Traver Rains, born March 4, 1977, is a TV personality and celebrity fashion designer and photographer.

Biography

Traver grew up on a fourth generation AQHA Hall of Fame Quarter Horse ranch in Simms, Montana

Simms, Montana

Simms is a census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 373 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area'.-Geography:Simms is located at ....

. He later moved to Dallas where he received a degree in Economics and International Business from SMU

SMU

SMU may stand for:*Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas, USA**SMU Mustangs, the athletic program of the above school*St. Martin's University in Lacey, Washington, USA*Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada...

. After graduating Traver found himself in New York City

New York City

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 training horses at the Chelsea Piers where he first met club kid, Richie Rich. Together the duo founded the fashion label, Heatherette

Heatherette

Heatherette is a fashion company and design house run by and former Club Kid Richie Rich, located in New York City. Heatherette came out with a bang in 1999 when they began collaborating on t-shirts and leather goods as a hobby on their living room floor...

 and dressed the likes of Madonna, Naomi Campbell, Gwen Stefani, Paris Hilton, Mariah Carey, Aerosmith, and Britney Spears. You can follow Traver on Twitter

Twitter

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 via @traverrains.

Television

Traver was a featured judge on the third cycle of America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry....

 and as the designer for a fashion show contest. He was a guest judges on Project Runway Canada

Project Runway Canada

Project Runway Canada is a Gemini Award-winning Canadian television adaptation of the American reality television series Project Runway, which debuted on the Slice network on October 8, 2007. The second season aired on Global. The series' host is fashion model Iman, while Canadian designer Brian...

 for the "When It Rains It Pours" challenge and also on Project Runway

Project Runway

Project Runway is an American reality television series on Lifetime Television, previously on the Bravo network, which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by model Heidi Klum. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted in time, materials and theme...

 when contestants had to make costumes for WWE Divas. Traver's acting credits include the 2005 film One Last Thing and My Super Ex-Girlfriend.
Upcoming credits include judge on The Arrangement.
Traver appeared as his brand representative on NBC's "Fashion on Ice special", The Anna Nicole Smith Show, MTV's MADE, MTV's My Super Sweet Sixteen VH1 Super Group, The Gabulous Like of..., and Love Ride.
Live appearances as a fashion correspondent include: MTV's TRL

Total Request Live

Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...

, MTV News, and Good Day LA. Special appearances include: The Tonight Show

The Tonight Show

The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...

, E! News, CNN, The Today Show, Good Day New York Live, and E!.
For Traver's IMDB results: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0707159/

Photographer

Currently residing in Los Angeles, Traver is working as a fashion photographer in his Hollywood studio. He has recently shown his work at exhibits in San Francisco, Hollywood and Culver City. Attendees included Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming, OBE is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy...

, Brian Friedman

Brian Friedman

Brian L. Friedman, is an American dancer and choreographer, and has created the choreography for many popular music artists - such as Britney Spears, Beyoncé Knowles and Mariah Carey - as well as for music videos, concert tours and television and film productions.-Early life:Friedman was born in...

, Guy Branum

Guy Branum

Guy Branum is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known as the head writer of, and a sketch performer on, X-Play on the G4 network and was a regular panelist on "Chelsea Lately" on the E! network.-Life and career:...

, Aubrey O'Day

Aubrey O'Day

Aubrey Morgan O'Day is an American singer, actress, fashion designer, television personality, and former member of the girl group Danity Kane...

 and Erika Jayne

Erika Jayne

Erika Jayne is an American Dance/Electronica singer/dancer who currently lives in Los Angeles, California, but was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia....

.

Recently, Traver was featured on Fashion Television in an interview by Jeanne Beker

Jeanne Beker

Jeanne Beker is a Canadian television personality, author and newspaper columnist, who covers fashion and lifestyle news for CTV's FashionTelevision, FashionTelevisionChannel, and The Toronto Star.-Family:...

: http://watch.fashiontelevision.com/photography. As well as in Style Section LA.

Designer

Traver Rains, has also introduced a new label, T. Rains. His collection is a series of silkscreened t-shirts, tanks, and hoodies sold in exclusive boutiques and online. Traver presents a wearable and affordable collection reminiscent of both his western roots, a flair of pop art and some quirky humor. Many of the images seen are taken from Traver’s own photography.
Full Frontal Fashion interview on Traver: www.sundancechannel.com

Traver recently collaborated with Johnny Weir

Johnny Weir

John Garvin "Johnny" Weir is an American figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. National Champion , the 2008 Worlds bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and the 2001 World Junior Champion....

 to raise money for The Trevor Project

The Trevor Project

The Trevor Project is an American non-profit organization founded in 1998 and the leading national organization focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. Through a toll-free telephone number, it operates The Trevor Lifeline, a...

. Together they designed a t-shirt with the logo "Army of One" to encourage kids to be strong and keep believing in themselves.