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London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, [2022. vi](2022. vi)–27. Basics Fashion Design. Bloomsbury Visual Arts. Web. 13 Sep. 2026. <[http://](http://)[ ](http://)[dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350240384.ch-1&gt](dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350240384.ch-1&gt);.  \nAccessed from: [www.bloomsburyvisualarts.com](www.bloomsburyvisualarts.com)  \nAccessed on: Fri May 23 2025 17:00:00 Pacific Daylight Time  \nCopyright © Jacqueline McAssey. Sophie Benson. Clare Buckley.  \n1  \nThe Fashion Stylist  \nFigure 1.1 (facing page) Fashion editorial for CR Fashion Book.  \nPhotography: Andrew  \nVowles. Styling: Ben Perreira.  \nIntroduction  \nPut simply, a fashion stylist is responsible for choosing the look and clothing, and often much more, to communicate a fashion idea, trend or theme, or to advertise a fashion product. This book has been written for those who are interested in the process of fashion imagemaking and what the job entails. It will inform you about how and why the stylist has become an integral part of fashion image-making in publications, both online and in print, advertising campaigns and more recently as a consultant to fashion designers and brands.  \nYou will also learn what it means, for example, to style for e-commerce, a still-life image or a fashion show and what types of skills these different fields require. Personal styling is explained in its various guises, from one-to-one styling in retail outlets to the styling of musicians and celebrities. Additionally, it will describe the day-to-day life of a stylist, which should help you to identify if this is the right career choice for you.  \nThis book contains visual examples of inspirational styling, created not only by professionals but also undergraduates; proving that even on a limited budget, with imagination and drive, it is still possible to create beautiful and relevant work.  \nTHE FASHION STYLIST 3  \nThe Fashion Stylist  \nWhat is fashion styling?  \nEssentially, styling is a way of assembling clothing and accessories, to exhibit them in their most desirable or attractive way in order to sell them. This could include, for example, choosing accessories (belt, shoes and jewellery) to coordinate with and complement a dress. Fashion clothing can be styled alone or as a group of products (showing a range of colours), with or without a model. The styling process involves selecting and experimenting with many alternative garments to establish the perfect composition.  \n‘I wanted to mix designer things with“found”things, and used to go to places like John Lewis’schoolboys’department to get a very eclectic mix.’  \nMelanie Ward  \nThe origins of styling  \nThe first stylists were fashion editors who worked exclusively for fashion magazines. Editors did in fact ‘edit’ the clothing and fashion pages, and they chose the designers to be featured in the magazine. Under the initial direction of the fashion editor the relationship that really mattered during the shoot was that of the photographer and model. Indeed, during the 1960s it was common for models to do their own make-up and hair and bring their own  \nFigure 1.2 Muted menswear is shot against a dramatic landscape in this fashion editorial for V Man. Photography: Will Davidson. Styling: Mattias Karlsson.  \naccessories to a shoot, forgoing the need for a third person. 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