Next, someone talks about Suede and a mistake he made with the garment already. Oh, it’s Suede talking about Suede. Welcome back, Suede. Anyway it turns out that Suede didn’t buy enough fabric to allow Suede to properly drape it as the design called for. Bad judgment, Suede! Why did you trip Suede up this way? You really ought to play more fairly where Suede is concerned. Terri looks like she has a headache, and I can’t blame her — can you, Suede? Terri makes it clear how she feels in her vlog, and most of it’s bleeped. Basically she wants Suede to grow up and not act like she is his mama. It looks to me as if he’s uncertain how harsh of a leader to be and so out of a misguided sense of obligation he’s running to Terri to help with every decision. But she is not “having it."
So how are Blayne and Leanne doing? He wants to do a Victorian fitted sleeve. She doesn’t. Blayne does a bit of a bio vlog segment. He basically just says that he stuck out “like a sore thumb” in his home town in Washington state and that his family is “crazy." We see Joe and Korto getting along fairly well (at least they are quiet) although the bright orange caftan on their dress dummy doesn’t look remotely like something Brooke Shields might wear. But it’s early yet. Not shockingly, Kenley is undermining Keith’s confidence and telling him that she wants to “win this," as if it’s all up to him and she has no responsibility in the matter.
Stella is making what looks like a corset after all, and hammering something onto it. She simply can’t seem to adjust to any of the challenges, she does ‘her thing’ over and over again. I hope she does not overwhelm Jerell’s intent. Jerell seems relaxed, though. He and Keith trade banter about riding to Bryant Park together. At 8pm Tim sends in all the models for a surprise early fitting. The designers tell the models about the challenge and the prize. Everyone seems fairly bubbly. Daniel and Kelli are a bit tense fitting the skirt on their model. It doesn’t fit. And it’s crooked. “Half ruched (gathered), half not,” Kelli sums up. She is concerned but Daniel thinks it just needs to be “adjusted." Kelli disagrees it can be fixed and proposes that they begin from scratch on the skirt. I’m thinking this early fitting was a good piece of luck for them.
Terri and Suede’s garment looks fairly terrible. The colors are ugly, the pattern is ugly. The print is some sort of dull blue and gold paisley on a wine-colored background. The design and drape are shapeless. It looks like a bargain basement muumuu. In the sewing room, smelling conflict, Kenley “innocently” asks Suede about “your shirt” just as Terri crosses the room. “It’s horrible,” Terri throws over her shoulder. Kenley acts surprised and giggles and tee-hees. “That’s a nightmare, Suede!” she guffaws. Terri meanwhile, looks sincerely ticked. Suede thinks Kenley actually cares, so he stops sewing to give Kenley the scoop. “She wanted me to still do it, so I did, and now she doesn’t like it, so...” he begins. Kenley’s response is blah, but then she’s already gotten the spark of drama she wanted, I guess. Terri interviews solo that everything falls on her but if it’s between her and “Suede going home... peace out."
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