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J.W. Anderson’s capsule collection for Tom of Finland

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  The ubiquitous queer Brit fashion designer Jonathan Anderson seems to be popping up all over the place these days.  Known for his own very collectable label J.W. Anderson in his store in London’s Soho,  he has collaborated on special collections for Topshop, Uniqlo and Versace. He is also creative director of Loewe, a division of … Continue reading



PEKKA STRANG talks about being gay icon TOM OF FINLAND

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  Even though Tom of Finland’s homoerotic art of beefed up masculine men is known and loved by almost the entire global LGBT community, very little is known about them man who created them. That is all about to change with the arrival of new film from award-winning Finnish filmmaker Dome Karukoski that tells the … Continue reading



Putting the spin on Tom of Finland’s Organic Vodka

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    As you should know by now (!)  Tom Of Finland was a Finnish artist who made stylized highly masculinized homoerotic art, and influenced late-20th-century gay culture. He has been called the “most influential creator of gay pornographic images”. Over the course of four decades, he produced some 3,500 illustrations, mostly featuring macho men wearing tight … Continue reading



Queer Art in London 2020 : Save The Dates

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The House of Illustration is marking the centenary of the birth gay cultural icon Tom of Finland (born Touko Laaksonen)  with the UK”s  first public Exhibition dedicated  to his work Called Tom of Finland : Love and Liberation it will celebrate the artist whose unique aesthetic and homoerotic visions had a profound impact on the … Continue reading



Queerguru parties at Tom of Finlands iconic LA home

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After Mark Blane and Ben Mankoff’s oddball comedy CUBBY premiered at OUTFEST LGBTQ Film Festival in LA the films producers and crew celebrated with a wonderful party in the grounds of the iconic Tom of Finland’s home in Echo Park The party was at the invitation of LA based Stuart Sandford formerly Artist in Residence … Continue reading



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