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Stylist Staples!!
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items Thinking about becoming a Stylist?? Here's some things to think about to help get you to your goal!!
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Fashion Education
Styling Kit
Digital Resources
Fashion Education
One of the MOST important parts of the job is keeping your knowledge about the industry current! Fashion magazines are a great way to get that insider knowledge in very simple and easy to understand terms!! Keep in mind each magazine has slightly dif...
Buy Fashion Magazines Subscriptions - Magazinecafestore.com
Consider taking some fashion classes! Learning and knowing the basics are SUPER important, you can't teach what you don't know! Many technical colleges have fashion classes as well as online! (I've been tinkering with the idea is teaching some classe...
Best Fashion Courses Online with Certificates [2024] - Coursera
Staying up on the designer fashion shows is helpful to be able to know what styles we will be seeing for each season! The dates vary depending on the location, the bigger shows are in New York, France, Italy. There are other smaller shows in differen...
Fashion Week, Runway, Designer Collections - Vogue
Art and Photography books are great to have on hand for inspiration! They also teach about color and light usage which are important parts of the fashion industry too!
Best Photography Books | Barnes & Noble®
Now depending on what part of fashion you want to dive into (I think this is helpful to know regardless!!) but learning how to sew can help you if you need to alter clothes if you need. Or if you want to design, definitely need to know how to sew!!
The Sewing Book: Over 300 Step-by-Step Techniques
Get extremely familiar with the color wheel!! It will be your best friend when it comes to styling! Learn everything you can about colors and their usages not just in the fashion industry. Learn about colors in the beauty industry and interior design...
Color wheel
Styling Kit
A MUST have for your styling kit! You will use these to take your clients (or your own!) measurements so that you know exactly how you can help them!
Amazon Best Sellers: Best Sewing Tape Measures
I have yet to find one lint roller that is better than the others, just find one that you like to help get rid of the lint on those darker fabrics!
Lint Roller in Laundry Additives - Walmart.com
Safety pins have saved me more than one time!! They are the best thing to have on hand in case a seam rips or a zipper breaks!
Safety Pin - Walmart
Double sided tape! The easiest way to keep a strap or neckline in place without moving. Doesn't allow things to slip.
Double Sided Fashion Tape - Target
They usually include needles, thread, buttons and scissors in case you need to make a quick repair!
Sewing Kits : Sewing Accessories - Target
A good way to protect clothing as you transport from one place to another!
Garment Bags - Target
The best way to organize looks and outfits so that they are all together and won't wrinkle. (Since they're hung)
Clothes Rack With Wheels - Target
A lightweight, full length mirror is essential for being able to see the whole outfit so you can make adjustments and educate as needed!
Full Length Mirrors Furniture - Target
Good lighting is a must have for professional looking images or posts.
Studio Lighting for Photography - B&H
Invest in a good streamer or iron (which ever you prefer) You will have days that you go to put something on yourself or someone else and it WILL be wrinkled! A good streamer is a great thing to have on hand!
Best Garment Steamers
Digital Resources
A design program that can be used from everything to designing t shirts to making things to market your business!
Canva: Visual Suite for Everyone
Another design program that can be used for many, many different things!!
Free Design, Photo, and Video Tool | Adobe Express - Adobe
Put together a website of your work so you have somewhere to direct people to see what you are capable of!
Wix.com: Website Builder - Create a Free Website Today
Make sure to use social media to your advantage!
The Top 10 Social Media Sites & Platforms - Search Engine Journal
Now depending on what you are wanting to do, there is software to help with just about every aspect of fashion design.
CLO | 3D Fashion Design Software