As a kid I was really creative and involved in the arts -- a lot of community theater productions. But I was also such an athlete, as well. I played baseball and soccer and track. I was doing one activity to make other people happy and one activity to make myself happy. JM: Running for so long really helped me to learn about the movements of the body and find things that are both comfortable and fashionable.
If you look at a lot of what I do, it's athletic-based. I love bright colors; uniforms are really an inspiration. PC: Speaking of uniforms, you've mentioned a few times on the show that your brother is in the military, so what conversations have you had over the past year as DADT has unraveled? JM: It's been really quite amazing. Those conversations have reconnected a bond that we'd lost following high school. We didn't keep in touch much, so it was great to have him call me and hear the excitement in his voice over watching me on TV every week.
He actually gets fired up about some of the incidences -- and that he's investing in what I love to do means so much to me. Being on Project Runway has helped me clarify that he loves me and has an understanding of who I am. PC: One thing that was particularly interesting to watch this season was the dynamic between you and Burt -- because it was like two generations of gay men with so much in common yet who butt heads.
JM: It's extremely interesting now that the show is over because Burt and I talk weekly. I truly respect and love him for who he is. We were all thrown into this space where there's one piece of meat for all the lions, so I think in the beginning it was rough because we were all just trying to get through another challenge the best we could. Burt was a little difficult to understand in the beginning because he was fighting his own battles.
He was the farthest from us in age, but what he realized was that he's talented and has something to give. Then he was more approachable and understandable. We connected on a lot of things, in terms of losing people and dealing with our sexualities. I definitely came to get who he is.
PC: We as an audience learned a lot about Burt's history from the first episode on, but how much was he sharing with the cast? JM: It wasn't until after I moved into the other apartment after I lost all my roommates that I found out Burt was a recovering alcoholic. We shared the same room, and we would have conversations at night, but this was halfway through the season.
Until then, I didn't know about that aspect of his life. PC: People have reacted strongly to your conflict with a fellow designer, Becky, some calling it bullying. How do you react to that? JM: It's really difficult to hear more than anything, because I know what it's like to be bullied. I lived a life of being called names and being pushed around. It's hurtful. I don't want that to be something people define me as.
So my definition of bullying is different than what people are defining it as in the scenario with Becky. I want to lift people up, not bring them down. I have strong opinions, and I'm a very competitive person, and it was just a really frustrating challenge. PC: On the first episode of the finale, Nina Garcia called you a "very good designer. JM: I was humbled because throughout the whole experience, she was really the one I was hoping to impress.
I think I gave her critiques a little more clout. I tried to listen to what she was saying, and I want to say "thank you" to her, because she really helped me to learn and grow during each challenge. Even if she had something negative to say, she put it in a way that helped you feel confident. PC: Do you think it's just a coincidence that all of the final four designers had major family losses, or does that say something about the group? JM: I think it says something about us.
What was really cool to figure out about all of those people was that we're all New Yorkers, in a way. This is a tough city. You have to be on top of your game to live here. I love that we all have that competitiveness in us. And the losses connect the four of us on an even deeper level. I think it's helped us push ourselves.
JM: Well, my bank account sure hasn't changed! One of the funniest times I get approached by people is when I'm on a busy, busy subway. People are like, "Good luck! JM: I don't date much, but this show has definitely put me out there for people to approach. Joshua Mckinley Dresses 10 Items. Size Color Animal 0. Black 9. Blue 5. Brown 1. Coral 2. Floral 0. Gold 1.
Green 2. Multi 0. Nude 1. Orange 0. Pink 0. Purple 1. Red 3. Silver 2. Turq 1.
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