Insight - employees of the issue
Valérie Uckermann, St ylist Valérie found her calling as a stylist via a detour Stefan Kehl ,
into studying design. Fresh out of school, she designed fashion for numerous labels before tak-
Hair & Make-Up Artist
ing on a job as senior designer for the Basel Fashion Show.
The Schwarzwald region of Germany counts
On the side, she also contributed designs to inter-
among its main exports the famous cuckoo
national film productions and lectured at univer-
clocks – and not to forget hair & make-up artist
sity to the next generation of design students. Her
Stefan Kehl.
approach to working as a stylist is like the movie
Maybe his rural roots are the reason why Stefan
»Mission Impossible« – there is always something
likes to draw inspiration from the diversity and
missing that has to be found. A true master of
unique variations found in nature. He has made a
improvisation, Valérie worked on the »Extrava-
new home in the Big Apple with deep hooks into
gance« shoot (Pg. 106) at OPTI tradeshow, com-
the fashion and streetwear scenes. Asked about
bining all pieces into a coherent work of art.
the main reason for moving to New York, Stefan
Asked about her process, she admits to getting
said he wanted to move out of his comfort zone.
most of her ideas while driving. Judging by her
In the end, the move ended up being less dramatic
creative output,
for the seasoned traveler, whose work for adver-
her mind must be working in overdrive.
tisement, runway and magazine assignments had already taken him all across the globe. Producing the »New Fellas« shoot (Pg. 214) with photographer Angelika Buettner in NYC was a home game for Stefan.