Irina Shabayeva is one of the few Project Runway alums who ever since the win kept going strong. Shabayeva produced a collection every season since winning Project Runway Season 6 with last year’s Fall 2010 perhaps being the most expensive – full of fur and leather – sponsored by Tupperware.
This time, Shabayeva’s Fall 2011 collection was a bit more low-key. Playing on a cutout snowflake detail throughout the collection, she produced strong basic pieces like knits (knits is definitely her strong side), wool jackets and jersey shirts and tunics. For evening and cocktail wear, Shabayeva created colorful satin dresses and gowns with gold sequin gown and a mini version of it really knocking it out of the park.
[Backstage images by Fashion Lover, runway images courtesy of Irina Shabayeva]
