Tan France

Tan France: Biography in Details

Who is Tan France?

Tan France: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Childhood, Ethnicity

Tan France was born as Tanveer Wasim Safda in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, on 20 April 1983. As of 2020, his age is 37. Although he has not revealed the identities of his parents, they were Muslim Pakistani. According to  his memoir, his experience was tough being raised in a strict Muslim household where homosexuality was viewed very negatively. Moreover, he also faced physical and verbal racism growing up causing him alienation. His parents had emigrated from Pakistan to England before he was born, and he’s British by birth.

Tan France was interested in fashion from a young age. By the age of thirteen, he had already learned how to construct and embellish a denim jacket. His ethnicity is a Pakistani Muslim.

In which school did Tan France attend?

Talking about his education, Tan France went to Hall Cross School. Following his graduation, he went to Doncaster College to study fashion.

Tan France: Professional Life, Career

Tan France started his career working for Zara and Selfridges & Bershka as a designer and director. Later, he worked at Chanel and learned more about manufacturing.

He worked as the company director at Shade Clothing before opening his solo fashion line in 2011 called ‘Kingdom & State’. The brand’s clothing is designed to meet Mormon clothing guidelines. Later, he founded two smaller apparel brands. ModCloth and Forever 21 purchased his designs. In 2016, he became the co-founder, fashion designer and CEO of Rachel Parcell Inc clothing line, sold at Nordstrom.

Tan officially retired and sold his businesses. Later, Netflix contacted him during his transition from a fashion designer to a social media personality. He became the fashion expert in ‘Queer Eye’ which premiered in February 2018.

In 2019, Tan France appeared in the music video of Keala Settle’s “This Is Me (The Reimagined Remix)” and a year later, he appeared in Taylor Swift’s ‘You Need to Calm Down’. Moreover, in 2020, he featured in a special charity edition of The Great British Bake Off to raise funds for Stand Up To Cancer.

In 2020, Netflix announced that France would be co-hosting the new Netflix series titled ‘Next In Fashion with Alexa Chung’. He is the founder of women’s clothing line, ‘Kingdom & State’.

In June 2019, Tan France released a memoir, ‘Naturally Tan’ through St. Martin’s Press. It became a New York Times bestseller.

Tan France: Net Worth, Salary

Tan France has an estimated net worth of around $5 million. He has earned money as a fashion designer, business owner, and TV personality. There is no information about his annual salary. Fashion designers earn over $65k per year on average whereas TV personalities earn around $110k per year.

How tall is Tan France?

France stands at a height of around 5 feet 9 inches. He weighs around 70 kg. His hair color is salt and pepper and his eyes are dark brown in color.

Rumors and Controversies

Tan France has not been involved in any controversies. He has been able to keep himself away from any type of controversy and scandal. So far, he has not done anything controversial in his career. Similarly, there are no rumors about him of any kind.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Tan France is active on social media sites. He has around 513.4k followers on Twitter. Similarly, his Instagram account has more than 3.8 million followers.

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