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Jack Mackenroth Profile |
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Birth Date: 1972
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Birth Place: Seattle, Washington, USA
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Birth Name: Jack Mackenroth
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Biography |
Jack Mackenroth is originally from Seattle, Washington where
he lived with his mother, brother and sister. 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, Jack
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.
Before appearing on Season 4 of Project Runway he was the
Design Director at Weatherproof Active wear for the past 4
years.
Beyond his professional achievements Jack 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, Jack
appeared in such magazines as Paper, DNR, Men's Fitness,
Men's Journal, Genre, Blue and several others.
Jack has always been very open about his positive HIV
status. Since his diagnosis in 1990 he has tried to combat
the stigma of HIV by living honestly and being a role model
through professional and athletic achievements. He believes
that public visibility educates and eventually saves lives.
He has worked with HIV/AIDS charities such as God's Love We
Deliver and Project Open Hand, which deliver meals to
homebound people with AIDS. Each year his swim team
organizes a benefit event that raises over $25,000 annually
for local AIDS charities. He hopes to further disprove the
myths about HIV throughout his experience on Project Runway
and beyond.
Currently Jack is 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. Most recently he had a cameo in the
new Sex and the City movie with all the girls. |
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since February 21, 2008