Brian Robinson has styled a few of the largest names in leisure. He has labored with Vanessa Simmons, Angela Simmons, Naturi Naughton, Bobby V, and Cyn Santana, simply to call a number of. His assortment is now being bought in Bloomingdale’s at Lenox Mall as nicely. Brian Robinson stepped into the Star Studio to inform us extra about his trend journey.
How did you get into styling?
Properly, initially, after I went to varsity, I went to highschool for tv manufacturing and built-in media and a focus in PR and promoting. After school, I moved again house and my finest pal created {a magazine} referred to as Open Fly journal, which revolved round arts and tradition, trend and leisure. So I did give attention to the editor aspect of that publication in journalism. Then after that, we did a few photograph shoots, and it actually put every part in full movement with being on set and simply having the ability to see how artistic the units may very well be, and the general thought course of behind the clothes items. So basically, I used to be adamant about specializing in the writing facet of the publication, however after a few months, I grew to become extra concerned on the style scene, and when writing about these articles, I all the time would assume again about how the items and the clothes may very well be reworked, how completely different outfits might match, completely different matches and proportions and completely different silhouettes, which was the driving drive. So we had a dialog, and I transitioned over to the lead stylist for the publication.
What has been one of many largest challenges throughout your profession?
I’d say one of many largest challenges that I confronted within the trend trade is having the ability to really be a family identify within the trend trade, the longevity by which I’ve had in my profession. It’s one thing I completely satisfaction myself on, having the ability to transition from a stylist to a designer and having the ability to have it obtained appropriately inside the chains by which it has been completely phenomenal.
What was the inspiration behind your clothes line and assortment, BDR?
For the gathering, it was undoubtedly residing in New York Metropolis, having the ability to all the time be out and about, and having the ability to make the most of athleisure put on to its full functionality, having the ability to perceive methods to make it look polished by having the ability to incorporate simply sure key items that may go from athleisure to 9 to 5 to able to put on. So, after I did my first assortment with being on numerous units, with being a wardrobe stylist and black as a result of black is all the time what we are likely to go to, so I needed to have the ability to make black not solely a staple however be capable to make it stylish however traditional.
How was it styling Elle Varner?
I liked the general aesthetic of Elle Varner. Elle Varner is tremendous all the way down to earth, very polished. It’s like having a dialog along with your favourite cousin, having the ability to simply sit again and simply actually have these wonderful partaking moments. So we launched into an incredible expertise when she had a tour in DC, paired with Ne-Yo and Miguel. And thru that have, not solely was I in a position to actually have an incredible time along with her, but in addition these different two artists. However actually after having her off-stage and simply having the ability to join and perceive what she was seeking to go along with her fashion, it actually gave me the potential of actually having the ability to join along with her, not solely on a enterprise stage, however a private stage, which I mentioned is essential so she simply, general, is an incredible particular person, and simply actually had a terrific spirit, and was completely down the occasion afterward, and have an incredible time.
