Gary Graham

Gary Graham (born June 21, 1969) is an American fashion designer and artist. His fashion line operates out of his flagship boutique and design studio in Franklin, New York. His clothing reflects his interest in history, storytelling, and the roles of women in society. Early life Graham was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. After graduating from Newark High School, he studied painting for a year at Maryland Institute College of Art before transferring to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago to study fashion design and performance art. Graham moved to New York City in 1993 where he worked for a costume production house and for Julie Taymor as a costume designer on projects like the award-winning Lion King, where he learned some of the techniques and skills he still employs like garment dying and cutting. He then apprenticed with fashion designer J. Morgan Puett for six years before working in product development at ABC Carpet & Home in New York City. Career and brand In 1999 Graham launched his eponymous line which was sold at Soho's If Boutique. In 2006 he opened his first boutique on the first floor of ABC Carpet & Home where he used to work. In 2009 he established his flagship store and studio in downtown New York's Tribeca neighborhood. The boutique achieved an instant cult following, counting fans such as Jamie Bochert, Julia Roberts, Karen O and Helena Bonham Carter, the same year Graham was honored as a CFDA/Vogue finalist. His clothing line, including the capsule collection Anagram, was sold at select luxury retailers worldwide, like Dover Street Market, Joyce Hong Kong and Barneys New York. In 2016, Graham asked seven of his muses and friends, Gina Gershon, Alexandra Marzella, Jennifer Nettles, Parker Posey, Sunrise Ruffalo, Kara Walker and Naomi Yang to model his fall collection as female archetypes in a short film titled Palacetor.