Making the Cut (2020–…): Season 3, Episode 2 - Episode #3.2 - full transcript
Hello, designers.
Hello.
So, how are you all feeling
after our first elimination?
We survived!
[laughing, murmuring]
Well, you're here.
[Jeanette] All of the designers,
so talented.
It's very competitive, but...
I mean, that's what you want, right?
Everybody showing their teeth or, like,
trying to do their best.
I want a freakin' empire.
This is my everything.
Like, I'm gonna die trying. Period.
Sienna, congratulations again on your win.
Oh, thank you so much.
How do you feel?
My God, I...
This is really happening, right?
[Heidi] Yes! This really is happening!
Okay, designers, we have
a special guest with us.
Please welcome the Chief Design Officer
of Champion North America,
Ned Munroe.
Hi, Ned.
I'm so excited to be here.
Well, we're excited to have you here.
I love what everyone is wearing.
[Tim] Yeah.
As you may have deduced,
for your next assignment,
you will be working in collaboration
with iconic brand, Champion,
to create a two-look
activewear collection.
[applauding]
Activewear is not only for the gym.
It has become a streetwear staple.
And, as a reminder,
'accessible' never means
boring or watered-down.
♪ ♪
Since 1919,
Champion has created activewear
that allows people to express themselves.
We're all about
the power of the individual
and creating a canvas
for people to be themselves
and play by their own rules.
I'm a Champion fan.
I have so many pieces of Champion.
So, this is a really exciting opportunity.
[Ciara] This is a huge opportunity.
Champion is a global brand.
To have the eyes of the world
on Ciara Cheyenne,
it would be life-changing.
As always, one look should be
a high-fashion interpretation
of activewear,
and one look should be
an accessible version.
We have provided you
with our pioneered reverse-weave fabric
as well as our trims and logos
for you to use in your designs.
The winner of this assignment
will not only have their look
immediately available
in the Making the Cut Store...
well, Ned, I'll let you do the honors.
They will also create a collab capsule
collection with Champion
Let's do this!
[cheering]
Ready.
[Markantoine] I want this Champion collab
so bad.
You know, as a streetwear designer,
collaborating with Champion
could change my life.
Champion has created collabs
with so many amazing designers and brands.
Rick Owens, Off White, and Coach,
to name just a few.
One of you is going to be next.
Now for a little business.
You will have two days
for this assignment.
There will be seamstresses working
with you. Their work will be at night.
You will be creating tech packs
for the seamstresses
that will communicate
what you want them to do.
We also have a textile printer,
or fabric printer,
so you can create
your own custom textiles.
So, tomorrow, enjoy a little active
Los Angeles inspiration.
- All right?
- Good luck! Have fun!
Thank you.
♪ ♪
[Georgia] Do we get to see
the Hollywood sign from over here?
It's there.
[Jeanette] Oh, Hollywood!
How good is this?
♪ ♪
[Yannik] Look, I found exact color
I want to use. Kind of this mint.
[Jeanette] This is amazing!
Some of the girls, they're very stylish,
even though, you know, they're here
and they're working out,
and that's what I like.
You want to look comfortable,
but, at the same time,
you want to be stylish
and be ready for Instagram, because you
know you need that picture. [laughing]
[Markantoine] I know that Champion is
a leisure and athletic brand,
but, for me, Champion is my childhood.
So, the 90s and everything...
so I decided to go full-on 90s.
I got inspired by this famous sweater
that Kurt Cobain has
with red and back stripes.
So, for my runway look, I decided
to pay a little homage to him.
For my accessible look,
I'm gonna do a deconstructed hoodie.
I'll do activewear grunge,
and I think it's gonna be
fantastic on the runway.
[Curtis] Cute. Go sports!
[Gabriella] This is all for...
[Rafael] Do you watch sports like this?
Not so much. Do you?
I'm not too.
Isn't soccer huge in your country?
[Gabriella] What I'm gravitating towards
is doing some sort of après-ski look.
I don't think that
Champion does skiwear per se,
so I think that this is, like,
a fun, new element to the brand
that could be super interesting.
[Rafael] When I was younger, I am dancer.
And in Brazil we have a tradition to dance
in the middle of the football.
After the show,
we always used comfortable sweatshirts.
I always, uh, was Champion.
I need to do something
comfortable but cool.
Hello.
- Hey.
- Hi.
What's up? Here we go!
[Georgia] I really want to utilize
Champion fabrics in my designs.
Going in there was awesome.
I think I'm gonna go black and white.
It's good when you make a decision.
You're like, "Yes! I'm going with it."
Just the adrenaline of going around,
buzzing around, getting your fabrics.
It was wild.
Sorry. No, go for it, darling.
[giggling]
I'm really interested in the, like,
cross patterns of everything.
It's like very plaid...
Just all the grids and stripes.
I'm trying to think how to, like,
weave these logos and these, like,
elastic bands we've been given together
and maybe try to create my own pattern.
The quietness of no one, like,
actually playing a sport
and just sitting in the stands...
It's definitely inspiring.
Nothing is really set in stone right now.
I kinda just like to jot down all my ideas
and see what really speaks to me.
After yesterday's elimination,
I don't want to be up there again
in the bottom.
Both were not really cohesive.
They came from two different worlds.
You clearly had some fit issues
with the side of the pants.
Right.
[Ciara] I really just need to
focus on working hard
and pushing out the best designs
that I'm capable of doing.
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
[Georgia] Hello.
- [Curtis] Taking all the goodies?
- [Georgia] Yeah.
[Curtis] I want everything.
I'm making a lot.
[Georgia] You're going to town.
[Curtis] Well, I'm doing, like, um, plaid.
[Georgia] Oh, wow. Do your thing, honey.
This is a competition.
♪ ♪
Are you cutting a pattern already?
Yeah.
[Markantoine] Oh, my God,
you're already cutting.
Yeah, I'm cutting.
Shit. I'm still shopping.
[Curtis] I'm going for, like,
construction worker activewear.
Homage to my father and my brother
and my grandfather.
Aww.
[Curtis] When I saw the Champion logo,
the first thing I thought of was my dad.
He's a carpenter, and he would wear
Champion sweaters to work,
so I feel like this is
the perfect opportunity
to dedicate something to him.
My concept is
I'm weaving my own plaid,
using the logos to create
a new, classic pattern for Champion.
And then I'm gonna photograph it and print
that on to some fabric and use that.
But it's gonna take a while.
♪ ♪
My name is Curtis Cassell.
I'm a 32-year-old designer
living in Brooklyn, New York,
and my label is called Queera.
I started Queera a few years ago.
I worked with a huge gay staff
at a restaurant space
that did a lot of weddings.
We would always talk about
what other weddings would look like,
and I could not believe
the options were literally binary...
A black suit, a white dress.
And so it just became my mission
to mix and match grayscale of genders
that fit between that.
My first famous celebrity client
was Billy Porter,
which was huge because he's
the queer fashion icon right now.
It was just really surreal.
One of the articles called me a gender-
neutral designer, and I was mortified.
I was like, "I'm gender empowering!"
I'm extreme masc, extreme fem.
There's nothing neutral about me,
you know?
My brand isn't about defining your gender
as much as it is about
your own gender identity.
We're creating themwear,
a whole new genre of clothing.
I want that queer kid in Nebraska
to go to prom in one of my dresses.
Like, that's what's so important to me.
♪ ♪
Right now I feel the pressure,
not only because I won the last one,
it's totally because activewear,
I've never done before.
This kind of fabric,
I've never worked on before.
But the fleece side,
it looks just so nice!
[Georgia] Yeah, love.
I actually have a lot of ideas
going on right now,
and this is my normal design process.
So, I'm starting off with
the runway high fashion look.
The top is going to be
a hot pink turtleneck,
and I believe
I'm going to do a skirt with that.
I'm not 100%, but it's in my mind, so I
just have to execute it and stay focused.
I'm dying out here...
Not dying, but I'm dying.
I'm adding color to the white fabrics,
and I'm taking away colors
from the already colored fabrics.
I'm a fan of white,
so I hope it's not going too green.
Experimenting.
♪ ♪
I'm not used to working in shoes.
- Oh, do you work barefoot?
- I'm usually barefoot.
- Really?
- The only reason I'm wearing shoes now
is 'cause I get some smelly feet.
- Nice.
- It's for you guys, not for me.
When I want to throw the competition,
I'll take off my shoes
just to distract everyone.
I was thinking about, like,
shorts in leopard.
- Because for my...
- Depends on how much you wanna win it.
Think about it. I need to hurry.
I still didn't cut shit.
I just don't know, like,
in the first assignment on the runway,
they went for
something princessy for the winner.
Don't get me wrong, Sienna's work...
It's beautiful. But, for me, is it 2021?
Is it 2022? Is it the next of fashion?
I don't think so.
I want to show to the judges
that my clothing are the future,
the next of fashion.
[Georgia] This is so cool.
[Georgia] Wow, that's amazing.
My husband always makes fun of me,
because even if we're gonna go
hiking, kayaking, or camping...
I need to look cute.
So, I'm making this
fashionable activewear coat.
I'm doing it for me.
I'm doing it for all my friends
that I know they need it too.
So, Champion, you're welcome.
♪ ♪
- [Jeanette] It looks good. I love it.
- [Rafael] Wow.
[Georgia] It's amazing!
I want to make a bodysuit
out of this and a jacket.
That's what I want to do. I just don't
know if they're gonna love it or hate it.
[sighs] Oh, God.
- [Rafael] Oh my gosh.
- [Jeanette] Oh wow, look at the heart.
[Georgia] Looks like a labor of love
over there.
[Rafael] Because sports makes
our hearts...
bater forte.
[Curtis laughing]
Bater forte!
I love that. "Heartbeat."
- [Rafael] "Heartbeat?"
- [Georgia and Curtis] "Heartbeat."
- [Rafael] "Heartbeat."
- [Georgia] Yeah.
[Rafael chuckles] Perfect.
Oh... Actually, there's another.
[Gabriella] Still have a lot to do.
I seem a little stressed.
If I could just get a pant out,
that would be amazing.
- [Georgia] Get it off to the seamstress.
- [Curtis] Yeah.
[Georgia] Ah, done. Ugh!
I don't know why that I wait until
the last second to do this.
[Ciara] Because of all of my
different ideas,
I didn't realize how many pattern pieces
I need to go into this tech pack.
Where did I put the pattern?
I'm gonna cry.
Think positive...
How many minutes?
I've got all the pieces and the thread.
That's all I need, right?
- [Georgia] Yeah.
- [Rafael] Oh my gosh. [sighs]
[Georgia singing jibberish]
- [Yannik] Goodnight!
- [Georgia] Night!
[Jeanette and Curtis sigh] Goodnight.
[Ciara gasps] I'm delirious.
Like, why does this skirt
have so many freaking pattern pieces?
What was I thinking?
I think I've bit off
a little bit more than I can chew.
I was not thinking.
Good morning. So, it's a beautiful day.
It's an amazing day. Gorgeous.
So, I'm just going to have fun.
Oh my God, this is amazing.
I mean, how cool is this?
[Ciara] In the morning I like to
start my day with prayer,
because I have a lot of
moments that I doubt myself.
But when that does happen,
I have to remind myself,
"Okay, Ciara, you've come this far.
You have to keep going."
♪ ♪
[Ciara] So much work to do.
- [Yannik] Let's go together.
- [Gabriella] I'm scared.
[Yannik] I'm scared too.
- [Gabriella] Okay.
- [Yannik] Oh my God. The jacket.
Yay!
[Yannik] Oh. Goody goody.
Perfect.
Okay, okay, okay.
Oh, my gosh! How did I forget
the freakin' elastic? It's right here.
Okay. It's okay. You know, I have
time today. It's gonna get done.
Everything's gonna be great.
For the runway look, I'm crafting
a physical 3D textile of the plaid,
and I think it's gonna be
some sort of vest-dress-jacket.
I don't know. Now I need
to figure out how I'm sewing this.
How's your accessible look going?
[Rafael] Ah, good. Just some finishing.
- Oh yeah? Good!
- Yeah.
- And now I need to create runway look.
- Right.
For runway I have fabrics,
but maybe I will work with nets.
We have nets in the football. The volley...
We have a net in the tennis.
Sexy but activewear,
because I don't... can't forget this.
- [Yannik] And you? You happy?
- Yeah.
- This... this is so nice.
- This is great, I know. I like it.
For this collaboration
with Champion for "activewear,"
I don't see a lot of activewear
in the room. So, right now, I'm good.
Nah.
The coat took a long time.
That's all what I did yesterday.
Now I'm working on my runway look.
Any leftover fabrics
that you guys don't want...
- if you can give it to me...
- [Georgia] Okay.
To make bubbles.
What is this?
- [Jeanette] It's gonna be the top.
- It's a top?
Yeah. [chuckles]
When we went to the Canyon,
I saw this dry flower,
and the flower just had a bunch
of like little bubbles, bubbles, bubbles.
So, I'm making an art piece with texture.
It looks like the flower.
Even though this is a collaboration
with Champion,
I don't want to lose myself.
I love making art pieces.
I just speak from my heart.
I think I'm a very sensitive person,
but at the same time I'm very strong.
So, whatever I'm giving you
is because I feel that in my heart.
- How is everybody?
- [all] Hi!
You may never see me
dress this casually again.
- [laughing]
- I decided to Champion it up.
- [all chuckle]
- Can't wait to see what you're doing.
- How is Curtis?
- I'm out of my comfort zone for sure,
but I printed this fabric.
This is staggering.
I took hours to weave this yesterday
with all of these logos,
and then we printed it
onto a mesh for the jacket.
And then I did
a head to toe bodysuit as well.
[Tim] Wow! I'm crazy about it.
I'll just be blunt.
Okay, cool, cool.
- So, tell me about the runway look.
- I want to do the same sort of plaid
- but have it physically 3D.
- Oh, my God!
And it will have the same finishings
to look like a track jacket.
I'm just really worried about time.
I'm just wondering if
you could do the arms in something else.
I might. My other idea was
to do this as a vest.
- You know?
- A vest could work.
- Gabby, hi.
- Hello.
Growing up, I always got my brother's,
like, ugly hand-me-downs,
so this is kind of like my dream idea of,
like, what I would wear spring skiing
and kind of like the whole
Après-ski lifestyle.
- Got it.
- And then these pants are for
the men's look. Supposed to kind of
simulate, like, a snowboard pant.
What's high-end runway about this?
It looks very accessible to me.
Okay.
- It's a matter of turning up the volume.
- Bringing it up a level, yeah.
What do you think about a long scarf?
Like one that would drag behind?
- Like, I could train...
- You just need some drama.
- Okay. I need to figure that out.
- What goes with this top?
Because other than the pallets
and the fact that it's Champion fabric,
what's the tie in between these two looks?
Okay, so I was thinking about
making these pants...
- The pants you're wearing?
- Yes. In this color.
You could connect it doing the pant
and this darker color.
- Darker? Okay.
- I would.
I'm going to do
a very deconstructed underwear.
Ah.
Everything is going to be
in white, greenish, mintish...
How are you using them?
I'm not sure. It's still super wet,
and I'm not sure if I can use it.
- Keep your eye on the clock.
- Yeah.
Can't wait to see this.
Me too. I hope they understand it.
Well, this is a different look
than the last assignment.
I'm having so much fun with playing
those logos and trims...
- So, you're enjoying it, though?
- Yeah, I'm enjoying it.
- Playing around with it is so much fun.
- Okay.
[Tim] What I love about the accessible
look is it's still very runway.
- You didn't dumb it down.
- No.
- I can't dumb things down.
- Well, you did here.
[laughing] Okay.
For me, the dress is so very basic.
You need more drama.
Okay.
- Wow, this is the accessible look?
- Yeah, I've put this heart...
- Good heavens!
- Is like a fighter girl from the boxer.
Yeah, and I see, literally, a champion.
- Yeah, a champion.
- Yeah.
Here's your challenge,
and it's a big one...
Mm-hmm?
Your runway look has to be more of a wow
and more interesting
than the accessible look.
- Yeah.
- And this is a tough act to follow.
- Yeah.
- Sierra, tell me what you're doing.
This is a turtleneck long sleeve dress
to wear with, like, sneakers,
and I feel like it's very active.
- Good God, this is the accessible look?
- Yes.
- Sorry for that reaction.
- [both laughing]
It's a beautiful color,
but this fabric is very unforgiving
- if the fit isn't right.
- Right.
For me, the more accessible look is,
by far, the more interesting
- and the more, in a way, elevated.
- Mm-hmm.
And this looks playful,
but it doesn't look high end.
Mm-hmm.
You need to figure out
how to bring it up, how to raise it.
Mm-hmm.
The pressure is hitting me.
I'm getting anxiety, to be honest.
For me, the first time I heard about
Champion was in the 90s when I was a kid,
and I said, "Oh, maybe there's
something a little grunge."
Maybe skate also
because it's more of my aesthetic.
So, for my runway look,
I chose to go with this
that I'm going to play with it under it.
Maybe I wanna do a pair
of shorts to put over this one
and make it, like, more drama,
like, over the top grunge.
- I just don't know for the delivered.
- I don't know either. It's a lot of look.
- I want to win.
- Win!
I want to win so bad.
I think I'm going to show...
Show them who I am
and what can I bring to Champion.
Well, I can't wait
to see this on the runway.
Me too.
[Markantoine] This collaboration
is right up my alley.
It's something that I...
I've been waiting for forever.
When I was young growing up in Montreal,
I started drawing dresses for my friends.
It was there, I think,
I wanted to do fashion.
Hi!
The workshop is literally
the house of the dogs,
because all we have is dogs here.
I have my brand Markantoine since 2015.
It's denimwear,
skatewear, very conceptual.
I have to tell a story every time.
Like sustainable underwear.
I'm also a teacher.
Welcome to fashion school everybody.
In 2019 I had a very big trauma from,
like, being beat up.
It was gay bashing.
I got 4 fractures in the face,
two concussions.
It was super tough.
Messed up with my company too because I
cannot do anything for a couple of months.
I didn't know if I'm going to
make it as a designer, but now I'm here,
and I'm ready to take over the world.
Alright, I have to tell you I am wowed.
I'm so excited for the show.
So, your seamstress pick up is
at 10:00 p.m.
I will see you tomorrow.
[all] Bye. Thank you!
♪ ♪
See now I'm forgetting what
side is up again. What is my problem?
[Gabriella] Tim gave me
some really great advice.
I do need to add a wow factor, so I'm
scrambling to figure out how to fix it.
So much to figure out in no time.
[Yannik] You put in some drama, Georgia?
[Georgia] Yeah, look. So beautiful. Hi!
Hi, darling. How's it going?
It's gonna be really quick fitting,
because nothing is finished.
[model] Okay.
Do you have a problem to show your butt?
[model] Nope, not at all.
It looks good. Let's go.
You're giving me, like,
if Edward Scissorhands did sports.
Can you just walk
with your hands in your pocket?
- Yeah. It fits you perfectly. Amazing.
- See you tomorrow.
- [Rafael] You don't try on your fit?
- I have nothing to try on.
- Oh my God.
- Yes, I know.
[Ciara] Ay-yay-yay. [groans]
It's not fitting well.
Tim told me it possibly could have
a fit issue because of the fabric.
I'm beginning to think about the time
it's gonna take to make these alterations.
I just thought it would be faster
to change the whole design.
- I guess I'm just ambitious like that.
- Okay girls, I have a lot of work now.
- I'm done.
- [Yannik] So proud of you.
- Thanks.
- My model is still naked.
I'm done... Au revoir!
- [Curtis] Bye guys.
- [Jeanette] Buenos noches.
♪ ♪
The fitting was not good,
so I scrapped it.
Basically, I just cut the dress in half
and saved the bottom half.
I have to recut a whole new top.
I'm feeling lots of pressure.
[Curtis] Ugh, what a day!
[Yannik] Arrivederci.
♪ ♪
I feel my life like a dream,
because I am from Brazil.
I never imagined I'd be in LA
in the Making the Cut.
I feel confident,
but in the same time I feel afraid,
because, oh my God,
everybody is so talented.
[Gabriella] Alright, alright, alright.
- Oh my God, so much to do.
- Pray to the seamstress gods
- Okay, okay, okay.
- Guys, they didn't do the pants.
- [Georgia] Ooh.
- "Did not have time to work on them."
I have no pants!
[Ciara] I have to finish the top
and the skirt, and I had asked him to
cut some sleeves and binding and add it,
so I'm gonna try and get that done.
I can do it. I really can.
I have to do a pair pants,
or my model is naked.
Gonna show his willie.
♪ ♪
[designers] Hi, guys! Hi! Hey!
[Georgia] Models are coming.
[Markantoine] Styling the makeup
and the hair tell a story,
and it's so important
to have a storyline in fashion.
- I want like dark and red under the eyes.
- [stylist] Okay.
[Markantoine] Something very punk-ish,
like grungy.
Do you wanna see Urban Decay
gloss or a matte lip, or...?
Yeah, let's do like a pink gloss.
And then everything is
going nice and clean and slick.
[Curtis] Do you guys know
how much time we have?
[Yannik] One hour, 10 minutes.
Okay, I don't have time for
it to be perfectly long though.
[stylist] I told her to punch it more.
Like super grunge dirt.
Yeah.
[stylist] Perversion mascara,
which I freaking love.
This mascara lengthens and volumizes.
So, I was picturing, like, center part,
and then there's like braids that sorta...
- Love it.
- You know what I mean?
Like very boxer, you know?
Okay. You want it like the wet look?
That'll help to hold it a little more.
Yeah. If you suggest so. Yeah, yeah.
- The One United leave-in for sure.
- [Curtis] Uh-huh.
To give it that wet look that will
help us to hold the braids.
- [Curtis] Cool.
- [Rafael] Almost there. Pray for me.
[Ciara] Right now, I'm very concerned
with my accessible look.
[sighs] I do not want it to be gathered.
There were some
fit issues with the first assignment.
I hope that I don't get called out
on that again.
And then it's more of a "wow" factor.
Okay, so maybe I'm going to do that.
[Yannik] Somehow, pants.
Nothing a Sharpie won't fix. [chuckles]
[Curtis] It's called making it work.
[Ciara gasps] I can't breathe.
I just realized I'm like a little
too ambitious.
[Ciara] What is the time? Ugh.
Are you able to put your hand on
this side of the hip?
To cover this... yeah, like that.
[Ciara] Thank you guys.
Kill the runway.
♪ ♪
- [Tim] Oh my.
- Yeah.
How cool is this space
for our runway show today?
Heidi, cool is the word.
I feel like we're in space.
[Heidi] This incredible studio has
been the backdrop for activewear
fashion shoots, workout campaigns,
and national commercials.
And now our activewear fashion show.
I'm very anxious to see how our designers
put their own spin on activewear.
Well, I can assure you of this.
You will not be bored.
They really did a fantastic job.
The designers created a two look
collaboration collection with Champion.
The winning look will be
immediately available
and there is
another important layer to this.
The winning designer will
have the opportunity to create
a capsule collection with Champion.
- How exciting is all of this?
- And welcome to our incredible judges,
the Creative Director of Moschino,
fashion designer Jeremy Scott.
[Heidi] Hi, Jeremy.
Actress, entrepreneur, and Creative
Director of House of Harlow 1960,
Nicole Richie.
Hello.
And our special guest,
Chief Design Officer
for Champion North America, Ned Monroe.
Welcome, Ned.
Thank you for being here and providing
our designers with such
a fantastic opportunity.
All right, let's start the fashion show.
Let's do it.
- I'm so happy.
- You should be.
♪ ♪
- [Heidi] So mysterious.
- This is the way you start a show.
[Nicole] Yeah, absolutely.
So what's great is
Champion is known for heritage mesh.
It looks like he did a lot of research.
- [Ned] The earrings are also great.
- [Nicole] They're beyond.
[Heidi] I mean, for me, it starts
at the earrings, you know?
Yeah.
♪ ♪
[Jeremy] And I think this is a great
transition to a wearable version.
I'm just so happy to see
an accessible look that has drama.
Yeah, buyers want to consume
something excited.
- [Tim] Exactly.
- [Heidi] I love it.
[Jeremy] And any cool girl
would want to wear that.
♪ ♪
- Hey.
- How are you?
I'm great. How are you doing?
Ohh.
[Jeremy] I'm here for this
grunge, chic logo stripe.
[Ned] This is amazing.
[Heidi] The combination is what makes it.
Small stripe, big stripe, plaid.
It feels exciting.
♪ ♪
[Heidi] This also super cool.
[Nicole] Yeah.
I can't figure out what it is
that I'm like... It's like almost there.
[Heidi] Well, it's not as exciting
as the first look, right?
No, the color palette,
it's a little washed out.
I appreciate the color palette,
but I don't know.
- How are you?
- Feeling pretty good.
♪ ♪
[Heidi] It definitely looks like
a skiing outfit.
[Jeremy] Which is interesting,
but it doesn't seem like
that's right for Champion.
Champion is basketball.
Champion is football.
- Champion is on the court, on the field.
- [Jeremy] Yeah.
[Ned] You can tell who researched.
- Gotta do your homework.
- You have to.
[Heidi] The bum fits nice.
I mean, it's executed very nice.
♪ ♪
I think the fit on this is just bad.
[Heidi] The fit is only going
to get worse,
you know, because the fabric will
just give so much.
[Nicole] Yeah. It's a long fabric.
♪ ♪
The runway looks so cool.
- Isn't it phenomenal?
- Yeah.
♪ ♪
[Nicole] I feel like it's a little mental
asylum to me, which I'm into.
[Ned] It feels chaotic to me.
♪ ♪
[Heidi] To me, it's very much what
a lot of young girls would love.
I think. Like my girls are
really into Japanese gaming.
Yeah, I think
my daughter would like it too.
I like that she's saying like
feel strong in your femininity.
I see that again, and I appreciate that.
♪ ♪
- [Jeremy] Hmm, I'm so intrigued.
- [Nicole] Yeah.
♪ ♪
- [Heidi] Free the nipple.
- [judges chuckling]
- For me, it's the innovation...
- [Nicole] Yeah.
[Ned] But I don't see Champion.
- [Nicole] You wouldn't know what it was.
- [Ned] No.
- [Nicole] That's important.
- [Ned] I don't see Champion.
♪ ♪
[Tim] Well, you're not
playing it safe, and I love that.
- No, I'm not playing safe.
- And you never will.
♪ ♪
[Nicole] This I like.
It's like a hot mud wrestling
competition. That's sporty.
[Heidi laughing] Yeah.
I like the reference of a jockstrap,
because the first sport bra were two
- jock straps that were sewn together.
- [Jeremy] Oh, wow.
- [Ned] Yeah, it's...
- [Nicole and Jeremy] I did not know that.
- Hi Tim, how are you?
- Ciara, I'm good. How are you?
I'm great.
♪ ♪
- I'm very confident about this one.
- [Tim] Good.
The silhouette is too simple for me.
[Ned] Yeah, I don't feel like
it's pushed enough.
So, in runway looks,
you need to be wowed.
The looks are underwhelming.
[Ned] I don't understand
the connection of "active."
I feel like it's "wear to office."
- [Heidi] No one really needs it.
- [Nicole] No one needs it.
[Heidi] And look how bad that skirt fits,
like, on the left.
She was like, 'let me just hide them.'
♪ ♪
- [Tim] Hi, Jeanette.
- Hi. Oh my God, this is like a dream.
Yeah.
♪ ♪
To me, this looks like
an avant garde version
if she was doing
a collaboration with Fruit of the Loom.
But it's very her. She is all about
doing interesting things with fabric.
♪ ♪
- This feels like the airport to me.
- [Heidi] This is literally giving me...
nothing.
♪ ♪
-This is my 'sporty.'
-[Jeremy] It's the Ice Queen.
[Nicole] Yeah.
I don't know.
I feel like the cape was an afterthought.
♪ ♪
- I'm so excited about this.
- [Nicole] I like this.
And I love this reveal.
We have this already.
We've seen this before. It's not exciting.
[Heidi] Who wants thick, woven trim
down the sides braided?
♪ ♪
I'm into this woven.
I think this is like cool.
I like that he's using all
the trims and making a statement.
[Heidi] I think it's Curtis's fantasy.
- That looks so good.
- It does.
♪ ♪
[Nicole] Do you think this would sell?
- Oh absolutely.
- [Heidi] It's gutsy. He's going for it.
[Ned] Absolutely nailed it.
♪ ♪
- Congratulations.
- Thank you, Tim. Thank you.
- Great job.
- See you later.
There is like
a few that really just nailed it.
- And so, yeah. Yeah.
- Knocked it out of the park.
- [Heidi] Rafael did exactly all of...
- [Nicole] He killed.
- [Jeremy] The logo earrings!
- [Nicole] The earrings.
And I mean how amazing is
his accessible work.
[Nicole] He did do his homework.
I wrote down, "It's the new warm up
or the new track suit." I loved it.
Markantoine too. I loved, I loved.
- [Jeremy] I loved his first look.
- [Nicole] I loved the first look.
[Heidi] A lot going on, but it all
worked together beautifully.
Absolutely nailed it, to me.
I feel like Curtis
like nailed the bodywear aspect
of connection to activewear.
Ooh, it's gonna be interesting.
Who is going to win this?
[Heidi] And then we have Ciara.
For me, the silhouettes are too boring.
The runway look is
not very exciting anyway.
This could have been the accessible look.
[Nicole] This could have been
the accessible look.
And it would have been an exciting look.
It's like that's why I go back to
where Raphael really gave you some...
- Yeah.
- Va-va-va-voom.
- And wow moment.
- Yes.
And then the second one is
kind of dull and it's a little sad.
- [Nicole] Yeah.
- [Heidi] Right?
The color she chose for the second one...
She seems to do that each time
for accessible look...
- Yeah.
- Goes dull and sad.
Right? I mean, but to me who was
super snoozy is Jeanette.
She tried to be very avant garde.
But because it was that
- gray and black, it was kind of sad.
- [Jeremy] Yeah.
[Heidi] The second look, that's like,
'wait, what is active about that?'
It looks like a secretary in an
elevator that I wouldn't pay attention to.
- But she is talented.
- I know, and that's what's heartbreaking.
Our last fashion show,
she made fabric out of flower.
I mean the girl is talented,
but she just came up flat this time.
- Her flower did not rise tonight.
- [Heidi] No. Well, as you guys know,
we're looking for a fashion designer
and an entrepreneur.
So the person behind the brand matters.
Let's see what they have to say.
♪ ♪
[Heidi] Hello.
[designers] Hi.
[designers ooh and ahh Heidi's suit]
[Heidi] For this assignment, we really
wanted you to bring your A-game
for activewear, and you did.
Oh, wow!
[Heidi] The winner of Making the Cut will
receive a mentorship with Amazon Fashion,
the chance to sell a collection
and companion pieces
in the Making the Cut Store,
and $1,000,000
to take your brand to the next level.
The winner's accessible look
will be immediately sold
in the Making the Cut Store on Amazon.
For this one you get an additional
collaboration with Champion.
We're here to find the designer who
can create the next great global brand.
And the designer behind the brand
is just as important as
the clothes that walk the runway.
And we discussed each of your design,
and based on this,
we made some decisions.
But they're not necessarily final.
This conversation can change our mind.
Even though Ned is not a official judge,
his feedback is very valuable,
and we want you to hear it.
All right. Markantoine,
let's talk to you first.
I can see you shaking
a little bit in your face.
- Mm-hmm.
- [Heidi] Why?
- It's kind of stressful a little bit.
- [Heidi] All right, tell us a little bit
about the two looks
that you sent down the runway.
My brand is conceptual skatewear.
I decided for this assignment
to pay an homage to Kurt Cobain.
I saw him with this famous sweater that he
was wearing. Black and red stripe on it.
- Oh, yeah, of course.
- I know that sweater.
So I decided to start with
this sweater and make it like
- my brand and Champion at the same time.
- The first piece was my favorite.
You captured Champion,
and I thought it was interesting.
The second piece was like almost there,
but overall I thought
you did an amazing job.
Thank you.
I think the first look
was perfectly styled.
It looked cool
To me, that was your accessible look.
I needed something more
for the runway look.
I also love the first look,
the use of the logo taping.
You definitely
did your homework for Champion.
I loved it too. I love the plaid
with a little stripe with a big stripe.
I thought you did a great job.
Are you still nervous?
Did you stop shaking in your face?
- I stopped shaking.
- We're not all that bad, no?
[Markantoine] I'm okay.
Markantoine, congratulations,
you're making the cut.
Thank you.
We're going to talk to one more person
before we make up our mind
- on who's going to win this one.
- Thank you.
All right.
Rafael, we're going to talk to you next.
- And pray, pray, pray.
- Are you nervous too?
A little. I'm nervous because my English
is not so perfect.
But mine isn't either.
My mother has now said to me,
"I told you you need
to study in English more,"
and I started studying two months ago.
Just so you know,
we can understand you perfectly fine.
- You're doing great.
- [Rafael] Thank you.
I decided to work with netting
the first look,
and for the second look I want to create
something really special.
To find your heart because
sports really makes our hearts beat.
I loved it. I love how edgy
your first look was, how sexy she was.
I would wear that. The earrings...
- Just you have a really great imagination.
- The mesh was fun,
sexy, dramatic. It was
everything we want for a runway look,
and it still captured
the DNA of the brand.
And I think you did a great
throughline to your accessible look.
I loved your accessible look. I think
your customers are going to like it.
I think the Champion customers will
like it. You really checked all the boxes.
Judges, have you changed your mind?
- No.
- No.
Congratulations, you are the winner.
[applause]
Thank you.
[Heidi] Your accessible look
and companion pieces will be immediately
available in the Making the Cut Store
on Amazon.
- [Rafael] Wow.
- And you're going to create
a capsule collection
with Ned and Champion.
So excited. Thank you.
Oh my God.
I'm so excited for this opportunity to
work with Champion.
This bring me a lot of emotion.
Makes me remember when I was dancer
and wearing hood of Champion.
This is fantastic.
I'm so happy about it.
Markantoine, I'm sorry that you did not
win this one, but you were close second.
I still made the cut, so...
I'm gonna win the next one.
All right. Curtis.
So tell us about
the looks that you showed us.
Well, it was when we came in the other day
and I saw the Champion on your sweater.
It reminded me of like
watching my dad get ready for work.
He's a carpenter.
So, even though I'm incredibly athletic,
my initial response
wasn't, like, sportswear.
It was like carpentry,
like Ohio boys four-wheeling.
So, my first thought was
to create like a flannel or like a plaid.
- Yeah, well, it worked.
- You killed.
- So, good job.
- [Curtis] Thank you.
I got nervous coming up here
after the winner.
This can't be good.
[Heidi] Well, Curtis,
Ned wants to tell you something
very exciting.
So, loved your jumpsuit.
I loved the print,
- how you connected it to activewear.
- Thank you.
We would like to partner
with you on producing that look.
Oh, shut up. Oh my God!
[laughter and applause]
- Did you just say "shut up"?
- Thank you.
[Curtis] This collaboration with Champion
is a really cool opportunity
on a challenge that was, you know,
love letter to my dad.
Like that was... that was amazing.
[Heidi] Jeanette, we're going to
talk to you next.
So, I do a lot of art pieces.
And for this assignment, I said to myself,
"What do you think Champion needs?"
Well, I would love to have a sport coat.
So, the runway look,
I saw this one single flower.
It was dry, but she survived the wind.
This flower really inspire.
Also me using your materials
and be able to fight with the materials
and see what I can do.
Well, I love hearing you talk about it.
To be honest with you, I did not like it.
I respect your artistic creative flair,
but I just didn't respond
personally to your runway piece.
[Ned] What I was missing is a little more
connection to Champion's heritage.
Yeah, maybe this time I screw...
I screwed up, but...
I don't think it was a screw up.
Listen, I think that you
really leaned into your brand.
You know, I do think that leaning
into the Champion brand a little bit more
- would have helped this assignment.
- Okay.
But I don't think you lost yourself.
- I mean, I could definitely see you.
- Thank you.
Those were my two
least favorite looks on the runway today.
The first girl walks out in a... I mean,
a beautiful constructed art piece, yes.
But I couldn't find Champion anywhere
in that. Then the second look comes out.
It was a boring dress with
a boring coat over it, to be frank.
Obviously, I'm sorry to disappoint you.
Obviously I have the passion
and I have the hard work to be here.
But if you guys give me the opportunity
to show you what I can do,
- you guys are not going to regret it.
- Nicole, have you changed your mind?
- No.
- Jeremy, have you changed your mind?
Oh yes, I have.
[Heidi] Wow.
[Heidi] So the majority wins.
Jeanette...
you're making the cut.
Oh fuck.
[applause]
Barely though.
Ciara, we're going to talk to you next.
- Hi.
- Hi.
So for my first runway
high fashion look, I wanted to do
the power mesh turtleneck
with the open back.
For the 2nd accessible look...
Well, to be completely honest with you,
I started off with a dress,
and then after fitting it with my model,
the fit wasn't that great.
And it literally was down to the wire,
the last second,
sewing before the runway show.
Thank you for being very honest
and explaining everything
'cause there was definitely fit issues.
When I think about the runway look,
I don't get any fantasy from it.
To me, it is very accessible.
And for sure for the accessible look,
they're almost identical, right?
- Right.
- It was... It was disappointing.
For the second look,
I wasn't necessarily loving the colors.
You know, they're not popping
on the runway. It's just not hitting
in the way that I would want it to
in order to get to the end
of this competition.
They did look very similar.
That's where you fell a little short.
I just wish there was
a little bit more imagination,
especially in the very first look
where you guys have
the freedom to really go.
I understand.
- Jeremy, have you changed your mind?
- No, I have not.
- Nicole, have you changed your mind?
- No, I have not.
I haven't changed my mind either.
Ciara...
I'm sorry. You're not making the cut.
Everybody here is talented.
- Including you.
- Thank you.
Being here definitely opens
my mind to what more I can do,
so I will say that and I want to
thank you guys for the opportunity.
Keep doing what you love doing,
and we're going to look out for you.
Thank you, guys.
This experience has done nothing
but just lit a fire under me.
This opportunity means a lot to me
because I feel like I'm opening up doors
for other people and paving the way
for other black fashion designers.
So, I feel very grateful
to be representing my culture
and representing
black designers like myself.
It doesn't get easier... Does not.
So, thank you so much again, Ned,
for being here.
- Thank you for having me.
- Congratulations to all of you.
You're all making the cut.
Bravo, bravo.
[Heidi] Next time on Making the Cut...
For your next assignment,
you will create
a two-look winterwear collection.
You will have one day for this assignment.
Are you crazy?
Let's go work, bitch!
[Jeanette] Being in the bottom is awful.
You don't want to be there.
[Tim] This looks like
the circus is in town.
[Rafael] Ah!
The runway will be in one hour,
and I have a needle in my finger.
It's a showstopper.
- I want this so much.
- [Nicole] I want that coat.
- I want it now.
- There's no technicolor fantasy.
Hello.
So, how are you all feeling
after our first elimination?
We survived!
[laughing, murmuring]
Well, you're here.
[Jeanette] All of the designers,
so talented.
It's very competitive, but...
I mean, that's what you want, right?
Everybody showing their teeth or, like,
trying to do their best.
I want a freakin' empire.
This is my everything.
Like, I'm gonna die trying. Period.
Sienna, congratulations again on your win.
Oh, thank you so much.
How do you feel?
My God, I...
This is really happening, right?
[Heidi] Yes! This really is happening!
Okay, designers, we have
a special guest with us.
Please welcome the Chief Design Officer
of Champion North America,
Ned Munroe.
Hi, Ned.
I'm so excited to be here.
Well, we're excited to have you here.
I love what everyone is wearing.
[Tim] Yeah.
As you may have deduced,
for your next assignment,
you will be working in collaboration
with iconic brand, Champion,
to create a two-look
activewear collection.
[applauding]
Activewear is not only for the gym.
It has become a streetwear staple.
And, as a reminder,
'accessible' never means
boring or watered-down.
♪ ♪
Since 1919,
Champion has created activewear
that allows people to express themselves.
We're all about
the power of the individual
and creating a canvas
for people to be themselves
and play by their own rules.
I'm a Champion fan.
I have so many pieces of Champion.
So, this is a really exciting opportunity.
[Ciara] This is a huge opportunity.
Champion is a global brand.
To have the eyes of the world
on Ciara Cheyenne,
it would be life-changing.
As always, one look should be
a high-fashion interpretation
of activewear,
and one look should be
an accessible version.
We have provided you
with our pioneered reverse-weave fabric
as well as our trims and logos
for you to use in your designs.
The winner of this assignment
will not only have their look
immediately available
in the Making the Cut Store...
well, Ned, I'll let you do the honors.
They will also create a collab capsule
collection with Champion
Let's do this!
[cheering]
Ready.
[Markantoine] I want this Champion collab
so bad.
You know, as a streetwear designer,
collaborating with Champion
could change my life.
Champion has created collabs
with so many amazing designers and brands.
Rick Owens, Off White, and Coach,
to name just a few.
One of you is going to be next.
Now for a little business.
You will have two days
for this assignment.
There will be seamstresses working
with you. Their work will be at night.
You will be creating tech packs
for the seamstresses
that will communicate
what you want them to do.
We also have a textile printer,
or fabric printer,
so you can create
your own custom textiles.
So, tomorrow, enjoy a little active
Los Angeles inspiration.
- All right?
- Good luck! Have fun!
Thank you.
♪ ♪
[Georgia] Do we get to see
the Hollywood sign from over here?
It's there.
[Jeanette] Oh, Hollywood!
How good is this?
♪ ♪
[Yannik] Look, I found exact color
I want to use. Kind of this mint.
[Jeanette] This is amazing!
Some of the girls, they're very stylish,
even though, you know, they're here
and they're working out,
and that's what I like.
You want to look comfortable,
but, at the same time,
you want to be stylish
and be ready for Instagram, because you
know you need that picture. [laughing]
[Markantoine] I know that Champion is
a leisure and athletic brand,
but, for me, Champion is my childhood.
So, the 90s and everything...
so I decided to go full-on 90s.
I got inspired by this famous sweater
that Kurt Cobain has
with red and back stripes.
So, for my runway look, I decided
to pay a little homage to him.
For my accessible look,
I'm gonna do a deconstructed hoodie.
I'll do activewear grunge,
and I think it's gonna be
fantastic on the runway.
[Curtis] Cute. Go sports!
[Gabriella] This is all for...
[Rafael] Do you watch sports like this?
Not so much. Do you?
I'm not too.
Isn't soccer huge in your country?
[Gabriella] What I'm gravitating towards
is doing some sort of après-ski look.
I don't think that
Champion does skiwear per se,
so I think that this is, like,
a fun, new element to the brand
that could be super interesting.
[Rafael] When I was younger, I am dancer.
And in Brazil we have a tradition to dance
in the middle of the football.
After the show,
we always used comfortable sweatshirts.
I always, uh, was Champion.
I need to do something
comfortable but cool.
Hello.
- Hey.
- Hi.
What's up? Here we go!
[Georgia] I really want to utilize
Champion fabrics in my designs.
Going in there was awesome.
I think I'm gonna go black and white.
It's good when you make a decision.
You're like, "Yes! I'm going with it."
Just the adrenaline of going around,
buzzing around, getting your fabrics.
It was wild.
Sorry. No, go for it, darling.
[giggling]
I'm really interested in the, like,
cross patterns of everything.
It's like very plaid...
Just all the grids and stripes.
I'm trying to think how to, like,
weave these logos and these, like,
elastic bands we've been given together
and maybe try to create my own pattern.
The quietness of no one, like,
actually playing a sport
and just sitting in the stands...
It's definitely inspiring.
Nothing is really set in stone right now.
I kinda just like to jot down all my ideas
and see what really speaks to me.
After yesterday's elimination,
I don't want to be up there again
in the bottom.
Both were not really cohesive.
They came from two different worlds.
You clearly had some fit issues
with the side of the pants.
Right.
[Ciara] I really just need to
focus on working hard
and pushing out the best designs
that I'm capable of doing.
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
[Georgia] Hello.
- [Curtis] Taking all the goodies?
- [Georgia] Yeah.
[Curtis] I want everything.
I'm making a lot.
[Georgia] You're going to town.
[Curtis] Well, I'm doing, like, um, plaid.
[Georgia] Oh, wow. Do your thing, honey.
This is a competition.
♪ ♪
Are you cutting a pattern already?
Yeah.
[Markantoine] Oh, my God,
you're already cutting.
Yeah, I'm cutting.
Shit. I'm still shopping.
[Curtis] I'm going for, like,
construction worker activewear.
Homage to my father and my brother
and my grandfather.
Aww.
[Curtis] When I saw the Champion logo,
the first thing I thought of was my dad.
He's a carpenter, and he would wear
Champion sweaters to work,
so I feel like this is
the perfect opportunity
to dedicate something to him.
My concept is
I'm weaving my own plaid,
using the logos to create
a new, classic pattern for Champion.
And then I'm gonna photograph it and print
that on to some fabric and use that.
But it's gonna take a while.
♪ ♪
My name is Curtis Cassell.
I'm a 32-year-old designer
living in Brooklyn, New York,
and my label is called Queera.
I started Queera a few years ago.
I worked with a huge gay staff
at a restaurant space
that did a lot of weddings.
We would always talk about
what other weddings would look like,
and I could not believe
the options were literally binary...
A black suit, a white dress.
And so it just became my mission
to mix and match grayscale of genders
that fit between that.
My first famous celebrity client
was Billy Porter,
which was huge because he's
the queer fashion icon right now.
It was just really surreal.
One of the articles called me a gender-
neutral designer, and I was mortified.
I was like, "I'm gender empowering!"
I'm extreme masc, extreme fem.
There's nothing neutral about me,
you know?
My brand isn't about defining your gender
as much as it is about
your own gender identity.
We're creating themwear,
a whole new genre of clothing.
I want that queer kid in Nebraska
to go to prom in one of my dresses.
Like, that's what's so important to me.
♪ ♪
Right now I feel the pressure,
not only because I won the last one,
it's totally because activewear,
I've never done before.
This kind of fabric,
I've never worked on before.
But the fleece side,
it looks just so nice!
[Georgia] Yeah, love.
I actually have a lot of ideas
going on right now,
and this is my normal design process.
So, I'm starting off with
the runway high fashion look.
The top is going to be
a hot pink turtleneck,
and I believe
I'm going to do a skirt with that.
I'm not 100%, but it's in my mind, so I
just have to execute it and stay focused.
I'm dying out here...
Not dying, but I'm dying.
I'm adding color to the white fabrics,
and I'm taking away colors
from the already colored fabrics.
I'm a fan of white,
so I hope it's not going too green.
Experimenting.
♪ ♪
I'm not used to working in shoes.
- Oh, do you work barefoot?
- I'm usually barefoot.
- Really?
- The only reason I'm wearing shoes now
is 'cause I get some smelly feet.
- Nice.
- It's for you guys, not for me.
When I want to throw the competition,
I'll take off my shoes
just to distract everyone.
I was thinking about, like,
shorts in leopard.
- Because for my...
- Depends on how much you wanna win it.
Think about it. I need to hurry.
I still didn't cut shit.
I just don't know, like,
in the first assignment on the runway,
they went for
something princessy for the winner.
Don't get me wrong, Sienna's work...
It's beautiful. But, for me, is it 2021?
Is it 2022? Is it the next of fashion?
I don't think so.
I want to show to the judges
that my clothing are the future,
the next of fashion.
[Georgia] This is so cool.
[Georgia] Wow, that's amazing.
My husband always makes fun of me,
because even if we're gonna go
hiking, kayaking, or camping...
I need to look cute.
So, I'm making this
fashionable activewear coat.
I'm doing it for me.
I'm doing it for all my friends
that I know they need it too.
So, Champion, you're welcome.
♪ ♪
- [Jeanette] It looks good. I love it.
- [Rafael] Wow.
[Georgia] It's amazing!
I want to make a bodysuit
out of this and a jacket.
That's what I want to do. I just don't
know if they're gonna love it or hate it.
[sighs] Oh, God.
- [Rafael] Oh my gosh.
- [Jeanette] Oh wow, look at the heart.
[Georgia] Looks like a labor of love
over there.
[Rafael] Because sports makes
our hearts...
bater forte.
[Curtis laughing]
Bater forte!
I love that. "Heartbeat."
- [Rafael] "Heartbeat?"
- [Georgia and Curtis] "Heartbeat."
- [Rafael] "Heartbeat."
- [Georgia] Yeah.
[Rafael chuckles] Perfect.
Oh... Actually, there's another.
[Gabriella] Still have a lot to do.
I seem a little stressed.
If I could just get a pant out,
that would be amazing.
- [Georgia] Get it off to the seamstress.
- [Curtis] Yeah.
[Georgia] Ah, done. Ugh!
I don't know why that I wait until
the last second to do this.
[Ciara] Because of all of my
different ideas,
I didn't realize how many pattern pieces
I need to go into this tech pack.
Where did I put the pattern?
I'm gonna cry.
Think positive...
How many minutes?
I've got all the pieces and the thread.
That's all I need, right?
- [Georgia] Yeah.
- [Rafael] Oh my gosh. [sighs]
[Georgia singing jibberish]
- [Yannik] Goodnight!
- [Georgia] Night!
[Jeanette and Curtis sigh] Goodnight.
[Ciara gasps] I'm delirious.
Like, why does this skirt
have so many freaking pattern pieces?
What was I thinking?
I think I've bit off
a little bit more than I can chew.
I was not thinking.
Good morning. So, it's a beautiful day.
It's an amazing day. Gorgeous.
So, I'm just going to have fun.
Oh my God, this is amazing.
I mean, how cool is this?
[Ciara] In the morning I like to
start my day with prayer,
because I have a lot of
moments that I doubt myself.
But when that does happen,
I have to remind myself,
"Okay, Ciara, you've come this far.
You have to keep going."
♪ ♪
[Ciara] So much work to do.
- [Yannik] Let's go together.
- [Gabriella] I'm scared.
[Yannik] I'm scared too.
- [Gabriella] Okay.
- [Yannik] Oh my God. The jacket.
Yay!
[Yannik] Oh. Goody goody.
Perfect.
Okay, okay, okay.
Oh, my gosh! How did I forget
the freakin' elastic? It's right here.
Okay. It's okay. You know, I have
time today. It's gonna get done.
Everything's gonna be great.
For the runway look, I'm crafting
a physical 3D textile of the plaid,
and I think it's gonna be
some sort of vest-dress-jacket.
I don't know. Now I need
to figure out how I'm sewing this.
How's your accessible look going?
[Rafael] Ah, good. Just some finishing.
- Oh yeah? Good!
- Yeah.
- And now I need to create runway look.
- Right.
For runway I have fabrics,
but maybe I will work with nets.
We have nets in the football. The volley...
We have a net in the tennis.
Sexy but activewear,
because I don't... can't forget this.
- [Yannik] And you? You happy?
- Yeah.
- This... this is so nice.
- This is great, I know. I like it.
For this collaboration
with Champion for "activewear,"
I don't see a lot of activewear
in the room. So, right now, I'm good.
Nah.
The coat took a long time.
That's all what I did yesterday.
Now I'm working on my runway look.
Any leftover fabrics
that you guys don't want...
- if you can give it to me...
- [Georgia] Okay.
To make bubbles.
What is this?
- [Jeanette] It's gonna be the top.
- It's a top?
Yeah. [chuckles]
When we went to the Canyon,
I saw this dry flower,
and the flower just had a bunch
of like little bubbles, bubbles, bubbles.
So, I'm making an art piece with texture.
It looks like the flower.
Even though this is a collaboration
with Champion,
I don't want to lose myself.
I love making art pieces.
I just speak from my heart.
I think I'm a very sensitive person,
but at the same time I'm very strong.
So, whatever I'm giving you
is because I feel that in my heart.
- How is everybody?
- [all] Hi!
You may never see me
dress this casually again.
- [laughing]
- I decided to Champion it up.
- [all chuckle]
- Can't wait to see what you're doing.
- How is Curtis?
- I'm out of my comfort zone for sure,
but I printed this fabric.
This is staggering.
I took hours to weave this yesterday
with all of these logos,
and then we printed it
onto a mesh for the jacket.
And then I did
a head to toe bodysuit as well.
[Tim] Wow! I'm crazy about it.
I'll just be blunt.
Okay, cool, cool.
- So, tell me about the runway look.
- I want to do the same sort of plaid
- but have it physically 3D.
- Oh, my God!
And it will have the same finishings
to look like a track jacket.
I'm just really worried about time.
I'm just wondering if
you could do the arms in something else.
I might. My other idea was
to do this as a vest.
- You know?
- A vest could work.
- Gabby, hi.
- Hello.
Growing up, I always got my brother's,
like, ugly hand-me-downs,
so this is kind of like my dream idea of,
like, what I would wear spring skiing
and kind of like the whole
Après-ski lifestyle.
- Got it.
- And then these pants are for
the men's look. Supposed to kind of
simulate, like, a snowboard pant.
What's high-end runway about this?
It looks very accessible to me.
Okay.
- It's a matter of turning up the volume.
- Bringing it up a level, yeah.
What do you think about a long scarf?
Like one that would drag behind?
- Like, I could train...
- You just need some drama.
- Okay. I need to figure that out.
- What goes with this top?
Because other than the pallets
and the fact that it's Champion fabric,
what's the tie in between these two looks?
Okay, so I was thinking about
making these pants...
- The pants you're wearing?
- Yes. In this color.
You could connect it doing the pant
and this darker color.
- Darker? Okay.
- I would.
I'm going to do
a very deconstructed underwear.
Ah.
Everything is going to be
in white, greenish, mintish...
How are you using them?
I'm not sure. It's still super wet,
and I'm not sure if I can use it.
- Keep your eye on the clock.
- Yeah.
Can't wait to see this.
Me too. I hope they understand it.
Well, this is a different look
than the last assignment.
I'm having so much fun with playing
those logos and trims...
- So, you're enjoying it, though?
- Yeah, I'm enjoying it.
- Playing around with it is so much fun.
- Okay.
[Tim] What I love about the accessible
look is it's still very runway.
- You didn't dumb it down.
- No.
- I can't dumb things down.
- Well, you did here.
[laughing] Okay.
For me, the dress is so very basic.
You need more drama.
Okay.
- Wow, this is the accessible look?
- Yeah, I've put this heart...
- Good heavens!
- Is like a fighter girl from the boxer.
Yeah, and I see, literally, a champion.
- Yeah, a champion.
- Yeah.
Here's your challenge,
and it's a big one...
Mm-hmm?
Your runway look has to be more of a wow
and more interesting
than the accessible look.
- Yeah.
- And this is a tough act to follow.
- Yeah.
- Sierra, tell me what you're doing.
This is a turtleneck long sleeve dress
to wear with, like, sneakers,
and I feel like it's very active.
- Good God, this is the accessible look?
- Yes.
- Sorry for that reaction.
- [both laughing]
It's a beautiful color,
but this fabric is very unforgiving
- if the fit isn't right.
- Right.
For me, the more accessible look is,
by far, the more interesting
- and the more, in a way, elevated.
- Mm-hmm.
And this looks playful,
but it doesn't look high end.
Mm-hmm.
You need to figure out
how to bring it up, how to raise it.
Mm-hmm.
The pressure is hitting me.
I'm getting anxiety, to be honest.
For me, the first time I heard about
Champion was in the 90s when I was a kid,
and I said, "Oh, maybe there's
something a little grunge."
Maybe skate also
because it's more of my aesthetic.
So, for my runway look,
I chose to go with this
that I'm going to play with it under it.
Maybe I wanna do a pair
of shorts to put over this one
and make it, like, more drama,
like, over the top grunge.
- I just don't know for the delivered.
- I don't know either. It's a lot of look.
- I want to win.
- Win!
I want to win so bad.
I think I'm going to show...
Show them who I am
and what can I bring to Champion.
Well, I can't wait
to see this on the runway.
Me too.
[Markantoine] This collaboration
is right up my alley.
It's something that I...
I've been waiting for forever.
When I was young growing up in Montreal,
I started drawing dresses for my friends.
It was there, I think,
I wanted to do fashion.
Hi!
The workshop is literally
the house of the dogs,
because all we have is dogs here.
I have my brand Markantoine since 2015.
It's denimwear,
skatewear, very conceptual.
I have to tell a story every time.
Like sustainable underwear.
I'm also a teacher.
Welcome to fashion school everybody.
In 2019 I had a very big trauma from,
like, being beat up.
It was gay bashing.
I got 4 fractures in the face,
two concussions.
It was super tough.
Messed up with my company too because I
cannot do anything for a couple of months.
I didn't know if I'm going to
make it as a designer, but now I'm here,
and I'm ready to take over the world.
Alright, I have to tell you I am wowed.
I'm so excited for the show.
So, your seamstress pick up is
at 10:00 p.m.
I will see you tomorrow.
[all] Bye. Thank you!
♪ ♪
See now I'm forgetting what
side is up again. What is my problem?
[Gabriella] Tim gave me
some really great advice.
I do need to add a wow factor, so I'm
scrambling to figure out how to fix it.
So much to figure out in no time.
[Yannik] You put in some drama, Georgia?
[Georgia] Yeah, look. So beautiful. Hi!
Hi, darling. How's it going?
It's gonna be really quick fitting,
because nothing is finished.
[model] Okay.
Do you have a problem to show your butt?
[model] Nope, not at all.
It looks good. Let's go.
You're giving me, like,
if Edward Scissorhands did sports.
Can you just walk
with your hands in your pocket?
- Yeah. It fits you perfectly. Amazing.
- See you tomorrow.
- [Rafael] You don't try on your fit?
- I have nothing to try on.
- Oh my God.
- Yes, I know.
[Ciara] Ay-yay-yay. [groans]
It's not fitting well.
Tim told me it possibly could have
a fit issue because of the fabric.
I'm beginning to think about the time
it's gonna take to make these alterations.
I just thought it would be faster
to change the whole design.
- I guess I'm just ambitious like that.
- Okay girls, I have a lot of work now.
- I'm done.
- [Yannik] So proud of you.
- Thanks.
- My model is still naked.
I'm done... Au revoir!
- [Curtis] Bye guys.
- [Jeanette] Buenos noches.
♪ ♪
The fitting was not good,
so I scrapped it.
Basically, I just cut the dress in half
and saved the bottom half.
I have to recut a whole new top.
I'm feeling lots of pressure.
[Curtis] Ugh, what a day!
[Yannik] Arrivederci.
♪ ♪
I feel my life like a dream,
because I am from Brazil.
I never imagined I'd be in LA
in the Making the Cut.
I feel confident,
but in the same time I feel afraid,
because, oh my God,
everybody is so talented.
[Gabriella] Alright, alright, alright.
- Oh my God, so much to do.
- Pray to the seamstress gods
- Okay, okay, okay.
- Guys, they didn't do the pants.
- [Georgia] Ooh.
- "Did not have time to work on them."
I have no pants!
[Ciara] I have to finish the top
and the skirt, and I had asked him to
cut some sleeves and binding and add it,
so I'm gonna try and get that done.
I can do it. I really can.
I have to do a pair pants,
or my model is naked.
Gonna show his willie.
♪ ♪
[designers] Hi, guys! Hi! Hey!
[Georgia] Models are coming.
[Markantoine] Styling the makeup
and the hair tell a story,
and it's so important
to have a storyline in fashion.
- I want like dark and red under the eyes.
- [stylist] Okay.
[Markantoine] Something very punk-ish,
like grungy.
Do you wanna see Urban Decay
gloss or a matte lip, or...?
Yeah, let's do like a pink gloss.
And then everything is
going nice and clean and slick.
[Curtis] Do you guys know
how much time we have?
[Yannik] One hour, 10 minutes.
Okay, I don't have time for
it to be perfectly long though.
[stylist] I told her to punch it more.
Like super grunge dirt.
Yeah.
[stylist] Perversion mascara,
which I freaking love.
This mascara lengthens and volumizes.
So, I was picturing, like, center part,
and then there's like braids that sorta...
- Love it.
- You know what I mean?
Like very boxer, you know?
Okay. You want it like the wet look?
That'll help to hold it a little more.
Yeah. If you suggest so. Yeah, yeah.
- The One United leave-in for sure.
- [Curtis] Uh-huh.
To give it that wet look that will
help us to hold the braids.
- [Curtis] Cool.
- [Rafael] Almost there. Pray for me.
[Ciara] Right now, I'm very concerned
with my accessible look.
[sighs] I do not want it to be gathered.
There were some
fit issues with the first assignment.
I hope that I don't get called out
on that again.
And then it's more of a "wow" factor.
Okay, so maybe I'm going to do that.
[Yannik] Somehow, pants.
Nothing a Sharpie won't fix. [chuckles]
[Curtis] It's called making it work.
[Ciara gasps] I can't breathe.
I just realized I'm like a little
too ambitious.
[Ciara] What is the time? Ugh.
Are you able to put your hand on
this side of the hip?
To cover this... yeah, like that.
[Ciara] Thank you guys.
Kill the runway.
♪ ♪
- [Tim] Oh my.
- Yeah.
How cool is this space
for our runway show today?
Heidi, cool is the word.
I feel like we're in space.
[Heidi] This incredible studio has
been the backdrop for activewear
fashion shoots, workout campaigns,
and national commercials.
And now our activewear fashion show.
I'm very anxious to see how our designers
put their own spin on activewear.
Well, I can assure you of this.
You will not be bored.
They really did a fantastic job.
The designers created a two look
collaboration collection with Champion.
The winning look will be
immediately available
and there is
another important layer to this.
The winning designer will
have the opportunity to create
a capsule collection with Champion.
- How exciting is all of this?
- And welcome to our incredible judges,
the Creative Director of Moschino,
fashion designer Jeremy Scott.
[Heidi] Hi, Jeremy.
Actress, entrepreneur, and Creative
Director of House of Harlow 1960,
Nicole Richie.
Hello.
And our special guest,
Chief Design Officer
for Champion North America, Ned Monroe.
Welcome, Ned.
Thank you for being here and providing
our designers with such
a fantastic opportunity.
All right, let's start the fashion show.
Let's do it.
- I'm so happy.
- You should be.
♪ ♪
- [Heidi] So mysterious.
- This is the way you start a show.
[Nicole] Yeah, absolutely.
So what's great is
Champion is known for heritage mesh.
It looks like he did a lot of research.
- [Ned] The earrings are also great.
- [Nicole] They're beyond.
[Heidi] I mean, for me, it starts
at the earrings, you know?
Yeah.
♪ ♪
[Jeremy] And I think this is a great
transition to a wearable version.
I'm just so happy to see
an accessible look that has drama.
Yeah, buyers want to consume
something excited.
- [Tim] Exactly.
- [Heidi] I love it.
[Jeremy] And any cool girl
would want to wear that.
♪ ♪
- Hey.
- How are you?
I'm great. How are you doing?
Ohh.
[Jeremy] I'm here for this
grunge, chic logo stripe.
[Ned] This is amazing.
[Heidi] The combination is what makes it.
Small stripe, big stripe, plaid.
It feels exciting.
♪ ♪
[Heidi] This also super cool.
[Nicole] Yeah.
I can't figure out what it is
that I'm like... It's like almost there.
[Heidi] Well, it's not as exciting
as the first look, right?
No, the color palette,
it's a little washed out.
I appreciate the color palette,
but I don't know.
- How are you?
- Feeling pretty good.
♪ ♪
[Heidi] It definitely looks like
a skiing outfit.
[Jeremy] Which is interesting,
but it doesn't seem like
that's right for Champion.
Champion is basketball.
Champion is football.
- Champion is on the court, on the field.
- [Jeremy] Yeah.
[Ned] You can tell who researched.
- Gotta do your homework.
- You have to.
[Heidi] The bum fits nice.
I mean, it's executed very nice.
♪ ♪
I think the fit on this is just bad.
[Heidi] The fit is only going
to get worse,
you know, because the fabric will
just give so much.
[Nicole] Yeah. It's a long fabric.
♪ ♪
The runway looks so cool.
- Isn't it phenomenal?
- Yeah.
♪ ♪
[Nicole] I feel like it's a little mental
asylum to me, which I'm into.
[Ned] It feels chaotic to me.
♪ ♪
[Heidi] To me, it's very much what
a lot of young girls would love.
I think. Like my girls are
really into Japanese gaming.
Yeah, I think
my daughter would like it too.
I like that she's saying like
feel strong in your femininity.
I see that again, and I appreciate that.
♪ ♪
- [Jeremy] Hmm, I'm so intrigued.
- [Nicole] Yeah.
♪ ♪
- [Heidi] Free the nipple.
- [judges chuckling]
- For me, it's the innovation...
- [Nicole] Yeah.
[Ned] But I don't see Champion.
- [Nicole] You wouldn't know what it was.
- [Ned] No.
- [Nicole] That's important.
- [Ned] I don't see Champion.
♪ ♪
[Tim] Well, you're not
playing it safe, and I love that.
- No, I'm not playing safe.
- And you never will.
♪ ♪
[Nicole] This I like.
It's like a hot mud wrestling
competition. That's sporty.
[Heidi laughing] Yeah.
I like the reference of a jockstrap,
because the first sport bra were two
- jock straps that were sewn together.
- [Jeremy] Oh, wow.
- [Ned] Yeah, it's...
- [Nicole and Jeremy] I did not know that.
- Hi Tim, how are you?
- Ciara, I'm good. How are you?
I'm great.
♪ ♪
- I'm very confident about this one.
- [Tim] Good.
The silhouette is too simple for me.
[Ned] Yeah, I don't feel like
it's pushed enough.
So, in runway looks,
you need to be wowed.
The looks are underwhelming.
[Ned] I don't understand
the connection of "active."
I feel like it's "wear to office."
- [Heidi] No one really needs it.
- [Nicole] No one needs it.
[Heidi] And look how bad that skirt fits,
like, on the left.
She was like, 'let me just hide them.'
♪ ♪
- [Tim] Hi, Jeanette.
- Hi. Oh my God, this is like a dream.
Yeah.
♪ ♪
To me, this looks like
an avant garde version
if she was doing
a collaboration with Fruit of the Loom.
But it's very her. She is all about
doing interesting things with fabric.
♪ ♪
- This feels like the airport to me.
- [Heidi] This is literally giving me...
nothing.
♪ ♪
-This is my 'sporty.'
-[Jeremy] It's the Ice Queen.
[Nicole] Yeah.
I don't know.
I feel like the cape was an afterthought.
♪ ♪
- I'm so excited about this.
- [Nicole] I like this.
And I love this reveal.
We have this already.
We've seen this before. It's not exciting.
[Heidi] Who wants thick, woven trim
down the sides braided?
♪ ♪
I'm into this woven.
I think this is like cool.
I like that he's using all
the trims and making a statement.
[Heidi] I think it's Curtis's fantasy.
- That looks so good.
- It does.
♪ ♪
[Nicole] Do you think this would sell?
- Oh absolutely.
- [Heidi] It's gutsy. He's going for it.
[Ned] Absolutely nailed it.
♪ ♪
- Congratulations.
- Thank you, Tim. Thank you.
- Great job.
- See you later.
There is like
a few that really just nailed it.
- And so, yeah. Yeah.
- Knocked it out of the park.
- [Heidi] Rafael did exactly all of...
- [Nicole] He killed.
- [Jeremy] The logo earrings!
- [Nicole] The earrings.
And I mean how amazing is
his accessible work.
[Nicole] He did do his homework.
I wrote down, "It's the new warm up
or the new track suit." I loved it.
Markantoine too. I loved, I loved.
- [Jeremy] I loved his first look.
- [Nicole] I loved the first look.
[Heidi] A lot going on, but it all
worked together beautifully.
Absolutely nailed it, to me.
I feel like Curtis
like nailed the bodywear aspect
of connection to activewear.
Ooh, it's gonna be interesting.
Who is going to win this?
[Heidi] And then we have Ciara.
For me, the silhouettes are too boring.
The runway look is
not very exciting anyway.
This could have been the accessible look.
[Nicole] This could have been
the accessible look.
And it would have been an exciting look.
It's like that's why I go back to
where Raphael really gave you some...
- Yeah.
- Va-va-va-voom.
- And wow moment.
- Yes.
And then the second one is
kind of dull and it's a little sad.
- [Nicole] Yeah.
- [Heidi] Right?
The color she chose for the second one...
She seems to do that each time
for accessible look...
- Yeah.
- Goes dull and sad.
Right? I mean, but to me who was
super snoozy is Jeanette.
She tried to be very avant garde.
But because it was that
- gray and black, it was kind of sad.
- [Jeremy] Yeah.
[Heidi] The second look, that's like,
'wait, what is active about that?'
It looks like a secretary in an
elevator that I wouldn't pay attention to.
- But she is talented.
- I know, and that's what's heartbreaking.
Our last fashion show,
she made fabric out of flower.
I mean the girl is talented,
but she just came up flat this time.
- Her flower did not rise tonight.
- [Heidi] No. Well, as you guys know,
we're looking for a fashion designer
and an entrepreneur.
So the person behind the brand matters.
Let's see what they have to say.
♪ ♪
[Heidi] Hello.
[designers] Hi.
[designers ooh and ahh Heidi's suit]
[Heidi] For this assignment, we really
wanted you to bring your A-game
for activewear, and you did.
Oh, wow!
[Heidi] The winner of Making the Cut will
receive a mentorship with Amazon Fashion,
the chance to sell a collection
and companion pieces
in the Making the Cut Store,
and $1,000,000
to take your brand to the next level.
The winner's accessible look
will be immediately sold
in the Making the Cut Store on Amazon.
For this one you get an additional
collaboration with Champion.
We're here to find the designer who
can create the next great global brand.
And the designer behind the brand
is just as important as
the clothes that walk the runway.
And we discussed each of your design,
and based on this,
we made some decisions.
But they're not necessarily final.
This conversation can change our mind.
Even though Ned is not a official judge,
his feedback is very valuable,
and we want you to hear it.
All right. Markantoine,
let's talk to you first.
I can see you shaking
a little bit in your face.
- Mm-hmm.
- [Heidi] Why?
- It's kind of stressful a little bit.
- [Heidi] All right, tell us a little bit
about the two looks
that you sent down the runway.
My brand is conceptual skatewear.
I decided for this assignment
to pay an homage to Kurt Cobain.
I saw him with this famous sweater that he
was wearing. Black and red stripe on it.
- Oh, yeah, of course.
- I know that sweater.
So I decided to start with
this sweater and make it like
- my brand and Champion at the same time.
- The first piece was my favorite.
You captured Champion,
and I thought it was interesting.
The second piece was like almost there,
but overall I thought
you did an amazing job.
Thank you.
I think the first look
was perfectly styled.
It looked cool
To me, that was your accessible look.
I needed something more
for the runway look.
I also love the first look,
the use of the logo taping.
You definitely
did your homework for Champion.
I loved it too. I love the plaid
with a little stripe with a big stripe.
I thought you did a great job.
Are you still nervous?
Did you stop shaking in your face?
- I stopped shaking.
- We're not all that bad, no?
[Markantoine] I'm okay.
Markantoine, congratulations,
you're making the cut.
Thank you.
We're going to talk to one more person
before we make up our mind
- on who's going to win this one.
- Thank you.
All right.
Rafael, we're going to talk to you next.
- And pray, pray, pray.
- Are you nervous too?
A little. I'm nervous because my English
is not so perfect.
But mine isn't either.
My mother has now said to me,
"I told you you need
to study in English more,"
and I started studying two months ago.
Just so you know,
we can understand you perfectly fine.
- You're doing great.
- [Rafael] Thank you.
I decided to work with netting
the first look,
and for the second look I want to create
something really special.
To find your heart because
sports really makes our hearts beat.
I loved it. I love how edgy
your first look was, how sexy she was.
I would wear that. The earrings...
- Just you have a really great imagination.
- The mesh was fun,
sexy, dramatic. It was
everything we want for a runway look,
and it still captured
the DNA of the brand.
And I think you did a great
throughline to your accessible look.
I loved your accessible look. I think
your customers are going to like it.
I think the Champion customers will
like it. You really checked all the boxes.
Judges, have you changed your mind?
- No.
- No.
Congratulations, you are the winner.
[applause]
Thank you.
[Heidi] Your accessible look
and companion pieces will be immediately
available in the Making the Cut Store
on Amazon.
- [Rafael] Wow.
- And you're going to create
a capsule collection
with Ned and Champion.
So excited. Thank you.
Oh my God.
I'm so excited for this opportunity to
work with Champion.
This bring me a lot of emotion.
Makes me remember when I was dancer
and wearing hood of Champion.
This is fantastic.
I'm so happy about it.
Markantoine, I'm sorry that you did not
win this one, but you were close second.
I still made the cut, so...
I'm gonna win the next one.
All right. Curtis.
So tell us about
the looks that you showed us.
Well, it was when we came in the other day
and I saw the Champion on your sweater.
It reminded me of like
watching my dad get ready for work.
He's a carpenter.
So, even though I'm incredibly athletic,
my initial response
wasn't, like, sportswear.
It was like carpentry,
like Ohio boys four-wheeling.
So, my first thought was
to create like a flannel or like a plaid.
- Yeah, well, it worked.
- You killed.
- So, good job.
- [Curtis] Thank you.
I got nervous coming up here
after the winner.
This can't be good.
[Heidi] Well, Curtis,
Ned wants to tell you something
very exciting.
So, loved your jumpsuit.
I loved the print,
- how you connected it to activewear.
- Thank you.
We would like to partner
with you on producing that look.
Oh, shut up. Oh my God!
[laughter and applause]
- Did you just say "shut up"?
- Thank you.
[Curtis] This collaboration with Champion
is a really cool opportunity
on a challenge that was, you know,
love letter to my dad.
Like that was... that was amazing.
[Heidi] Jeanette, we're going to
talk to you next.
So, I do a lot of art pieces.
And for this assignment, I said to myself,
"What do you think Champion needs?"
Well, I would love to have a sport coat.
So, the runway look,
I saw this one single flower.
It was dry, but she survived the wind.
This flower really inspire.
Also me using your materials
and be able to fight with the materials
and see what I can do.
Well, I love hearing you talk about it.
To be honest with you, I did not like it.
I respect your artistic creative flair,
but I just didn't respond
personally to your runway piece.
[Ned] What I was missing is a little more
connection to Champion's heritage.
Yeah, maybe this time I screw...
I screwed up, but...
I don't think it was a screw up.
Listen, I think that you
really leaned into your brand.
You know, I do think that leaning
into the Champion brand a little bit more
- would have helped this assignment.
- Okay.
But I don't think you lost yourself.
- I mean, I could definitely see you.
- Thank you.
Those were my two
least favorite looks on the runway today.
The first girl walks out in a... I mean,
a beautiful constructed art piece, yes.
But I couldn't find Champion anywhere
in that. Then the second look comes out.
It was a boring dress with
a boring coat over it, to be frank.
Obviously, I'm sorry to disappoint you.
Obviously I have the passion
and I have the hard work to be here.
But if you guys give me the opportunity
to show you what I can do,
- you guys are not going to regret it.
- Nicole, have you changed your mind?
- No.
- Jeremy, have you changed your mind?
Oh yes, I have.
[Heidi] Wow.
[Heidi] So the majority wins.
Jeanette...
you're making the cut.
Oh fuck.
[applause]
Barely though.
Ciara, we're going to talk to you next.
- Hi.
- Hi.
So for my first runway
high fashion look, I wanted to do
the power mesh turtleneck
with the open back.
For the 2nd accessible look...
Well, to be completely honest with you,
I started off with a dress,
and then after fitting it with my model,
the fit wasn't that great.
And it literally was down to the wire,
the last second,
sewing before the runway show.
Thank you for being very honest
and explaining everything
'cause there was definitely fit issues.
When I think about the runway look,
I don't get any fantasy from it.
To me, it is very accessible.
And for sure for the accessible look,
they're almost identical, right?
- Right.
- It was... It was disappointing.
For the second look,
I wasn't necessarily loving the colors.
You know, they're not popping
on the runway. It's just not hitting
in the way that I would want it to
in order to get to the end
of this competition.
They did look very similar.
That's where you fell a little short.
I just wish there was
a little bit more imagination,
especially in the very first look
where you guys have
the freedom to really go.
I understand.
- Jeremy, have you changed your mind?
- No, I have not.
- Nicole, have you changed your mind?
- No, I have not.
I haven't changed my mind either.
Ciara...
I'm sorry. You're not making the cut.
Everybody here is talented.
- Including you.
- Thank you.
Being here definitely opens
my mind to what more I can do,
so I will say that and I want to
thank you guys for the opportunity.
Keep doing what you love doing,
and we're going to look out for you.
Thank you, guys.
This experience has done nothing
but just lit a fire under me.
This opportunity means a lot to me
because I feel like I'm opening up doors
for other people and paving the way
for other black fashion designers.
So, I feel very grateful
to be representing my culture
and representing
black designers like myself.
It doesn't get easier... Does not.
So, thank you so much again, Ned,
for being here.
- Thank you for having me.
- Congratulations to all of you.
You're all making the cut.
Bravo, bravo.
[Heidi] Next time on Making the Cut...
For your next assignment,
you will create
a two-look winterwear collection.
You will have one day for this assignment.
Are you crazy?
Let's go work, bitch!
[Jeanette] Being in the bottom is awful.
You don't want to be there.
[Tim] This looks like
the circus is in town.
[Rafael] Ah!
The runway will be in one hour,
and I have a needle in my finger.
It's a showstopper.
- I want this so much.
- [Nicole] I want that coat.
- I want it now.
- There's no technicolor fantasy.