Alison Edmond is one of the most highly respected creative directors and editorial stylists in the industry, based in Los Angeles, working between LA and New York - concepting, styling, art directing and consulting for magazines, advertising, tv commercials, and design houses.
Alison is currently Executive Creative & Fashion Director at C Magazine & C Publishing in Los Angeles, and Contributing Editor to Elle US.
She also contributes to Elle UK, AUS, and Net a Porter's The Edit and Porter amongst other magazines. In addition, she is the Ambassador for British Fashion in Los Angeles for The British Fashion Council, and a Trustee to the Bazaar Arts / Fashion Fund.
Alison grew up in the North East of England and began her career in fashion when she was hired by Anna Wintour as Art Coordinator of British Vogue. She moved into the fashion department under the editorship of Elizabeth Tilberis and rapidly went from assisting to being a Fashion Editor in her own right. When Liz Tilberis moved to US Harper's Bazaar, Alison followed her to the States where she was appointed West Coast Editor of the magazine and stayed for five years. Upon her return to London, she was appointed Fashion Director of Harper's & Queen. When editor Lucy Yeomans joined the magazine in 2000, Alison was promoted to Creative & Fashion Director. The magazine returned to it's former title of Harper's Bazaar in 2006 and Alison styled and art directed almost one hundred covers for the magazine and numerous fashion stories during her twelve year tenure, along with overseeing all fashion content.
She left Bazaar to move back to Los Angeles in 2009 when approached by Marie Claire US editor Joanna Coles, and was hired by Nina Garcia as Fashion Editor at Large , a position which she held for the next 9 years. Alison now works as a Contributing Editot to Elle US under Garcia as editor, in addition to her role at C Magazine.. She also acts as an occasional Los Angeles Judge for Lifetime TV's Project Runway.
Celebrity collaborations include:
WOMEN: Beyonce, Angelina Jolie, Jessica Chastain, Lana Del Rey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Elle Fanning, Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Stewart, Drew Barrymore, Lupita Nyong'o, Kerry Washington, Rachel McAdams, Mila Kunis, Carey Mulligan, Charlize Theron, Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Jessica Parker, Blake Lively, Kate Hudson, Natalie Portman, Katie Holmes, Katy Perry, Eva Mendes, Michelle Williams, Gwen Stefani, Cate Blanchett, Cameron Diaz, Carrie Underwood, Olivia Wilde, Emma Watson, Maddie Ziegler, Chloe Grace Moretz, Shailene Woodley, Nicki Minaj, Kim Kardashian, Zendaya, Taylor Swift, Elizabeth Olsen, Keira Knightley, Naomi Watts, Elizabeth Banks, Florence Welch, Jennifer Connelly, Victoria Beckham, Eva Mendes, Emma Watson, Juno Temple, Jennifer Lopez, Robin Wright, Sienna Miller, Miley Cyrus, Emily Blunt, Zoe Saldana, Rosamund Pike, Chloe Grace Moretz, Shailene Woodley, Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana, Kim Basinger, Evan Rachel Wood, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kirsten Dunst.
MEN: Common, Jared Leto, Garrett Hedlund, Aaron Tayloe Johnson, Pharrell Williams, Lucky Blue Smith, Brad Pitt, Armie Hammer, Gary Oldman, Diego Luna, Donald Glover Oliver Stone, Bryan Cranston, Robert Duvall, Vincent Cassell, Cillian Murphy, Luke Grimes, Boyd Holbrook, Colin Firth, Val Kilmer, Josh Brolin, Vince Vaughn, Antonio Banderas, Oscar de la Hoya, Will Smith, Matthew McConaughey, Adrien Brody, Ewan McGregor, Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Kobe Bryant, Vincent Kartheiser, Tim Roth, Billy Bob Thornton.
Photographer/director collaborations include:
Bennett Miller, Jake Nava, Mike Figgis, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Sophie Muller, The Chapman Brothers, Stephane Sedanoui, Solve Sundsbo, Michael Thompson, Norman Jean Roy, Michelangelo di Battista, Carter Smith, Tom Munro, David Bailey, Peter Lindbergh, Patrick Demarchelier, Steven Klein, Mario Testino, Bruce Weber, Beau Grealy, Matt Irwin, Jan Welters, Mary McCartney, Kurt Iswarienko, Cedric Buchet, Julia Noni, Victor Demarchelier, Thomas Whiteside, Kai Z Feng, Boo George, Alexei Hay, Tesh, Spike Jonze, Mary Ellen Mark, Kurt Markus, Ben Morris, David Bellemere, Bjarne Jonasson, Ralph Mecke, Paola Kudacki, Guy Aroch, Nicholas Moore, Liz Collins, Txema Yeste, Simon Emmett, Chat Pitman, Bjorn Ioos, Regan Cameron, Satoshi Saikusa, Kurt Markus, Drew Jarrett, Hendrik Kerstens, Rankin, Gavin Bond.
Alison is married to legendary model John Pearson, and they have three children.
For freelance representation, please visit www.art-dept.com. http://www.art-dept.com/