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ALEXANDER ALLEN WIKIPEDIA

Alexander Allen is an American costume designer and award-winning celebrity fashion stylist based in New York. He is known for working with the world’s most celebrated names in fashion, music, television, film and theater, including [|Madonna], [|Takashi Murakami], [|Denzel Washington], [|Ms. Lauryn Hill], [|Beyonce], [|Pink], [|Shakira], [|Toni Braxton], and [|Wendy Williams].

Allen has numerous credits as key costumer, set costumer, set dresser, and star dresser in television, film and theater productions. Some include [|Amazon Prime Video’s] [|“Hunters”] (starring [|Al Pacino]) 2020, [|ABC’s] “[|For Life]” ([|50 Cent] executive producer) 2020, “Ocean’s 8” (starring [|Rihanna]) 2020, “[|Second Act]” (starring [|Jennifer Lopez]) 2018, [|FX] series “[|Pose]” 2018, and “[|The Iceman Cometh]” on [|Broadway] 2018 with [|Academy Award] winner [|Denzel Washington].

In 2019, Allen worked in the wardrobe department and assistant costume designed (opening costume) for [|Madonna]’s “[|Madame X Tour]” in New York, fulfilling a childhood dream. He was also part of the creative design team for [|Grammy Award]-winning singer [|Ms. Lauryn Hill]’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’s 20th Anniversary Tour.”

In 2019, he was hired by the tech behemoth [|Amazon], as a stylist for its new Prime Wardrobe service. Allen celebrates 20+ years in the entertainment industry.

Career Alexander Allen’s journey began immediately out of college with an internship in [|Hearst]’s [|Marie Claire] magazine’s fashion department. He then landed a full-time position at [|Cosmopolitan] magazine as a fashion assistant, allowing him to establish relationships with major fashion houses. His next move was over to Donna Karan/DKNY, where a position as public relations assistant was created for him.

While at [|Donna Karan/DKNY], Allen met a stylist who was crafting the image of a virtually unknown recording artist at the time named Pink. He was invited to the singer’s photo shoot. Upon witnessing the creative process, a light bulb went off in his head. He explains to [|Business Insider] “[https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-prime-wardrobe-stylist-alexander-allen-interview-style-series-2020-2 It was there that I realized, OK, I want to do styling, because it was entertainment, it was music, it was fashion all combined. It was me creating my own schedule. It was also great compensation. It was everything that I wanted, and I just proceeded from there.]”

Branding himself a “celebrity fashion stylist,” Allen left Donna Karan/DKNY in 2000 to pursue celebrity fashion styling. In 2001, he founded his own company Transformers Inc., a nod to his ability to revamp a person’s image.

After working on several projects, as an assistant stylist to rapper [|Eve], Allen was hired as the lead stylist for the artist’s upcoming photo shoot with [|Time Inc]’s “[|Teen People]” magazine. The rapper was so impressed with his skills that she kept booking him for additional work. This collaboration would prove to be career defining for them both. Seeking to soften her image, yet maintain her natural edge, Allen styled Eve in high-end fashion designers who at the time neither she nor many other celebrities were wearing. He adorned her in [|Jean-Paul Gaultier], [|Thierry Mugler], [|Alexander Mcqueen], [|Stella McCartney], and [|DSquared2]. The re-imaging was a success, but convincing major fashion houses to work with a hip-hop artist back then was no easy task. In an interview shared with [|South China Morning Post] he explains, [https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3051768/beyonce-and-madonna-amazon-prime-wardrobe-celebrity “We always knew hip-hop was electric and was the voice of the streets and street style. But these major fashion brands and fashion houses, they weren’t so willing to work with us.”] Allen set out to change that.

Using his public relations expertise, he nurtured relationships with designers, keeping them abreast of his client’s projects and the benefits of tapping into the marketability of hip-hop artists. After only one year of working together, Allen’s hard work and creative vision paid off. He won the 2002 VH-1/Vogue Fashion Award for “Breakthrough Style" for his work with Eve. He commissioned DSquared2 to custom design an outfit for Eve to wear to the ceremony.  She was the first female celebrity to wear the label on the red carpet.  A womenswear line had not previously existed.  The only other female to work with the designers before Eve was Madonna.

Some of the many celebrities Allen has worked with include: [|Diddy], [|Kimora Lee Simmons], [|Brandy], [|Monica], [|Mya], [|Fantasia], [|Sisqo], [|Amerie], [|Tweet], Lil’ Kim, and [|Trina].

As a fashion expert, Allen has appeared on [|E!], [|MTV], [|VH1] and [|BET] providing commentary on fashion shows, red carpet events, celebrity fashion and trends.

In 2016, Allen was a photo shoot coordinator and dresser for [|Kanye West]’s [|Yeezy] season 3 fashion show. In 2010-2012, [|Pat McGrath], the most influential make-up artist in the world, according to [|Vogue] magazine, hired Allen as the sole fashion stylist for her various beauty fashion presentations with [|MaxFactor], P&G brands: [|CoverGirl] and [|Pantene], in collaboration with superstar hairstylists [|Sam McKnight] and Danilo. In 2010, Allen was the assistant costume designer for the WIE Symposium’s fashion show. He was the wardrobe supervisor, fashion stylist, and shopper for [|TV Land]’s 2006 commercial for [|Mr. T]’s reality show and Eve’s 2003 Reebok commercial with rapper [|Fabolous].

In 2014, Allen began diversifying into theatre, film and television, respectively, as a star dresser, key costumer, set costumer, and set dresser. (See credits)

When asked to identify the biggest fashion faux pas he sees in Hollywood and in real life he says [https://mr-mag.com/man-of-style-alexander-allen/ “...wearing an ill-fitting garment. It’s so important that you alter whatever you buy so it looks perfect for your shape… if you are a medium, then wear a medium. If you’re overweight, don’t try to hide your body by going too big, and don’t try to over-accentuate your assets by going too small.”]

In an interview with [|Forbes] magazine Allen explains the importance of maximizing one’s time: [https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertanaas/2020/01/06/three-takes-on-time-actor-jeremy-carver-costume-designer-alexander-allen-and-project-manager-lucky-church-share-thoughts-on-not-wasting-time/#182c6e4ca4e9 “There is no way to get back time you already spent doing something, you can’t even earn time. So why waste it on something frivolous or unimportant? My choices…. Always comes back to whether or not it is something I am passionate about and how it can push me forward in my career or personal life or both.”

Allen is active on Instagram @alexanderallenstyle promoting his latest projects.

Credits

Television Year Job Title Show Network/Studio 2020 Set Dresser Hunters Amazon Prime 2020 Set Dresser For Life ABC 2020 Set Costumer Tommy CBS 2019 Set Costumer Wu-Tang: An American Saga HULU 2019 Set Costumer Almost Family FOX 2019 Set Costumer Younger TV Land 2019 Costumer City on a Hill Showtime 2019 Costumer The Deuce HBO 2019 Set Costumer The Village NBC 2018 Costume Assistant Power STARZ 2018 Set Costumer Pose FX 2018 Costume Assistant Deception ABC 2017 Costume Assistant Sea Oak Amazon Prime

Film Year Job Title Film 2019 Set Costumer Drunk Parents 2018 Costume Assistant Second Act 2018 Costume Assistant Like Father 2018 Set Costumer Ocean's 8 2018 Set Costumer Paterno 2011 Wardrobe Supervisor Khushiyaan

Theater Year Job Title Show Actor 2019 Dresser Beetlejuice on Broadway

2019 Dresser Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise

2019 Star Dresser Network on Broadway Tony Goldwyn 2018 Dresser The Christmas Spectacular starring The Rockettes

2018 Star Dresser The Iceman Cometh on Broadway Colm Meaney 2018 Day Worker Disney's Frozen on Broadway

2017 Dresser/Star Dresser The Great Comet on Broadway Lucas Steele 2016 Dresser The Lion King on Broadway

2016 Dresser Wicked on Broadway

2015 Dresser/Star Dresser Disney's Aladdin on Broadway Telly Leung / Joshua Dela Cruz / Clifton Davis 2015 Star Dresser Annie Tour Gilgamesh Taggett 2014 Wardrobe Supervisor All That Dies and Rises

2014 Wardrobe Supervisor The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway Rodney Ingram / Jordan Donica / Paul Schaefer / Jeremy Hays 2014 Wardrobe Supervisor The Vaults

2014 Wardrobe Supervisor Primal Play

2014 Wardrobe Supervisor The Great Lakes

2014 Dresser Sleep No More

2004 Star Dresser The Tony Awards Sanaa Lathan

Awards 2002 VH-1 / Vogue Fashion Awards: Breakthrough Style

Early Life Alexander Allen was born and raised in [|Brooklyn, New York]. Allen attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in [|Fort Greene], Brooklyn, and received a Bachelor of Science degree from [|Morgan State University] in 1998, as a telecommunications major, concentrating in public relations.

External Links Alexander Allen on IMDb Website: www.alexanderallenstyle.me Instagram: @alexanderallenstyle

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HELLO WIKI COMMUNITY!

PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THIS ARTICLE EDIT REQUEST. THIS IS MY 3RD GO AT THIS, BUT I THINK I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ADHERED TO WIKIPEDIA GUIDELINES THIS TIME AROUND. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE FORMATTING OF THE CREDITS SECTION. THE DROP-DOWN MENU OF THE CHART/TABLES FOR THE FILM/TV/THEATER CREDITS DID NOT TRANSFER OVER TO THIS TALK PAGE.

I WAS ASKED TO DISCLOSE WHY I AM EDITING THE ARTICLE. THE REASON I AM EDITING THE ARTICLE IS BECAUSE FOR STARTERS, IT IS EXTREMELY OUTDATED, WITH REFERENCES THAT ARE NO LONGER ACCESSIBLE. I ALSO CHOSE TO EDIT THIS ARTICLE AS A WAY TO BE IN SERVICE TO AN ARTIST WHO'S CREATIVITY I RESPECT. AND LASTLY, I AM A WRITER BY TRADE AND THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE AN INTERESTING UNDERTAKING. MY INITIAL MISTAKE WAS IN NOT READING THE WIKIPEDIA GUIDELINES WHEN I FIRST STARTED. I HAVE READ THEM ALL. HAVING DONE SO, I THINK THIS EDIT SHOULD MEET WITH WIKIPEDIA'S APPROVAL.

I INVITE YOUR FEEDBACK ON ANYTHING THAT CAN BE IMPROVED. I AWAIT YOUR GUIDANCE.

THANK YOU!

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ALEXANDER ALLEN WIKIPEDIA

Alexander Allen is an American costume designer and award-winning celebrity fashion stylist based in New York. He is known for working with some of the world’s most celebrated names in fashion, music, television, film and theater including Madonna, Takashi Murakami, Denzel Washington, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Beyonce, Pink, Shakira, Toni Braxton and Wendy Williams.

Allen has numerous credits as key costumer, set costumer, set dresser, and star dresser in television, film and theater productions. Notable credits include Amazon Prime Video's Hunters (starring Al Pacino) 2020, ABC's For Life (50 Cent executive producer) 2020, Ocean's 8 (starring Rihanna) 2020, Second Act (starring Jennifer Lopez) 2018, FX series Pose 2018, and The Iceman Cometh on Broadway 2018 with Academy Award winner Denzel Washington.

In 2019, Allen worked on wardrobe and costuming for Madonna's Madame X Tour in New York. On the heels of the tour's completion, he was hired by the tech behemoth Amazon as a stylist for its new Prime Wardrobe service.

2019 marked Allen's 20th year in the entertainment industry.

Career Alexander Allen’s journey began with an internship in Hearst’s Marie Claire magazine’s fashion department. He then landed a full-time position at Cosmopolitan magazine as a fashion assistant. His next move was over to Donna Karan/DKNY where a position as a public relations assistant was created for him.

While at Donna Karan/DKNY, Allen met a stylist who was crafting the image of a virtually unknown recording artist at the time named Pink. While assisting the stylist he discovered his calling. He explains to Business Insider “It was there that I realized, OK, I want to do styling, because it was entertainment, it was music, it was fashion all combined. It was me creating my own schedule. It was also great compensation. It was everything that I wanted, and I just proceeded from there.”

In 2000 Allen left Donna Karan/DKNY to pursue celebrity fashion styling independently. In 2001, he founded his own company Transformers Inc.

Allen is known in the fashion and entertainment industry for being the creative force behind the image transformation of rapper/actress Eve. As a result of Allen's styling direction, she won the VH1/Vogue Fashion Award for Breakthrough Style. The merging of Eve's natural edge with high fashion caught the attention of Hollywood. But Allen says it was still hard to convince leading fashion brands to work with a hip-hop artist. In an interview shared with South China Morning Post he explains, “We always knew hip-hop was electric and was the voice of the streets and street style. But these major fashion brands and fashion houses, they weren’t so willing to work with us.”

Other celebrities Allen has worked with include: Diddy, Kimora Lee Simmons, Brandy, Monica, Mya, Fantasia, Sisqo, Amerie, Tweet, Lil' Kim and Trina.

In 2014, Allen began diversifying into theatre, film, and television as a star dresser, key costumer, set costumer, and set dresser. (See credits)

When asked to identify the biggest fashion faux pas he sees in Hollywood and in real life he says “...wearing an ill-fitting garment. It’s so important that you alter whatever you buy so it looks perfect for your shape… if you are a medium, then wear a medium. If you’re overweight, don’t try to hide your body by going too big, and don’t try to over-accentuate your assets by going too small.”

In an interview with Forbes magazine Allen explains the importance of maximizing one’s time: “There is no way to get back time you already spent doing something, you can’t even earn time. So why waste it on something frivolous or unimportant? My choices…. Always comes back to whether or not it is something I am passionate about and how it can push me forward in my career or personal life or both.”

Credits

Television Year Job Title Show Network/Studio

2020 Set Dresser Hunters Amazon Prime 2020 Set Dresser For Life ABC 2020 Set Costumer Tommy CBS 2019 Set Costumer Wu-Tang: An American Saga HULU 2019 Set Costumer Almost Family FOX 2019 Set Costumer Younger TV Land 2019 Costumer City on a Hill Showtime 2019 Costumer The Deuce HBO 2019 Set Costumer The Village NBC 2018 Costume Assistant Power STARZ 2018 Set Costumer Pose FX 2018 Costume Assistant Deception ABC 2017 Costume Assistant Sea Oak Amazon Prime

Film Year Job Title Film

2019 Set Costumer Drunk Parents 2018 Costume Assistant Second Act 2018 Costume Assistant Like Father 2018 Set Costumer Ocean's 8 2018 Set Costumer Paterno 2011 Wardrobe Supervisor Khushiyaan

Theater Year Job Title Show Actor

2019 Dresser Beetlejuice on Broadway 2019 Dresser Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise

2019 Star Dresser Network on Broadway Tony Goldwyn 2018 Dresser The Christmas Spectacular starring The Rockettes

2018 Star Dresser The Iceman Cometh on Broadway Colm Meaney 2018 Day Worker Disney's Frozen on Broadway

2017 Dresser/Star Dresser The Great Comet on Broadway Lucas Steele 2016 Dresser The Lion King on Broadway

2016 Dresser Wicked on Broadway

2015 Dresser/Star Dresser Disney's Aladdin on Broadway Telly Leung / Joshua Dela Cruz / Clifton Davis 2015 Star Dresser Annie Tour Gilgamesh Taggett 2014 Wardrobe Supervisor All That Dies and Rises

2014 Wardrobe Supervisor The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway Rodney Ingram / Jordan Donica / Paul Schaefer / Jeremy Hays 2014 Wardrobe Supervisor The Vaults

2014 Wardrobe Supervisor Primal Play

2014 Wardrobe Supervisor The Great Lakes

2014 Dresser Sleep No More

2004 Star Dresser The Tony Awards Sanaa Lathan

Early Life Alexander Allen was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Morgan State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree as a telecommunications major, concentrating in public relations.

External Links Alexander Allen on IMDb Website: alexanderallenstyle.me Instagram: @alexanderallenstyle