Simon Doonan was born on 1952 and is an author, television personality, and the former Creative Director of Barneys NY.
15 Facts About Simon Doonan
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Simon Doonan's first retail job was a summer position at Heelas, a department store in Reading, now owned by the John Lewis Partnership.
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Simon Doonan later left Reading for London and dressed windows at Aquascutum before moving to Nutters of Savile Row.
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Simon Doonan joined the Barneys staff in 1986 as a window dresser.
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Simon Doonan continued to work for Barneys NY until it closed in 2019.
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Simon Doonan was awarded the prestigious CFDA award for his work at Barneys.
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Simon Doonan helped decorate the White House for the first Obama Christmas in 2009.
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Simon Doonan has made appearances on VH1's I Love the series, offering social commentary on each decade.
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Simon Doonan has been a guest star on America's Next Top Model seasons 2,3, and 5 to teach the models about style.
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Simon Doonan has appeared on Bravo's Fashion Hunters to authenticate an Issey Miyake piece.
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Simon Doonan appeared as a judge on Iron Chef America for Battle Sparkling Wine.
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Simon Doonan used to dress up as the UK's Queen Elizabeth II and impersonate her at public appearances and has written about being born in the same year as Elizabeth's accession to the throne and his affinity with Elizabeth's pet name, "Brenda".
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In January 2013, Simon Doonan made a cameo in an Alexander Wang advertisement.
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The advertisement takes place in Wang's flagship store in New York, where Simon Doonan is falsely accused by Anjelah Johnson's character Bon Qui Qui for trying to steal a handbag.
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Simon Doonan is a judge for the NBC show Making It hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman.