FASHION

Inside the Worlds of Hotshot Male Designers

by Emilia Petrarca

Simon Porte Jacquemus

This week, the Instagram community welcomed designer Christopher Kane to the social network, adding to the list of young male designers with very personal accounts. While Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing has been an Insta pro for years, emerging designers like Simon Porte Jacquemus have made a mark by defining what it means to curate “the grid.” The platform serves as a window into their creative minds, and followers can discover, for example, Jonathan Anderson‘s love of Justin Bieber and Alexander Wang‘s preference for gold-wrapped blunts. These are the ten names to follow.

1

Who: Stéphane Ashpool

Brand: Pigalle

Handle: @pigalle_ashpool

2

Who: Brandon Maxwell

Brand: Brandon Maxwell

Handle: @brandonmaxwell

3

Who: Glenn Martens

Brand: Y/Project

Handle: @glennmartens

4

Who: Alexander Wang

Brand: Alexander Wang

Handle: @alexwangny

5

Who: Jonathan Anderson

Brand: Loewe and JW Anderson

Handle: @jonathan.anderson

6

Who: Simon Porte Jacquemus

Brand: Jacquemus

Handle: @jacquemus

7

Who: Olivier Rousteing

Brand: Balmain

Handle: @olivier_rousteing

8

Who: Virgil Abloh

Brand: Off-White

Handle: @virgilabloh

9

Who: Robert Geller

Brand: Robert Geller

Handle: @robertgeller

10

Who: Christopher Kane

Brand:

Handle: @kanechristopher82