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The Best Episodes of Project Runway Season 5

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Every episode of Project Runway Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Project Runway Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Project Runway Season 5

Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work...
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    #1 - Let's Start From the Beginning

    S5:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Grass Is Always Greener

    S5:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Bright Lights/Big City

    S5:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Rings of Glory

    S5:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Welcome to the Jungle

    S5:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Good Queen Fun

    S5:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Fashion That Drives You

    S5:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Double 0 Fashion

    S5:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - What's Your Sign?

    S5:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - Transformation

    S5:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - Rock N' Runway

    S5:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - Nature Calls

    S5:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - Finale: Part I

    S5:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - Finale: Part II

    S5:E14

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Let's Start From the Beginning" is the best rated episode of "Project Runway" season 5. It scored 1/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/16/2008. This episode is rated 5.0 points higher than the second-best, "Grass Is Always Greener".