The designers size up the new competition when they meet up for the quintessential rooftop toast with Heidi and Tim in New York. Tim presents the designers with their challenge during a field trip to New Yorks Central Park. The pressure is on as the designers must work against the clock to wow Heidi, Michael, Nina and a special celebrity guest judge, Nicole Richie.

The designers butt heads when they have to work in teams of two. As personalities clash in the workroom, tensions come to a head on the runway.