Grading Project Runway's 17 New Designers

Project Runway returns tonight. You may know that Movieline's coverage of Project Runway is flawless and Homerian and an overwrought great time, right? We start again today. Let's judge the 17 newbies.

A.J.

Pro: Daniel Vosovic redux! Swoopy hair is often the mark of a Runway champ.

Con: Puts cupcakes and horse figurines on his designs. This isn't Project Katy Perry.

Andy

Pro: Seems agreeable!

Con: Let's not pretend we like agreeable people on this show.

April

Pro: Digs that deconstructed, pseudo-Lady Gaga aesthetic. Runway loves feeling current.

Con: We don't need another color-deprived season six.

Casanova

Pro: If you're named Casanova, you must be compulsively watchable. Or diagnosable. I like both.

Con: Mind you, I also once thought the same about "Suede" (season five).

Christopher

Pro: "Understands a woman's body." He does fit well.

Con: During his audition, he wore a collared shirt with a big emblazoned design on the shoulder. I found it upsetting.

Ivy

Pro: Hawaiian!

Con: Ho-hum?

Jason

Pro: Mawm! It's a het-urr-a-seck-shoo-uhl!

Con: Could be the biggest slimeball since season three's Vincent Libretti. Seems too OK with living in his parent's basement. Also, he designs mens pants with penis-shaped appendages on the outside. S.O.S.

McKell

Pro: Print-friendly!

Con: She's into capes. Guess what I'm not into.

Gretchen

Pro: Airy, feminine clothing. Perfect for an Amanda Seyfried Vanity Fair spread.

Con: Zzzz.

Michael C.

Pro: Very self-deprecating. In his audition video, he points out his favorite chair and says, "I look skinny in this chair."

Con: Couldn't be nicer. The greatest sin of all.

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