“Who’s Behind The Clothes,” Jenna Tyson is not letting up with her styling skills.
There are many stylists to take note of within today’s fashion world. From Zendaya’s personal stylist, Law Roach to Flo Milli’s fashion spearheaded, Jenna Tyson- the celebrities are more than alright when it comes to their show stopping sense of fashion.
She’s worked with Missy Elliott, Future, Gunna, Roddy Ricch, and others.
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In addition to her work with Flo Milli, Tyson has served as an assistant stylist for top celebrities such as Missy Elliott, Future, Gunna, Roddy Ricch, and others.
“Assistant stylist to some of today’s most prominent rappers, such as Future, Gunna, Roddy Ricch, and more, Jenna Tyson is a powerhouse. Upon graduating from the Misa Hylton Fashion Academy, her plan was to take the editorial route and be at the helm of magazine covers,” said HuffPost on the celebrity stylist.
She was under the tutelage of fashion icon, Misa Hylton.
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And though Tyson’s keen attention to detail speaks for itself, she didn’t get her fashion sense from just anywhere.
According to HuffPost, Tyson learned more about the styling world from Misa Hylton, best known as the stylist for Lil Kim and Mary J. Blige.
“It’s so beautiful and refreshing that women are supporting one another again.” @_FloMilli by @MisaHylton https://t.co/2ASyPQgbBA
— Paper Magazine (@papermagazine) November 2, 2020
“Under Hylton’s tutelage, Tyson has worked with rapper-superproducer Missy Elliott and emcee Rapsody. Now, Tyson, 30, has landed her first independent client, Southern rap princess Flo Milli. In 2020, her singles “BeefFloMix” and “In The Party” took off on TikTok and through Twitter fancams. Tyson’s styling of Flo Milli has garnered mass praise from fans online, noting her standout looks at New York Fashion Week and unmatched creativity.”
Barriers That Black Stylists Have To Overcome
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In Tyson’s eyes, having patience as an aspiring stylist is at the forefront of how she’s become successful. And though her journey was far from easy, she describes the importance of learning patience and how that’s impacted her own career.
“As an aspiring stylist and an assistant, the thing that people maybe don’t pay attention to enough is how much time assisting takes. It takes going through some things; it takes really committing to being an assistant. To learn how to be a leader, you have to follow. It’s learning from people — good, bad or ugly — what you need to navigate in the industry: the skill set that you need, the work and determination that you need, the capital that you need.” She said to HuffPost. “I think it looks so glamorous and it seems like such an incredible job. It’s not just artistic, it’s not just creative; at the base of it, it’s a business. So, it’s having the patience to wait until it is your time and up until that time being able to pour into somebody else’s career as an asset and help them while learning.”
Working With Flo Milli
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Tyson describes Flo Milli as a “passion-fueled” artist and discussed more about her style to HuffPost.
“With Flo, she has great style; she has an evolving style. I think the best thing about her is that she loves so many different things, like a true creative does. We’re able to really have range and do a lot of different things as you can see from “Roaring 20s” to “Conceited.” She’s willing to tap into different aesthetics; the same way she has different sounds, she’ll play with different fashion, which I think is great. Her being so young, she has so much time to tap into every type of style that there is. We like to take our time with her, aesthetically, so that she has somewhere to go. If she just jumps into one aesthetic or something super sexy now, then where is she going to grow to? I think it’s important to let her be her age, work with that, and let it be organic. She’s a 22-year-old girl, so it’s letting her be 22,” she said in an interview.