Last season Kyle Buchanan guessed the plight of each new Project Runway contestant (and very correctly identified Mitchell!). Judging by the new materials on Lifetime's website, it's time to slay Season Seven's competitors. Big news: I like almost all of them. While Tim Gunn has yet to release his thoughts on each contestant, Movieline has gleaned their personalities, quirks, and instability through their bios. I voice my (few) lingering cautions on each contestant after the jump.
Name: Mila Hermanovski
Age: 40
From: Dallas, TX
Caveat: To repeat my colleague's concern with Louise Black last season: Dammit, Johnny, you know she loves her big beef and cheddar? And a 10th place finish?
Name: Emilio Sosa
Age: 43
From: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Caveat: During a tour of his home, he points out his new shower and says, "I'm a man. Men don't need to lie in baths." Aw, another contestant who claims to be a "real man." Great.
Name: Ben Chmura
Age: 30
From: South Meriden, CT
Caveat: Named each of his audition dresses after a different snake. They can't all be WCW challenges, Ben.
Name: Amy Sarabi
Age: 25
From: Plano, TX
Caveat: She's highly skilled, but she's a permalancer at Men's Active Old Navy. And with her low-key personality, I already hear the ghost of Season Three's unjustifiably booted Bonnie Dominguez (whose retail experience was similar) clamoring for Amy to be more exciting.
Name: Seth Aaron Henderson
Age: 38
From: San Diego, CA
Caveat: His penchant for maroon velveteens and denim conjures unpleasant images of Season One and Two's Daniel Franco. Finger guns blazing at the mannequin -- and into our heads?
Name: Jay Nicolas Sario
Age: 31
From: The Philippines
Caveat: I just watched his audition video, and I already can't remember him.
Name: Anthony Williams
Age: 28
From: Birmingham, AL
Caveat: Zoe Glassner called his audition gown "derivative," and then he used "context clues" to figure out what that meant. Oh, Anthony. The Countess of Snoozefest can't be outsmarting you already!
Name: Ping Wu
Age: ?
From: Chengdu, China
Caveat: Her clothes fold into 100 different forms! The hat becomes a face mask! The pants become skirt! The judges become weary fast, and Ping becomes the next Diana Eng (Season Two).
Name: Anna Lynett
Age: 23
From: Whitefish Bay, WI
Caveat: Unobjectionably cute, like a blend of Season Three's Alison and Movieline's own Julie Miller. But she may be the blandest screen presence the show has seen yet, save... Zoe Glassner.
Name: Christiane King
Age: 30
From: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Caveat: Calls herself a "veteran of Project Runway auditions." And her knack for color is probably too Jessica McClintock for Nina Garcia's taste.
Name: Janeane Ceccanti
Age: 28
From: Willows, CA
Caveat: Is incredible with fit. But "fit" does not a Project Runway winner make. Channeling Kara Janx!
Name: Pamela Ptak
Age: 47
From: Pittsfield, MA
Caveat: Her favorite "designer" is God. It's going to be juicy when he guest-judges.
Name: Jesus Estrada
Age: 21
From: Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Caveat: Brought illegal seal fur to his audition. Tim Gunn was offended within four seconds.
Name: Jesse LeNoir
Age: 25
From: Painesville, OH
Caveat: In his audition tape, he (rather jokingly) touts his heterosexuality. It's already (rather jokingly) a little tiring.
Name: Jonathan Peters
Age: 29
From: Woonsocket, RI
Caveat: Created a mini-dress with an enormous crotch applique. We may have a toned-down Blayne Walsh (seriously, much less bronzer) on our hands.
Name: Maya Luz
Age: 22
From: Santa Fe, NM
Caveat: This season's "spiky things" designer. Though Christian Siriano approved in the audition, will impaled passersby be so willing to forgive?