Irina Shabayeva
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| Residence | New York City, New York |
| Education | BFA from Parsons School of Design |
| Occupation | fashion designer artist philanthropist |
| Television | Project Runway Season 6 (Winner) |
Irina Shabayeva (Georgian: ირინა შაბაევა) is the winner of the sixth season of Project Runway along with her model, Kalyn Hemphill.
Shabayeva is originally from Georgia and is of Georgian,Jewish and Russian heritage. She has stated her favorite designer is Jean Paul Gaultier, and credits her success to her feminine instincts and her diverse heritage.
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 amazing New York inspired woman warrior collection. Irina is known for her tailoring, impeccable knitwear, and outerwear as well as her couture collections.
The season six finale was arguably the most highly contested finale in Project Runway History as all three designers, Shabayeva along with Carol Hannah Whitfield and Althea Harper, had never received a negative critique. No other season has had more than one such designer.
Shabayeva has created many ready to wear and couture collections and has a very successful bridal collection IrinaBridal.com She designed Selena Gomez's butterfly dress for the 2011 People's Choice Awards.Carrie Underwood wore Irina Shabayeva's grey ombre gown on the cover of her album Blown Away. Irina continues to dress many celebs and private clients in her one of a kind couture gowns.
In 2013, Shabayeva became a contestant on Project Runway: All Stars (season 3). 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 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 Feb 12, 2016 she will be showing a couture and lingerie collection at the Monarch in NYC to benefit Women's cancer research.
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