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CORRECTION: SEE CORRECTION APPENDED; "Project Runway": A graphic accompanying an article about former "Project Runway" contestants in the July 8 Calendar said Kirsten Ehrig's claim to fame on the show was designing a too-short skirt. The skirt was designed by Zulema Griffin.
They are more likely to be recognized at the local Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf now, but these "Project Runway" alumni are still struggling. In anticipation of the third season of the Bravo series, which begins Wednesday, we caught up with former contestants living in the L.A. area.
John Wade, 25
Education: Cal State University Northridge
Known on the show for: Being the first man out
Home: Fairfax district
Work: Assistant manager at Marc Jacobs in L.A.
Celebrity client: Dreaming
Favorite L.A. hangout: Dime bar in the Fairfax district
Lesson learned: "Don't inhibit yourself."
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Nick Verreos, 39
Education: UCLA and Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Known on the show for: Winning the Barbie challenge with a hip girly-girl look
Home: Los Feliz
Work: Preparing for a trunk show of his Nikolaki collection on Wednesday at fellow "Project Runway" contestant Emmett McCarthy's New York store, emc2; teaching at L.A.'s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Stores: Sirens and Sailors
Celebrity client: Brenda Strong from "Desperate Housewives"
Favorite L.A. hangout: El Chavo in Silver Lake
Lesson learned: "Don't take on...