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It all started with a jockstrap.Nasty Pig serves as one of the leading gay men's clothing brands in the United States and next year they'll be celebrating their 30 year anniversary. Read Full Article

This June 2023, the leading queer fetish lifestyle brand Nasty Pig is partnering with Nordstrom for a pop-up store at the iconic New York City flagship location (225 West 57th Street). While this pop-up will feature several different brands, Nasty Pig will be the “anchor tenant."

In celebration of Pride month, Nordstrom is partnering with the leading queer sex-positive lifestyle brand Nasty Pig for a pop-up at their iconic NYC Men’s Store location (NYC 235 West 57th Street) starting on June 15.

"This sex positive lifestyle brand started out in their Chelsea apartment during the peak of the AIDS epidemic. Today, Nasty Pig is a globally recognized LGBTQ+ brand for the gay community—everyone from Adam Lambert to Andy Cohen, John Cameron Mitchell and even Madonna have worn their brand." Read Full Article

"Nasty Pig co-founder David Lauterstein talk about how he and his husband got started in the 90s and why they were recently honored at the White House." Listen to Podcast

The fashion brand Nasty Pig will be celebrating its 30th anniversary next year, as will its two co-founders, Frederick Kearney and David Lauterstein, who met that year. From a $50 investment it has grown into one of the most recognizable LGBTQ+ fashion brands whose easily recognizable logo can be seen on their underwear, jockstraps, jeans, shorts, T-shirts, and swimwear.

David Lauterstein, co-founder of the popular clothing brand Nasty Pig with his husband, Frederick Kearne, spoke with the Washington Blade by phone on Thursday about his company’s work with the Biden administration on public health initiatives targeting the LGBTQ community.

"The brands [including Nasty Pig] acknowledge not only that their consumers are sexual people, but nod to their sexual interests and build upon those interests to create points of social reference. The clothes provide ways to start conversations that may be rooted in sexuality, but can become bigger than that."