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stylist|ˈstaɪlɪst|
[f. style n. + -ist. Cf. F. styliste (late 19th c.), G. stilist.]
1. a. A writer who is skilled in or cultivates the art of literary style; a writer as characterized by his style.
1795W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. XVIII. 522 He even delights in assisting the reader to trace his eternal allusions to their source; in pointing out..the stylist whose epithet he transplants, or the philosopher whose inference he impresses. a1849Poe Henry Cary Wks. 1865 III. 68 A style that, as times go—in view of such stylists as Mr. Briggs for example—may be termed respectable. 1873F. Hall Mod. Engl. 10 The latter [Addison] while notably distinguished, as a stylist, for ease,..combines with it the extreme of inexactness. 1882M. Pattison Ess. (1889) I. 127 Cotton's version ‘orator’ here misrepresents the French ‘orateur,’ which means ‘stylist,’ not speaker. 1882Jebb Bentley 208 By his Latin compositions..Scaliger is connected with the Italian age of Latin stylists. 1882Pall Mall Gaz. 2 June 5 She has evidently adopted for her model two great living stylists, Mr. Pater and Mr. J. A. Symonds. 1911G. Macdonald Roman Wall Scot. i. 15 Herodian..was too much of a stylist to live up to his own professions.
b. transf. In sport or music, one who plays with style.
1897K. S. Ranjitsinhji Jubilee Bk. Cricket iii. 118 A young player of much promise—essentially a stylist, with brilliant strokes all round the wicket when set. 1898― With Stoddart's Team (ed. 3) i. 34 Hayward is essentially a stylist. 1969Listener 3 Apr. 470/3 He's also perhaps the most original clarinet stylist in the British Isles. 1981Best of Karate '81 Spring 35/2 (caption) A Japanese stylist from Indiana, he has won virtually every major title available.
2. orig. N. Amer.
a. In industry, esp. the retail clothing and car industries, one whose job is to create, co-ordinate, or promote the latest fashions or designs for a firm's commodities.
1928Daily Express 18 July 12 The post of ‘stylist’ has been created during the last year in some of the better Canadian and American stores. The duties consist of linking departments,..informing the bag department of the trend of fashion in the shoe section, and the glove department what is happening in the costume department. Ibid. 24 Sept. 7 Harrods Fashion Buyers and Stylists. 1956Stanford Law Rev. July 628 The General Motors stylist Harley Earl cannot be split into five pieces. 1958Spectator 20 June 817/3 The quality and style of ‘St. Michael’ garments are the product of close collaboration between the Buying Executives, Stylists and Technologists. 1978Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts CXXVI. 538/1 Mr. Nader caused a greater fundamental change to the appearance of cars than did a hundred stylists or engineers.
b. One who styles hair; = hair-stylist s.v. hair n. 10.
1937R. Stout Crime on her Hands (1939) ii. 23, I could have got a job as a stylist, or..started a hat shop. 1962Times 3 Feb. 9/4 Where are the barbers or even the hairdressers now? They have come stylists to a man or woman. 1968[see crimper1 1 b]. 1979West Lancs. Evening Gaz. 10 Nov. 11 (Advt.), Wanted—all-round Stylist—male/female.
▸ A person hired to advise on clothing, accessories, hairstyle, etc., either in a specific context (such as a photo shoot, film, etc.) or for a particular person (usually a celebrity).
1982N.Y. Times 29 June b6/3 China Machado..went on to careers as a fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar and a stylist for movies and television. 1985Los Angeles Times 12 July v. 11/1 She showed up at the Parachute shop in Beverly Hills with a stylist and photographer in tow and slipped into one of Parachute's maharajah jackets and a pair of white jodhpurs for a fashion photo session. 1993Guardian 26 Aug. (G2 section) 14/1 Labels don't mean anything to me but in the music industry you have to be on top of image, so I've got a stylist. 2005Elle Girl (UK ed.) Feb. 11/1, I don't have a stylist—I always thought choosing what someone else wears was an odd job. |