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Lori GoLdstein.

When I think of Lori Goldstein’s work as one of the most prominent American Editorial Stylists three words come to mind. Color. Texture. Print. She has fun with it, but I know that it goes so much deeper than that. It seems with each detail of the images below, whether it be the smooth, curved contour of a woolen lapel or the contrast of black and leather striped panels against a rich golden fur cuff, the amount of passion put into even the tiniest feature is palpable. Lori seems to carefully choose the color in the garments to intentionally stand out against an almost always gloomier backdrop. It’s like she could go anywhere and say “Ok! Go!” and the energy she creates translates directly into the imagery. When I look at her work I don’t just see the images that she creates… I feel them. Lori creates an experience. It truly makes you curious of what’s going on behind the camera, doesn’t it? 

I think she’s become one of the United States most beloved Fashion Editorial Stylists because she encapsulates the European idea that Fashion IS Art. It’s not about the commercial aspect that most American magazines and design labels set forth. I think most of the greatest stylists are non-American because America is the baby, we’re one of the youngest countries. Our ancestors came here from the very places that the “greatest” sprouted up from. Maybe the “Greatest American Fashion Stylists” are still emerging. =) 

i-D magazine [issue unkown] Photography by Billy Sullivan. Styled by Lori Goldstein.

W Magazine [Issue Unknown] Photographed by Solve Sundsbo. Styled by Lori Goldstein.

Italian Vogue [issue unknown] Photography by Steven Meisel. Styled by Lori Goldstein.

Italian Vogue. 2010. Photography by Steven Meisel. Styled by Lori Goldstein.