Daniel Vosovic (born March 25, 1981) is an American fashion designer and a finalist in

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Biography

Vosovic was born March 25, 1981, in

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, and raised in the nearby city of Lowell. He is of Serbian and Slovak background. He graduated from

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before attending the

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. He also received additional formal and on-the-job training at Gorland/Ittiere in London and through fashion seminars by

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, and

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. In 2006 he came in 2nd in the 2nd season of Project Runway. Vosovic is openly

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and lives in New York City. He has published a book, ''Fashion Inside Out'', with a foreword by

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. It was released on October 28, 2008. He appeared in singer

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's music video of her cover of "

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," by T.I. The video was posted to

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on Nov. 12, 2009. The 2009 premiere of Project Runway's sixth season was preceded by a two-hour special episode of Project Runway: All-Star Challenge where eight past contestants competed in one challenge for a cash prize of $100,000. Vosovic won the challenge. Daniel launched his own fashion line in 2009 and has consistently released collections each season since then. In 2012, Vosovic was accepted into the class of ten designers for the two-year CFDA Fashion Incubator program.

References

External links

Official site: THE KIT by Daniel VosovicBiography on official Project Runway site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vosovic, Daniel 1981 births American fashion designers American people of Serbian descent Fashion Institute of Technology alumni American LGBT broadcasters LGBT fashion designers LGBT people from Michigan American LGBT writers Living people People from Lowell, Michigan Project Runway (American series) participants Grand Rapids Community College alumni People from Grand Rapids, Michigan 21st-century American LGBT people