Top tips for working as a session stylist
Published
14th Oct 2009
by sophieh
Entering the world of session styling can introduce you to people you wouldn't normally meet, take you to places you wouldn't dream of visiting and see you creating work from simple commercial styles to avant-garde creations.
So what does it take to become a successful session stylist? Jamie Stevens, the resident hairdresser on TV's How To Look Good Naked, gives his top tips for working as a session stylist.
- You need to be calm, patient, dedicated and practical.
- Try a mix of disciplines - fashion, shoots, TV or film - and find your niche.
- Look for opportunities. Even if you're based somewhere rural there's bound to be a local magazine or newspaper which does shoots. Even a local firm shooting a catalogue or a college putting on a fashion show gives you a chance to practise.
- Hone your techniques - practise, practise, practise on all types of hair.
- Keep up with trends and what's hot, be completely confident about what you can create, and have a few twists on the usual looks up your sleeve.
- Assist wherever possible and aim to sign with an agent. Keep cuttings of all of your work and ask for a credit on printed pieces.
