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C O U R T E S Y O F LY VA N S B O O K L AY style setter ith a simple exclamation, "Love your outfit!" an Instagram legend was born. Meet Devorah Ezagui, founder of Class of Palm Beach, chronicler of the fabulous fashions of Florida's toniest town. By simply asking "Can you tell us what you're wearing?" the Palm Beach native has captured the attention of hundreds of thousands of followers (in about 18 months) and now has many locals lingering around some of her most frequent haunts, hoping to be noticed. "It's about more than just having a great Birkin," says Ezagui. "It's the energy of the person. How they carry themselves. It's just an inherent kind of forward elegance, a specific confidence… a kind of timeless appeal. You can't always articulate it, but you know—and feel it—when you see it." Clearly, Ezagui isn't the only one who sees it. With a following of nearly 650,000, her fans love her willingness to approach anyone in a way that feels bold without being brazen. "The first time I walked up to someone, it was just this woman outside of Saks who was dressed like Jane Birkin, wearing a white sweater and matching pants and carrying an Yves Klein–blue Birkin," she recalls. "She also had on some amazing diamonds. I asked her to let me take a video of her, and it got huge numbers. The following grew from there pretty quickly." Before that first video hit in March 2023, Ezagui had spent nine years living in New York City, doing creative marketing for brands including Net-a-Porter, Intermix, and Ssense. Her decision to move back to Palm Beach wasn't as intentional as it was organic. "It was during Covid, and everyone was working remotely. My lease was up, so I just hopped on a flight back to Palm Beach, not even sure I was really moving," she says. Ezagui, who also styles private clients on her own, recognizes how much the quietly luxurious Palm Beach of her childhood has gotten louder. "The city has been building and developing so much, and it's also gotten a bit flashier than it was pre-Covid. Not like Chrome Hearts–flashy—personally, I'm a Chrome Hearts girl, but it's not here yet—but like pink-Rolls- Royce–and-pink Versace–flashy." And just as Palm Beach has boomed, so has her following. "I do get recognized. Ironically, people on the street will hear me talk, and they'll ask, Are you that girl that says 'What are you wearing?'" Here, Ezagui takes a break from talking about other people's fashion choices to share some of her own favorite sartorial finds. W "In Palm Beach there's an inherent k ind of forward elegance. A certain confidence… a timeless appeal. You can't always articulate it, but you k now—and feel it—when you see it." — DEVOR A H EZAGUI As the voice behind the cult-favorite Instagram feed Class of Palm Beach, Devorah Ezagui is helping to put the style of her hometown on the map. BY SAMANTHA BROOKS class Devorah Ezagui, pictured here at a private residence during a recent trip to Paris. BALHAR B O U RSH O P S .CO M