Simon Doonan

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Simon Doonan (* 1952 in Reading , Berkshire , England) is a British fashion designer , author and television presenter .

Life

Doonan trained as a fashion designer and particularly decorated the display windows of fashion stores in Reading and London. In 1978 he moved from England to California. Doonan worked, among other things, for the American fashion company Barneys in its store in New York City. He appeared on various British and US television shows as a television presenter and guest. He was a member of the jury on the television show Iron Chef America . In the US edition of America's Next Top Model , he was a guest on several occasions to give styling advice to the candidates. Doonan wrote several works as a writer. In 2008 Doonan married his longtime partner, the American fashion designerJonathan Adler , in San Francisco.

Works (selection)

  • 2001: Confessions of a Window Dresser: Tales from the Life of Fashion , ISBN 0-14-100362-6
  • 2005: Wacky Chicks: Life Lessons from Fearlessly Inappropriate and Fabulously Eccentric Women , Simon & Schuster ISBN 0-7432-5789-8
  • 2005: Beautiful People (also titled Nasty: My Family and Other Glamorous Varmints ), ISBN 978-0-00-726954-9
  • 2008: Eccentric Glamor: Creating an Insanely More Fabulous You , Simon & Schuster ISBN 1-4165-3543-8
  • 2012: Gay Men Don't Get Fat , Blue Rider Press ISBN 978-0-399-15873-5

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DailyNews: Simon Doonan of Barneys wants to take us off our diet of raunch dressing
  2. ^ The Guardian: Fashion should be funny
  3. ↑ Eater: Jose Garces vs Mike Lata in Iron Chef Battle Sparkling Wine, 2010
  4. ^ New York Times: A Wedding? Oh, Yes, We Did That, Too
personal data
SURNAME Doonan, Simon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British fashion designer, author and television presenter
DATE OF BIRTH 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Reading , Berkshire , England