When you think of celebrities that defined early 2000s fashion, who first comes to mind, and why? And are there any specific outfits or images that stick out in your mind? Brown/Getty Images Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Mirek Towski/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images) (Image credit: Dave Benett/Getty Images Frederick M. It’s great for specific body types, and I know people will freak out, but I think those are coming back. And she’s still a big fan of the low-rise jean because it fits her body well. I work with Jessica Simpson, and she grew up in the ’00s in True Religion denim. Skims just launched its velour collection. Suzie Kondi has been doing terry sweatsuits the past couple of years. We’ve already seen the revival of the velour tracksuit. Do you predict 2000s fashion will also make its comeback? Why or why not? Over the past few years, we’ve seen a rise in the ’90s nostalgia. Sometimes it comes down to color or specific neckline they have to wear when promoting a particular brand.

It’s not just you’re representing yourself you’re representing them, so you get strict, narrow guidelines regarding what they can wear. Yes, because a lot of these companies now are very corporate, so you have to fit in that box if you’re representing that brand. Merritt/FilmMagic Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images Jon Kopaloff/WireImage)ĭo you feel like how the styling industry has evolved has made creativity around styling less free? Now, they’re brands, they’re businesswomen, they’ve got multiple lanes they’re working out of, and they’re promoting a lot of different things on their platforms, versus before when they were just promoting their art. It’s also worth noting that the actress was in one lane. And it’s in that space-that street style, paparazzi photographs, and coming and going shots of celebrities at clubs or the airport-that became popular. You’d actually become excited to see what was happening then. We’d have to literally wait to see what celebrities were wearing to a premiere, or what was trending at that time. There was also a lot less pressure back then pressure from publicists, pressure from designers, social media. People now want to play it safe because they want to make sure they’re not being slammed in the tabloids for something, so there was a bit more freedom. Don’t get me wrong-there was some really bad fashion at the time, but people weren’t afraid to express themselves. People didn’t pay to dress anybody at that time it was a time of self-discovery for all of us, and we all made mistakes. It was about the girls and the designers they liked. How was the approach to fashion in the 2000s different than it is now?īack then, it was much more creative the styling felt more authentic. (Image credit: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage Jamie McCarthy/WireImage Chris Polk/FilmMagic Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Dave Benett/Getty Images) I had never assisted anybody I just made it up as I went it was a fake until I made it kind of thing. But once Kristin became a client, I left what I was doing and started my own styling business from scratch. I was still working in costuming and working in TV and film. Bell became my second client, which legitimized me becoming a stylist. We hit it off and started working together. And then Rachel introduced me to Kristen Bell. It was something I didn’t even really know existed as a career, but I fell in love with it. She needed someone to help her with styling for the red carpet and other events, and she would ask me for advice, so it just happened organically. That’s where I met Rachel Bilson, and she became my first client. I worked as a shopper and costumer on television shows and movies, and at the time, I was working on a show called The OC.

I started styling very early in the 2000s. What led you to become a celebrity stylist, and who were your first clients? (Image credit: us a little bit about yourself.

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