I'm exhausted.
Things are getting tough physically and emotionally.
Oh, I mean beyond.
Hey, designers. Hi.
Oh, hello.
Christian couldn't be here tonight,
so I wanted to come in.
I know tonight was a tough one.
Thanks, Brandon.
Y'all drink back here or what?
No yeah, we do.
You want a glass?
You drinking with us?
OK I mean, I'll have a glass of wine.
I mean, I know I'm not normally back here,
but I wanted to just talk designer to designer.
Thank you so much.
Cheers.
To making it to the top eight. Yes.
Thank you.
You know, now is the time when you get really, really tired
and it starts to really weigh on you.
The good news is you already all have successful careers.
And so you came back here to claim something
and now is the time to fight for that.
At different times, everybody in here has been tired.
But I know that every single person in this room
has strength. Right?
Because you all already have a legacy.
Be proud of yourselves.
Thank you for your words.
It really resonates.
And I think that everybody needed to hear that.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Nice to see you.
I think it's cool to see Brandon outside of the judging chair
and see him as a real person, as a designer.
And remember to have fun.
Thank you.
It is the halfway point and we're getting tired.
And so for him to just acknowledge it
makes me know that I'm not crazy.
So now that we finish, what do you guys
think the next challenge is?
Avant Garde.
The dreaded client challenge.
Maybe supremes.
Musicians.
We don't.
Country, this-that.
Designers.
Excuse me?
I'm sorry I couldn't be there tonight.
I'm out of town preparing something just for you.
OK.
Get some sleep.
OK.
Cause tomorrow...
Oh, God.
You're going on a road trip.
You'll be picked up in the morning at 8:00 AM
because you're leaving the city.
Where do you guys think we're going?
I think we're going glamping.
We live in the city.
Well, that's why I'm going to sleep.
I have to go.
I'm ready.
No glamping.
Wow.
I can't wait to find out.
What's the signs say you guys?
Are we going to Connecticut?
Are we going to be bougie today?
His new store is in there.
In Connecticut?
Yeah. Oh [bleep].
No way.
Let's go.
Come on fringe.
My God, Christian!
Oh!
Look, look, look over here.
How are you? Hi!
Isn't it fab?
Very nice.
This is beautiful.
Congratulations this is great.
I'm so excited you guys are here.
Welcome to my store.
It's pretty, right?
Yeah.
Just small.
Small quaint.
Christian and I, we were the final two during our season.
It's inspiring seeing how his brand expanded
and evolved through the years.
Got you out of the city. Yes.
Yes. Thank you.
The reason is denim.
Whoa!
I love that.
I just did a fabulous collab with Gloria Vanderbilt. Oh,
amazing.
I remember my mom wearing these jeans growing up.
They were iconic.
Every major designer is doing time.
Yeah.
Givenchy, Telfar, Dolce, everybody.
The timing is perfect to bring back an old challenge.
Oh, which one?
There's so many.
One that tortured me.
And you too Rami.
Which one?
Head to toe.
All denim challenge.
Wow.
All right, follow me.
Come this way.
It's denim world.
Look at all these.
Wow Wow.
Your challenge.
Create a high fashion runway look that
shows the versatility of denim.
But here's the catch.
Oh God.
You will be competing in head to head battles.
You'll face off against one of your competitors.
Whoever has the best look will win the battle and be on top.
And the losing designer in the battle
will be up for elimination.
Kara Saun.
Yes.
You won the last challenge.
So you have an advantage.
You get first choice of who you go up against.
Awesome OK that I guess that's a surprise, right?
That's not fun.
You have to decide who you think you can beat.
I think I can beat...
Is that what we're calling it?
Exactly what we're calling it.
Oh, my goodness.