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KAWAKUBO
OCCUPATION: Founder/creative
director, Comme des Garçons.
HOME BASE: Tokyo. THE LOOK: New
World Order. Dark glasses, triangular
bob, architectural all-black uniform.
SHE ALSO WEARS: Azzedine Alaïa,
Paul Harnden, Celine, Lewis Leathers,
Nike. SPOTTED: Rarely, outside of work.
(Her day runs 7:30 a.m. till “late.”)
REVERED BY: Junya, Marc, Miuccia.
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BARBIERI
OCCUPATION: Fashion director,
Vogue Hommes International;
contributing editor, Vogue Paris. HOME
BASE: Paris. HAPPIEST WEARING:
“The elegance and sharpness
of menswear.” TREND I DESPISE:
Bermuda shorts. TREASURED
POSSESSION: YSL couture black safari
tunic. SEXIEST OF ALL: A white
tux. FAVORITE DESIGNERS: Dries Van
Noten, The Row, Sartoria Giuliva.
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CUCINELLI
OCCUPATION: Chairman and CEO,
Brunello Cucinelli SpA. HOME
BASE: Solomeo, Umbria, Italy. TREND
I DESPISE: “What I like least is the
color green.” STYLE ICON: Gianni
Agnelli, “icon of the Italian lifestyle.”
TREASURED POSSESSION: “My
jackets.” GREAT STYLE IS: “Bearing,
poise, courtesy.” FAVORITE DESIGNER:
“There are many. I’ll choose my
master, Ralph Lauren.” BURY ME IN:
“A navy cashmere tuxedo.”
“Few celebs look as
chic in rolled-out-of-bed
sweats as they do
in red-carpet gowns.
Clothes simply
become cool when they’re
on Rihanna.”
—LISA EISNER
OCTOBER 2019 VANITY FAIR 75