The Definitive Guide To Fashion Designer Uniforms

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Rick Owens

Signature Alphet: Rick Owens Tank Top/Capped Sleeve Tee (To Show Off The Guns), Drop Crotch, Rick Owens Sneakers

The dark lord Dicky O essentially pioneered the murdered out and drapey aesthetic and is the look's creepiest ambassador. Dude basically looks like a Jewish aunt that suddenly decided she was going to start being spiritual and get into yoga.

Riccardo Tisci

Signature Alphet: Plaid Shirt, Black Jeans, Air Force 1s

For a guy known for making leather kilts and the world's most expensive graphic T-shirts, Riccardo Tisci sure does like to dress like a regular fucking dude. Famously, Tisci has only rocked Nike AF1s for the past 17 years, which was part of the reason he chose the silhouette for his Nike collaboration.

Siki Im

Signature Alphet: Dark, Monochromatic Color Palette, Reverse Layering, Rare Jordans

You can always catch the conceptual designer rocking some J's with a dark and simple, albeit layered look. Basically, the Four Pins archetype.

Karl Lagerfeld

Signature Alphet: Stunner Shades, Weird Turtleneck Shirt Collar Thing, Gloves, Grandma Jewelry

Chanel's famed creative director may not exactly keep things simple, but he sure does keep them consistent. I've never really understood Karl's look to be quite honest. Is he trying to look like Dracula's limo driver? That might explain why he's still alive.

Yohji Yamamoto

Signature Alphet: Drapey Yohji Shit, Floppy Hat

Much like Rick Owens, Yohji played a monumental role in fathering the drapey wears we've come to love today, all the while consistently looking like the oh so wise Japanese Pilgrim grandfather we never had.

Michael Bastian

Signature Alphet: Michael Bastian Shirt (Front-Tucked), Chinos, Belt

I'm not really sure where Michael Bastian's lifelong proclivity for front-tucking his shirt came from. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess it's a white privilege prep thing.

Patrik Ervell

Signature Alphet: Basic Ervell Shirt (Often A Buttondown), Ervell Dad Jeans

Ervell's collections typically look the same, as do his every day uniform. Patrik has been about this dad jeans monopoly for a minute now and we thank him for putting us on to the style's wonder. Arguably the most basic uniform on this entire list.

Thom Browne

Signature Alphet: Grey Thom Browne Suit Worn Extra Short, No Socks/Ankle Socks, Thom Browne Wingtips

Look, if you're going to totally re-define the suit silhouette for an entire generation, then I guess you should probably stick to your guns and not puss out after a couple of seasons. I mean, how awkward would it be to see TB walking down the street in some fucking cargo shirts and flip-flops?

Johan Lindeberg

Signature Alphet: Leather Jacket, Thick Black Glasses, Tight Black Jeans, Lightweight Ladies Scarf

The man for sure, but, like, forever LOLing at those scarves though.

Hiroki Nakamura

Signature Alphet: Shaman-Hobo-Native-American-Country-Singerwear aka Head-To-Toe vis

First of all, did you guys know Hiroki doesn't even own a cellphone? Yeah, this dude is fucking nuts. And that's why basically Hiroki Nakamura, John Mayer and Eric Clapton are the only people on earth who can wear alphets consisting entirely of visvim and not completely look like they live on a commune. Hiroki would probably take a bullet if it meant protecting one of his signature, hand-dyed chore jacket and put a bullet in his own head if it meant wearing anything but visvim ever.

Marc Jacobs

Signature Alphet: Kilt, Being Totally Not A Fatty Anymore

Long before Riccardo Tisci put Ye in a kilt while he watched the throne, Marc Jacobs was free-balling all the way to the bank.

Mark McNairy

Signature Alphet: Flat Brim Fitted, Expensive Spectacles, Baggy Carpenter Jeans

In his earlier J. Press days, Mark McNairy dressed conservatively in shirts, ties and sportcoats, but later in life has almost fully embraced the world of graphics and now wears them proudly, mostly on his head. I always feel like his hats are too big for his head, but somehow he makes it work. Same goes for his pants. I look like a middle school version of myself in some non-slimmed up pants, but McNairy pulls it off effortlessly. Anyway, you will be hard pressed to find McNairy without a hat on these days, or without a cigarette in his mouth.

Hedi Slimane

Signature Alphet: Black Jacket, Skinny Ass Jeans, Pointy Ass Shoes, Facial Expression That Says, "God, I'm So Fucking Hungry."

Hedi Slimane's obsession with the rock star, heroin chic aesthetic translates perfectly into his own signature look. For years, Hedi Slimane has been dressing like a guy that plays guitar in a punk band circa 1981, which, by the way, is the last time he ate solid food.

Daiki Suzuki

Signature Alphet: Unstructured Blazer, Baggy, Often Rolled Up Pants, Birkenstocks/Rainbow Flip-Flops (Seriously)

Daiki may be the king of jackets with crazy pockets and zippers all over the goddamn place, but he keeps is pretty basic when it comes to his own wardrobe. You will usually see this living legend in some sort of EG sportcoat, which, just for the record, are perhaps the single most perfect clothing items on the planet. And this Birkenstock craze we currently find ourselves in? You bitches can blame Suzuki for that one.

Martin Margiela

Signature Alphet: Being A Ghost

With only two known photos of Martin Margiela in existence, homie is prolly the most consistent one of this entire group if we're being real.