Gay History Month: Todd Oldham
Todd Oldham is an openly gay American fashion designer.
He was born in Texas in 1961. He discovered his love of fashion and design after designing his first dress at age 15.
After graduating high school, Oldham moved to Dallas and worked at Polo/Ralph Lauren in 1980. He designed his first fashion collection and sold it to Neiman Marcus in 1981.
He moved to New York City in 1988 and became creative consultant to Escada, a prestigious luxury international fashion house.
In the mid ’90s, Oldham designed a line of furniture for Warner Brothers Pictures based off of the movie Batman Forever. The ’90s also saw him getting into the field of television as he hosted a number of fashion specials for MTV.
His furniture designs were commissioned by La-Z-Boy in the early and mid ’00s. Oldham also served as creative director for Old Navy during this time.
Oldham has published books regarding subjects of his interest and expertise. He is also an active philanthropist.
