Radiating Style Meet globetrotting fashion stylist for Seea and soul surfer Elisabetta Dal Bello By Johnie Gall “I never really decided to work in fashion, I just knew since I was a child that I wanted to. During high school I bought a ton of fashion magazines and one day I read this article in Italian Elle about fashion stylists.” Elisabetta Dal Bello’s elegant accent pulls at her words like taffy. “I remember running to my mom, so happy, showing her the article.”
“Even in the water, a women who surfs can show her grace and femininity.” After high school, Elisabetta moved to Milan, to pursue her newfound dream, swiftly landing a coveted position as the stylist’s assistant at the very magazine that inspired her —Italian Elle. But as she continued to land jobs with high profile clients, the harshness of the industry took its toll on Elisabetta. “I wanted to be at the top and I was at the top, but then I realized that if you want to be at the top, you have to dedicate your life to this. I realized that I was too young to live only for fashion.” She’d come to a realization that could have easily knocked her into an existential crisis. Instead, Elisabetta found solace in the most unlikely of places: Mexico. Her trip there was supposed to be two days long —she stayed for a month and a half.
“I learned how an amazing dress could be terrific to wear and look horrible in a picture at the same time. I learned how to choose a dress not just because I like it, but because it will look great in the picture.”
Betta wears: the original San-O One-Piece
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Seea 2014
| The Shakamuchacha issue