Aimée Croysdill
Clients: Alison Oliver (Saltburn), Nicola Coughlan (Barbie, Bridgerton)
“I assisted Avigail and Damian Collins — they were styling all the coolest music acts, including Rihanna, as part of Rob Zangardi and Mariel Haenn’s team,” says the U.K. stylist, who crossed over from the pop world to Hollywood. Croysdill is gearing up for Bridgerton season three with Nicola Coughlan, whose character, Penelope Featherington, will be the focus. The stylist will simultaneously be working on premieres for the Back to Black Amy Winehouse biopic with lead star Marisa Abela. “Of course, we’ll have some subtle nods to Amy. Oh, and we love black,” says Croysdill, who recently dressed Abela in black and red Moschino inspired by Winehouse’s 2007 performance of “Rehab” at the BRIT Awards.
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Client: Lisa Rinna
“Lisa [Rinna] and I crossed paths a little over a year ago in NYC during fashion week. I fell in love with her energy. She made it very clear that she was ready for a makeover,” says Brown, who helped the former Real Housewife trade in her cleavage-baring bandage dresses for fashions with a capital F. Balenciaga, Richard Quinn and Rabanne were all options for the 60-year-old actress, who quickly became a front-row fixture at the hottest designer shows in Paris. Brown got his start interning at Alexander McQueen before working with Joe Jonas and John Legend but is now obsessed with Rinna’s fashion arc. “What is it that we can do to continue with the shock factor?” he wonders. “Might it be that we explore menswear next?”
Timothy Luke Garcia
Clients: Ice Spice, Chlöe Bailey
“Working for Law Roach is a master class in styling,” says Garcia, who left Brooklyn for L.A. to assist the power stylist. Garcia started working solo with Ice Spice in September, timed to her VMA best new artist win. “We referenced Britney Spears’ 2003 VMAs look,” Garcia says of the “Deli” singer’s white Dolce & Gabbana lace. A recent standout was Ice Spice’s custom fur-lined Baby Phat denim at the Grammys: “Once Ice announced the title of her debut album, Y2K, it was a no-brainer. Baby Phat embodies the Y2K girl — more specifically, one from NYC. Her style constantly touches on her NYC upbringing.” The rapper is currently “in an all-black era” with touches of goth but keeping her signature baby doll vibe, says Garcia.
Daniel Hawkins
Client: Fantasia Barrino
The Atlanta-based stylist got his start styling Bravo-lebrities, but his path changed when he and Barrino met in 2016. “I’m a total fashion girlie, and I wanted someone with passion, understanding, ambition and time; Daniel was the missing piece of the glam puzzle,” says Barrino. Hawkins had a specific strategy in mind for the star, who had a busy year with The Color Purple. “I wanted to touch on a time when women didn’t have to be naked to have sex appeal: 1950s Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Diahann Carroll and some Diana Ross,” the stylist says. “Excellent tailoring, structured silhouettes and intricate draping ruled my direction.” For a London screening, Barrino stood out in a white Christian Siriano, opting not to embrace purple for the press tour.
This story first appeared in the March 27 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Click here to subscribe.
