Shirin Askari from "Project Runway" is one of the fashion designers competing on season 6 of the Lifetime reality series. Shirin from "Project Runway 6" currently lives in Garland, Texas, but is originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is 24 years old.
She currently works freelance. In the past, she worked as an assistant tech design at Fossil and in child care for 2 year olds at Custer Road Church. Her mom taught her to sew at 4 years old. The first garment she ever made was a little white dress with blue hearts when she was 7 years old. She realized she wanted to be a designer when she was selling pieces and headscarves that she designed and created in middle school. She got a B.F.A. in fashion design from University of North Texas. Her favorite designers are Elie Saab and Jacques Fath. She likes listening to '80s rock/pop, Keith Urban and '90s rock when she's designing. She considers a gorgeous hat a fashion must. Old movies with Fred Astaire, Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant influence her designs. She would love to design for Reese Witherspoon.
She currently works freelance. In the past, she worked as an assistant tech design at Fossil and in child care for 2 year olds at Custer Road Church. Her mom taught her to sew at 4 years old. The first garment she ever made was a little white dress with blue hearts when she was 7 years old. She realized she wanted to be a designer when she was selling pieces and headscarves that she designed and created in middle school. She got a B.F.A. in fashion design from University of North Texas. Her favorite designers are Elie Saab and Jacques Fath. She likes listening to '80s rock/pop, Keith Urban and '90s rock when she's designing. She considers a gorgeous hat a fashion must. Old movies with Fred Astaire, Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant influence her designs. She would love to design for Reese Witherspoon.