Julie Ragolia is a regular sighting at Men's Fashion Week in New York, Milan, and Paris—but usually a fleeting one. Because as often as not, the Brooklyn-born stylist is backstage, working with designers to mastermind the look of a show. Or maybe she's off with a photographer, driving the creative for a magazine shoot or major ad campaign.
Informed as much by ease and authenticity as she is by high fashion, Ragolia tends to prefer timelessness over trends, both for herself and for the projects she works on. An expert in mashing up vintage and luxury, she takes style seriously but also recognizes the necessity of having some fun with it. Here we pick her brain on getting dressed, grail garments, and the one secret she won't share with the rest of us.
Esquire: Sockless in a suit? Julie Ragolia: No. Shorts? Yeah. Multiple rings? Love multiple rings.
@jamesmacari Jacket by Zegna. Trousers and shoes by Phoebe Philo. Black and navy? Love black and navy, too.
Fun socks? Only at home. Which designers do you love right now? I love what Alessandro Sartori is doing at Zegna. What Mrs.
Prada and Raf are doing at Prada. Dries Van Noten. Airei is another brand that I love.
Do you have a grail garment—something you've always wanted but haven't gotten yet? Those Phoebe Philo shearling denim pants. Do trends matter..
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