Simon Doonan
memoirist and fashion commentator
“Imagine if you said to people twenty years ago that in 2008 a significant number of women would be going around dressing like porno stars with fake hooters and butt cracks showing? No one would have believed you.”
About Simon
Simon Doonan is a memoirist and fashion commentator who began his career dressing windows, first for Aquascutum in London and then at Maxfield’s in Los Angeles. After advising on the design of the film Beverly Hills Cop, he moved to New York to further his career at Barneys and is currently serving as their Brand Ambassador at Large. He writes for Slate and has also written for the New York Times and the Observer. His books include Wacky Chicks: Life Lessons From Fearlessly Inappropriate and Fabulously Eccentric Women; Nasty: My Family and Other Glamorous Varmints; Gay Men Don’t Get Fat; and The Asylum: True Tales of Madness From a Life in Fashion. His most recent book is titled Transformer: A Story of Glitter, Glam Rock, and Loving Lou Reed.
Simon lives in New York with his husband, designer Jonathan Adler.
Appearances
Every time Simon Doonan has taken the stage with House of SpeakEasy.
Runnin' Wild
City Winery
Simon performed on stage for Seriously Entertaining at City Winery on January 29, 2014, speaking on the evening’s theme, “Runnin' Wild.” Watch it below.