In the fashion world, a name can only take you so far. While Katie has the ambition to launch her eponymous fashion house, Logan’s strategy on The Bold and the Beautiful has already proven flimsy. Instead of safeguarding her legacy name, her recent actions have left the startup vulnerable to creative stagnation and legal chaos. From handshake deals with Eric Forrester to giving “Dollar Bill” Spencer the keys to the runway, Katie is walking a fine line between a moral failure and a fashion disaster.
Key Takeaways
- By failing to have Eric sign a formal contract, Katie left Logan with no legal claim to its intellectual property.
- Opening a fashion house without a dedicated design team leaves the burden on a single lead designer.
- Allowing Bill to have the final say on Eric’s legendary designs risks alienating the talent and compromising the brand’s artistic integrity.
Mistake #1: No Signature, No Security
Bill (Don Diamont) found out that Katie (Heather Tom) didn’t have Eric (John McCook) sign a formal contract to work for them. She’s already building a fashion house on shaky ground. Therefore, they can’t sue Eric since he’s leaving on his own accord.
Without a signed agreement, the Logan brand has no legal claim to his sketches. If Eric decides to walk away for good, Katie could find herself with a backlog of sketches she doesn’t legally own. However, Katie and Bill are considering using his designs, since they have already paid him.
Mistake #2: Launching Without a Design Team
A fashion house is more than just a lead designer. It’s an ecosystem comprised of drapers, patternmakers, and junior designers. Without having a dedicated team, Katie put all the pressure on one man.
Eric is a legendary fashion designer, but he’s just one person. Without a team to translate his vision into a full collection, the brand’s output is slow and inconsistent, as viewers have already witnessed.
Bill told Eric that he wanted the debut collection to drop as soon as possible, which was unrealistic. He didn’t understand that couture takes time.
The lack of a cohesive design infrastructure makes Logan susceptible to failure. If Eric were to fall ill, Logan has no one else to keep the collection going. This leaves the company’s debut vulnerable to deadlines and production errors. (B&B gets a new fashion house, so who would join?).
Mistake #3: Bill Spencer’s Final Say
The most baffling move is Katie allowing Bill to have the final say on Eric’s creative output. Bill is a man who’s known for running Spencer Publications, not high fashion. He sees the world through the lens of return on investment (ROI) and the bottom line, not artistry or couture.
Allowing an outsider to override the lead designer is a recipe for disaster. This already created a toxic power dynamic. Eric probably wouldn’t have liked taking direction from Bill, and Bill couldn’t understand Eric’s artistic integrity.
He just wanted mass-produced dresses. Nothing more. Katie brought a “wolf” into the atelier, which could’ve sparked an ego clash that threatened to destroy Logan’s reputation before its first runway show.
Katie prioritized loyalty and personal ties over professional standards. In Los Angeles’s cutthroat fashion industry, these three mistakes could bring down the Logan name.
