One of the most critical aspects of the personal styling process is presenting an inspiration board or mood board to the client before shopping on their behalf. Shopping without a visual plan (you both agree on) is a recipe for disaster at the fitting. So how do you create this visual plan? It’s simple really,…
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posted on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Stylist Training
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In addition to working as a personal stylist here in Los Angeles, I also co-own the styling school, School of Style. With that being said, in addition to dishing out styling advice, I also serve up plenty of career advice. So I started a playlist on my YouTube channel that is all about career advice…
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posted on Friday, May 8th, 2015
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Fashion Randomness, Featured
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Q- I wanted to know what are some great books to read when it comes to the fashion business and fashion styling. A- Great question and since I buy pretty much every single fashion book that hits the shelves, I’ve got a few recommendations for you.image via smallshopstudio.com Secrets of Stylists: An Insider’s Guide to…
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posted on Wednesday, January 8th, 2014
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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I can’t tell you how many people ask me “how do I become a stylist?”. There is a reason my biz partner and I have a school that specializes in becoming a stylist – so many people want this career! My short answer is come to my school but since I am feeling generous, my…
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posted on Thursday, October 31st, 2013
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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If you told me 4 years ago that I would be a teacher/mentor to the next generation of stylists I would have literally laughed in your face. Heck, I probably would have giggled at the notion of being a stylist for a living. It had always a dream but for it become a reality (and…
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posted on Friday, June 21st, 2013
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Lauren At Work and In the News
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Exciting news alert! In 2013 Luke Storey and I will be taking our show on the road – the show being School of Style, of course. The School of Style Pop-Up Class Series kicks off in Chicago on June 8-9th at Public Hotel. We will be teaching Class 1- The Business. So if you’ve always…
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posted on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Lauren At Work and In the News
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I get a ton of emails asking me how I got my start as a stylist/ fashion expert. There is a common misconception that I got where I am today overnight. That it was just dumb luck, that I happened to know the right people, or that I was just at the right place at…
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posted on Sunday, April 28th, 2013
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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Q- I had e-mailed you awhile back about the School Of Style and since then I’ve been following you on twitter as well as following your blog. I thought you had a lot of great tips and good advice for those who are just getting started in a styling career. I wanted to ask your…
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posted on Monday, February 15th, 2010
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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Image credit- Trend Land Q- I am an up and coming fashion stylist and I have a question for you. As I am sure you know in this fashion world the grind is 24/7. I have been doing a lot to try and get myself out there as well as try to get as much…
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posted on Monday, January 18th, 2010
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you found out yesterday that I booked a key stylist gig! If you aren’t down with the stylist lingo … key stylists means I am the main stylist and not the assistant 🙂 Super exciting news for me. Anyways, you are probably wondering why I have…
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posted on Thursday, January 14th, 2010
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Lauren At Work and In the News
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