The BEST episodes of The Rachel Zoe Project
Every episode of The Rachel Zoe Project ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Rachel Zoe Project!
The series follows the life of celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe and her attempts to balance her professional life with her personal life while dealing with her fighting assistants and her husband-partner Rodger Berman. The Rachel Zoe Project also features Zoe's longtime assistant Taylor Jacobsen and Brad Goreski, Jacobsen's newly hired assistant who clash due to conflicting personalities.
#1 - Fashion to the Maxi
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/13/2013
Rachel's new styling assistant is put to the test when they style the pop group, Karmin. Meanwhile, it's Market Week in New York and Los Angeles; and when buyers and retailers have doubts about pieces in Rachel's collection, the team has to break the bad news to Rachel. Finally, Rachel's New York blow-out salon goes from dream venture, to logistics nightmare.
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#2 - Award Season, That's Banana's!
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2008
Award season has arrived, and Rachel Zoe has 3 days to find the perfect dress for Emmy-Award-winning actress, Debra Messing to wear to the highly anticipated Screen Actors Guild Awards. Her new assistant Brad is put to the test when Taylor calls in sick on award day.
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#3 - Baby Changes Everything
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/25/2011
Season 4 closes with a juggle struggle, as Rachel tries to balance her work demands with her role as a new mother. Unwilling to part with her baby boy, she brings him to work with her. Meanwhile, an opportunity comes Jeremiah's way.
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#4 - Fashion Week To Die!
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/2008
It is Rachel's favorite time of year - Fashion Week! The entire Zoe Camp heads to New York where Rachel visits her good friend, designer Marc Jacobs and views the runaway collections of Michael Kors and Donna Karan at Bryant Park. The schedule is grueling as Rachel runs from fashion show to design party, leaving no time to spend with Rodger.
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#5 - Fashion Addiction
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/21/2010
Rachel arrives in New York City for the annual Met Ball, where she will be styling four of her A-list clients, in addition to attending the gala herself. After the whirlwind trip, she is back in LA filling her scheduling with an increasing list of jobs; including a Bardot inspired shoot for UK magazine, Love. The rest of Team Zoe is more concerned than ever with their leader's inability to slow down. Rodger's mounting frustration with his wife come to a head after a trip to the fertility clinic ... has Rodger finally had enough?
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#6 - Launching Rachel's Line
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/2011
It's back to the Big Apple, where Rachel and Rodger are set to unveil her first collection to the fashion industry's heavyweights. With a packed three-day schedule, Rachel's newest hire, Jeremiah, tries not to crack under pressure in his first big job as the newest member of the Rachel Zoe team. Rachel also recruits her friend Joey to help out, who she eventually tries to persuade to move to LA and work with her full-time. With all of the moving pieces and all eyes on her, will Rachel make the cut and make a seamless transition from stylist to designer
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#7 - Paris Fashion Week
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/20/2013
Running on no sleep, Rachel, Rodger, Skyler, and Pam take on Paris Fashion Week, attending mind-blowing runway shows of Chanel, Valentino, and Elie Saab. But when she discovers that the European buyers aren't getting some of her collection's samples, she puts Mandana and her LA team on the case to turn it around.
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#8 - Rodger's Temper and Kim Kardashian are Hot
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/2011
With her skills of persuasion, Rachel convinces Joey to move to Los Angeles to become her right hand fashion man. While he helps Rachel style a Kim Kardashian video shoot, Jeremiah must shift his focus from fashion design to interior design and is responsible for furnishing Rachel and Rodger’s new house. With life moving in the fast lane, Rachel's sister visits to put things in perspective and remind them that a baby is on the way. After a visit to a doula, the topic turns ugly with an argument over Rodger's new role in the company. To make matters worse, he tells her he needs a weekend away to de-stress.
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#9 - The Oscars and Figure Skater - Johnny Weir
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/7/2010
Back in Los Angeles, fashion disaster strikes again when the gown that Rachel thought she had secured in Milan for Demi Moore’s Oscar moment doesn’t fit the bill. Adding fuel to the fire, Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir contacts Team Zoe out of the blue in need of fashion assistance. Styling for an athlete with a penchant for ladies clothes is an entirely foreign experience for Rachel, but Brad seems to be in his element. Will they be able to successfully tone down their flamboyant client and stop him from landing on the worst-dressed list?
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#10 - Changes In the Zoe Camp
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/3/2010
There are major changes in the Zoe Camp as Taylor is fired and Rachel is left to deal with the emotional turmoil left behind. To make matters worse, the team has an important Harpers Bazaar cover shoot with Demi Moore, and all must prove that they can cope without Taylor. Brad is particularly feeling the pressure after his promotion to Style Director. Rodger has assumed the role of President of Rachel Zoe Inc., and now must adjust to working side-by-side with Rachel.
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#11 - Paris Dilemma
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/28/2009
Despite doctor’s orders to take it easy, the ever-present demands on Rachel keep seeping into her life and onto her calendar. With Paris Fashion Week rapidly approaching, Rachel realizes that she can’t take both Brad and Taylor with her and decides to let them chose who should go. In the end it proves to be a decision that could change Team Zoe forever.
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#12 - New York Fashion Week: It's Everything
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/6/2013
Stylist, designer and mom Rachel Zoe is set to debut her spring collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City with the help of her team and son Skyler by her side. But when a gossip column prints a story that her collection is failing, she must pull out all the stops for her first big show… while still making time to check out other designers like Prabal Gurang, Oscar de la Renta, Marchesa and Michael Kors. Can she rise above the fray and launch her career as a major designer, or will her critics get the best of her?
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#13 - Paris Crisis
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/5/2009
Rachel and Brad are Paris-bound for Fashion Week, where they take in the latest collections and find themselves mingling with fashion royalty. It's a once in a lifetime trip as Rachel and Brad rub ellows with John Galliano, Christian Lacroix and camp Zoe's ultimate idol: Karl Lagerfeld. Meanwhile, back at home, a crisis strikes with a big client and Taylor is put to the test.
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#14 - Zoe Much to Do, Zoe Little Time
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/2013
Rachel returns from Paris exhausted and faces an overbooked schedule, including an InStyle Magazine shoot with actress Jaime King and a hosting gig for a celebrity polo match. But when she encounters issues with her collection that would be better handled in New York, she reaches a breaking point and contemplates getting an apartment in New York.
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#15 - 'Pin Thin' and Pissed Off
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/14/2009
Rachel is distraught when she becomes the victim of another vicious tabloid attack. Taylor tells Rachel to let it go but Rachel can't seem to shake it. Things get worse as she steps out of her comfort zone to model for Marie Claire magazine.
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#16 - Dressless for the Globes
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/24/2009
Awards season is right around the corner and Team Zoe has been charged with the task of styling five of the hottest stars to grace the 2009 Golden Globes Red Carpet. Rachel works around the clock to hunt down the best dresses for A-listers Anne Hathaway, Cameron Diaz, Demi Moore, Debra Messing and Eva Mendes. Due to the current economic climate, Rachel is especially challenged this season as designers have decreased the number of couture gowns they are creating.
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#17 - Front Row at New York Fashion Week
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/31/2009
The tension is high, with just days to go until Academy Award Best Actress nominee Anne Hathaway has to walk the red carpet – and Rachel still hasn’t found her the perfect gown. As she and Brad race against the clock scouring Fashion Week collections in New York, Taylor heads back to the West coast to prep for a photo shoot with client Jennifer Garner. Miles away from Rachel, Taylor grows frustrated with her job and wonders about her future as a member of Team Zoe.
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#18 - Godzilla Rachel!
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2013
When a 50-foot-tall billboard of Rachel goes up in the heart of Hollywood, Rachel has to face her insecurities. Already feeling overwhelmed by the glare of the spotlight, she then takes on a video campaign that leaves her stammering for the cameras. Back at the office, her handbag collection looks fabulous! That is… until there’s a leather problem that leaves the whole team scrambling.
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#19 - OMG, He's Here
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/2011
It's couture shock when Rachel goes into labor. This causes a frantic rush to prepare for the baby's arrival and triggers the hiring of a former staffer to finish the nursery. Elsewhere, Joey braves his first solo style job by dressing actress Molly Sims in New York.
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#20 - Rodger Goes to Vegas and Rachel Moves Out
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/2011
It's Viva Las Vegas for Rodger and his boys as they party it up in Sin City one last time before the baby's arrival. Meanwhile, Rachel and Joey prep for the Oscars, and Jeremiah is home-bound finishing up last-minute shopping for the big move. When moving day comes, Marisa sends Rachel and Rodger to a hotel for the day, so as to stay out of the way.
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#21 - Meltdown
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/2009
Rachel enjoys the perks of her growing business as she styles a massive photo shoot for Glamour Magazine and stars in Ashton Kutcher’s hilarious web series. Meanwhile, Taylor continues to be defeated by her inability to move up the ranks and contemplates leaving Team Zoe. But when Rachel collapses at the studio it becomes clear that the strenuous demands of her schedule are too much, causing everyone to worry about her health and the future of Rachel Zoe Inc.
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#22 - NYC Fashion Week - The Hunt for Oscar Gowns
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/24/2010
Fashion Week begins and Rachel Zoe has two clients presenting awards at the Oscars – Cameron Diaz and Demi Moore. This is Rachel’s tenth Oscar Awards and she wants her regular clients to push their boundaries and move out of their comfort zone. It is also Brad’s first time at fashion week without Taylor, and the pressure is on as he seeks to prove he can find the perfect dress for Rachel’s clients. Rachel and Rodger’s anniversary falls during fashion week, but the demands currently on Team Zoe leaves no time for celebrating their 12 years of marriage.
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#24 - Star Studded Oscar Week
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/7/2009
Awards season is in full swing and Rachel gives a shocked Brad the sole responsibility of styling Oscar nominated actress, Anne Hathaway, for the big night. This is Brad’s shot to redeem himself from last year’s disaster and prove to Team Zoe that he won’t crack under pressure. Meanwhile, Liv Tyler drops by Rachel’s studio to pick out a new wardrobe.
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#25 - Fashion Overload
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/12/2009
Rachel’s juggling a high fashion editorial shoot and the launch of the Rachel Zoe brand. But when Taylor threatens to walk out the door, forever, the stress causes a relapse of Rachel’s vertigo and she realizes some big changes must be made – or else she could lose everything she has worked so hard to build.
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