Alyssa Milano said it, so it must be true.
The winner of the challenge will design a look for N:Philanthropy.
But the brand is also giving the challenge its inspiration.
Credit: Pawel Kaminski/Lifetime
Yvonne says the N:Phil girl is modern and sophisticated, but she fights with a purpose.
They call her a rebel with a cause.
And thats exactly what the designers have to do.
Do we really need to include it ineverychallenge!?
But anyway, most of the designers are excited about this challenge.
Dom worked in cancer research for three years before winningProject Runway, so shes especially invested.
And both Asha and Emily say the N:Phil girl sounds like the girl they design for.
She wants to create a sexy top that plays on the allusion of nudity.
She buysPeytiesfabricand focuses on oxblood, which she feels is fresh for summer.
If that sounds like a lot of pieces to you, you would be right.
But dont forget Kini is a sewing magician.
Before anyone has done anything, hes already done with his pants and starting on a yellow-tweed jacket.
In a very far departure from all those ideas, Sam is thinking seersucker.
Hes from Massachusetts, so summer for him means going to the Cape.
And he bought bright-colored leather.
Thats about all we know about his design before Zanna comes for critiques.
She is joined by Yvonne, who will also be giving her opinions.
Emily: Its too heavy for summer.
Asha: The color palette reads fall and its too heavy.
Dom: Its too long for summer and not edgy enough.
Kini: Tone it down.
Less disco-banana, more sophisticated cool girl, Zanna says.
Sam: Dont play it safe.
Ken: Do something sexy.
Kens critique is regarding the top, which he has yet to create.
He has very nice white flowy pants, but is struggling with what to make to go with them.
He makes a top with coral leather, but then decides its cheap and he hates it.
Im not one of those people that lie about ugly s like its cute, he says.
If its ugly, its ugly.
Dom says it looks like hes making a baby carrier jumpsuit.
But even with Sam having to recreate his look last minute, itsKenwhos struggling the most.
When they all return the next morning, he is still fiddling with his top.
And somehow he pulls it off in time.
Because there are only six designers, we get to hear feedback on all the looks.
Turns out seersucker is one of Isaacs favorite fabrics.
Georgina likes it, but wishes there was more movement in the front.
Debi raves about the flat (we get itflats are cool now!).
Georgina is one of the only judges who likes it, but she thinks the belt looks cheap.
Debi says the top looks medical because of the heavy white fabric.
And Zac flat-out says its not fashion-forward or badass.
She walks just fine, he retorts.
When the judges debate later, Isaac says he doesnt appreciate Ken not appreciatinghiscritiques.
Zanna and Yvonne warnedAshathat her look was too heavy and thats what the judges think, too.
Georgina says the look feels strict and buttoned-up.
He says for a summer dress, the coloration and fabrication are all wrong.
So maybe Asha should re-tool this look and pitch it to Heidi Klums intimates line?
I want to be her, Alyssa says.
She loves everything about it, but mostly how it plays on masculine toughness vs. femininity.
Debi thinks its elegant, but wishes it had more shape in the center.
Isaac says the top looks like aluminum foil, and Georgina says the skirt feels very weighted.
(When the judges deliberate later, they wished both Dom and Asha had designed flowy skirts instead.)
Kinis girl is the girl who sits by the pool, but doesnt get in.
Its definitely a look for a certain kind of person, but the judges are mostly feeling it.
And Isaac says the design Kini presented is really ballsy.
But not ballsy enough because…
Winner:Emily
Out:Asha
Another week, another surprising exit.
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