
Is there a direct relationship between how flamboyantly fashion designers dress and how beautiful the clothes they make are? Judge for yourself straight ahead, where we present the full range of uniforms these créateurs de luxe wear.

Tom Ford
The look: A trim suit, white shirt, and not a laser-precision-trimmed hair out of place. Not even at the airport.

Tom Ford in front of a wall

Tom Ford in front of another wall

Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel
The look: Rococo Gothic undertaker but chic and accessorized.

Karl Lagerfeld staring into your soul

Karl Lagerfeld inside a children's pop-up book

Alexander Wang
The look: Outwardly the standard-issue T-shirt and dark denim, but, like, how does he get it to drape like that? Because that's his job?

Alexander Wang on a sidewalk

Alexander Wang at a movie premiere

Phoebe Philo of Céline
The look: Infuriatingly, effortlessly chic in A SWEATER AND TROUSERS.

Phoebe Philo sitting

Phoebe Philo from far away

Marc Jacobs
The look: It used to be a white shirt and a skirt-y bottom of some sort. Now that he's mellowed out a bit, it's a white shirt and a regular dark suit.

Marc Jacobs on a step-and-repeat

Marc Jacobs about to lose a sword fight

Thom Browne
The look: Like the 37th von Trapp kid if he had access to a tailor who wasn't prone to getting scissor-happy with the curtains. (In case you're worried he'll catch a cold, he switches out the shorts for capris in colder weather.)

Thom Browne with some molding

Thom Browne on the runway

Michael Kors
The look: Black suit, black T-shirt, sneakers, bright-white smile.

Michael Kors taking a bow

Michael Kors walking with joy

Prabal Gurung
The look: American teenager with Equinox membership, circa 1950.

Prabal Gurung with his trademark smirk

Prabal Gurung, relieved

Alber Elbaz, formerly of Lanvin
The look: One of the few huggable adult characters in an Eloise book.

Alber Elbaz contemplating

Alber Elbaz with velvet bow tie

Jason Wu
The look: Pretty much the same T-shirt and jeans as his counterparts but navy. So much less severe.

Jason Wu in front of some greenery

Jason Wu with a coordinating wall color

Vera Wang
The look: Drapey, layered, and always, always black.

Vera Wang with sunglasses

Vera Wang on a red carpet

Riccardo Tisci
The look: All-black athleisure.

Riccardo Tisci surprised to have his picture taken

Riccardo Tisci inside a Richard Serra sculpture

Carolina Herrera
The look: White shirt, dark skirt, sometimes a popped collar—the society lady's version, of course.

Carolina Herrera surrendering

Carolina Herrera in a closet
Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at MarieClaire.com. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.
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