August Getty

August Getty (né Williams; born June 23, 1994) is an American fashion designer and founder of the fashion brand August Getty Atelier.

Early life and family Getty is the son of Ariadne Getty, a member of the Getty family, and Justin Williams. He is the grandson of Sir John Paul Getty Jr. and the great-grandson of actress Ann Rork Light and Jean Paul Getty, the founder of Getty Oil. He has a sibling, Nats. Getty is of Italian and English heritage. He was homeschooled from the age of 16 until the end of high school.

Career As a teenager, Getty was influenced by designers Alexander McQueen, Versace, Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney.

In 2014, Getty premiered his 2015 Spring/Summer collection at the Mercedes-Benz fashion show in New York City during New York Fashion Week. The collection was based on childhood fantasies Getty had about European heiresses with secret lives, statues in his family's art collection, and his family's botanical gardens. His 2016 autumn/winter line appeared in Vogue.

Getty's Spring 2018 collection made its debut at the Four Seasons Hotel in Milan, Italy.

In March 2018, Getty opened a boutique in Beverly Hills, the first for August Getty Atelier.

He has dressed celebrities including Gigi Gorgeous, Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Bebe Rexha, and Rachel McAdams. Getty consults Gigi Gorgeous, who was married to his brother, as an artistic muse.

Personal life Getty is openly gay.