Troy Resident Contestant on Season 5 of Project Runway on Bravo

Make it work, metro Detroit, because one of your fashion designers is finally getting some love from "Project Runway."

The fifth season of the hit Bravo show starts at 9 p.m. Wednesday and features a contestant from our own backyard. Joe Faris, 41, of Troy, a veteran sportswear designer, is one of 16 contestants who'll battle to impress Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn and the rest of the "Runway" gang.

Faris, a married father of two daughters, says he's a jeans, T-shirt and leather jacket kind of guy whose style is influenced by his hometown.

He's even got a catchphrase that just may replace "fierce" (season four winner Christian Siriano's favorite word). Think "done-o-done" will sweep America?

Come back to the Free Press on Wednesday for more about Faris and the kickoff of "Runway."

Source Detroit Free Press