I'm finally back to watching The Cut after a few weeks when it was pre-empted here on the West Coast. There are four aspiring designers remaining: Princess, Liz,  Felix and Chris. Their assignment is float around on a garbage barge for two hours and scavenge things to use in clothing design. Although the designers are supposed to work on their own Felix and Liz help each other out (or rather Felix helps Liz).  They then have dinner with Tommy Hilfiger and no one really seems up to the task of simple dinner conversation. Felix and Liz continue to work together while Chris and Princess have a respectful friendship but see each other as competitors. In the Style Forum, the Princess/Liz rivalry heats up. Then it's time for the designs. Liz does her usual classic design style (pretty but we have seen her do this before) while everyone else's outfit is a hodgepodge. Chris gets points for his red satin skirt and short blazer. Princess gets in trouble for the half-skirt pleated thing she made (and the barely-clothed model) and Felix loses points for his plaid shirt and ugly vest. In the end, Tommy says he was looking for the designers to create something beautiful so Felix gets the boot. Next week we finally get to see who Tommy choses.

The two teams have to create their own stores selling re-imagined clothes from Goodwill but the competition seems lopsided from the beginning making for an episode that is even more oddly paced than usual. Deanna and Crazy Jeff's team name their store Comme Undone while James, Liz and Princess's team calls their store the Garment Gallery. Jessica gets the flu and her team is already missing team leader Felix who is on the jet with Tommy and Shauna on the way to Sundance.  Comme Undone opens ahead of the Garment Gallery even with Crazy Jeff fighting with just about everyone.  The Garment Gallery realizes they have no decorations and opt to use paint rollers and ladders to portray an art theme. Jamie Lynn DiScala and Simon Doonan visit the stores to do a secret eval for Tommy. Out at Sundance, Felix makes a tool of himself going on about his accomplishments while Shauna demonstrates her usual smooth interviewing skills with the celebs.