Episode 08

The Designer's Capacity is the eighth episode in the Smile Down the Runway (anime).

Summary
Ikuto rushes to the hospital and learns that his mother is in critical condition from his oldest younger sister. Apparently, his mother was using most of the money intended for her operation to financially back Ikuto's work to become a fashion designer. Her operation, in the end, was a success, however, due to her not getting the operation sooner, she's prone to relapse. This is due to her insistence to hold off on the operation. Other than those things, she's projected to recover in one month's time and she has an outstanding bill due on her release.

At Toh's design studio, Ikuto goes there and intends to quit. However, after Toh hears his reasons as to why he coerces him to stay offering to pay for his mother's medical bills. After his meeting with Toh, Ikuto runs into Kokoro's agent, Yu who tries to convince him to have Kokoro quit her fashion design endeavor. Eventually, Ikuto quits working at Hajime's design studio, the news perturbs Kokoro.

Meanwhile, Ikuto does the financing and due to him taking multiple jobs and his oldest younger sister taking up a job of her own. On Chiyuki's side she fails to make the cut of another modeling gig in France. Back to Ikuto who plans to apologize to Toh and accept his offer, he gets a message from Kenji, Chiyuki's father. In the sequential meeting with Kenji, Ikuto learns that Chiyuki is returning from France soon and has failed to earn a single gig there. Kenji wants Ikuto to talk with Chiyuki, but he's not in the right mindset to do it. So to convince Ikuto, Kenji reveals that he wants to purchase the original design that he showed him when they first met. In return, Ikuto asks if Chiyuki could be his model for the Geika Fashion Show and Kenji accepts. Elated by the acceptance, Ikuto and Chiyuki reunite with each other.

Characters

 * Chiyuki Fujito
 * Ikuto Tsumura
 * Toh Ayano
 * Yu Igarashi
 * Kokoro Hasegawa
 * Hajime Yanagida
 * Kenji Fujito