Today we’d like to introduce you to Arianna Jones.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I’ve come to realize that everyone’s path to styling is very different and I’m always fascinated hearing them. The condensed version is that mine started with a very creative upbringing in Austin, I then studied Fashion Design in college and got signed as an assistant stylist with my current agency when I was looking for work after graduation. This is, of course, with many detours teaching public speaking skills, designing an accessory line and working retail jobs along the way.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
Is any road smooth? Getting to a place where I’m happy with my work and my jobs have taken a lot (a lot) of work. In the beginning, while I was still teaching, working retail and taking odd sewing jobs, it was just sending dozens of emails and resumes every week and finding people to work with for free just to learn.
I don’t separate work and the rest of life very well, so the biggest challenge was (and still is) feeling compelled to work on my personal portfolio incessantly after I leave work. Enjoyable as I find it, the pace can be exhausting and not very conducive to maintaining hobbies or friendships.
Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Arianna Jones – what should we know?
Explaining my job is one of my favorite parts of it! I am a photo stylist specializing in props and interiors. In it’s simplest form, I style products for websites, catalogs, and lookbooks. A more romantic description is that I create scenes to tell stories about what I find special about products and as well as design environments for them to live in.
I also freelance as an accessory designer, which is another world entirely. I work in the arena of bag design, where I do anything from sketching designs and creating prototypes myself to connecting people with resources to manufacture designs as well as oversee all the nuts and bolts of production from the initial concept to the final product.
Any shoutouts? Who else deserves credit in this story – who has played a meaningful role?
I am an amalgamation of every kind and creative person with whom I’ve ever crossed paths. So much so that I hesitate to name anyone individually for fear of leaving someone out.
My largest influences are Erin Gentry & Wura Natasha Ogunji- artists who introduced me to and guided me through the creative world in Austin; Paige Morse who gave me my first job as an assistant stylist as well and later through friendship, became my role model for living life on your own terms; Marion Marshall a florist, fashion designer and hoot-and-a-half who has been a great mentor since we met years ago; and of course, my mother who indulged all my early creative impulses- even letting us paint our house pink and purple.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.arianna-jones.com
- Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ariannaaaajones
- Other: www.owynn.co
Image Credit:
Esther Huynh, Esther Huynh, Kathryn Gillespe, Justin Issac, Pamela Peck, Kathryn Gillespe, Kim Cervantez
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