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Project Runway
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 in front of a judges' panel.
- Created by:
- Eli Holzman
- Cast:
- Nina Garcia
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- Lifetime, Bravo, Freeform
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 5
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 1.0Let's Start From the Beginning
2008-07-16 · 49mThe 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.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 6.0Grass Is Always Greener
2008-07-23 · 48mThe 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.
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E03
Episode 3
Bright Lights/Big City
2008-07-30 · 44mThe 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.
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E04
Episode 4
Rings of Glory
2008-08-06 · 44mThe 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.
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E05
Episode 5
Welcome to the Jungle
2008-08-13 · 44mBrooke 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.
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E06
Episode 6
Good Queen Fun
2008-08-20 · 48mFormer 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.
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E07
Episode 7
Fashion That Drives You
2008-08-27 · 44mThe 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.
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E08
Episode 8
Double 0 Fashion
2008-09-03 · 44mThe 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.
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E09
Episode 9
What's Your Sign?
2008-09-10 · 49mThe 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.
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E10
Episode 10
Transformation
2008-09-17 · 44mThe 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.
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E11
Episode 11
Rock N' Runway
2008-09-24 · 44mThe 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.
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E12
Episode 12
Nature Calls
2008-10-01 · 50mThe 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.
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E13
Episode 13
Finale: Part I
2008-10-08 · 48mThe 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.
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Episode 14
Finale: Part II
2008-10-15 · 47mIn 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.
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Nina Garcia
Self - Judge