By Jeff Long | Season AS2 | Episode 6 | Aired on 2012.12.06
The designers meet Carolyn on the High Line in New York! The organizers of the whole thing present the challenge for them, including Robert Hammond who is maybe New York's most eligible gay bachelor, DON'T GET ME STARTED. Like the High Line, the challenge is to create a look that is green. They get their choice of eco-friendly fabrics, a lot of which are two-sided. Diane von Furstenberg is going to be the guest judge and, because she's such a big fashion deal, Carolyn says that she will wear the winning design at her big red carpet event. That could be anything right? Girl shows up for the opening of an envelope.
Laura Kathleen says that she doesn't feel so bad about Emilio winning because he's a costume designer and she's totally something different. She's a monster. We see him speaking Spanish to Casanova and Ivy says that she can't wait for the show to air so that it will be subtitled and she can finally find out what they are saying. Rest easy, Ivy. It wasn't that exciting. Uli is sad that her fabric is darker than she thought it was. Laura Kathleen, who is obsessed with Diane VF, decides she is going to make a pant-suit. For the red carpet. OK!
This Billy Crystal/Bette Midler/Grandkid movie? Not excited about that.
Part of the challenge being green means that the designers can recycle the trim and notions from challenges. When Joanna comes into the workroom for her consultations, she is wearing the same exact color as Emilio's design! She tells Althea that it's time for her to swim to the top of the designers in terms of acclaim, but Emilio thinks that she has made a poor choice of fabric. Emilio also says that Ivy can't design? I had to check my closed captioning to make sure that he actually said that. He doesn't think that she's comfortable outside of her own aesthetic. Uli is criticized by the other designers for making something that looked a lot like her last look. Ivy spends too much time cutting her dress and she hardly has anything to put on her model when they come in for their fittings.
At one point, Uli says, “Androgyny sounds like a walk in the park right now,” which was kind of amazing. Um, so, Holly's Holiday and All About Christmas Eve, the Lifetime Christmas movies that are undoubtedly about leads named Holly and Eve? And one of them is starring Haylie Duff? Yeah, those are already on my DVR schedule.
Diane von Furstenberg shows up at the runway show and everyone seems really excited. On the runway, I think Casanova's look shines. Anthony Ryan's is pretty cool too, though some think he was ripping off Laura Kathleen. Emilio's look is nice, except for the unfinished hem. Joshua and Casanova are safe. I wait for Josh to freak out backstage, but he doesn't do that. Ivy, Emilio and Althea are in the bottom! It's a whole new group of shitty people! Anthony Ryan, Uli and Laura Kathleen are in the top. Laura Kathleen wins and Carolyn says that she's going to wear the design, which is a boo. So, it's down to Ivy and Althea and Althea is out. I feel like we didn't get to really see enough of her. She gets choked up as she's leaving, which kinda breaks my heart. KYLIE MINOGUE IS THE GUEST JUDGE HAPPY NEW YEAR AND MERRY SANTA CLAUS.