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Season 5

Project Runway

Season 5

  • 2008
  1. Let’s Start From the Beginning Episode 1 Let’s Start From the Beginning July 16, 2008, 49 min The 16 new contestants are introduced and face their first challenge. The designers are asked to create a look using only materials purchased from a grocery store. They have $75…
  2. Grass Is Always Greener Episode 2 Grass Is Always Greener July 23, 2008, 48 min The designers are asked to create a cocktail dress, using environmentally friendly or conscious fabrics, with their models as their clients. They have $75 and one day to finish their…
  3. Bright Lights/Big City Episode 3 Bright Lights/Big City July 30, 2008, 44 min The designers are tasked to create a look inspired by the nightlife of New York City. They have $100 and one day to complete their designs.
  4. Rings of Glory Episode 4 Rings of Glory August 6, 2008, 44 min The designers must create a women's wear look for the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies. They have $150 and one day to complete their designs.
  5. Welcome to the Jungle Episode 5 Welcome to the Jungle August 13, 2008, 44 min Brooke Shields gives the designers their next challenge, to make an outfit she will wear on her television show Lipstick Jungle. They pitch their ideas to Shields, who chooses half…
  6. Good Queen Fun Episode 6 Good Queen Fun August 20, 2008, 48 min Former contestant Chris March returns to give the designers their next challenge: make an outfit for a drag queen. They have $200 and two days to complete their designs.
  7. Fashion That Drives You Episode 7 Fashion That Drives You August 27, 2008, 44 min The designers are asked to make an outfit from the spare parts and raw materials of a Saturn hybrid car. They have four minutes to collect their materials and one…
  8. Double 0 Fashion Episode 8 Double 0 Fashion September 3, 2008, 44 min The designers are taken to the offices and design showroom of fashion living-legend Diane von Fürstenberg. Their challenge is to create a look for her Fall 2008 collection, inspired by…
  9. What’s Your Sign? Episode 9 What’s Your Sign? September 10, 2008, 49 min The designers are paired up with eliminated contestants and asked to create an avant-garde garment inspired by one of their two astrological signs. They have $250 and one day to…
  10. Transformation Episode 10 Transformation September 17, 2008, 44 min The designers are assigned recent college graduates and are tasked to give them a fashion makeover to help them enter the workforce. Each designer was to gear their look to…
  11. Rock N’ Runway Episode 11 Rock N’ Runway September 24, 2008, 44 min The contestants are given the task of designing for each other, inspired by different genres of music. They have $150 and one day to complete the challenge.
  12. Nature Calls Episode 12 Nature Calls October 1, 2008, 50 min The contestants head to the New York Botanical Garden to design an evening gown inspired by nature. They have $250 and two days to complete their dress.
  13. Finale: Part I Episode 13 Finale: Part I October 8, 2008, 48 min The remaining designers are given two months and $8000 to design a 10-piece collection, plus a wedding gown, for Fashion Week. In the interim, each gets a special visit in…
  14. Finale: Part II Episode 14 Finale: Part II October 15, 2008, 47 min In the conclusion of the finale, the remaining contestants pare their 12-piece collections down to ten. Then they present their lines to industry insiders at Fashion Week.