The designers were required to make an outfit made entirely out of the spare parts and raw materials from a Saturn hybrid 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: Heidi Klum, Michael Kors
* Guest judges: Laura Bennett (sitting in for Nina Garcia), Rachel Zoe

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.