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
• Straight Gay
• 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... 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

• Camp Gay
• Cloud Cuckoolander
• The Dandy
• Ensemble Darkhorse
• Pretty Boy
• Shocking Elimination

Chloe Dao

Daniel Vosovic

• Straight Gay

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 Ingénue
• Ms. Fanservice
• Statuesque Stunner

Carol Hannah Whitfield

• Diabolus ex Machina: Getting sick during the final runway show.
• Genki Girl
• Hair of Gold
• Tag Along 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
• Straight Gay

Shirin Askari

• Shocking Elimination
• Tag Along Kid

Rodney Epperson

• Badass Longhair
• Camp Straight
• Cool Old Guy
• Last Name Basis

Louise Black

• Bob Haircut

Seith Aaron Henderson

• Face of a Thug
• Nice Guy
• Perky Goth

Emilio Sosa

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
• Tag Along 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
• Straight Gay

April Johnston

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

Christopher Collins

• Alliterative Name

Valerie Mayen

Ivy Higa

• Fan Nickname: Poison Ivy.
• Jerkass

Michael Drummond

• One Steve Limit: With Michael Costello.

Carlos Casanova

• Alliterative Name
• Cloud Cuckoolander <—> 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
• Cloud Cuckoolander
• 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
• Straight Gay

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