Episode Report Card Potes: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Hello Pretty
By Potes | Season 18 | Episode 8 | Aired on 04.25.2012
When we return, Cutrone spends the ten minutes before the opening girls are announced engaging in a critique of the castings. She tells Eboni that her face was fierce when she walked, and not in a good way. She needs to keep her face relaxed, and drop the trout pout. Catherine went where only one in 1,000 models has gone and tripped. This will not do. If she has a problem with her shoe or something, says Cutrone, she should let the designer know before she goes out and stumbles in front of the entire city of L.A. Seymone's walk is simply not happening, and Cutrone tells her to stop swinging her arms so much. As expected, Seymone does not take this news too well and instantly transitions to a stank mood. After Cutrone leaves, Seymone says in a rather defensive manner that she's new to modeling so of course her walk isn't on point and that's why she's working on it. Oh! And it turns out Cutrone is actually skulking about around the corner, as she is wont to do, and taking it all in. All of the other girls seem to be in agreement that Seymone is a pain in the ass, and Laura points out that if influential people see your damn stank mood on display, they're not going to want to work with you. Annaliese tells Seymone that her mood now is reminiscent of her mood in Toronto, which was also stank. She interviews that Seymone is hard work, big sign.
And then the opening girls are announced! A very happy Alisha is opening for Anndra Neen, Annalise will open Julian Louie, and Sohie will be opening for both Siki Im and Giulietta. Too bad for the Americans and Catherine, eh? They all still get to walk in the shows, though, which is better than slumping in the corner and pouting. With two hours to go before the runway show, the girls are visited backstage by some of the esteemed judges. And really, is there anyone prettier on earth than Georgina Chapman? It's almost not fair to the models to be in the same room with her. The other luminaries include Giovanna Battaglia, Contributing Fashion Editor for W; Derk Blasberg, Editor of VMAN and fashion writer; Elizabeth Saltzman, who is a Contributing Editor for Vanity Fair; Georgina's colleague at Marchesa, Keren Craig; and Francisco Costa, Women's Creative Director at Calvin Klein. I don't know why I bothered to type out all those names and titles, as only Georgina and Francisco actually talk. They engage in a Q&A, and Catherine asks if personality is more important than look when casting a model. Francisco explains that it's not personality per se, but rather choosing a character that will fit with the show. Georgina tells them to be confident in who they are, put aside insecurities, and own their looks, because that will make people look at the clothing. But what fun is it to watch a bunch of pretty, confident young women? This is exactly why The Real Housewives franchise does so well.