By Drew Wilson
Andrew Christian is the emperor of underwear, the sultan of skivvies, the chief of chonies! You probably own at least one pair of his manties, you've definitely seen his sexy video series - banned from YouTube so you know they're good - and now you can meet him in person at Summer Glam on Friday, June 15.
He'll be here in Denver to oversee the Andrew Christian Fashion Show portion of the night's entertainment so I gave him a call so I could find out everything I could about his underwear. That came out wrong but you know what I mean.
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| Andrew Christian and friends |
Drew: So Mr. Christian, you're going to be here in the Mile High City on Friday for Summer Glam.
Andrew Christian: Yeah, gonna be doing a fashion show. An Andrew Christian fashion show, of
course. We'll be featuring mostly underwear with a little bit of other stuff tossed in. Pretty much everything from
my new spring/summer collection.
So what's new and exciting for spring/summer in the world of mens underwear?
Lots of color. I’ve introduced tons of new colors to my
collection for spring and I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback. People are
loving the colors. This past weekend for LA Pride everybody was in my boutique
in West Hollywood snapping up everything in colors. We sold, like, so much.
One thing I want to get out of the way right off is I have to congratulate you on both the success and the sexiness of the new Andrew Christian underwear videos you guys have been doing. I think it's great that you guys are not shy about targeting the gay consumer plus they are hot, hot, hot!
Thanks, I’m really happy with how successful the videos have been.
My team and I are a real think tank and we love tossing around ideas and putting together the videos. Gay men are a large part of our audience and we don't shy away from it.
What's it like being a famous underwear designer? Did such a thing even exist before Andrew Christian? I mean, before you there was, like, Fruit of the Loom and Hanes and nothing else.
Yeah, before me it was all pretty basic. It's good, you know? It's really cool that I can inspire young people. Sometimes I do events and I'll talk to young people who say, 'Oh my God, I want to be a designer just like you!' So it's kind of cool to know you can be a kind of role model to people.
Very important question. As an underwear expert, what do you know about underwear that we don't?
Well, the most important thing is obviously the fit. When I’m designing underwear I go through countless fittings before I release an item for production. Even an 1/8th of an inch off and I‘m changing it.
Well, the most important thing is obviously the fit. When I’m designing underwear I go through countless fittings before I release an item for production. Even an 1/8th of an inch off and I‘m changing it.
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| Andrew Christian Almost Naked Briefs (Purple) |
What kind of underwear would you say are most popular? It seems like briefs went away for a long time but now are back in kind of a big way.
You know, it really depends. I’d say that maybe briefs are
gaining the most popularity right now.
And what kind of underwear are you wearing right now?
I’m wearing the Andrew Christian Almost Naked Brief in the new, uh …
I can hear you looking at your underwear.
(laughing)… Yeah, in the new purple color.
What's your message for readers of MileHighGayGuy.com?
Come out to see the fashion show and help support pride and
the diversity of the LGBT community. It’ll be an awesome night.
Summer Glam featuring Deborah Cox takes place on Friday, June 15 at The Ogden Theatre and tickets are on sale now! In
addition to the divalicious Deborah Cox there will also be DJ Bedz,
drag shows , and a fashion show from Andrew Christian (you know that's
gonna be hot, hot, hot!). So get your tickets now and mark your calendars because this is one event you don't want to miss!
