| | | Take even a precursory glance at Salomon DuBois's Instagram page, and one thing becomes immediately clear: This guy's got it going on.Frequently outfitted in dapper plaid suit jackets or | | If you have trouble reading this email, go to the online version |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | December 12, 2018 | | How to Dress for the Future
A Conversation with Menswear Stylist Salomon DuBois | |  | | | | | | | Take even a precursory glance at Salomon DuBois's Instagram page, and one thing becomes immediately clear: This guy's got it going on.
Frequently outfitted in dapper plaid suit jackets or oversized trench coats, and almost always sporting a stately fedora, DuBois (né Thiombiano) is an envy-inducing fashion icon—the kind of guy other guys gawk at and wonder, with a mixture of frustration and admiration, how they, too, might one day get to be this damn cool.
"I always wanted to present my best self to the world," DuBois says. Born in the West African country of Burkina Faso, before moving to Paris, he notes that his interest in clothing, particularly formalwear, began in earnest around the age of 10.
"I had very little money, so I would buy second-hand clothes, and my sweet aunt would tailor them for me with her old sewing machine, or at times just a needle and thread," he recalls. "With her help, I would bring back to life the clothes I purchased from the thrift stores."
Soon enough, he was styling not only himself, but his friends. In the years since, he's lived in every major fashion capital, and has become a bona fide menswear stylist and creative director, designing looks that have graced the covers of GQ, Vogue, Esquire The New York Times and more. Next spring, he'll play sartorial coach to contestants on Fashion Hero, an America's Next Top Model-esque TV series for Amazon that aims to help real people break into the industry.
Given his forward-thinking approach to all things fashion—plus the fact that his Instagram basically doubles as a menswear vision board—we caught up with DuBois to discuss his personal aesthetic, the most stylish man alive and the future of fashion.
We also discussed his penchant for fedoras. Because fedoras are important.
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