Project Runway 5 - Elegant Espionage

The designers receive instructions for their next challenge and they’re going to design for a fashion legend…Diane von Furstenberg. Kenley actually cried.
The designers must incorporate ideas from 40’s Berlin to Shanghai, WWII intrigue and design for a woman of the world. The designers are giving it their all.

Terri designed sleek trousers (shocker!), with a coat and flowing top.

Joe designed an oriental inspired backless top, but he lost me with the hot pink cummerbund. It was sloppy and confusing.

Leanne created a cropped top coat with a long gown. The dress was absolutely gorgeous, feminine and flowing, whereas the coat is masculine and structured. She won the challenge.

Stella needs a cohesive design and she’s not known for her work with tweed. She mixed heavy fabrics which added bulk and bulges in all the wrong places. She was eliminated.

Kenley used an extravagant print and created a simple silhouette to showcase it. She defended her choice to keep it simple and received mostly favorable comments from the judges, including Diane.

Suede designed a loose fitting dress, with a camouflage-esqe print and matched it with a herringbone vest. Michael Kors thought it looked like someone got dressed in the dark.

Korto worked with a geographic pattern and added a bright pop of yellow underneath. I think her design was more modern, but the judges liked the kimono influenced wrap.

Blayne designed pantaloons, with a little fighter jacket that was hot.

Jerell created a strange little dress with a zap of electric blue belt. I didn’t like it at all. I thought she looked like a stewardess on air disco.