Joseph Furness

Joseph Furness is a style and culture editor at Esquire UK, focused on menswear, sneakers, watches, grooming and screen-led pop culture. His coverage stands out for the way it treats fashion, footwear and timepieces as part of wider cultural stories, whether that is a Marvel phase, a film festival red carpet or a viral celebrity moment. He works across digital and social platforms, shaping news, features and short-form content around style, culture, grooming and watches.

Style, sneakers and watch coverage

Furness spends much of his time on menswear, sneaker and watch stories that link product detail to trends and taste rather than simple shopping picks. He writes round-ups of standout shoes on the runway, such as a survey of the best sneakers at Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026, where each selection is framed in terms of design, brand narrative and how it fits into current sneaker culture.

Weekly trainer columns draw out new drops and under-the-radar pairs in “The Best Men's Trainers to Have on Your Radar (This Week)”, blending brief styling notes with practical information about availability. His watch coverage ranges from broader trend pieces to tightly focused stories on specific models, including close-read analysis of a rare timepiece worn by Henry Cavill at Ascot and why the design matters to collectors and fans.

He treats grooming and wardrobe questions as part of the same style ecosystem, contributing to long-form guides like “The Complete, Unbeatable, Esquire Guide to Smart Casual Style”, which breaks down outfits, fabrics and colour palettes into clear, usable advice. Across these pieces, he writes as both editor and consumer, balancing brand knowledge with straightforward, service-driven recommendations.

Screen culture and Marvel analysis

Beyond pure fashion, Furness is deeply embedded in screen culture, with a particular focus on how film and television drive taste in clothes and accessories. He produces analyses of character style in animated and live-action worlds, including essays on the quietly distinctive wardrobes of Studio Ghibli protagonists and the sharper, more abrasive looks worn by the men of Top Boy.

Within the masthead he is described as a Marvel “fan-in-residence”, and his coverage of the franchise treats release schedules, phases and casting decisions as part of a larger conversation about audience fatigue and creative direction. In his Marvel writing he breaks down where a film sits within the studio’s timeline, how it responds to criticism of recent entries, and what its costumes and production design say about changes in tone.

That same lens informs broader culture stories, where he connects superhero cinema, streaming hits and festival favourites back to the way readers dress and shop.

Celebrity interviews and red-carpet style

Furness also works directly with screen and music talent, conducting interviews that sit at the intersection of profile, style and career. At Esquire he has spoken with Jeremy Allen White, Austin Butler and Wizkid, focusing on how each subject’s personal style, grooming choices and partnerships relate to their work and public image.

These interviews often fold in discussion of specific garments, watches or sneakers, drawing clear lines between what a subject wears, the brands they endorse and the roles or projects they are promoting. On the red carpet side, he produces best-dressed breakdowns for major events such as the Venice Film Festival, spotlighting individual looks, tailoring choices and accessory selections rather than generic recap. His festival coverage tends to move quickly from surface impressions to practical takeaways, identifying trends - like looser cuts, particular colour stories or footwear shifts - that later appear in his service and shopping pieces.

Guides, shopping and service pieces

Service journalism is a core part of Furness’s role, and he is responsible for style e-commerce coverage that connects editorial taste to concrete shopping decisions. His guides take the form of structured walk-throughs, explaining how to build a smart casual wardrobe, what to look for in a seasonal sneaker, or how to choose a watch that fits a specific occasion.

In these articles he uses clear, direct language, pairing brand and model names with reasons to buy, care advice and suggestions on how to wear items with existing outfits. Shorter news pieces highlight new collaborations or product launches, such as designers backing retro Nike models or limited-edition accessories tied to cultural moments. Before joining Esquire, Furness wrote on similar themes for fashion and luxury platforms including Highsnobiety, Farfetch and Mr Porter’s Journal, which reinforces his focus on contemporary menswear, sneakers and watches.

Across outlets and formats, his work is consistent: he treats clothes, shoes and timepieces as cultural objects first, and buying decisions as the final step.