| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Randy Fenoli |
| Randy Fenoli Mother / Mom | Jeanette Fenoli |
| Randy Fenoli Sister | Linda Fenoli |
| Siblings | She has seven siblings |
| Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Engaged / Spouse / Partner | Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | January 30, 1964. As of 2024, he is around 60 years old. |
| Where is Randy Fenoli now? / Did Randy quit Say Yes to the Dress? | He is still with the show. Randy had once walked out of a Say Yes to the Dress appointment over a mother mocking her daughter. |
| Children / No of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | American |
Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Randy Fenoli is an American fashion designer and stylist, as well as a TV personality. He is also one of the most known faces on TLC’s hit show Say Yes to the Dress.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Randy Fenoli was born on January 30, 1964, in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He is the youngest of seven siblings. Two of Randy’s siblings passed away at the age of 26.
- Growing up on a cattle farm, Randy had a difficult childhood, especially as he had an abusive father.
- Randy’s mother got a sewing machine when he was nine years old. Despite being told to stay away from the sewing machine, Randy took advantage of his mother being busy and made a dress for her. It was his very first creation.
- He attended the Winnfield Senior High School in Winnfield, Louisiana.
- Randy is a graduate of the highly prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
- After growing up in Illinois, he lived in New York City and New Orleans. He currently splits his time between New York City and Florida.
Work : Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth
- The week after he graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology, Randy was offered a job by Paul Diamond and his wife Vivian Diamond. He spent the 1990s creating bridal wear for the Diamond Collection. In 1993, Randy released his first wedding dress collection which received two awards for Design Excellence in the Bridal Industry.
- After a very successful designing stint, Randy decided to take a break from the industry and moved down to New Orleans where he sold real estate.
- In 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Randy decided he wanted to return to New York City.
- In 2007, Kleinfeld’s Bridal offered Randy a position as their new fashion director. He worked as Kleinfeld’s fashion director until 2012 and frequently appeared on the TLC show Say Yes to the Dress while in that role.
- Since 2012, Randy has been working as an independent contractor. He continues to appear on Say Yes to the Dress but also has his own spin-off shows, Randy to the Rescue, Randy Knows Best, and Big Bliss.
- Since 2018, he has also returned to designing bridal wear.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Both Randy’s mother and sister were nurses. In fact, his mom was an Army nurse in World War II.
- Randy has a beloved dog called Chewy.
- He travels the world as an independent consultant and has visited countries such as the United Kingdom, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
- Now a published author, Randy’s book It’s All About the Dress was released in 2012 by New York by the Grand Central Publishing.
- In the early 1990s, Randy had a career as a female impersonator named Brandi Alexander. He won the Miss Gay America pageant as Brandi, and he credits this time as teaching him lessons that he carried through the rest of his career. He had to design and sew his own dresses, and also did his own hair and make-up.
- Randy’s first bridal wear collection included a halter top dress which was a marked difference from previous bridal wear collections.
Health Update :
- Randy Fenoli Illness / Sick : He has no major illness or sickness to date and seems to be in good health.
Randy, I LOVE your show and watch it as often as possible. Your dresses are incredible as is your personality. Thank you for putting on a show that we can all watch and enjoy!
Hi Randy,
The one thing I would like to see is someone gets brave and puts on a few BBW designer dresses in their runways. It’s like the store body shames the heavy ladies. I have seen a few bigger brides but the gowns were not nice at all.
Why does Kleinfeld discriminate like that?
I’ve just been watching an episode of Say Yes. It’s appalling to see the black younger man, showing you such disrespect. It irritated me. You stay exactly as YOU are, Randy.
Pete from Stockholm
Dear RANDY,
You are a very and gifted talented man!!!
I love watching you on T V. You are a delight. I am 79 years old. My gown was beautiful and elegent. The first dress and only one and that was it. I am so sorry about your partner. I just found out. Much happiness to you and your life. Your designs are fantastic.
Love,
Julie.
Randy,
I don’t know what it is like to live in your world but I do know what it is like to have an abusive dad. I have lived a traumatic life. stay strong. Love seeing you on Yes to the Dress and also love your beautiful gowns.