Project Runway 5
Season Premiere Wednesday July 16, BRAVO

Contestants

Blayne Walsh
Age:23
Hometown: Yakima, Washington
Education: Art Institute of Seattle
Favorite Designer: John Galliano, Yohji Yamaoto, and Diesel
Fashion Must: Neon Anything!


Daniel Feld
Age:25
Hometown: Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Education: Pratt Institute of Art and Design
Favorite Designer: Charles James and Thierry Mugler
Fashion Must: A novelty blazer


Emily Brandle
Age:27
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Favorite Designer: John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, and Rei Kawabuko
Fashion Must: Great Jeans


Jennifer Diederich
Age:27
Hometown: East Syracuse, NY
Education: Fashion Institute of Technology
Favorite Designer: Schiaparelli, Moschino and Cynthia Rowley
Fashion Must: A go-to party dress


Jerell Scott
Age:28
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Education:
Favorite Designer: Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, and Karl Lagerfeld
Fashion Must: Great shoes


Jerry Tam
Age:32
Hometown: Butte, Montana
Education: Attended both Parsons and Fashion Institute of Technology
Favorite Designer: Martin Margiela, Rick Owens, and Calvin Klein
Fashion Must: Black and white combos


Joe Faris
Age:41
Hometown: Troy, Michigan
Education: Parsons School of Design
Favorite Designer: Giorgio Armani, Yves Lauren, and Betsey Johnson
Fashion Must: Basic black t-shirt


Keith Bryce
Age:26
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Education: Salt Lake City Community College
Favorite Designer: Marc Jacobs, Moschino, and Valentino
Fashion Must: Great-fitting jeans


Kelli Martin
Age:27
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Education: The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise
Favorite Designer: Thierry Mugler, Yohji Yamamoto, and Betsey Johnson
Fashion Must: A party dress


Kenley Collins
Age:25
Hometown: Pompano Beach, Florida
Education: Florida State University
Favorite Designer: Coco Chanel, Betsey Johnson, and Edith Head
Fashion Must: Black, high-waisted skinny jeans


Korto Momolu
Age:33
Hometown: Liberia
Education: Fashion School in Ottawa, Canada
Favorite Designer: Tracy Reese, Valentino, and Randolph Duke
Fashion Must: Great bag


Leanne Marshall
Age:27
Hometown: Yuta, California
Education: The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise
Favorite Designer: Rodarte, Maison Martin Margiela, and Zac Posen
Fashion Must: Plain white or gray t-shirt


Stella Zotis
Age:42
Hometown: Astoria, Queens
Education:
Favorite Designer: Vivienne Westood, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen
Fashion Must: Vest


"Suede" Stephen Whitney Baum
Age:37
Hometown: Seven Hills, Ohio
Education: Kent State University
Favorite Designer: Jean-Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix, and Christian Dior
Fashion Must: Great hoodie


Terri Stevens
Age:39
Hometown:Chicago, Illinois
Education:
Favorite Designer: Jean-Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, and Cristobal Balenciaga
Fashion Must: Low-waist, bell-cut black pants


Wesley Nault
Age:23
Hometown: Blackstone, Massachusetts
Education: Fashion Institute of Technology
Favorite Designer: Jeanne Lanvin, Marc Jacobs, and Cristobal Balenciaga
Fashion Must: Big old sunglasses


Judges
Heidi Klum
Tim Gunn
Nina Garcia
Michael Kors

More Spoilers on Project Runways official website where I gathered the info from. Credits to them.

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On a side note, this is my first time posting a topic like this...I just followed the format from melkimx who did season 3&4.
Hope you don't mind melkimx.
It will be fun to predict who the criers and villains are...
This show Rocks!

yeee! i can't wait until this premieres :)

EEEEE I'm very excited for this! I thought that we'd have to wait much longer for season five, because season four had just ended a few months ago! But I'm glad it's back, and I can't wait til the premiere tomorrow. Hopefully there will be someone as lovable as Christian this season, lol. I loved Christian.

^ i agree I loved Christian in season
four har har 8)
I SOOOOO WANT TO WATCH THIS!

I can't wait for this show to comeback!!im so excited

yay!!! i LOVEEE watching project runway!

they've got a high standard set for them though considering how each season just gets better and better with the designers and designs

my personal favs are
mychael knight, daniel v. and ofcourse CHRISTIAN SIRIANO

Yey for tomorrow (well, later today since it's 1:20am central time)!!!

Project Runway is definitely addicting!

I agree on the Christian thing 100+%
Can't waiiiit.♥

Yes! It's finally airing tonight! I can't wait~ This season better be FIERCE.

yayyyy it starts TODAY!!!!!!!! gotta love project runway and top chef heehee

from the pictures, no one has really stood out to me yet. oh well, hopefully my opinion changes when the show starts!

it airs tonightt!! omgg haha cant wait

ewwwwwwww wtf was jerry's (the asian guy) outfit doing? hahaha it look sooo cheap! it look like one big white grocery bag i unno it was wack lol

OMG I KNOW LMAO It looked like some mad scientist outfit or something. I was disappointed everyone used tablecloth as well...come on! INNOVATION!!! Seriously, if the judges didn't expect them to be creative they could have just gone to Mood.

Anyways, I am glad Kelli won the challenge. That dress was so cool with the bleaching and all. And I personally love Kenley's style on the show. Her blue dress with the tights were so cute! Haha And the dress she made was cute as well.

Oh did you guys see the previews for next week? Tim Gunn was saying 'holla at ya boy' like that orange-tanned guy did. I LOL'd haha. Is that gonna be the 'phrase' of this season now?? It'll take me some time to get used to it...but I still like Christian's 'fierce' the best.

Oh...and that Wesley guy's kinda cute.

I MISSED ITTTT T__T
i hope there's a rerun tomorrow. does anyone who when they'll replay it?

I find it soo funny that Blayne keeps saying girlicious and keeps annoying that other contestant who doesn't like it.
I'm satisfied with the person who got cut tonight. That outfit was just a mess. It's like he took random stuff and just put it on the girl.

Stella scares the crap out of me >_<
Jerry's outfit was HORRRIBLE!!

Oh shoot, I wasn't aware another season was starting.
Drats, missed the premiere...

this season looks promising but i haven't picked out any of my favorites yet. i knew jerrywould be out once i saw that thing walk down the runway. he could have at least toned down the shoes and taken the yellow gloves off. it wouldn't have looked so psyco/killer that way

i agreed with tim on the whole table cloth issue. i wished people took more risks. imagine if stella had bought the sturdier, shinier trash bags?? mmm i'm thinking she would have crafted up a hot pair of pleather pants or something. i liked the bottom half of the winning dress. i hated the top part. it looked like two out of place shells from the little mermaid.

i think blayne is trying to be the christian siriano of season 5. girlicious & hola at your boy?? honey, it pales in comparison to "fierce" and "tranny hot mess"

can't wait for the next episode. and they are definatley replaying it. they always replay their shows.

I totally agree with everything you said BUT I think this season is just okay, not as good as previous seasons so far. Christian's character and "Fierce" is going to be hard to replace. No one can beat Christian!

Anyway, I thought the bottom three totally deserved it. All three outfits were MAD ugly. And very disappointing how almost all of the designers used table cloth. I LOVED how they decided to bring Austin into the show to be the guest judge! I LOVE Austin!

No one can touch the amazing Christian Siriano, agreed! Nothing can replace 'hot tranny mess' and 'fierce'.

Eeee I know I got all nostalgic and happy when they brought him back. He's so great, haha.

does anyone know when this is premiering in canada?

Oh, for those who missed it. It's playing again tonight at 9 on bravo ( pretty sure it's a rerun.. unless there are two episodes two day in a row?)

figured out my favorite!!
daniel ( the cup guy). BROOOKLYNNNNNN.

daniel is definitely cuuuuuuute. i wasn't really fond of the winning dress, however. the dye job on the skirt looked really cool but the upper part of the dress was pretty weird looking. that mad scientist outfit was totally wack, but i also thought the trashbag dress was absolutely horrible, so i was kind of split between the two. looks like it'll be a promising season, though.

The season 5 premiere underwhelms me. First time I thought I can make sth better than at least 3 of them with my nonexistant sewing skills.

I think Jerry lost coz he's too cocky of his whole mod sterile aesthetics. I like Kelli's bottom, but the top....of obvious burnt coffee filter is not exactly 'cute'. The model is better off drapping trash bags on herself than Stella's...

OMG i was just going to post that! i said the exact same thing when i saw him! i wonder what robin antin is thinkin of him using the girlicious name like that? ugh hes a wannabe theres only one christian..man i miss him on the show already!!

I liked a lot of the outfits . I think this season has a LOT of potential.
I absolutely loved the winner's dress. The top was kind of ehh, but the skirt was beautiful.

I feel like a lot of the designers are carbon copies of previous contestants. There's this one girl who totally reminds me of Kit from last season, and another guy who reminds me of Daniel...from the second (???) season. Eh. I'll keep watching to see if anything new happens, but the first episode was a total bust.

Huzzah!

Christian is what it is

Agreed! the top was like...What the hell!! but the skirt is sooo gorgeous <3 i loved the artistic touch she put on them.
I like Wesley hes cute and quiet lol

is there a website where i can watch these???

^ youtube
someone usually posts up the ep one day after it airs.
or surfthechannel.com

Well here's a quick recap of the designers episode 1 dresses....For those who haven't seen obvious spoilers ahead!

Destination: Gristedes supermarket
Challenge: Produce an outfit from unconventional materials

Final Products...

Designer:Blayne Walsh, 23
Used: Drawerliners, Shoelaces, Jump Rope & Potholders



Designer: Daniel Feld, 25
Used: Plastic cups & Muslin



Designer:Emily Brandle, 27
Used: Tablecloth, Ballons, Napkins & Bouncy Ball



Designer:Jennifer Diederich, 27
Used: Paper towels & Lipstick



Designer:Jerell Scott, 28
Used: Tablecloth, Lawnchairs, Cocktail umbrellas & Koosh Ball



Designer:Jerry Tam, 32
Used: Shower curtain, Tablecloth, Gauze, Napkins & Rubber gloves



Designer:Joe Faris, 41
Used: Oven mitts, Pasta, Muslin & Tomato can labels



Designer:Keith Bryce, 26
Used: Tablecloth, Laundry bags & Car shade



Designer:Kelli Martin, 27
Used: Vacuum Bags, Bleach, Dye, Coffe filters, Thumbtacks & Notebook



Designer:Kenley Collins, 25
Used: Dodge ball, Lawn chair & Tablecloth



Designer:Korto Momolu, 33
Used: Tablecloth, Kale, Bell peppers & Cherry Tomatoes



Designer: Leanne Marshall, 27
Used: Tablecloth, Meringue Cookies, Coffee filters & Marshmallows



Designer:Stella Zotis, 42
Used: Garbage bags



Designer:"Suede" Stephen Whitney Baum, 37
Used: Tablecloth & Doggie waste bags



Designer:Terri Stevens, 39
Used: Mopheads & Tablecloth



Designer:Wesley Nault, 23
Used: Tablecloth, Fly swatter & Plastic cups



Winner:Kelli Martin
Went Home:Jerry Tam

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I know that Jerry's outfit was horrible, but at least he put in more effort than Stella.
Just wondering does anyone actually follow which models end up leaving/staying?...
You can watch this episode on neolimmik83 channel on YouTube.

Ugh Blayne's was... Hideous.

I liked the skirt part of Kenley's, I love it's structure and it's very mod. The bust part would have looked better elongated just a little bit and then the skirt part not as lengthy, IMO.

I think it's so cool how Terri used the mopheads for her top. That was cool.

nooo! I missed it?
Wait, has it shown in Canada yet?

mychael knight and daniel vosovic were my two favorites too from season 1 til now.

i honestly expected stella to go home over jerry because her piece had NO work or thought put into it. it looked like a mess.
and i thought daniel and wesley's were cute
i couldnt figure out what blayne's piece was supposed to be/look like..

i really like Kenley Collins dress.
jerry outfit was hideous.

girlicious... isnt that the new girl group by the makers of pcd?
lol nothing can beat Christian's fierce.

Ugh, Austin Scarlett is so fabulous. Love him.
Kenley's prettty! I like her fashion style.

Jerry's outfit was so..bizarre. It was like futuristic plumber >_<
Stella & Terri kind of scare me a bit.
I like the cup dress and Kelli's coffee filter dress! Very creative. Leann's pink candy dress was cute too!
Korto's style is nice too. Very mellow ^^

Can't wait for next week's episode!

I love Kenley, Emily, and Leanne! Girl power.
Daniel and Wesley are soo cute.
Daniel looks like a mix of Robert and Jason Schwartzman.

i like Terri's braided mop top! it's creative and looks nice and Kelli's skirt, same very creative and the color turns out very nice
i remember one person was criticizing her when she was making them (forgot if it was the person who got eliminated or not but oh well in ur face!!! hahaha)

Anyone watch the new episode? I like how they added a new surprise this season. The models this season are a lot more...involved in the show than previous seasons. Then again, in season one, they often showed the models like in the episode where they had to impress that Page Six writer. I'm still not really "WOWED" by this season's new designers.

I loved that they used Green fabrics for the challenge! The models picked some HORRID fabrics though. Am I the only one who didn't like Suede's dress? I thought it was too sloppy for my taste.... I felt so bad that Wesley went home!! I really liked him, he was so adorable! I really thought that Kenley should have won, she's definitely my favorite so far. But I wish that all the designers could go outside of the box!!!

And Natalie Portman as the guest judge? ZOMG I was squeeing with excitement! I absolutely love her and I liked how she wasn't as tough as Nina.

Way to raise my expectations, Project Runway, and thank goodness you did! This episode was great. I loved at least half of the dresses, which is a lot, and the guest judge! uh *drool*

i'm not really feeling suede's attitude, but his dress was pretty. my favorite this week definitely. i don't know, i don't have a favorite yet, but i'm ok with emily, jennifer, kenley, and keith. it's weird that i like the girls more than the guys this season. of course, i spent the entire last season obsessed over rami and being too embarrassed to talk about it.

Awww Wesley is gone. He was so cute!
I honestly didn't think Leanne should've been in the bottom two. Korto's dress was hideous.

^^Ahhhh I know! I'm still mourning his auf. He was too cute. And I loved the shorts he wore LMAO.

dude, the first episode, i guessed the top 3 in order, and guessed the bottom 3 in order. but for this episode, NONE of them were what i guessed!!! actually 1, but id dint expect the winner to be you know who. i dont like his/her dress at all.

well i did guess the bottom 3, but my top 3 were really off.

wesley didnt deserve to go. he seems like he can pull off amazing pieces but this time is just not it.

i hate the winner's dress...the bottom is fluffy and pretty but the top...wat t he hell??
this season hasnt wow'ed me yet either.

I don't want to freak out too early into the season, but this could be the worst season ever. Ugh last episode was just not far. I think Wesley would have shined in the next challenges. It was just this one stupid challenge... >___<

I just thought of something....remember last season they brought Chris March back after Jack had to go home for health reasons? Maybe Wesley will come back later on! I mean, I don't wish a horrible health condition on others to get him back. But maybe they'll bring him back for a particular reason...?

Gosh, I need to stop dreaming, it's not going to happen.