Garo Sparo Bio, Age, Family, Designing, Project Runway, Instagram
Garo’s immigrant mother and grandmother taught him how to sew. His family had a lacemaking company based in Sicily.
However, when his family moved to America, his father began working in the Garment District in Manhattan, while his mother “took custom orders for anything she could sew.”
“There was always a sewing room in our house. I was the only kid in the family allowed in there.” Garo said.
Garo’s brother, Paul, died in a plane crash in 2000, but he still inspires the designer: “Paul was my hero… a huge part of my life and who I am as a person. He cheered me on as a young designer.”
