Bryanboy Biography

Name : Bryan Boy

Occupation : Fashion Blogger

Bryanboy is the pen name of Bryan Grey-Yambao, a Filipino fashion blogger. A former web developer, he started blogging at age 17 from his parents' Manila home. His eponymous blog, which attracts more than 200,000 unique visitors from 212 different countries each day, has earned many accolades including the 2007 Philippine Blog Award for Best Fashion & Lifestyle Blog. Vogue featured Bryan in the March 2010 issue as one of the most influential bloggers in the world, Net-A-Porter listed Bryan as one of the most powerful bloggers on their 2011 "Blog Power List", while The New York Post named him one of the nine hottest internet celebrities.

The blog has also attracted the attention of many in the fashion industry. Bryanboy fans often send in photos of themselves in his signature pose—standing with hips thrust to one side and a handbag in an outstretched arm—or with handwritten signs declaring "I <3 Bryanboy"; celebrity participants have included Marc Jacobs, Tanya Dziahileva, Alexandra Agoston, and Rachel Clark. Though no brand spokesman commented on the matter, it was widely reported that Bryanboy's trademark pose was referenced in two 2006 Fendi advertisements. Marc Jacobs even went so far as to name a handbag after him (the BB ostrich bag) after Bryanboy gushed about it in his blog.

His international recognition has caused him to be a popular attendee at fashion weeks all around the world including Paris, New York, London, Sydney, Mumbai, Copenhagen, and Johannesburg.The blog has attracted the attention of many in the fashion industry who have recognized the online power and international reach of Bryan's voice.