>> Previously on Project Runway
All Stars...
>> This week we're on Broadway.
Please welcome Stephen Schwartz.
>> The winner of this week's
challenge will have his or her
design featured in the new
Broadway production of Godspell.
>> Wow.
>> Oh, cool.
It.
>> It's so hard, being here week
after week after week.
>> You just have to go into it
doin' what you do.
>> I think this is not
necessarily as ambitious as you
need to be to be an All Star.
>> You want to fall flat on your
face, you're so tired.
>> I was using this one.
>> This one?
>> Yes.
I cannot believe this.
>> Jerell did not take yours.
>> No one pushes Austin Scarlett
around.
>> Ooh-hoo-hoo.
Job here.
>> Thank you.
>> I just said, "wow."
>> I love this.
>> The winning designer is...
Mondo.
>> Thank you so much.
Thank you.
>> It borders a little bit on,
like, someone who might walk the
streets.
>> Your construction was off.
>> You've got a little bit of an
issue at the back.
>> I'm sorry to say, Kara,
you're out.
13 of the best designers from
Project Runway are back...
And this time, competition is
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
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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.
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>> Wake up.
>> I am up.
>> This week I really hope I can
wow the judges.
I think that probably the reason
I'm still here is because they
appreciated my risk-taking,
versus Kara being, you know,
kind of safe.
>> I don't know how it's gonna
be without Kara now.
>> Kara does deserve to be here,
certainly more than Jerell,
Mila, just purely design-wise.
I feel it's gonna be a little
more difficult to just get
inspired without her.
>> No, I know.
>> But we have each other.
>> We have each other.
Let's go.
>> Yeah, yeah, yeah, let's go.
>> See what our next challenge
is gonna be.
>> Good morning, designers.
Good morning.
>> This week we've come to the
world headquarters of the United
Nations.
>> Awesome.
>> We're at the U.N.
How cool is that?
I've never been there before.
>> We are so honored that the
U.N. has agreed to host Project
Runway All Stars to help us set
our next challenge.
>> I'm really excited, just to
see all these beautiful flags
billowing, and you just know
this is a place of extreme
importance.
>> As you may know, the U.N.
brings together governments from
around the world to find lasting
solutions to some of our
toughest challenges, such as
climate change, human rights,
peace, and security.
And you thought our challenges
were tough.
>> United Nations building,
where all the great world
leaders solve the tremendous
problems weighing on the earth.
>> The U.N. has a membership of
193 nations, and you can see
their flags right here.
>> For this challenge you'll be
designing beautiful dresses
inspired by these flags.
There's one from each of the
major world regions.
We have Chile, Greece, India,
Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, and
the Seychelles.
Each of you will select one
flag.
That flag represents a country,
and its colors and culture will
influence your look.
>> I'm praying to Jesus and the
Greek Gods that I get the Greek
flag.
Me being Greek, and all.
>> Now, Mondo, you won last
week's Broadway challenge, so
you choose first.
>> All righty.
Um, I think I'll choose Jamaica.
I picked the flag based on the
colors.
>> Who would you like to choose
next?
>> Does everybody want to say it
together?
>> Michael Costello.
>> Of course, he picks me right
after him, so I get my Greek
flag.
>> Greece.
>> Hup-pa!
Hey!
>> Michael "C" chooses Greece.
Draping, Greece, Michael "C."
So appropriate.
>> Mila
Hermanovski.
>> Papua New Guinea.
I'm drawn to the bold colors in
the flag, the black and white
with red and yellow, that's
totally up my alley.
>> I get India.
I love how kind of embellished
and ethnic it is, and I'm
definitely gonna do something
that's very Jerell Scott with
India as my influence.
>> Well, I love tongue twisters,
so I will go with the
"she-shellsh."
I decided to go with the
Seychelles, just because it's
something I don't know much
about, and I enjoy sort of
broadening my horizons and
learning something new.
>> I do not envy Austin's flag
choice.
That would be like my worst
nightmare, to get all those
colors.
>> So Kenley, Chile awaits.
>> I was actually really happy I
got picked last, because if I
picked a flag and got frustrated
with the colors, I would blame
myself, and not the flag.
>> You have $200 for fabric, but
before you head to Mood, you can
spend some time here at the U.N.
to sketch.
To sketch. Good luck, everybody.
Papua New Guinea are extremely
tribal-looking.
I didn't want to bring too much
of that into my look.
I'm just going for a touch of
it, so that it feels really
runway, and so that there's a
little nod to it.
>> I'm just really trying to
figure out what on earth I'm
going to do.
It's kind of open, because they
don't have a national dress, but
it definitely has a sort of
flowing beach feeling.
I mean, I just--on the ocean,
this sort of tropical paradise.
>> How are you doin', Austin?
Getting inspired?
>> First direction I head into
is the trim.
I want a beautiful, either blue
trim, like a velvet, or a
satin, or some sort of a ribbon.
I just want to do the Greek flag
proud.
>> That's pretty.
>> Yeah, I love the velvet with
that.
>> Yeah, that's good.
>> Right?
>> Good, good texture.
>> I'm just really trying to
figure out what on earth I'm
going to do, because I'm always
about elegance and beautiful
harmony when it comes to style
and design.
>> This is beautiful.
>> The aqua?
It's like a iridescent
blue/green.
Getting two colors for the price
of one.
>> Wow, perfect.
Iridescent, yes.
>> I think that's p--and then--
>> Gold, it's rich.
>> It's confusing to me
sometimes the way a lot of the
designers are interacting.
I would give somebody help, but
I would only go so far, because
this is ultimately a
competition.
>> Really beautiful, Austin, I'm
proud of you.
>> I may just do a turban.
Kenley happens to sort of flirt
by, and she immediately responds
with a gushing "yes, yes, yes,
that's gorgeous," so I think
it's the right decision.
Oh, thank you, America.
>> Okay.
>> I find a really beautiful
blue and white print, and it
looks like hearts.
>> I have never seen a polka dot
flag before, but I guess the
state of Kenley Collins has
polka dot flags.
>> Time's up.
Make your way to the register.
>> Thank you very, very much.
>> We love you.
>> Bye.
Love it.
>> Yes.
>> I claim this table in the
name of the Seychelles.
>> This is a difficult
challenge, just because you
don't want to take the challenge
too literal, but yet, you don't
want to miss the mark.
>> I don't even know why I
bought this.
This is so not me.
>> Do you have a basic idea of
the--
>> No.
I just bought the colors.
>> What about a tube top and a
pant?
>> Yes.
>> Make it quick.
>> Make it quick, girl.
Super-modern.
It's just really important to me
in this challenge to stay true
to who I am, and true to my
point of view.
Asymmetrical, predominately
black with red and a tiny,
little accent of yellow.
One side of the dress is rather
restrained, and the other side
is more free and fluid.
>> Mila is creating this--a
little different, not every
woman would wear that--dress.
His zone, he was gonna stay in
there.
Well, he did stay there.
>> I just can't eat until I
really understand this design.
At this point, I'm questioning
whether the Seychelles was the
right choice, because I'm
starting to struggle with
wrapping my head around this
whole array of bright, primary
colors.
>> Coming up on Project Runway
All Stars...
>> How do you wear a bra with
that?
>> This is not "greeced"
lightning right now, this is
greeced frightening.
>> Are you convinced you can
stand out in this room of
talent?
>> Why is she still here?
>> Our challenge is to design a
dress inspired by the culture
and the flag of a country.
>> When I think India, I think
"embellishment."
So I definitely want to
incorporate that into this look.
>> This is pretty, Jerell, this
is so Jerell, it's so India.
>> Michael's done.
>> No, it's all draped.
>> Oh, my gosh, you are done.
>> No, nothing's sewn yet,
>> pretty much done.
>> It's all draped.
A lot of people in the room will
definitely say this is all
totally up my alley, "Oh,
Michael, draper," this, plus,
he's Greek, la-la-la, it all
makes sense.
>> Where's the blue?
>> It's gonna get tied in
somewhere.
>> It's oh-so Marchesa.
>> I know.
>> Marchesa and Georgina
Chapman, that's my aesthetic.
Gorgeous, tasteful, delicious
gowns, and that's what I want to
be known for.
>> I don't want there to be an
opportunity where you can take
the dress and hang it on a
cable, raise it, and let it fly
in front of the United Nations.
That's not my goal.
It's a dress, not a flag.
>> Hello, designers.
>> Ooh.
>> Hi.
Then there were six.
This is the most talented room
in the history of Project
Runway.
Mondo, I'm gonna start with you.
>> All righty.
>> Congratulations on last week,
Mondo.
>> Thank you.
>> So tell me about your flag.
I know I should know this flag,
and I confess, I do not.
What is it?
>> It is Jamaica.
>> How is it inspiring you?
>> I'm doing this very simple,
sleek silhouette.
I got this black matte jersey,
and it will be floor-length, and
then the back is all these
mitered color-blocking.
So it'll be yellow, green,
yellow, green, yellow, green,
all the way down.
>> Right.
>> And this will be all open, so
that's the sexy--
>> Right, and also, it's
sometimes nice to have something
special going on at the back,
but at the beginning it doesn't
look--the front doesn't look
like you're trying too hard.
>> Right, mm-hmm.
>> Let me ask you question that
designers hate, how do you wear
a bra with that?
>> You don't.
>> I know, and that's probably
the last thing you want to hear
from me.
>> Right.
>> All right, good luck, Mondo.
>> Thank you, thank you so much.
>> Jerell.
>> How's it going, Joanna?
>> This is India, right?
>> This is India.
>> Well, I have to say, I think
this looks a little bit like a
national costume.
I don't know, I think I have to
give you the overall idea.
At the--
>> All right, give me the
overall idea, 'cause I feel
right now it looks like one of
those dolls that you might buy
at a tourist office when you're
leaving Delhi.
>> Joanna comes to see me, and
the first thing out of her mouth
is, "Uh-oh, is this a little
national costume-ish?"
And she doesn't really kind of
hold any punches.
>> So you think the sari element
of it is taking India too
literally?
>> No, I mean, honestly, I--
personally, I really love just,
like, the kind of ethnic
opulence of the whole thing, and
I think that I can definitely
use that and still maintain my
own thing.
>> All right, good luck, Jerell.
>> Thank you.
>> Hi, Joanna.
>> So this is Greece.
>> I'm Greek.
My mom is Greek.
>> So you chose something that
you knew.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> This look gorgeous...
>> That's kinda--
>> The way it falls, doesn't it?
>> And the back is gonna be
really dramatic.
I'll spin it around for you.
>> It's gonna be really
gorgeous--
>> Oh, another dress that we
can't wear a bra with.
You designers, you just try to
torture women.
We want to be able to wear
underwear with clothes.
>> Michael's gown is definitely
starting to look pageant-y.
>> It's a fine line between
settling for something that you
know you can do, and pushing
yourself and showing them that
you can go the next step.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Are you being ambitious
enough for it?
>> I think so, 'cause this one's
got me working.
>> That's good, all right, well,
good luck with it.
>> Thank you.
>> Austin.
>> Hi, Joanna.
>> This flag, which country does
it represent?
>> It's the Seychelles.
>> I have been to the
Seychelles.
>> Oh.
>> But I didn't know that this
was their national flag.
>> Their flag, which is kind of,
"whoa."
I mean, it's going to be this
sort of layered skirt, with
these panels in the front,
creating this sort of sunburst
effect.
>> I don't even know what that
draping had to do with
Seychelles, but, man, it was
sad.
>> This will all be a strap, and
then there's this other piece of
chiffon that sort of drapes, and
you get a beautiful slit of skin
sort of right there.
>> Is anyone in this room doing
a dress where a woman can wear a
bra?
>> Yes--no, no, no, I'm not
finished.
If you can show just a little
sliver, and you're like, "is she
wearing a bra, or isn't she?"
>> Right.
>> ...is kind of--
>> right.
>> What do you think?
>> Well, I don't think anybody
wants the bra peeping...
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Especially if it's the back
of the bra, which is usually the
least attractive, it's a strap.
>> Yeah, I agree.
>> All right, and good luck.
Chic-ify the Seychelles.
>> I'll do my best.
>> Mila, hello.
>> Hi.
>> So tell me about your
country.
>> It's Papua New Guinea.
The bird of paradise on the flag
symbolizes freedom, and I'm
making a dress that actually
does reflect the colors in the
flag, so one side of the dress
is going to be to the ground,
and the other one, the black
side, is short.
So the red is going to symbolize
the freedom.
>> Okay.
>> Mila is creating this cool
half-black, half-red, short on
one side, long on the other side
dress.
I think it's kind of a cool
concept.
>> This looks like, finally, a
dress that a woman can wear
underwear with.
>> Absolutely.
>> Hi, Kenley.
So I would know this was you
from across the room, because
this is your signature print,
isn't it?
>> So this is Chile.
>> Mm-hmm.
I was influenced by the ruffles,
so the very Spanish kind of
flair.
>> How are you gonna convince
the judges that you're going
beyond your regular comfort
zone for this challenge?
>> I am staying me.
But I'm taking a risk by mixing
these, you know, and doing kind
of this weird, asymmetrical
dress, party dress.
I think everyone's doing gowns,
I'm doing a party dress.
>> Every week, Kenley makes the
same basic foundation, a dress.
There's, like, no innovation, I
don't understand.
You can't just do a 1950s
silhouette time and time again.
>> Are you convinced you can
stand out in this room of talent
with this dress?
>> Yes.
All right, good luck, everybody.
Boys too.
>> Thanks, Joanna.
>> And I will see you soon.
>> Kenley just doesn't listen.
She doesn't give a "F" what
people think.
Her "new version" of polka dots
doesn't read as polka dots?
Why is she still here?
>> Oh, my gosh!
>> Oh, that's pretty cool, huh?
>> Oh, my gosh.
>> Just quickly pin this on, and
then we need to find shoes.
The model fitting is going very
well.
The sort of iridescent
blue/green looks so beautiful
with the gold on my model's
complexion.
Do you see the flag sort of,
like, in there?
>> Ooh!
For once, I actually feel really
comfortable with where I'm at
with this gown.
I just know that it has to be
fit perfectly, because it is so
sort of streamlined, and it also
needs to be finished really
well.
That could make or break my
design.
>> Kiss me.
Greece.
>> Miss Greece 2000.
>> "Greeced" lightning?
>> This is not geeced lightning
right now, this is greeced
frightening.
>> One hour, everyone, we have
one hour.
>> So hopefully, tomorrow all I
have to do is add the sleeves
and hem it.
That's my goal.
But with an hour left, I really
have to hustle.
There's a lot of work to do.
I have the entire back detail,
which is all cut work and
mitering, I have binding to do,
I have sleeves to cut, I have
the shoulders to cut, I have it
all to put together, I have to
hem it, I have to do a inset on
the back.
There's a lot of work to do, and
it's the end of the day.
>> 15 minutes.
>> Austin, I'm not gonna finish.
I've been working too slow.
I just really want to finish the
dress.
>> Okay, guys, this is it.
Scissors down.
Time to go home.
>> I think I'm running out of
time.
I'm hoping I can get it done.
>> Coming up on Project Runway
All Stars...
>> She could possibly win Miss
World.
>> The outfit, it was one of the
most vulgar things I've ever
seen in my entire life.
>> Fabulous.
>> Well the good news is, it's
a fresh morning, I feel like I'm
resetting.
No matter how much time you
think you have, you never have
enough.
It has to be fit perfectly,
because it is so sort of
streamlined.
I would have bought some
elastic.
It would have been sexy to have
at least one yard of elastic.
But I will have to make it work.
>> I am busting ass to get this
damn dress finished.
It is a risk, making this black
dress for Jamaica, and honestly,
I'm scared.
I don't know how the judges are
gonna respond to it.
I don't know if they're gonna
say, "You did not use the color
palette as much as we wish you
would've."
I'm realizing how much work I
still have left, and I'm getting
a little nervous.
It's definitely one of the most
stressful runway days in the
competition thus far.
>> She sells seashells down at
the Seychelles.
>> What is it?
>> It's "Sally sells seashells
by the seashore."
>> But isn't it like, "at the
Seychelles?"
>> No.
>> I could've sworn it was.
Austin's dress.
All the colors were totally
off, and you can't just leave
chiffon raw like that.
>> I mean, it's a beautiful
evening gown, and it feels like
the whole line is thrown off
because it's way too short.
I actually did let down the hem
as much as could be allowed, but
there just wasn't enough
material.
>> The back is exquisite.
>> All she needs now is a crown
and she could possibly win Miss
World 2011.
The Neiman-Marcus accessory wall
has this fantastic bindi that
we're gonna throw on that
forehead.
Gonna finish my draping, make a
little belt, and get my model in
hair and makeup.
She's gonna look Indian chic.
>> Now it's time to take our
models to the L'Oreal Paris hair
and makeup room.
>> We can do the white tribal
dots.
>> Oh, I like that.
>> Kind of future, kind of
tribal.
>> 'Cause her hair is a little
futuristic.
>> Give her a feta eye, a hummus
lip, and a pita glow.
A turban effect with her hair.
>> Very slick, to the side.
>> I'm going to give her
dreadlocks.
>> 15 minutes, designers.
>> Oh, that's fabulous.
>> I love Jerell, but I really
think the outfit was one of the
most vulgar, tasteless, hideous
things I've ever seen in my
entire life.
>> It's good, leave it.
>> How do the ruffles look?
I still had a lot of adjusting
to do with the ruffles.
I had to add another layer to
the bottom when there was, you
know, ten minutes left to go on
to the runway.
>> I kind of like how this
yellow line goes right here.
>> Yeah, I really like it now.
It actually looks to me like
something that you would buy in
an expensive boutique.
>> I feel really good, like I
nailed the length.
I nailed it.
>> Let's go to the runway,
everyone.
Everyone looks gorgeous.
>> Oh, my God, I love, I love, I
love.
>> Coming up on Project Runway
All Stars...
>> It's disturbing to look at.
>> I think that would look
better on a Christmas present.
>> It's just screaming, "beauty
pageant."
>> I get communism from this
dress.
>> Hello designers.
Hi.
>> How did you enjoy your visit
to the United Nations?
>> Wonderful.
>> It was an honor.
>> 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 six of you, and after
tonight, there will only be five
remaining.
This week's challenge had you
designing beautiful dresses
inspired by the colors and
cultures of your chosen flags.
So let's meet the judges.
First, we have the designer and
co-founder of Marchesa, the
gorgeous Georgina Chapman.
>> Hi.
>> Hi, Georgina.
>> Next, one of the most famous
names in fashion, Isaac Mizrahi.
>> And gorgeous.
>> Yes.
>> And gorgeous.
Our guest judge this week is a
designer best known for her own
take on the American flag.
Please welcome the beautiful
French designer, Catherine
Malandrino.
>> Bonjour.
>> Catherine Malandrino did a
whole collection inspired by the
American flag, so she's a
perfect judge for this
challenge.
>> The judges and I are looking
for a unique take on your
flag-inspired dresses.
I can't wait to see the results.
Have a great show.
♪
>> It's exactly what I was going
for.
She's fabulous.
I can't believe how Indian she
looks.
I'm really hoping the judges'll
see Jerell in it.
Beautiful.
She looks like she could go to a
party in Chile, and I'm really
happy with the look.
Aren't too too picky about sort
of the draping, because it's
really not up to my standards of
perfection at all, but my model
looks beautiful.
She is just a breath of fresh
sea air.
>> I think that my model looks
elegant, and very fun...
Yet sophisticated.
She looks amazing.
I believe that I've really
nailed this challenge.
>> I love this look.
The dress fits perfectly, the
length is perfect.
Best of all, it looks like
something that would be in my
collection.
>> I'm looking at the judges for
reactions.
They look intrigued.
I'm hoping they notice that a
lot of work went into it, and
that it's really well-executed.
>> I think she looks absolutely
gorgeous, like a Greek goddess.
>> My only problem is the back
of my dress.
I knew it was too low, I just
needed more time to fix it a
little bit more the way I wanted
to fix it.
>> Designers, before we critique
you, let's bring out your
models.
>> Kenley.
>> Well, I got Chile.
The flag is red, white, and
blue, and the women wear a lot
of color and prints and
ruffles, so they sort of have
this Spanish flair.
>> I really liked the attitude
of this dress when it came out.
It's got a young feeling to it.
>> I think it's a beautiful,
young dress.
>> Thank you.
>> What I appreciate about it is
you didn't go too far away with
the Spanish attitude.
You contrast it by a silhouette
that is more urban.
It's a dress I like very much.
>> I love the spirit of this
dress, I really do.
>> When I think of Chile, I
imagine ponchos, but after
hearing your story, I'm like,
"Okay, this is the modern, cool
girl in Chile."
>> I have one challenge for you,
darling, like, try not to do a
dress that looks like this next
time.
You do it again and again, you
know, that's my one thing.
>> Oh, really?
Okay.
>> I mean it.
>> So, Jerell, tell us about
your dress.
>> I love the Indian culture, I
love how kind of ornate and rich
and kind of ethnic it is, and
that's really the inspiration I
just took, and created this.
>> I really love the white
stripe down the arm.
I think it's a modern kind of
feel to India.
>> It's almost like, you know,
Nike in India.
It's fantastic, but somehow
it's like wiggly, and wavy, and
so wonky, I can't get past that.
>> Yeah.
>> At the same time I think you
started with an idea that could
have been right, and what I love
about it was the idea of a
bustier dress, but
unfortunately, we cannot
appreciate it, because it
disappeared behind the draping.
>> I just wonder whether there
are too many ideas in this
dress, and it's going a little
too ethnic with the jewelry up
here, and it's just veering into
costume a little bit.
I think it needed editing.
>> Michael.
>> Well, my flag was Greece.
I was inspired definitely, of
course, by the colors and the
culture, because I myself am
Greek, and honestly, I love
draping, and wanted to do
something that was just draped
really, really beautiful.
>> You see, I'm on the fence
about this dress.
I mean, it's a very acceptable
dress, but it's just screaming
"beauty pageant" to me right
now.
>> Yeah, I have the same feeling
that Georgina have.
The starting point of draping is
there in the dress.
Either it has been treated with
a lot of volume, maybe too much
heaviness.
>> The only thing that really,
really bothers me about this
dress is that blue bow.
I think that bow would look
better on a Christmas present.
>> I didn't want to just leave
it as this big, blue ribbon that
looks like I just stuck it there
to throw the two colors
together.
"Oh, here you go, it
matches the flag," you know?
>> But it does.
It looks that way because you--
because of the trim, right?
>> I'm wondering whether it
would have looked better without
the trim.
>> It would've looked way better
without the trim.
>> Without the trim?
>> That alone would've taken the
beauty pageant element away.
So, Austin, why don't you tell
us about your look.
>> My flag was the Seychelle
Islands.
You know, I was really going
with the colors of the flag, and
sort of the form of the flag,
and also just the idea of this
beautiful island.
>> You know, it's a pretty
dress, and it's a pretty
silhouette.
I was just concerned about your
color use here, because it
wasn't quite the colors in the
flag.
>> I don't know, something
about the ruching, or whatever
you want to call that, it looks
a little tortured, 'cause you
didn't have long enough to sort
of finish it.
>> Yeah.
I think that's my achilles heel,
in a way, not to steal
references from Greece.
I will start out, you know, very
slowly and meticulously, and try
and do the best job I can to
really make it properly
beautiful, and then at the end
it's like really rushing to get
it all together...
>> Right, finish, finish!
>> ...and I think they were--
>> I think that it still doesn't
help your color story, though,
because would you have still
chosen those colors?
>> Is it a terrible dress?
No, I mean, it works, right?
I mean, the shape of it is
pretty, and she looks okay.
>> It's not the worst dress I've
seen on Project Runway All
Stars.
>> Thank you.
>> Mondo.
>> I got to choose the Jamaican
flag, and I read the little
dossier that they gave us, and
it said the Jamaicans, they are
very free-spirited, and very
relaxed, and so I wanted to
create something that was very
slinky and sexy, but very easy
to wear and very simple.
>> I love this dress, Mondo.
I do get Jamaica from it, and
it's funny how you can get
Jamaica just from a simple,
black dress.
>> It's very well-cut.
For me, the only thing that
it take too much attention, to
me.
>> Right.
>> My favorite part about the
dress is the--you just use this
little, simple, black matte
jersey, and somehow it looks
like a very new textile.
My least favorite part is when
she turns around, and you're
kind of like in-your-face with
green and yellow.
>> Mila, tell us about the flag
that inspired your dress, Papua
New Guinea?
>> On the flag there is a
abstract Bird of Paradise in
yellow that symbolizes the
nation's freedom, 'cause it is
an independent nation, and
they're very proud of that.
I wanted to design something
that really symbolized that kind
of free spirit.
>> When I first saw this dress,
I immediately knew it was yours,
and I think after last week, I
think that's really great.
>> You know what it gives me,
more than Papua New Guinea, I
get communism from this dress.
It looks Russian to me.
>> I really like the neckline,
and I feel like those aspects of
your graphic style really come
in.
The thing that bothers me is
this--one side's long, one
side's short, and it's cutting,
and they're two different
colors.
>> It's disturbing to look at in
certain ways, and I think that
was your intention, so in that
way, I think you've really
succeeded.
>> Designers, we have a lot to
talk about, so we're going to
send you off, have our little
chat, and then we'll see you
back on the runway.
Thank you.
>> Well guys, we have a lot to
discuss.
What would you guys like to talk
about first?
>> Good news or bad news?
Let's do good news first.
>> Let's talk about the good
news.
Let's start with Mondo.
>> Mondo's dress, you know, that
is a tight, black jersey dress.
>> You know you don't
particularly like the piece at
the back.
>> When it comes to flag
dresses, you don't think about a
black dress, and he sold us, and
then you turn around, you get,
"Oh, right, okay, by the way,
just to sort of fit in with the
rest of the crowd."
>> I also feel with Mondo, you
could really see the thought in
this dress.
>> Mm-hmm, yeah.
>> And the restraint.
>> We have to admit that he did
play it a little bit safe.
>> The stylings were for me,
was, uh, the mistake there.
>> I wasn't crazy about the head
wrap.
>> You know when I saw the hair
wrap...
>> I liked it.
>> ...the bracelet, and all
these things that really bother
me.
>> Kenley's dress, I think,
seems very modern and very fun.
I think she did a great job of
executing the challenge, in
terms of making a beautiful
dress, making something that
reflected the culture and the
colors of the flag.
>> The girl wearing this dress
is embarrassed of her mother's
poncho.
Yes.
>> But it's nice about Kenley's
dress, it's like it travel in an
urban way.
It's a dress that could be from
New York to Paris, it just
brings the right twist of
exotism to it.
>> I love Kenley's dress, but it
wasn't quite enough for me.
The thought hadn't gone quite
through, if that makes sense.
>> There was a daring that you
were wishing it would have.
>> Yes.
>> Why don't we talk about
Michael a little bit.
>> His proportions were off this
week, for sure.
The back was too low, it was
gaping at the sides, and--
>> It was just his eye that went
off, in terms of the volume,
right?
>> And that velvet blue bow.
>> Yeah, totally, yes.
>> But I--I did like Michael's
dress, and I did think it felt
like a finished dress.
It was a pretty dress.
>> Unfortunately, at the end, I
feel like, Georgina, that it was
a beauty pageant dress.
>> So, okay, the three least
favorites, then.
>> I personally love Austin, and
I think he can do some amazing
things, but I feel he fell so
flat this week.
And it felt so tortured, I could
feel his suffering in the work
room and this dress.
>> Mmm.
>> There was no clarity of
thought here.
>> The execution of it, coupled
with, I think, the miss in the
color story didn't work for me,
you know?
>> A lot of bunching up.
>> Unfortunately, it's a dress,
it's at the prototype stage,
that means, let's work on it.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Let's make it a real
beautiful, well-cut, well-done
dress.
We are so far from that.
>> Agreed, I agree with that.
>> She did follow our criticism
from last week and stick to
herself, so--
>> Yeah.
>> I just don't know who can
wear that dress, or where.
>> And that stripe down the
front.
>> I think that there was no
thought process behind the
dress.
>> No.
>> There was just, what she
feels is her style and her
conviction.
>> I think what Catherine is
saying is really true.
It's like she just decided way
in advance, no matter what,
she's just gonna do this kind
of, like, graphic thing, right,
and she's gonna do these two
dresses, and really, it did not
come across in any way like
Papua New Guinea, right?
>> It just looks schizophrenic.
He's really disappointed me.
For me, she looks like an Indian
Barbie doll.
>> It did reference India, but
it referenced sort of just
costume.
It was just so heavy-handed in
its approach.
And there were a lot of good
ideas in this dress if you
separated it all out.
>> The idea of wearing a bustier
dress over a T-shirt, it was a
great thought process there.
>> Yeah, but the execution of
it...
>> His execution, that was--
>> ...the arm hole down here,
and the pulling away...
>> I saw that seam in there.
>> The neckline going that way,
it was a disaster.
That was a little bit of a mess,
I have to say.
>> Yes, yes, absolutely.
Who's going home, correct?
Let's bring out the designers.
>> Designers...
One of you is the
winner of this week's challenge,
and one of you will be leaving
us tonight.
>> Designers...
One of you is the
winner of this week's challenge,
and one of you will be leaving
us tonight.
>> Michael...
You are safe.
You can leave the runway.
>> Thank you.
>> Mondo, Kenley...
One of you is
the winner of this week's
challenge,
and that designer is...
Mondo.
>> Oh, thank you so much.
>> Congratulations.
>> Thank you, thank you.
>> Mondo, you're through to next
week and one step closer to
that grand prize.
>> Thanks.
>> You can leave the runway.
>> Congratulations.
>> I took a risk on this dress,
and I think the judges recognize
it.
>> You won?
>> I think that they recognize
I'm here to challenge myself.
>> That's great.
>> How are ya?
Oh!
>> Kenley, we did love your look
too.
>> Thank you.
>> But Isaac did warn you that
you need to start stretching
yourself.
>> Okay.
>> But you are through to next
week and you may leave the
runway.
>> Thank you.
Nice to meet you.
>> Austin...
You're safe.
You can leave the runway.
>> Jerell, Mila...
>> One of you will be
in and one of you will be out.
Jerell, we appreciate that you
tried to give us an effect on
the runway, but it turned into
a costume that bordered on
cliche.
Mila, we love the conviction in
your designs.
You show great restraint, but
this dress was awkward to look
at, and it could be awkward to
wear.
Jerell...
Sorry to say, Mila, but you're
out.
Jerell, you can leave the
runway.
>> Thank you.
>> Are you safe?
>> Congratulations.
Oh, are you okay?
Aw!
>> Yes, my heart's pounding.
>> Mila, thank you so much for
being part of All Stars.
>> Thank you.
>> You really are a talented
designer, and we wish you all
the best for the future.
Good luck.
Thank you.
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>> Thank you.
Nice to meet you guys.
>> Bye.
>> Bye, Mila.
>> Overall, I'm really proud of
everything that I've done on
this show.
I feel like I've evolved and
grown as a designer and I've
listened to the judges'
criticisms and critiques and
tried to use that to make myself
a better designer.
When I get home, I am definitely
going to get back to designing.
I ultimately want to design
a fall 2012 collection and show
it during New York Fashion Week,
fingers crossed.