She also juggles working with clients like Alicia Keys and being a mom to a 4-year-old.
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Before Nasrin Jean-Baptiste started her own business, she asked herself one question: “Without fear, what am I capable of?” The former stylist foralways had the urge to create something from scratch, and after giving birth to her first child—an experience she said was “transcendental and gave me a glimpse of how powerful I could be”—Jean-Baptiste felt ready to finally pursue her own creative venture.
“I have always had an innate desire to design and create,” says Jean-Baptiste. “But it was only after the birth of my daughter, Daye, that I incrementally started to dismantle the fears preventing me from going for it.
Jean-Baptiste works primarily from her home studio, in Brooklyn, and is also still working as a stylist. “My days are pretty unpredictable and unstructured,” she says. “So when I’m not prepping a styling job in the city, I mostly work from my apartment.” As such, Jean-Baptiste’s everyday style and work style are one and the same, a look that she describes as “easy.
Below, Jean-Baptiste talks about how she gets dressed for work as a stylist, as a mom, and as a woman with more than just a little courage.“As a stylist, I think it’s important that I reflect my personal style, even on the most practical of days. If I’m on set prepping a job in the city, I'm often on my feet for hours, so I will always wear something that excites me but finish the look with a pair of sneakers.
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