A.J. Thouvenot

'Project Runway' chances snipped
2010-08-26 / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
... challenge that ended up getting AJ ousted from the reality TV program. A.J. Thouvenot of St. Charles took a bullet for his team (as mentor Tim Gunn put it) on this week's "Project Runway." Although the baggy, belted shirtdress Thouvenot came up with as part of a six-person collection was neither pretty nor... ugliest of all the designs, Higa still got a pass while Thouvenot got the hook. His final comment: "I would have felt better going if I'd have left for something that was my point of view." St. Louis' hopes for a "Project Runway" win are now pinned on Michael Drummond, who was on this week...

Project Runway‏ Has Two St. Louis Ties This Season
2010-07-26 / Review St. Louis
... fashion world after winning last year’s St. Louis Fashion Week’s Project Design competition. Drummond graduated from McCluer North High in Florissant. He began knitting while attending the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. St. Louis residents are no stranger to “Project Runway”. Season ...a former St. Louis resident who was featured on season 6. But we are still waiting for our hometown favorite to win the whole thing. Maybe Thouvenot or Drummond will be that designer to take it all home. “Project Runway” starts this Thursday on Lifetime at 8:00 pm...

Two St. Louis designers walk the `Runway'
2010-07-24 / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
... about his TrashBiscuit line on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, and he is working on launching . On paper, Michael Drummond and A.J. Thouvenot appear to be similar: Both are St. Louis designers, both will compete on the upcoming season of "Project Runway" and both are comfortable outfitting drag queens. But on the runway, their fashions are radically different. Drummond, 31...