Looks like Plus Size fashion designer Qristyl Frazier will be one of the 16 contestants on the upcoming season for project runway.  Qristyl will get a chance to bring her designs to the infamous project runway catwalk.

Staring Tim Gun and Heidi Klum, the show will premire August 20th on Lifetime.  I’m really proud of and happy for Qristyl, she’s been in the game for while and I don’t think she’s really received the recognition she deserves.  This will give her the chance to expose her designs to a wider audience and everyone the chance to she what she’s made of. 

Qristyl and the 15 other Designers

Qristyl’s Specs:

Age: 42
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
Current Home: Brooklyn, NY
Favorite Designers:Gaultier, Halston, Oscar De La Renta, Givenchy, Doo Ri, Zac Posen
Style Icons:Halle Berry, Whitney Houston, Gwyneth Paltrow
Favorite Past Project Runway Designer: None

Qristyl has been intrigued with fashion and design since the age of 15 when she sewed a black and white print cheerleader-style mini skirt. She studied fashion design at Stephens College in Columbia, MO, and went on to work as a stylist assistant and technical designer before making designs for her own company, Qristyl Frazier Designs. She has designed clothes for Queen Latifah, Angie Stone and Wendy Williams and is extremely proud that she can step out of the box and create beautiful designs for plus-sized women which, she terms, “plus sexy.”

Why she’ll win?
Qristyl believes she is a well-rounded and well-respected fashion designer and has been waiting for an opportunity like Project Runway since she first arrived to New York.

SV will be following the show, I’m routing for you girl.  Stay tuned for updates …

Photo credit: mylifetime.com