WARDROBE STYLIST
WARDROBE STYLIST
Experienced Celebrity Stylist in San Diego
I started my career as a costumer for television shows. I have since expanded my services as a wardrobe stylist to commercials, brand shoots, catalogs, editorials, and celebrity styling.
After 15+ years of delivering every type of aesthetic for a plethora of brands and personalities, I am narrowing down the jobs I take on. I am most excited to curate sophisticated or thoughtful looks for fun, modern, or upscale projects and clients.
WARDROBE STYLING SERVICES
Editorials
I have styled numerous San Diego Magazine covers, dressed Tony Hawk for the cover of Success Magazine, and churned out 10-page spreads. I have the team, contacts, and organization to pull off a cohesive spread for any publication.
Commercials
I am the rare wardrobe stylist in San Diego with a ton of commercial experience. Skip the extra cost of flying in your LA or New York stylist, and hire local. I will save you money and I am great team player!
Catalogs
I have extensive experience pulling together hundreds of looks to highlight a brand’s line of products. I have styled six seasons of catalogs for San Diego Hat Co and five seasons for Rangoni footwear before they moved their shoots to Italy.
Brand Styling
Every business and solopreneur needs a brand shoot to get the best imagery for their website, social media, and marketing materials. Hiring a wardrobe stylist to curate each look for every setup ensures your brand’s vision is cohesive.
TV & Film
My degree is in Costume design for Television and Film. I worked strictly in television the first three years of my career. I am no longer available for set costuming, but I am still available for day playing. I can also be a shopper. See my IMDB profile.
Celebrity Styling
I have worked with numerous celebrities from professional athletes to actors. Tony Hawk, Jennifer Flavin Stallone, and Joe Manganiello are just a few of the prominent public figures I have dressed.
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FAQ
Generally, my rate for a 1-day shoot with 2-4 talent and 15 looks is $3,000. I charge $1,000 for a 10-hour day on set, $1,500 for prep, and $500 for wrap. My prep work includes a wardrobe planner pdf with 2-3 client revisions, 1-2 video meetings with the client, coordination with the talent to ensure accurate sizing and “talent own” requests, as well as an in-person fitting with the talent prior to the shoot day.
As for wardrobe costs, I charge $100 – $200 per look. Cost depends on high-end desires and whether or not you require specific shoes. If I am able to use mostly “talent owned” footwear and basics then I can keep it to $100 per look.
To give you an accurate quote for your project, please fill out this form.
My rate can be flexible for the right project, so let’s chat if your budget is close!
Obviously one head-to-toe outfit costs more than $100 – $200. From shoes to jewelry, a single look can be $1,000. Here are the ways I am able to keep wardrobe costs down…
- My stock wardrobe, including shoes and jewelry.
- Borrowing items from designers and boutiques.
- Renting from wardrobe houses and other rental sources.
- Returning items I’ve purchased. If you are not doing a formal “studio pull,” stores do not allow you to return items that models/actors have worn, but stylists in good standing get away with this regularly. A stylist stays in good standing with stores like Nordstrom and Target by always keeping a percentage of everything they purchase. A stylist who “over returns” gets black listed. The standard is to keep 20% of what you have purchased.
As for incidentals, any shoot that involves talent wearing a clothing item for more than 15 minutes risks incidentals. Any item that has body odor on it cannot be returned to a store whether it was purchased or borrowed.
On an in-studio shoot, stylists tape the bottom of the shoes to ensure the shoe remains “new.” Taping the bottom of a shoe only works for in-studio shoots where the ground is clean, flat, and flawless, and the model/actor does not have to do more than stand or sit. Walking more than a couple steps in a shoe that is to be returned is not allowed, since moving creates creases in most shoes.
Taping the bottom of a shoe does not protect it from a floor that is not perfectly flat and clean. A location shoot always has minuscule rocks and sand that creates divots in the shoe through tape, so all location shooting requires the purchase of any shoe worn. I often keep the budget down by having talent bring their own footwear for certain looks that just require a flip flop or black pump, etc.
Charging ~$150 per look is the balance between the savings I get from borrowing items and the incidentals.
Last bit: I usually keep all the items that get “ruined” at each shoot. This is why I have a lush stock wardrobe, which will benefit your shoot. But this is flexible.
