Hokay, here goes…
Tim checks on the four finalists one month later…
Michael in Atlanta
Michael shows off his new “grill” (braces for us white folks) and his super neat sewing nook. He offers to cook Tim some deep fried Southern Comfort food and introduces his extended family. We see photos of Michael with Bobbie Brown hair, an Afro, and a shaved head. His parents are SUPER supportive of him. Michael’s line is “Street Safari” and there is not much finished. Tim cautions Michael on his “lack of cohesiveness” and gives advice on a “too long” zipper.
Laura in New York City
Laura informs us that she will be having another boy who is her 5th male in a row (her hubby’s Y sperms are good swimmers!). She buzzes Tim up to her work/living space and it is the quiet before the storm. Laura’s line is “evening wear” and she’s divided the clothes into four groups. Tim cautions her on her charmeuse (sp?) Popsicle dress and tells her she “has a miraculous amount of work done, but lots of thinking still to do”. He reminds her to keep the “youth factor”. That being said, the storm hits and Laura’s offspring overrun Tim. We see shots of kids all over everything and Tim being offered turtle poop by the youngest. During “find the turtle”, Tim meets Laura’s husband, Peter, who looks a tad like a mad scientist. Tim tells Laura that “it’s only been 30 minutes and he’s exhausted”. The turtle finally appears and is given a plate of Cheerios.
Uli in Miami
Uli tells us how much she loves where she lives, about her East German background, how she watched Miami Vice when little, and shows off her tremendous view. Uli’s line is “Tropical Safari” (hmmm? Sound familiar?). Tim tells he is worried about “her being considered a one note designer”.
Jeff in Los Angeles
Jeff, his mohawked girlfriend, and son meet Tim at the door. Jeff goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on about his son. And makes us listen to his substance abuse filled background and how his roommate saved him from hanging himself. Jeff is an example of how not all clean and sober people develop an appropriate social skill set. I suspect he was too busy drugging it up to learn how to interact nicely with others and has never taken the trouble to learn after rehab. Jeff’s line is “Japanese ghost story/kimono pattern” inspired and most of it is finished. Tim comments that it’s “unexpected and beautiful”.
Designers Back to NYCity
Michael arrives first and falls asleep, Laura wakes him up, Uli arrives and Michael practices his one phrase of German, Jeff comes in, Uli asks him if people have been throwing eggs at him, Laura stays on the couch, and all went to bed early.
All get to see their new Macy’s work space and set up their racks. Tim checks up on them. Jeff “has nothing left to do”. Uli “needs to get her dresses on the models to check movement and proportion” and Tim “misses her prints”. Laura “is amazing and good thing she got rid of the green dress”. Michael’s stuff doesn’t excite Tim and he advises Michael to either “tone it way down or go way over the top”. Tim collects their receipts and leaves. Michael decides to “go over the top” and Uli states she “needs to pick the right models”.
Model casting.
Hair consult: Jeff has blond wigs that are all the same as he wants his models to “be blank slates”. Michael wants big bouncy hair. Uli goes with natural fly-away tresses. Laura opts for sleek classy hair which will be individual for each.
Model fittings.
Make-up consult: Jeff gets shiny. Michael goes with “muted animal”. Uli wants bronze glowy with shimmery shadows. Laura opts for a strong eye with barely there make-up.
More model fittings.
Laura believes Jeff did not sew his entire collection himself. She thinks Jeff’s handiwork took such a large jump in craftsmanship, he has no alterations to do, no finishing touches, and he has said he did other things while working on the collection that it is unbelievable he did all the work himself and decides to air her opinion to the others. After Laura and the other designers ransack Jeff’s collection and go over it with a fine-toothed comb, Laura decides to present her concerns to Tim. She takes Tim on the terrace, informs him of what she thinks about Jeff’s sudden high level of craftsmanship, “although she can’t prove it, her gut is telling her it is true”. Tim states this is hard to prove but he is going to talk with the producers and they will investigate.
Laura tells Jeff what she’s done. Talk about having a set of massive balls! While being pregnant, no less! I’ll say this, Laura tells it exactly like it is, doesn’t play underhanded games, and doesn’t apologize for expressing her feelings. (After all she let Vincent know to his face she thinks he’s delusional.) Wow, what confidence! In some ways it’s refreshing how up front she is, but I can see it being extremely uncomfortable at times. Jeff could have gone all ballistic on her but he didn’t. Jeff’s only rebuttal was that it was all his own work and he “can sew more than perfectly when he has more than one day to complete something”.
Tim tells everyone people are innocent until proven guilty and PR will be looking into Jeff and his receipts. He gives Jeff a chance to ‘fess up and Jeff only confesses to sending the pleating out.
Next week’s preview: Shot of Jeff crying (and being hugged) – could be tears of joy coz he’s vindicated or tears of frustration/upsetness coz he’s been caught. We’ll see!
Tim checks on the four finalists one month later…
Michael in Atlanta
Michael shows off his new “grill” (braces for us white folks) and his super neat sewing nook. He offers to cook Tim some deep fried Southern Comfort food and introduces his extended family. We see photos of Michael with Bobbie Brown hair, an Afro, and a shaved head. His parents are SUPER supportive of him. Michael’s line is “Street Safari” and there is not much finished. Tim cautions Michael on his “lack of cohesiveness” and gives advice on a “too long” zipper.
Laura in New York City
Laura informs us that she will be having another boy who is her 5th male in a row (her hubby’s Y sperms are good swimmers!). She buzzes Tim up to her work/living space and it is the quiet before the storm. Laura’s line is “evening wear” and she’s divided the clothes into four groups. Tim cautions her on her charmeuse (sp?) Popsicle dress and tells her she “has a miraculous amount of work done, but lots of thinking still to do”. He reminds her to keep the “youth factor”. That being said, the storm hits and Laura’s offspring overrun Tim. We see shots of kids all over everything and Tim being offered turtle poop by the youngest. During “find the turtle”, Tim meets Laura’s husband, Peter, who looks a tad like a mad scientist. Tim tells Laura that “it’s only been 30 minutes and he’s exhausted”. The turtle finally appears and is given a plate of Cheerios.
Uli in Miami
Uli tells us how much she loves where she lives, about her East German background, how she watched Miami Vice when little, and shows off her tremendous view. Uli’s line is “Tropical Safari” (hmmm? Sound familiar?). Tim tells he is worried about “her being considered a one note designer”.
Jeff in Los Angeles
Jeff, his mohawked girlfriend, and son meet Tim at the door. Jeff goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on about his son. And makes us listen to his substance abuse filled background and how his roommate saved him from hanging himself. Jeff is an example of how not all clean and sober people develop an appropriate social skill set. I suspect he was too busy drugging it up to learn how to interact nicely with others and has never taken the trouble to learn after rehab. Jeff’s line is “Japanese ghost story/kimono pattern” inspired and most of it is finished. Tim comments that it’s “unexpected and beautiful”.
Designers Back to NYCity
Michael arrives first and falls asleep, Laura wakes him up, Uli arrives and Michael practices his one phrase of German, Jeff comes in, Uli asks him if people have been throwing eggs at him, Laura stays on the couch, and all went to bed early.
All get to see their new Macy’s work space and set up their racks. Tim checks up on them. Jeff “has nothing left to do”. Uli “needs to get her dresses on the models to check movement and proportion” and Tim “misses her prints”. Laura “is amazing and good thing she got rid of the green dress”. Michael’s stuff doesn’t excite Tim and he advises Michael to either “tone it way down or go way over the top”. Tim collects their receipts and leaves. Michael decides to “go over the top” and Uli states she “needs to pick the right models”.
Model casting.
Hair consult: Jeff has blond wigs that are all the same as he wants his models to “be blank slates”. Michael wants big bouncy hair. Uli goes with natural fly-away tresses. Laura opts for sleek classy hair which will be individual for each.
Model fittings.
Make-up consult: Jeff gets shiny. Michael goes with “muted animal”. Uli wants bronze glowy with shimmery shadows. Laura opts for a strong eye with barely there make-up.
More model fittings.
Laura believes Jeff did not sew his entire collection himself. She thinks Jeff’s handiwork took such a large jump in craftsmanship, he has no alterations to do, no finishing touches, and he has said he did other things while working on the collection that it is unbelievable he did all the work himself and decides to air her opinion to the others. After Laura and the other designers ransack Jeff’s collection and go over it with a fine-toothed comb, Laura decides to present her concerns to Tim. She takes Tim on the terrace, informs him of what she thinks about Jeff’s sudden high level of craftsmanship, “although she can’t prove it, her gut is telling her it is true”. Tim states this is hard to prove but he is going to talk with the producers and they will investigate.
Laura tells Jeff what she’s done. Talk about having a set of massive balls! While being pregnant, no less! I’ll say this, Laura tells it exactly like it is, doesn’t play underhanded games, and doesn’t apologize for expressing her feelings. (After all she let Vincent know to his face she thinks he’s delusional.) Wow, what confidence! In some ways it’s refreshing how up front she is, but I can see it being extremely uncomfortable at times. Jeff could have gone all ballistic on her but he didn’t. Jeff’s only rebuttal was that it was all his own work and he “can sew more than perfectly when he has more than one day to complete something”.
Tim tells everyone people are innocent until proven guilty and PR will be looking into Jeff and his receipts. He gives Jeff a chance to ‘fess up and Jeff only confesses to sending the pleating out.
Next week’s preview: Shot of Jeff crying (and being hugged) – could be tears of joy coz he’s vindicated or tears of frustration/upsetness coz he’s been caught. We’ll see!
1 comment:
You always do such a nice job on the "nutshell".
I, too, was impressed by Laura's honesty. The others agreed with her but chose not to say anything--but, Michael did say "I agree" when Laura told Jeffrey. As to her home life. She was down on the floor with the youngest looking for the turtle, and she seemed proud of her bunch of boys. The nanny was probably off--stage right. Laura and her husband are architects and they make VERY good money. Especially in NYC. He is 60 years old and she is 42. Could be her architecture professor?
Anyone else interested in the fact that Uli has a nice view and not much else in her life? Even Jay had street people to talk to when Tim visited.
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