Gay designers

The corporation has become an uber-successful business with many branches, including home goods, multi-gender apparel, and fragrances. Despite the brand’s mission being different from most within the American luxury platform, Kors has received applause from the fashion industry as he expands his collections to include accessories and swimwear.

The 61-year-old Parisian broke new ground with his “red bottom” heels, which reimagined stilettos in the 90s and early 2000s.

The brand has since expanded (handbags, beauty products) and become a worldwide phenomenon. Because of this, these designers have mastered trends that transcend artistic boundaries and cultivated a timeless lane.

With an unmatched ability to merge technique with talent, the queer party’s impact on fashion is undeniable.

He embraces the feminine spirit with delicate details and fun colors while maintaining a level of everyday practicality as evidenced in his ready-to-wear collections.

Christian Dior

The late Christian Dior is known for his namesake label today. Gay men and women venture into the fashion industry already accustomed to second glances from those in society who can’t accept that people should just love who they want.

Heading their respective fashion houses with their cunning and innovative designs, these fashion designers, pushed the boundaries of fashion and gender equality. In 2010 he was ranked by Time magazine as one of the most influential people in America and in 2012 was placed at #14 by Out magazine as one of the ‘50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America.’

 

Michael Kors

Michael Kors changed the structure and game of luxury by creating a label that was very accessible to the everyday consumer, creating American sportswear with a luxury patina.

Known for creating French-country side-coded collections, Jacquemus is unapologetic when it comes to his design intelligence and his gender.

In 1968, Klein and his childhood friend, Barry K. Schwartz, founded Calvin Klein Inc. when they opened a coat shop in their native area, New York City. During the late 2000s, his brand would have a resurgence after being mentioned in the popular show Gossip Girl as a favorite designer of Blair Waldorf.

Christian Siriano

Coming from a “Project Runway” background, Christian Siriano has taken the fashion world by storm after winning the fashion reality show’s fourth season.

Halston’s simplistic, draped designs dressed the socialites of the ‘70s, Vivier’s elegant shoes tapped us into the heels of today, and Michael Kors’ consumer accessibility brought the ideals of luxury fashion to American masses.

Halston

Ever since the Netflix Docu-series on Halston, this talented designer has once again been thrust into the limelight.

From designers to photographers and models to publicists, men and women who are part of queer culture are often at the helm. Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, and Kanye West, among other A-list celebrities, have been spotted rocking the label over the years. The debut collection was released in the spring of 1962. The late Alexander McQueen was known for designs that pushed the fashion world into a more artistic direction, when mixing sculptural and avant-garde influences into fashion collections was still relatively new.

Creating amazing collections each season, while at the same time honoring the fashion house’s codes cements him as one of the best designers today.

Valentino Garavani 

The founder of Maison Valentino, Valentino Garavani, is with his long-time life and business partner Giancarlo Giammetti.

Per an interview with GayTimes, he came up with the idea after failing to find intriguing clothes that “spoke to people like him.” Over a decade later, TELFAR’s popularity skyrocketed. And deservedly so. As a longtime footwear enthusiast, Louboutin opened a shoe parlor in 1992. Per Kerry Taylor Auctions, Madonna wore Dior’s 1950s-styled silk taffeta ball gown in the 1996 film Evita, where she portrayed the First Lady of Argentina, Eva Peron.

Roger Vivier’s shoes fall under the classic category of “If you know, you know.” The modern style of stiletto topped with a chrome buckle is one of Vivier’s signature looks and became a must-have in the ‘60s.