Alan Flusser
Flusser (born 16 May 1945) is an American author and designer of men's clothing. He owns and operates Alan Flusser Custom in New York City.
Alan Flusser
- Born
- 1945
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- fashion designer
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania
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Flusser (born 16 May 1945) is an American author and designer of men's clothing. He owns and operates Alan Flusser Custom in New York City.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Flusser was born in West Orange, New Jersey. In 1979 he founded Alan Flusser Designs. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
Career
Career
In 1985 he launched Alan Flusser Custom which focuses on custom and made-to-measure suits. Flusser designed the wardrobe for Gordon Gekko (played by Michael Douglas) in Wall Street and designed clothing for the films Barbarians at the Gate, Scent of a Woman, and American Psycho (film) starring Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman.
Influence
Flusser had huge influence on popular culture through movies that today have cult following, most notably Wall Street and American Psycho. He played a major role in promotion of style inspired by 1930s, which is today accepted as a golden age of men's fashion. In his own words:
Awards and honors
Flusser won the 1983 Coty Award as Top Menswear Designer, and received the Cutty Sark Award in 1987.
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- 1.Harper Collins page.
- 2.Style File: Alan Flusser The Star-Ledger July 7, 2008
- 3.Boom or Bust, Wall Street Finds Designer Alan Flusser's Stock Is Secure.
- 4.Guys Shouldn't Be Afraid to Wear Horizontal Stripes. Bloomberg News. 31 March 2017.
- 5.Alan Flusser, Author. Harpercollins.
- 6.See How Men's Style Has Evolved Over 100 Years. Business Insider.
- 7.Cotty[sic] Winners: Smith And Flusser. New York Times. September 30, 1983.
- 8.Menswear winners six designers sail away with Cutty Sark Awards. 14 June 1987.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 6
- Flusser, Alan. Making the Man: The Insider's Guide to Buying Men's Clothes. Simon & Schuster. 1981. 0-671-79147-8.
- Flusser, Alan. Clothes and the Man: The Principles of Fine Men's Dress. Villard. 1985. 0-394-54623-7.
- Flusser, Alan. Style and the Man: How and Where to Buy Fine Men's Clothes. HarperCollins. 1996. 0-06-270155-X.
- Flusser, Alan. Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion. HarperCollins. 2002. 0-06-019144-9.
- Flusser, Alan. Style and the Man. HarperCollins. 2010. 9780061976155.
- Flusser, Alan. Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion. Harry N. Abrams. 2019. 978-1419741463.
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