Featured Stylist - Chanell
This month, we interview the fearless, articulate, and charming Chanell Howard - for those who don’t know this fashion-forward stylist, now is the time to become acquainted! As a well-known industry artist, Chanell’s passions for people, travel, and fashion have taken her all over the world. Here’s a peek inside her head.
C: Hi, Chanell! So imagine this is a cocktail party - your introduction is…?
CH: (demurely) Hi - I’m Chanell Howard. Nice to meet you.
C: Nice to meet you, too! How long have you been a stylist now?
CH: It’ll be ten years in September.
C: Are you celebrating?
CH: Uh, yeah!
C: What inspired you to become a stylist?
CH: My mother - I wanted to be on Broadway, but my mother told me, “Not without a trade.” So I went to hair school, and found out I can do hair and be on stage at the same time.
C: Can you give us some insight into the life of a platform artist?
CH: Yes - it’s exhausting! The hardest thing about being a platform artist is sharing, not preaching - being humble, and open-minded to the idea that your way is not the only way to cut hair. Even though it’s the Bible to you, it isn’t necessarily that to someone else.
C: You broke in and made your mark on the industry at a very young age - what was your motivation?
CH: I’m not driven as hard as I was when I was young. I lived the first seven years of my career in spite - they told me no, and it made me do it faster.
C: What styles do you think are “in” and “out”?
CH: What styles are in…long, boring hair. What’s out are fun, awesome mullets. I’m sad about that. It’s true! Hair is really boring right now. It seems to be about having a lot of hair, not about having a good style.
C: Who is your stylist? (Chanell just got a chic, short crop, so we’re dying to know!)
CH: Robyn does my color, but my stylist will remain nameless. We wouldn’t want her haunted by celebrities!
C: Out of all the places you’ve travelled, what city do you most identify with?
CH: Hm. Chapel Hill. That’s why I live here. It’s a melting pot of culture and academia. It’s slightly pretentious, but
still a little bit hippie. I can recycle and wear a fur coat while I do it, and it’s still P.C.
C: Speaking of what you wear - your love of fashion is no secret! Who’s your favorite designer?
CH: Normally, Galliano, but he’s upsetting right now. (she takes a moment to think) Alexander Wang. I think his stuff is really fashion forward, but affordable. Not quite Target affordable, but you know. i think he’s ahead of a lot of
the collections, without being scary.
C: Name four things you think are always worth sharing.
CH: Love. Laughs. Money. And experience.
C: Name a constant source of inspiration for you.
CH: My best friend, Angela Goldman. She’s my hair sister.
C: What do you think the future holds in store for you?
CH: Hopefully to be creative, and happy, for the rest of my life. (she pauses) And maybe a man.
We think the future looks nothing but bright for this young southern beauty! Thanks, Chanell!
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Chanells hairstyle is absolutely stunning. I am so glad your mother encouraged you to get a trade. I am sure you have a wonderful future ahead of you.