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* ThatCameOutWrong: Tim explained to the designers that "he had made more bad decisions at 3 in the morning than I can count." While he was referencing poor clothing designs, the contestants immediately demanded the names. Tim joked that he never imagined his words coming out dirty. When the contestants asked if they might see him later, Tim jokes that, after his bad 3 o'clock decisions, he just might.
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* SpinOff: He had a short-lived makeover fashion show called "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style", where he helped women to dress better. Unlike other makeover shows, Tim actually helped the women to feel better about their sizes by dressing accordingly. Also heads the spin off ''Under The Gunn'' which involves other past contestants mentoring another group of designers.
* SternTeacher: As good advice as he gives, he also tells when something is not working, despite the dissapointment he gets.
* StoicSpectacles: Tries his best to remain stoic in front of a designer.
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* StoicSpectacles: Tries his best to remain stoic in front of a designer.
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!Heidi Klum
Host, Judge and Producer of the Show.
* BenevolentBoss
* BigGood
* BoringButPractical: Compared to other judges, she focuses on the wearability on the fashion design.
* BuxomIsBetter: Expected as a former Victoria's Secret model. However, it's also usually her first criticism at garment construction.
* CatchPhrase:
** "One day you're IN, the next day you're OUT"
** "Auf Wiedersehen" to the eliminated designers.
* CoolTeacher
* EveryoneLovesBlondes
* FunnyForeigner: She also has her funny moments as a host, as a judge and when talking directly to a designer.
* GratuitousGerman: Besides her catchphrases, in season 3 Heidi asked Uli's mom about her dress in German.
* HappilyMarried: Until 2012.
* TheHost
* MalaProper: Season 2 reunion: "Sold out like ''beagles''", instead of "hotcakes". She herself lampshades it.
--> '''Heidi:''' "What do I know, I'm German"
** She later misremembers the idiom as "selling like pancakes," and is visibly nonplussed at the subtle difference.
** In season 12 she also asks the final five designers if they can see "the sausage dangling in front of [their] noses" and when Tim points out it's actually a "carrot" she again says she's German and likes sausages better.
* TheMentor: She was this for the models in the "Models of the Runway" segment for seasons 6 and 7.
* OneDrinkWillKillTheBaby: She goes out of her way to make it clear that she is not partaking in the champagne the contestants usually enjoy during the parties, since she's often pregnant.
* RedBaron: The Body.
* StatuesqueStunner
* SternTeacher: When she needs to be.
* TeamMom
!Tim Gunn
The designers Mentor.
* AFatherToHisMen
* AscendedExtra: Though he's never been what you might consider an extra, he was originally hired just as an offscreen consultant to the show until the producers noticed how well he got along with the designers and decided to have him appear on screen. And in season 12 he sits on the judging panel, giving the judges insight into the process behind a design, and has a "Tim Gunn Save" he can use to save an eliminated designer if he feels the judges have erred in their choice.
* {{Asexual}}: Though he defines his [[http://www.asexuality.org/wiki/index.php?title=Romantic_orientation romantic orientation]] as "homoromantic", Tim Gunn is a self-identified Asexual. He hasn't been in a relationship since the early 1980s and says he has no interest in being in another one.
* BreakoutCharacter
* CatchPhrase: "Make it work".
* CelibateHero
* CityMouse: During Andy's home-visit, Tim shrieks at the sight of catfish.
* ClassicalTongue: Season 3 reunion rolled a footage of Tim's refined language in action, which required dictionary quotation at the designer's blank faces. Words included: "Mitigating", "Faux-bois", "Consternation", "Sturm and Drang", "Caucus" and many others.
** Sometimes goes into SophisticatedAsHell when interacting in the workroom with some of the designers, immediately laughing.
* CoolOldGuy
* CooldownHug: He's in charge of giving this to the stressed designers.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He's doing quite well now, but he attempted suicide when he was a teenager and spent several years at a residential psychiatric treatment center, and at one point feared he might have HIV after his then-partner revealed that he was infected and had been sleeping around behind his back, which led to their breakup.
* TheFashionista: He's the mentor, after all.
* HaremNanny: OK, so it's not exactly a Harem, and at that, it's a mixed one, but still, he definitely has the personality of one...
* IndyPloy: Invoked by Tim Gunn to the contestants. Hence, [[CatchPhrase make it work]].
* {{Mentors}}
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: "Well since leaving you only a few hours ago I had an altercation with a set of subway stairs, a trip to the emergency room, and four stitches. But I'm here for you!" Says Tim in his usual Tim Gunn cheerfulness with three deep cuts on his face.
* NiceGuy
* OnlySaneMan
* PapaWolf: Stated that he feels like the final 5-10 designers are like his kids, and he hates hearing them get torn apart by the judges.
* SharpDressedMan: To the point the most "outdoor" he could get was a camouflage-printed suit.
* SilverFox: He was named one of People Magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2006.
* SpinOff: He had a short-lived makeover fashion show called "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style", where he helped women to dress better. Unlike other makeover shows, Tim actually helped the women to feel better about their sizes by dressing accordingly. Also heads the spin off ''Under The Gunn'' which involves other designers mentoring each other.
* SternTeacher
* StoicSpectacles
* StraightGay
* TeamDad
* WhatTheHellHero: He's in charge of calling out designers who fall in this.
!Michael Kors
Judge and Fashion Designer In Seasons 1 to 10, making guest appearances in Seasons 11 and 12.
* AccentuateTheNegative: Tends toward hilarious descriptions such as "she looks like a pole dancer in Dubai" or "this looks like a Handi-Wipe gone wrong".
* BigNo: Michael Kors have a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN-alKAkX0M&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 particularly memorable one]], which while not too loud on the volume front, definitely had the emphasis of one.
* CampGay
* CoolTeacher: In season 1, all the designers agreed that he was the most fair of the judges and his critiques were mostly dead-on.
* CynicalMentor
* DeadpanSnarker
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Michael Kors catch-all phrase for any particularly raunchy outfit. Sometimes couched in a film reference, as in "She looks like Creator/ShirleyMacLaine in ''Irma La Douce''".
* LimitedWardrobe: He always dresses the same: Black jacket, black t-shirt and jeans. Sometimes he varies it wearing white pants.
* MadLibsCatchPhrase: He's fond of describing bad outfits with some variation of "She looks like a [mother of the bride/stripper/nun/waitress/AlwaysFemale occupation] on her way to a [funeral/disco/wedding/other event] in [geographic location]."
* NobodyOver50IsGay: Averted, since Kors was born in 1959 and married his longtime partner in 2011 after New York State legalized gay marriage.
* NotSoStoic: In the Season 4 reunion special, a footage is shown where Michael just looses it when one of the models made a pelvic thrust and he couldn't stop laughing at all. Even Nina cracked when watching him.
* PutOnABus: He's no longer in the judges panel starting season 11.
** TheBusCameBack: He shows up to judge the designers' final collections.
** CommutingOnABus: Returns briefly as a judge for the season 12 athletic wear challenge.
* SternTeacher: Equally as snarky.
!Nina Garcia
Judge and Fashion Editor of ''Elle Magazine'' (Seasons 1 to 5) and ''Marie Claire Magazine'' (from Season 6 onwards)
* AccentuateTheNegative: Is prone to this, but without the humour.
* TheCameo: She appeared in one episode of UglyBetty with Christian Siriano after season 4 was over.
* FanNickname: Fans on the street even called Nina once "Meana Garzilla".
* TheFashionista: Required since she's a fashion editor.
* GratuitousSpanish: In season 8, Nina translated in perfect Spanish a question for Casanova.
* OneJudgeToRuleThemAll: Ostensibly averted, but Nina Garcia is widely regarded as the key to the judging panel.
* OnlySaneWoman: She has to argue with crack decisions and stubborn designers.
* SternTeacher: To the point many designers are afraid of her, and consequently whenever she praises a designer's look that designer's face is almost guaranteed to light up.
!Zac Posen
Judge and Fashion Designer from Season 11 onwards.
* CampGay
* ChekhovsGunman: He guested a few times in past seasons.
* TheDandy: Unlike Michael, he always wears a different suit per episode.
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!Heidi Klum
Host, Judge and Producer of the Show.
* BenevolentBoss
* BigGood
* BoringButPractical: Compared to other judges, she focuses on the wearability on the fashion design.
* BuxomIsBetter: Expected as a former Victoria's Secret model. However, it's also usually her first criticism at garment construction.
* CatchPhrase:
** "One day you're IN, the next day you're OUT"
** "Auf Wiedersehen" to the eliminated designers.
* CoolTeacher
* EveryoneLovesBlondes
* FunnyForeigner: She also has her funny moments as a host, as a judge and when talking directly to a designer.
* GratuitousGerman: Besides her catchphrases, in season 3 Heidi asked Uli's mom about her dress in German.
* HappilyMarried: Until 2012.
* TheHost
* MalaProper: Season 2 reunion: "Sold out like ''beagles''", instead of "hotcakes". She herself lampshades it.
--> '''Heidi:''' "What do I know, I'm German"
** She later misremembers the idiom as "selling like pancakes," and is visibly nonplussed at the subtle difference.
** In season 12 she also asks the final five designers if they can see "the sausage dangling in front of [their] noses" and when Tim points out it's actually a "carrot" she again says she's German and likes sausages better.
* TheMentor: She was this for the models in the "Models of the Runway" segment for seasons 6 and 7.
* OneDrinkWillKillTheBaby: She goes out of her way to make it clear that she is not partaking in the champagne the contestants usually enjoy during the parties, since she's often pregnant.
* RedBaron: The Body.
* StatuesqueStunner
* SternTeacher: When she needs to be.
* TeamMom
!Tim Gunn
The designers Mentor.
* AFatherToHisMen
* AscendedExtra: Though he's never been what you might consider an extra, he was originally hired just as an offscreen consultant to the show until the producers noticed how well he got along with the designers and decided to have him appear on screen. And in season 12 he sits on the judging panel, giving the judges insight into the process behind a design, and has a "Tim Gunn Save" he can use to save an eliminated designer if he feels the judges have erred in their choice.
* {{Asexual}}: Though he defines his [[http://www.asexuality.org/wiki/index.php?title=Romantic_orientation romantic orientation]] as "homoromantic", Tim Gunn is a self-identified Asexual. He hasn't been in a relationship since the early 1980s and says he has no interest in being in another one.
* BreakoutCharacter
* CatchPhrase: "Make it work".
* CelibateHero
* CityMouse: During Andy's home-visit, Tim shrieks at the sight of catfish.
* ClassicalTongue: Season 3 reunion rolled a footage of Tim's refined language in action, which required dictionary quotation at the designer's blank faces. Words included: "Mitigating", "Faux-bois", "Consternation", "Sturm and Drang", "Caucus" and many others.
** Sometimes goes into SophisticatedAsHell when interacting in the workroom with some of the designers, immediately laughing.
* CoolOldGuy
* CooldownHug: He's in charge of giving this to the stressed designers.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He's doing quite well now, but he attempted suicide when he was a teenager and spent several years at a residential psychiatric treatment center, and at one point feared he might have HIV after his then-partner revealed that he was infected and had been sleeping around behind his back, which led to their breakup.
* TheFashionista: He's the mentor, after all.
* HaremNanny: OK, so it's not exactly a Harem, and at that, it's a mixed one, but still, he definitely has the personality of one...
* IndyPloy: Invoked by Tim Gunn to the contestants. Hence, [[CatchPhrase make it work]].
* {{Mentors}}
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: "Well since leaving you only a few hours ago I had an altercation with a set of subway stairs, a trip to the emergency room, and four stitches. But I'm here for you!" Says Tim in his usual Tim Gunn cheerfulness with three deep cuts on his face.
* NiceGuy
* OnlySaneMan
* PapaWolf: Stated that he feels like the final 5-10 designers are like his kids, and he hates hearing them get torn apart by the judges.
* SharpDressedMan: To the point the most "outdoor" he could get was a camouflage-printed suit.
* SilverFox: He was named one of People Magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2006.
* SpinOff: He had a short-lived makeover fashion show called "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style", where he helped women to dress better. Unlike other makeover shows, Tim actually helped the women to feel better about their sizes by dressing accordingly. Also heads the spin off ''Under The Gunn'' which involves other designers mentoring each other.
* SternTeacher
* StoicSpectacles
* StraightGay
* TeamDad
* WhatTheHellHero: He's in charge of calling out designers who fall in this.
!Michael Kors
Judge and Fashion Designer In Seasons 1 to 10, making guest appearances in Seasons 11 and 12.
* AccentuateTheNegative: Tends toward hilarious descriptions such as "she looks like a pole dancer in Dubai" or "this looks like a Handi-Wipe gone wrong".
* BigNo: Michael Kors have a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN-alKAkX0M&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 particularly memorable one]], which while not too loud on the volume front, definitely had the emphasis of one.
* CampGay
* CoolTeacher: In season 1, all the designers agreed that he was the most fair of the judges and his critiques were mostly dead-on.
* CynicalMentor
* DeadpanSnarker
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Michael Kors catch-all phrase for any particularly raunchy outfit. Sometimes couched in a film reference, as in "She looks like Creator/ShirleyMacLaine in ''Irma La Douce''".
* LimitedWardrobe: He always dresses the same: Black jacket, black t-shirt and jeans. Sometimes he varies it wearing white pants.
* MadLibsCatchPhrase: He's fond of describing bad outfits with some variation of "She looks like a [mother of the bride/stripper/nun/waitress/AlwaysFemale occupation] on her way to a [funeral/disco/wedding/other event] in [geographic location]."
* NobodyOver50IsGay: Averted, since Kors was born in 1959 and married his longtime partner in 2011 after New York State legalized gay marriage.
* NotSoStoic: In the Season 4 reunion special, a footage is shown where Michael just looses it when one of the models made a pelvic thrust and he couldn't stop laughing at all. Even Nina cracked when watching him.
* PutOnABus: He's no longer in the judges panel starting season 11.
** TheBusCameBack: He shows up to judge the designers' final collections.
** CommutingOnABus: Returns briefly as a judge for the season 12 athletic wear challenge.
* SternTeacher: Equally as snarky.
!Nina Garcia
Judge and Fashion Editor of ''Elle Magazine'' (Seasons 1 to 5) and ''Marie Claire Magazine'' (from Season 6 onwards)
* AccentuateTheNegative: Is prone to this, but without the humour.
* TheCameo: She appeared in one episode of UglyBetty with Christian Siriano after season 4 was over.
* FanNickname: Fans on the street even called Nina once "Meana Garzilla".
* TheFashionista: Required since she's a fashion editor.
* GratuitousSpanish: In season 8, Nina translated in perfect Spanish a question for Casanova.
* OneJudgeToRuleThemAll: Ostensibly averted, but Nina Garcia is widely regarded as the key to the judging panel.
* OnlySaneWoman: She has to argue with crack decisions and stubborn designers.
* SternTeacher: To the point many designers are afraid of her, and consequently whenever she praises a designer's look that designer's face is almost guaranteed to light up.
!Zac Posen
Judge and Fashion Designer from Season 11 onwards.
* CampGay
* ChekhovsGunman: He guested a few times in past seasons.
* TheDandy: Unlike Michael, he always wears a different suit per episode.
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