Ouigi Theodore

Ouigi Theodore (born ) is an American fashion designer and stylist known particularly for his menswear label Brooklyn Circus. During the late 2000s and early 2010s he was also known as "The Bearded Man" due to his distinctive facial hair.

Early life Quincy Ouigi Theodore was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1975 or 1976. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Theodore was brought up by his aunt and his grandmother following the death in 1990 of his mother when he was 15.

Career

The first Brooklyn Circus opened in Boerum Hill in 2006, selling Theodore's designs under the BKc label,

In 2021 Theodore collaborated with Macy's on a capsule clothing collection titled Sun + Stone. Also in 2011, GQ ran an article about Brooklyn Circus which referred to Theodore as "The Bearded Man himself." In Hue, the alumni magazine for Fashion Institute for Technology graduates, Theodore was described as "The Bearded Man" in one sub-header to an article about his success.