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.

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.

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rachel Zoe is under pressure to find the consummate red carpet gown for actress Joy Bryant. Rachel's styling associate and right-hand woman, Taylor, has doubts about the newly hired, over-eager assistant, Brad.

Rachel Zoe and her team are in New York for Fashion Week where they meet up with Diane von Furstenberg and Oscar de la Renta. Rachel handles the stressful time by going on a extravagant shopping spree, while Brad has to prove he can handle working on his own when a scheduling mishap sends Taylor back to L.A.

The Oscars have arrived and the Zoe camp is in full award mode. Tension grows between Taylor and Brad as the team labors to create the picture perfect "red carpet moment" for 5 of Rachel's A-list clients. The pressure proves too much for Brad to handle.

It's shoe time! After reviewing the shoe prototypes for her fall collection and pulling out all the creative stops to make them fabulous, Rachel jets off on the hunt for a Manhattan apartment. But can she ever live in a city with such limited closet space? And will Rodger ever go along with it? Meanwhile, DreamDry has growing pains that bring Rachel's stress to a new level.

When Glamour Magazine asks Rachel to style a boho chic spread, life is but a hippy dream… until atypical Los Angeles weather takes a surprising turn that threatens the shoot. A trip to New York has Rachel finally strutting the chevron floor of DreamDry, but just as the clothes are stacking up in Rachel’s favor, she’s pressured to expand even more when Rodger, Skyler and Joey starts talking baby number two.

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.

En route to Milan fashion week, Rachel detours to London to see client Kate Hudson. Rodger is enthused that Rachel seems to be relaxing, and begins to believe she is recognizing the importance of a life outside of work. Unfortunately, the reprieve doesn’t last. As soon as Rachel arrives in Milan, she finds she has lost an Oscar gown from a New York show, and becomes desperate to find an adequate replacement. Rachel and Brad’s fashion mission becomes more and more difficult as they race through the shows in Milan, stressed that they may leave for Los Angeles without the prefect dress they promised.

Jeremiah handles his first major gig, but wonders just how much time he has left at Rachel Zoe Inc.

In the season premiere, Rachel Zoe, Inc. is growing exponentially, and so is Rachel’s family. With a baby on the way, Rodger looks for a bigger house, while Rachel sets her eyes on launching her new fashion line. After an Elle Magazine photo shoot with her hubby, Rachel and Rodger jet off to a round of interviews for a potential new junior stylist to replace Brad. Hoping she’ll slow down and take it easy, Rachel tries to manage it all leaving Rodger concerned for her health and well-being.

In the midst of Oscar madness Rachel Zoe is hit with a family emergency. The main event is only a week away, and she is faced with the decision to stay in Los Angeles and work, or to attend her uncle's funeral.

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?