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Bright Lights/Big City
Project Runway - S5 - E3
The designers are tasked to create a look inspired by the nightlife of New York City. They have and one day to complete their designs.
Project Runway: Season 5 - 14 Episode s
5x1 - Let's Start From the Beginning
July 16, 2008
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 and one day to complete their outfits.
5x2 - Grass Is Always Greener
July 23, 2008
The designers are asked to create a cocktail dress, using environmentally friendly or conscious fabrics, with their models as their clients. They have and one day to finish their garments.
5x3 - Bright Lights/Big City
July 30, 2008
The designers are tasked to create a look inspired by the nightlife of New York City. They have and one day to complete their designs.
5x4 - Rings of Glory
August 6, 2008
The designers must create a women's wear look for the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies. They have and one day to complete their designs.
5x5 - Welcome to the Jungle
August 13, 2008
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 and one day to complete their looks.
5x6 - Good Queen Fun
August 20, 2008
Former contestant Chris March returns to give the designers their next challenge: make an outfit for a drag queen. They have and two days to complete their designs.
5x7 - Fashion That Drives You
August 27, 2008
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.
5x8 - Double 0 Fashion
September 3, 2008
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.
5x9 - What's Your Sign?
September 10, 2008
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 and one day to complete the look.
5x10 - Transformation
September 17, 2008
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 and two days to complete their look.
5x11 - Rock N' Runway
September 24, 2008
The contestants are given the task of designing for each other, inspired by different genres of music. They have and one day to complete the challenge.
5x12 - Nature Calls
October 1, 2008
The contestants head to the New York Botanical Garden to design an evening gown inspired by nature. They have and two days to complete their dress.
5x13 - Finale: Part I
October 8, 2008
The remaining designers are given two months and 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.
5x14 - Finale: Part II
October 15, 2008
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.
Project Runway: All seasons
S0: Specials
33 Episode s
S1: Season 1
11 Episode s
S2: Season 2
14 Episode s
S3: Season 3
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S5: Season 5
14 Episode s
S6: Season 6
14 Episode s
S7: Season 7
14 Episode s
S8: Season 8
14 Episode s
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14 Episode s
S10: Season 10
14 Episode s
S11: Season 11
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S13: Season 13
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S16: Season 16
14 Episode s
S17: Season 17
14 Episode s
S18: Season 18
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S19: Season 19
14 Episode s
S20: Season 20
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