Thai Nguyen (fashion designer)

Thai Nguyen
Born1980
Mỹ Tho, Vietnam
Alma materFashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Occupation(s)fashion designer, television personality

Thai Nguyen (Vietnamese: Thái Nguyễn; born 1980) is a Vietnamese-American fashion designer and television personality. His atelier is known for its bespoke gowns. He starred as the fashion expert on the Netflix series Say I Do (2020).

Early life

Nguyen was born in Mỹ Tho in the southern Tiền Giang Province of Vietnam.[1] He learned to sew at the age of 9 at his parents' private sewing school. The family immigrated to the United States in 1993 when Thai was 13 where they lived in Washington State.[2] Nguyen graduated from Olympia High School in 1999. He was an officer in the Future Business Leaders of America. Nguyen then moved to California to study at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising.[3][4]

Career

Nguyen worked as an associate designer for BCBG Max Azria before launching his own fashion business Thai Nguyen Atelier.[5][6] During his career, Nguyen's designs have been seen on the red carpet for celebrities including Kristen Bell, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry and many others. He specializes in custom design.

In addition to Netflix's 2020 series Say I Do, Nguyen has worked on Bravo's Launch My Line and RuPaul's Drag Race.[5][7] He was also a judge representing Vietnam on the CBS talent competition World's Best in 2019.[6]

Personal life

Nguyen is openly gay and has a fiancé.[8]

References

  1. ^ Tabafunda, James (4 October 2008). "Something new out of something old — Vietnamese designer brings his modern touch to a classic". Northwest Asian Weekly. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ^ Luu, Vivian (17 December 2009). "Thai-ing East to West: Fashion designer the next reality TV star?". Northwest Asian Weekly. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Thai Nguyen (Tie-Win)". Viet Fashion Week. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Grad Thai Nguyen Stars on Netflix's Say I Do". FIDM. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b Anderson, Hayley (2 July 2020). "Say I Do cast: Who is Thai Nguyen? Meet celebrity fashion designer". Daily Express. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b Raphael, Shannon (1 July 2020). "Thai Nguyen From 'Say I Do' Is an A-List Designer". Distractify. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. ^ Wang, Lydia (1 July 2020). "Say I Do Forgot To Tell Us Who Its Illustrious Hosts Are". Refinery 29. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  8. ^ Das Biswas, Shuvrajit (1 July 2020). "Say I Do Expert Thai Nguyen: Everything We Know". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 6 July 2020.