Episode 12: "Fashion Week: Who’s In and Who’s Out?"

Getting closer to the finale, the "Project Runway" designers were initially tasked last week with finding inspiration on the street for a city chic look. But when they walked into the workroom, they received a bad shock when they saw mannequins dressed in the garments that got other designers sent home. Their faces revealed their fear, and mentor Tim Gunn arrived with the dreaded button bag.

In a second challenge, unrelated to the first, each designer had to pick one of the losing looks to rework into a winning look. Hawaii designer Kini Zamora picked Mitchell Perry’s red gown from Episode 5, when the designers were challenged to dress the show’s co-host Heidi Klum with an Emmys red-carpet look.

After their selection, they learned they would be helped by the designer who created the garment.

Both challenges seemed fairly easy for the Hawaii designer. Both city chic and evening, red-carpet wear are his forte, and Perry’s gown appeared to give him plenty of fabric to work with. Supplemental chiffon purchased from Mood gave his gown a beautiful, soft and flowy dimension.

Zamora created a trenchcoat, skirt and blouse ensemble for his street look. During judging, the other judges actually urged co-host Heidi Klum to try on his coat. So it’s no surprise he made it to Fashion Week, along with his biggest competitors of the season, Sean Kelly and Amanda Valentine.

Emily Payne was sent home for a pair of designs they deemed unworthy of the runway, including a pajama-look ensemble.

Judges were not entirely happy with Char Glover’s work, either, but curious about what she might come up with, they decided to take a chance and give her a fourth spot.

And Zamora moved one week closer to New York Fashion Week.

Follow Hawaii designer Kini Zamora’s progress when "Project Runway" episodes air at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays on Lifetime. Recaps and more photos appear after each episode on Nadine Kam’s Fashion Tribe blog at www.honolulupulse.com/ fashiontribe.