Stylist Jenna Tyson shares her trend journey with EBONY, reflecting on the influences that formed her profession. “My grandfather was actually into correct dressing. He’d crease his pants from high to backside and had a hearth swimsuit sport,” Tyson reminisces. Her grandfather’s “unique cowboy boots” and “buckles” outings ingrained the artistry of a powerful wardrobe in her. “A part of our relationship was him taking me buying, so dressing properly turned a prideful a part of who I’m,” she says.
Regardless of her early publicity to trend, Tyson initially aimed for a medical profession. “I actually wished to go to med college and change into a plastic surgeon,” she says. Nonetheless, her knack for trend turned obvious by retail jobs. “The summer season I graduated from highschool, I labored at a neighborhood clothes retailer in Orange County. My boss requested, ‘Why are you going to highschool for medication once you love trend?'” That query sparked a realization and a brand new profession path.
Tyson moved to New York and attended FIT, specializing in millinery. She labored retail jobs to assist herself whereas drawing inspiration from stylist Mariel Haenn, who was reworking Rihanna’s model. “Haenn turned Rihanna right into a rock star, an aesthetic uncommon for Black girls at the moment,” Tyson notes. Researching Haenn led Tyson to stylist Misa Hylton’s legacy. “Studying about Hylton’s journey made me understand I wanted her as a mentor.”
Tyson joined Hylton’s trend academy’s inaugural class in 2012. “Hylton obtained me constant internships, and I used to be doing competition runs in Brazil and Abu Dhabi,” she says. Regardless of the glamor, Tyson emphasizes the laborious work behind the scenes. “It was powerful however impactful work. As an assistant, I organized hangers, sneakers, and clothes,” she remembers, crediting stylist Tiffany Hasbourne for invaluable early classes.
Hylton’s recommendation led Tyson to hip-hop styling, a call that modified her profession trajectory. “She instructed hip-hop styling for a well-rounded expertise,” Tyson explains. Now, Tyson is the non-public stylist for Flo Milli, integrating Pucci’s vibrant prints into her wardrobe. “We linked with Pucci in Milan, and it was simply synergy,” Tyson says.
Tyson’s work with Flo Milli mirrors Haenn’s and Hylton’s iconic styling. “Like Misa with Kim, there’s one thing attractive and uncooked in mixing ghetto and excessive trend,” Tyson says. She goals for daring, show-stopping appears. “I am all for quiet luxurious, however typically it is advisable be loud.”
With over a decade within the trade, Tyson’s momentum continues to construct. She presents recommendation to aspiring stylists: “Take pleasure in all of the moments in your journey, recognize them, and have fun each ahead movement as a hit.”
