Austin Scarlett Biography
Austin Scarlett is an American fashion designer and artist famous for his appearances in the first season and the 2012 Project Runway. He also has his own series On the Road with Austin and Santino.
Austin Scarlett Age|Birthday
Scarlett was born on January 1, 1983. Therefore, he is 38 years old as of 2021 and celebrates his birthday on 1st January every year.
Austin Scarlett Height|Weight
Scarlett’s height is 6 feet 1 inch (approximately 185 centimeters).
Austin Scarlett Family
Scarlett was born in Cottage Grove, Oregon. His parents are, Debra Little (mother) and Christopher (father).
Austin Scarlett Partner
At the age of 14, Scarlett came out about as gay. However, his dating status is still confidential to the public and he has been cautious with his love affairs. Moreover, he is yet to share a boyfriend-boyfriend or husband-husband relationship hence he is still single.
Austin Scarlett Education
Austin specialized in couture and evening wear design. He received his degree in fashion design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Moreover, he also trained in fine arts at the Art Students League of New York.
Austin Scarlett Career
Scarlett worked as a design assistant and patternmaker. He did various projects ranging from opera to dance, film, and on Broadway while still in school. At the Museum at FIT, he also worked as an assistant costume archivist. With their Haute Couture and textures collection. Moreover, during the first season of the Bravo reality show Project Runway, he found success in 2004-2005. However, he was eliminated in the penultimate challenge. His ability to produce glamorous fashions under the tight deadlines and unusual requirements of the competitive reality show during the airing of Project Runway made him famous.
Moreover, he created a gown entirely from cornhusks on the very first episode of the program. Tim Gunn as well as each of the three judges cited the design as the single most iconic design from the history of the series. He produced couture collections. The collections were under his own name for fall 2005 and spring 2006 after Project Runway.
Furthermore, he joined New York-based bridal-design house Amsale as Creative Director of its Luxury gown collection in January 2006. He served until 2009 at Kenneth Pool. He has had involvement as a fashion designer and connoisseur for print and the web in features like The New York Times and Madame Figaro. Also, he has featured in Town and Country, Elle, In Style, The New York Daily News, and Women’s Wera Daily. Moreover, his designs have been featured on episodes of TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress.
Project Runway
Furthermore, in a spoof of Project Runway, he has been portrayed on Saturday Night Live by comedian Fred Armisen. He also has performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ‘Trace’ with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. Also, he appeared in Remember Me, David Parsons Dance as seen on PBS. He has also designed theatrical costumes for Shen Wei Dance Arts.
In addition, he joined season two star Santino Rice in their show On the Road with Austin and Santino in 2010. Followed the pair cross country as they created couture designs using local resources and premiered July 29, 2010, on Lifetime network.
The New York Public Library, New York City Opera, Live Out Loud, Equity Fights AIDS, and Women in Need are charitable causes to which he has lent his design talents. Moreover, he finished as runner-up when he returned to the runway in Project Runway: All-Stars. He released his signature collection of wedding and evening dresses in October 2012. He sells his collection at Neiman Marcus and other luxury retailers around the world.
Austin Scarlett Net Worth
Scarlett’s net worth ranges between $100,000 to $1 million.
