Idiotka

[Buzzing, switch off sound]

You're doing it for the girls and the gays, Margarita.

The girls and the gays.

I'm Margarita, and I am humbled to be taping

for your unscripted fashion competition series.

My hometown is West Hollywood, California,

not the fancy part, the Russian part.

I--I--I would describe my aesthetic as

Old World trash and treasure.

She's milking a cow at 5:00, but she needs to be

at the ballet at 5:10.

Loves a bargain bin.

What's your toughest obstacle?

Um...

I live with my grandmother and my dad and my brother,

and we are 5 months behind on rent.

Oh, as for education, my grandma was

the most badass sewing teacher you could possibly imagine.

I mean, this, for example, is reversible.

Again, I forgot password.

Huh? Hmm?

Margarita: My toughest obstacle is

getting out of my own way.

Margarita: I love fashion because it is a chance

to be someone new...

every day.

Gita: Mmm. I'm old.

Margarita: You're fabulous.

Anton.

Margarita: That's nice.

-Mm-hmm. -Bargains.

You can speak English. Another.

-Empty your pockets. -What?

Huh? Why?

We have camera.

-No, you don't. -Antoshka is camera.

Careful. It's eighties YSL.

Ahh.

Shame on you.

Just like your father.

Antoshka!

Antoshka: Hey, hey!

Margarita: I'm going, I'm going, I'm going.

Freak!

Woman, on phone: The customer sent the items

to a trusted third-party authenticator, Miss Levlansky.

Margarita: Ma'am, I am a designer myself.

You think I don't know real Mugler from counterfeit?

Woman: I'm sure you do,

but we have a zero-tolerance policy

against counterfeit merchandise.

-There's nothing I can do. -Ma'am, need I remind you

that I am one of your site's top merchants?

Woman: We are going to have to suspend

your account indefinitely.

Suspended indefinitely?

No warning? Nothing?

Woman: I see here that this is the third incident.

Margarita: OK. I'm gonna need to talk to one

of your supervisors.

Woman: I don't make the rules.

We're just going to have to s--

Margarita: One second. This--this must be

my PR team calling.

Woman: Miss Levlansky.

Margarita: I don't qualify for your offer!

Different woman: Is this--

Margarita: My credit score is 430.

Stop calling me!

Impressive. Didn't know it even went that low.

Sorry. Who is this?

This is Nicol Alejandra Garcia

from the unscripted fashion competition show.

Oh. I got your automatic rejection.

Do you always take no for an answer?

Mark Cuban, on TV: I like your specs.

I'm more concerned-- if--if--if you have

personality changes with your bank account--

Nerses, can we--can we be present, please?

Nerses: Ay!

Samuel: Present please,

and come, Mamachka, present.

Thank you very much.

Mindfulness doesn't put kasha on the table.

Oh, no, you put kasha on the table.

Gita: Margucya is more like me.

She's a shark!

[Nerses and Samuel speak in Russian]

Gita: I have solution for our problem.

We need to get Bill Gates' address.

Margarita: Bill Gates? Nerses: Bill Gates?

Gita: Yeah. We come there. I distract the guards,

and you run straight to his office past security, OK?

You get to his office, knock on the door,

present him with your business plan,

and the numbers will wow him.

He will see you worth the big bucks.

Margarita: Water's off again.

Gita: When will it end?

What we are going to do? Margarita: Shh, shh, shh.

Nerses: I don't know. I've been working

so many doubles.

Margarita: Hey. Gita: What?

What would you think, um, about me going

on a reality TV show?

Samuel: What reality? "Keeping with Kardashians"?

Gita: Are you going to meet a Bachelor there?

Nerses: I'm surprised you know what that is, Pop.

Prison, dude.

Margarita: Here. I'll show you.

Oliver, on phone: Must I fly to New York to experience

the cutting edge?

Not anymore.

We're scouting every enclave in this city

for untapped design talent, celebrating the textured,

working-class tapestry that just weaves

our culture together,

providing access to a panel of industry insiders

that has the connects to transform

pipe dreams into reality.

Oh, and did I mention there's a $100,000 on the line?

Gita: Ah! Oh!

Oliver: Do you have what it takes

to slay, serve, and survive?

Samuel: Underprivileged, hm? Wonderful. Great.

So good. Nerses: Yeah.

Margarita: Well, women are a protected group apparently.

Samuel: Yeah. Apparently. Apparently.

Well, if you have any better ideas,

I'm all ears.

Gita: Ay.

[Liquid slurping through straw]

So, what's your story, love?

Margarita: My influences are Yohji Yamamoto,

Miuccia Prada, and of course--

Oliver: Oh, my God! A disgusting bug.

Oh, my God! Do you see that? It's right there!

And it's crawling! Squash it!

Ohh!

Nicol: So you're from L.A. Whereabouts exactly?

Oh. West Hollywood, Fairfax Districtish.

Oliver: That's so funny. I live right above Chateau.

Nicol: And you live with your grandmother, right?

What's that like?

Uh, yeah. Sorry that--that tape was a bit unhinged.

Nicol: Oh, we love unhinged.

Would you say that your mental health is something

that you struggle with?

Margarita: Not that I'm aware of.

-No depression, anxiety, OCD? -Yeah.

No.

Uh, it is a bit of a fraught time

at home right now.

-Really? -Wow.

Well, let's double-click on that.

What's going on?

My dad is adjusting to life post-prison.

-J'adore! -What?

Oliver: OK. What did he do?

Margarita: Nothing bad.

Um, just, like, white-collar stuff.

Nicol: Like money laundering?

Margarita: Um, I would love to point you back to my lookbook.

Um, there's this--

We know you're talented, OK?

We've seen your lookbook, we've read your resume,

but we're not really doing one of those

cut-and-dry design shows.

We're looking for contestants who want to

pull back the curtain on their life.

Margarita, softly: Yeah.

Nicol: Are you willing to take us there?

Yes.

It would be an honor and a privilege to be part

of the disruptive work that you're doing.

Oliver: Mmm.

OK. Thank you so much for coming.