Alan J. Flusser (born 16 May 1945) is an American author and designer of men's clothing. He owns and operates Alan Flusser Custom in New York City.

Early life and education

Flusser was born in

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. In 1979 he founded Alan Flusser Designs. He is a graduate of the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

Career

In 1985 he launched Alan Flusser Custom which focuses on custom and made-to-measure suits. Flusser designed the wardrobe for

Gordon Gekko Gordon Gekko is a composite character in the 1987 film '' Wall Street'' and its 2010 sequel '' Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'', both directed by Oliver Stone. Gekko was portrayed by actor Michael Douglas, whose performance in the first fil ...

(played by

Michael Douglas Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the A ...

) in ''Wall Street'' and designed clothing for the films ''

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'', '' Scent of a Woman'', and ''

American Psycho (film) ''American Psycho'' is a 2000 horror film directed by Mary Harron, who co-wrote the screenplay with Guinevere Turner. Based on the 1991 novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis, it stars Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, a New York Cit ...

'' starring

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as Patrick Bateman.

Influence

Flusser had huge influence on popular culture through movies that today have cult following, most notably Wall Street and American Psycho. He played a major role in promotion of style inspired by 1930s, which is today accepted as a golden age of men’s fashion. In his own words:

Bibliography

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Awards and honors

Flusser won the 1983 Coty Award as Top Menswear Designer, and received the Cutty Sark Award in 1987.

References

External links

Official site
1945 births Living people American fashion designers People from West Orange, New Jersey Writers from New Jersey Menswear designers University of Pennsylvania alumni {{fashion-bio-stub