Brian Robinson has styled a number 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 offered 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?
Nicely, initially, once I went to school, I went to highschool for tv manufacturing and built-in media and a focus in PR and promoting. After faculty, I moved again residence and my greatest buddy created {a magazine} referred to as Open Fly journal, which revolved round arts and tradition, trend and leisure. So I did concentrate on the editor aspect of that publication in journalism. Then after that, we did a few photograph shoots, and it actually put the whole lot in full movement with being on set and simply with the ability to see how artistic the units might 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 turned extra concerned on the style scene, and when writing about these articles, I at all times would assume again about how the items and the clothes might be reworked, how totally different outfits may match, totally different suits and proportions and totally different silhouettes, which was the driving pressure. 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 business is with the ability to really be a family identify within the trend business, the longevity wherein I’ve had in my profession. It’s one thing I completely satisfaction myself on, with the ability to transition from a stylist to a designer and with the ability to have it acquired appropriately throughout the chains wherein it has been completely phenomenal.
What was the inspiration behind your clothes line and assortment, BDR?
For the gathering, it was positively dwelling in New York Metropolis, with the ability to at all times be out and about, and with the ability to make the most of athleisure put on to its full functionality, with the ability to perceive how one can make it look polished by with the ability to incorporate simply sure key items that may go from athleisure to 9 to 5 to able to put on. So, once I did my first assortment with being on a number of units, with being a wardrobe stylist and black as a result of black is at all times 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 basic.
How was it styling Elle Varner?
I beloved the general aesthetic of Elle Varner. Elle Varner is tremendous right down to earth, very polished. It’s like having a dialog together with your favourite cousin, with the ability to simply sit again and simply actually have these superb participating moments. So we launched into a tremendous expertise when she had a tour in DC, paired with Ne-Yo and Miguel. And thru that have, not solely was I capable of actually have a tremendous time together with her, but additionally these different two artists. However actually after having her off-stage and simply with the ability to join and perceive what she was trying to go together with her fashion, it actually gave me the aptitude of actually with the ability to join together with her, not solely on a enterprise stage, however a private stage, which I mentioned is essential so she simply, general, is a tremendous individual, and simply actually had a terrific spirit, and was completely down the occasion afterward, and have a tremendous time.