What does a Fashion Stylist Do

A Fashion Stylist is now one of the most popular emerging professions in the fashion world and the most common question by those who want to start this kind of job is “How can I become a Fashion Stylist?”. First of all is important to understand which are the main tasks of this profession. The Stylist is responsible for creating “style” deciding what a person or model wears and how they wear it, selecting clothing and accessories to complete the total look. This figure can works in different fields, from general media such as television and fashion magazines to music videos, or taking care of the public appearances of celebrities, models or other public figures. Usually Fashion Stylists are part of a larger team assembled by the client, collaborating with the fashion designer, photographer, hair stylist and make up artist to realize a particular look or theme for a specific project. They often borrow and return clothing and accessories from fashion boutiques and directly from fashion designers. A stylist can play different roles depending on his/her knowledge and skills. Let's discover them. There can be the Editorial Styling/Styling for photo-shoots, when a stylist chooses the clothing, accessories and the general look of the model for the shoot. In this case the stylist will consult look-books, contact PR's and showrooms in order to get all the items for the outfits. During a shooting experience the stylist needs to make sure the garments are photo­ready and arrange them on the model as the photographs get taken. Another role of a stylist is the Brand Consultancy. Some brands involve stylist throughout the whole process, including design meetings from the beginning of the collection creation, asking for new ideas, research and interesting garments to complete the looks. Most of the time the stylist get involved close to the end of the process to tie all designed garments together. A stylist can also work directly with the client as Personal Stylist. As you can image this role involves selecting clothes for a client or developing the wardrobe items, many times the stylist provides also makeup and hair styling services to clients. This field includes the Celebrity Styling too; in this case the stylist should consider the relationships between the celebrity and the brand, current trends and what kind of message the star wants to express. Furthermore, a Fashion Stylist should have a bit of Marketing and Communication knowledge to write articles on the latest fashion trends, provide fashion direction to buyers, and product developers, organize fashion events and speak about image and fashion trends. Note that to start a Fashion Stylist Career you must obviously have a passion for fashion and a keen eye for detail, fashion trends and color schemes but also be familiar about different type of body and face shapes how to use accessories. It's important to take care about the professional presentation, you should create your own great and well presented portfolio and a website will also be an advantage.