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.
2. Tom Wolfe
Who: novelist, reporter, father of two
Signature uniform: white suits, occasionally with a white homburg hat
3. Louis C.K.
Who: funnyman, star of Lucky Louie
Signature uniform: black t-shirt or polo, jeans
5. Steve Jobs
Who: cofounder & CEO of Apple, vegan
Signature uniform: jeans, black turtleneck, sneakers
6. Albert Einstein
Who: theoretical physicist, sailor
Signature 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.
8. Alfred Hitchcock
Who: master of suspense, film director
Signature uniform: high-waisted black suit, black tie
9. Karl Lagerfeld
Who: fashion designer, German man
Signature uniform: monochromatic suit, sunglasses, studded leather driving gloves
11. Simon Cowell
Who: TV talent judge, possible vampire
Signature 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 Hopper
Signature uniform: dark Levi’s, light button down shirt, tie
14. Fidel Castro
Who: Cuban political & revolutionary, college grad
Signature uniform: Green military uniform, patrol cap
15. Michael Kors
Who: fashion designer, fragrance creator
Signature uniform: black pants, black t-shirt, black blazer
16. Fran Lebowitz
Who: author, smokers’ rights activist
Signature uniform: tailored dark suits by Anderson & Sheppard
17. Barack Obama
Who: president of the United States, American citizen
Signature uniform: grey or blue suits
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