Alison Edmond (Kunst)

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Alison Edmond grew up in the North East of England and began her career in fashion in 1986 when she was hired by Anna Wintour as Art Coordinator of British Vogue. She moved into the fashion department two years later under the editorship of Elizabeth Tilberis and rapidly went from assisting to being a Fashion Editor in her own right. When Tilberis moved to US Harper's Bazaar in 1992, Edmond followed her to the States where she was appointed West Coast Editor of the magazine. She worked for US Harper's Bazaar in Los Angeles for five years, styling celebrities including Jennifer Lopez, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Robin Wright Penn, Renee Zellweger, Val Kilmer and Liv Tyler.

Upon her return to London in 1997, Edmond was appointed Fashion Director of Harper's & Queen. When editor Lucy Yeomans joined the magazine in 2000, she was promoted to Creative & Fashion Director. The magazine returned to it's former title of Harper's Bazaar in 2006 and Edmond worked alongside Yeomans to transform the title into the revered fashion magazine it is today. She styled and art directed almost one hundred covers for the magazine in her tenure. She worked with the top photographers in the industry, and produced numerous unique collaborations with many great artists and directors. Her strong, epic, and elegant style became synonymous with the visual of the magazine.

She has since returned to Los Angeles and today works freelance between there and New York - styling, art directing and consulting editorially as well as for advertising and design houses. She acts as Fashion Editor at Large for Marie Claire US. In addition, she is Ambassador for British Fashion in Los Angeles for The British Fashion Council, and a Trustee to the Bazaar Arts / Fashion Fund.

In addition, Edmond is one of the best known celebrity stylists in the industry, having done personal styling for Gwyneth Paltrow and Thandie Newton amongst others, and having art directed and styled many memorable cover shoots with stars including Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Sienna Miller, Rachel Weisz, Liv Tyler, Michelle Williams, Renee Zellweger, Sarah Jessica Parker, January Jones, Emily Blunt, Naomi Watts, Kate Bosworth, Jennifer Connelly, Keira Knightley, and Katherine Heigl. From 2006 to 2010 she worked as Creative Consultant to Sony Music / Syco in London, overseeing image and visual marketing for their artists.

Edmond is married to John Pearson, and they have three children.

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