From Beyoncé and Madonna to Amazon Prime Wardrobe – celebrity stylist Alexander Allen talks streetwear, influencers and New York vs LA
The hip-hop industry veteran – who has worked with Beyoncé, Shakira, Pink, Eve and Denzel Washington – reflects on changing fashion trends and his A-list career
Fresh off working on wardrobe and costuming for Madonna’s tour, stylist Alexander Allen will assist Amazon Prime Wardrobe with its foray into fashion retail.
Allen, a hip-hop industry veteran, has worked with everyone from Eve to Beyoncé, Shakira and Denzel Washington.
He’s also worked in film, television and theatre, with wardrobe, costuming and styling credits on Ocean’s 8, Fox’s Almost Family, Ryan Murphy’s POSE, and Network with Tony Goldwyn. Allen spoke about his career and the way the industry has changed.
Our very first project was with Pink … it was there that I realised, ‘OK, I want to do styling’ – because it was entertainment, it was music, it was fashion – it was also great compensation
“I grew up here in Brooklyn, New York”
I’m a native New Yorker, and I was always fascinated with entertainment, music, fashion. I just didn’t know in what capacity I would proceed with that. It wasn’t until I went to college, Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, where I studied telecommunications with a concentration in public relations; that’s where my love for entertainment increased.
“Upon graduation, I came back home and secured an internship at Marie Claire magazine in the fashion department’”