Sunday, May 6, 2007

Making an Image






"Famous people follow fashion closely just as fashion follows famous people". While you may not know their names, the super-stylists play powerful roles in the fashion fame collaboration. By placing a hardware heavy handbag in the crook of an actress's arm, or a pair of retro sneakers on an action star, they've probably influenced what you wear. Stylists must be fully aware of the latest and greatest designers, know how to create a look, understand the importance of event dressing (on the red carpet, the line between daring and disastrous is eating-disorder-thin) and maintain excellent relationships with fashion publicists, the people who lend celebrities designer duds. "It has definitely opened up other doors,” says Britt Bardo, the woman behind Kate Hudson’s haute-hippie image. Chavez and her client Rachel Bilson, who stars in the Fox television show The O.C., considered collaborating on a clothing line, but instead now focus on supporting fledging designers whose collections they like. With so much emphasis being placed on the appearance of film and television stars, ordinary people are also feeling pressure to look perfect.



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