If you’ve been keeping with VH1′s hit new scripted series, ‘Single Ladies,’ then you’re no strangers to the featured hot fashions that the ladies have been werking on every episode. Fashion Bomb Daily caught up with the show’s stylist and designer Anthony L. Williams, who first burst onto the fashion scene when he was a contestant on season 7 of Project Runway.
Though he didn’t take the Project Runway crown, the Birmingham, Alabama native spoke about his humble upbringing, his job as the stylist for actress Stacey Dash’s ‘Single Ladies’ character, Val, and gave some insight on how to keep up with the latest trends. He also reveals why you should not always rely on Christian Louboutins and adivce on how to get your foot in the door if you’re an up and coming fashion hopeful:
On Growing Up in Birmingham & His First Job At Neiman Marcus
“If there was any ghetto, I lived there. Where I grew up, it seemed there wasn’t a lot of beauty so I had to create it and that’s how I got my start.[...][At Neiman Marcus]I started at the bottom in accessories, then I moved to handbags, and then to the dress collections.” A well meaning friend felt Anthony had a gift, so submitted his information to the producers of Project Runway. He explains, “She gave me the application. I filled it out, sent it in, and went through the process.”
On Creating Looks For Stacey Dash on ‘Single Ladies’
“To create Stacey Dash’s look, I had to really zero in on what the directors and the producers were trying to do. I read the script to find out what exactly was needed. We didn’t have a huge budget, so we went for a lot of vintage and revamping.”
“The fit is what makes most of her looks. I don’t care what stylist you’re dealing with. You have to have the baddest seamstress in the land to make it make sense.”
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