The Man. The Myth. The Legend and his story.
THE EARLY YEARS
Kevyn Aucoin was born on February 14, 1962 in Shreveport, Louisiana and was adopted as an infant by his mother, Thelma. Kevyn was often quoted as saying that “he knew he was gay at the age of six”, which left him the frequent target of bullying. Kevyn was considered “different." He was infatuated with the fashion and makeup styles that frequented the pages of Vogue and other fashion magazines, which is how his interest in makeup began when he was 11 years old. He started experimenting with makeup on his sister and best friend, Carla and captured everything he created with his polaroid camera.