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The designers are called upon to create a look for former football
player -- and owner of the pearliest whites since Tom Snyder -- Tiki
Barber to wear on The Today Show. From the sound of it, only
Elisa has ever designed any menswear before. Everyone is totally
freaked out, aside from Christian, who brags about what a fast sewer he
is and PROVES that shit. That little guy can sew very quickly. Their
models are guys, and they are all extremely hot. Unless I didn't see
one of them closely enough. But I think they were all really freaking
hot. Tiki's wife, Ginny, comes in at one point to see the progress of
the designers and help Tim advise them.

On the runway, there are some nice surprises, and some train wrecks.
Jack wins the challenge with a snappy little combo of pinstripe slacks
and a contrasting striped shirt. We also learned that he has been
living with HIV for over a decade. Sweet P, Ricky, and Carmen end up in
the bottom three, and understandably, because their work is pretty bad
and largely unfinished. And, as Michael Kors says, "I want to see
clothes, not what coulda been." All three of them are completely honest
about their shortcomings and not defensive with the judges, which makes
the elimination a bit sadder. Carmen and Ricky are the bottom two, with
Carmen ultimately going home for not sewing a shirt and screwing up
everything she did complete. And, per expectation, Ricky cries. He officially has a problem.