"WelcometotheProjectRunway" "Season Nine casting special." "Project Runway 9x00 Road to the Runway Original Air Date on July 28, 2011" "== sync, corrected by elderman ==" "This is the Road to the Runway." "This is the glimpse of the journey the designers had getting here." "IwasborninMichigan,and raised in a fundamentalist" "Christian cult." "Whenyou'refromTwinFalls," "Idaho, nobody goes out and just says, "Hey, I'm gonna be a fashion designer."" "Ilookforwardtoseeingall the designers." "And I am so excited about revealing this process to everyone." "Our auditions are held all over the nation, because we wanna cast a wide net to find the next great American fashion designer." "You have your divas..." "Ihatethosepeople." "YouhaveyourdramaQueens..." "I'mgonnakillthiswoman." "Youhavesomeshrinking violets, but not very many..." "Istilldon'tthinkyou've put anybody on that's, like, as glammy as me." "Andyouhavepeoplewhojust live on the edge..." "All the time." "Ican'thelpit, tobe fierce." "It'sfashion,everyone." "Ithinkwe needtogive you a maybe." "Oh,please!" "Don't do that to me!" "That'stalent." "Canyou,Imean...?" ",man." "You'rea yes." "You'rea yes,man." "Ah!" "AttheProjectRunway auditions, we get everything from the sublime to the complete and total ridiculous." "While these individual will never get on the show..." "Well, they're good for comic relief." "So..." "Youlikecupcakes." "Ido." "Itiscandyland." "Rashad, the showman." "Haveyouauditionedbefore?" "Um,no." "Didyoubringany clothes with you?" "Willyoulookatmyportfolio or no?" "Doesithaveclothesinit ?" "Yes." "Tellusaboutyouraesthetic as a designer." "Somethingthatmakespeople look and say, "This is interesting."" "ThisI madeforamusic video." "Iwouldhavepreferredifyou had brought in, you know, maybe one crazy thing." "Sonorack?" "Idon'tthinkmyclothing should be on racks, really." "Therestof these..." "Aredated." "Ikindof wishwehadn 'tseen  these because they-- thankyouso much,Baron." "Sothatmeans"getout? "" "I'm done?" "Yeah,basically." "Allright,well,I'vebeen  thrown out of better places by worse." "We'reaboutto giveyou a sneak peak into our selection process for the show." "What do we look for?" "And how do we choose our talented designers?" "To tease this up for you, we've asked Seth Aaron Henderson and Zanna Roberts-Rossi to give you their points of view about the designers." "One thing you can always count on on Project Runway is drama." "It's natural." "And season nine is no exception." "Meet Cecilia." "Hi." "Hello." "How are you?" "Hello." "I look at things as a war." "You need to survive and you need to make it." "This is my tailoring." "This is a coat that is made-- commissioned for a client." "What'sthepricepointon that?" "Um,I soldit for950 ." "Well,goodforyou ." "Ithoughtit wastoo little." "Even if I'm down on the ground," "I will, you know, fight with my spear until the last drop of blood." "This one I called "The Wild" "Rose."" "It was inspired on the African" "Ladi and Queens." "These are my favorite pants." "I wanted to wear these, but I also wanted to show this dress." "We were very poor, so my mom couldn't buy me new clothing." "So I always got the hand-downs." "And everything was so big, so" "I remember one day I decided," ""Well, I want a dress." "Pretty, like a little girl's."" "I only wear clothing that I make." "This is a sheath dress that I have, like, for years." "I really don't care for other people's opinions." "They don't have names." "But they are very loud, just like their owner." "There is people you need, so you have to lick their butts." "Please, Laura, please?" "Youstandup foryourself, and that's really important." "That'simportant." "Well,itis ,becauseI've seen so many designers." "And everybody's knocking off and just copying whatever everybody else is doing." "And I hate it, I'm sorry." "Yourfightingspirittookme from a no to a maybe." "I think she probably scared me into a maybe." "Thanks." "Ihaveno ideahow she 's gonna cope in competition circumstances." "Maybe she's gonna be all-out rude, maybe she's gonna be back-stabbing, maybe she's gonna be an incredible designer, or none of the above." "I'm kind of looking forward to finding out." "ThisisacompetitionandI  respect, you know, my competitors." "But if I have to kick you down," "I will." "It was quite annoying." "There was this girl before me, and she had this high-pitched voice." "Howareyou?" "Hello." "Cecilia is talking about" "Amanda Perner." "ThetypethatIneverhang out with." "I'mkindof achatterbox,so" "I go a mile a minute all the time." "Andshewouldn'tshut up!" "Myfriendsareall like," ""You're a machine, shut down."" "I'mgonnakillthiswoman." "We'llgetto Amandalater." "But now, here's our resident sarcastic." "Hello,mynameis" "Julie Tierney." "I feel I perform best when I'm, like, up creek." "This is my sewing room." "It would be nice to have a chair... or a table." "Hi,Julie." "Hi." "Hi,Julie." "How are you?" "Hi." "I'm a competitive, 'cause I've competed a lot, whether it's snowboarding or karaoke." "Fromthepictureswehave  here, I think are fantastic." "CanI showyoumyshrug?" "Okay,sure,please." "Showusyourshrug." "Youknow,it 'sjustlike..." "Do you guys like it?" "Iloveit ." "Ithinkit 'sgreat." "Thisonehas,like,asecret belt loop." "Ilovethis." "It's so unique to me." "And it just makes--it-- just, this is a runway show right here." "I was super-duper impressed with Julie." "It just felt so raw, so organic." "And her clothes in person lived up to the portfolio..." "If not better." "It was very, very cool... trucker hillbilly." "I've seen enough." "For me, it's a yes." "Absolutely." "It's--yeah,100%." "Well,I won'tpassjudgment on people's work so much." "Like, maybe I don't get it." "Why people march around like pretty, pretty princess." "A pretty, pretty princess is, like, these girls that walk in and they wanna be, like, the prettiest girl in the bar." "Igrewup privileged." "I'm pretty." "Um..." "People wanna see pretty." "Pretty sells." "Everyone likes looking at something pretty." "Comeon." "Like, who are you foolin'?" "I'mready." "They'rea little condescending." "Istilldon'tthinkyou've put anybody on that's, like, as glammy as me." "You need a privileged pretty girl." "Hey,sweetie..." "Yeah, you don't know what the you're talking about." "Hi, I'm Laura Kathleen Planck." "I'd like to invite you all to come into my boudoir." "My degree is from Western" "Kentucky." "Just to be honest, it really wasn't hard to be, like, a stand-up student at Western" "Kentucky design program." "I'm half-artist, half-business woman." "And businesses make money." "This is more what I'm doing now." "Where you can see, like, I'm overlaying prints to make different things come out." "I'msurepeoplethinkto themselves, like, "Oh, it's a pretty girl, she's getting her way."" "Th has nothing to do with it." "I could give a damn less about that." "Yeah, what you're wearing, that's--I really like that." "Thankyou." "Ido,yeah." "Ithinkwhatwillpiss meoff is if another contestant tries to tell me what to do." "I've actually started seeing a therapist because I'm too competitive." "I like to use a lot of bold prints, or just something that catches the eye in a simple-- you know, a more simple silhouette." "I mean, I think I'm always just real." "Like, I kinda say what I'm thinking." "Allright,well,let 'squit around, yes." "Ithinkyou'reayes." "Yay!" "I like it." "Okay." "I know that I'm intimidating." "I can't help it, to be fierce." "That's my matador costume, but I love to wear it once in a while." "I'm not just a designer, I also have a little muscles." "In Mexico, Guadalajara, Jalisco, my mom sews." "And living with that, it's always in your mind." "And you see what they do, how they cut it, how they produce it, blah, blah, blah." "So I moved to New York," "I started shooting fashion photography." "And then I saw how some designers, their stuff was kinda like ugly and not cute." "So I started working on my own line and making it happen." "And yeah, I started going up, and up, and up, and just getting better and better." "And I've been doing it for five years." "Hello,Victor." "Hi,guys,howare you ?" "I like to do my own things." "And if you grab me, and touch me, and push me to what you wanna do, I'll scratch." "I'm very eclectic." "I like to experiment, so my clothing always changes." "This is a babydoll." "And it's kinda lace, a little see-though here." "That'ssosimple,the design, but it just really makes a statement." "Yeah." "I'ma hugefanofthepunk rock wave." "And I see a lot of those elements in Victor's work." "I could see myself actually wearing a men's version of" "Victor's jacket." "Youknow,I'mprettyin control." "I know how to convince people." "I know how to work things." "So if they're talking about doing something that's not working out, or hippy, I'll be like this, "Girl, you need to beef it up here."" "It's not being a bitch." "It's being, you know, forward." "Weareputtingyou throughas a maybe." "It's really nice." "Verynice." "Thankyou,Victor." "Verystrong." "IknowwhatI'm doing,I'm an expert." "Idon'tfeelconnectedto people's negativity." "That's not my problem my name is Anya Ayoung-Chee." "I am from Trinidad, in the West" "Indies." "I just decided one day to enter a beauty contest." "And lo and behold, I became" "Miss Trinidad and Tobago." "Because of Miss Universe, I have learned how to be competitive in a way that's not destructive to me." "I am a fashion designer, I have my own clothing line." "It's designed really for the" "Caribbean woman." "Keeping in mind that our lifestyle is very easy-going-- a lot of partying, lot of events." "And that's what I've been doing for the last two years." "In 2007, one of my brothers died in a very tragic car accident." "When he died, everything about it shocked me to the core." "And I realized, you know what?" "Life is short." "I designed a collection, and I named the line after him, Pilar." "Isthisyou?" "Yes,itis ." "Verycute." "That'sa romperjumper." "Show everybody, it's a romper jumper." "Andithaspockets." "Nice." "Youknow,Anyawas very different to me." "She has some foreign flair." "Miss Trinidad, if you will." "I liked that I got that real vibe from her." "Exactly her roots, where she's from--the whole thing just worked." "Thisisanotherromper." "Same kind of thing." "It's easy to wear, but it's still sexy." "Youdesignforyourclimate." "Itotally,yeah." "Youjuststartedselling these." "Been selling for about two years now, I think?" "No,I 'vebeensellingfor  about maybe three or four months." "Oh,wow." "How do you think you're gonna hold up?" "Iwillnotsleepuntilthe middle of June." "I've always felt confident about my design direction." "Different people have different energy." "I get up in the morning and I can't believe this is what I do for a living." "You know, it's just a joy." "I'mgonnasayyes ." "I'mgonnasayyes ." "Well,thenit 'sgonnabe a yes." "Thankyou." "Comingupnext..." "Project Runway is tough." "But these designers just might be tougher." "Ihadtesticularcancer." "You're never the same after something like that." "All these dreams you wanted to have, and there's all these things you wanted to do..." "And it's like, "Well, I may not survive from this."" "Everyseason,we meet remarkable and resilient individuals who've overcome some of life's greatest challenges." "And I believe that that strong spirit fuels their talent and infuses their work." "They're inextricable." "Hi,myname'sBryce." "This is my apartment in southeast Portland." "Come on in." "Up on the wall here, I have a map of Manhattan, 'cause this is where I wanna go." "I've circled Bryant Park on it, right there." "When you're from Twin Falls," "Idaho, you don't hear about that." "Nobody goes out and just says," ""Hey, I'm gonna be a fashion designer."" "Because I come from such a Mormon background, and my whole extended family's Mormon." "The only part that's a little weird is the gay part." "Here's my boyfriend and I, in" "New York as well." "I came out in high school, at, like, 17 years old." "I got, like, death threats." "I got my windows shot out one time at a party." "There was a while too I got prank calls of just people calling me randomly, and act-- having a gay voice and hitting on me." "Howwouldyoudescribeyour  aesthetic?" "Ilikerock'n' roll." "Kind of like something that a rockstar would wear." "Well,showus whatyou  brought." "SoI tookacapethat canbe worn as a babydoll dress and a skirt." "So it's got the hood here." "Oh,isit adrawstring?" "Yep,andthenyou flipit this way." "Yep." "See?" "Askirtas well." "Ilikethatconcept." "Downhere,she'sdrapedin all different types of fabrics, wraps all the time." "I wasn't allowed to have Barbie, but some of my friends did." "I would fold toilet paper, and tape toilet paper around them and make dresses." "This one, I call it my Grace" "Jones blouse." "It's got this similar hood, but it's just, like, a scarf." "Okay." "Oh,cool." "It'sshorterbecauseIpaired it with a high-waisted one-legged jean." "That?" "Aone-leggedjean." "That's a nice little jean." "Iliketo keepitbalanced." "But definitely, like, I like to add a little asymmetry." "Thatwilldefinitelybe pointed out on the runway with" "Michael and Nina." "You either go way far..." "Right sothere'sno mistakethat it's intentional." "But when there's a slight bit of difference, it looks like a mistake." "Okay,I gotyou." "Onethingthatwas really incredible was his tailoring skills, finishing skills." "They were really, really well-done." "Ili--Imean,Ilike your  stuff." "Youknowwhat,I'llmove him forward and we'll see how it pans out." "We'regonnasendyou through to the next round." "Yeah." "Congratulations." "Congratulations,they'llli-- thankyouso much." "Nicelydone." "Hi,thisis designerRafael" "Cox from Atlanta, Georgia." "And welcome to my humble abode." "Here's my cutting table that I cut all of my fabrics out on." "Yeah, and clearly you can see it's been through a lot." "We grew up with my mom's family." "She ended up getting sick when" "I was in high school, and we ended up selling our house and being homeless for, like, two years." "It was really hard." "Like, I think that's where I got my backbone now." "I actually had two families that really helped me." "They kinda knew of my struggles, so they would feed me, they would do whatever they could to help me." "I just needed, like, out." "I have my marching band jacket that I don't wear per se, but" "I'm very proud of." "I got chastised in high school, you know, people called me gay." "And it's almost like I was in, like, a zone where I did not see or hear anything, because I had so much going on." "Thinking about, where am I gonna sleep at when I leave here." "The sad thing is is that I went through it all alone." "Saysyouhavedesignedalot  of clothes for hip hop and RB?" "Yeah,actually,um ,the latest I worked with was Kalenna from Dirty Money, Puff Daddy's new little "It" girls." "Rhianna was kind of the inspiration for the pieces that" "I've brought." "I just really love doing geometric pieces, making the pattern." "Yousoldus on that." "Let's go to the next one." "Thankyou." "And this is the party dress for the girl." "It's sheer, it's sexy, it's fun, very form-fitting..." "It's Rhianna, hello?" "Weneedto callher ." "Ihavemy ownline,whichis the Rafael by Rafael Cox line." "And it's gonna be in southern stores in Atlanta." "And I did all of the work myself." "Iappreciatedthathe's a flat-pattern maker, that he really enjoys structured, geometric shapes." "I was very fascinated with his skill set." "Iloveeverythingthatyou showed us today." "Absolutely." "You'rea yes." "You'rea yes,man." "Ah!" "Whenyou'redoingsomething and you don't know what the outcome can be, of course there's self-doubt." "But I'm here." "Thankyou,haveagreatday." "Thankyou!" "Goodjob." "Laissez les bons temps rouler," "Project Runway." "My name's Anthony Ryan Auld, and" "I'm from Baton Rouge, Louisiana." "This is my snuggly bear voice." "I studied in France." "I learned Nuno felting, and filling it with something like this." "You know what I mean?" "Yeah,doesthat, it's crazy." "Ilovetexture." "I'm actually colorblind." "There's two types." "There's red-green, and there's blue-yellow, and I'm both." "My style, to be ready-wear with a twist, fashion-forward and, you know, runway appropriate." "But still marketable and a sense of, you know, separates." "Ilikeyourgraphics together, and the colors." "Because they're not typical." "Right." "Buttheywork." "I'mwantingto starta campaign in Louisiana." "It's called "I'm rocking one."" "I had testicular cancer in 2008, and so I want this whole aspect of it's okay--you know with testicular cancer, you know, some are removed, whatever the case may be--it's okay to be yourself and just rock one." "So this is a version..." "All:" "Ilikethat." "Anyonethat'sbeenthrough that much in their life, with testis cancer, and to boot colorblind-- hello, I'm a fashion designer and I'm colorblind." "It's like, he's batting' against all odds." "And somehow he's pulling it off." "You'reneverthesameafter something like that." "Everything comes into perspective, you know?" "Like, there's all these dreams you wanted to have, and there's all these things you wanted to do." "And it's like, well, I may not survive on this." "I've always felt, even as a young kid, I was meant to do something really great." "And I feel like, at this point, fashion is how I'm gonna do that." "I'ma yes,Ithinkit's-- absolutely." "Really,reallywonderful." "Thanky 'allsomuchfor your y'all's time." "Thanks." "Like,I 'mnotgonnatalk" ", you know." "I'm gonna show you what I can do." "I aim to win it." "I gots to go." "Everyoneisalwaysaskingme," ""so when are you gonna be on" "Project Runway?"" "And my answer's always the same." ""I'm not gonna do it."" "Coming." "Ooh." "Biggest clothing rack in the world." "Yes,that'swhatItold them ." "Iknow." "I was born in Michigan, and raised in a fundamentalist" "Christian cult." "And just for the record, I am no longer a cult member." "I never drank the kool-aid." ""Women aren't to cut their hair, pierce their ears, wear jewelry, wear make-up, get tattoos." "No television, no movies, no art on your wall."" "I was discouraged from going to art school." "Because, you know, get mixed up with those crazy art people." "And yeah, I have, you know, a religious upbringing, but you know what I got from that?" "I'm a hard-worker, I'm honest, and I know what's right and wrong." "This is the culmination" "I'm gonna cry, oh, my God." "There's always a crier on the show, right?" "My goal with having my own line is to create clothing with real bodies in mind." "I think fashion belongs to everybody." "My personal style, and the things that I like to design..." "One part pin-up girl, one part rock 'n' roll, and one part classic." "And this little jacket is my favorite piece." "Mostly because of the lining!" "Youknow,onethingIreally liked about Becky's design was she wasn't so loud and out there, but she put little pops of color, like, in the lining, you know, that really made it" "special." "I'mgood." "Sowe'regonnaput you  through." "Yeah,putyouthrough." "Soundlikeaplan?" "Yay!" "Thankyou." "Thankyou!" "Yeah." "He'snice." "Hello." "Welcome,Bert." "Hi." "Irecognizeyouguys." "I've just started designing again after quite a few years of being out of the business." "And these plaids have inspired me, it's like a Japanese men's cotton kimono plaid fabrics." "And after working with it a while, I came up with this short, little cocktail dress." "Love." "Thankyou." "Love." "It'ssimple,it works." "ThedressthatKaryhason, it's like a chain link print." "Mm-hmm." "Bert,whatmadeyou comeback  to this world?" "Iloveit ,andIwas--hada very promising career." "It was great." "Went to work for Arnold Scaasi," "Bill Blass, and Halston." "My partner at the time, John-- he was the love of my life-- he was diagnosed with AIDS." "And then he passed away." "And it was also the time my two friends, Dave and Gordon, died." "And that was sort of my cue to leave Halston." "And it just was really a rough, rough time for me emotionally." "And I used the alcohol to change the way I felt." "I'm sober now by almost three years." "It was just very serendipitous." "I was having dinner with a friend, and she's a very wealthy woman, and we were talking about" "I used to design." "And I said, "You know, it would be a long time before I can afford a machine, a mannequin."" "And she said, you know, "Bert," "I wanna help you." "I believe in you." "You go out and buy those things tomorrow and I'll pay for it."" "It was scary, because I haven't done this for years." "I mean, I went to Parsons and graduated in 1977." "So it was a bit of a challenge, thinking, "Am I up to this?"" "I'm probably old enough to be their father." "And I think I can give some insight to some of the contestants." "It's a strapless." "This is double..." "Thatisso beautiful." "Georgette." "It's is double-face georgette." "They're actually woven together." "There's two" "Soft." "Seeing he was designing in the '70s, I have to admit we were a little bit worried." "It was all completely on-trend, really fashion-forward, and absolutely gorgeous." "This guy is amazing." "Youknow,lifeisa journey, it's not a destination." "I believe in taking every day as it comes, and be grateful for what you've got." "Doublethumbsup fromme." "Thankyou." "Canyou,Imean-- that'stalent." ", man." "Comingupnext..." "Self-taught designers." "Iwannapromotegirlsgoing out, doing stuff, taking control." "Like, empowerment through clothing." "Ofcourseself-taught designers can be successful." "It's critically important, though, that you have an openness to criticism, and a receptiveness to it, and that you learn from it." "Hi." "Hello,Kimberly." "Hi." "Hi,Kimberly." "Hi." "You'relookingfabulousthis morning." "Hi." "My name is Kimberly Goldson," "I'm 35 years old, and I live in" "Washington D.C." "I am originally from Brooklyn," "New York." "And I've actually am self-taught designer." "Here's where I make the big bucks." "I actually just picked up a sewing machine about maybe five years ago." "I had the book that came with the sewing machine." "It wasn't how to sew for dummies but something like that." "The rest I just figured out myself." "I like to do stuff with a little glitz and glam, girly pieces, you know, ruffles." "I love bows, so I made this bow as one piece of the dress." "Ilikethefactthat youlove bows." "You're not just sticking a big bow on someone's ass or head." "They're actually creatively woven into your designs." "Thankyou." "Beingself-taught,Iwas  really impressed with her construction skills, and the way it was polished, it was finished." "Youknow,Heidiand Ihave  legs, so I love a mini." "Yeah, I have a few pieces that i think that Heidi would love." "I am uber competitive." "My friends no longer play games with me anymore because I talk trash." "Someone gives me attitude, then yeah, they get attitude back." "My mom used to design when I was younger." "She passed away, but she's what motivates me and inspires me to design." "Soitkindarunsinthe blood?" "Yes." "Andthishere..." "My inspiration, my muse, my mom." "She passed away from breast cancer when I was 17." "She always sewed." "Just doing this without her being here is tough." "But it means a lot to know that she would be proud of me." "Loveyou,loveyou ." "Thankyou." "Loveit." "Thankyou!" "Yay!" "Hi,I 'mGunnarDeatherage," "I am 21." "I learned to sew from my grandma when I was really, really young." "Just the basics of sewing." "I feel like one of my strengths as designer is my vision." "My construction's very, very good." "But am I an Oscar de la Renta at this point?" "Probably not." "Hello." "Hi." "Hello,Gunnar." "I'mfromLouisville originally." "I'm self-taught." "I started off with, like, straight down dresses for my younger cousin." "And then it moved up to evening gowns." "And now it's moved up to these crazy creations." "This is my brown evening gown." "It was actually featured as the must-have dress of Derby this year--the Kentucky Derby." "Ilikethebrowndress." "I think it looks really nice on you." "It'soriginal." "There's not another one out there like it." "Exactly." "I've been called arrogant a few times." "I have to be confident for people to not walk all over me." "I feel like that if I don't stand up for myself then nobody else is going to." "I graduated with about 100 people, and the only gay one in the school." "Which, like, I'm thankful for now, but I caught a lot of crap growing up." "I mean, it was a constant thing, whether it be them or my dad." "It was always one of them." "It's a little feminine, but I think if you throw a rough edge with it..." "Buta womancanwearthis  also." "Oh!" "I think a little of everyone has worn it." "And then I'll put a belt with it." "Soforme ,it 'sdefinitelya good maybe." "Nice,noproblem." "Hi,I 'mDanielle,andthisis" "Francis." "Welcome to our home in" "Minneapolis." "This is my studio and living room." "My grandma sewed, but she sort of taught me some tricks." "I first hand-sewed 'cause I was really little, probably seven or eight." "So I just kept progressing." "And then as a teenager, I just hated shopping, I could not find anything." "So I started making my own clothes, like, in order to avoid shopping." "So I've taught myself everything." "Hi." "Hello." "Hi." "Hello." "I'vebeeninterestedin wearing suits lately." "I did a whole collection last spring that had to do with suits and sort of women's reclamation of menswear." "But then I have also been working with some sheers, to do more..." "Exposure." "You know, and like beauty of the garments themselves." "So that's what my work is all about--empowerment through, oftentimes, androgyny." "Sheremindedme of Amelia" "Earhart, ultimately." "She's just this little birdy little thing." "And very confident." "A lot of that comes because she's self-taught." "She's not distorted by "This is right, this is wrong."" "Sothat'sayes ." "Wonderful!" "Thank you." "Mynameis DavidChum," "I'm 29 years old, and I live in" "Arlington, Massachusetts." "I actually work full-time as a waiter in Boston." "The rest of my time is spent in here, in my studio, at home working on my clothing line" "Selah D'or." "I'm really big about getting as close to perfection as possible." "I'm a self-taught designer." "Actually went to school for fine arts." "Got bored of painting, basically, and three years ago," "I just decided to get some textbooks to teach myself how to draft patterns." "It's like, if I can do this, let's launch this." "And the reception's been pretty good." "Soyou'reselling?" "Yes." "Takeusthrough." "Okay." "Just a little wool coat." "Bea nicecoat,it'dbea nice dress in the winter." "Andlittlepockets." "Pockets,it'sgreat." "So practical." "Fantastic." "That'smyfavoritelook." "Heclearlyknewwhathewas doing." "He was very eloquent about fashion, he had a design aesthetic which I liked, and he could construct a garment-- which, hey, that's what it's all about." "Positivethinking,I'm telling you, it's everything." "I'mgonnathumbsupyes." "Both:" "Yes." "You'rea yes." "That'sa yes?" "It'sa yes." "Thankyou." "Comingup..." "The designers who took a chance in their audition, and the judges who loved them." "SoI broughtmy menswear collection that I'm working on." "I'mconvincedon theproduct, we just need to make sure you can translate it into women's." "And if you can, you'll be successful." "Sometimesa designerpresents a collection to the audition panel that, while impressive, leaves them wondering whether they're really right for the show." "Still, you feel that there's something there." "There's some intriguing, and the judges wanna see more." "Youknow,Ifinditreally odd that people bring menswear to a Project Runway audition, when I think there's only been one menswear challenge in the history of the show." "Wemayputmensweardesign through, simply because the tailoring is exquisite." "And that is such a huge part of the craftsmanship that goes into making any garment." "Hi,Joshua." "Howareyouguys?" "Hello." "Rackhere?" "Perfect." "Yes,justlikethat." "Allright,so Ibroughtmy menswear collection that I'm working on." "I do womenswear during the day, so I figure when I get home at night, I can work-- doyouhaveawomenswearin your portfolio?" "Yes,I do." "Okay,we'llcheckthatout real quick." "Allright." "Yoursketcheslookbeautiful." "Ilikehowyou have everything laid out." "Well,thisis reallyjust something that is a passion to me." "And I wanted to show you guys, you know, the great construction that I'm working on." "Yourstyleis reallygreat," "I love it." "Somegreattextures,you  know." "Oh,that'sveryfun ." "That'sgreat." "It's just hard to tell what it would be if it were for women." "Ofcourse." "Asyouknow,almostallof the challenges are for women." "Thesearegonnabesome of the pieces that I will be bringing to the show with me, because it's summer and it's hot." "I wanted to go with something that was really building a collection, and that I'm actually passionate about and really working on." "Well,I admirethat." "He was determined." "And he was like, "This is what" "I do, I brought menswear."" "But at the same time, it was easy to see his menswear translated to womenswear because they were really flamboyant." "Ifyouaskmostofmy  friends, my mouth would be the thing that gets me in trouble." "Ifyoucomebackandapply ,I think you'll-- thatwon'tbe happening." "But it's supposed to be third time's the charm." "You know, it's coming up on two years that I lost my mother." "She told me that I could do anything that I wanted to do." "And I will do it." "How about I try it on?" "Hey." "I'mreallyconfidentinwhat" "I do." "And you know, I know that I brought menswear, and that kind of in the beginning was not in my favor." "This is actually a piece that I made when I was in high school." "Business in the front." "But the minute you walk away, party in the back." "Yeah,I 'mconvincedon the product." "We just need to make sure you can translate it into womens." "And if you can, you'll be successful." "I think we need to give you a maybe." "Because I'm seeing it." "Now that you explain it, I'm really seeing it translate into womens..." "Yeah,especially,like,the  last half of this rack I can see that." "Thankyou,Iappreciateit." "Thankyou,Joshua." "Thankyouguys." "I'll probably win it." "I mean, I can see myself at" "Lincoln Center right now." "Mynameis" "Joshua Christiansen." "I have been designing menswear for the past couple years, but have always had a special interest in women's clothing." "Well,howareyou ,Joshua?" "Sogood." "Welcome." "Ourfirstmalemodel." "Yeah." "Yes!" "Anditsaysthatyou'restill  heavily involved in your family church, the Mormon church." "Yeah." "Sohowdoesthataffectwhat you do today?" "Youknow,yougrowupa certain way..." "And obviously, it affects the way you think." "I think a lot of just who I am comes into my clothes." "You know, I love a very clean, you know, proper look." "Soyoucandowomenswearand menswear?" "Yeah,I 'vebeenfocusing mainly on menswear." "Uh-huh." "ButI do,everysooften,I put together womens clothing." "Uh-huh." "Ilovewhiteshirts." "But I wanted to do something different, obviously." "And so, what I did was I just took the collar and I created, like, a wing that goes out." "Oh,my-- well,yeah,it 'sfantastic." "And,um..." "Oh,I wannawearthatdamn  shirt!" "Thesecondhe walkedin,  likeable." "But his clothes walked in," "I wanted them." "They were so crisp, they were so polished, they were so beautifully made." "And he had the surprise wow factor in there." "They blew me away." "That's enough for me." "I'm done." "Myfaithreallydrivesmeto  be a better person." "I would really like to find the right girl to marry and start a family with some day." "I was engaged once." "And I was broken for a couple years after it didn't work out." "I'm not about, like, tearing people down to get to the top, but I'm definitely about working harder than everybody else." "Okay,good." "Okay,maybe." "Okay,soundsgood." "Thankyou." "Thankyou." "Hello." "My name is Olivier, I'm 22, and" "I currently live in New York" "City." "Hi,Olivier." "Hello." "IhearyoujustmovedtoNew" "York." "Yeah,I justcameherein" "February." "Andhowis it treatingyou ?" "It'sbeenexciting." "I'm getting used to everything." "Wheredoyoufindyour  inspiration for fashion?" "It'sinspiredby ,like, playing with lines and different shapes." "Sure." "Ilovethefactyou'veused the transparency of the material andI madethemall ." "I plan on doing my own project in the next few months, and just to build up a new collection." "I've got so many ideas ahead." "I'm driven and passionate about fashion." "Well,I lovethetuxedo lapel, but then it has little..." "Actually,like-- isallthesefor guys?" "Yeah,' causeI focusmainly in menswear." "Olivierkindof wonmeover ." "Even though he brought menswear, he had these great suits." "And the suits were almost androgynous." "They'd be certainly something that I would've worn." "And I fell hook, line, and sinker for that English hybrid accent that he has." "WhenI wasabout16, Iwent  to London by myself to attend an art course." "Whichcollegedidyou goto in London?" "Um,Chelsea." "I fell in love with England and" "Europe right away." "And when I went to Italy, it's much about techniques and in Italy, they perceive fashion as a business rather than an art form." "Canwesee?" "Thegeometryin it ..." "Yeah, it's got netting, and then it's backed with..." "Startedfromscratch,and I did patterns so I can make them all." "Thecraftsmanshipis just beautiful." "Ihavebeeninspiredbyso  many things, people, buildings, art, culture." "Those three are my fuel for design." "Ithinkyou'refabulous." "I think you've got an amazing taste level." "I love these jackets, and I want you to make them in womens." "Thankyou." "Yeah,sothat'sayes." "That'sa yes,by theway , yeah." "Oh,thankyousomuch ." "Oh, I didn't know I'm gonna realize it so soon." "Itwaswhenyou walkedin." "Youhadus at hello." "Oh." "We'veallheard,"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."" "It's true." "It's important to be persistent." "Sometimes when a designer doesn't make it through the audition process, they return a year later to do it again." "And with a good deal of frequency they in fact succeed." "Imean,lookatSeth Aaron." "He tried out four times, I think, before he made the show." "And now look at the success." "Hi,myname'sSethAaron." "My name's Seth Aaron, I'm 37 years old." "Hi, my name's Seth Aaron." "Hi, my name's Seth Aaron." "This is one of my little..." "Inspired jackets." "I never gave up." "And you know, I even had friends and family say, you know, "Maybe this just isn't for you."" "And I told them to themselves, this is exactly for me." "And I came back and I won." "Hi." "Hi,Fallene." "Hi." "Hi." "I'm Fallene from Denver." "And you might remember me from last year." "Ido." "Yeah,I rememberyoufrom last year." "Last year was a huge year for me." "I actually got the chance to design a dress for the Grammys." "And then I was a semifinalist for Project Runway." "Hello,Fallene." "Hi." "Howareyou?" "Good,howareyou ?" "Good,thankyou." "Lasttime,theysaidthat I needed to grow up and that I was lacking sophistication in my clothing." "Ithinkthatthatprintis really..." "I mean, are you trying to skew young?" "Like, super young, junior?" "Letmejusttellyou, Iwas  pretty pissed when I left here." "Oh." "That'sa goodthing." "Oh,my,oh ,my !" "It'sa goodmotivator." "Andthen,youknow,Iwas  like, "Actually, they're kinda right."" "Last time on Project Runway, you saw me bringing things like this..." "Just kind of '40s styles." "Like, this is one of them." "Now I've designed something more like this..." "Which is very mature, and rich, and beautiful." "This was kind of more of a '20s take on Art Nouveau." "Yeah." "It'scool." "Iloveit ,it 'sfullylined." "Oh,cool." "Oh,I likeit ." "Thisdresswasactually inspired by an old lamp post lighting up a pine tree." "So I cut out 2,000 of these silk squares." "It'scute." "Yeah,it'stotallycute." "Thankyou." "This was inspired by The" "Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus." "Yeah,loveit ." "AndI reallylikethe kindof dirty carnival look." "It'scool,Ilikethat ." "She definitely had something to look at." "She had something to say." "Not quite sure what it is, but there was enough interest there to make you wanna find out." "Your clothes speak for themselves." "Don'truinsomethinggood, just keep it." "Awesome." "Soyou'regoingthrough,yes." "Loveit." "Sothankyou." "Awesome." "Cool, thank you so much." "Thanks." "Thankyou." "Hi,Serena." "Hello." "Doyouthinkyou 'remore ready for the show now then than you were...?" "Tenyearsago." "Tenyearsago?" "Yeah,forsure." "Most definitely." "Makessense." "IthinkIhavethat thing." "Like, I have the "I'm not afraid of failure, I'm afraid of success."" "But I think that the show is, like--it's such a great opportunity to, like, to have the things that I want." "This is, like, a little bit older." "But it's finished really well." "This little guy's like a fun cocktail, silk charmeuse, low back again." "It'sverypretty." "Thanks." "Reallygorgeous." "Herclotheswerereally, really nice." "She had this very elegantly chic vibe about them." "She incorporated lingerie details, which was the best thing for me." "So here's my workroom and my closet." "This is where I get dressed everyday and where kind of like all my inspiration and the design stuff comes out." "I'm not an aggressive person, but I'm definitely, like, an analytical thinking, like, competitive person." "Now I'm trying to do something that's sexy." "As sexy as lingerie." "Like, you'll get laid if you wear it." "But you can wear it out at night." "Since I'm gonna be on television, I wanted to step up my game a little bit in my sleepwear department." "You may recognize from my application video..." "It's a tulle dress with a fun cummerbund." "Youcurrentlyworkfor" "Beyonce's line?" "Yeah,rightnowIdesign the Miss Tina line." "It's kind of like a mass market rolled-out..." "Everything's under 20 bucks." "It's, like, sexy." "Whatdoyoudesignforthem?" "Idothewholething." "It's me." "Well,that'sgreat." "That's a good spot to be in." "Yeah,I candefinitelymake something out of nothing." "Isayyes." "Soyes." "Allright!" "Thanks, guys." "Thank you so much." "Ithinkit 'squiteincredible that someone can come back ten years after the first time." "It's kind of amazing." "It shows the power of the show, it shows her determination." "She is gonna be one heck of a competitor, I imagine." "And of course, we can't forget" "Amanda Perna." "Hi." "Cecilia'snemesis." "I'mgonnakillthiswoman." "Hello." "Hi!" "How are you?" "My name's Amanda Perner, and this is my dog, Bruno." "And we are currently filming from my home town of Coral" "Springs, Florida." "Amandahadtriedout for the  last two seasons." "Pleasepickme becauseI really can't do another one of these videos." "Third time's the charm." "Sheprobablyfailedacouple of years ago because of her immaturity." "And you can sense it still in the room, slightly-- the junior-esque design, the pretty little things on the hangers." "Butthedressshe was  wearing, it had-- it had a lot of interest." "Tell us about what you're wearing, I love that." "It lit right up in here." "Igrewup in SouthFlorida, so the colors were very South" "Florida." "What'sthebackonit?" "Ireallylikethatdress." "Ithinkit 'sagreatdress." "Ilovethefactthat it's  kind of sophistication with the fun, and it's-- the neon thing is so relevant." "Iamverycompetitive." "Like, not in a mean sort of way, where I'm gonna, like, slash up someone's dress or something." "Like, you know, if somebody next to me got an 'A+', and I had the 'A', I was like..." ""Come on, like, what the hell?" "Like, what did I do wrong?" "Like, why did you get that 'A+' and I didn't?"" "This one has really bad hanger appeal." "Really, I think I made this in a total of four hours, maybe, including all tacking time." "And I hand-tacked all this in here, too." "Sometimesitcanlooklike  you made it in four hours too." "Ilikeit ." "Okay." "Iamcompletelyonthefence  with Amanda." "One minute she's got some chic, cool, fabulous dresses, the next minute, she's got some arts and crafty skirt." "Soit'snotayes, it's not a no." "Okay,well,Ican handleit." "A maybe's better than a no, so" "I'll take it." "That'sbetterthanano , I'll tell you that." "Absolutely." "Thankyouso much, have a good one!" "Bye." "Comingupnext... 20 designers in less than five minutes." "Your final recap before" "Project Runway, Season Nine begins." "Whenwe'reselectingthe  final group of designers for" "Project Runway, we're looking for diversity." "Diversity of point-of-view as a designer, diversity of background as a designer, and diversity as an individual." "The last thing we want is a homogenous workroom." "All right, now you've seen all 20 designers." "To help you keep track, here's a recap of each of them." "I'vehadso manypeoplesay" ""You should try out for Project" "Runway."" "And I kept saying, "Oh, no, are you crazy?" "I wouldn't do that."" "Then I realized a lot of it was just fear." "Ibelievein my work." "I put a lot of love in what I do, and a lot of thought into what I do." "I tried out young because I know that I can do it." "IfI haveto kickyou down," "I will." "I look at things as a war." "I will fight with my spear until the last drop of blood." "IthinkthatIalwaysdesign for a superego." "Like, this badass chick." "You know, like I want women to feel powerful when they wear my clothes." "Icanreadpeoplevery well ." "I'm learning you without you knowing it." "And it's almost--everybody like," ""You're so nice."" "I'm very nice, but I know your weaknesses and your strengths." "I'mnotabout,like,tearing people down to get to the top." "But I am definitely about, you know, working harder than everybody else." "Myviewon fashion,alittle untraditional." "I value feminism as a beauty statement." "Like, empowerment through clothing." "Idon't--Itrynot tohurt  people's feelings." "But I'm definitely competitive." "And I definitely wanna be with the top of the top." "ThisiswhatIdo !" "I'm a designer!" "Like, I think a lot of people are like, "oh, it's--you know, you wanna be on TV."" "No, like, this is a great opportunity to be surrounded by interesting, creative, artistic people." "I'mreallyanaturalatthis." "And I'm really confident." "I'm not gonna let fear win." "Plus, I really believe that you put stuff out there, it'll happen for you." "WhenI 'mstressedout,I might be on the brink of tears." "But when you leave your comfort zone, that's when the magic happens." "Ithinkthere'san opportunity to, like, really see other people's work and, like, bounce that stuff off of each other." "But at the end of the day, like," "I'm not gonna listen to any of them." "It's, like, me and my work." "Youneedaprivilegedpretty girl." "There's never been anybody that's, like, I live from my car and I can barely eat, and da, da, da." "I'm like, when I have that, I call my mom and dad." "Idon'tknow,Iwasalways kind of geeky." "Like, I-I really tend to come off, I guess, as an airhead to people, I guess, because I'm bubbly." "IsingwhenIsew, andI  start dancing." "When it starts coming out good," "I'm like, "Oh, yeah!"" "AnythingthatIdo, Iputmy heart and soul into." "And I'm not gonna let it go to" "You know, I'm not gonna put something out there that I'm not proud of." "Ican'tbelievethisiswhat i do for a living." "You know, it's just a joy." "'Cause if it wasn't for that kind of spirit, I wouldn't be a designer, I'd be an oncologist, you know, so." "Idon'twanttocome offas arrogant, but I think if I put my heart and soul into what I do, I have what it takes to achieve what I want to achieve." "Plus,I 'mobsessedwith" "Tim Gunn." "But a friend and I decided we're gonna start a band called" ""Yum, Yum, Tim Gunn."" "And our first album's gonna be called Made at Work." "I'mtheperfectbubbly blonde fashionista to be on your show." "I'll add a little sass and spice." "And I will not disappoint you because I'm gonna win." "See you on the runway." "Nowthatthey'vemadeit through this process, let's see how they do on the show." "Enjoy one of the best seasons of" "Project Runway ever." "== sync, corrected by elderman =="