Fashion Style - Fashion Styling
Fashion Style - Fashion Styling
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FASHION STYLING”
Celebrities live a life where they are constantly under a microscope:
any fashion faux pas or the tiniest blunder will be highlighted on TV,
lead to ink on thousands of pages and produce terabytes of social
media.
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To venture out freely on personal errands, they hide behind dark
shades and tinted cars to avoid being harassed for selfies. Then
there are commitments such as promotions, inaugurations and red
carpet events, guest appearances on TV, drama serials and films for
which celebrities give the responsibility of their looks to fashion
stylists.
Not everyone is Blake Lively, who claims to make all of her own
clothing choices and doesn’t need stylists to fix her look. With their
taste and knack for innovation, stylists adjust clothing and
accessories to people’s profiles and lifestyles and ultimately bring the
runway down to real life people.
Stylists mastermind iconic moments that can make or break careers
of showbiz personalities.
Who is a Stylist?
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A stylist is a creative position
collaborates with the clients, photographer, art
director, makeup artist to come up with the visual
concept of the project. It’s their job to make the
people and also the clothing and accessories look
their very best in the shot. Most stylist’s are
personally stylish themselves while some just wear
black for practicality.
Costume Designer:
Talented designer who designs, sews, and oversees all the
costumes for a film.
Prop Stylist:
Works on photo shoots and videos who buys and rents the
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props or objects to accompany the looks in the shoot.
Hair Stylist:
Someone who works in a salon either cutting, coloring, or
styling hair. Also can work on photo shoots, commercials,
and movies doing hair styles for a desired look..
Personal Stylist:
A person who independently helps individuals shop,
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curate their closet and define/refine the client’s image.
Image Consultant:
A role which started in the 1970’s because previously how
to dress was only taught in modeling schools. Educating
individuals sometimes famous of what looks good on
them, why, and how to project a desired image. Often also
makes makeup and hair suggestions and often includes a
complete makeover. To be a certified image consultant one
has to attend and complete training in color and shape
analysis. Which means they understand the science behind
what looks good on people and why..
Role of an Image consultant:
“When designers come up with statements like ‘ethnic-chic’,
‘classic-chic’ or ‘very Marilyn Monroe’, what the hell does it
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mean? That is where the stylist comes in and makes that
statement practical,” says Tabesh Khoja, who works as an
image consultant at Nabila’s. “It’s about matching the right
person with the right brand. We help people in more ways than
just fixing their looks. We help them in defining their personality
for their projects and also create a special dressing style for
them around their likes and dislikes, what they can carry and
what suits them. We are not just wardrobe, I would
pick something that I like from Ali Xeeshan’s collection and pair
it up with coordinators. We mix and match from several fashion
collections and lines and customize the outfit, hair, make-up
and accessories for a real person. For instance, depending on
who I am styling Sana Safinaz for that matter or one or two
pieces from Elan or maybe just a necklace to go with the look.
Ania Fawad Pakistani Stylists
San Francisco-based Ania Fawad says, “You must be
creative, patient, hard working and able to work well under
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pressure. The creative part is the best because you pitch your
ideas to your client.” A few years ago when Ania started her
style blog, she enjoyed it so much that she decided to make a
career out of it. Besides being a celebrity stylist, she
also works as a specialist for Marc Jacobs.
Apart from styling celebrities for red carpet events, Ania’s
portfolio includes promotions for Balu Mahi and Happy Bhag
Jayegi. Her clients include Sadaf Kanwal, Moomal Sheikh and
Sajal Ali. She styled Urwa Hocane for the Punjab Nahin
Jaungi (PNJ) promotions, although sister Mawra is her
favourite client. “Mawra lets me play around and have fun with
her looks. We always come up with unusual, quirky style
statements,” says Ania who works long distance through
VARIOUS STYLES:
PREPPY: plaid skirts, sweater vests, pearl necklaces
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PUNK: skinny jeans, leather, studs, piercings
EDGY: converse, skinny jeans, black boots, basically some punk but not all punk
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ROCKER: band logos, kind of punk