Kayne Gillaspie
| Johnathan Kayne Gillaspie | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 14, 1979 |
| Residence | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Education | Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) |
| Occupation | Fashion Designer |
| Television | Project Runway Season 3 (5th) |
Johnathan Kayne Gillaspie (born March 14, 1979) is an American fashion designer, specializing in eveningwear gowns. He was a contestant on the third season of the Bravo reality series Project Runway after being rejected during second-season auditions.
"Kayne" earned a full scholarship to Volunteer State Community College, where he studied pre-veterinarian medicine. While working at a veterinary clinic for four and a half years, he took a second job as a sketch artist at a local pageant and Template:Eveningwear boutique in Nashville, Tennessee. Two of his five sisters competed in scholarship pageants to help put themselves through college and "Kayne" helped them with their preparation for the pageants, especially when it came to wardrobe. Kayne quickly became enamored with fashion, changed his major and transferred to the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. In 2002, he won the Critics Choice Award at FIT for eveningwear and graduated magna cum laude. He moved back to Nashville after graduation and opened Kayne's Clothing Boutique, where he created custom ballroom dance costumes, evening wear, and wardrobe for the country music industry.
In 2003, the openly gay "Kayne" and his former partner bought Southern Charm/Alter Ego, an established formal wear and pageant store in Norman, Oklahoma. "Kayne" and the store were both featured on an episode of the MTV reality series Tiara Girls. After much hard work and endless nights behind the sewing machine, he built an impressive name for himself in the pageant world. In December, 2005, he dressed the entire top five teen contestants in the Miss Oklahoma Teen USA pageant and the winner and first runner up in the Miss Oklahoma U.S.A. pageant.
In 2007, Kayne was chosen as one of 15 contestants to compete on a Project Runway Season 3 on Bravo TV. Kayne is no longer associated with Southern Charm/Alter Ego. He now works out of his studio in Norman and travels extensively showcasing his private collection, his exclusive line with WOW prom and pageant, and his shoe line through Benjamin Walk.
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