Social Scene
Updated 2006-01-05 16:00:00
The challenge? Create a party dress for a famous socialite. The socialite? Nicky Hilton. So, I guess we're calling her a "socialite" and not a "cultural leech." The designers are shown a dossier with a few photos of Nicky, to give them inspiration. Marla almost exactly copies a dress from the dossier.
There's a lovely bit of drama over missing dress forms. Daniel V. (of course, the "V" is needless now that Franco's gone) buys the wrong fabric and begs for scraps from others.
The designers present their creations to Nicky at a cocktail party. During the party, the designers have a walk-off that is amazing. In fact, Nick might be replacing Cara for the rest of the season. Or until next week, when Marla will be eliminated. This week, though, it was Lupe who was auf. Her amphibious design would put Nicky on a "worst-dressed list," say the judges. God forbid. The Hiltons hate nothing more than negative publicity. The winner is Santino, who really needed the ego boost. Even while wearing heels and doing a superb Tim Gunn impression, the guy comes off as a jerk.