They’re awesome at shopping. They pluck designers from obscurity and bring them into the fashion fold. They post the coolest, most obscure throwback photos. They reconstruct people’s images. Their clients leave the house looking as if they just stepped out of Vogue editorials. They’re celebrity stylists and some of the most inspiring fashion right now can be found on their Instagram pages.
Don’t deprive yourself of skillfully curated wardrobe inspo. Click through the slideshow above for 16 of the best fashion stylists to follow right now.
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Instagram Stylists 2017
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Vanessa Reid
Handle: @vanessareidofficial
Famous for Styling: Labels like Acne Studios and Rag & Bone
Follower Count: 23.5K
What to Expect: "It feels like the balance between art and commerce is a bit askew [and] the 'total look' phenomenon is numbing the creative freedom of the stylist," Vanessa Reid once told Vogue. "I feel there is still a need for more emotion and fashion poetry!" Indeed, "fashion poetry" is the best phrase we can think of to describe Reid's feed, a mood board made up of her highly conceptual work.
Image: @vanessareidofficial
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Shiona Turini
Handle: @shionat
Famous for Styling: Solange Knowles
Follower Count: 114K
What to Expect: A stylist, consultant and contributing editor for The Cut, Shiona Turini fills her page with images of herself in clever separates set against the backdrop of major fashion cities or her native Bermuda.
Image: @shionat
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Luka Sabbat
Handle: @lukasabbat
Famous for Styling: Himself, TBH
Follower Count: 486K
What to Expect: You'll truly enjoy seeing what Dolce & Gabbana millennial Luka Sabbat wears every day. (Namely, a lot of vintage Saint Laurent and up-and-coming streetwear brands.) Regardless of your gender, Sabbat's a fount of styling inspo.
Image: @lukasabbat
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B. Åkerlund
Handle: @bcompleted
Famous for Styling: Madonna, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Fergie, Kim Kardashian
Follower Count: 78.3K
What to Expect: Watch as the visual artist pushes the boundaries of fashion in costumey ensembles that never fail to amaze. There's a reason the most fashion-forward musicians and photographers gravitate toward B. Åkerlund.
Image: @bcompleted
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Elizabeth Sulcer
Handle: @elizabethsulcer
Famous for Styling: Bella Hadid, the Victoria's Secret Angels
Follower Count: 196K
What to Expect: Rather than follow a spammy Bella Hadid fan page, get an insider look at what the model's been wearing and the fashion force that envisioned the street-sexy, goth-grungy outfits. (As to be expected, Elizabeth Sulcer's own #OOTDs are pretty darn hawt.)
Image: @elizabethsulcer
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Farren Fucci
Handle: @fucci.floss
Famous for Styling: Bella Hadid, Rihanna
Follower Count: 94.2K
What to Expect: "I was one of the first to talk about 'hoe looks' and post the Vines with more scandalous outfits," said Farren Fucci of his signature aesthetic in a March interview with Fashionista. "I'm all for female empowerment and the sexual liberation of women. I feel like one of the first aspects of that is how [women] dress." So, expect a running stream of haute "hoe" looks, past and present.
Image: @fucci.floss
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Gabriel Held
Handle: @gabriel_held_vintage
Famous for Styling: Lena Dunham, Vashtie Kola
Follower Count: 75.5K
What to Expect: Follow Gabriel Held for shout-outs to fashion's campiest, most covetable moments (brought to you by early aughts Paris Hilton, Lil' Kim, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Nicole Richie, Britney Spears, Naomi Campbell and Jennifer Lopez, among others).
Image: @gabriel_held_vintage
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Ian Bradley
Handle: @iancogneato
Famous for Styling: Sky Ferreira, Hari Nef, Blood Orange, Luka Sabbat
Follower Count: 14K
What to Expect: Ian Bradley defines his aesthetic as a mixture of "the culture of downtown New York and clean, classic American sportswear inspired by icons like Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Aaliyah, and the early work of Isaac Mizrahi." This sensibility runs throughout his work and everyday life.
Image: @iancogneato
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Karla Welch
Handle: @karlawelchstylist
Famous for Styling: Lorde, Olivia Wilde, Ruth Negga, Sarah Paulson, Justin Bieber, Hailee Steinfeld, St. Vincent, Karlie Kloss, Camila Cabello, Kathryn Hahn, Michelle Monaghan, Katy Perry, Carrie Brownstein, Amy Poehler
Follower Count: 91.4K
What to Expect: "If you've ever been on my Instagram, I'm a pretty political person; I like that I have a platform to share my beliefs and what I believe in strongly, so for me that's been the best thing about it," Karla Welch, The Hollywood Reporter's hottest celebrity stylist of 2017, recently told Fashionista. "It just developed in a very non-strategic way that I was going to start posting politically; but that's who I am. It's not like we're in just regular times." Perhaps just as inspiring are the posts showing Welch's work. Not that it's all politics and business — the stylist provides plentyyy of comic relief (like this shot of her and Karlie Kloss goofing off).
Image: @karlawelchstylist
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Lotta Volkova
Handle: @lottavolkova
Famous for Styling: Balenciaga and Vetements' runway shows
Follower Count: 98.1K
What to Expect: The Soviet Union-bred style star's Instagram account embodies the Vetements vibe: gritty, carefree, visually striking, inspirational as hell.
Image: @lottavolkova
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Marni Senofonte
Handle: @marnixmarni
Famous for Styling: Beyoncé, Kendall Jenner, Mary J. Blige
Follower Count: 150K
What to Expect: The unexpected. Marni Senofonte's one-of-a-kind #OOTDs are truly a sight to see. Not that we'd expect anything less from the woman behind much of Lemonade (and Kendall Jenner's 180-degree style transformation).
Image: @marnixmarni
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Mel Ottenberg
Handle: @melzy917
Famous for Styling: Rihanna
Follower Count: 126K
What to Expect: Perks of following Mel Ottenberg’s Instagram account include the sartorial genius' overarching sense of humor, tons of New York City references, a healthy dose of obscure 90s (and 80s) flashbacks and, of course, behind-the-scenes shots of the woman whose recent Giambattista Valli couture run is dominating the platform.
Image: @melzy917
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Samantha McMillen
Handle: @samanthamcmillen_stylist
Famous for Styling: Elle and Dakota Fanning, Carey Mulligan, Evan Rachel Wood, Brie Larson, Johnny Depp
Follower Count: 30.7K
What to Expect: Fashion shots of the Fanning girls in gauzy dresses and statement sunnies interspersed with cute candids of the stylist's little boy.
Image: @samanthamcmillen_stylist
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Ugo Mozie
Handle: @ugomozie
Famous for Styling: Justin Bieber, Rita Ora, Jeremy Meeks
Follower Count: 88.6K
What to Expect: Design sketches, fashion and movie stills from which Ugo Mozie draws inspiration, shots of the well-dressed stylist posing against striking (and often luxurious) backdrops.
Image: @ugomozie
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Kemal Harris
Handle: @kemal_harris
Famous for Styling: Robin Wright, Elisabeth Moss, Zosia Mamet, Alexis Bledel, Idina Menzel
Follower Count: 13.1K
What to Expect: The red-carpet-stylist-cum-costume-designer behind Claire Underwood's exquisitely polished style, Kemal Harris is the last word on chic, personality-imbued dressing. Her Instagram showcases her clients' tailored yet feminine looks.
Image: @kemal_harris
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Law Roach
Handle: @luxurylaw
Famous for Styling: Zendaya, Ariana Grande, Celine Dion
Follower Count: 252K
What to Expect: A glimpse of the mind behind Zendaya and Celine Dion's groundbreaking looks, peppered with America's Next Top Model promo imagery.
Image: Courtesy The Only Agency
