ACE 2026 Betsey Johnson Iconoclast Award: Julia Fox

There are few figures in contemporary culture who move as fluidly between disciplines — and command attention in each — as Julia Fox. Actress, model, artist, author, and designer, Fox has carved out a singular space defined by fearless self-expression and a refusal to be easily categorized.

Born in Milan in 1990 to an Italian mother and American father, Fox’s early life was shaped by duality. Splitting her childhood between Italy and New York City, she developed a bicultural perspective that continues to inform her work today. Fluent in both worlds, she embodies a distinctly global creative identity, one that feels as at home in avant-garde fashion circles as it does on film sets and literary platforms.

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