From supermodels to stylists to editors, we love reading and seeing the latest fashion trends that keep us in the know about the hottest looks for the upcoming season. With New York Fashion Week in progress and award show looks on our radar, it’s time get beyond the entertainers and focus on professionals who have been making strides in the fashion game for years. Below are five style gurus whose latest career moves are taking their brand to higher heights:
Andre Leon Talley: Next to Anna Wintour, he is arguably one of the most influential editors Vogue has ever had. Offering his expertise to the fashion bible and sitting front row at every major Fashion Week show, Talley is taking his style genius beyond the glossy pages and into our television screens with a new talk show. No word on when the show will air or what cable network will pick it up, but we’re sure there won’t be too many complaints about Talley’s luxurious fashion lifestyle being brought into our homes.
June Ambrose: Known as the go-to style person for some of today’s hottest stars, June is slowing taking her brand to the next level. Last year she debuted her own reality show on VH1, Styled by June, which gave viewers a look at the hectic lifestyle that comes with being celebrity stylist. This year, hip-hop’s first lady of fashion is hitting us with another power move as she launches her own shoe line, The June Ambrose Collection, on March 22 during HSN’s spring fashion event.
Naomi Campbell: Known as one of the hottest models in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Campbell has walked in just about every major fashion show and covered every major magazine you can think of, proving that her respect in
the fashion world is well earned. With her runway days behind her, Campbell is now in search of the modeling industry’s next it girl as she brings her supermodel knowledge to our television with her new show The Face, premiering Feb. 12 on Oxygen.
Kimora Lee Simmons: Known for coining the term “fabulosity,†Kimora has no cut cards when it comes to her knowledge of fashion and luxury. From modeling to designing, Simmons knows all about expanding her brand and staying relevant. Her successful personalized styling and retail site, JustFab.com, grew from 4 million members (and $5.5 million in monthly sales) since its launch in March 2010, to a reported 10 million this year. Simmons is using her new show Kimora: House of Fab to showcase the drama that goes into running a business.
Jason Bolden:Known as a stylist to some of today’s hottest celebrities including Gabrielle Union, Taraji P. Henson and LaLa Anthony, Bolden is slowly but surely proving that knows a thing or two about style. Now, working to become more of a household name, Bolden has teamed up with his good friend LaLa Anthony for a clothing line called 5th and Mercer that is sold exclusively at Shopbop.com.