''Project Runway Season 5'' began filming the first week of June 2008 and premiered July 16, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. It was the final season of ''

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'' that aired on

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. Subsequent seasons were shown on Lifetime. Returning as judges were supermodel

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, fashion designer

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, and ''

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'' editor-at-large

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Tim Gunn Timothy MacKenzie Gunn (born July 29, 1953) is an American author, academic, and television personality. He served on the faculty of Parsons School of Design from 1982 to 2007 and was chair of fashion design at the school from August 2000 to March ...

returned as a mentor to the designers. The final four designers all produced collections for

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. The winner of this season of ''Project Runway'', Leanne Marshall, received an editorial feature in an issue of ''

'' magazine, a cash prize of $100,000 from

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hair care to start her own line, the opportunity to sell a fashion line on Bluefly.com, and a new 2009

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automobile. Jerell Scott and Kenley Collins later appeared in ''

Project Runway All Stars ''Project Runway All Stars'' is an American reality television series, and a spin-off of ''Project Runway'', featuring returning designers competing for grand prizes. Angela Lindvall and Carolyn Murphy have each hosted one season before Alyssa M ...

'' in 2012, with Jerell coming 5th, and Kenley 4th. Stephen "Suede" Baum, in the same year, competed in the second season of the All Stars edition placing 11th out of 13. Korto Momolu competed in the third season of All Stars, placing 2nd of 11. Stella Zotis appeared in the fifth season of ''All Stars'', placing 11th of 13. In 2023, Korto Momolu competed in ''Project Runway'' season 20, placing 6th of 14.

Contestants

Models

The 16 models in season 5 are (in order of elimination):

Challenges

*: Instead of winning

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for this challenge, Suede's design was manufactured and sold on Bluefly.com. *: Instead of winning immunity for this challenge, Keith's design will be worn by

Brooke Shields Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress. A child model starting at the age of 11 months, Shields gained widespread notoriety at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's film ''Pretty Baby (1978 film), Pretty Baby ...

on the second season of Lipstick Jungle. *: Instead of winning immunity for this challenge, Leanne's design was manufactured and sold to

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cardholders. *: From this challenge onward, immunity was no longer given to the winners of each challenge. This episode also featured a double elimination. *: All 4 of the remaining designers will create collections for New York Fashion Week, but only 3 designers will actually be showing their collections at Fashion Week. : The designer won ''Project Runway'' season 5. : The designer won that challenge. : Teal background and ADV means the designer advanced to Fashion Week. : The designer came in second but did not win the challenge. : The designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge, but did not win. : The designer had one of the lowest scores for that challenge, but was not eliminated. : The designer was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated. : The designer lost and was out of the competition. *: Alyssa was originally eliminated, but was brought back after Runa withdrew from the competition. *: Germaine was originally eliminated, but was brought back after Shannone withdrew from the competition. *: Due to the number of designers eliminated in the previous two episodes, the remaining designers were allowed to re-pick their models for this challenge. *: Karalyn, Shannone, Polina and Alex were used in this challenge to show off the designers' bridesmaid dresses. However, they will not be in contention for the finale win. : Light green background means the model won ''Project Runway''. : Blue background means the model wore the winning design that challenge. : Red background means the model wore the losing design that challenge. : Grey background means the model was eliminated. : The model was brought back into the competition. : The model withdrew from the competition. Designer legend *Blayne Walsh: BW *Daniel Feld: DF *Emily Brandle: EB *Jennifer Diederich: JD *Jerell Scott: JS *Jerry Tam: JT *Joe Faris: JF *Keith Bryce: KB *Kelli Martin: KL *Kenley Collins: KC *Korto Momolu: KT *Leanne Marshall: LM *Stella Zotis: SZ *Suede: SU *Terri Stevens: TS *Wesley Nault: WN

Episodes

Episode 1: Let's Start from the Beginning

Repeating the first challenge on season 1 of ''Project Runway'', the designers were asked to create a look using only materials purchased from a

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grocery store. The designers were given 30 minutes and $75 to shop for items, and then one day to complete the outfit. Most designers were criticized by mentor Tim Gunn for utilizing fabric-substitutes such as tablecloths in their looks, which wasn't what the challenge was about. The winner received

for the next challenge. The guest judge, Austin Scarlett, competed on Season 1 of Project Runway and won this same challenge with a dress made of corn husks. *Judges:

*Guest Judge: Austin Scarlett *WINNER: Kelli *OUT: Jerry *First Aired: July 16, 2008

Episode 2: Grass Is Always Greener

The designers were asked to create a cocktail dress with their models as their clients. They were asked to use environmentally friendly or conscious fabrics from Mood, with their models doing the fabric selections without their consultations. They were given $75 and one day to finish their garments. The winner did not receive immunity, but did get to sell their garment o
Bluefly
*Judges:

*Guest Judge:

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*WINNER: Suede *OUT: Wesley *First Aired: July 23, 2008

Episode 3: Bright Lights/Big City

The designers were tasked to create a look of their choice inspired by the vibrant

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New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

drove the designers around the city via a sightseeing tour bus, then provided them with digital cameras to take photographs of their inspiration. Four groups of designers were dropped off at different stops and had an hour to take their photos. They were given $100 and one day to complete their design. The winner received immunity for the next challenge. The four groups and their assigned stopovers are as follows: :*Suede, Daniel, Leanne, and Jennifer at

Columbus Circle Columbus Circle is a traffic circle and heavily trafficked intersection in the New York City borough (New York City), borough of Manhattan, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eighth Avenue, Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway, ...

. :*Blayne, Keith, Stella, and Kenley at

Times Square Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and Neighborhoods in New York City, neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway (Manhattan), ...

. :*Korto, Joe, and Kelli at the

New York Public Library The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second-largest public library in the United States behind the Library of Congress a ...

. :*Terri, Jerell, and Emily at

Greenwich Village Greenwich Village, or simply the Village, is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street (Manhattan), 14th Street to the north, Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the s ...

. *Judges:

*Guest Judge:

Sandra Bernhard Sandra Bernhard (born June 6, 1955) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy, where she often critiqued celebrity culture and political figures. Bernhard is also well kn ...

*WINNER: Kenley *OUT: Emily *First Aired: July 30, 2008

Episode 4: Rings of Glory

The designers were brought to the Armory Track and Field Training Center by their mentor,

, and were introduced to U.S. Olympian and

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Apolo Anton Ohno Apolo Anton Ohno (; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics. Ohno was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fa ...

. Their next challenge was to design a womenswear look for the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies. They were given 30 minutes to sketch and draw inspiration from the National Track and Field Museum, after which they were given $150 and one day to complete their designs. The winner received immunity for the next challenge. *Judges:

*Guest Judge:

*WINNER: Korto *OUT: Jennifer *First Aired: August 6, 2008

Episode 5: Welcome to the Jungle

Working in teams of two, designers were asked to make an outfit that could transition from day to night for Brooke Shields's character Wendy Healy on the television show '' Lipstick Jungle''. The winning design was to be worn by Brooke Shields on Season 2 of ''Lipstick Jungle''. Each team was given a budget of $150 and one day to complete their designs. After sketching individually for 30 minutes and pitching their ideas to Shields, six designers were picked by Brooke as team leaders (team leaders shown in bold below). The team leaders were picked in a random order and selected a teammate. :*Blayne and Leanne :*Keith and Kenley :*Terri and Suede :*Korto and Joe :*Kelli and Daniel :*Jerell and Stella The winner did not receive immunity for the next challenge. *Judges:

*Guest Judge:

*WINNER: Keith (teamed with Kenley Collins) *OUT: Kelli (teamed with Daniel Feld) *First Aired: August 13, 2008

Episode 6: Good Queen Fun

The designers were asked to make an outfit for a

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. Chris March of

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made a guest appearance to deliver the challenge. The designers were picked at random to select which drag queen to work with. They were given $200 to shop for supplies and two days to complete their designs. The winner received immunity for the next challenge. The designers' models were not used in this challenge. Designers and Drag Queens: :*Blayne with Miss Understood :*Daniel with Annida Greenkard :*Jerrell with LeMay :*Joe with

Varla Jean Merman Varla Jean Merman is the drag persona of American drag performer, actor and singer Jeffery Roberson. Varla's fictitious pedigree boasts that Ernest Borgnine is her father and Ethel Merman is her mother. Merman is perhaps best known for her role ...

:*Keith with

Sherry Vine Keith Levy, known professionally as Sherry Vine, is an American actor, drag queen, and musician. Vine is the creator and host of ''She's Living for This'', a variety series on Here TV. Vine works primarily in New York City and on Fire Island, Lo ...

:*Kenley with Farrah Moans* :*Korto with Sweetie :*Leanne with Sharon Needles* :*Stella with Luisa Verde :*Suede with

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:*Terri with

Acid Betty Jamin Ruhren (born December 10, 1977), better known by the stage name Acid Betty, is an American drag queen, performer, actor and singer. He rose to national prominence after competing on the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 8), eighth season of ''RuPau ...

*Judges:

*Guest Judge:

RuPaul RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and has received List of awards ...

*special guest

Chris March Christopher Andrew March (February 25, 1963 – September 5, 2019) was an American fashion and costume designer, best known for his appearance as a contestant on season 4 (2007–2008) of Bravo's ''Project Runway''. He was also on season 4 (201 ...

*WINNER: Joe *OUT: Daniel *First Aired: August 20, 2008 Note: Sharon Needles and Farrah Moans have no connection to the Queens who appeared on seasons 4 and 9 (respectively) of

RuPaul's Drag Race ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, ...

. Acid Betty, on the other hand, participated on the eighth season of the show.

Episode 7: Fashion That Drives You

The designers were required to make an outfit made entirely out of the spare parts and raw materials from a

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car. They were told to walk to 142 West 31st Street in Manhattan. After taking an elevator to the roof of the building, they were instructed to collect as much of the recycled car parts from within the parked Saturn vehicles. They had four minutes to collect the materials and one day to complete their outfits. The winner received immunity for the next challenge. *Judges:

*Guest judges:

Laura Bennett Laura Eugenia Bennett (born August 2, 1963) is an American architect and fashion designer and one of the four finalists on Bravo's July 2006's ''Project Runway'' (Season 3). Biography Bennett was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She received he ...

(sitting in for

Rachel Zoe Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig (born September 1, 1971) is an American fashion designer, businesswoman and author who rose to prominence as a celebrity wardrobe stylist. She has been credited with the creation of "the boho-meets-rock chic look that came ...

*WINNER: Leanne *OUT: Keith *First Aired: August 27, 2008

Episode 8: Double 0 Fashion

The designers were taken to the

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and brought to the offices and design showroom of living fashion legend and current CFDA president, designer

Diane von Fürstenberg Diane von Fürstenberg (born Diane Simone Michele Halfin; 31 December 1946) is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence in 1969 when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg ...

. Their challenge was to create a look for her Fall 2008 collection inspired by the movie ''

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'', starring screen legend

Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however, Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...

. They were given free rein and 15 minutes inside Diane von Fürstenberg's fabric sample room to select fabrics for their designs. The winning garment was produced in limited quantities and exclusively sold to

cardholders, with proceeds going to the CFDA Foundation. The winner did not receive immunity for the next challenge. *Judges:

*Guest judge:

Fern Mallis Fern Mallis (born March 26, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York) was the executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) from 1991 to 2001, and created 7th on Sixth productions or New York Fashion Week as it is known today. She w ...

(sitting in for

*WINNER: Leanne *OUT: Stella *First Aired: September 3, 2008 Note: The theme of this episode is the movie "A Foreign Affair." DVF states it is a Marlene Dietrich movie from the 1930s, taking place in Berlin & Shanghai. Dietrich plays a spy. DVF is in error. She combined TWO Dietrich movies - "Shanghai Express" and 'A Foreign Affair". The first takes place in 1930s China on a train, trying to get to Shanghai. Dietrich places the famous Shanghai Lil. The second takes place in Berlin, 1948, and Dietrich plays a nightclub singer who may or may not have been a Nazi collaborator.

Episode 9: What's Your Sign?

The designers teamed up in pairs with eliminated designers to create an avant-garde garment around one of the two astrological signs of their group. They had one day and 8 hours to complete the look. The night before the runway, they were brought to the

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in New York. There the designers were greeted with surprise guest appearances of former Project Runway designers and winners Kara Janx, Alison Kelly, Jay McCarroll, Robert Plotkin,

Christian Siriano Christian Vincent Siriano (born November 18, 1985) is an American fashion designer and member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). Siriano first gained attention after winning the fourth season of American design competition ...

Daniel Vosovic Daniel Vosovic (born March 25, 1981) is an American fashion designer and a finalist in season 2 of the reality show ''Project Runway''. Biography Vosovic was born March 25, 1981, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised in the nearby city of Lowell ...

, & Carmen Webber, who all voted on a winning look. This episode featured a surprise double elimination & the winner no longer had the advantage of immunity going forward. Teams: :*Blayne and Stella (

Libra Libra generally refers to: * Libra (constellation), a constellation * Libra (astrology), an astrological sign based on the star constellation Libra may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Libra'' (novel), a 1988 novel by Don DeLillo Musi ...

) :*Jerell and Jennifer (

Sagittarius Sagittarius ( ) may refer to: *Sagittarius (constellation) *Sagittarius (astrology), a sign of the Zodiac * Sagittarius of Gap, a 6th century bishop *Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy Ships *'' S ...

) :*Joe and Daniel (

Aries Aries may refer to: *Aries (astrology), an astrological sign *Aries (constellation), a constellation in the zodiac Arts, entertainment and media * ''Aries'' (album), by Luis Miguel, 1993 * ''Aries'' (EP), by Alice Chater, 2020 * "Aries" (song), ...

) :*Kenley and Wesley ( Aquarius) :*Korto and Kelli ( Aquarius) :*Leanne and Emily ( Scorpio) :*Suede and Jerry (

) :*Terri and Keith (

Leo Leo is the Latin word for lion. It most often refers to: * Leo (constellation), a constellation of stars in the night sky * Leo (astrology), an astrological sign of the zodiac * Leo (given name), a given name in several languages, usually mas ...

) *Judges:

*Guest judge: Francisco Costa *WINNER: Jerell (teamed with Jennifer Diederich) *OUT: Blayne (teamed with Stella Zotis) and Terri (teamed with Keith Bryce) *First Aired: September 10, 2008

Episode 10: Transformation

The designers were assigned recent college graduates and were given the task of giving them a fashion makeover to help them enter the workforce. Each designer was to gear their look to their client's specific profession, whilst keeping their style and pleasing both the clients and their mothers. The clients wore the outfits down the runway; the models were not used in this challenge. *Judges:

*Guest judge:

Cynthia Rowley Cynthia Rowley (born 1968) is an American fashion designer, known for her books, television appearances and "flirty" and "carefree" women's clothing designs. Early life and education Rowley is a native of Barrington, Illinois a northwestern subu ...

*WINNER: Jerell *OUT: Joe *First Aired: September 17, 2008

Episode 11: Rock N' Runway

The designers were given the task of designing for each other. The looks were to be inspired by different genres of music. The designers wore their outfits down the runway; the models were not used for this challenge. Teams (Designers names are in bold; genre applies to teammate): :*Jerell designed for Kenley (

Pop music Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.S. Frith, W. Straw, and J. Street, eds, ''iarchive:cambridgecompani00frit, The Cambridge Companion to Pop ...

) :*Kenley designed for Leanne (

Hip hop music Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music Music genre, genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African Americans, African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide r ...

) :*Leanne designed for Korto (

Country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

) :*Korto designed for Suede (

Punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...

) :*Suede designed for Jerell (

Rock and roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, and rock 'n' roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from African ...

) *Judges:

*Guest judge:

LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip ho ...

*WINNER: Korto *OUT: Suede *First Aired: September 24, 2008

Episode 12: Nature Calls

Drawing inspiration from nature, the remaining designers headed to the

New York Botanical Garden The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, ...

to design an evening gown. *Judges:

*Guest Judge:

Georgina Chapman Georgina Rose Chapman (born 14 April 1976) is an English fashion designer and actress. She was a regular cast member on ''Project Runway All Stars'' (2012–2019) and, together with Keren Craig, is a co-founder of the fashion label Marchesa (bra ...

*WINNER: Jerell *OUT: None: (However, all four are on the elimination block when the final three are determined in the next episode). *First Aired: October 1, 2008

Episode 13: Finale, Part 1

The designers were given the task, prior to leaving to create their collections, of creating a wedding dress for their collections. In addition to the wedding dress, they were judged on an 11th look, a bridesmaid dress to go with it. This is the first time that all of the finalists were of the same gender (female). *Judges:

*FINALISTS: Kenley, Korto, and Leanne *OUT: Jerell *First Aired: October 8, 2008

Episode 14: Finale, Part 2

Prior to the runway show, the finalists, who each had twelve outfits ready for the runway, were informed that they would only be able to show ten, forcing last minute editing of their collections. The guest judge was originally scheduled to be

Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of her time, credited with breaking ...

, but she was unable to participate due to a foot injury and was replaced by Tim Gunn. Following the presentation of all three collections, the judges stated that Leanne Marshall had created the best collection and named her the winner of Season 5 of ''Project Runway''. *Judges:

*Guest judge:

International Business Times
Accessed on September 12, 2008 *First Aired: October 15, 2008 *WINNER of Project Runway Season 5: Leanne Marshall *OUT: Korto Momolu (1st Runner-Up), Kenley Collins (2nd Runner-Up)

References

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African-American designers 2008 American television seasons 2008 in fashion

Contestants

Models

Challenges

Episodes

Episode 1: Let's Start from the Beginning

Episode 2: Grass Is Always Greener

Episode 3: Bright Lights/Big City

Episode 4: Rings of Glory

Episode 5: Welcome to the Jungle

Episode 6: Good Queen Fun

Episode 7: Fashion That Drives You

Episode 8: Double 0 Fashion

Episode 9: What's Your Sign?

Episode 10: Transformation

Episode 11: Rock N' Runway

Episode 12: Nature Calls

Episode 13: Finale, Part 1

Episode 14: Finale, Part 2

References

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