Age, Biography and Wiki
Simon Doonan was born on 1952 in Reading, Berkshire, England, is a British businessman. Discover Simon Doonan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
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Fashion designer, television personality, writer |
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72 years old |
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Reading, Berkshire, England |
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United Kingdom
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He is a member of famous Fashion designer with the age 72 years old group.
Simon Doonan Height, Weight & Measurements
At 72 years old, Simon Doonan height not available right now. We will update Simon Doonan's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Simon Doonan's Wife?
His wife is Jonathan Adler (m. 2008)
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Jonathan Adler (m. 2008) |
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Simon Doonan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Simon Doonan worth at the age of 72 years old? Simon Doonan’s income source is mostly from being a successful Fashion designer. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Simon Doonan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Simon Doonan Social Network
Timeline
Simon Doonan (born 1952 ) is an author, television personality, and the former Creative Director of Barneys NY.
Doonan comes from the English town of Reading.
His first retail job was a summer position at Heelas, a department store in Reading, now owned by the John Lewis Partnership.
After returning to work at the same store after university, he first got involved in the art of window dressing.
He later left Reading for London and dressed windows at Aquascutum before moving to Nutters of Savile Row.
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 (1952) and his affinity with Elizabeth's pet name, "Brenda".
Invited to dress his windows by the proprietor of Maxfield, a department store in Los Angeles, Doonan moved to the United States in 1978.
In 1984 he designed the gallery scene for the hit movie Beverly Hills Cop.
In 1985 he worked for Diana Vreeland at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum.
He joined the Barneys staff in 1986 as a window dresser.
His windows became a tourist attraction in New York City.
While working at Barneys he consulted on various other projects including The Warhol Look exhibit at The Whitney Museum in 1997 and the Christies auction of the estate of Marilyn Monroe in 2000.
In 1998 Callaway/Viking published his memoir Confessions of a Window Dresser.
This began his writing career.
In addition to writing books, he has written regular columns for The New York Observer and Slate.
For The Moth podcasts, he read "Fear of Squat" on 20 September 2006 and "Every Expense was Spared" on 9 February 2012 about his wedding to Adler.
Doonan appeared as a judge on Iron Chef America for Battle Sparkling Wine.
In Gossip Girl fifth season (third episode: "The Jewel of Denial"), he escorted Blair Waldorf on Jenny Packham's show.
In September 2008, he married ceramicist and designer Jonathan Adler, in California.
They currently reside in FL, and Shelter Island, NY, with their rescue-terrier FoxyLady.
Doonan has made appearances on VH1's I Love the series, offering social commentary on each decade.
He has also been a guest star on America's Next Top Model seasons 2, 3, and 5 to teach the models about style.
Doonan has appeared on Bravo's Fashion Hunters to authenticate an Issey Miyake piece.
Doonan's memoir Beautiful People has been adapted for TV and began airing on BBC Two in the UK on 2 October 2008 as Beautiful People.
He helped decorate the White House for the first Obama Christmas in 2009.
In 2011 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Fashion Institute of Technology.
In January 2013, Doonan made a cameo in an Alexander Wang advertisement.
The advertisement takes place in Wang's flagship store in New York, where Doonan is falsely accused by Anjelah Johnson's character Bon Qui Qui for trying to steal a handbag.
He is also a judge for the NBC show Making It hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman.
He continued to work for Barneys NY until it closed in 2019.
He was awarded the prestigious CFDA award for his work at Barneys.
