By now you know that I love fashion, all of it. What you may not know is that my love of fashion is not just about me. It’s not just that I love looking at it, and it’s not just about figuring it out for myself and my own benefit. One of my favorite things to do is to dress other people. Ok, that may sound odd, I don’t mean to literally dress other people, so let me rephrase…I love styling other people! For those of you not familiar with the term styling/stylist when it comes to fashion, it means to coordinate, arrange and put together outfits for other people to wear. Fashion stylists exist mostly in Hollywood, where they have become practically a must, or as Wikipedia explains it, “A Fashion stylist is the job title of someone who selects the clothing for published editorial features, print or  television advertising campaigns, music videos, concert performances, and any other appearances made by celebrities, models or any other public figures.” Public figures, especially celebrities, rarely ever pick their own clothes for public appearances, and some even get help figuring out what to wear in their everyday personal lives.  Job descriptions for a stylist can varied from one assignment to another, but often they include acting as a personal shopper as well, which means besides helping her clients figure out what to wear with what they already own, a stylist also helps them shop for the latest trends or any pieces their closets might be missing .

So basically, I’m an amateur stylist at heart. As a matter of fact to become an actual official stylist would definitely be one of my dream jobs. Another dream job would be to be a film’s wardrobe stylist, which means I would get to figure out what every character in a movie or tv show wears based on their stories and personality profiles (I also have some other dream jobs not fashion related, but I’ll leave those for some other time).

Ever since high school I’ve been helping my friends figure out what to wear, what pieces to put together, what looks might be most flattering on them, and of course to shop! One of those friends I’ve helped in the past in this area is my gorgeous friend Ann. We’ve been on several shopping excursions together looking for pieces that are fun and different to what she might usually get when shopping on her own, and especially pieces to show off her assets, which, as you’ll see in the pictures, are many since she’s one of those lucky people who won the gene-pool jackpot.

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