Obituary: John Warrener, Glamour Boutique Owner
John Warrener, the owner of the Glamour Boutique in Auburn, Massachusetts and the TGFashions website, passed away on June 19, 2015. He established one of the first trans oriented websites in 1996 and then opened brick and mortar stores in Auburn, Las Vegas, and Studio City, California catering to the clothing and accessories needs of the trans and crossdressing communities.
In 2007 he sold the Glamour Boutique website and after a five year break mandated by a “no compete’ clause in the sale contract, came back into the business in 2012 with TGFashions.com.
John Warrener was born in Providence, RI in 1952. He grew up in Seekonk, MA and worked several jobs to put himself through college and then graduate school. He earned a doctorate in music education and was a friend of Jim Nabors and Tony Orlando. He taught music for over 35 years and was a singer, musician and entertainer who participated in and created many shows and theatrical productions.
John Warrener at work.
Warrener is best known among the trans community for his retail enterprises that provided trans women and crossdressers with clothing, accessories, and fashion advice. He received the First Event 2015 Community Service Award.
It’s said that while he was undergoing chemo therapy he volunteered to come to the Tiffany Club’s 2014 Christmas party to be their Santa Claus. Though weakened by the effects of the chemo he gave out hearty “ho, ho , ho’s” and was quite the jolly old elf. He is missed by the many people whose lives he touched both through his boutiques and his music and entertainment pursuits.
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