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12 Facts About Nick Wooster

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Nick Wooster was born in Salina, Kansas on July 2,1960.

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Nick Wooster entered the University of Kansas in 1978, where he studied journalism and advertising.

3.

Nick Wooster got fired, because the company found out his drug addiction.

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From 1987 to 1993, Nick Wooster was a buyer, first for Barneys New York store chain, and then for Bergdorf Goodman chain.

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Nick Wooster left John Bartlett in 2001 and founded own agency, Nick Wooster Consultancy.

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Nick Wooster moved to Miami, working in a car dealership before moving to Los Angeles, having a couple of false starts, working on the floor of Barneys in Beverly Hills, and then, eventually, working for two companies for a few years.

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In 2010, Nick Wooster became men's fashion director at the Neiman Marcus store chain, but was fired in year and a half after a very frank interview with GQ.

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In 2012, Nick Wooster designed a collection of shirts for the American brand Hamilton 1883.

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Also in 2014, Nick Wooster designed a collection with the Italian house Lardini, presented at the men's fashion exhibition Pitti Uomo in Florence.

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Nick Wooster is known for tailored blazers, handlebar mustache and tattoo sleeves.

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Nick Wooster got his first tattoo in 1994; about five years later, he had a three-quarter sleeve done on his left arm.

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Nick Wooster is known particularly for his silver hair sporting a pompadour.