Project Runway alum Christian Siriano may be a worldwide household name, but we all know that in order to join the fashion club, exclusivity is the name of the game. Coping with the blow of rejection from the coveted Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), this feisty designer has been taking his celebrity persona down a vertiable notch. He toned down the hair. He edited the organza sculptures he had become known for. He even gave up his trademark word fierce. Siriano may be evolving as a designer, but who for? Himself? The CFDA? The fashionistas of the world? Or the women who actually shop? Eric Wilson explores all these channels in this week’s Thursday Styles section of the NYTimes, where we discover a more mature, more approachable Siriano than we’ve grown used to knowing. Check out the full story here.