Arianne Phillips

About Arianne

• Moved from her small hometown of Santa Cruz to New York City, pursuing dream of becoming a stylist.
• Briefly met photographer Arthur Elgort through a friend of a friend; he told her to get a job at Condé Nast.
• Called Condé Nast and faked it: put herself forward as Elgort's close friend, got an interview at Vogue.
• Kept up an attitude of, "What do I have to lose?" Figured the worst that would happen was she'd move back home.
• Found a niche within the fashion industry she liked: styling rock musicians.
• Got her big break styling her friend Lenny Kravitz; styled him unconventionally, but fans started responding, emulating his accessories.
• From there, accumulated more rock star clients; decided to make the jump into movie costume styling.
• Was nominated for an Academy Award for her costume design work on the film "Walk the Line."