Project Runway Season 11 Contestant Tu Suthiwat Nakchat.
Project Runway is back for Season 11 tonight! Catch Thai contestant Tu Suthiwat Nakchat as he dukes it out with the other designers.
There’s one catch for this new season, however – every challenge is a team challenge, meaning all designers will compete in groups from beginning to end. One Project Runway winner will still be crowned.
Here’s some more info on Nakchat:
Age: 31 Hometown: Nashville, TN Lives in: Lincoln, NE
Twitter handle: @officialtuera
Design training/schooling: “Parsons the New School for Design with an AAS in fashion studies. Paris American Academy with a B.A. in fashion design (Haute Couture Technique).”
Strengths as a designer: “I’m trying to push fashion forward and willing to take a risk.” Influences: “Since I love art, most of my design philosophy collaborates with sculpture, architecture and historic paintings.”
F0r more info on Nakchat and other contestants, please head over here! For times on the season premiere of Project Runway, please check your local listings.
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