Men’s style, if you haven’t noticed, has made a quantum leap in recent years. That has been especially true on the red carpet, where guys have gone from wearing generic tuxedos to dressing like Timothée Chalamet, who at the Golden Globes in January wore a Celine Homme sequin-studded blazer and a diamond necklace by Cartier.
Jeanne Yang and Ilaria Urbinati can take some credit for that shift. As celebrity stylists who specialize in men’s wear, both women have dressed Hollywood’s leading actors for awards shows, red carpet appearances and press junkets. Ms. Urbinati’s clients include Dwayne Johnson, Barry Keoghan and Ryan Reynolds; Ms. Yang’s, Jason Momoa, Keanu Reeves and Taika Waititi.
Last month The Times invited the women to talk about how watches figure into the scene. Ms. Yang joined the video call from her office in Culver City, part of Los Angeles County, and Ms. Urbinati from her (very large) closet, in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles (“My office doesn’t have great lighting,” she explained.)
They agreed that keeping their clients outfitted in wrist candy has become an integral part of their jobs over the last decade or so. It went from “‘you’re not going to see a watch’ to it’s a foregone conclusion that you wear one,” Ms. Yang said.
“The men’s game has come to the forefront in such a big way,” Ms. Urbinati said. “And our clients, they know this and they’re leaning into it. A lot of that has to do, obviously, with the clothes, but also, a watch completes a look in a way that nothing else really does.”
Their conversation has been edited and condensed.
