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James Long BA (Hons) MA (RC) (born 11 December 1980) is an English fashion designer, from Northampton, England. Long gained attention with his striking leather and knitted menswear collections beginning in 2008. Long has continued to raise the bar and continue to innovate menswear fashion throughout the UK and internationally.

Biography
Holland is a graduate of the London College of Communication and has worked for the following publications: the teenage magazine, Sneak (fashion section), Smash Hits and Bliss.

2006
Prior to the launch of his own company, Holland gained attention with his Fashion Groupies T-shirt designs.

2008
In 2008, Holland launched the "House of Holland" fashion label.

2009
In spring 2009, Levi Strauss & Co debuted a denim collaboration with Holland.

In September 2009, Holland negotiated a deal with the British retailer, Debenhams, for the creation of a fashion line, "H! by Henry Holland"; the line was eventually sold in Debenhams stores from spring 2010.

2010
For Spring/Summer 2010 he designed a pink wedding dress exclusive to LA-based boutique REVOLVE Clothing under his House of Holland line.

2011
Holland's 2011 collection features a number of T-shirts that display acronyms such as "waysb", meaning, "what are you sayin' babes".

2012
In May 2012, Holland's collaboration with sunglasses company, Le Specs, was released. The collection, entitled "Henry Holland for Le Specs", featured sunglass models with names such as "Muffin Top" and "Blinders". The collection campaign featured Australian hip-hop recording artist and model Iggy Azalea.

2013
Following the success of his first two eyewear campaigns starring Iggy Azalea and Ioanna Gika, Holland released his third eyewear campaign, this time featuring model and actress Adwoa Aboah. The range featured a design called 'Cagefighters'.

2014
To mark Magnum's 25th birthday, Henry Holland has created a bespoke 60s inspired dress complete with mimicked cracked chocolate made from layers of fabric and sequins. Holland follows in the footsteps of notable designers, including Karl Lagerfeld, who have also worked with the ice cream company. The dress took over 3 months to complete and is now worth around £5,000.

Media appearances
In Autumn 2008 and Spring 2010, Holland co-presented T4's flagship fashion and music series, Frock Me, alongside Alexa Chung and Gemma Cairney.

In 2012 Holland starred as a judge on fashion design show Styled to Rock airing on Sky Living. The show, with Rihanna as executive producer took unknown British designers, giving them the opportunity to design for celebs such as Cheryl Cole, The Saturdays and Katy B. Henry's good friend and self named "muse" Nicola Roberts of Girls Aloud fame was also another judge on the show.

Celebrity clients
In February 2009, singer MIA wore his black-and-white, polka dot tulle mini-design while heavily pregnant at the 51st Grammy Awards. The design was from the House of Holland spring/summer 2009 collection.

Influences
Holland states that Nicola Roberts, of Girls Aloud fame, is his muse and heroine.