Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A conversation with Idris Balogun and Julie Ragolia at the American Library in Paris. Filmed on 22/01/2024 with a live audience both in person and on Zoom.
Idris Balogun is the founder of WINNIE New York, a menswear brand that creates high-quality, long-wearing clothing. Balogun was born to Nigerian immigrants in New York and raised in London. His career has taken him to the heights of the sartorial world, from London’s Savile Road to the creative suites of Burberry and Tom Ford. With WINNIE New York, Balogun has brought his designs to runways in London, New York, and Paris.
The Library is pleased to welcome Balogun in conversation with internationally renowned stylist Julie Ragolia to discuss his Fall/Winter 2024 collection, inspired by the work of African American jazz poet Ted Joans. Over the course of this exclusive preview, Balogun and Ragolia review Fall/Winter 2024-25 Fashion Week in Paris and assess the contemporary luxury landscape. They meditate upon the meaning of clothing, the role of fashion in self-expression, and innovations at the horizons of modern design.
About the speakers:
At a young age, Idris Balogun earned an apprenticeship on the prestigious Savile Row. There he was able to hone and master his skills as a cutter and tailor before moving on to Burberry, where under the direction of Christopher Bailey, he helped to develop a singular view of the Burberry lines. Shortly after, he began his career with Tom Ford, where he worked as the Director of Menswear and Made to Measure before launching his label. In 2022 Idris won the Karl Lagerfeld award for design. He founded WINNIE, a label informed by luxury in its purest form, in 2019.
Julie Ragolia is renowned internationally for her work as a fashion stylist and consultant. Her approach is strikingly modern, rooted in observation; creating a distinct effect across editorial stories, fashion shows and advertising campaigns. Born in Brooklyn, New York to complex means, art was a way forward. Her desire to understand her own life story compels her deep interest in subject, and the manner in which clothing can define, enhance or recreate one’s self.
Evenings with an Author is generously sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg.
A conversation with Idris Balogun and Julie Ragolia at the American Library in Paris. Filmed on 22/01/2024 with a live audience both in person and on Zoom.
Idris Balogun is the founder of WINNIE New York, a menswear brand that creates high-quality, long-wearing clothing. Balogun was born to Nigerian immigrants in New York and raised in London. His career has taken him to the heights of the sartorial world, from London’s Savile Road to the creative suites of Burberry and Tom Ford. With WINNIE New York, Balogun has brought his designs to runways in London, New York, and Paris.
The Library is pleased to welcome Balogun in conversation with internationally renowned stylist Julie Ragolia to discuss his Fall/Winter 2024 collection, inspired by the work of African American jazz poet Ted Joans. Over the course of this exclusive preview, Balogun and Ragolia review Fall/Winter 2024-25 Fashion Week in Paris and assess the contemporary luxury landscape. They meditate upon the meaning of clothing, the role of fashion in self-expression, and innovations at the horizons of modern design.
About the speakers:
At a young age, Idris Balogun earned an apprenticeship on the prestigious Savile Row. There he was able to hone and master his skills as a cutter and tailor before moving on to Burberry, where under the direction of Christopher Bailey, he helped to develop a singular view of the Burberry lines. Shortly after, he began his career with Tom Ford, where he worked as the Director of Menswear and Made to Measure before launching his label. In 2022 Idris won the Karl Lagerfeld award for design. He founded WINNIE, a label informed by luxury in its purest form, in 2019.
Julie Ragolia is renowned internationally for her work as a fashion stylist and consultant. Her approach is strikingly modern, rooted in observation; creating a distinct effect across editorial stories, fashion shows and advertising campaigns. Born in Brooklyn, New York to complex means, art was a way forward. Her desire to understand her own life story compels her deep interest in subject, and the manner in which clothing can define, enhance or recreate one’s self.
Evenings with an Author is generously sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg.
