Episode
Project Runway: Fashion Headliners
Overview
The contestant are asked to use Los Angeles Times newspapers as fabric to create their looks. They have three minutes to grab materials and one day to complete the challenge.
Details
- Series
- Project Runway
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2009-09-17
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Fashion Headliners is Episode 5 in Season 6 of Project Runway. It aired on 2009-09-17. The runtime is 43 min.
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