Christian Siriano explains why he'll be different from Tim Gunn on Project Runway: "Tim was never a designer"

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“What’s really great about this season is that, for the first time, the mentor for the designers gets to be a designer,” Siriano said at the TV press tour. “Tim was never a designer. He never worked in the business. He was a teacher. When the designers have a red-carpet challenge, I can actually give them real feedback because I’d just dressed people at the Golden Globes the week before. I’m giving them real, fashion-industry feedback that can, hopefully, only help them.”