Christian Siriano breezed through his season of Project Runway and went on to become the series’ youngest winner in 2008. Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez saw a surge in demand of their label when they won the inaugural CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund award in 2004. The public somewhat understood the scope of fashion stylists after The Rachel Zoe Project. While there are many similar stories like the above, there are also narratives of designers and stylists with different trajectories – the late Alexander McQueen earned his stripes at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design before being propelled into the spotlight by stylist Isabella Blow, who earned her stripes at the side of Vogue’s editor-at-large André Leon Talley.
Likewise for photographers, models, and other creatives in the fashion industry; many of us did not come into our jobs because our list of accolades exclusively includes being featured in something “famous”. Yes, this writer has included himself in the narrative because he actually worked as a fashion assistant for six years. In fact, most of the who’s who in the Singapore fashion industry assisted other who’s who prior to their own breakout moment. If one is wondering what fashion people talk about when they first get acquainted, it is relishing how our mentors relentlessly whipped us into shape to make us who we are today.
This story is from the September 2019 edition of MEN 'S FOLIO Singapore.
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