Kenley and Korto snipe at each other a bit but with big smiles and a little laughter. Korto vlogs that she won’t get angry at Kenley as long as “old Kenley” doesn’t visit. Shown Jerell’s work in progress, a strapless teal gown with a gold sash and sprig of silk flowers, Korto looks unimpressed. Jerell reasons that all bridesmaids’ dresses are ugly, so this dress doesn’t matter. It’s a strange, casual attitude to take since one designer will go home the next morning. Korto is making a dress very similar to her wedding dress. She believes bridesmaids should look just as pretty as the bride. “There’s nothing wrong with bridesmaids being cute, ladies,” she scolds us all via vlog clip. Maybe, but then 27 Dresses would never have existed, and we can’t have that on our culture’s conscience, can we?
And now...sniff...it is the last Tim Time of the season. The last Tim Time on Bravo, ever. Forget Bryant Park. It’s this scene I want to be marked for posterity. Where’s the "Pomp and Circumstance"? As Linda Loman put it, “Attention must be paid! Attention must, finally, be paid!” Okay, I’m alright now. (Ooh, did that equate Tim Gunn with Willy Loman? Sorry, Tim. Still, the sentiment was authentic.)
And now we are also treated to what is (hopefully) Kenley’s final whine fit of the season. Tim responds positively to Kenley’s already constructed “pleated bubble skirt” and idea for a boat neck bodice. He merely points out that she seems ambivalent. She immediately seems to interpret that as a criticism. And the whining begins. Tim praises her ideas heartily, Kenley’s smile returns, and he walks away with a “carry on.”
Tim looks at Jerell’s 'sample sale at JoAnne’s Fabric' creation, and worries. “Because this is the Olympics, someone’s going to lose by a thousandth of a second,” Tim points out, noticing the puckering. “It looks sloppy,” Tim sums up bluntly. Jerell seems way too relaxed. He picks up a skein of ivory yarn and describes a notion to sew it onto the dress. “Ohhh,” is all Tim can say. As to the sprig of silk flowers running vertically up the bodice, Tim advises Jerell to make the attachment invisible, as if it’s “growing out of the dress.” Tim concludes, “Don’t fight with Mother Nature.” Jerell quips, “Or Nina Garcia!” If the fashion thing for some reason didn’t work out, Jerell might have a second career as a comedian.
Leanne is assembling a turquoise, pastel bridesmaid dress with a small array of wavy pleats on the bodice. Tim walks past it, having noticed the changes she’s made in her bridal gown. He says that in its original form, “It was a masterful technical piece, but it wasn’t making music. Now, it’s making music.” The hemline of the bridesmaid dress is flowing a foot or two onto the floor. Tim asks her to bring serious thought to the length. She says she will make it short; “that’ll be cute,” Tim affirms.
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