Leesa Evans

From her work as a costume designer for film to her dedication as a private stylist for celebrities and professional clients alike, Evans' personal philosophy and professional inspiration are drawn from a lifelong commitment to fashion, individuality and the art of storytelling.

Raised in Laguna Beach, California, the daughter of a couture designer with retail stores in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, Evans grew up in and around the fashion industry. She spent her formative years at runway shows, mingling with the socialites, politicians' wives and rock stars for whom her mother designed. It was here that Evans experienced firsthand the intricacies of the fashion world. She went on to spend the first part of her career working alongside her mother, gaining extensive experience in clothing design and manufacturing as well as the retail industry.

However, once Evans was given the opportunity to work with a costume designer in 1989, she found her true calling. Since then, she has dedicated herself to the craft of costume design and styling for film, commercial advertising and celebrities. Her work gives her the ability to nurture her own passion for fabric, color and design, while simultaneously instilling a sense of confidence, ownership and originality in every actor and private client she dresses.

Evans shares: "I love to create the feeling of confidence when dressing someone, whether it's a character who needs to exude authority and influence, or an individual I'm working with one-on-one who wants to be more confident. It delights me to know I've helped someone feel amazing in their life."

Evans has worked on 25 films, including Bridesmaids, for which she was nominated for a Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Film; Neighbors, which starred Seth Rogen and Zac Efron; 22 Jump Street, which starred Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill; Get Him to the Greek; I Love You, Man; Forgetting Sarah Marshall; This Is 40; and Scooby-Doo, among many others. She has more than 500 television commercials under her belt for clients including Coca-Cola, AT&T, Verizon, HP, Samsung, General Motors, Ford Motor Company, MasterCard, Porsche and Kellogg's, among countless others.

Evans' work with celebrities has been seen in such illustrious publications as Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, People, Nylon and InStyle, as well as on the red carpets of events from the Academy Awards® to the Grammy Awards.

Evans is based in New York and Los Angeles but leaves clients self-assured and well-styled wherever her work takes her.

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