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Project Runway Season 5 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Ended: Wednesday, October 15, 2008

When does Project Runway Season 5 come out?

Project Runway Season 5 premiered Wednesday, July 16, 2008 on Freeform and ended Wednesday, October 15, 2008. The season has 14 episodes.

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Project Runway Season 5 episode release dates
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1. Let's Start From the Beginning

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 day to complete their outfits.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

2. Grass Is Always Greener

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 garments.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

3. Bright Lights/Big City

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.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

4. Rings of Glory

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.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

5. Welcome to the Jungle

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 as team leaders to be paired randomly with the remaining contestants. The designers have $150 and one day to complete their looks.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

6. Good Queen Fun

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.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

7. Fashion That Drives You

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 outfits.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

8. Double 0 Fashion

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 movie A Foreign Affair. They have 15 minutes inside von Fürstenberg's sample room to select fabrics and one day to complete the outfit.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

9. What's Your Sign?

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 the look.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

10. Transformation

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 specific profession, while keeping their individual style. They have $100 and two days to complete their look.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

11. Rock N' Runway

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.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

12. Nature Calls

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.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

13. Finale: Part I

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 from Tim Gunn. Back in New York City, the designers are given one more task, create a bridesmaid dress to go with their wedding gown.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

14. Finale: Part II Finale

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.

Wednesday · 18 years ago

Project Runway Season 5 guest stars

  • Sandra Bernhard

    Sandra Bernhard

    Self - Guest Judge

  • Apolo Ohno

    Apolo Ohno

    Self - Guest Judge

  • Brooke Shields

    Brooke Shields

    Self - Guest Judge

  • Austin Scarlett

    Austin Scarlett

    Self - Guest Judge

  • RuPaul

    RuPaul

    Self - Guest Judge

  • Miss Understood

    Miss Understood

    Self

  • Annida Greenkard

    Annida Greenkard

    Self

  • Steven LeMay

    Steven LeMay

    Self

  • Varla Jean Merman

    Varla Jean Merman

    Self

  • Sherry Vine

    Sherry Vine

    Self

  • Farrah Moans

    Farrah Moans

    Self

  • Daniel T. 'Sweetie' Boothe

    Daniel T. 'Sweetie' Boothe

    Self

  • Sharon Needles

    Sharon Needles

    Self

  • Luisa Verde

    Luisa Verde

    Self

  • Steven Polito

    Steven Polito

    Self

  • Acid Betty

    Acid Betty

    Self

Project Runway Season 5 FAQ

When does Project Runway Season 5 come out?

Project Runway Season 5 premiered Wednesday, July 16, 2008 on Freeform.

How many episodes are in Project Runway Season 5?

Project Runway Season 5 has 14 episodes.

Are new episodes of Project Runway Season 5 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Project Runway Season 5 finale?

The Project Runway Season 5 finale (Episode 14) aired Wednesday, October 15, 2008.

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