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The Twitter Menswear Guy on Fashion’s Missing Middle

Talking to Derek Guy, the oddly private fashion hobbyist with a million followers, about the vacuity of trends, why it’s hard to find good jeans, and the stratification of luxury and fast fashion.

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Guy blames capitalism, greed, and the downfall of mainstream fashion media as to why the majority of people dress poorly despite fashion’s role in pop culture. Photo: Christian Vierig/Getty Images
Lauren Sherman
June 20, 2024

Fashion is a bigger part of popular culture than ever, and yet the majority of people dress poorly. Why? Derek Guy, a writer who has become ultra-famous on Twitter over the past two years thanks to his menswear explainer threads under the handle @dieworkwear, has ideas. They have to do with capitalism, greed, and the downfall of mainstream fashion media. And he disseminates them regularly to his 1 million followers.