Top 4 Stylist Careers

Do you know what type of stylist you want to be? Here is a break down of the top 4 styling careers to choose from:

• Freelance Fashion Stylist

  • Freelance Stylist are usually hired by a production company and their work can include television commercials, magazine shoots, and or music videos. As a fashion stylist, you are more than likely going to be styling a model most of the time. Sometimes you could be styling a celebrity and in this case, the celebrity is not your client because that would make you a celebrity stylist. If you want to work for a magazine full time as a fashion stylist your title would be either a “Fashion Editor” or a “Marketing Editor”. If you're someone who likes the idea of promoting a product visually or loves editorial features then you would like to be a Fashion Stylist.

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• Personal/Celebrity Stylist 

  • A personal stylist and a celebrity stylist are very similar. As a personal stylist, your client could be anyone from a Local Public Official to working professionals. As a celebrity stylist, you would of course be styling s celebrity for events such as award shows, red carpets, tv appearances, or interviews. Personal stylists and celebrity stylists are hired to help create or maintain a brand image of their clients. Anytime a celebrity is in the public eye they need a fashion stylist. So if you like working with people and helping create an image or persona then this type of styling would be perfect for you.

• Costume Designer

  • A costume designer's primary responsibility is to help build the looks around a particular character, whether it's for a film, a tv show, or a stage production. The client of a costume designer is whoever the production company is for that particular film, tv show, or stage play. A costume designer is one of the most complex versions of styling because depending on your project you will be responsible for a lot more research. Costume designers also might have to create a costume from scratch, to succeed at this it’s important that you understand the script and story so that you can use your imagination and bring the fictional characters to life. An example of this would be American Costume Designer Ruth Carter breaking down how they created the wardrobe for Black Panther in a Vanity Fair interview. 

• Personal Shopper

  • Personal Shoppers can be hired by a retail company, clothing brand, celebrities, public figures, and or working professionals. Being a personal shopper allows you to learn how to work with different types of people and body types.