Austin Scarlett

Austin Scarlett
Nationality	American
Education	Fashion Institute of Technology
Occupation	Fashion designer

Austin Scarlett (born 1983) is an American fashion designer and artist best known for his appearances on the first season of Project Runway, the 2012 "Project Runway: All-Stars", and his own series, On the Road with Austin and Santino.

Scarlett, son of Debra Little and Christopher Scarlett, was born in Cottage Grove, Oregon. He attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, where he specialized in couture and evening wear design and received his degree in fashion design. He also received fine arts training at the Art Students League of New York.

While still in school, Scarlett worked as a design assistant and patternmaker on various projects ranging from opera to dance, film, and on Broadway. Scarlett also worked as an assistant costume archivist at The Museum at FIT, with their collection of Haute Couture and textiles.

Scarlett found success on the first season of the Bravo reality show Project Runway in 2004-2005. During the airing of Project Runway, he became known for his ability to produce glamorous fashions under the tight deadlines and unusual requirements of the competitive reality show. On the very first episode of the program, he created a gown entirely from cornhusks, a design which Tim Gunn as well as each of the three judges later cited as the single most iconic design from the history of the series.

After Project Runway, Scarlett produced couture collections under his own name for fall 2005 and spring 2006.

In January 2006, he joined New York-based bridal-design house Amsale as Creative Director of its luxury gown collection, Kenneth Pool, where he served until 2009.

Scarlett’s involvement as a fashion designer and connoisseur for print and the web include features in The New York Times, Town and Country, Madame Figaro, Elle, In Style, the New York Daily News, and Women’s Wear Daily.

Scarlett and his designs have been featured on episodes of TLC's Say Yes to the Dress.

He has been portrayed on Saturday Night Live by comedian Fred Armisen, in a spoof of Project Runway.

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