AC:I know you worked with Vivian Westwood and Alexander McQueen during college... 
Christian Siriano: Well I will say I think she (Westwood) is inspiring to all designers, she is very creative and has been around for years. Originally when I got accepted to my school in London, most of my teachers worked for Vivian for a very long time in production, and a teacher actually recommended me. So I worked for Vivian but it was more of an internship, but just to be in London and have the experience with her was amazing. The internship at Westwood got me in to McQueen for an internship, then at Mcqueen I was offered a job as an assistant after I finished. So it worked out very well. I really learned at least 70% of what I know from McQueen.
AC:So after London, you moved to New York?
Christian Siriano: Yeah, to the Lower East Side. It's not too far from Soho. It is fabulous and fierce..like me!
AC:Who encouraged you to try out for Project Runway?
Christian Siriano:I loved the show and my friend's mom worked in PR and told me about the try out. I wrote the information on a napkin at a restaurant. A week later I auditioned, so it was very random.
AC: Is it like The Real World? Do you send in videotape?
Christian Siriano: You do an open casting call, and it's a series of auditions in front of different judges, and there is a preliminary before you meet with Tim Gunn and people from Elle for a final round that day, and I made it through. After that there is a ton of stuff like bio video, documentary, etc. it took a month and a half after the initial audition to get a yes or no answer.
AC:What was your first impression meeting all of the cast mates on the show?
Christian Siriano: I think my first impression was that everyone was so much older than me. I felt like a 12-year-old child.
AC:Did everyone act different toward you because you were younger?
Christian Siriano: Oh yeah, everyone did at first. After the first challenge, however, everyone was nicer. As they should have been.
AC:Yes, when they saw how fabulous you were.
Christian Siriano: Exactly.
AC: Anyone you really connected to in the cast specifically?
Christian Siriano: Initially it was Jack and Kitt. Victoria and me are really close too, believe it or not!
AC:Who was the cutest designer this season?
Christian Siriano: Umm... me.
AC: What did you think about Tim Gunn?
Christian Siriano: At first he kind've annoyed me. As the challenges went on, I grew to love him, and he's amazing and so sweet. I actually think he really does care about us, which is nice.
AC: Who was your favorite judge?
Christian Siriano: Heidi
Christian Siriano: Well I will say I think she (Westwood) is inspiring to all designers, she is very creative and has been around for years. Originally when I got accepted to my school in London, most of my teachers worked for Vivian for a very long time in production, and a teacher actually recommended me. So I worked for Vivian but it was more of an internship, but just to be in London and have the experience with her was amazing. The internship at Westwood got me in to McQueen for an internship, then at Mcqueen I was offered a job as an assistant after I finished. So it worked out very well. I really learned at least 70% of what I know from McQueen.
AC:So after London, you moved to New York?
Christian Siriano: Yeah, to the Lower East Side. It's not too far from Soho. It is fabulous and fierce..like me!
AC:Who encouraged you to try out for Project Runway?
Christian Siriano:I loved the show and my friend's mom worked in PR and told me about the try out. I wrote the information on a napkin at a restaurant. A week later I auditioned, so it was very random.
AC: Is it like The Real World? Do you send in videotape?
Christian Siriano: You do an open casting call, and it's a series of auditions in front of different judges, and there is a preliminary before you meet with Tim Gunn and people from Elle for a final round that day, and I made it through. After that there is a ton of stuff like bio video, documentary, etc. it took a month and a half after the initial audition to get a yes or no answer.
AC:What was your first impression meeting all of the cast mates on the show?
Christian Siriano: I think my first impression was that everyone was so much older than me. I felt like a 12-year-old child.
AC:Did everyone act different toward you because you were younger?
Christian Siriano: Oh yeah, everyone did at first. After the first challenge, however, everyone was nicer. As they should have been.
AC:Yes, when they saw how fabulous you were.
Christian Siriano: Exactly.
AC: Anyone you really connected to in the cast specifically?
Christian Siriano: Initially it was Jack and Kitt. Victoria and me are really close too, believe it or not!
AC:Who was the cutest designer this season?
Christian Siriano: Umm... me.
AC: What did you think about Tim Gunn?
Christian Siriano: At first he kind've annoyed me. As the challenges went on, I grew to love him, and he's amazing and so sweet. I actually think he really does care about us, which is nice.
AC: Who was your favorite judge?
Christian Siriano: Heidi
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