Luke Meagher is bringing fashion criticism to the digital era as the founder of the HauteLeMode YouTube channel, where he reviews shows in Gen-Z tongue. He turned his strong voice and unapologetically outsider opinion into over 780,000 subscribers, inventing a new, internet-native form of fashion criticism — marked by newscaster-like speaking style and jumping between history lessons, jokes, pop culture references and memes. By putting his work in a consumable, entertaining format, he’s opened fashion criticism up to a wider audience and evolved it for a new generation.
Meagher started reviewing fashion collections online in 2017, while still a college student. His videos are beloved for both their snappy commentary and detailed dives into history — aimed at education and starting conversations. One of his most trafficked videos was a round up of Alexander McQueen shows titled “Alexander McQueen Made Models Do What?!”
