Simon Doonan

Simon Doonan is the author, TV personality and former creative director of Barneys of NYC. His many books include Drag: The Complete Story (2019) and How to Be Yourself: Life-Changing Advice from a Reckless Contrarian and Transformer: A Story of Glitter, Glam Rock, and Loving Lou Reed. His memoir Beautiful People was adapted for television by the BBC. Simon appears as a judge on the hit NBC television show Making It.

Simon Doonan is the author, TV personality and former creative director of Barneys of NYC. His many books include Drag: The Complete Story (2019) and How to Be Yourself: Life-Changing Advice from a Reckless Contrarian and Transformer: A Story of Glitter, Glam Rock, and Loving Lou Reed. His memoir Beautiful People was adapted for television by the BBC. Simon appears as a judge on the hit NBC television show Making It. See less