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Andrew Christian is an American men's underwear, swimwear, and sportswear manufacturer named after its founder and head-fashion designer Andrew Christian.〔(Andrew Christian Embarks on 'New Sexual Revolution' )〕〔(Materia: The arrival of new brands )〕〔("Retail Revolution: Apparel" ) ''Los Angeles Magazine''.〕〔Knipp, Michael A. "Andrew Christian: From rags to britches," ''Gay & Lesbian Times'', No. 1043, December 20, 2007.〕〔(''The Story of Men's Underwear'' ), Shaun Cole, Parkstone International, May 8, 2012.〕 The brand is arguably best known for its underwear, which include street, sport and fashion lines.〔(‘The Fashion Show’ Exit Interview: Andrew’s Not A Copycat, And Janice Dickinson Loves His Underwear! | XFINITY TV Blog by Comcast )〕〔(Second annual El Paso Fashion Week showcases local designers - El Paso Times )〕 Notable products include ''Flashback'', ''Almost Naked'' and ''Show It''.〔(Gay Fresno - Interview With Andrew Christian )〕 The company heavily targets the gay community, with the brand operating gay-themed websites, and hosting club events.〔(Andrew Christian Underwear Party )〕〔(Primal Instinct: Andrew Christian Boys "Twerk Off" In Their Underwear! ), ''Instinct Magazine'', September 15, 2013.〕〔(Andrew Christian Underwear Dance-Off )〕〔("Quinn Jaxon: A Case for 'Boy-Next-Door' Underwear Models" )〕 Its advertising campaigns are known to be provocative.〔〔("Andrew Christian's S&M Fantasy" )〕〔(Men's underwear, Alan Greenspan and Sexy Santa ), ''St, Louis Post-Dispatch''.〕〔("Buon Natale 2013 con i modelli di Andrew Christian!" )〕〔("The Hottest, Most Erotic Andrew Christian Moments Of 2013" )〕〔("Cher Mashes Up “Take It Like A Man” With Sexy Andrew Christian Underwear Videos" )〕 They do club events almost every weekend and throughout the world, "() definitely work well. People get to actually see the products in person, and they get a feel for the brand."〔 In 2013 they started promoting safer-sex in conjunction with National Condom Day.〔 The underwear contains eco-friendly features, including bamboo fiber and organic cotton. Their products use "more than 80 percent of U.S. raw materials and manufactures all of its fashionable and durable men's garments in the states."〔("Made in America," ) ''ABC News with Dianne Sawyer'', (screen shot ), July 2011.〕〔(Supporting Our City by Buying Fashion Brands Made in LA )〕 The company's namesake, Andrew Christian, has also helped raise the company's profile through reality show appearances and tie-ins. He has been a guest star on Bravo's ''The Fashion Show'',〔(Exclusive Interview: Andrew Christian of 'The Fashion Show' )〕〔(Exclusive Interview with Andrew Christian of The Fashion Show : RealityWanted.com: Reality TV, Game Show, Talk Show, News - All Things Unscripted Social Network Casting Commun... )〕 on seasons three and four of Oxygen's ''The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency'' doing model casting,〔〔("Interview: Andrew Christian, Fashion Design Demi-God" )〕 in 2013 on Millionaire Matchmaker,〔("TV best bets: Thursday, Dec. 26" )〕〔("'The Millionaire Matchmaker' Season 7 Episode 5 Spoilers: Patti Hooks Up Two Gay Millionaires, Admits to Regretting Abortion" )〕 the 2013 movie ''I'm A Porn Star'',〔http://lifeontheglittertrail.com/tag/im-a-porn-star/〕 and both he and the products were a featured part of Logo's RuPaul's Drag Race, as official "Pit Crew" sponsors.〔(Christian Bio )〕 ==History== Andrew Christian grew up "with nothing…our family was kind of poor," so he became creative to have his own aesthetic, and try to keep up with the designer clothes the other kids were wearing to school.〔(Andrew Christian - Nunn on the Run )〕 He was about fifteen when he realized he wanted to be a fashion designer for a living.〔(Andrew Christian - Men's Underwear ) About.com Fashion Designers, Justin Howard〕 He had been creating new outfits weekly for himself and friends to go to the underground clubs.〔 One of the club promoters he knew owned his own store so he started selling through the site while still in high school.〔〔〔(Andrew Christian | The Fenuxe Interview | Fenuxe Magazine | Gay Atlanta | LGBT Atlanta | News, Gay Entertainment, Events and Nightlife )〕 He left Fresno, California with $500, and moved to Los Angeles, California to go to fashion school at age nineteen.〔 He quickly found work with other designers and then started the clothing line soon after in 1997.〔〔("Beyond The Boys & Briefs: Andrew Christian Answers Fan Questions" )〕 He supported himself in fashion school by selling his work in local boutiques.〔(Raannt.com » Andrew Christian…The Saint of Sexy! The Interview )〕 He chose a generic cross icon for his logo as he wanted to avoid religious connotations.〔 The regular fashions were followed, over the years, by sportswear, swimwear, and then underwear, "and that's when things really took off."〔("ANDREW CHRISTIAN OPENT WINKEL IN AMSTERDAM" ) ''RTL BOULEVARD'' 13 jun. 2011.〕 In 2006, with the addition of the underwear lines, sales grew exponentially.〔〔(ChicagoPride.com interview with Andrew Christian )〕 In the 2007/2008 season they did an Obama underwear, donating $1 from every sale to the 2008 Barack Obama Presidential Campaign.〔〔(Barack Obama's tight-fitting underwear - Telegraph )〕 In 2008 Christian released ''Black Line'', "a higher end dressy line of men’s wear," inspired by the clothes he made for himself, and features ready-to-wear tailored pants and vests.〔(CU Interviews: Andrew Christian | Celebutopia )〕 In the 2008/2009 season the company started making clothes for women as well as men.〔 In 2013 Christian worked to expand his sportswear lines, as they were mostly sold out in 2012, as soon as they came into stock.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Christian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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