Edward Bowleg III is part of vogue’s subsequent technology of stylists dominating the trade. The New York and Paris-based picture architect fell in love with vogue as a toddler. A few of his earliest recollections embrace him persuading his mother and father to carry vogue magazines residence in order that he may sift by way of them, gleefully absorbing the contents of the pages earlier than he may even make sense of all of it. Bowleg went on to main in vogue design in faculty the place he shortly realized that setting up clothes was extra difficult than it appeared in magazines. Nevertheless, it was by way of this expertise that he would come to acknowledge that he had a knack for arranging seems to be.
Bowleg went on to land just a few freelance gigs helping stylists and his profession took off from there. He has lent his eye and styling experience to numerous cowl shoots for WSJ journal, Vogue China, and Homme+ journal, simply to call just a few. His work extends past editorial journal work. He has additionally dabbled in promoting, styling with manufacturers comparable to Hermes and Valentino Garavani.
Bowleg just lately sat down with EBONY, highlighting his journey from elementary college vogue lover to a vogue stylist sitting entrance row at Paris Trend Week.
EBONY: The place did your curiosity in vogue start?Edward Bowleg: My curiosity in vogue started by way of artwork and drawing. Artwork class was at all times my favourite topic in elementary college. I began to take weekend drawing courses and ultimately, I started drawing the garments I’d see in my mother’s catalogs. Over time, that was begging my mother and father to carry residence vogue magazines for me and spending plenty of time watching vogue applications like “Trend File,” “Trend Tv,” and “Video Trend.”
How do you know that you just needed to be a stylist? Did you do any internships or assistant work?I understood I needed to be a stylist as soon as I went to highschool for vogue design and realized I didn’t have a knack for setting up garments. Throughout that point, I had nonetheless been hoarding magazines and got here to the belief that I beloved placing items collectively. I had additionally been interning right here and there for a stylist so it felt like a pure transition.
I started freelancing/interning and studying what the job entailed through the summer season of 2005, the 12 months earlier than I graduated highschool. I continued interning and helping all through my faculty days. I went into helping full-time after graduating faculty and completed in 2019, so it has been fairly a while!
The place do you go for inspiration when styling a shoot?I draw inspiration from many various locations: films, popular culture, artwork, and even dreaming up characters in my head, which may flip into one thing. Touring additionally stirs up inspiration, as I like exploring new locations and coming away with one thing new to be excited by.
You do plenty of editorial work. Have you ever had ideas about stepping into movie star styling?I’ve dabbled in movie star styling a bit bit, and I’m definitely not against it. It’s a complete totally different beast from the editorial aspect of issues, however it’s a problem I discover intriguing.
The place do you see your self within the subsequent 3-6 years?Within the subsequent 3-6 years, I’m hoping to develop upon the information I’ve gained working within the trade. Maybe consulting on a line of clothes or turning into an editor at massive at a publication. I like vogue and I like this trade by which we get to create photographs and inform tales, so something I can do to additional that will make me completely satisfied!
