The Greatest British Male Fashion Designers

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Alexander McQueen

(British Fashion Designer and Couturier)

Birthdate: March 17, 1969

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Lewisham, London, United Kingdom

Died: February 11, 2010

Designer Alexander McQueen had won four British Designer of the Year awards and one CFDA International Designer of the Year award. He began his career designing for Givenchy and later formed his own label. The openly gay and HIV positive designer committed suicide in 2010, shortly after his mother’s death.

Guccio Gucci

(Italian Businessman)

Birthdate: March 26, 1881

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Florence

Died: January 2, 1953

Son of an Italian leather-goods maker, Guccio Gucci was initially reluctant to join his family business and worked in hotels instead. Changing his mind later, he opened the first Gucci shop in Florence in 1921. The year of his death, 1953, saw the opening of the first Gucci store abroad.

Tan France

(British-American Fashion Designer and Host of the Web Series ‘Dressing Funny’ and ‘Next In Fashion’)

Birthdate: April 20, 1983

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Doncaster, England, United Kingdom

British-Pakistani-American fashion designer Tanveer Wasim France, or Tan France, broke barriers by becoming one of the first openly gay South Asian and Muslim men on American TV. He soared to fame with shows such as Queer Eye, Dressing Funny, and Next In Fashion. He has also released a memoir.

Giles Deacon

(British Fashion Designer, Creative Director and Founder of ‘Giles Deacon Group’)

Birthdate: 1969 AD

Birthplace: Darlington, England, United Kingdom

Though he initially aspired to be a marine biologist, Giles Deacon later joined an art course, as he failed his chemistry A-level. Now a reputed designer, he owns his own fashion house, with clients such as Pippa Middleton. He has also experimented with his designs, launching work-from-anywhere capsule collections.

Ecco2K

(Singer)

Birthdate: October 23, 1994

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: London, England

Ecco2K is a British-Swedish model, singer, designer, and director. He is best known for his innovative and experimental songwriting. Ecco2K is also a successful entrepreneur, having launched his own product line called g'LOSS.