John Varvatos (born in Detroit, Michigan) is an American contemporary menswear fashion designer.
The Varvatos family are originally from the Greek island of Kefalonia. John Varvatos grew up in the metro Detroit suburb of Allen Park, a downriver community situated south of the city of Detroit. He attended Allen Park High School. Varvatos first worked for Polo Ralph Lauren in 1983 then worked at Calvin Klein in 1990, where he was head of menswear d...
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John Varvatos (born in Detroit, Michigan) is an American contemporary menswear fashion designer.
The Varvatos family are originally from the Greek island of Kefalonia. John Varvatos grew up in the metro Detroit suburb of Allen Park, a downriver community situated south of the city of Detroit. He attended Allen Park High School. Varvatos first worked for Polo Ralph Lauren in 1983 then worked at Calvin Klein in 1990, where he was head of menswear design. He returned to Polo in 1995, where he was VP of menswear design. John lived in Apartment #2 at 5 W 21st St, in the heart of the prestigious Flatiron District of New York City. This address housed many famous athletes, celebrities, models, philanthropists and finance moguls at one point or another throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
In late 1999, Varvatos started his eponymous company, debuting his first clothing line at the end of 2000.
In 2000, John Varvatos was licensed to create a line of Converse All-Star shoes for the Fall...
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