Irina Shabayeva
{{short description|American fashion designer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Irina Shabayeva
| image = Irina Shabayeva.jpg
| caption = Shabayeva in 2010
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| occupation = fashion designer, artist, philanthropist
| education = BFA from Parsons School of Design
| television = Project Runway Season 6 (Winner)
}}
Irina Shabayeva ({{langx|ru|Ирина Шабаева}}, {{lang-ka|ირინა შაბაევა}}) is the winner of the sixth season of Project Runway along with her model, Kalyn Hemphill.[http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/project-runway-winner-irina-shabayeva-i-cant-believe-i-won-1970218 Nov. 20, 2009 US Magazine article on Irina Shabayeva]
Personal life
Shabayeva is originally from Georgia and is of Georgian,{{cite web |url=http://irinashabayeva.com/ |title=Home |website=irinashabayeva.com}}{{cite web | url=http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/blogs/nick-verreos-blog?tid=737 | title=Nick Verreos' Blog }} Jewish{{Cite web|url=http://www.ou.org/index.php/shabbat_shalom/article/81528/|title=OU Life - Everyday Jewish Living}} and Russian heritage.[http://www.zimbio.com/Irina+Shabayeva/articles/xAP9V5I8XfG/Irina+Shabayeva+Fall+2010+Collection/ Irina Shabayeva Fall 2010 Collection] She has stated her favorite designer is Jean Paul Gaultier,[http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/project-runway/project-runway-designers/irina-shabayeva Shabayeva page at mylifetime.com] and credits her success to her feminine instincts and her diverse heritage.{{Cite web |url=http://www.metrovelvet.com/runway/irina-shabayeva-spring-2012/ |title=IRINA SHABAYEVA – SPRING 2012 - Metrovelvet |access-date=March 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233211/http://www.metrovelvet.com/runway/irina-shabayeva-spring-2012/ |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
''Project Runway''
Shabayeva appeared in season six of Project Runway and won three challenges (Episode 5, "Fashion Headliners", Episode 7 "The Sky is the Limit", and Episode 10 "Around the World in Two Days). She ultimately won the season with her New York-inspired woman warrior collection. The season six finale notably featured three designers (Shabayeva along with Carol Hannah Whitfield and Althea Harper) that had not been in the bottom three during the whole season.
After ''Project Runway''
Shabayeva has created many ready to wear and couture collections. She designed Selena Gomez's butterfly dress for the 2011 People's Choice Awards.{{Cite web |url=http://www.stylebistro.com/Daily+Dish/articles/-GJvS9LP2Js/Selena+Gomez+Wears+Dress+Project+Runway+Winner |title=Selena Gomez wears Project Runway winner Irina Shabayeva dress |access-date=January 11, 2011 |archive-date=January 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110184411/http://www.stylebistro.com/Daily+Dish/articles/-GJvS9LP2Js/Selena+Gomez+Wears+Dress+Project+Runway+Winner |url-status=dead }} Carrie Underwood wore Irina Shabayeva's grey ombre gown on the cover of her album Blown Away.{{Cite web|url=https://www.julienslive.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/134/lot/57203/CARRIE-UNDERWOOD-BLOWN-AWAY-COVER-GOWN|title = Carrie Underwood Blown Away Cover Gown}}
In 2013, Shabayeva became a contestant on the third season of Project Runway All Stars[http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway-all-stars/blogs/project-runway-all-stars-blog/season-3-cast-announcement/ Introducing the Season 3 Cast!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113070639/http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway-all-stars/blogs/project-runway-all-stars-blog/season-3-cast-announcement/ |date=November 13, 2013 }} and placed 6th in the competition.
In 2015, Irina Shabayeva launched a lingerie collection in addition to continuing ready to wear and couture collection. Irina also has dedicated a lot of other time to working with numerous charities. In the past she has partnered with the MacDella Cooper Foundation to benefit Ebola, The Freedom Ladder to end child trafficking and The Carol Galvin Foundation to aid women with cancer. On February 12, 2016 she showed a couture and lingerie collection at the Monarch in NYC to benefit Women's cancer research.
In 2019, Shabayeva competed in Season 7 of Project Runway All Stars, that featured a cast of previous winners only. She came in third place, behind Dmitry Sholokhov and Michelle Lesniak.{{cite web|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway-all-stars/season-7/episode-1|title=Watch All Stars Goes Global Full Episode - Project Runway All Stars - Lifetime}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://irinashabayeva.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|3539229|Irina Shabayeva}}
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Category:American fashion designers
Category:Emigrants from Georgia (country) to the United States
Category:American people of Jewish descent
Category:American people of Russian descent
Category:Project Runway (American series) participants