Christopher John Rogers is only 29 years old, but he’s already ascended to a prominent place in American fashion. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Rogers moved to New York in 2016, after graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He launched his line by making custom pieces for Eve and Cardi B while working in the design department of Diane von Furstenberg. By the fall of 2019, Net-a-Porter had placed an order, he had won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, and he was well on his way to success. Rogers’s judicious, joyful use of color, especially in architecturally constructed gowns, has made him a popular choice among the Hollywood set. Meanwhile, his stylish separates and knits are highly coveted by those who just need something to wear to the office or the grocery store. As his latest collection, titled 011, arrives in stores, he reveals his key components to the good life. —Ashley Baker
Airport: My perfect airport would be easily accessible to wherever I’m staying, minimal traffic to get there, intuitive to navigate, with amazing places to eat in every terminal. I need at least a few salad options or a green juice on the menu!
App: A perfect app would be one where I can dump all of the things swimming in my head (reference images, thoughts, exclamations, screenshots, ideas) and it would compartmentalize and organize them for me in a way idiosyncratically to the way that I think.
Bag: A beautiful, giant leather tote with a removable crossbody strap, kind of like the Ikea bag but rendered in lambskin. That, and my favorite Willie Norris for Outlier crossbody nylon bag.
Bedtime: I usually fall asleep between midnight and 1:30 a.m., but a 10 p.m. bedtime is gorgeous.
Breakfast, weekday: Some type of iced coffee, regardless of season or outside temperature, and something quick to eat, like a granola bar or banana.
Breakfast, weekend: Again, some type of iced coffee and a novel breakfast sandwich of some form. And maybe something tequila-based, if I’m brunching.
Car: Slick, classic—but automatic—and black.
Cocktail: Anything with mezcal or tequila, preferably with something floral or aromatic added. And I don’t hate a Negroni or Aperol spritz.
