Barbra Horowitz is a personal stylist, the on-air personality and West Coast fashion correspondent for British Vogue online, and now author of the new book
Closet Control.
Barbra has worked with fashion models and celebrities including comedienne
Chelsea Handler,
Jessica Tuck (
High School Musical),
Sophia Bush (
One Tree Hill), and the two meanie moms on "The New Adventures of Old Christine",
Tricia O'Kelley and
Alex Horner. But Barbra's true passion is playing the role of "The People's Stylist", spreading the word that working with an image consultant is not just for the red carpet or the rich and famous anymore.
A nationally recognized personal stylist, Barbra is frequently flown around the country to work with women and men, teaching them her "eco-selfish" and economical approach to fashion. As Barbra likes to say,
"I am not hugging trees, but there are shades of green in everything I do."
Barbra comes by her clever sense of style not as a learned skill, but as a way of life. Her father sold high-end menswear at discounted pricing, and her mother is an out-of-the-box, gifted jewelry designer. Starting out in retail, Barbra later worked in the modeling industry for eight years and handled top models turned actresses
Charlize Theron,
Shannon Elizabeth, and
Bijou Phillips.
In 2000, she launched a line of re-cut tee shirts called Rigged Tee Shirt Couture, carried by Los Angeles high end boutiques Fred Segal and Madison. Barbra later created the Rigged Tee Party, where she would custom cut her tops for party guests. To date, Barbra has deconstructed more than 3,000 tops at
Tee Parties hosted by both individuals and corporations, including Guess, Miss Sixty, Sony and Nike.
Barbra is the host of her own Internet radio program "
Fashion 411 - It's Never Just About The Clothing!" on
Karma Sol every Wednesday.
Barbra now offers personal styling services online. Says Barbra, "I'm very excited. My
Virtual Styling Services lets people work with me from all over the world. With a webcam and laptop, the possibilities are endless."
Barbra Horowitz and her work have been featured in
People,
Rolling Stone,
The Chicago Tribune,
The Los Angeles Times,
LA Weekly, and DailyCandy.com, as well as numerous fashion trend blogs.