Derek Guy Explained

Derek Guy
Birth Place:Vancouver, Canada
Years Active:2011–present

Derek Guy, also known as "the menswear guy" on Twitter, is a Canadian men's fashion industry writer and commentator. He gained fame following the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk when the site's algorithmically curated "For You" tab promoted his account @dieworkwear to a large audience. Guy has contributed pieces to publications including GQ, The Washington Post, Esquire, Foreign Policy, Politico, The Guardian, and The Nation.[1] [2] He is listed on the Business of Fashion 500, "the definitive index of people shaping the global fashion industry." [3]

Early life

Guy was born in Vancouver to Vietnamese refugee parents. His family first fled Saigon in the late 1960s, crossing the border to Cambodia. From there they went to Iran and Canada, before settling in the United States.[4] Guy's father, who is ethnically Chinese, worked as a school janitor while his mother was a secretary.[5]

He became interested in fashion in the late 1990s, after growing up around people involved in the Lo Life subculture, which revolves around an appreciation of Polo Ralph Lauren and other similar fashion brands.[6] [7]

Guy began writing about clothing around 2011, maintaining a Tumblr blog and writing for the website PutThisOn.[8] [9]

Personal life

Guy lives in San Francisco, California.[10] [11] [12] He has cited author G. Bruce Boyer as an influence on his writing.[13]

He is described as "oddly private" and is never photographed, maintaining a level of anonymity despite his online fame.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Derek Guy . 2024-11-21 . Muck Rack.
  2. News: Derek Guy. . December 27, 2023.
  3. https://www.businessoffashion.com/people/derek-guy/
  4. dieworkwear. 1628593593865863169. February 23, 2023 . My family fled Saigon shortly after the Tet Offensive. First place they went was Cambodia, where my uncle died. Then they went to Iran, where someone in my family was helping run a restaurant. Shortly after they landed, the Iranian Revolution happened. Then they went to Canada. December 28, 2023.
  5. dieworkwear. 1628581846354370560. February 23, 2023 . im asian. parents escaped vietnam, then cambodia, and then iran. when my parents finally landed in north america, my mom worked as a secretary and my dad was a school janitor. December 28, 2023.
  6. News: Ferrier . Morwenna . August 5, 2023 . Derek Guy: the notorious fashion tweeter on Sunak's short trousers . The Guardian. December 27, 2023 . Guy became interested in clothing in the late 90s after growing up around "guys who were part of the Lo-Life". This subculture was defined by its members who wore Ralph Lauren Polo shirts and came at a time when hip-hop was starting to intersect with fashion. "I admired the dress and became more interested in Ralph Lauren, and that’s when you start to learn about its tweeds and button downs, and then tailoring," he says..
  7. Web site: Komankova . Jana . 2024-08-22 . Interview: Derek Guy. From hip hop clothing to classic menswear . 2024-10-27 . Proti šedi . cs.
  8. Web site: Sherman . Lauren . 2024-06-20 . The Twitter Menswear Guy on Fashion’s Missing Middle . 2024-10-27 . Puck . en-US.
  9. Web site: Thorn . Jesse . 2011-04-11 . Please Welcome Derek Guy! . 2024-10-27 . Put This On . en-US.
  10. News: de La Calzada . Marta . October 21, 2023 . Derek Guy: "El secreto de Felipe VI está en la plancha (y en la planta)" . . December 27, 2023 . Quien halaga el estilo de nuestro monarca vive en la Costa Oeste, en San Francisco.. es.
  11. News: Cumming . Ed . September 11, 2023 . Why Prince Harry's style is 'odd' and Gary Lineker looks 'fantastic' – by America's most outspoken fashion critic . . December 27, 2023 . We know that Derek Guy is his real name, he is Asian-American and lives in northern California where he works as a fashion journalist..
  12. News: Ferrier . Morwenna . August 5, 2023 . Derek Guy: the notorious fashion tweeter on Sunak's short trousers . The Guardian. December 27, 2023 . Derek Guy is a menswear writer, critic and prolific Tweeter based in the San Francisco Bay Area..
  13. News: Powell . James . September 2, 2023 . The Twitter Menswear Guy is still here, he doesn't know why either . . December 27, 2023 . He credits his penchant for cultural writing to the influence of author G. Bruce Boyer..

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