17 Highly Successful People Who Wear The Same Thing Every Day
When you're running one of the biggest companies on Earth or leading the free world, spending even the slightest amount of time or energy on deciding what to wear translates to precious moments wasted.
So in the spirit of efficiency, we rounded up 17 incredibly successful individuals—both living and deceased—who've made a habit of stepping into the same outfit every single damn day. Let's face it, sometimes variety is overrated.
1. Mark Zuckerberg
Who: creator of Facebook, nerdSignature uniform: jeans, t-shirt, hoodie sweatshirt
2. Tom Wolfe
Who: novelist, reporter, father of twoSignature uniform: white suits, occasionally with a white homburg hat
4. Stanley Kubrick
Who: film director, avid chess playerSignature uniform: rumpled button down, ripstop fatigue jacket, chinos
5. Steve Jobs
Who: cofounder & CEO of Apple, veganSignature uniform: jeans, black turtleneck, sneakers
6. Albert Einstein
Who: theoretical physicist, sailorSignature uniform: Scholars will argue that his second wife was responsible for getting him to wear the same suits every day. However, in his twilight years after she passed he was known for donning a particular cotton sweatshirt and sandals.
7. Christopher Nolan
Who: film director, brotherSignature uniform: button down shirt, herringbone vest, dark blazer
8. Alfred Hitchcock
Who: master of suspense, film directorSignature uniform: high-waisted black suit, black tie
9. Karl Lagerfeld
Who: fashion designer, German manSignature uniform: monochromatic suit, sunglasses, studded leather driving gloves
10. Henry Rollins
Who: musician, badassSignature uniform: black t-shirt, pants
11. Simon Cowell
Who: TV talent judge, possible vampireSignature uniform: jeans with a white t-shirt (casual), jeans with a criminally half-unbuttoned white dress shirt (formal)
12. Andy Warhol
Who: pivotal figure in the pop art movement, friend of Dennis HopperSignature uniform: dark Levi's, light button down shirt, tie
13. Dean Kamen
Who: entrepreneur, Segway enthusiastSignature uniform: denim button down shirt, Levi's, work boots
14. Fidel Castro
Who: Cuban political & revolutionary, college gradSignature uniform: Green military uniform, patrol cap
15. Michael Kors
Who: fashion designer, fragrance creatorSignature uniform: black pants, black t-shirt, black blazer
16. Fran Lebowitz
Who: author, smokers' rights activistSignature uniform: tailored dark suits by Anderson & Sheppard
17. Barack Obama
Who: president of the United States, American citizenSignature uniform: grey or blue suits
Joe McGauley is a senior editor at Supercompressor and has been dressing himself since the early '90s.
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