Tan France Net Worth

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How much is fashion expert Tan France’s net worth in 2024? In this post, we’ll take a look at the Queer Eye alum’s net worth and career, and learn a bit about his personal life and what he has been up to since the Netflix series.

Who is Tan France?

Born Tanveer Wasim Safdar, Tan France is a British-American fashion designer, entrepreneur, and media personality. France was born to Muslim Pakistani immigrant parents on April 20, 1983, and grew up in Doncaster, England.

France rose to fame in 2018 after being cast as a fashion expert on a reboot of Queer Eye. Since then, France has expanded his career and influence throughout various forms of media. The fashion designer currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with husband Rob France. The designer married the pediatric nurse and illustrator in 2007 and has recently announced his second child via surrogate mother on an Instagram post. The post included a photo of the Queer Eye star and his husband holding their two children, Ismail and newborn son, Isaac. France also thanked the surrogate mother in his post.

Tan France Net Worth & Career

Tan France started his career working with brands like Zara, Selfridges, and Bershka as a designer and director. Through these opportunities, France was able to cultivate an understanding of the wholesale, retail, and manufacturing elements of the fashion industry — essential building blocks for his future entrepreneurial endeavors. In 2011, he started his own fashion company, Kingdom & State, and went on to create smaller apparel brands.

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Tan France’s net worth as of 2024 is rumored to be $8 million. Aside from earnings from his stint with Netflix’s Queer Eye, France also built his assets by selling all of his businesses and officially retiring in 2016 at the age of 33. Of course, the retirement was short-lived, as he ended up getting contacted by Netflix for the Queer Eye reboot.

How did Tan France make his money?

Like the rest of France’s Queer Eye co-stars, his earnings predominantly come from the Netflix reality series. However, while the cash prize for reality shows like Top Chef, which Brooke Williamson won in 2016, was a whopping $125,000, the Queer Eye cast’s earnings from their reality series were notoriously low.

Notably, each of the five Queer Eye members were paid only $7,500 per episode for the series’ first two seasons. According to a report by Variety, this was the lowest figure for any TV star at the time. In total, each of the members earned $120,000 for a total of 16 episodes across the first two seasons.

Fortunately for Tan France, the fashion designer has since grown his entrepreneurial pursuits, including an appearance in the music video for Taylor Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” in 2019 and a gig at a special charity edition of The Great British Bake Off in 2020 to raise funds for Stand Up To Cancer, winning the episode. Tan France also released his memoir, Naturally Tan, in June 2019, detailing his experience growing up “gay in a traditional Muslim family” in Doncaster.

In 2019, France unveiled an exclusive eyewear line partnership with online glasses retailer Eyebuydirect. Known for its affordable eyeglasses and prescription sunglasses, the Tan France x Eyebuydirect collection featured a selection of France’s top eyewear picks to complete one’s outfit. These selections are categorized to fit varying consumer preferences and style needs, from Main Character to Indie Aesthetic and Forever Classic.

Beyond fashion, France has also shown interest in lifestyle products. This included a collaboration with cookware company Caraway, which began as a direct-to-consumer home goods company specializing in using non-toxic materials. True to his fashion roots, France’s design work for Caraway featured soft and stylish pastel colors, dubbed the Caraway Home x Tan France Monochrome Collection. The non-toxic cookware came in Moss, Crème, and Blush colorways for a fresh, modern, and sleek look.

Summary

Tan France was born on April 20, 1983, in Doncaster, England.

His real name is Tanveer Wasim Safdar.

As of 2024, his net worth is rumored to be $8 million. 

Since his work as a fashion expert in Netflix’s Queer Eye, he has worked in various forms of media, including releasing a memoir and appearing in various television series.

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