Copyright 2013- styled by Safiya Yekwai
I hope you're all excited as much as I am about going back to the old style of this blog!
I'll be doing an 'introductory Thursday' post every second Thursday and
will be introducing a new creative person, every time.
This week I've decided to introduce you to an amazing stylist,
which I've had a chance to work with, when I was assisting Jeff Hahn for iD.
She's super nice and has an amazing style!
Here's an interview I've done with Safiya:
1)When did you know you wanted to be a stylist ?
I have always been really interested in art and design but only really got a taste for fashion when I went to college. This was kind of the first time when I realised this could be something I could do as a career. But at the time I thought I wanted to be a designer. My foundation year is when I really realised styling is what I wanted to do and something I felt mix all of the things that I enjoyed in the past (art, clothes, photography, design) in one medium.
2) Do you think there'd be anything else you'd want to do instead of styling ?
I was thinking this the other day actually, tbh I don’t think there is I really love styling and feel that I am always wanting to be better or try and further the way I use clothes to tell a story. Only recently I really realised this is the thing I love doing with all the ups and downs, returns and long days, I always feel so amazed when I see the final outcome.
3) do you prefer to style menswear or womenswear ?
I do like both but if I’m honest I do really love menswear. I think that in past years its become so much more inspiring and has captured my imagination a lot more, designers such as Astrid Anderson and Liam Hodges I feel are real pioneers of the new school of design and I seem to just feel more inspired by new menswear designers and the way they have shown a different and new style of Man with clothing.
4) What's your styling aesthetic?
I really love images that tell a deeper story than just showing a current trend. I love images that tell a story and have some sort of grittiness to them. Early Corrine Day images are my sort of aesthetic, also Ray Petri is one of my all time fav stylist.
5) What are your future goals within your specialism ?
To keep styling and being creative with it, I love working and collaborating with exciting photographers, designers and models. So just want to really keep perfecting my craft and making interesting work.
Check out Safiya's work http://www.safiyayekwai.co.uk/
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