11 Americans With Style We Love
There are “influencers,” and then there are people with true influence. The people unafraid to break a few rules and shake shit up. The folks shaping not just the way we dress but how we think about style in general. These are the photographers and stylists, the consultants and confidants, the makers and movers who are setting the conversation and then driving it forward. Yes, you will find them in your feed and on your For You page—in fact, you probably follow many if not all of these people. And yes, they do have large followings. But they are also authentic. The content they dole out is personal, a cut above the rest.
For this summer edition of the Big Black Book—Esquire’s long-running manual for style and luxury—we gathered 11 of them in New York. How did we choose them? Well, it wasn’t scientific. We had a thousand conversations with people in the fashion industry, Hollywood, and media, plus our friends and readers. The same names kept coming up. I love this guy … Do you follow her? She’s a must follow … He’s the most stylish person I know … I’ve never met this person, but he convinced me to wear a scarf instead of a tie.
We took their pictures and shot videos of them. And we had conversations about style. About the details. They didn’t agree on everything—nor should they; a little friction keeps things interesting!—but all of them were bullish on the power of personal style. Because no matter what the brands, or even we at Esquire, have to say about it, nothing means more than tuning in a great look simply because you love it.
Read on for a conversation with each of them. Be warned that the questions are occasionally absurd. Thankfully, the Persons of Influence played along. Take what you love, leave the rest, and then do your own thing. That’s the whole damn point.
Photography: James Macari @jamesmacari
Sittings Editor: Alfonso Fernandez Navas @alfonsofn
Hair: Kevin Ryan using Unite @kevinryanhair
Grooming: Ryo Kuramoto for Nars @ryo_kuramot_private
Design Director: Rockwell Harwood @rw3ll
Contributing Visual Director: James Morris @j_alexander_photo
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