Kayne Gillaspie
Kayne Gillaspie was born in Oklahoma on March 14th, 1979 and is the Fashion Designer. At the age of 45, Kayne Gillaspie biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Johnathan Kayne Gillaspie (born March 14, 1979) is an American fashion designer, specializing in eveningwear gowns.
His brand Johnathan Kayne is distributed to specialty retail stores internationally.
Kayne gained attention as a contestant on the third season of the Bravo reality series Project Runway and as a contestant on the second season of the Lifetime series Project Runway All Stars.
Education and career
"Kayne" earned a full scholarship to Volunteer State Community College, where he studied pre-veterinarian medicine. He took a second job as a sketch artist at a local pageant and eveningwear boutique in Nashville, Tennessee, after being in a veterinary clinic for four and a half years. Two of his five sisters competed in scholarship pageants to help with college, and "Kayne" assisted them with their pageant preparations, particularly when it came to clothing. Kayne quickly became obsessed with fashion, re-did a major, and moved to the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. He received the Critics Choice Award at FIT for eveningwear in 2002 and was lauded for his graduating magna cum laude. After graduation, he returned to Nashville and opened Kayne's Clothing Boutique, where he created custom ballroom dance costumes, evening wear, and a complete wardrobe for the country music industry.
The openly gay "Kayne" and his former companion purchased Southern Charm/Alter Ego, a well-known formal wear and pageant store in Norman, Oklahoma, in 2003. On an episode of the MTV reality show Tiara Girls, "Kayne" and the store were both included. He created an impressive name for himself in the pageant world after much hard work and late nights behind the sewing machine. He dressed the entire top ten contestants in the Miss Oklahoma Teen USA pageant in 2005, as the winner and first runner up in the Miss Oklahoma U.S.A. pageant.
On Bravo TV, Kayne was selected one of 15 contestants to compete on a Project Runway Season 3 in 2007. Kayne is no longer associated with Southern Charm/Alter Ego. He now works out of his Norman studio and shows his private collection, his exclusive line with WOW prom and pageant, and his shoe collection through Benjamin Walk.
Gillaspie's first runner-up, Miss Indiana Nicole Rash, had several designs on display, including the talent costume for first runner-up.
Gillaspie appeared at the Broadway Cares Easter Bonnet Competition on April 28 and 29, 2008. The competition is held in New York City at the Minskoff Theatre, home of The Lion King (musical).
Gillaspie has been published in numerous magazines, and he is on the front page of Distinctly Oklahoma Magazine's May 2008 issue, which also includes a feature story inside. On April 30, 2008, he was interviewed on KWTV News 9 about his work, article in the magazine, and then announced that he would be involved with a new television show on E! Television Network.
Gillaspie's latest line, called Kayne9, dog couture, was launched on October 24, 2008. The line is made in Oklahoma and is currently available from the Johnathan Kayne Studio in Norman, Oklahoma.