Terri picks next according to Tim’s handbag. She actually chooses Suede on purpose? Korto is pulled from the bag next and picks Joe. Stella and Daniel have the look of the sad mice from Cinderella. Joe even has that floppy little hat. Kelli chooses Daniel next, for tactical reasons: She says Stella is “her buddy” but that she doesn’t want Stella to be sent home if she can’t “pull off the construction." Is Daniel better at the mechanics of constructing a garment? I haven’t noticed either of them lacking in technical skill. I wonder if this is a case of not wanting to work with your friends lest you lose a friend and a worker both. Jerell quips that he actually has leather in his outfit so he and Stella (the only remaining choice) will “tear it up." Stella might take that literally, Jerell. You could end up with Raquel Welch’s cave girl outfit from One Million Years B.C. I’m just sayin’.
At Mood, Kenley insists upon a garish, multi-floral Hawaiian print. It’s in primary colors gone neon. It’s horrible. Keith has qualms so he asks Tim his opinion. “Can I be honest?” Tim asks first. Keith says yes. “Look around,” is all he says. Masterfully done, Mr. Gunn. Keith scatters, and Kenley’s unable to counter. Yay. Meanwhile Stella encourages Jerell to use purple thread on leather. Daniel is dismayed at Kelli’s choice of leopard print. Kelli makes a pretense of asking Daniel’s opinion but still chooses the “black, leopard, and lace” he objects to. I have to agree with him. Kelli’s choices are more suitable to a 1980s Stevie Nicks music video than to Brooke Shields’ “high powered” (go ahead and count that if you want) movie studio executive.
Ten hours to the end of the workday at Parsons’ workroom. Tim asks their attention to “underscore” the “huge opportunity” this challenge offers. “Accordingly, there will be no immunity. The win is big enough, trust me.” He thanks them and exits. Keith and Kenley already seem to be squabbling and at odds. Knowing she is hardly a team player and he’s at the helm and responsible for team missteps, why did he choose Kenley? And sure enough she’s dissing him behind his back already. Never mind, next we get to know Kelli a bit better in a biography segment. She was raised partly by her grandmother who is handicapped, Kelli says. Why does Kelli want to be a household name in design? Kelli wants her grandmother to be able to just “flip on the TV” and see Kelli’s designs there because otherwise she doesn’t get to see her work. Well erm, not to quibble, but has grandma heard of Project Runway?
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