John Varvatos Enterprises is proud to announce that John Varvatos has been named “Designer of the Year” by GQ in the 12th Annual “Men of the Year” issue for December 2007. Mr. Varvatos is being honored along with his fellow “Men of the Year” honorees, including Tom Hanks, Daniel Craig, and former President Bill Clinton. To demonstrate the Varvatos design aesthetic, actor Casey Affleck is featured in a six-page editorial dressed in John Varvatos Collection, John Varvatos USA, John Varvatos Eyewear, and Converse by John Varvatos.
Highlighting John’s innovative rock ’n’ roll attitude and ascension through the fashion ranks, Simon Doonan writes in GQ’s December issue, “Once John’s followers are well and truly addicted to his rich, textured duds and his slip-ons, he goes in for the kill. He plays into the greatest of all dude obsessions, rock ’n’ roll. This is the last straw. Once Varvatos injects his image with a lethal dose of Aerosmith, a whiff of Alice Cooper, a soupçon of Iggy Pop, and a whisper of Joe Strummer, men are powerless to resist.”
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2007 "Men of the Year" honorees include: | ||
| John Varvatos - Designer of the Year | Tom Hanks - Icon | |
| Casey Affleck - Breakout of the Year | Emile Hirsch - Wild Man | |
| Javier Bardem - Villain | Hayden Panettiere - Obsession of the Year | |
| Mayor Mike Bloomberg - Maverick | Alex Rodriguez - Hit Man | |
| Josh Brolin - Tough Guy | Seth Rogen - Father of the Year | |
| Cast of 'Mad Men' - Instant Classic | Mark Ruffalo - Secret Weapon | |
| David Chase, 'The Sopranos' - Final Act | Julian Schnabel - Visionary | |
| Simon Cowell - Mastermind | Jason Schwartzman - Cool Kid | |
| John Cusack - Comeback | Channing Tatum - Man of Next Year | |
| Roger Federer - Court King | Shaun White - Reinvention |
Launched in 2000, John Varvatos’ lifestyle collection is comprised of John Varvatos Collection, John Varvatos USA, Converse by John Varvatos - clothes for guys and girls, John Varvatos Eyewear, and John Varvatos SKIN and Fragrance. Varvatos has been recognized three times by the CFDA with an American Fashion Award for New Menswear Designer (June 2000) and Menswear Designer of the Year (June 2001 and June 2005). The collection is distributed in five freestanding John Varvatos boutiques in the U.S., as well as in better specialty stores throughout the world. www.johnvarvatos.com
GQ is the leading men’s general-interest magazine and is published by Condé Nast Publications. The December issue of GQ is currently on newsstands nationwide.
Contacts:
Dan Scheffey, 212-286-4622
dan_scheffey@condenast.com
or
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Dace Morris, 212-812-8050
dace_morris@vfc.com
