{{Short description|Australian fashion designer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Jordan Gogos | image = File:Jordan Gogos GQ.jpg | alt = Jordan Gogos at the 2022 GQ Men of the Year Awards | caption = Jordan Gogos at the GQ Men of the Year Awards, 2022 | birth_date = September 1994 (30 years old) | birth_place = Sydney, Australia | occupation = Fashion designer, artist | years_active = 2021–present | website = https://www.iordanesspyridongogos.com<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iordanes Spyridon Gogos|url=https://www.iordanesspyridongogos.com/|access-date=9 May 2024|website=Iordanes Spyridon Gogos|date=3 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref> }} '''Jordan Gogos''' (born September 1994) is an Australian multidisciplinary artist and fashion designer for Iordanes Spyridon Gogos.<ref>{{Cite web|title=If it's not absurd, why bother? The creative edict of Aussie designer Jordan Gogos|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/if-it-s-not-absurd-why-bother-the-creative-edict-of-aussie-designer-jordan-gogos-20230719-p5dpnf.html|access-date=9 May 2024|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=24 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Gogos founded the fashion label in 2019 with a focus on recycled and repurposed textiles and fabrics and has presented at Australian Fashion Week annually since 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iordanes Spyridon Gogos|url=https://ausfashioncouncil.com/directory-listing/iordanes-spyridon-gogos/ |access-date=12 November 2024|website=Australian Fashion Council|date=12 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
== Career == Gogos founded the fashion label Iordanes Spyridon Gogos in 2019 after working in New York on his furniture brand GOGOS and studying at Parsons School of Design.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Australian Fashion Council: Meet Jordan Gogos|url=https://ausfashioncouncil.com/meet-jordan-gogos-founder-and-designer-of-iordanes-spyridon-gogos/|access-date=9 May 2024|website=Australian Fashion Council|date=17 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jordan Gogos Wants To Create A Glitch In Your Thoughts |url=https://instyleaustralia.com.au/culture/jordan-gogos-art-show-interview/|access-date=28 December 2024|website=InStyle Australia |date=28 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The label is known for being experimental, non-gendered and innovative in its approaches to sustainability through practice-led design research methodologies, and is notable for its 'wearables' which repurpose existing textiles and materials. Unlike many other Australian fashion labels, Iordanes Spyridon Gogos do not stock or sell their clothes in retail stores.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ten Questions with Jordan Gogos|url=https://www.10magazine.com.au/articles/ten-questions-with-jordan-gogos|access-date=9 May 2024|website=10 Magazine|language=en}}</ref>
The label debuted at the 2021 Australian Fashion Week with over 25 different artists and collaborators to widespread acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jordan Gogos: The Trojan Horse of Design|url=https://tobemagazine.com.au/jordan-gogos-the-trojan-horse-of-design/|access-date=9 May 2024|website=To Be Magazine|date=24 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Powerhouse Museum: Jordan Gogos, Wearables for the Imaginative|url=https://powerhouse.com.au/stories/jordan-gogos-wearables-for-the-imaginative|access-date=9 May 2024|website=Powerhouse Museum|date=23 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Rise of Australian designer Jordan Gogos|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/fashion/2024/03/16/the-rise-australian-designer-jordan-gogos#hrd|access-date=9 May 2024|website=The Saturday Paper|date=16 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Since his debut, he has presented at Australian Fashion Week annually and was awarded Emerging Designer of the Year by the Australian Fashion Council.<ref>{{Cite web|title=From runway to art gallery |url=https://www.voguebusiness.com/story/fashion/from-runway-to-art-gallery-the-unusual-path-of-jordan-gogos |access-date=2 December 2024 | website=Vogue Australia| date=17 May 2024|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Emerging Designer Of The Year|url=https://www.australianfashionlaureate.com/emerging-designer-of-the-year|access-date=1 December 2024|website=Australian Fashion Council|date=1 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2022, GQ Australia presented Gogos with the Creative Force Award at the Men of the Year awards for his designs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jordan Gogos, the multidisciplinary artist breaking from convention|url=https://www.gq.com.au/men-of-the-year/jordan-gogos/news-story/896d03c0fc4c2ac4447b64549d43bd6c |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=GQ Australia|date=25 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Gogos' first furniture based solo exhibition ''Absurd Curiosities'' was hosted by collectible-design gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert later that year.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Jordan Gogos: Absurd Curiosities | url=https://artcollector.net.au/gallery-event/jordan-gogos-absurd-curiosities/| access-date=2 December 2024| website=Art Collector| date=28 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2023, Gogos presented at the annual Australian Fashion Laureate awards, and exhibited his textile art at Sydney Contemporary.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jordan Gogos Broadsheet Studio Visit|url=https://nga.gov.au/stories-ideas/jordan-gogos/|access-date=9 May 2024|website=Broadsheet|language=en}}</ref> Iordanes Spyridon Gogos then collaborated with Akira Isogawa on the label's first Resort collection at Australian Fashion Week.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iordanes Spyridon Gogos Australia Resort 2024 |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/australia-resort-2024/iordanes-spyridon-gogos|access-date=9 May 2024|website=Vogue|date=17 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2024, Gogos launched his collaboration with Designer Rugs at his fourth Resort runway Australian Fashion Week Show, ''The Woven Trojan Horse''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Gogos Rugs |url=https://www.designerrugs.com.au/designer-collections/jordan-gogos/?srsltid=AfmBOoriQkruh_hfiOavgyOhL6lhfVlHo3GDZzrgogyDElQD2IsC7T4w |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=Designer Rugs |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AFW: Iordanes Spyridon Gogos Concocts His Own Greek Tragedy With 'The Woven Trojan Horse' |url=https://graziamagazine.com/articles/iordanes-spyridon-gogos-resort-25/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=Grazia |language=en}}</ref> The show included the return of Elaine George to the runway in decades and the collection received widespread acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Renowned First Nations model and mentor Elaine George opens Jordan Gogos's runway at Australian Fashion Week |url=https://nit.com.au/20-05-2024/11467/renowned-first-nations-model-and-mentor-elaine-george-opens-jordan-gogoss-runway-at-australian-fashion-week|access-date=28 December 2024|website=National Indigenous Times|date=20 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Gogos was then guest designer at Hautes Grecians, the sixth edition of Greece's haute couture event, and presented a new collection of Greek-inspired wearables.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greece By Gogos |url=https://vaultmagazine.com/extra_archive/extra_2024_greece.php |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Vault Magazine | date=28 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Gogos – How I Travel |url=https://www.qantas.com/travelinsider/en/lifestyle/people/jordan-gogos-how-i-travel.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Qantas|date=28 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
Iordanes Spyridon Gogos partnered with Glenfiddich for the 2024 Melbourne Art Fair on a pop up bar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jordan Gogos Designs Bold, Vibrant Glenfiddich Whisky Bar|url=https://melbourneartfair.com.au/jordan-gogos-designs-bold-vibrant-glenfiddich-whisky-bar/|access-date=9 May 2024|website=Melbourne Art Fair|date=5 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Gogos was an advocate for the continuation of Australian Fashion Week after IMG withdrew their support and was involved in lobbying for the Australian Fashion Council's continuation in the event into 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian fashion week in limbo as US owner IMG withdraws |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2024/nov/13/australian-fashion-week-owner-img-withdraws |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
His works appear in the National Gallery of Australia, Powerhouse Museum, Bendigo Art Gallery, The National Wool Museum and the Art Gallery of South Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Creative director Jordan Gogos on the sewing machines that cost more than his car and what it takes to build a brand|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-24/pay-day-with-designer-jordan-gogos/104068566|access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ABC Australia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Gogos Studio Visit |url=https://nga.gov.au/stories-ideas/jordan-gogos/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=National Gallery of Australia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Powerhouse Collection |url=https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/754640 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Powerhouse Museum |language=en}}</ref>
== Other ventures ==
Gogos was the subject of 2024 Archibald Prize portrait finalist ''Fluffy (Jordan Gogos)'' by Whitney Duan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archibald Prize Archibald 2024 work: Fluffy (Jordan Gogos) by Whitney Duan|url=https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2024/30643/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Art Gallery of New South Wales |language=en}}</ref>
Gogos gave a presentation about sustainability and value at TEDx Sydney Youth conference titled "The art of the thingmabob".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The art of the thingmabob – Jordan Gogos – TEDxSydney Youth |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EqQ1Yqah1o |access-date=2024-12-01 |via=YouTube | date=22 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
He is a contributing writer to ''Vogue Australia'' and ''Harper's Bazaar''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Gogos – Good Design |url=https://good-design.org/ambassadors/jordan-gogos/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Good Design |language=en}}</ref>
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