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Design for the Red Carpet

Episode Number: 9    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Thursday March 9, 2006    Prod Code: 109
The last four designers have their final challenge before the top three are chosen. Their task- make a red carpet dress for their host, Elizabeth Hurley!

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Star: Elizabeth Hurley (Host/Judge season 1),  Fiona Allen (Narrator),  Lorraine Candy (Judge),  Julien Macdonald (Judge),  Ben de Lisi (Mentor)
Recurring Role: Debi Walker (Season 1 Contestant),  Kirsty Doyle (Season 1 Contestant),  Matthew Bowkett (Season 1 Contestant),  Christopher Raeburn (Season 1 Contestant),  Lynsey Clark (Model)
Guest Star: Ana Korzun (Model),  Richard Young (Photographer),  Cheryl Conti (Stylist for Elizabeth Hurley),  Theo Fennell (Jeweler),  Georgina Chapman (Guest Judge),  Keren Craig (Guest Judge)

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Jeweller Theo Fennell chooses one designer, Christopher, to have his dress set off on the catwalk by £100,000 worth of jewellry. Theo Fennell has been in the jewellry business for over 21 years, and has created handcrafted designs for Red Carpets all over the world. (edit)
Aside from Ben de Lisi the designers get the benefit of a number of other peoples' advice in this episode. They visit the studio of Marchesa designers Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, who have created Red Carpet dresses for Renee Zellweger, Scarlett Johansson, and Cate Blanchett, among others. They are also visited by Elizabeth's personal stylist Cheryl Conti. (edit)

Quotes

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Elizabeth: (briefing them on the Red Carpet dress they will be making) Now we want you to create "That Dress" for somebody who is extremely fussy, very controlling and, I think it's fair to say, knows what she likes to wear. This is a very difficult brief, because like it or not you're making a dress for me. (edit)
Elizabeth: (telling stories while briefing the designers) This isn't about comfort, it's about looking phenomonal. And I've gone home bleeding from the back of my neck. (edit)
Julien: What are you going to say if Elizabeth said she doesn't like you're dress?
Kirsty: Well...
Julien: You should turn around and just say to her, 'Elizabeth, I think you've been looking awful in those dresses and you need to wear something new. (edit)
Theo Fennell: (after Matthew makes his pitch for his jewellry) Matthew was almost catatonic. He was terrified, like I said a rabbit in the headlights. (edit)
Lynsey: (using toilet paper to stuff the bust of Christopher's dress) I feel like I'm at school. I'm all stuffed in and I'm all lumpy. (edit)

Trivia

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Matthew, Debi, and Christopher learn that Barbour will be putting their designs from Episode 3 ("Commercial Appeal") into production. (edit)
Since no one won last episode they draw names to choose their models. Matthew picks Ana, Debi sticks with Gemma, Christopher takes Lynsey, which left Jessica for Kirsty. (edit)
Christopher Raeburn is the last competitor to lose before the finale. Matthew Bowkett gets his third win. (edit)

Allusions

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Ben: Quite Grace Kelly. Quite Audrey Hepburn.

Ben uses two classic fashion icons, the actresses Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn, to describe Christopher's fabric. (edit)
Julien: The only thing is I think that dress would look great on Camilla Parker-Bowles and not necessarily on Liz Hurley.
Camilla Parker-Bowles is Prince Charles' second wife. (edit)
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