Tim walks up to Leanne’s gown and appraises it silently. Tim pronounces the color of Leanne’s evening gown “phenomenally beautiful.” It is a very deep rich indigo. Leanne praises the fabric; she loves it. They look at the rough, incongruous taupe trench coat together. Tim says the shape is not up to the “sublime” shape of the gown. Leanne agrees. Leanne even calls it “sloppy” and Tim says he agrees. Tim wonders aloud what the jacket would be like if “really shrunken” and tells Leanne she has thinking to do. Leanne takes all Tim’s comments in stride, rather than meeting his pauses with silence hoping that will change his mind as most others do. Her willingness to meet his criticism at least halfway is refreshing.
Joe shows Tim a pink dotted top, dark skirt, and plans for a hooded shawl. Tim cautions Joe to watch his time. Korto shows Tim a gown with a black and white geometric print halter, a black halter vest topping it, both pieces topped by a black swing-sleeve jacket. Tim “loves the volume on the top,” he says while holding a full sleeve aloft. Korto shows Tim a flash of yellow she is considering adding under the bodice of the gown. “It looks like a bra strap!” Tim says, disgusted. Next, Korto holds the swatch of bright yellow fabric under the gown’s slashed hemline. “There, I repond positively,” Tim approves. Korto says she really loves that yellow and wants to use it.
Stella is making something for a “Paris traveler.” “Berlin,” Tim corrects. Stella seems half asleep. Didn’t she drink any of that gear-clearing coffee she made that morning? So far all Stella has on her dress form is half a leather-looking vest. I'd have thought Cave Girl would've felt more enthused, if only due to the first three letters in Furstenberg. I mean, if ever Stella had an excuse. She mentions plans for pants and a cape too, and maybe a “small shirt covering the back.” Tim looks confused. “You want this to be cohesive,” and points out that the judges criticized her lack of cohesion during the last challenge. Stella dismisses the judges’ prior criticism by calling them closed-minded. Never a good sign when a designer in the workroom ignores Tim’s sage counsel. Oh, but Stella the Cave Girl exhibits some more crude manners when she openly mocks past judge Rachel Zoe’s “muumuu.” Tim turns red and apologises publicly to Rachel. “I really mean it!” Stella barks by way of making it worse. Tim ends it mercifully with a terse, “Stella? Time” while tapping his wrist watch. Neatly managed.
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