Hi there!!

I’m Shirin Askari

I’m a designer and realtor with a passion for helping others. I’m obsessed with: pretty dresses, power tools, gorgeous interiors, growing the perfect garden and an amazing before & after! Read on for more:

At the age of 22, a few months before graduating from college, something happened that would change the course of my entire life. 

I broke my knee playing a late night game of basketball in the school gym. I know what your thinking… “You don’t look like a basketball player?!” And yes, you would be correct… I’m not. 

My plans were as follows… graduate, go to Europe for a few months… come back, move to NYC and get job at a fashion company. 

And instead, I was in a cast for 17 weeks…. The trip had to be canceled and I laid there over the summer looking for jobs online… when I received an email telling me about auditions for the 6th season of Project Runway. I never thought about going on reality tv but at this point I figured “what else am I doing right now?” So I set up a tripod, hopped around trying not to bring attention to my cast and filmed a video to submit. Three months after graduating from college I was filming the show… and then 4 episodes before the finale, I was out.

When the show aired and people started asking where they could buy my pieces, I decided to strike while the iron was hot... I moved to NYC to produce my first clothing collection.  

Fast forward 12 years, 45 collections later and over 150 boutiques nationwide selling my designs. 

After a decade in the fashion industry I decided it was time for a change! So I decided to purse my passion for interior design and real estate.

Just for fun! Here are five random things you might not know about me: 

  1. I started my first business in elementary selling hair accessories.

  2. I made my first dress at the age of 7. 

  3. My favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough.

  4. Favorite show as a kid was “I love Lucy” and one summer I decided to record all 180 episodes on VHS.

  5. I have the weirdest comfort food of anyone I know: Peas with fresh lime juice and dab of butter. 

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