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Fashion design has always had a large contingency of gay men who are prominent in the profession.  This is perhaps not surprising given the extent to which the industry relies on leading-edge and extravagant design, a particular skill of many in the LGBTQ community.   
 
Fashion design has always had a large contingency of gay men who are prominent in the profession.  This is perhaps not surprising given the extent to which the industry relies on leading-edge and extravagant design, a particular skill of many in the LGBTQ community.   
  
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Often notable for designing haute couture and ready-to-wear for women, there is a smaller group of gay men who design menswear.  Most of them are highly visible and operate global brands either under their own labels, or associated with household name design firms.  
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Often notable for designing haute couture and ready-to-wear for women, there is a smaller group of gay men who also design menswear.  Most of them are highly visible and operate global brands either under their own labels, or associated with household-name design firms.  
  
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Successful menswear style comes down to three important components: cut, fit and material (including colour, design and texture).  There can be various degrees of success with each of these components, but the top designers manage to excel with all three in combination. Like design success in any field (including architecture, interior design, and others), financial success often relies on a standardized signature design manufactured with mass production and accompanied by global distribution.  The first fashion designer to incorporate this into their business model was French designer  
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Successful menswear style comes down to three important components: cut, fit and material (including colour, design and texture).  There can be various degrees of success with each of these components, but the top designers manage to excel with all three in combination. Like design success in any field (including architecture, housewares, and others), financial success often relies on a standardized signature design manufactured with mass production and accompanied by global distribution.  The first fashion designer ever to create and incorporate this into their business model was French women's wear designer [[Christian Dior]], but menswear designers have followed his recipe.  Success in menswear for many fashion designers has also lead to spin-offs in other fashion areas, including perfumes, jewelry, linens, housewares and more (a business strategy pioneered by fashion designer [[Yves Saint Laurent]]).
  
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What is markedly different from women's wear is that menswear has no haute-couture category.    
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What is markedly different from women's wear is that menswear has no haute-couture category. Success depends much more on designing clothing for the everyday individual, forcing menswear designers to compete with each other on their unique style of clothing.
  
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* [[J. W. Anderson]], Great Britain – J. W. Anderson
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An interesting idea for exploration is the extent to which a gay men's fashion designer would insert an LGBTQ aesthetic into his designs. There is a unique and often personal identity to gay culture that could be infused into design, including slogans, colours, slang terms, flamboyance, and other elements. As well, the design could reflect issues prevalent to the LGBTQ community, such as AIDS, clubbing, fetishes, drugs, equality, conflict, and so on.  Materials used in the design can also reflect queer culture, including leather, feathers and so on. 
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* [[Antonio Azzuolo]], Canada – Hermes, Ralph Lauren, Kenzo
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* [[Christopher Bailey]], Great Britain - Burberry
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Gay menswear fashion designers hail from all parts of the world.  We have identified individuals from Canada, Australia, Great Britain, the United States, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Mexico, Belgium and Ireland. To read their fascinating biographies, simply click on their names.  
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* [[Michael Bastian]], United States – Gant
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* [[Thom Browne]], United States – Thom Browne
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'''Australia'''
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* [[Dan Caten]], Canada – dsquared2
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* [[Dean Caten]], Canada – dsquared2
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* [[Shaun Edwards]] - Wild Barra
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* [[Willy Chavarria]], United States – Palmer’s Trading
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* [[Richard Nicoll]] – Nicoll, Topshop, Fred Perry, Cerruti
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* [[Perry Ellis]], United States – Perry Ellis
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* [[Tom Ford]], United States – Tom Ford
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'''Belgium'''
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* [[John Galliano]], Great Britain- Galliano
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* [[Valentino Garavani]], Italy - Valentino
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* [[Raf Simons]] - Calvin Klein, Christian Dior, Jil Sander
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* [[Jean-Paul Gaultier]], France - Hermes
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* [[Kris Van Assche]] - Dior Homme
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* [[Marc Jacobs]], United States – Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, Perry Ellis
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* [[Dries van Noten]] – Van Noten
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* [[Richard James]], Great Britain – Browns
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* [[Darren Kennedy]], Ireland – Darren Kennedy
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'''Canada'''
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* [[Michael Kors]], United States – Michael Kors
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* [[Alexandre Mattiussi]], France – AMI
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* [[Antonio Azzuolo]] – Hermes, Ralph Lauren, Kenzo
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* [[Alexander McQueen]], Great Britain – Alexander McQueen, Givenchy
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* [[Dan Caten]] – dsquared2
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* [[Isaac Mizrahi]], United States – Isaac Mizrahi
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* [[Dean Caten]] – dsquared2
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* [[Frank Muytjens]], Netherlands – J. Crew
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* [[Richard Nicoll]], Australia – Nicoll, Topshop, Fred Perry, Cerruti
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'''France'''
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* [[Matt Nye]], United States – Matt Nye, Carolina Herrera, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein
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* [[Shayne Oliver]], United States – Hood By Air
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* [[Pierre Cardin]] - House of Cardin
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* [[Lucas Ossendrijver]], Netherlands – Lanvin Homme
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* [[Jean-Paul Gaultier]] - Hermes
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* [[Antony Price]], Great Britain – Antony Price
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* [[Alexandre Mattiussi]] – AMI
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* [[Greg'ry Revenj]],  United States – Revenj
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* [[Claude Montana]] - The House of Montana
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* [[Yves Saint Laurent]], France – Yves Saint Laurent
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* [[Thierry Mugler]] - Mugler
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* [[Riccardo Tisci]], Italy - Givenchy
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* [[Simon Porte Jacquemus]] - Jacquemus
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* [[Walter Van Beirendonck]], Netherlands – Walter Van Beirendonck
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* [[Yves Saint Laurent]] – Yves Saint Laurent
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* [[Dries van Noten]], Belgium – Van Noten
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* [[Hedi Slimane]], Yves Saint Laurent, Dior Hommes, Celine
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* [[Gianni Versace]], Italy – Versace
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* [[Alexander Wang]], United States – Balenciaga, Alexander Wang
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'''Great Britain'''
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* [[Italo Zucchelli]], Italy – Calvin Klein
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* [[Diego Zuniga]], Mexico – Diego Zuniga
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* [[J. W. Anderson]] – J. W. Anderson
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* [[Paul Andrew]] - Salvatore Ferragamo
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* [[Christopher Bailey]] - Burberry
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* [[John Galliano]] - Galliano
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* [[Richard James]] – Browns
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* [[Alexander McQueen]] – Alexander McQueen, Givenchy
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* [[Tommy Nutter]] - Nutter's of Saville Row
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* [[Antony Price]] – Antony Price
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* [[Harris Reed]] - Harris Reed
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'''Ireland'''
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* [[Darren Kennedy]] – Darren Kennedy
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'''Italy'''
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* [[Walter Albini]] - Mr. Fox
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* [[Valentino Garavani]] - Valentino
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* [[Alessandro Michele]] - Gucci
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* [[Riccardo Tisci]] - Givenchy
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* [[Gianni Versace]] – Versace
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* [[Italo Zucchelli]] – Calvin Klein
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'''Mexico'''
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* [[Diego Zuniga]] – Diego Zuniga
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'''The Netherlands'''
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* [[Frank Muytjens]] – J. Crew
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* [[Lucas Ossendrijver]] – Lanvin Homme
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* [[Walter Van Beirendonck]] – Walter Van Beirendonck
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'''United States'''
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* [[Michael Bastian]] – Gant
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* [[Thom Browne]] – Thom Browne
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* [[Willy Chavarria]] – Palmer’s Trading
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* [[Andrew Christian]] - Andrew Christian
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* [[Perry Ellis]] – Perry Ellis
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* [[Tom Ford]] – Tom Ford
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* [[Marc Jacobs]] – Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, Perry Ellis
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* [[Michael Kors]] – Michael Kors
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* [[Isaac Mizrahi]] – Isaac Mizrahi
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* [[Matt Nye]] – Matt Nye, Carolina Herrera, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein
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* [[Shayne Oliver]] – Hood By Air
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* [[Greg'ry Revenj]] – Revenj
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* [[Alexander Wang]] – Balenciaga, Alexander Wang
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* [[Julian Woodhouse]] - Wood House
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* [[Leon Wu]] - Sharpe Suiting
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
* [[Transgender Fashion Models]]
 
* [[Transgender Fashion Models]]
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* [[LGBTQ Jewellery Designers]]
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* [[Creative Directors of Fashion Houses Who Are LGBTQ]]
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* [[Expert LGBTQ Perfumers]]
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* [[LGBTQ Participation in the Cosmetics and Makeup Industry]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/31558/1/how-london-s-menswear-designers-explored-gay-identity
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 14 June 2024

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Fashion design has always had a large contingency of gay men who are prominent in the profession. This is perhaps not surprising given the extent to which the industry relies on leading-edge and extravagant design, a particular skill of many in the LGBTQ community.

Often notable for designing haute couture and ready-to-wear for women, there is a smaller group of gay men who also design menswear. Most of them are highly visible and operate global brands either under their own labels, or associated with household-name design firms.

Successful menswear style comes down to three important components: cut, fit and material (including colour, design and texture). There can be various degrees of success with each of these components, but the top designers manage to excel with all three in combination. Like design success in any field (including architecture, housewares, and others), financial success often relies on a standardized signature design manufactured with mass production and accompanied by global distribution. The first fashion designer ever to create and incorporate this into their business model was French women's wear designer Christian Dior, but menswear designers have followed his recipe. Success in menswear for many fashion designers has also lead to spin-offs in other fashion areas, including perfumes, jewelry, linens, housewares and more (a business strategy pioneered by fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent).

What is markedly different from women's wear is that menswear has no haute-couture category. Success depends much more on designing clothing for the everyday individual, forcing menswear designers to compete with each other on their unique style of clothing.

An interesting idea for exploration is the extent to which a gay men's fashion designer would insert an LGBTQ aesthetic into his designs. There is a unique and often personal identity to gay culture that could be infused into design, including slogans, colours, slang terms, flamboyance, and other elements. As well, the design could reflect issues prevalent to the LGBTQ community, such as AIDS, clubbing, fetishes, drugs, equality, conflict, and so on. Materials used in the design can also reflect queer culture, including leather, feathers and so on.

Gay menswear fashion designers hail from all parts of the world. We have identified individuals from Canada, Australia, Great Britain, the United States, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Mexico, Belgium and Ireland. To read their fascinating biographies, simply click on their names.

Australia

Belgium

Canada

France

Great Britain

Ireland

Italy

Mexico

The Netherlands

United States

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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