Malvin Vien from "Project Runway" is one of the fashion designers competing on season 6 of the Lifetime reality series. Malvin from "Project Runway 6" currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, but is originally from Englewood, Colorado. He is 24 years old.
Malvin Vien is currently self-employed. In the past, he has worked in retail and as awaiter, community assistant, teaching assistant and an English professor in China. The first garment that he ever made was a T-shirt. He has a B.A. in social medicine and creative solipsism from the University of Redlands where he created a fashion design program for the costume department. He also received an A.A.S. in fashion design from Parsons.
When he's designing, he likes listening to Santigold, MGMT, The Knife, The Cure, Patti Smith, Amy Winehouse and Radiohead. He believes everyone should have the courage to wear what makes them feel right. He counts vagabonds, beatniks, travels in rural China, Japanese ghost stories and insect anatomy among his design influences. He thinks designing for Mary-Kate Olsen would be fun, as well as Patti Smith.
Malvin Vien is currently self-employed. In the past, he has worked in retail and as awaiter, community assistant, teaching assistant and an English professor in China. The first garment that he ever made was a T-shirt. He has a B.A. in social medicine and creative solipsism from the University of Redlands where he created a fashion design program for the costume department. He also received an A.A.S. in fashion design from Parsons.
When he's designing, he likes listening to Santigold, MGMT, The Knife, The Cure, Patti Smith, Amy Winehouse and Radiohead. He believes everyone should have the courage to wear what makes them feel right. He counts vagabonds, beatniks, travels in rural China, Japanese ghost stories and insect anatomy among his design influences. He thinks designing for Mary-Kate Olsen would be fun, as well as Patti Smith.