Tan France from 'Queer Eye' Teams up with Arvo Watches

I think that any of us ‘Queer Eye’ fans with a penchant for menswear have coveted Tan France’s style from time to time. He’s so chic, but in an effortless way.

He manages to find really great pieces at low-cost stores (Think Target, ASOS) and wears them like they are designer items.

How does he look so good all the time? Well, he often goes bold in his patterns, which signals “fashion connoisseur.” He also takes very good care of his clothes — as you can see, nothing is wrinkled, and his white shirts are completely white. I’m guessing he air dries everything too.

Beyond that, he just has a “je ne sais pas” about his style. I just don’t know how he does it. Luckily, when it comes to watches at least, now we don’t have to.

Tan teamed up with Arvo watches on a bold limited edition set to help bring some more oof to our wardrobes. With a "Street" watch and an "Evening" watch, the set works with a wide range of styles. Pre-ordering is now available, with an expected ship date of November 12, 2018.

Arvo wrote, “We wanted to push the envelope with Tan to design something different and new while keeping our minimalist aesthetic.” I think they definitely succeeded! “Tan put a sleek spin on his favorite all-gold dial and paired it with a dark chocolate brown, crocodile band. The second watch in the set is a comfortable, black and white patterned, athletic band with white accents.”

The watches are so distinct, that they almost look odd side by side. But I like it. If you’re going to wear two watches regularly, you want them to be different!

Arvo is giving Qwear readers %15 off everything on their site with code QWEAR742. (Code expires Nov 11.)

The set normally costs $179.95, and our code will bring it down to just about $75 per watch.

"Street" watch

"Street" watch

"Evening" watch

"Evening" watch

Enjoy!

TL;DR: Tan France from 'Queer Eye' teamed up with Arvo Watches on a limited edition set — a “street” watch and an “Evening” Watch. Pre-order with our 15% off code: QWEAR742 (Code expires Nov 11.)

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Boston-based multidisciplinary artist Sonny Oram is the founder of Qwear, a leading voice in the queer fashion movement for more than 15 years, and the author of the foreword to Queer and Trans Fashion Brands: Resistance and Revolution in the 21st Century (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025). His work has been featured in HuffPost, BuzzFeed, Design*Sponge, and QTYPE Magazine and he's spoken on panels at MIT, South by Southwest, and Simmons Nursing School.

His earliest published work was created at age ten: a series of collages made from cut-up magazines, accompanied by original text exploring themes of gender, cultural conditioning, predatory advertising, and media objectification. In 2025, images of these collages were published in Queer and Trans Fashion Brands: Resistance and Revolution (Bloomsbury Press) and the Fashion, Style & Popular Culture journal.

Through Qwear, Sonny has launched influential campaigns, including the award-winning #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike with Yasmin Benoit, and continues to create spaces for underrepresented communities across internet and print media. He has also used search engine optimization (SEO) to increase the visibility and diversity of queer representation in online search results, helping terms such as “androgynous style,” “bisexual style,” and “asexual” reflect a broader range of identities and experiences.

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