Project Runway's ShaVi Lewis Dead At 38 — Read Touching Tributes From Castmates And Family

ShaVi Lewis, who competed in season 18 of Project Runway, has died at the age of 38. Though a cause of death has not been disclosed, Lewis passed on Feb. 24, according to a statement from his family.

"My fabulous, talented nephew, Sha'Vi Lewis, is gone from this place," Lewis' aunt Deidra DivaDoll Elkerson wrote in a Facebook post. "I won't hear his greetings to me anymore, 'Hey Auntie Diva' (yes, I am shouting). Please keep his mother, Joyce Solomon-Frierson, his father, Franklin Frierson, his brother, Troy Solomon Frierson, and his sister, Akira Frierson Wood, in your prayers."

Lewis' fellow Project Runway Season 18 contestant Brittany Allen also shared her feelings in an Instagram post. "I don't have the words," she wrote. "My heart aches. The world and this industry will be dim without your light in it. Your love, your laughter, and your continuous support no matter where we were in life was everything. Season 18 forever and ever. Rest in power. Love, your Brit Brat."

Hailing from New Jersey, Lewis found his style while attending Clark Atlanta University, which pushed him to start his own clothing brand. He worked as a creative director for Italian menswear company Stephen F. His designs have been seen on Emmy red carpets, on TV (Pose Season 2), and on celebrities like Leah Janae and Cynthia Bailey.

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