Originally posted on March 31, 2020 @ 5:16 pm
It’s been a couple of months since the latest season of Project Runway wrapped up, featuring sixteen designers worldwide. Among them, Brittany Allen is one. However, she finished in the top six after winning multiple challenges throughout the show and being a favorite and top contender.
Since the beginning of the show, Brittany’s work is appreciated by the fans and also gets fantastic feedback like they are actually interested in her fashion designing.
Let’s take a look to know about this talented designer, Brittany Allen.
Brittany Allan is from Fort Smith
Brittany Allen was born to American parents in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She has strived for perfection and excellence in her unique designs. After high school graduation, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arkansas and then Master’s of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in fashion design from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2013.
Caption: Brittany Allen was a contestant on Bravo’s Project Runway Season 18
Thereafter, she moved to Austin, Texas, where she is now an adjunct professor of fashion courses at a local university. Allen is currently doing her Ph. D. in Apparel, Merchandising, and Design at the Iowa States.
Brittany’s Designs Mix Powerful Shapes with Feminine Prints
Allen is a fashion designer and has ten years of experience in this field. She specializes in mix prints designs, accessory designs, and more. She uses all kinds of prints in her designs and not afraid to mix stripes, floral prints, and polka dots.
Caption: Allen uses all types of prints that include polka dots, floral, texture, color and so on
The designer describes her aesthetics as very, very loud, very feminine. She said she couldn’t do anything simple and tend to overdesign. It means the designer is prominent in colors and prints.
Brittany Fame through Project Runway
Allen is one of 16 selected to compete on Bravo’s reality show Project Runway. She appeared as a contestant in season 18 and is a testament to anyone to be fearless in pursuing your dreams. Since her first challenges, she stayed true to her aesthetic design. Fans appreciate her works.
Caption: Brittany with others contestant on Project Runway Season 18
Her designs have been worn by Oscar-winning singer Lady Gaga and Rock and roll Hall of Fame member Jon Bon Jovi. She designed a bomber jacket worn by Lady Gaga, and Jon Bon Jovi wore cowboy boots. After making her appearance in the reality show, she gained both fame and fortune that helps to boost her career.
But fortunately, she didn’t make it finale and Nancy Geoffery Mac won the season 18. She was eliminated in an episode of ‘Suit Yourself’ by the judges despite her excellent work. But Christian Siriano used his first-ever Siriano Save to keep her in the competition.
Caption: Brittany Allen attempt her first at menswear but eliminated for this look
Brittany Allen focuses on creating Face Masks
The Project Runway star is helping the Americans by providing large masks to fight against the pandemic coronavirus. Allen said she is now working almost nonstop, creating face masks for doctors, nurses, and peoples.
A few days ago, she posted about it on her Instagram, the request for masks came pouring from across the nation. She posted a picture of herself wearing a mask that made along with her team. Allen wrote, she’s gotten over a thousand dollars in donations from Instagram and able to buy materials, thread and elastic. Also, she was able to pay for shipping for local triage centers, hospitals, clinics, all over the country.
The designer added, she also got requests from California, Arkansas, as well as New York. Additionally, Allen’s mentor Christian Siriano making masks due to the shortage.
If someone needs face masks, then you can request on Brittan’s Instagram account: @brittanyallen.atx.
Brittany is the Founder of Brittany-Nicole
Brittany Allen is launched her own brand, Brittany-Nicole, in 2013 in Fort Smith. Later she relocated the brand to Austin, Texas. Also, she is the CEO and creative director of her brand. It is a contemporary ready-to-wear brand inspired by and created especially for women. Allen describes her brand as if Dolly Parton and Betsey Johnson had a baby who was then raised by Anna Wintour.
Fashion designer Allen designed a draped pattern and produced women’s wear collections for the fashion label. According to Brittany’s word, being an independent, powerful, and motivated female, it doesn’t mean sacrificing your freedom but be who you are and wear what you want.
Furthermore, her designs also showcased at Austin Fashion Week 2017-2019, 2017 Houston Fashion Week and 2019 Style Fashion week alongside WWD and Footwear News.
She Previously worked as Freelance CAD, Technical & Apparel Designer
Before launching her brand, she worked in many companies in various positions. Previously, she worked as CAD & Apparel designer for two years and eleven months in Between Ten in Los Angeles, California.
Also, she worked in Understated Leather as a CAD Designer & Patternmaker from February 2016 to January 2019 in Austin, Texas.
Not only that, but she also worked as a Creative Director for Trunkist for five months. Moreover, as a full-time professor, she served from October 2016 to October 2018 at The Art Institutes.
Who is Brittany Allen’s Husband?
The fashion designer is a married woman and happily living a blissful marriage with her husband, Derek. However, the fashion designer has kept a low profile. Neither she nor her husband has mentioned a single detail of their affair and marriage date to the media.
Despite being a famous fashion designer, she has managed to put her personal life away from the media and paparazzi. Further, she hasn’t posted a single photo with her husband, Derek, on her social profiles.
Talking about her children, it is unknown whether she has kids or not. But the couple has two pets and currently lives in a beautiful home in Austin, Texas.
How Much is Brittany Allen’s Net Worth?
There’s no doubt that the Project Runway star earns a significant worth from her designing. She accumulates more than a million over a decade. The local fashion designer became a celebrity after she stepped on the reality show Project Runway.
Moving to Austin with her husband in 2015, she welcomed artistic locals with open arms. After graduation, Allen got her first job as a stylist at Product Photography Stylist in Fayetteville, Arkansas Area where she worked for about four months. She makes a good income from her brand as well. Every year, she launches two-three collections of her own.
She is an Active Social media User
If you want to know more info about her and her works, then follow her on social networking sites as “@brittanyallentx” on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Also, you can visit her website for further information as well as shop all products such as tops, dresses, accessories, jewelry, outwears, gift cards, and more.
