Style Wise

Style Wise: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Fashion Stylist is an essential step-by-step guide and reference tool for anyone interested or involved in professional styling. The book paints a realistic picture of the day-to-day activities of professional stylists and provides aspiring stylists with the tools and information needed to begin building a portfolio. Topics covered include photo shoots, film shoots, fashion shows, special events, and other areas such as image management and food, prop, and set styling. Burns-Tran includes charts of fashion icons, history, terms, and other sources of inspiration from classic films to street culture. The book also provides references to helpful apps, websites, and other resources for portfolio building, branding, networking, and maintaining a freelance or salaried career.

New to this Edition
- New coverage of social media and technological marketing avenues for stylists
- More emphasis on prop styling and styling for home collections
- New quotes, tips and interviews with professional stylists
- New section on the language of fashion to improve professional communications

Style Wise STUDIO
Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips
Review concepts with flashcards of terms and definitions and image identification
Access samples of documents, forms and templates for all stages of planning a photo shoot including a call sheet form, supply checklist, planning calendars and more

PLEASE NOTE: Purchasing or renting this ISBN does not include access to the STUDIO resources that accompany this text. To receive free access to the STUDIO content with new copies of this book, please refer to the book + STUDIO access card bundle ISBN 9781501323836.

"It's a great text. I love it and so does my students! It has great information, great images and is very current." -- Carmen Carter, El Centro College, USA

"I am happy that someone has finally put together all the pieces of being a fashion stylist into one comprehensive textbook. This book teaches you everything you need to get started in this fun, yet hardworking career." -- Arcadia Maximo, Community College of San Francisco, USA