Cher Coulter is a British celebrity stylist and fashion designer . She is known for her list of celebrity clientele, including Sienna Miller , Kate Bosworth , Elizabeth Olsen , and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley .[ 1] [ 2]
Early life
Since the age of 15, Coulter has worked in the London fashion industry in all venues, from helping organize ID magazine photoshoots, coloring sketches for Vivienne Westwood , to dressing models at shows at the age of 17,[ 3] including Hermès . She received a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design in 1992 from St. Albans College of Art and Design in London and a Fashion Design at Diploma Level from London’s Southend College of Art and Design in 1993. Afterwards, she attended Central St. Martins [ 2] [ 3] from 1993 to 1996, honing her creativity in the company of designers like Alexander McQueen , Stella McCartney , and Phoebe Philo . She graduated with her bachelor's degree in Fashion Design in 1996.
Early career
Coulter co-founded the UK Menswear brand, AKA,[ 4] with fashion designer Anne Marie Ng, acknowledged for its "highly desirable collection of relaxed tailoring"[ 5] which sold at Colette in Paris , Barneys , Bergdorf's in New York City and distributed from Paris to Japan . Together they designed and produced stage outfits for the female band All Saints [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] as well as T-shirts for Hugh Grant in the movie About a Boy [ 9] [ 10] and commissions for Game Boy .[ 11] Some celebrity fans of the brand included Kate Moss , Liam Gallagher , and David Beckham . From 1996 to 2003, she also designed women’s wear under a private label [citation needed ] for Urban Outfitters and consulted with their buyers on a monthly basis.
Design accomplishments
Apart from AKA, Coulter, designed a line of clothes for Richard Ashcroft , and tour T-shirts for the band, Starsailor . Other design accomplishments include T-shirts for Keira Knightley , and T-shirts based on About a Boy for the House of Fraser , clothes for Virgin Music , and a limited edition tracksuit for Pro-Keds .
Current projects
Coulter is currently a stylist in Los Angeles and New York, working alongside the likes of Karl Lagerfeld , Francisco Costa , and Alexander Wang . She styled Sienna Miller for her GI Joe World Tour , Robin Wright for Cannes , Orlando Bloom , Jason Statham , Rosie Huntington-Whiteley , Eric Bana , Elizabeth Olsen , Nicole Richie , and has been Kate Bosworth’s stylist since 2006.[ 3] Coulter also finds time to do fashion editorial work for fashion magazines , such as Nylon , Vogue , Elle , Bergdorf Goodman , and Marie Claire [ 2] and ad campaigns for the likes of Diesel , Shiseido , L'Oreal , and BCBG . Her most recent project is a jewelry line designed with friend and actress Kate Bosworth, called JewelMint .[ 2]
JewelMint
JewelMint, the first vertical of MySpace co-founder Josh Berman[ 12] and Diego Berdakin ’s social commerce company BeachMint , is a jewelry site with designs exclusively by Coulter and Bosworth. The two paired with the company to create a line of affordable fashion jewelry.[ 13] The premise of the site is that members receive a new piece of jewelry each month from the personalized choices recommended to them by their JewelMint Style Quiz results.[ 13] JewelMint has been featured in the Los Angeles Times ,[ 14] InStyle ,[ 15] Teen Vogue ,[ 16] C ,[ 17] People StyleWatch ,[ 18] InTouch Weekly ,[ 19] and OK! magazine.[ 20]
References
^ "Designer Cher Coulter Lists the Most Exciting Jewelry Trends of 2010" . 2010-11-05. Archived from the original on 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2010-11-19 .
^ a b c d "Celebrity Stylist Cher Coulter Dishes on Kate Bosworth, Sienna Miller, and More" . 2010-11-10. Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-11-19 .
^ a b c "Exclusive Q&A with Celeb Stylist Cher Coulter" . 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2010-11-19 .
^ "AKA, Press FW SS 2000, Cher Coulter" . 2002. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved 2011-02-01 .
^ "AKA, Press Menswear, Cher Coulter" . 2002. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved 2011-02-01 .
^ "AKA, All Saints, Cher Coulter" . 2002. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved 2011-02-01 .
^ "AKA, Press Heat, Cher Coulter" . 2002. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved 2011-02-01 .
^ "AKA, Press The Sun, Cher Coulter" . 2002. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved 2011-02-01 .
^ "AKA, Press FHM, Cher Coulter" . 2002. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved 2011-02-01 .
^ "AKA, About a boy, Cher Coulter" . 2002. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved 2011-02-01 .
^ "AKA, Gameboy, Cher Coulter" . 2002. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved 2011-02-01 .
^ "Ex-Slingshot Execs (And MySpace Cofounder) Raise $5 Million For Social Commerce Startup BeachMint" . 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-11-19 .
^ a b "Welcome to JewelMint" . 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-11-19 .
^ "Your morning fashion and beauty report: Kate Bosworth launches online jewelry site. Beth Ditto's Gaultier catwalk stroll gets plenty of attention during Paris Fashion Week" . Los Angeles Times . 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-11-19 .
^ "What's Now: Celebrity Designers Kate Bosworth & Cher Coulter.", InStyle Magazine , 2010-11-01
^ "The Holiday Issue Gift Guide: Gifted and Talented.", Teen Vogue , 2010-01-01
^ "What's Hot: Freshly Minted", C: California Style Magazine , 2010-01-01
^ "rom the Editor...: I'm obsessed!", People StyleWatch , 2010-01-01
^ "Kate Bosworth's New Job: Stylist!", InTouch Magazine , 2010-11-15
^ "Kate Wants to Be Your Stylist.", OK! Magazine , 2010-11-03