KYLE SMITH
NFL Fashion Editor
Football fans care about fashion—or so the NFL’s first fashion editor has proven. Next time you see a linebacker wearing a look straight off the runway, you’ll know who made it happen.
WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT? Wondering whether my clients are going to wear the outfit we chose or go completely off the rails. But that’s what I love about athletes—they do whatever they want.
WHAT’S COMING UP FOR YOU IN 2025? My sister’s high-school graduation.
WHAT’S ONE BOOK, WORK OF ART, OR FILM THAT GOT YOU THROUGH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE? Charlie’s Angels, 2000.
“People often think I’m chronically online, but I’m whatever the opposite of that is.”
WHAT’S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE GET WRONG ABOUT YOU? People often think I’m chronically online, but I’m whatever the opposite of that is. When I tell people this, they often follow up with “Then how do you find trends?” Diva, I go outside. I look at what’s happening in the world, I travel, I read, and then I find the links. Fashion is everywhere for those with eyes to see it.
WHO DO YOU CALL THE MOST? My best friend [redacted] who works at the Pentagon. She only wears Prada to work, which is how I know she’s very important, but also good at her job.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS YOUR BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION TO CULTURE? Joe Burrow in a backless suit.
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