Fashion's Sexiest Designers (Part 3): Christopher Bailey
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One might think that fashion designers are all glamorous, gorgeous and gay. Well, that's just not true. So, for this Stylelist feature, we will introduce you to the hotties of the fashion industry while giving you the skinny on each designer. Please keep in mind, that these aren't in any particular order.
Meet Christopher Bailey, the oh-so-handsome English gentleman behind Burberry.
What you should know about Christopher Bailey: He single-handedly brought Burberry back to the forefront of fashion after the brand wallowed in a period of relative irrelevance.
Before taking the helm as design director at Burberry, Bailey was discovered by Donna Karan while was a student at the Royal College of Art and spent five years working with Tom Ford on womenswear at Gucci.
Bailey mines the 150 year old Burberry archives to create refined and modern interpretations of classic pieces that stay true to the brand's roots. Not only is he responsible for elevating the Burberry check to iconic status, but he consistently designs the best trench coats in the bloody universe. Burberry knows a thing or two about trenches, the company designed was commissioned by the War Office to create a coat designed for trench warfare in 1914 during World War I.
What makes him hot: He's English and I'm a sucker for a British gent. At 36, he's still got that boyish charm. Call me!
Want to know more about Burberry? Visit Burberry.com
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Burberry has become the mainstay of my weekend wardrobe and the plaids & Nova check are great to dillute my 'no brainer' black...As its still well priced I use Burberry to dress my New Englandish assistant...very proper for a vintage deb...and it has a bit of a kick...
Posted by: Dr.Tom | August 02, 2007 at 07:43 PM
"One might think that fashion designers are all glamorous, gorgeous and gay." err... christopher IS pretty glamourous, quite gorgeous and GAY. what's the point?
Posted by: wei chun | July 16, 2008 at 02:34 AM