Tan France Biography
Tan France is a fashion designer and television personality of British-American origin. As the fashion expert for the Netflix series Queer Eye, host of the web series Dressing Funny, and co-host of Next In Fashion, he is one of the first openly gay South Asian men on a major show and one of the first out Muslim gay men on western television.
How old is Tan France? – Age
He is 39 years old as of 20 April 2022. He was born in 1983 in Doncaster, United Kingdom.
Tan France Family – Education
France was born in Pakistan to Muslim parents. France went to Hall Cross School and then Doncaster College, where he majored in fashion. France’s fascination with fashion began at a young age, inspired by the Disney clothing made in his grandparents’ denim factory in Bury, England, where he worked. In 2019, he allegedly learned that his grandfather was forced to close the factory due to Disney knockoffs. Tan France has always enjoyed Bollywood music and films.
Tan France Wife – Children
France is currently married to Rob France, a pediatric nurse, and illustrator, and they live in Salt Lake City, Utah. France married his husband twice, once in London and again after marriage became legal in New York City. He announced on Instagram on April 13, 2021, that he and Rob were expecting their first child via surrogacy. On July 10, 2021, their son was born seven weeks early and spent three weeks in the NICU.
Tan France Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $8 million.
Tan France Height
He stands at a height of 5 Feet 8 Inches (1.75m).
Tan France Books
Tan’s memoir, Naturally Tan, was published by St. Martin’s Press in June 2019. It was a New York Times best-seller. It is about his experience growing up “gay in a traditional Muslim family, as one of the few people of colour in Doncaster, England”. The memoir begins with his childhood in England, where racist incidents were common, such as having to run back to school to avoid being beaten up by racist thugs. The book then moves on to more serious subjects, such as colorism in the South Asian community and the Islamophobia he experienced before and after the 9/11 attacks.
Tan France Clothing Line
France was the company director at Shade Clothing before launching his own fashion label, Kingdom & State, in 2011. The brand included clothing designed to meet Mormon clothing guidelines, a group that made up a sizable population in Utah, where France lived. He later founded two smaller clothing companies. ModCloth and Forever 21 both purchased France’s designs. For many years, the designs were displayed on the website and in stores under the brand name. In 2016, he co-founded, fashion designer, and CEO of Rachel Parcell Inc, a clothing line sold at Nordstrom.
Tan France Fashion
Through his role as the fashion expert on Queer Eye, which premiered in February 2018, he began his career as a media figure. France appeared in Taylor Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” music video in 2019. He also appeared in a special charity edition of The Great British Bake Off in 2020, raising funds for Stand Up To Cancer, and was the episode’s winner. It was also announced that France would co-host the new Netflix series Next In Fashion with Alexa Chung that year. France revealed in interviews with ITV’s This Morning and NPR that he sold all three of his businesses after starting work for Netflix.
France collaborated with EyeBuyDirect to create an eyewear line in 2019. He has been an official columnist for GQ Middle East since 2019. He will be Express’s monthly stylist beginning in 2020. In July 2020, France and his Queer Eye co-stars were nominated for an Emmy for best hosting as a reality or competition program. France was announced as a style instructor on MasterClass, an educational streaming video platform, in September 2020. Tan France x Etsy limited edition collection will be released in September 2020. France collaborated with thirteen independent sellers to create a collection of home decor and foods.
