Henry Holland (born 26 May 1983) is an English fashion designer, businessman and blogger from

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, Greater Manchester.

Early life and education

Holland is a graduate of the BA Journalism course at the

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and has worked for the following publications: the teenage ''

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'' (fashion section), ''

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'' and ''Bliss''. He is openly gay.

Career

Prior to the launch of his own company, Holland gained attention with his Fashion Groupies T-shirt designs. Holland's range of 1980s-inspired T-shirts displayed catchphrases such as, "I'll tell you who's boss, Kate Moss". In September 2006 Holland designed a range of T-shirts that were worn by both

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and

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as they took their bow at the end of their runway shows during

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. Gareth Pugh appeared to take a bow at the end of his show wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words "Get Yer Freak on Giles Deacon" while later in the week Giles Deacon wore a T-shirt that had "Uhu Gareth Pugh" printed on it. Holland subsequently designed a full collection and founded his own fashion house the "House of Holland" in 2008. He is well known for his work with model

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. In 2009,

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debuted a denim collaboration with Holland. Later in September 2009, Holland negotiated a deal with the British retailer,

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, for the creation of a fashion line, "H! by Henry Holland"; the line was eventually sold in Debenhams stores from spring 2010. For Spring/Summer 2010 he designed a pink wedding dress exclusive to LA-based boutique REVOLVE Clothing under his ''House of Holland'' line. Holland's 2011 collection features a number of T-shirts that display acronyms such as "waysb", meaning, "what are you sayin' babes". In May 2012, Holland's collaboration with sunglasses company, Le Specs, was released. The collection, entitled "Henry Holland for Le Specs", featured sunglass models with names such as "Muffin Top" and "Blinders". The collection campaign featured Australian hip-hop recording artist and model

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. Following the success of his first two eyewear campaigns starring Iggy Azalea and Ioanna Gika, Holland released his third eyewear campaign, this time featuring model and actress

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. The range featured a design called 'Cagefighters'. To mark Magnum's 25th birthday, Henry Holland has created a bespoke 1960s inspired dress complete with mimicked cracked chocolate made from layers of fabric and sequins. Holland follows in the footsteps of notable designers, including

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, who have also worked with the ice cream company. The dress took over three months to complete and is now worth around £5,000.

Media appearances

In Autumn 2008 and Spring 2010, Holland co-presented T4's flagship fashion and music series, ''

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'', alongside

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and

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. In 2012 Holland starred as a judge on fashion design show Styled to Rock airing on Sky Living. The show, with

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as an executive producer took unknown British designers, giving them the opportunity to design for celebs such as

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and

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. Henry's good friend and self-named "muse". He was also another guest judge on the show Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star season 2

Celebrity clients

In February 2009, singer

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wore his black-and-white, polka dot tulle mini-design while heavily pregnant at the

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. The design was from the House of Holland spring/summer 2009 collection.

Influences

Holland states that

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, of

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fame, is his muse and heroine.

Administration

On 5 March 2020, it was announced that House of Holland had gone into administration. It was further announced that the seven employees of the business would be retained during, and to assist, the administration.

References

External links

*
Official news blog
*
Reviews of his legwear products

Profile
at ''

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