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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. 
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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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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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What is markedly different from women's wear is that menswear has no haute-couture category.     
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* [[J. W. Anderson]], Great Britain – J. W. Anderson
 
* [[J. W. Anderson]], Great Britain – J. W. Anderson
 
* [[Antonio Azzuolo]], Canada – Hermes, Ralph Lauren, Kenzo
 
* [[Antonio Azzuolo]], Canada – Hermes, Ralph Lauren, Kenzo

Revision as of 22:45, 4 February 2017

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 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, 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

What is markedly different from women's wear is that menswear has no haute-couture category.

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