The designers are assigned recent college graduates and are 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: Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors
* Guest judge: Cynthia Rowley

Project Runway Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Let's Start From The Beginning
• s05e02 - Grass is Always Greener
• s05e03 - Bright Lights, Big City
• s05e04 - Rings of Glory
• s05e05 - Welcome to the Jungle
• s05e06 - Good Queen Fun
• s05e07 - Fashion That Drives You
• s05e08 - Fashion That Drives You
• s05e09 - What's Your Sign?
• s05e10 - Transformation
• s05e11 - Rock n' Runway
• s05e12 - Nature Calls
• s05e13 - Finale Part I
• s05e14 - Finale Part II

Project Runway Show Summary

Eager to give aspiring designers a chance to break into the notoriously difficult-to-crack fashion world, supermodel Heidi Klum will once again head a panel of industry luminaries, including top women's and men's wear designer Michael Kors and Elle Magazine fashion director Nina Garcia, who will serve as judges and industry mentors charged with selecting and molding the budding designers. There will also be guest judges each week based on the specific challenge. Timballoonn, Chair of the Parsons The New School For Design, will return to guide the contestants through each of their challenges.

The winning designer will walk away with $100,000 in seed money to help them launch their own line. The winner's designs will be featured in a spread in ELLE, photographed by the magazine's world-renowned Publication Director, Gilles Bensimon. They will also receive a mentorship from the Banana Republic Design Team.