Eight contestants remain as the fifth episode of Project Runway Canada kicks off.

As I mentioned last week, now that we’re midway through this season of Project Runway Canada , even the strongest contestants are getting tripped up by challenges designed perhaps less to test skill than to ratchet up excitement for viewers. Are they a true measure of a designer’s prowess? Maybe not – but that’s showbiz, baby.

This week’s brief was to design looks out of toilet paper, a material known as much for its service to behinds as its tendency to disintegrate. Upon the reveal of a Cashmere-branded wall of rolls, the designers are understandably gobsmacked. Working in pairs, they must design two looks that impress the judges, around a theme they blindly select from the wall. While the concept is ce

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