"Making The Cut" Week 3 Brings The Drama And Fashion To Tokyo

The two latest episodes are ~sew~ good.

Warning: this post contains spoilers for episodes 5 and 6 of "Making The Cut" on Amazon Prime.

If Amazon Prime's new exclusive fashion show Making the Cut isn't your new obsession, what are you doing with your Friday nights??

We're here to tell you about all the drama and great fashion that took place this week during episodes 5 and 6.

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After the intense 7-hour challenge that sent home not one, but two designers last week, Heidi and Tim announced that everyone was heading to Tokyo.

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Everyone is STOKED to head out.

The designers meet Tim and Heidi at the Tokyo Plaza Hotel, where they learn that their next challenge is streetwear!

TBH, Tim Gun dressed in a pinstripe jumpsuit and calling chunky dad sneakers hideous was something that we didn't know we needed in our lives.

The designers have to create two streetwear looks: a showstopper and a sellable interpretation. Plus, they can print their own fabric with their logo or anything they want on it. And the best part is that the winner also gets to collaborate with Puma!

And let's not forget:

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The stakes are high — are the designers ready? Because we are!

Some of the designers head out to the streets looking for inspiration and muses. Sabato struggles with streetwear, as it's not something he ever designs.

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And he somehow runs into a friend in a sea of millions of people, which was especially cute and maybe helped give him a bit of motivation to pull through?? Maybe...

A few other designers find themselves at a monster café filled with every color of the rainbow and drinking huge delicious, colorful shakes. And what does Esther do with that inspiration? Yup, you guessed it, take her pictures and turns them into black and white.

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Come on Esther, you're in one of the most colorful cities in the world!!!

And Tim agrees because during their "Tim Talk" he tells her it was a missed opportunity.

Tim calls Sabato's accessible look a "breakthrough," but after the talk, Sabato starts to question himself and decides to scrap it completely.

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Tim is also brutally honest with the rest of the designers and offers some good advice — which some of them take and others ignore completely.

We know you have to "stay true to your brand" designers, but it's Tim freaking Gunn giving you advice!

And then it's time for the runway show. Joseph Altuzarra and Naomi Campbell have made the trip to Tokyo, and they're joined by a new judge, fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni (a.k.a.) The Blonde Salad.

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There are mixed reviews on the runway. The judges think Esther took her brand and incorporated streetwear into it. They love Jonny's cool, relaxed feel to his outfits and think that Rinat "stepped it up" in this challenge.

Back in the studio after the show, the judges have a hard decision to make. Before they even start though, they call out Sander for not making either of his garments sellable.

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Both his looks were great, but they say it'd be difficult to sell either of them.

The two favorites this time are Rinat and Jonny.

The judges think that Rinat went out of her comfort zone and made an anti-fashion statement, but they do note they're still trying to figure out who she is. They love the print Jonny made and think the collection was a modern take on streetwear.

And the winner is...Rinat!

Her oversized coat will be available for purchase on Amazon, along with her collaboration with Puma.

Now on to the bad news: the two least favorite were Esther and Sabato this week.

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The judges wished Esther would have branched out a little bit and even added a print. They warned her that black doesn't work for everyone, and it's harder to see and understand online. She tells them she's not rejecting color, and they decide that she is making the cut.

Next, they move to Sabato, who they were super disappointed in. Even Tim chimes in from the back that he was sad that Sabato didn't keep the original dress Tim though was one of the best he saw in the workroom. Sabato admits he was in his head, and the judges agree that he is not making the cut.

We'll miss our favorite Papi!

Then it's on to episode 6, with only six designers left, the competition is getting harder.

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Tim and Heidi meet the designers at Sensō-ji Temple and introduce the opposing forces challenge, where they have to create a two-look collection that will be shown in a digital immersive fashion show.

Sander expresses frustration about making his looks accessible and thinks that T-shirts are the only way to be accessible, which:

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But he decides his opposites are creativity and consumption (because apparently in his world those two can't live together, even though that is basically what this competition is about).

The other designers pick their opposing forces from darkness to light (Jonny), old and new (Megan), and even Judaism and Buddhism (Rinat).

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Ji is yet again putting her Korean and American heritage against each other, but is feeling really emotional, and Tim tells her she has a lot going on.

But it's a shorter challenge, so it's time for the runway show where virtual fashion influencer noonoouri is sitting front row and will feature the winning look on her Instagram.

The judges have strong opinions about all the looks, but TBH Naomi Campbell is the most brutally honest and either absolutely loves the looks or hates them.

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She's really not afraid to speak her mind, and we love her for that.

The judges love Jonny's looks and think he's evolving his leather language. Megan has apparently stepped up and both Heidi and Noami want to buy her suit. All the judges rave about Sander's collection and think it's modern, elegant and sellable.

On the other hand, they think Ji's accessible look is wayyy too short, Esther's runway look (which is super colorful!!) looks costume-y, and both of Rinat's looks are a total miss.

Back in the workroom, the judges praise Jonny for his elegant and chic collection. They then bring Esther up and are happy that she uses color, but have mixed reviews on her runway dress.

She did step out of her comfort zone and make a completely gold dress!

But the winner is...Sander!

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The judges give Sander all the praise, including telling him that he has a conceptual mind and basically reinvented the T-shirt. The judges want to wear his collection and name him the winner, meaning his T-shirt and skirt will be available on Amazon.

But then the bad news: The judges are not happy with Ji. They think a lot of her looks are very masculine and say they've never seen evening wear from her.

Even so, they still want to see more from her and give her another chance.

Then, last week's winner Rinat brings a heated debate between Naomi and the rest of the judges.

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Heidi, Joseph, and Chiara didn't like either of the looks and didn't think they were flattering. Naomi tries to fight for her to stay but none of the other judges have changed their minds. So Rinat is not making the cut.

With Rinat's departure, it's down to five designers, and we really have no idea who's going to win at this point.

Guess we have to wait till next Friday to see what drama unfolds next!

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