Interview: Christian Siriano Project Runway Contestant

If you're like us, you have been glued to your tube every Wednesday night for the new season of Project Runway. AC spoke to the self-proclaimed "Diva of Project Runway," pocket gay Christian Siriano, who dished on growing up in Baltimore, Heidi Klum, and a threesome with David Beckham.

AC: So, let's start from the beginning. Where are you from?
Christian Siriano: Well I am from Annapolis Maryland. I went to High school in Baltimore, but I grew up in Annapolis. It was a cute town. We lived on a waterfront community. It was good, even though I don't really fit the preppy boater kind of style.

AC: Really, I'm shocked!
Christian Siriano: Ha I know everyone is like "You came out of there?!" It is really metropolitan, though.

AC: When did you start designing?
Christian Siriano: When I started to work for the salon, I was like 13, and I did a lot of costumes for their hair show. It was an annual show they held every year.

AC: What was your first big fashion event?
Probably the hair show competition. It was between 35 salons in the Maryland, Virginia, Delaware area and there were 200 people that went. I did that for around five years.

AC: So who inspired you to start getting into fashion?
Christian Siriano: It was something I was more interested in myself. When I went to see my sister dance at ballet, I was really into costumes and the arts, and my family was also supportive of whatever me and my sister wanted to do. I would say I pushed myself the most to be into design.

AC: You went to a college in London?
Christian Siriano:The American Intercontinental University in London. I was there for around three years.