Project Runway/Characters

Due to the show having many contestants, this page is made to avoid overdosing the main page.

Heidi Klum

 * Benevolent Boss
 * Big Good
 * Cool Teacher
 * Game Show Host
 * Hair of Gold
 * Happily Married: Until 2012.
 * Hot Mom
 * Red Baron: The Body.
 * Statuesque Stunner
 * Team Mom

Tim Gunn

 * A Father to His Men
 * Asexual
 * Catch Phrase: "Make it work".
 * Celibate Hero
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Nice Guy
 * Only Sane Man
 * Papa Wolf
 * Sharp-Dressed Man
 * Silver Fox
 * Stern Teacher
 * Stoic Spectacles
 * Invisible to Gaydar
 * Team Dad

Michael Kors

 * Accentuate the Negative
 * Cynical Mentor
 * Hair of Gold
 * Stern Teacher

Nina Garcia

 * Hair of Gold
 * Hot Mom
 * The Quiet One

Jay McCarol

 * Camp Gay

Kara Saun

 * Cheaters Never Prosper
 * Full-Name Basis

Wendy Pepper

 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing:
 * Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: She invited her beautiful little daughter into the work room for a visit during Fashion Week....
 * And after Project Runway, she got a pricey makeover, divorced her husband, and devoted herself to promoting her career full-time (by appearing on such shows as Celebrity Poker Challenge).
 * Messy Hair
 * Skunk Stripe

Austin Scarlett

 * Camp Gay
 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * The Dandy
 * Ensemble Darkhorse
 * Pretty Boy
 * Shocking Elimination

Daniel Vosovic

 * Invisible to Gaydar

Santino Rice

 * Affably Evil
 * The Cast Showoff: He was constantly singing, and his impersonations of Tim and the judges are legendary amongst the show's fans.

Andrae Gonzalo

 * Camp Gay: His tee shirt says it all: "I'm So LA".
 * Girly Run
 * Keet
 * The Woobie: His first shop closed shortly before he started the show; he took it very hard.

Nick Verreos

 * Camp Gay
 * Cool Uncle

Jeffrey Sebelia

 * The Bad Guy Wins
 * Dark and Troubled Past: Has struggled with addiction to drugs and alcohol, and once attempted suicide.
 * Jerkass: He holds the distinction of being the only contestant to make a fellow contestant's mother cry.
 * Power Tattoo
 * Zipperiffic: He seems fond of decorative zippers on his designs.

Uli Herzner

 * Hair of Gold

Laura Bennett

 * Hot Mom
 * Fiery Redhead

Mychael Knight

 * Nice Guy
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: He was voted the "Fan Favorite" for the season.

Christian Siriano

 * Anime Hair
 * Camp Gay
 * Catch Phrase: "Fierce" and "Hot mess".
 * Fun Size he's only 5'4
 * Nerd Glasses

Rami Kashou

 * Creepy Cool Crosses
 * Nice Guy

Jillian Lewis

 * Genki Girl

Leanne Marshall

 * Granola Girl

Korto Momolu

 * Hot Mom

Kenley Collins

 * Jerkass
 * Raven Hair, Ivory Skin

Irina Shabayeva

 * The Baroness
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Ice Queen
 * Red Baron: Meana Irina.
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky
 * When She Smiles

Althea Harper

 * Hair of Gold
 * The Ingenue
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Statuesque Stunner

Carol Hannah Whitfield

 * Diabolus Ex Machina: Getting sick during the final runway show.
 * Genki Girl
 * Hair of Gold
 * Tagalong Kid
 * Two First Names

Gordana Gehlhausen

 * Alliterative Name
 * Cool Old Lady
 * Hair of Gold
 * Team Mom

Christopher Straub

 * Camp Straight
 * Last of His Kind: The last male contestant this season.

Logan Neitzel

 * Camp Straight
 * Chick Magnet
 * Hair of Gold
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy

Nicolas Putvinski

 * Hair of Gold
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Invisible to Gaydar

Shirin Askari

 * Shocking Elimination
 * Tagalong Kid

Rodney Epperson

 * Badass Long Hair
 * Camp Straight
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Last-Name Basis

Louise Black

 * Bob Haircut

Seith Aaron Henderson

 * Face of a Thug
 * Nice Guy
 * Perky Goth

Mila Hermanovski

 * Cool Big Sis: To Maya.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold

Gretchen Jones

 * The Bad Guy Wins: Many viewers saw her victory over Mondo as a case of this.
 * Creator's Pet: Many viewers saw her this way.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Fan Nickname: Wretchen.
 * Granola Girl
 * Ice Queen
 * Jerkass

Mondo Guerra

 * Camp Gay
 * Crack Defeat / Shocking Elimination: In season 8, but averted in the All Stars season, where he took first place.
 * Determinator
 * Ill Boy: He's HIV-positive.
 * Stoic Spectacles
 * Too Quirky to Lose: Averted.

Andy South

 * Camp Gay
 * The Dutiful Son
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Tagalong Kid

Michael Costello

 * All of the Other Reindeer: Things Got Better.
 * Identical Stranger: If he's wearing his Nice Hat, he looks identical to Survivor contestant Russell Hantz.
 * Nice Hat
 * One Steve Limit: With Michael Drummond.
 * Parental Issues
 * Invisible to Gaydar

April Johnston

 * Hair of Gold
 * Shocking Elimination
 * Statuesque Stunner
 * Woman in Black

Christopher Collins

 * Alliterative Name

Ivy Higa

 * Fan Nickname: Poison Ivy.
 * Jerkass

Michael Drummond

 * One Steve Limit: With Michael Costello.

Carlos Casanova

 * Alliterative Name
 * Cloudcuckoolander <--> Only Sane Man
 * Last-Name Basis
 * Non-Indicative Name: He is by no means an actual Casanova. May also count as an Unfortunate Name.

Anya Ayoung-Chee

 * Obfuscating Stupidity

Joshua McKinley

 * Jerkass
 * Smug Snake

Viktor Luna

 * Always Second Best
 * Shocking Elimination
 * Too Clever by Half

Kimberly Goldson

 * Only Sane Man

Bert Keeter

 * Cool Old Guy
 * Dark and Troubled Past
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Heel Face Turn: Arguably occurred once he began to open up to his fellow competitors.
 * Worthy Opponent: Despite disastrously antagonistic team challenges with Anthony Ryan and Viktor, he has cited them as good designers who deserved to benefit from their exposure on the show.

Olivier Green

 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * The Eeyore
 * My Nayme Is: Olivier.
 * What the Hell Is That Accent?

Anthony Ryan Auld

 * Disability Superpower: He is colorblind.
 * Keet

Mondo Guerra

 * Bromance: With Michael Costello--a holdover from their time together on Season 8.
 * Camp Gay
 * Earn Your Happy Ending
 * Determinator
 * Ill Boy: He's HIV-positive.
 * My Greatest Second Chance: Finally won the game many thought he deserved a year ago.
 * Stoic Spectacles
 * Too Quirky to Lose

Austin Scarlett

 * Bittersweet Ending
 * Camp Gay
 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * The Dandy
 * Ensemble Darkhorse
 * My Greatest Second Chance: Finally made it into the final runway after his Shocking Elimination in his (the) original season. He came short on winning this time too.
 * Pretty Boy

Michael Costello

 * Bittersweet Ending
 * Bromance: With Mondo.
 * Identical Stranger: If he's wearing his Nice Hat, he looks identical to Survivor contestant Russell Hantz.
 * My Greatest Second Chance: Same with Austin.
 * Nice Hat
 * Parental Issues
 * Invisible to Gaydar

Kenley Collins

 * My Greatest Second Chance: Subverted. Her rank only dropped a notch, though.
 * Raven Hair, Ivory Skin

Mila Hermanovski

 * My Greatest Second Chance: Subverted.

Rami Kashou

 * Creepy Cool Crosses
 * My Greatest Second Chance: Subverted, BIG TIME.
 * Nice Guy
 * Shocking Elimination

April Johnston

 * Hair of Gold
 * My Greatest Second Chance: Subverted.
 * Statuesque Stunner
 * Woman in Black

Gordana Gehlhausen

 * Alliterative Name
 * Cool Old Lady
 * Hair of Gold
 * My Greatest Second Chance: Subverted.
 * Team Mom