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Jessie Cohan Interview: Kit and Kaboodle

The very talent Stylist Stacy Cunningham recently had to opportunity to interview Jessie Cohan who is a bi-coastal stylist, her incredible spirit of collaboration across many disciplines of art and fashion has lent to her great success.  As far apart as the two cities she works in, she works for clients as diverse as Art & Commerce, Dossier Journal, Nylon and the likes of Herbal Essences and Shiseido.

What is the most important thing you keep in your kit that you could not live without?

 A travel steamer and several incarnations of Spanx!

What was your made-it-moment so far?

Being flown to Stockholm for a WeSC advertising campaign and collaborating on my jewelry collection with Sidney Garber.  The collection is made in New York and all proceeds go to charity.  I’ve made jewelry for a long time and it was great to collaborate with a technical fine jewelry designer and a company that has been producing jewelry for a century.  I wanted to make slightly subversive jewelry, inspired by insects but made with diamonds.

Why insects?

I have seen a lot of insect vintage pieces, but wanted to make it more precious; small and subtle.  If you see a woman wearing a pair of earrings from far away it might look like a diamond but up close it’s a diamond hanging it off an ant.

Your celebrity styling portfolio includes a lot of characters from Tracy Morgan and Andy Sam-berg to the cast of the Jersey Shore, what do you bring in your mental kit when working with these famous personalities?

I have been fortunate to work with some interesting characters and I've learned to go with the flow and be flexible. Get to know the people and how they want to be portrayed. Try to bridge their personal style with how to make them look best for the camera and always retain their personality.  They are all so much fun to be on set with and most of them I meet that day.  The Jersey Shore cast was cool and fun, they brought their own clothes and it's my job to make them look the best for the camera and not to make them look like someone they're not.  Helping them to look/feel their best is my number one concern.  Freida Pinto was really sweet and easy to work with, and even easier to dress.  She looked good in everything, I could have put her in a paper bag and she still would have looked great. 

Who would be your ideal or dream celebrity to dress if given the chance?

The musician Robyn, she is absolutely inspiring as a woman and an artist!  The messages in her song are amazing.  Right now I love her music video for 'Call Your Girlfriend,' it's only one shot and she's outrageously dancing the whole time. 

How did your education at Brown and Rhode Island School of Design prepare you for your styling career?

Academically I come from a visual art and theory background and Brown/RISD was an amazing place to be.  It was extremely multidisciplinary and I got to collaborate with friends in film, video, performance, installation and more.  That spirit of collaboration is still what I love most about my job. It informs everything I do from styling, to consulting for a brand, and making jewelry.

What advice do you have for anyone that is interested in getting into styling?

Find someone you admire and apprentice them. Look everywhere for inspiration and have fun!  

Many thanks to Stacy. Check out her profile on LookBooks

Blu and Ericailcane “Skating Team” Mural

Street artists Blu and Ericailcane come together for this new mural piece, titled Skating Team. Of course the entire work captures the main idea of skating, but in a different context as most would expect with both artist’s work. No closeups of the mural are available at the moment but stay tuned for further information. Source: FRESHNGOOD.COM  

Fashion DO's!

The exquisite color and contour with the vibrant lustre in fashion is what women really love more. May it be an impeccable one or not, but the carefree touch that it generates on the body-and-dress is what fashion destines to get adept of. What’s current in the women’s fashion world? Let’s take a close look. Yarns for autumn The hottest in trend is something close to nature both in the use of raw material and in style. Velvet cardigans in fine knitting pattern are among the favourites of world famous designer Michael Kors. The raw material used for knitting these cardigans is mainly soft wool mixed with silk and ramie. Well this rustic style women’s winter wear is round-up with elegance and sophistication. You can call it the perfect outfit that will match with a silken pencil skirt. But the yarn pattern of weaving has many fashionable outfits very latest perfect for casuals. The yoke style patterned sweaters are through into your wardrobes this season. They are smart and can be easily worn with jeans trousers and laced skirts. The colors to knit these sweaters are generally a combination of contrasts. Loud colors go perfect with matt finished threads where the body of the sweater will be soothing but the yoke designs will be appealing with bright patches. For casual trousers you need something sleek and light. Boden women’s wear sets the flow. The V-neck half-sleeve skinny multi-color sweater cum top will suit the best. Colors like sky blue, yellow ochre and cherry red are in vogue to knit this outfit. And it is exactly made for working women of middle income group. Get one right now before the collection gets over. Denim - an all-time trend setter Denim is always in. You rather think it this way. But the difference lies in designs and make-ups. The autumn 2009/10 fashion sets the new brands like tuxedo tops, skinny jeans in black or indigo shades, denim jackets to be put with chiffon skirts and classy denim tops. The type of denim jeans in vogue is washed jeans and women prefer this distressing effect for ease. The casual mood merged with intellectual looks build up the magnetic persona a woman aspires to carry. Denim proves it all. Fashion accessories in trend Chunkier Boho casual ethnic jewellery is in and heavy costume jewellery are out. The luxury lines of estate jewellery are doing pretty well in today’s fashion trend. Also the plastics and metals do find a larger room than the conventional gold and silver jewels. Well these are mainly for casual wears and young women going to office or universities prefer them more. They are handy and not so expensive. For party wear diamonds and platinum take the lead.