Or as we like to call him, Thurston Howell IV
Jesse LeNoir
Age: 25
Hometown: Painesville, OH
Hometown: Painesville, OH
Favorite designer(s)?
Thom Browne, Tom Ford, Tomas Maier, Balenciaga, Dior, Hedi Slimane.
Current occupation?
Actor and fashion designer for House of Kilroy.
Can you describe past jobs you've had?
Performed in Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Tutorial at the Walt Disney World Resort.
What is your design training?
I am self-taught. I learned how to use a sewing machine while in college studying to be an actor.
What are your strengths as a designer?
I use my tailoring background to make pieces that are well-fitted and beautifully constructed.
What's influenced your designs over the years?
Balenciaga, Dior, military uniforms, and my fiancee, the woman I've always made clothes for.
What's your favorite material or fabric to work with?
I love to work with wool, particularly for coats.
Do you prefer patterns or solids?
Solids more often, because I'm usually creating a pattern in the way that I'm cutting the garment.
What are your favorite colors?
Green and gray.
We've been saying for years that it was only a matter of time before "actors who can sew" wound up in the cast. We're just surprised it took so long.
Favorite designer from past seasons of Project Runway?
I liked Danny V's work, as well as Santino's and Jillian's.
We've been saying for years that it was only a matter of time before "actors who can sew" wound up in the cast. We're just surprised it took so long.
Never has the phrase "audition tape" seemed so apt a description. And yay! A vaguely homophobic joke plus a dig at Chris March for being fat! WELL DONE, Thurston. You're a shoo-in for fan favorite.
YEAH, ZOE! GET IN HIS FACE! TELL HIM HE SUCKS!
To be fair, the coat that transforms into a jacket is really nice. That, plus his personal style, plus his willingness to defend his work are more than likely the reasons he got picked, because his portfolio:
Is not good, poodles. Not good at all. We'll give him props for "point of view" and we suspect he'll be entertaining to a certain extent, possibly even controversial, so we'll wait and see.
More on Jesse LeNoir at myLifetime.com.
[Photos: Jesse Lenoir's Facebook Page/myLifetime.com - Videos: myLifetime.com - Q&A: myLifetime.com]
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