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Jack Mackenroth, born in 1972 in Seattle, Washington, is an American model, swimmer and fashion designer, best known for his work in "Project Runway" Season 4.
Mackenroth grew up in Seattle where he lived with his mother, brother and sister. He later moved to California where he graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a double degree in Fine Arts and Sociology. He moved to New York in 1991 to attend the prestigious Parsons School of design where he studied Fashion Design.
Fresh out of Parsons, Mackenroth opened a menswear store in the uberchic West Village called 'Jack'. There he showcased ne
Jack Mackenroth, born in 1972 in Seattle, Washington, is an American model, swimmer and fashion designer, best known for his work in "Project Runway" Season 4.
Mackenroth grew up in Seattle where he lived with his mother, brother and sister. He later moved to California where he graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a double degree in Fine Arts and Sociology. He moved to New York in 1991 to attend the prestigious Parsons School of design where he studied Fashion Design.
Fresh out of Parsons, Mackenroth opened a menswear store in the uberchic West Village called 'Jack'. There he showcased new designers along side upscale brands such as Gaultier Junior, Diesel and John Richmond. In 1997, he went to work for Tommy Hilfiger, designing knits for the women's line and doing fashion illustrations for the entire division. From there he went back into menswear designing for the Slates brand under the Levis umbrella. He was also the Design Director at Weatherproof Active wear for the past 4 years.
In 2007, Mackenroth got his big break when was a contestant on the fourth season of Project Runway, a reality show on Bravo in which designers compete against each other in various fashion challenges to win $100,000 to create their own fashion line, among other prizes.
Beyond his professional achievements, Mackenroth has also achieved national recognition as a competitive swimmer. He has 3 All-American titles to his name and set a national record in the summer of 2006 in the breaststroke leg of the 4 x 50 meter medley relay. The same summer he finished 12th in the 50 meter breaststroke at the Masters World Championships in Stanford California. He still competes at the most elite level in swimming.
As a fitness and fashion model through the 1990's, Mackenroth appeared in such magazines as Paper, DNR, Men's Fitness, Men's Journal, Genre, Blue and several others.
Mackenroth is currently developing his own line of men's dress shirts and dress pants and hopes to expand into all aspects of men's sportswear. He is also working on a memoir about his life experiences.
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