Episode guide
Project Runway: Season 5
14 episodes · first aired Jul 16, 2008
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- 1 Let's Start From the Beginning Jul 16, 2008 · 49m 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 and one…
- 2 Grass Is Always Greener Jul 23, 2008 · 48m 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 Jul 30, 2008 · 44m 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 Aug 6, 2008 · 44m 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 Aug 13, 2008 · 44m 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 of them…
- 6 Good Queen Fun Aug 20, 2008 · 48m 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 Aug 27, 2008 · 44m 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 day to complete their…
- 8 Double 0 Fashion Sep 3, 2008 · 44m 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 the…
- 9 What's Your Sign? Sep 10, 2008 · 49m 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 complete…
- 10 Transformation Sep 17, 2008 · 44m 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 their client's…
- 11 Rock N' Runway Sep 24, 2008 · 44m 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 Oct 1, 2008 · 50m 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 Oct 8, 2008 · 48m 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 their hometown…
- 14 Finale: Part II Oct 15, 2008 · 47m 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.