiful, feminine cuts.
She had a really cute sketch, and then she made the mistake of falling in love with the print that didn't work with the sketch.
Okay, so it's not sexy, but it shouldn't be frumpy.
And I found that dress a little frumpy.
How was she in the workroom, working with Kenley? She doesn't want to take advice.
I mean, if she's gonna take this opportunity and be haughty about it and not listen, it's wasted.
But the good thing about Kenley is you do know what you're gonna get, and it is very wearable, and she's got a point of view.
I would love to see Kenley with her own little shop.
I could see it being this place that's really feminine and very fun, that any girl could walk into and find a dress that she loves.
Michael's dress, to me, was so reliant on that print.
That dress without that print, what was it? It was just a very simple caftan.
But whatever it was, when it walked down the runway, I thought, "that is really pretty on that girl.
" The sketch looked old, and I didn't, I thought, "ugh, this is--I'm not gonna like this.
" But when I saw it, I was pleasantly surprised.
Michael just goes through this, like, crazy, sexy edge.
This week, I think he tempered it a little bit.
I was very happy to see that he tempered it a bit.
I think Michael is a great designer.
I think that he has a lot of potential.
But I've seen throughout the weeks, he either hits it or misses it.
He needs that confidence in himself to have that strong point of view that's just Michael.
'Cause right now, I think he's trying to people please rather than being, like, "this is Michael, and I'm unapologetic.
" So here's the hard part.
Who are we sending home? I'm so torn.
I really am.
Michael dresses a much more sophisticated woman, whereas Kenley dresses a younger, happier woman.
So Kenley's contemporary department, Michael is designer.
Exactly.
That's really true.
So it's a hard call.
It is a hard call.
So our decision's made? That was the hardest one we have made so far.
That was hard.
Well, then, let's bring the designers out.
Designers Three of you will go through to the final challenge, and one of you will be going home.
Designers one of you is the winner of this week's challenge and your design will be sold in the Nanette's stores.
With the profits going to Save the Garment Center.
Three of you will go through to the final challenge, and one of you will be going home.
Austin You're safe.
And that means you'll go through to the final challenge.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
You can leave the runway.
On the first season of Project Runway, I was eliminated before the finals.
So I'm excited and nervous about the final challenge.
Mondo.
Congratulations, Mondo.
You're the winner of this week's challenge.
Oh, my God.
I thought I was going home this week, I really did.
This is amazing, thank you.
It means, of course, that you have a place in the All Stars final challenge.
You can leave the runway.
I'll see you.
Bye.
I almost threw in the towel on this challenge.
I'm shocked to be here.
I won.
Congratulations.
Can you believe that? Yeah.
I totally-- I'm, like, shaking.
Kenley We only have one place left in the All Stars final challenge.
Michaelyou're an excellent draper, and this dress was so well cut.
But your design still isn't quite wearable for the average woman, and we're still not quite sure what your point of view is.
Kenley We love your quirky vintage look, but this dress was frumpy.
Every designer has to listen to advice and accept criticism.
Your stubbornness can get in the way of you becoming a great designer.
Michael You're in.
Which, I'm sorry to say, Kenley, that means you're out.
Okay.
Michael, you're through to the final, and you can leave the runway.
Oh, I love you, Kenley.
I love you so much.
Guys, thank you.
Promise I'll get my point of view across.
You made it? Yes.
Yeah.
Kenley, thank you so much for being part of All Stars.
You have a fantastic future ahead of you.
Thanks.
We wish you all the best.
Thank you.
Mwah.
Good luck.
I don't really compromise what my vision is.
I stick to it and I do it.
I have a vision, and I go for it.
Congratulations.
Aww.
You're beautiful.
You are beautiful.
Of course I'm bummed.
I wanted to win.
But life goes on.
Project Runway All Stars inspired me to really push myself and just see where it goes.
Ohh! He's, like, a little prima donna.
Do you like my plaid, Mondo? Remember, Mondo, if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't tell Kenley anything.
This looks sort of part alien, part Elizabethan.
Michael's turning his model into a Ewok.
Say hello to Pharrel Williams.
I love this, Austin.
I'm enchanted by your dress.
Pharrell, would you like to name the winner? Austin.
You're a star, man.
Thank you.
I think it's divine.
I think it's divine.
Thank you.
The breast shape is very strange.
She's more fit for like a Comic-Con.
She looks kind of like an insect.
And it feels a little tribal raver.
JerrellYou're out.
tougher than ever.
Each week, their skills are tested to the limit as they compete for the biggest prize in Runway history.
Who will be cut, and who will have it all sewn up? This is Project Runway All Stars.
The winner of Project Runway All Stars will sell their merchandise within an exclusive boutique at select Neiman-Marcus stores and on Neimanmarcus.
com.
The winner will also get a spread in Marie Claire magazine and a position as guest editor for one year, $100,000 in technology and office space from HP and Intel, a sewing and embroidery studio provided by Brother International, and a cash prize of $100,000, courtesy of L'Oreal Paris.
I wanna know what we're gonna be doing today.
Probably designing something.
It's the final challenge before the finale.
There's only three spots.
I'm one of four.
There' team M&M and team K.
A.
We need one another's emotional Support! I'm so, so happy that Kenley is with me.
Austin, Kenley, time to go! Let's do it.
Good morning, designers.
Morning.
You are all now battling it out for a place in the finale, where one of you will win the grand prize.
This means your designs will be placed within the walls of Nieman-Marcus stores, the finest luxury retailer in the United States.
This week's client is known for her romantic, feminine, and modern designs that are affordable to women all over the country.
She's New York designer Nanette Lepore.
Oh, cool.
Nanette Lepore is a New York based designer.
Her look is very approachable, wearable, sort of Bohemian chic.
Nanette's studio is in the world-famous garment district, an area that's at risk of disappearing because of the cost of doing business in New York City.
You've shown us great runway looks.
But in order to be successful, you have to be able to bring fashion and business together.
This week's winning design will actually be sold in Nanette Lepore stores nationwide.
But it must be able to be manufactured for a specific price point.
Nanette's waiting for you in her studio, where she will explain the challenge to you.
And I will see you back tomorrow on the runway.
Good luck.
Being a New York City designer, I work in the garment center.
I'm there every day.
These small mom and pop workshops are just finding it very hard to afford the high rent.
Hi, I'm Nanette Lepore.
Welcome to my design studio.
This neighborhood is near and dear to my heart, because I started my business here over Nanette is really like a classic New York fashion success story.
I want you to make a garment that's irresistible, feminine, timeless.
And because this is a ready-to-wear challenge, you're going to be under the real test of the retail customer.
This challenge is, you know, really focused on the business side.
The winner of the challenge will have their garment manufactured in a local factory to be sold in my stores nationwide, and the profits will go to Savethegarmentcenter.
org.
I think this is a really great challenge because I've worked with factories who have had to move out of the garment district.
You're going to be able to start sketching here.
And I'll be around in a few minutes to check your sketches to make sure that you're working within a budget.
Now, bear in mind that the simpler your design, the more money you'll have to spend on fabric.
Okay.
I feel like this is really my type of challenge.
I have designed for a mass market before.
I've designed my own line.
I'm making a caftan again.
But this one's more of like a day dress caftan/something.
So I quickly sketch out this idea I have for a fun, glamorous swing coat that you could wear over, like, a beautiful cocktail dress or even a pair of jeans.
This is a challenge for me, 'cause I don't really sketch.
I sketch like a eight-year-old.
And so when I'm given time to sketch, I usually just draw hearts and stars, like an eight-year-old.
I'm worried about this one, because I don't want her to think that I'm not a real designer.
Okay, so you ready for us? I'm ready.
This is Kelly.
Hi, Kelly.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Kelly is our coster.
We have to see what it will be appraised at and what it would be sold for, then work with the coster to find out how much it's gonna cost to produce this look.
Can you tell us about your design a little bit? Sure.
This is my take on something that I think would be really, really chic.
And I'd love to work with jersey.
This armhole, this sleeve, this is another giant fabric eater.
You don't have any seam lines cutting this up to sort of get better yield.
What do you think, Kelly? For a dress like this, we typically would aim for a price point of about $380.
Jerseys are about $14, printed jerseys, which leaves you with a $48 budget for fabric.
So that kind of limits me a little bit, because I need, like, four yards to create what I want to create.
This is definitely a good lesson that pushes me to step out of a little bit of comfort zone and try and do things more cost efficiently.
Um, I was thinking of cutout.
Like keyhole to reserve on cost.
That's good.
But look like a lot of fabric.
And then you can sex it up by putting kind of sexy keyhole.
Mm-hmm.
I like that.
So a dress like this would typically retail for about $350.
After you factor in all of the labor costs, you have about $41 left to work with in fabric.
Okay.
And I knew exactly what the price point would be.
So I think you're on target.
I've done this a few times.
I nailed it.
SoUm I was thinking of doing a coat.
Sort of like a swing coat.
And now you're gonna need a crispy--like a taffeta type fabric to hold that out.
With an idea like this, we're looking at using up a lot of fabric.
And right now, this would probably retail for about $500, leaving you with only $65 to work with for fabric and trim.
Okay.
Okay? Okay.
I can spend about $15 per yard on fabric to keep within our budget.
So this is the problem for me.
I don't really sketch.
That's not part of my process.
And you were looking at me like, "what? A designer that doesn't sketch?" But I just--I don't--my drawings are like a five-year-old's.
So bear with me.
It's just a basic, really simple dress that would be five different fabrics and stripes.
I don't--I can't translate it through my drawing, you know.
It does look sort of like a tin can with a string hanging out.
A dress like this would probably retail for about $300, and then, adding in the labor costs, the cutting, the shipping, all of the overhead, you have about $32 left to work with as far as fabric and trim included.
Okay.
I'm already feeling defeated.
I promise you this will come together.
Okay.
Thank you.
No, wait, wait.
Mondo had a sketch.
Shh, we're in someone's studio, we're in someone's studio.
You've been plenty mean.
It's not even about that.
I had just gotten into a confrontation with Kenley.
I overhear her talking to Michael saying that, to be a designer, you really have to know how to sketch.
And that, I mean, of course I'm gonna take offense to that, because I'm not--I don't sketch.
I'm sorry then, I'm sorry.
So it kind of frustrates me.
Gorgeous.
So we're all scouring Nanette's fabrics.
She has a whole floor of fabrics.
I really am a fan of Nanette Lepore's prints.
When I saw this peacock feather, I just fell in love with it.
Yeah, that's it.
I instantly see the jerseys.
Again, my favorite fabric.
And found the perfect one.
It had a beautiful weight.
Okay, I think I'm ready.
Hello, Kelly.
Hi.
I love this raincoat taffeta.
Okay, and you have how many pleats? I think one, two, three.
I mean, what was, like, the total budget I had for fabric and trimming and everything? $65, so you have four yards at $15.
00, so right now you're right on target.
Yay! Thank you so much.
Nice to meet you.
Sorry.
Hi, Kelly.
Hi, Michael.
I want to go with this one.
This is the dress that I'm doing.
I'm not gonna do it as flowy.
So, however much I can get for 18.
Your budget is $48.
00.
You want to use a little under three yards.
Under three yards.
And I think you'll hit target.
Okay, cool.
Okay? Awesome.
Hi.
I'm just getting this beautiful peacock fabric.
Very nice.
Andthis is gonna be the piping.
The combo? Around the tulip's leaves and the keyhole.
Maybe a yard.
So you're gonna do a yard of that.
And then for your dress $30.
00.
You're slightly over.
Let's just do half a yard of the bias cut.
$39, so So perfect.
Okay, thank you.
Hey, Kelly.
Hi.
So here's what I got.
Charmeuse, solid, cotton print.
Okay, your second one would be about six, you think? I want these four to be symmetrical.
Okay, perfect.
That's $15.
77 total for fabric so far.
We'll do one yard of trim.
Andyou have about $3.
50 left over.
All right, good, so I'm under budget? Budget? Perfect.
Yay! I got this gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous Oh, I love it.
Isn't it beautiful? I feel like I need one bit of control.
You never have any control in this competition.
You never know what the judges are going to say, and I think the thing about it is, like, I'm just very, very scared of failing.
I open the fabric because they said it's 60 inches wide.
But the print is not 60 inches wide.
The print is 47 inches wide, and it has white matte jersey on the end of each, which is like ten inches on each side.
Well, you have lots of extra yardage, so Uh-uh, no extra yardage.
We're not allowed any extra fabric.
It was gonna be a wrap dress with long sleeves.
I was like, damn! I lose my sleeves.
Coming up on Project Runway All Stars How do you wear a bra with this? It's a dress that we've all seen before.
So, Austin, show us your design.
I just don't see what the judges constantly see in his work.
I've been thinking, I think I'm gonna get rid of the keyhole.
Uh-huh.
I don't think the keyhole's gonna work with this print.
This week, our challenge is to work within a budget as a designer.
And to create something with a very specific price point.
And that way, you don't have to worry about cutting into the beautiful peacock prints.
Right.
I really thought she should do the keyhole that she had in her sketch for this dress.
You can't cut a keyhole into that print.
You can't do it.
You can put the keyhole in a dress.
I've never really been scared of this work before.
And it's really put a badtaste in my mouth.
You know, like to feel like this is defeating me, like something that I love is actually pushing me away.
I wanna be here, and I wanna work.
Andit pisses me off that he's not feeling it, you know.
It's a lot of negative energy.
I'm not really nervous that I'm so close to the end, but I don't get nervous a lot.
So the models arrive for the fitting, um, but unfortunately, there's nothing really ready to fit.
The only thing that maybe we could look at is, like, this sleeve muslin on you.
So much work to do.
A lot, a lot of, lot of work to do.
Hi, Joanna.
Hi, Nanette.
Hi, everyone.
This is the most important challenge of the series.
Because this is where one person goes home, and the remaining three go on to the finale.
And it's also where art and commerce meet.
We know you can all produce fantastic one-off outfits.
Henley, I'm talking to you.
What we want to know is can you produce ready-to-wear clothes for a customer base.
Because that's what you need to be able to do if you're going to go on and run a really successful business.
Which is why I've brought in Nanette with me for the fitting.
You ready, Nanette? I'm ready.
Let's go.
Kenley.
Hi.
Hi, how's it going? Pretty good, I'm just fitting this sleeve right now.
Okay, Nanette, come--let's move you over here.
All right, so just talk to us a little bit more.
You're putting on a tulip sleeve here.
I want it to be loose-fitted.
Nanette, does this look different from the design you saw earlier? What I saw earlier was a little bit more body-fitted.
This is a little looser.
It's a little harder to sell than something that's a little closer to the body.
Isn't something fitting well part of feeling gorgeous? Fit is what will make or break a sale.
This is gorgeous, the way it is.
Kenley's dress does resemble a little bit of the same silhouette that she does, which is the high neck line, the little, short sleeves.
Once you see it finished, it will flatter her body.
I mean, we'll see what happens.
All right, well, Kenley, good luck.
Thanks.
Good luck.
This dress will really be about the print.
'Cause that's the way I design.
Michael, let's have a look at what you're up to.
Okay.
How far is this from the sketch that you saw earlier? It's pretty close.
I mean, we can't sell something that's plunging to the naval.
So there would like a hook-and-eye closure required.
You have to give a woman an option.
I would like to have it just as an option here.
That works.
All right, let me ask you one of my absolute pet peeves that I hear from readers and I personally feel very strongly about, and Michael knows exactly what it is.
Is this this the bra? It's the bra! How do you wear a bra with this? My answer is you could also do the hook-and-eye closure to the back if you wanted to wear a bra.
Okay, how are you accessorizing from the Neiman-Marcus wall? There's this gold peacock necklace that I saw back there that's really gorgeous.
Mm-hmm.
And, um, maybe like a gladiator type wedge, but not hard, like, uh, like, in a nude or neutral color.
All right, good luck, Michael.
Thank you.
It's just really hard to wear Michael's clothes unless you're a model.
Austin.
Hello.
So, Austin, show us your design.
It's a raincoat.
Sort of a glamorous swing coat.
I just don't see what the judges constantly see in his work.
I think it could be worn during the day, but it could definitely be a dressy evening coat as well.
People respond to a bright-colored coat.
If it comes out beautiful, it'll be an entrance-making coat.
Nanette can be direct, no-nonsense, to the point.
So I actually appreciate that type of critique.
I feel like this is one of those pieces that could be on my thin line--is it hideous, is it fabulous? Which side of the line does it fall on? It seems like we're always-- always that fine line.
All right, well, good luck with it.
I know you will figure this out, and I can't wait to see the final look.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Thank you so much.
You're welcome.
I'm really excited about the level of luxury that I've been able to achieve in my look.
You know, I look around the room and I have to say that not all of the dresses look very expensive in my mind.
Mondo, hello.
Hi.
You've got a lot of fabrics going on here.
This is one Nanette called my, uh, what'd you-- a can with a string through it.
I said that it looked like a ti--his sketch looked like a tin can.
I don't sketch, Joanna, so it was like--it was terrible.
So it looked like a tin can with a string through it.
Well, it doesn't look like that now, but I'm unclear exactly what it is.
It's a dress, and this will be the sequence of the fabrics.
Where would you see someone wearing this? Like on a date, to the park, even wear it to a cocktail party.
I think it's very easy to wear.
This looks more like playwear to me.
Like it's not "going to work," but it's the kind of dress, like you said, you could wear it with flipflops, to the flea market, or put on high heels and go out to dinner.
You have to figure it out, but I know you will.
All right.
I'm ready.
All right, good luck, Mondo.
All right, thank you.
Guys and gal, this is a really important challenge for you all.
Go the extra mile.
Good luck.
I can't wait to see everything on the runway tomorrow.
Bye! Bye.
Bye.
This dress, because it's so simple, so beautiful.
And it's me.
Michael's dress is very Michael.
It's a dress that we've all seen before.
The gelato challenge.
The only thing that I don't like about this design is that you see those pitbull dogs that are so uglyBut they're so ugly that they're cute That's what my dress is.
Guys, that's it.
Time to go home.
Ohh! To be eliminated on this challenge would just be the most heartwrenching thing.
WhewBreathe in, breathe out.
It's basically, what happened to me on the first season of Project Runway.
Coming up on Project Runway All Stars I definitely am noticing a lot of rumpling.
What? Me a diva? It's kind of old-looking.
Hmm.
I have seen that dress at a bargain basement.
Let's get down to the runway, guys.
To get eliminated now, I would be crushed.
I definitely am noticing a lot of rumpling with this taffeta.
Had I had more time, I probably would have lined it.
I just have to iron down the piping and put in a zipper, but for the most part, I'm really happy with the way it turned out.
Ohh.
This dress, I really am having issues with it.
It's strange.
I've never felt so wishy-washy that I feel right now.
Oh, my God.
A belt.
When they look at you, let them look at it, then go And you open it.
It's gonna need something.
Yeah.
'Cause it's gonna fall off.
Then hem is huge.
Like, I wasted Oh, wow.
So much fabric.
Austin is Austin.
His raincoat is very Austin Scarlett.
I am not really liking the color.
It's kind of old-looking.
Who's a bigger diva, me or Austin? Austin.
What? Me a diva? I'm doing, like, this modern kind of version on a drop-waist skirt.
For hair this time, I kind of want to give her a faux bob With this kind of side bun.
I think it's really pretty.
Very '60s, young and fresh.
Bouffanty.
It's height, big.
Come down to, like, the little pony.
Basically, what I want is kind of like what you have on your hair.
Clipped like the male snooki? Yes, like the male snooki.
I'm kind of thinking, like, a glam ponytail.
Like a little swing on the neck.
Perfect.
Thank you, L'Oreal Paris.
I'm thinking I want something dramatic in the eye.
Nice, rosy cheek and a natural lip.
I want a very nude coral lip gloss.
The result looks a clean, clean skin, fresh face.
Serious noir color.
Guys, we got ten minutes left to get the models dressed and on the runway.
Where's the screwdriver to change the needle.
Just use the bobbin.
I unscrew it with the bobbin.
Really? This is cute, I think.
You're not gonna give me your honest opinion, 'cause you want me to go home, bitch.
For me to get eliminated right now would different.
'Cause I don't know how that feels.
But I know there's a good chance that I might get eliminated.
It does look very boxy.
But I think it's fun.
I think it's fresh.
I think it's modern.
Do we need, um, earrings? The dress alone speaks for itself.
Okay, let's walk, so we make sure you're not gonna fall out of it, 'cause I am not using tape today.
Michael's dress was just very inappropriate.
It's usually my left boob that wants to peek out.
Don't know why my right one is.
Also, I feel like I have seen that dress sort of on 14th Street at a bargain basement type shop.
The construction of this thing is, like, flawless.
You cannot find an imperfection.
Hmm.
I think it should be myself, Mondo, and Kinley in the final three.
I'm a little peacock The dress looks great.
She could wear it with heels and dress it up, wear it with flats, dress it down.
Should we do an earring? I am experienced in making and selling ready-to-wear clothes, so I think if I got eliminated in this challenge, I would be bummed.
Oh! You look so pretty.
I think, in her cut work, that's where Kenley fails.
Because, if you see where the seams are, she doesn't take the time to match up her patterns.
Which is really important on such a simple dress.
Yeah, it's nice.
I need an iPad.
I need to make the belt.
I'm this typical Austin Scarlett, the mad couturier, running around like a chicken without his head.
I don't like Austin's raincoat.
I mean, he was working up until the very last minute.
There's a lot of stuff that's unfinished.
Oh, I think it looks beautiful.
Five minutes left, guys.
I feel so confident.
I really feel like I have the win here.
To get eliminated now, I would be crushed, because I'd be in the exact same position that I was on Project Runway 8, my season.
This close to getting there.
And then they said, "I'm sorry, you're out.
" Let's get down to the runway, guys.
Coming up on Project Runway All Stars Is it the most exciting dress we've seen from you? No.
I think you just needed to add that one more special touch.
It's not sexy, but it shouldn't be frumpy.
There are four of you left, but only three places in the finals.
Hello designers.
Hi.
As it's been said on Project Runway, one day you're in, and the next, you're out.
And that's never been more true than on All Stars.
There are four of you fighting it out for just three places in the final challenge.
This week, we combine commerce and fashion to see if you could design for real women.
Your ready-to-wear looks will all walk the runway, but only one of them will be sold as a limited edition line nationwide.
The profits from the winning design will go to the charity Save the Garment Center.
So let's meet the judges.
First, the designer and cofounder of Marchesa, Georgina Chapman.
Hi.
Hi.
Next, one of the most famous names in fashion, Isaac Mizrahi.
Hi, kids.
Our guest judge this week has been a champion of the New York garment district for many years.
Please welcome Nanette Lepore.
Hi.
The judges and I want to see ready-to-wear looks that are timeless, but most importantly, can be sold to customers all across the country.
So let's get to it.
Have a great show.
My model looks like a gorgeous, confident woman, walking down Fifth Avenue and stopping traffic with every stopping traffic with every twirl she makes.
This fresh, beautiful vibe.
This woman who's on this beautiful vacation, just got out of the swimming pool.
The dewey eyes, the perfect hair.
I feel really good about it.
Pretty.
The dress is great.
I love the colors and how sophisticated but yet really fun and vibrant it is.
I think there's some really nice details, and my model is really working it.
I think she looks really beautiful.
I think any woman of any size or shape could really pull this dress off, and this is what this challenge is all about.
Designers, there are four of you left, but only three places in the finals.
To help us decide who will make it through, all of you will receive critique from the judges.
Let's bring out your models.
So Mondo, tell us about your design.
Yeah, I was kind of in a dark place yesterday.
I found that I have to just really throw myself into this garment and really do something that I love, which is color and mixing prints.
So I just created this really fun, flirty little dress that can be dressed up or dressed down.
I really like this dress.
I think it's masterful, to a certain degree, like the way you've balanced the colors.
I wish it could just get a little slimmer at the waist.
Because then she wouldn't be such a potato shape.
Do you know what I mean? It's very cute, but I worry a little that it's hard to get a woman with curves into a silhouette like that.
It would take a little bit of finessing.
One of the things that's bothering me is showing it with high heels.
I'd like to see it with sandals, to play it down a little more.
She's so right about the high heel shoes.
Oh, my God, that shoe fights it just a bit.
Mondo, I know the parameters of what you were given with budget.
Did you choose to go more with fabric or choose to go more with the design? I stuck to my original design.
Is it the most exciting dress we've seen from you? No.
But I like your use of fabrics, and that's where you are very strong.
Thank you.
Michael, let's move on to you.
When we were presented with the challenge, I heard a few key things that I thought were wonderful, which was "timeless" and "feminine.
" And I never really do full prints, so I wanted to have fun.
And I started draping and I just fell in love with it.
I love it--I would put it in my suitcase and take it away.
Here, you wanted to do something very sensual rather than overtly sexual, which has worked in your favor.
I don't like to objectify women, where they're just out-of-control sexy.
You know what I mean? Like somehow she's in control, and she's showing plenty of flesh.
I like the way it gathers here in a really subtle way.
I wasn't sure why it was made so long.
She looks like she was struggling walking.
If it was translated into market, and they wanted to do it shorter, they can definitely easily take two or three inches off.
I do agree with Angela.
I think it's a touch long.
When you're watching someone, you don't to be like, "Oh, is she gonna fall?" Perhaps it just needed a touch of a tweak there.
Will you turn around? The one thing that feels a little, you know, Canal Street or something is the strap across the back.
Feels like one of those T-shirts that they make that are too plungy, so they have a strap to hold it up.
The back being wide open would be a problem.
You want to give them an option to wear a bra.
As sexy as they are, backless things don't really sell as well.
Kenley.
Well, when I went to Nanette's studio, I saw this print and I fell in love with it.
And I wanted to do something very flattering to the body.
Something a girl can just feel really comfortable and good in.
I love your quirk.
You have this vintage quirkiness to you, yet you take it to a modern, feminine place.
Mm-hmm.
But I do think that with this print, it's just a little problematic.
I think the pattern itself, it's very Kenley.
But where your seams come, it throws off the eye with the pattern.
It's nice.
It's really wearable.
I'm kind of sad, because there was a beautiful detail on the sketch that's missing from the dress now.
What? A circular Oh, the keyhole? I had to throw that out because of the print.
I felt like that was gonna be the thing that made it more commercial, because they always want one special element.
I think you just needed to add that one more special touch.
Can you turn around, please? I just want to see the back.
It's a good dress.
It's a really good dress.
Except I kept waiting for it to change into something more inspired on the runway.
Austin, tell us about your look.
I was really actually inspired by the challenge itself--working within a budget, but trying to make something look as expensive or as luxurious as possible within that budget.
The coat itself can be worm three different ways, sort of as this wato silhoutte that she has now, where it's just belted in the front only.
Or you could wear it full swing.
Or just cinched all the way around.
I would never have known that that was a coat, the way you showed it.
It felt almost like a little taffeta evening dress or something.
Did you know that was a coat? I thought it was a dress.
Yeah, I really like it.
And when you say it's a coat, I now forgive some of the things that I would not have forgiven had it been a dress.
I was going, like, is it a little wrinkly? Like, is the textile not looking as special and beautiful as it needs to? But even a raincoat needs to be a little bit more pressed up.
I kind of agree with Isaac.
Not every fabric looks great on the runway.
Some things that look great for retail just don't do enough on the runway.
Yeah.
But it is beautiful.
Yeah, it's gorgeous.
I said I loved it.
I love the color.
I love the cut.
It's practical, sophisticated.
I think that this would sell well in retail.
You made a really beautiful product.
Thank you very much.
Thank you, designers.
We have a lot to talk about.
Oh, yeah.
You can leave the runway.
And we'll be calling you back soon.
Thank you.
I guess they had something negative to say about all of us.
So Mm-hmm.
Okay, guys, so we have a big decision to make.
Only three of our All Stars can go through to the final challenge.
So let's start with our success stories.
I really thought Austin did a great job.
Austin's work, you know exactly who the woman is, who the muse is, what the inspiration was.
What I love about Austin, too, is he's just on his own plane.
Austin sticks to Austin.
And I love that about him.
I think it's a beautiful design, but I think, overall, the choice of fabric just didn't live up to the design.
So it wasn't my top choice.
I love Mondo.
He gave himself such a challenge by choosing so many different fabrics.
Everybody else chose one fabric.
That's what I respect about his design.
When you can chop it up and remix it, that, I think, is what was interesting.
Mondo really sat there and stared at those colors and those patterns and put that together.
I mean, it was a real composition.
It really was.
I must say, this is my least favorite of Mondo's looks.
Really? Mm-hmm, it's a little boxy.
I would feel not very flattering in that dress.
Kenley had an idea of a dress, and just took a print and didn't think, "does this print work with my idea of a dress?" She didn't make it her own.
In fact, her design fought your print.
It really disappointed me, 'cause I really think that Kenley has the ability to design beautiful, feminine cuts.
She had a really cute sketch, and then she made the mistake of falling in love with the print that didn't work with the sketch.
Okay, so it's not sexy, but it shouldn't be frumpy.
And I found that dress a little frumpy.
How was she in the workroom, working with Kenley? She doesn't want to take advice.
I mean, if she's gonna take this opportunity and be haughty about it and not listen, it's wasted.
But the good thing about Kenley is you do know what you're gonna get, and it is very wearable, and she's got a point of view.
I would love to see Kenley with her own little shop.
I could see it being this place that's really feminine and very fun, that any girl could walk into and find a dress that she loves.
Michael's dress, to me, was so reliant on that print.
That dress without that print, what was it? It was just a very simple caftan.
But whatever it was, when it walked down the runway, I thought, "that is really pretty on that girl.
" The sketch looked old, and I didn't, I thought, "ugh, this is--I'm not gonna like this.
" But when I saw it, I was pleasantly surprised.
Michael just goes through this, like, crazy, sexy edge.
This week, I think he tempered it a little bit.
I was very happy to see that he tempered it a bit.
I think Michael is a great designer.
I think that he has a lot of potential.
But I've seen throughout the weeks, he either hits it or misses it.
He needs that confidence in himself to have that strong point of view that's just Michael.
'Cause right now, I think he's trying to people please rather than being, like, "this is Michael, and I'm unapologetic.
" So here's the hard part.
Who are we sending home? I'm so torn.
I really am.
Michael dresses a much more sophisticated woman, whereas Kenley dresses a younger, happier woman.
So Kenley's contemporary department, Michael is designer.
Exactly.
That's really true.
So it's a hard call.
It is a hard call.
So our decision's made? That was the hardest one we have made so far.
That was hard.
Well, then, let's bring the designers out.
Designers Three of you will go through to the final challenge, and one of you will be going home.
Designers one of you is the winner of this week's challenge and your design will be sold in the Nanette's stores.
With the profits going to Save the Garment Center.
Three of you will go through to the final challenge, and one of you will be going home.
Austin You're safe.
And that means you'll go through to the final challenge.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
You can leave the runway.
On the first season of Project Runway, I was eliminated before the finals.
So I'm excited and nervous about the final challenge.
Mondo.
Congratulations, Mondo.
You're the winner of this week's challenge.
Oh, my God.
I thought I was going home this week, I really did.
This is amazing, thank you.
It means, of course, that you have a place in the All Stars final challenge.
You can leave the runway.
I'll see you.
Bye.
I almost threw in the towel on this challenge.
I'm shocked to be here.
I won.
Congratulations.
Can you believe that? Yeah.
I totally-- I'm, like, shaking.
Kenley We only have one place left in the All Stars final challenge.
Michaelyou're an excellent draper, and this dress was so well cut.
But your design still isn't quite wearable for the average woman, and we're still not quite sure what your point of view is.
Kenley We love your quirky vintage look, but this dress was frumpy.
Every designer has to listen to advice and accept criticism.
Your stubbornness can get in the way of you becoming a great designer.
Michael You're in.
Which, I'm sorry to say, Kenley, that means you're out.
Okay.
Michael, you're through to the final, and you can leave the runway.
Oh, I love you, Kenley.
I love you so much.
Guys, thank you.
Promise I'll get my point of view across.
You made it? Yes.
Yeah.
Kenley, thank you so much for being part of All Stars.
You have a fantastic future ahead of you.
Thanks.
We wish you all the best.
Thank you.
Mwah.
Good luck.
I don't really compromise what my vision is.
I stick to it and I do it.
I have a vision, and I go for it.
Congratulations.
Aww.
You're beautiful.
You are beautiful.
Of course I'm bummed.
I wanted to win.
But life goes on.
Project Runway All Stars inspired me to really push myself and just see where it goes.