What: Contemporary women’s wear, including coats, dresses, pants, and blouses.

Who: Tsyndyma Kroujiloz. She was born in Siberia and lived in Russia and Houston before moving to Washington 12 years ago. “In some kind of way, I’m getting closer to New York,” she says with a laugh. She lives in Potomac with her husband and two sons.

Where to buy it: View the clothing line on her Web site, tsyndyma.com, and call 240-888-5175 to make an appointment to visit her showroom at 9317 Bentridge Avenue in Potomac.

Engineer-turned-designer: Tsyndyma started sewing when she was six years old, but in high school she was a top math student, so she decided to attend Moscow Polygraphic Institute for mechanical engineering. At school, friends would ask her to help them with their wardrobes: “I would say, ‘First tell me why you want to change.’ Beauty is confidence.”

After spending six years as an engineer, she decided to begin working as a couture dressmaker in Moscow, where her passion for the fashion industry really began to grow. She also found that her math skills helped her with the dress designs and proportions.

And we’re back! In case you forgot where we were, the show is quick to remind us: Everyone hates Kenley! No one did very well in the last challenge. All four remaining designers get to go home and make full collections for the Bryant Park finale, although one will get eliminated just before the big show. How terribly cruel.

Everyone goes home to start working! Four weeks later, Tim Gunn heads to Arkansas to see Korto, who has a really lovely studio in the middle of the woods. Tim is mostly concerned about some overly suggestive cutouts in the cocktail dress, but otherwise he’s excited and we’re excited about her bright, pretty collection. The two head over to Korto’s house, where a spread has been laid out in Tim’s honor. Awkward communication in front of the camera follows. Tim says goodbye with his signature double-cheek kiss to Korto’s adorable little daughter, Elise.

Okay, so rangefinders can’t read the breaks and contours of greens, but they’ll give you accurate distances to any target, whether it’s a tree or the flag. Because golf is a game of precision, it’s no wonder these new gadgets are the hottest golf accessory in any golfer’s bag. With a few golfing days left in the season and the holidays sneaking up on us, here are a couple of rangefinders you may want to get for yourself, your husband, your father, or whoever the golf nut is among your friends or family.

We spotted Danielle at the closing party for the “Space Invaders” exhibit at Dissident Display Gallery on DC’s H Street, Northeast.

Danielle Vu, 24
Just moved from LA and currently job seeking a job in foreign policy.

What she’s wearing: “A fox-fur jacket from my aunt’s closet, a dress from H&M, and my shoes and purse are both from thrift shops.”

Describe your look tonight. “The look I was going for was kind of 1940s glamour with a touch of rock and roll.”

In the past two years, Baltimore has seen an explosion of new boutiques and stores. No longer is “Bawlmer,” as locals call it, known just for the Orioles and the aquarium—it’s become a shopping destination.

The four main shopping areas are Hampden, Federal Hill, Fells Point, and Harbor East. You can easily visit two or more in a day, and friendly store owners are happy to recommend other shopping and dining. It’s called Charm City for a reason.

I’d recommend starting a day trip in Hampden, where you’ll find more than 100 merchants along West 36th Street, or “the Avenue.”

Make your first stop Form (1115 W. 36th St.; 410-889-3116; formtheboutique.com), where owner Aimee Bracken stocks such fashionista-friendly lines as Vera Wang, Lavender Label, Graham and Spencer, and Alvin Valley. Next, pop a few doors down to Shine Collective (1007 W. 36th St.; 410-366-6100; shopshinecollective.com). You’ll find vintage furniture plus contemporary fashions including Joe’s Jeans and great local jewelry by Valentina Black.

Photograph courtesy of Lauren Rothman.

Some Washington women can’t get dressed without Lauren Rothman. Owner of Styleauteur, a personal-shopping service, she provides closet makeovers and wardrobe advice for everyone from new moms to CEOs.

Rothman, who previously worked at Elle magazine and as a personal shopper at both Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue, says women here are not like those in New York or Los Angeles. “Women in Washington need a reason to buy,” she says. “They aren’t going to adopt a trend ‘just because.’ ”

We talked to Rothman about fall fashion trends she thinks Washingtonians will like.

What’s your favorite fall trend?

Without a doubt, it’s the idea of American glamour. I love the sheath dress, the return of dresses with jackets. Every woman should have at least one piece this season that makes her feel glamorous.

For weeks and weeks (and weeks and weeks), we’ve endured Olympians and drag queens, incessant hammering and very ’licious looks (oh, Blayne, we hardly knew ye). And it’s finally boiled down to this show: The final elimination, where three designers will be sent on to Bryant Park, while one will go home.

Now the irony here is, because New York Fashion Week happened in early September and Bravo didn’t want to offer any possible spoilers, all of the designers (along with the now-ousted Joe and Suede) actually showed in Bryant Park. So basically, what’s on the table is that only three of the designers will have their shows shown on TV and the other one will have to settle for rampant Internet exposure. Which seems like a pretty nice tradeoff. But I guess, from Heidi’s standpoint, that’s kind of a mouthful to explain. So let’s just play along.