An Interview with Marian the Fabulous!

I recently interviewed the the fabulous Marian who is a stylist, writer and blogger in London! Her blog is a real inspiration for me and she is always sending others sweet messages and advice about fashion. She is really talented and starting to post more behind the scenes photos of her work. Her style is fun and playful. She is always naming her shoes and wearing big chunky chunky bangles. Her blog is a must read! Check it out asap!

A: How did you get interested in fashion?
M: I always was, I honestly cannot remember a time when I was not interested in fashion. It was a natural extension of my interest in Art. Creativity was encouraged at home as my mother is an artist and so was her mother.

A: How did you get into styling?

M: As a child I used to help my mum throw her outfits together and would forcibly style my younger sister too :O).Sorry Abi!
Then at about 15, I accidentally styled a friend friends mother for a business party she was hosting. It was totally unplanned but she ended up looking great and the rest is history.

A: When did you start blogging?
M: In January 2008 but did not start blogging regularly till September 2008.

A: What was your favorite project to work on?
M: Wow that is a great question. The most memorable would have to be styling the friend's mother when I was 15. She had bought a great outfit but the proportions were totally wrong for her. She had twenty minutes to the arrival of her guests to her business cocktail party. So some safety pins, a pair of scissors,a few adjustments and a some accessories later she looked like a whole new woman. That experience taught me the true power of styling.

A: Do you have any advice for those of us who are pursuing careers in the

Fashion industry?
M: Learn as much as you can formally or informally about both the business and creative ends of fashion. Be ready to work hard sometimes even for no remuneration. Keep your eyes open for opportunities and always be ready. Success is when opportunities meet preparation.

A: What do you like best about the fashion scene in London?

M: The fearless experimentation! London is always on the fore front of the new and bold. In the Sixties it was Swinging London and Mary Quant's mini skirt. Then in the mid Seventies it was the anarchy of Punk. Now Brit designers like John Galliano Alexander McQueen, Christopher Kane, Gareth Pugh, Giles Deacon, Louise Goldin, Chris Brooke of Basso & Brooke, Luella etc are leading the way.

(Images courtesy of The House of Style)