By Jeff Long
It's the morning after the fashion show. Jeffrey asks Dominique how it feels to win two challenges in a row and she is, of course, happy. She says that she sees herself progressing straight through to the finals and then the moon.
The note with the location of the challenge is slipped under the door and they all hit the road. They meet Iman at New York Vintage, which is freaking beautiful. Jeffrey rightly says that it's like a museum and he wants everything. I guess he needs some vintage stuff to match his dusty old virginity. I don't know why I just did that.
Before explaining the challenge, she tells Jeffrey that he's returning to the House of Emerald. He's back with Cesar, which makes him happy because they have great chemistry.
Now, it's time to meet their very special guest. It's Fashion Legend Simon Doonan! He is creative director of Barneys and a wearer of loud shirts. Calvin is very excited and says that Simon is a celebrity to him. Simon says fashion is just a bunch boring clothes without great accessories. For their challenge, he will hand select accessories from the vintage store to be the inspiration for a collection. He gives Dominique a pink pig handbag and an old bustle. Eduardo gets a furry black hat a la Audrey Hepburn and a silver belt. He's confused because the belt is rock and roll while the hat is old school and he's not sure about how to pull them together. Simon chooses a neck ruffle for Calvin. Cesar gets this amazing crocheted coffee mug and bird hat. That's the best thing that has happened on this show all season, that hat. Jeffrey gets this old Dior cape of feathers that's way over the top and pretty freaking fabulous.
They each have to make two looks -- one for each of the accessories. The fashion show is the day, which should mean that all of the garments are TOP notch. Dominique is all "holy shit" with a smile on her face, so I'm not sure if she's really nervous or possibly losing her grip.
The winner of the challenge gets closer to winning the whole competition, says Iman. That has actually always been true. She says it would be heartbreaking to make it this far and not go further.
It's storyboarding time (which I almost accidentally described as "waterboarding"-- there's a Freud/This Show joke in there somewhere) and Cesar leads with trying to pull his and Jeffrey's ideas together. Jeffrey is excited to be working with Cesar, but when he suggests tie-dye for his garment, Jeffrey balks.