Stella, never far from talk of cave people, fur or leather, says her garment reminds her of Planet of the Apes. Stella tries on her General Ursus leather hat by way of illustration. Actually, it does look just like the one worn by the military ape in the movie. Even though she had just finished saying she was going to do something completely different than she had ever done before, Stella is back to leathah. She seems a bit of a one-trick pony but it’s gotten her this far, I suppose.
Tim sends in the models. Tim informs Kenley that her model has dropped out of the competition. No explanation is given. As Kenley expresses shock, Tim explains that the show has given her a previously eliminated model, Jermaine, for this challenge. I don’t quite see the sense in the way the models are dealt with on this show. Without even having modeled, two were let go because their designers were eliminated. And this time, yet another model has suddenly quit. This is far from the only time a model has quit, or been late, or otherwise hamstrung a designer during taping. Are there no contracts? Are the models not paid? What is it? Why do models keep disappearing like flies? Maybe Joe did eat them, after all. Kenley vlogs her disappointment and, much as I dislike Kenley, I can’t blame her.
But then the whining begins. In her nasally voice, Kenley points out that her new model is “flat and boxy” (like a paper doll?) but her old model was narrow and curvy. It does reek, Kenley, but whining doesn’t help. As a viewer, though, I do wish producers would work this out. Whatever is inspiring so many models to jump ship without warning, production needs to fix it. Meanwhile, Jerell tries to comfort Kenley and explains that Shannon probably took a paying job, because she needs to eat. “It’s all about me right now,” Kenley snaps, to Joe’s amazement.
And now it’s all about Tim! It’s Tim Time. Tim walks up to Blayne first, who whips out a “Timlicious,” causing Tim to chortle. Blayne, unfortunately, has not thus far constructed a delicious design. He’s simply strewn seat belts onto his dress dummy. Tim wonders aloud whether this will keep its shape. “Keep working,” he advises. Jerell has made a plush-looking corset out of suede car seats. He has also incorporated abstract shapes suggestive of car handles into the design. For a garment made of car parts, it’s subtle and effective. Tim pronounces the corset “beautiful.”
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