Rumer Willis for Entertainment Weekly

Hey Stylistas! I finally got back the picture of the photoshoot I helped assist on back in August. The photo shoot was with Rumer Willis for Entertainment Weekly. She was doing press for upcoming movie, Sorority Row-now out in theaters. It is the September 11 issue of Entertainment Weekly with the Beatles on the cover. The shoot was on location at this ranch style mansion on the very very top of the Hollywood Hills. I got to prep and pull looks for the shoot. Going to the different showrooms in LA was fun. I got to go to People's Revolution, Jimmy Choo showroom, Chanel jewelry Showroom, and a few others that have been featured on The Hills and Rachel Zoe. Oh how different it is in real life and shown on Tv! It is always smaller in person, but just as cool to see!

Rumer was very cool and easy to work with. As most actresses, she is smaller and even more beautiful in person. Prep for this small shoot took about two days and then post/returns took about a day. We pulled so many looks for this shoot, twenty different dresses from underground labels like monroe to famous designers such as Dolce and Gabbana. We also had twenty pairs of jeans, thirty different shoes and so much chunky jewelry we ran out of places to lay it all out! Our rack of clothes was packed to the max. In the end she did three outfit changes, and went barefoot for each one. We were under the impression for wardrobe that this shoot was going to be a three page write up & spread, so we had to over prepare. However, it ran as a one full length shot and a page write up. Oh well! The end result is a great picture to add to the portfolio! I thoroughly enjoyed it.

American Vintage Photo shoot

Hey stylistas! I just got back some very early photos from a shoot I put together with the help of a photographer and model friend of mine. I collaborated with photographer Katelin Wallace and model Nicole Lockshaw. The theme for the shoot we came up with was American Vintage. We decided to do this theme because of the locations we choose: a vast open field as well as a modern/rundown building. The only hitch that could have gotten in our way was weather. It rained off and on the day before and the whole morning prior to the shoot. We had a back-up studio if the locations were to be rained out, but the studio would not have allowed us to translate the American Vintage theme as well. Lucky for us we were far enough south in Orange County that the clouds parted and we got some AMAZING photos all with natural lighting! We could not have been more lucky.

It was a long but very fun day. We started with hair and make-up at 12:30, came onto the location by about 3pm, and shot right up until we started losing light around 6:30pm. What a day! We were able to shoot at two different locations and get in five different outfit changes. These are some of the preview untouched photos. The final shots are still not ready, but I wanted to share these early photos because they turned out so well! These photos will serve the purpose of building the portfolios for the photographer, model, make-up artist, and myself, the stylist. Thank you again to photographer Katelin Wallace and model Nicole Lockshaw! Enjoy!!

Domestic Safari

Happy October!

I am so glad it is finally October. The official month of fall. For some reason I crave the fall season. I love the ambiance of the leaves turning, the brisk mornings, chilly nights, and pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks (although my favorite is still Carmel Apple Cider the rest of the year). Halloween is coming and so are the rest of the holidays. It's the last stretch until the new year, without all the craziness of the frenzied holidays back to back to back. It always seems to hold such a promise of opportunity-October is perfect.

Here is an editorial photo shoot that I worked on at FIDM. The project here was to sell a high end lifestyle brand, ours being homeproduct; more specifically within the photo a l

ine of dishware. The goal here was to sell not only a line of product but a lifestyle. I came up with the tag line of "Domestic Safari" as a play on words with the domestic side of a home blended with the craziness of the jungle safari. It is not the typical style that I gravitate towards, however I feel that our group came up

with a strong look and successfully sold this product visually speaking. The original was in color, but due to some tweaking in photoshop, I cannot get the color image to come up correctly on the blog. Which doesn't make sense because it will come up fine when I print it. Either way, here is the black and white version. Here is a photo of the color version on my computer. Terrible quality, but it is so much stronger in color than black in white. This was a great experience. I have never styled a shoot for a lifestyle brand. It is a part of the styling niche, so it is good to be well rounded. Styling jobs are very difficult to obtain which I am finding out, so the more well rounded I can be all the better! Stay tuned, I have a photo shoot I am styling with a photographer friend of mine next Weds. So pictures will soon follow! Check out Katelin's blog and work as well, she is really talented.

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Renaissance Redoux

Hello Stylistas! The month of September has flown by for me and I thought I better get back to blogging before October is here. I have been waiting for some things to come in to blog, so I will have more pictures to share. First and foremost I am no longer a student! I completed my post grad. at FIDM and now I am floundering about in the real world like everyone else wondering what to do with all my free time... If I know myself at all I better figure out something quick. I get very restless when I don't have a lot going on. So that is an update about what has been going on since the last posting.

Now for the fun stuff: New styling pictures are in! The final project for my styling class had to produce a look based on a theme for a photoshoot. We worked within groups of three and had a model, and hair/make-up artist at our disposal. The shoot was at a studio in

dt LA. Here are the best looks from our group. The theme was Renaissance Redoux (rebirth).

There were a ton of pictures produced from the shoot, but these are the ones that I will use for my portfolio.

What is interesting about photoshoots is it is very much a "hurry up and wait" process. Stylists are usually the first to arrive on set, and sometimes the photographer. Then the model will arrive, and very often the hair and make-up artists. Once the clothes are picked out for the model, there is the process of hair and make-up. This can take hours-this is the wait part. From there it is hurry up! Clothes go on, and the photoshoot begins. The actual shooting of film only lasts between half hour to an hour at most. Once the photographer feels they got the shot, then it's a wrap. And if your lucky, you will get great pictures to put into a portfolio.

The Glorious Inglorious Bastards Event

Hey Stylistas! While I am anticipating the rush of awards season (mid Sept-early 2010) I thought I would catch up on some back events I worked right before the start of Stylist Avenue. Starting with the most recent: The Inglorious Bastards Premier and After Party! 

Once again, I can thank FIDM for giving me the opportunity to work some high profile gigs. Being that FIDM is in LA, people in Hollywood know where to find students who are available to work last minute on events going on. I was just so lucky to work Quentin Tarantino;s 

Inglorious Bastards movie that premiered Aug. 10 at the Chinese Theatre on Hollywood and Highland. I got to sit right where the Red Carpet began and my glamorou

s (not really) job was to check in the guests for the premier. Most of the talent's publicists pulled their tickets, but I did get to hand Angie's brother James Haven his ticket. And on a side note, I got to see Felicity's Scott Foley up close and personal, and he is such a doll! Very nice man. 

Back to the talent... When Angelina and Brad rolled up to the Red Carpet it wa

s mayhem. People were lined on both sides of the street, and Hollywood Blvd. was pretty much shut down. There were fans lined up behind where us students were checking in people, trying to grab our credit badges. These badges were great, it kept people from bothering us, and I got to walk to the Red Carpet with it before the premier started. The theatre really is a sight. . 

Brad and Angie look just as amazing in person as they do on TV. They were very gracious of their fans. Here is a shot of Angie signing autographs for die-hard fans. These people were there for hours before the couple showed up. 

The leather dress that Angie rocked was cool, and very "Angie". 

However, my  favorite look of the night was Diane Krugers. I didn't see her at the premier, but she showed up with boyfriend Josh Jackson at the after party, which was held at the Mondrain Hotel off of Sunset Blvd. She was absolutely stunning. I couldn't help but stare at her when I first saw her, that face is practically angelic. I really think she is so under-rated. 

Her dress was amazing, full of texture and reflected with the lights. To me, she stole the Red Carpet. I think the best with Ms. Kruger is yet to come. Stay Tuned!

Hey there! I worked an event thurs. night called Celebrity Catwalk. It was at the nightclub in the Hollywood and Highlands Center. The center is amazing by the way, if you ever get a chance to walk around there, do it! There is an entrance to the famous Chinese theatre there as well. The event was to raise money for animal awareness and rescue. Celebrities and models come to walk the runway and everyone has a good time. This year it was hosted by former Girl's Next Door Bridget Marquardt. Also there was the new three girls of the Girl's Next Door and Mr. Hugh Heffner himself. They were filming, so all of us had to sign waivers. The other models/celebs. there are up and coming so I had a hard time recognizing everyone there. 

All of us working (mostly FIDM students) got to work behind the curtain as dressers. Everyone got assigned to a rolling rack of clothes with a model's name on it to help them dress for the scene the were walking. There were multiple scenes and clothing changes and LOTS of people running around. As far as I could tell, there was only one Stylist who coordinated all of it. Wow. Impressive. I would not want that solo responsibility without help. My friend and I were on props duty. We got to work backstage and see everything happening without being totally immersed in the mess of steaming and dressing. The props never ended up being used, so she and I got a free pass to observe backstage and then watch the show. 

The event ended up being a hit and it was a good experience to put on the resume. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to bring cameras so I don't have any pictures to post. The link to their website is http://www.celebritycatwalk.com/ if anyone wants more info. Stay tuned!

Getting Started

Hello Everyone! I am new at blogging, so this should be interesting. A little bit about me. I am about to graduate from FIDM (los angeles) in September with a professional designation degree in Visual Communications. I received my B.A. from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in Communications last year. Visual Communications: What is that? We visual students get that question a lot. It is anything that has to do with communicating an idea through a tangible medium to put it vaguely. Professions that we seek are: Visual Merchandising, Window Displays, Graphic Design, Styling, Interior Design, Set Design, or Event Planning/Design. It all depends on the interests of the individual. I am interested in a few different areas, but my main focus right now is STYLING. This blog is going to serve as the day to day activities and adventures of a stylist, as I am currently interning for a top celebrity stylist. Posts may vary depending on the work she has coming up. Stylist work can be hit and miss for demand depending on the season. The next season coming up after August will be AWARD SEASON! Very exciting, very demanding and very busy! I will try to keep everything updated as it comes. Stay tuned!