The final four designers prepare their 10-look collections
Welcome to the filler episode of season 15!
No last-minute challenge, you say?
This season just keeps surprising me.
Credit: Barbara Nitke
But Im getting ahead of myself.
Lets talk about the episode first.
Heidi tells the designers theyll have six weeks and $9,000 to create a 10-look collection.
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They all head home and get to work.
Well, lets be honest, they all probably slept for about 24 hours straight andthengot to work.
With only two weeks left until New York Fashion Week, Tim heads to L.A. to check on Laurence.
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Similarly, her collection begins with dark and finishes light.
Looking through the collection, Tim cant believe theres no black.
Theres lots of white who is this designer??
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Tims wildly enthusiastic about it and has no worries shell finish in time.
Tim tells him there are at least three collections there and one woman wouldnt wear all of it.
Rik is obviously freaked out about making this cohesive in time.
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Someone whos not freaked out about time?
Honestly, why is Tim shocked by this?
Thats our girl Erin saving everything until the last minute.
She haslotsof textiles, fabrications, and ideas to show him, though.
Tim calls it a fashion cacophony; he likes how shes breaking the rules.
Shortly after, Tim heads back to New York to meet up with Roberi.
His collection is based on travel, so he has different pieces from different moments from different places.
Tim says thats an excuse to have a collection packed with too much stuff.
Roberi isnt too worried, though.
She introduces a special guest: Michael Kors (!!!).
He comes out and says Its good to be home.
Michael Kors, c’mon get comfy and stay awhile.
Anyway, after the designers looks walk the runway, the judges give each of them detailed critiques.
Zac says Rik needs to raise the octane and show more skin.
Heidi says she doesnt see cohesion; she sees three different girls before her.
Although, she does like the girl in the middle with the leather dress.
Oh, we missed you, Michael.
Nina tells Rik he needs to work on editing and making his collection one message.
Michael loves the neoprene dress he thinks its fresh and cool.
Nina thinks the middle look isnt strong enough and needs to go.
Keep it in the showroom, Michael seconds.
Zac wants her to amp up the collection and get rid of the woven-sleeve top.
Heidi thinks the orange skirt is too long.
Nina finishes by saying Erin needs to draw attention to her ornamentation, which is what she succeeds at.
Even though the judges are touched byLaurences life journey as inspiration, they have problems with the collection.
Michael says its schizophrenic.
He loves parts of it (the pearl top) and hates others (the overalls).
She also says the makeup is too severe and dates the looks.
Like all the other designers,Roberigets mixed reviews on his collection inspired by travel.
Zac says theres not a good balance between the My Little Ponypink and earthy fabrics.
Heidi wants it to be sexed-up, but Michael says not everyone wants to dress like Heidi.
(Im paraphrasing a bit there.)
The final four now have a day to whip their collections into shape and make something cohesive.
Think they can do it?
Who do you think will be the winner next week?
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