They had our bags waiting when we got off the plane.
I get to the hotel room, I'm unpacking, and I realize it's not mine.
And it was a suitcase with all the pieces
for the shoot.
It's time to show the world
what you are made of.
I was able to go back this morning
and get my bag
I was like: I got good hands.
The three finalists
did three to five looks, all inspired by Tommy Hilfiger prep.
These designers have blown my mind.
I love this industry, but it's not easy always to navigate.
The fact that we probably work four times
as hard to get here, and that is also my story, shows
you the divine beauty that we can bring to this industry.
The amount of success that I've received so far with my brand
is a result of me always choosing myself
and choosing my dreams above everything else.
I definitely wanted that to be the focus of the pieces.
There's just such a toughness here.
I was a little worried because I wasn't able to do a mini
fitting, but once I see everything on, it looks really good.
As far as like merging my aesthetic
and the Tommy's esthetic, I think I really nailed that
So good, this is really good.
Once I got back in on January 3rd, I had my hand on the wheel
and that if it didn't get finished, I really only had myself
to blame at that point.
It's really exciting to see the clothes come to life.
Getting a glimpse of what
the others have done shows me where my strengths are.
It certainly shows me where there are, but it sort of sort of gives me
perspective on what I've done that I can be happy and proud about.
That's different from what they've done.
How did you do the map?
We stitched all the map lines.
Well, that was the original idea was to like
literally mark every city I had been to in the world.
Yeah.
And then
once they started cutting the circles as think this is going to take forever.
And it literally the logo emulates the Tommy logo.
That's how inspired I was.
waking up this morning,
I felt extremely last.
My biggest worry was getting the samples here from China.
Once those got here into my hands, I had no worries about anything else.
This is a show stopper.
They're so talented.
I was wearing everything.
It was great to have Randy's perspective
because I've been looking at this stuff for a very long time.
I put it all out there, thought through every detail.
Even down to the label and logos with the final looks.
It just looks.
It looks amazing. It's complete.
I felt like I produced a winning collection.
These designers are doing everything.
They're doing their drawings, their pattern making.
They're paying their bills.
They're figuring out their supply chain.
They're doing their own marketing.
And they are still here.
They are still here.
So we have to help them.
Sorry,
and I'm still here.
It's always so beautiful for everyone to get into a shoot and look around
and realize this is one of the most diverse shoots I've ever seen.
Today was the photo shoot of the collection.
Yay!
When you see it come to life, it's like a whole other experience.
It's really exciting to see
the clothes on the model with the curtain in the backdrop,
hair and makeup.
I think that's my original vision of how I imagined the collection and look.
Pretty much came out while we were hugging and laughing and
and just celebrating These are tears of joy because
it hasn't always been easy and it's still not easy,
but we're getting somewhere.
I just wouldn't want to be a judge to be honest with you.
I feel really insecure when I see other designers' work.
And they've been great competitors, so I wish them all the luck.
I think the judges have their work cut out for them.