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" I'm so sick of straight men in boardshorts. It couldn't be more unattractive. "
Tan France
Straight
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Unattractive
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" My boyfriend dumped me because I let myself go. And not just with my clothing, in every facet of life. "
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Life
Go
" Style is dressing the way that you feel confident and what is appropriate for you, your age, your body type. "
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Feel
You
Style
" I worked as a receptionist in England for a couple of years whilst I was building up my business. I decided to take a massive pay cut from my full-time job and work as a receptionist so I could make my own business work. "
Tan France
Work
My Own
Job
" I do think homophobia is rife, as it always has been. "
Tan France
Always
Been
Rife
" I think being fashion forward is stepping out of your comfort zone with just even a single piece - an accessory, footwear, a dress - something that shows your style but is just a bit outside of your comfort zone. "
Tan France
Just
Dress
Comfort Zone
" When I speak, I don't speak for myself; I don't have the luxury of a Caucasian to be able to speak for myself. I speak for a whole community, and I represent so many different communities that that felt like a lot of pressure. "
Tan France
Like
Pressure
Speak
" I love to wear shades when I'm out and about. "
Tan France
I Love
Wear
Shades
" I would have to say Kelly Clarkson's 'Because of You' would be the song I would associate with coming out. It's really emotive, and personally, it reminds me of my father. "
Tan France
Father
Song
You
" I was always fascinated by clothes, and I think I've had clothing in my blood for as long as I can remember. "
Tan France
Think
Clothes
I Can
" We have the luxury in the West of being able to say, 'Yeah, absolutely, we're progressive, we've moved forward with the gay community.' We haven't in a lot of other countries. My people from Pakistan - I know we haven't moved forward. "
Tan France
People
Community
Gay
" A lot of times, we forget it is our partners who we need to make the biggest effort for. "
Tan France
Effort
Who
Partners
" As a gay man, there are certain places that I avoid. When I go to China, I lie and pretend I'm not married, which is really sad - I leave my ring at home. But I'm not willing to risk my safety in a country that could cause me no end of problems or where it's illegal to be gay. I'm very aware of the places I can travel to safely and where I cannot. "
Tan France
Home
Lie
Man
" I was a very private person. I never had an open social media account. So, for me to walk down the street and have people say, 'Hey, Tan!' I turn around thinking, 'Do I know you?' "
Tan France
Social Media
Me
Walk
" It doesn't matter if the item isn't your favorite thing as long it fits well. "
Tan France
Favorite
Well
Your
" A lot of men and women don't like to prioritize fashion. "
Tan France
Like
Men
Women
" Sexuality can be difficult to articulate, and we have to be patient and compassionate. "
Tan France
Patient
Be Patient
Difficult
" Gay men can sometimes feel ashamed or chastised when the messaging is 'Be out and proud!' or 'Just come out.' It's not that easy. It certainly wasn't for me. "
Tan France
Proud
Feel
Gay
" If you're not taking care of your food, your body, you're not gonna look great. "
Tan France
Great
You
Food
" I'm an immigrant. I'm from the Middle East. "
Tan France
East
Middle East
Middle
" I've been to New York many times, and I've always noticed that there aren't that many French tucks around. "
Tan France
Been
Always
Many
" Jeans can make or break a look, and if it's not a good-fitting pair, if they don't flatter your body, it doesn't matter what else you've got on - it's not going to look good. "
Tan France
Matter
Body
Good
" My statement pieces change regularly. "
Tan France
Pieces
Statement
Regularly
" I didn't really care about the entertainment industry. That wasn't my life. "
Tan France
Entertainment
Care
My Life
" I think that we in the West expect people to adapt to our culture very, very quickly when they come to our country. But when we go over to someone else's, I don't think we are willing to meet them halfway like we expect them to meet us. I think having cultural sensitivity is a lot more important than we realize. "
Tan France
Adapt
Culture
People
" When your clothes aren't organized, it's even harder. You don't know what your options are. Everything is in disarray. Organization makes it so much easier to put on an outfit. "
Tan France
Organization
Clothes
Know
" My granddad founded a manufacturing company in Northern England - a place called Bury - that manufactured denim, and one of the brands they created denim for was Disney. "
Tan France
Manufacturing
England
Company
" Just because the office is casual doesn't mean you shouldn't make an effort. "
Tan France
Effort
Just Because
Mean
" A stereotype is that all gay men know everything there is to know about the LGBTQ community. We don't. "
Tan France
Gay
Know
Everything
" Nobody needs an abundance of plaid. "
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Abundance
Nobody
Needs
" Until my businesses really took off, my family, I think, just assumed I was selling printed T-shirts out of the back of my car. They just couldn't wrap their head around how fashion could be profitable. "
Tan France
Car
Back
Family