Being a celebrity stylist is not what you might think. The main job of a celebrity stylist is to interact with brands; either get the celebrity in question free clothing, or arrange to get them paid to wear a given outfit (usually one outfit head to toe). The pessimist in me says: nobody anywhere knows or cares if the outfit looks good, especially in the case of men, except for a few trace clothing nerds on the internet. That’s not to say that there are no talented celebrity stylists, or that styled outfits never look good, only that that is not the point of the profession. It's just a bunch of PR collaborations.

But maybe you like the way celebrities dress, on the red carpet or on their late night show interviews or whatever. It's not that hard. There are lessons to be learned about appearing fun, charming, interesting, and relateable, not to mention building a fit around a red carpet theme. But they have tricks. Here’s a cheat sheet. Stylists mostly just run to these six brands on repeat. I present their choices without judgement (okay, fine, with minimal judgement):

Giuliva Heritage, Bode, Valentino, Wales Bonner, Wax London, and Corridor.

I came up with this list off the top of my head. You could argue that Saint Laurent or Kith or NNO7 or whatever is more common, but you'd be taking this article too seriously if you did. This is all meant to be tongue-in-cheek. Back in the 90s, the full list was just "Armani." Be thankful for this much variety.

Giuliva Heritage needs no explanation. Bode is for senior cords and custom red carpet looks, and occasionally another top here and there. Valentino is for red carpet looks, they work with a very intentionally chosen cadre of celebrities and make them look good. Wales Bonner works on tailoring with Anderson & Sheppard, so her red carpet looks are also great, and she’s also a great designer apart from that, but yeah, for celebrities, mostly red carpet. Wax London and Corridor are for more down-to-earth looks. Wax London is known for its overshirts, and corridor is known for its knitwear.

Now here's some pictures.

Giuliva Heritage

Bode

Jeff Goldblum has also spoken about his senior cords, but I can't find a great photo of that.

Valentino

This section is a little different in that a. most of these are Valentino's brand ambassadors, not one-off outfits; and b. Colman Domingo gets his own gallery because of course he does. He's the best dressed man in the world of red carpets, and there's not much room for debate on that matter.

Wales Bonner

Wales Bonner is a debatable inclusion for this list. They got most of this love for the 2025 Met Gala red carpet, and their work—that is, her work, Grace's work—appeared in the costume institute exhibit of the same theme, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style."

Four of the above six looks, then, as you might notice, are from the same event. That said, Wales Bonner is also a more subtle choice for celebrities' casual attire. This website has found a lot of celebrities wearing a piece here and there, often a track suit. This blog stalks Harry Styles, and noted quite a few instances of him wearing Wales Bonner, including, of course, some Wales Bonner sambas.

Wax London

Conveniently for me, Wax London has a whole album of celebrities who wore their clothes in 2024. I'm picking my own highlights, though.

Note, these do not include TV costumes. Wax London often appears on a variety of shows, but especially Abbot Elementary—sometimes on Gregory, but frequently on Jacob. These colorful overshirts and polos make characters look fun and relatable at the same time. But this is about celebrity stylists, not costumers.

Corridor

As with Wax London, Corridor Clothing is largely worn on talkshows, but also in costuming. You've seen their clothes on Platonic, The Four Seasons, and Only Murders in the Building. Especially their cardigans. man, I love cardigans.

I don't care what celebrities wear all that much, but I notice. And they keep going back to the same wells. They're not wrong to do so, they know what works, good for them. But it's funny how well I've learned to recognize the patterns.

You're basically a stylist now. Now, if a celebrity comes to you, and needs to be styled, you know how to do the easiest, least important part of the job. Easy peasy, right? Now just make friends at each of these brands, find celebrity publicists, get them to trust you... oh yeah. The hard part.

Anyway, here's some bonus inspo from Walton Goggins, who apparently doesn't wear any of these brands? Leave a comment if you want me to pull together a full Walton Goggins inspo album, it honestly won't be hard.

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