Project Runway/Characters
Due to the show having many contestants, this page is made to avoid overdosing the main page.
The Judges
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
Nina Garcia
Season 1
Jay McCarol
Kara Saun
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... but only as a tactic to emotionally manipulate her fellow competitors and put them off guard.
- 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
Season 2
Chloe Dao
Daniel Vosovic
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
Season 3
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
Laura Bennett
Mychael Knight
- Nice Guy
- Ensemble Darkhorse: He was voted the "Fan Favorite" for the season.
Season 4
Christian Siriano
- Anime Hair
- Camp Gay
- Catch Phrase: "Fierce" and "Hot mess".
- Fun Size he's only 5'4
- Nerd Glasses
Rami Kashou
Jillian Lewis
Season 5
Leanne Marshall
Korto Momolu
Kenley Collins
Season 6
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
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
Christopher Straub
- Camp Straight
- Last of His Kind: The last male contestant this season.
Logan Neitzel
Nicolas Putvinski
Shirin Askari
Rodney Epperson
Louise Black
Season 7
Seith Aaron Henderson
Emilio Sosa
Mila Hermanovski
- Cool Big Sis: To Maya.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Season 8
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
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
Christopher Collins
Valerie Mayen
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.
Season 9
Anya Ayoung-Chee
Joshua McKinley
Viktor Luna
Kimberly Goldson
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
Anthony Ryan Auld
- Disability Superpower: He is colorblind.
- Keet
All-Stars
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