Legendary hairstylist and Vogue contributing beauty editor Sam McKnight has an extensive collection of wigs, countless styling products and innumerable grips, elastics and slides, but did you know he has a vast personal fashion archive, too?
As McKnight’s career took off in the ’80s and ’90s through high-profile clients including Princess Diana and Kate Moss, and collaborations with major fashion houses, his wardrobe started to grow. Vivienne Westwood made made bespoke, eye-catching creations for him, and he bolstered his collection of tailoring with pieces designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier, Katherine Hamnett, Giorgio Armani, Tom Ford (who was then at the creative helm at Gucci) and Hedi Slimane (who was at Dior). “I was a happy fashion victim in the ’80s and ’90s and I loved it,” McKnight tells Vogue. “I am now a proud survivor.”