Designer Jenna Lyons and her colleague Kyle DeFord seek to add a new associate to their team, tasking their group of candidates with a makeover project.

The contestants utilize their creativity to amp up an ordinary outfit with one couture piece. Later, the winners of the challenge help Jenna overhaul the loft below her apartment.

The associates sit down for a series of interviews, later creating a unique table setting for a dinner soiree.

Jenna selects her seven finalists after careful consideration of the current contenders. She then assigns her chosen team to search for pieces designed by local artisans to offer at her pop-up boutique.

Jenna accompanies the four remaining contestants on a road trip to bring fast fashion to two women in need of wardrobe overhauls.

Jenna tasks her associates with repairing her home damaged by a flood in upstate New York. Later, she requests the aspiring designers utilize a mix of modern and vintage to style two rooms of the home.

The contestants dream up couture-inspired denim looks for three couples' date nights. However, creative differences may jeopardize one associate's ability to move on to the final round.

Jenna tasks her associates with planning a pop-up, utilizing the skills they have cultivated under her mentorship as they face a lockdown in light of the global pandemic.