Items16The creator’s order
  1. 1Steve JobsSteve JobsBorn Feb 24, 1955Black mock turtleneck by Issey Miyake, Levi's 501 jeans, New Balance sneakers The template every later uniform is measured against. Jobs first wanted Miyake, who had dressed Sony's staff, to make a uniform for Apple employees, and they hated the idea. He kept it for himself: Miyake made him around…0
  2. 2Fran LebowitzFran LebowitzBorn Oct 27, 1950Anderson & Sheppard jacket, Hilditch & Key white shirt, cuffed Levi's 501s, cowboy boots The most borrowed formula on this list, and the best proof that a uniform can be tailored rather than plain. The jacket comes from the Savile Row tailor Anderson & Sheppard, the men's white button-down from…0
  3. 3Karl LagerfeldKarl LagerfeldBorn Sep 10, 1933Tall starched white collar, black suit, fingerless leather gloves, dark glasses, powdered white ponytail A uniform built as armor rather than convenience. Lagerfeld called his public image a mask, and every piece of it was chosen to be read from across a room: the high collar, the black tailoring,…0
  4. 4Anna WintourAnna WintourBorn Nov 3, 1949Sharp bob with bangs and dark sunglasses, worn for decades A uniform built from the neck up, which leaves the clothes free to change. Wintour edited Vogue from 1988 to 2025 and wore whatever the season offered, but the bob and the dark glasses stayed fixed, and those two details are what everyone…0
  5. 5Bill Cunningham (American photographer)Bill Cunningham (American photographer)Born Mar 13, 1929Blue French workman's jacket, first found in a Paris hardware store The plainest uniform here and one of the most practical. The New York Times street-style photographer came across the jackets in a Paris hardware store during couture week, and what sold him was the pockets, which held his extra…0
  6. 6Mark ZuckerbergMark ZuckerbergBorn May 14, 1984Plain gray T-shirt, multiples of the same one The clearest statement of the decision-saving argument, made in public. At his first open Q&A in November 2014, someone asked why he wore the same T-shirt every day, and Zuckerberg answered that he wanted to make as few decisions as possible about…0
  7. 7Jensen HuangJensen HuangBorn Feb 17, 1963Black leather jacket, often by Tom Ford, over black The newest uniform here to reach full icon status. Nvidia's chief executive has worn a black leather jacket in public for at least 20 years, and he credits his family with the look: "I'm happy that my wife and my daughter dress me." The jackets…0
  8. 8Giorgio ArmaniGiorgio ArmaniBorn Jul 11, 1934Navy fitted T-shirt or navy crewneck sweater, navy pants The designer famous for softening the suit almost never wore one himself. Armani favored fitted T-shirts in block colors and crewneck sweaters in navy or gray, and navy above all, whether taking a runway bow or off duty. He explained both…0
  9. 9Thom BrowneThom BrowneShrunken gray flannel suit of his own design A designer whose label grew out of his own uniform. Every day, runway show or not, Browne wears a shrunken gray flannel wool suit he designed himself. He argues that a uniform is liberating because it removes the morning decision, and that a person…0
  10. 10Carolina HerreraCarolina HerreraCrisp white shirt, worn with everything up to a full-length evening skirt Proof that a uniform can be glamorous. Herrera grew up riding horses in Caracas in white shirts and jodhpurs, and as a designer she turned that childhood uniform into effortless evening dress. Her signature black-tie look is…0