The City Season 1 Episode 15 Recap

At ELLE Magazine, Erin briefs Joe Zee on the 'Today Show' segment about outfits for women on a budget. Erin explains that she asked Olivia to pull several options and sizes, but Olivia only came back with two outfits. She also reveals that when she tried to critique Olivia's choices, Olivia told Erin she could pull the items herself. Erin continues to explain that Olivia isn't used to hearing criticism and isn't a nice person. Joe says he wants to stand by his new hire and it is Erin's job to make it work.

Over at People's Revolution in Soho, Roxy arrives to her first day of work. Whitney greets and welcomes Roxy and shares there is a photo shoot that day. Kelly Cutrone arrives and introduces the girls to Ali Fatourechi, the client and creative director, for the day's shoot. Ali asks the girls to bring clips so they can make the jeans fit better by clamping the back on their petite model.

At ELLE, Joe discusses with Erin, Olivia, and other employees about their upcoming personal style feature. Olivia suggests shopping at a new vintage store for items, but Joe tells her they need pieces that are more available, rather than one-of-a-kind pieces, to target ELLE readers.

Then, Joe tells the group that Erin has booked another morning show segment which compares real designer accessories to their inexpensive knockoffs. Joe asks Olivia to collaborate with Erin on the segment. Olivia agrees, and Erin explains that she wants a wide range of accessories to choose from this time.

Meanwhile, Whitney and Roxy arrive at the photo shoot. Kelly asks if they brought the clamps for the jeans, and the girls realize they have forgotten them. The girls help with the shoot, but the model does not move very much, even when Kelly encourages her to do different poses. Roxy tells Whitney she doesn't think the shoot is edgy enough, and Whitney says she should speak with Kelly before suggesting anything. Roxy forgoes Kelly and suggests directly to the client that the model should take her top off, and he agrees. Kelly overhears their conversation and, albeit loves the idea, she demands Roxy to inform her and not her client with new ideas.

Back at ELLE, Joe asks Olivia to go to Canal Street to buy fake designer handbags, watches and scarves for the morning show project. Olivia mentions that police are shutting down a lot of transactions and is concerned about the selections, but Joe thinks Olivia will be surprised on what she finds. He wants to run through what she finds first thing in the morning.

Whitney stops in at the Marchesa Design Showroom in Chelsea to see Samantha. Samantha asks Whitney how it's been working with Roxy, and Whitney says she thinks Kelly and Roxy will get along well. She tells Samantha about how Roxy took over at the photo shoot. Whitney then explains that Roxy knew her when she was younger and quieter and thinks Roxy still sees her as a girl that people used to walk all over. Whitney says she needs to make sure Roxy understands that she has changed.

Olivia exits the subway station at Canal Street and begins perusing the different merchandise. She comes across a gentleman selling these items and tells him which designer knock-off bags she wants. After selecting and inspecting a few items she purchases the items.

In Soho, Roxy arrives at People's Revolution to find Whitney is already at work. They discuss what Kelly will say about Roxy's input at the shoot. Roxy thinks Kelly liked it since it showed her passion. Whitney agrees Kelly likes initiative but reiterates that she should have given her input to Kelly and not the client.

Back at ELLE, Olivia shows Erin and Kyle, the Senior Accessories Editor, the accessories she bought. Erin says the bags she chose are great, but they need more variety in the types of accessories. Joe comes in to see how Olivia's trip went. Joe praises her on the bags she brought back, but says he is concerned that they don't have enough items. Erin agrees with him.

As Erin and Joe leave, Joe tells Erin he thinks Olivia did a great job. Erin disagrees and says they don't have enough for the morning show models. Joe says he likes what he saw and points out that Olivia had said it was a difficult task. Erin says even so, she is left with an incomplete segment and they will have to change it to focus only on handbags rather than all accessories. Again, Joe says he thought Olivia did a good job.

Kelly arrives at People's Revolution and talks to Whitney and Roxy about the shoot, which went well except for the "Brazilian bore" model. Kelly tells Roxy she did a good job and took initiative but she needs to respect Kelly's authority when on the set and all suggestions should pass by her first. She says it was embarrassing to not have the clips at the shoot and that the girls need to bring what she asks. Kelly leaves and says to call her when the photos get in. Roxy smiles and says at least Kelly liked it and it could have been a lot worse.

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