How Maren Taylor Went from Intern to Styling Paige DeSorbo, Olivia Culpo, and More

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Podcast Summary: "How Maren Taylor Went from Intern to Styling Paige DeSorbo, Olivia Culpo, and More"

Let's Get Dressed with Liv Perez – November 3, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this energizing conversation, fashion expert Liv Perez sits down with celebrity stylist Maren Taylor to explore how Maren built her career from intern to sought-after stylist for "It Girls" like Paige DeSorbo, Olivia Culpo, and Paige Lorenze. They dive deep into the realities of styling celebrities, the art of building a client base, and Maren’s love of vintage—plus specifics like how to build a functional capsule wardrobe, styling hacks (especially for tall girls), and why tailoring is non-negotiable. The episode brims with actionable advice for aspiring stylists, and memorable stories about taking career leaps, making industry connections, and bringing creativity to the everyday.

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Guest Intro & Setting the Scene

[01:03–02:41]

• Liv introduces Maren Taylor as the styling mastermind behind stars like Paige DeSorbo, Olivia Culpo, and Paige Lorenze. She describes Maren's journey from working for stylist Dani Michelle, who styles Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber, to building a star-studded clientele of her own.
• First in-person impression: Liv notes, “You walked in the door and I was like, oh, my God, she's much taller in person.”
  Maren: “Yes. I'm six foot. I was like a volleyball player…everyone said, like, why don't you model? And I was like, because I like to eat and I don't like to work out. But now that I work in fashion...I love it.” (02:41)

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The Origins of a Stylist: Early Love of Fashion

[03:37–04:52]

• Fashion has always been core to Maren’s identity.
  Maren: “Fashion is definitely something that's always been, like, a huge part of my identity. If you look back at pictures of me from kindergarten, like, I'm wearing sunglasses and a bandana... My parents…let me have full creative vision.” (04:05)
• She was always helping friends choose prom outfits—styling, even before knowing it could be a job.

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The Capsule Wardrobe Philosophy & Sourcing Vintage

[04:52–06:39]

• Maren is a strong advocate for capsule wardrobes:
  Maren: “When it comes to dressing for me, I just find that dressing in a capsule wardrobe...is so much easier for me. I mean, everything I'm wearing is vintage.” (05:03)
• Favorite LA vintage stores: Scout, Recess, Decades.
• She loves working with vintage dealers worldwide (Oklahoma, Hong Kong, etc.):
  “Vintage is just such an important part of my job. I love putting my clients in something that someone else couldn't find.” (05:58)
• The emotional value of vintage: “With my vintage pieces, they're the ones that when I go to clean out my closet, I don't get rid of.” (06:34)

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Current Trends: Tights Takeover & Monochromatic Looks

[06:53–09:27]

• Maren and her clients are “obsessed with tights right now,” especially in monochromatic looks:
  Maren: “I love to match… when you’re in an all brown look and you have monochromatic brown tights...it just looked so rich.” (07:02, 08:01)
• Styling tip: Use tights to elevate holiday dressing, and opt for less expected colors—brown on brown, for example.
• Styling hack for tights:
  “Calzedonia tights... $12 for tights... They don't rip. The 20s are your go to… no seam in the crotch line, just a band around your waist and then the clean, tight.” (08:56–09:27)
• Cited Tory Burch’s tight styling as an example of using chocolate brown tights to complement a dress:
  “The way they have it styled is with a chocolate brown tight that matches the dress and a chocolate brown heel. I love that.” —Liv (09:30–09:39)
• Non-black tights are now in vogue: “For the longest time…people thought it was either like, black tights or no tights. And now I love that...color tights are coming into play now.” (09:50–09:56)
• Trending colors: Cobalt blue on the runway. All-white winter dressing also highly recommended.

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Maren’s Education & Professional Beginnings

[10:35–12:42]

• Attended Indiana University for apparel merchandising; originally considered international studies.
• Emphasizes the clarity she gained after a Paper magazine internship:
  “After I did that internship and I saw a stylist on set, I was like, there it is. That's what I didn't...know that that was something you could do for a job.” (11:26)
• Realized styling could be a viable career as Instagram made stylists visible.

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The Value of Internships & Humanizing High Fashion

[12:42–13:25]

• Interned at Parsons Paris and Oscar de la Renta.
• Learned that “it's okay to make mistakes...at the end of the day, we're all just people.” (12:53)

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Breaking In: The Power of Cold Emails

[13:25–15:44]

• Maren emailed dozens of stylists on a leap of faith upon moving to LA post-pandemic; unexpectedly got a fast reply from Dani Michelle, leading to an internship the next day:
  “I was on the plane and she emailed me back. I decided to email her. She wrote me back...and was like, can you start tomorrow?” (14:58)
• Both Liv and Maren stress the centrality of cold emailing—at every career stage.
• How to do it effectively: Attach a resume and cover letter, show seriousness, and move the conversation from DMs to email.
  “This job feels very cool and fun...but there still has to be a professional aspect to it. And I think when I see that someone else is taking it as seriously as I took it, I really respond to that.” (15:44)

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The Structures of Styling Teams

[17:23–18:30]

• Maren explains the tiers: intern, studio manager, second assistant, first assistant, each with increasing trust and responsibility.
• On becoming Dani Michelle’s first assistant: “I was like, Dani's right hand...and I mean, we. We had that. We still have that. I literally talk to her, like, nearly every day and she's such an amazing friend and mentor to me.” (17:26–18:30)

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The Business Side of Styling

[18:30–19:58]

• Emphasizes that fashion styling is as much about logistics as it is creativity:
  “At the end of the day, I still go through my credit cards every single day and make sure all of the UPS receipts...just everything has to be filed in a specific place. Sometimes you're paying for things for the client...all that has to be reimbursed.” (18:49)
• Outsource what you’re not an expert in:
  “If I’m not an expert in something, outsource, Always outsource.” (19:57)

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Going Solo: When to Take the Leap

[20:04–21:51]

• Maren describes the difficult decision to leave Dani Michelle’s team after building enough clients and work:
  “...there's no good time to leave...I don’t even really know if I felt ready...I’m just gonna leap of faith it.” (20:21)
• Signing with an agency provided a safety net and more job opportunities.

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Building and Maintaining Industry Relationships

[21:51–23:26]

• Relationships make the styling world tick—clients, brands, other stylists.
• Maren's years as an assistant have enabled her to maintain strong ties: “When I now...reach out to a brand, like, these are people that I've been...working with for years.” (22:06)
• Stylists serve as connectors: “You’re connecting people to brands, you’re connecting them to… the better version of themselves.” —Liv (23:01)
• Maren adds: “I’m just a very extroverted person. And I think that's one of the most fun parts of this job...how social it really is.” (23:12)

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Social Media’s Role in Modern Styling

[23:26–24:26]

• Being on Instagram is practically necessary: “I think having social media and having an Instagram is important. I don't think that you have to be someone that's like, sharing and, like, wants to necessarily become an influencer. But…that’s how clients…find you nowadays.” (23:33)
• Real example: Paige DeSorbo connected with Maren via Instagram DMs.

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Creating Signature Styles for Clients

[24:28–26:24]

Paige DeSorbo

• Paige “fully commits” to every outfit: “She just makes everything a moment. She knows how to get the photo. We...create this character and she just leans into it.” (25:22)
• The high/low mix: “She’s wearing a look that...opened a runway show...and then she's wearing a pair of $100 shoes with the look, because those were the shoes that were right with the outfit.” (26:13)
• Advice: Don’t obsess over labels—choose what feels right.

Paige Lorenze

[27:13–29:43]

• Highly collaborative process: “...we both love vintage...She can send me something, like, a vintage piece that she'll see on Pinterest, and I'll have, like, found it within 30 seconds.” (27:40)
• Example: U.S. Open Burberry look—planning starts months out, includes mood boards, and frequent communication to hone in on the vision.
• Importance of debunking: Sometimes the brand dresses a client, sometimes it’s their own items, often it’s both.

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What Stylists Actually Do: The Myth-Busting

[29:43–31:16]

• Condemns the idea that if you’re an influencer with style, you don’t need a stylist: “They don’t have time to be dealing with the vintage dealers…Bringing them things they would not be able to find themselves is always the most challenging. But the best part of our job.” (30:17)
• Fittings are complex: “Sometimes for a fitting, we will be emailing...over 100 brands at one time...We’re emailing the brands that are in Paris and…awake. There’s a lot that goes into it…” (31:16)

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On-Camera & Event Styling Advice

[31:53–33:35]

• Consider not just style, but context and comfort:
  “If my client is going on Jimmy Fallon…they're going to be sitting the whole time…we'll pull over a chair and...see how the look sits.” (32:07)
• Example: Dakota Johnson's revealing dress on Jimmy Fallon—“you could tell in that moment that she was uncomfortable.” (33:00)

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Tall Girl Styling — and Tailoring for All

[33:35–34:43]

• “I cannot imagine doing what I do...without tailoring. They can completely change an outfit...such an important part of an outfit.” (33:42)
• Advice: Own your height, wear the shoes you love with confidence.

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Icons and Inspirations

[34:50–35:36]

• Praises Jenna Ortega & stylist Enrique Melendez as the “most dynamic duo” currently, citing their tailored and on-brand looks.

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Advice for Aspiring Stylists

[35:36–36:42]

• “You can’t take no for an answer...if you really want to do this...If someone tells you no, you’re talking to the wrong person.” (35:52)
• The importance of assisting before styling on your own: learning the landscape of showrooms, business skills, and logistics.

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Lightning Round: Maren’s Rapid-Fire Picks

[36:42–39:09]

• Favorite brand to pull: “Vintage Courrèges…anything that feels 60s.” (36:48)
• Top styling hack: “Putting hair ties underneath my cuffs...roll up over. The rubber band...perfectly kind of rolled up sleeve.” (37:04)
• Dream client: “Victoria Beckham. I’m just so obsessed with her.” (37:40)
• Trend she’d like to see gone: “I hate logos.” (38:24)
• Timeless closet staple: “A blazer. I feel so confident when I wear a blazer.” (38:54)
• Recent splurge: “A pair of Chanel flats...burgundy and brown suede.” (39:08)

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Notable Quotes

• “When I figured out I could make a career out of [styling], like, it was game over for me.” —Maren Taylor (04:52)
• “[Paige DeSorbo] just makes everything a moment. She knows how to get the photo.” —Maren Taylor (25:24)
• “You can’t take no for an answer...If someone tells you no, you’re talking to the wrong person.” —Maren Taylor (35:52)
• “I cannot do my job...without the help of these amazing tailors that I work with.” —Maren Taylor (33:42)
• “Being tall is hot and cool. Just be confident and own it.” —Maren Taylor (34:43)

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Key Takeaways

• Styling is both business and art: Organization, logistics, and relationships are as crucial as taste and vision.
• Be proactive: Cold emails and a professional demeanor open doors in fashion.
• Capsule and vintage wardrobes are powerful: For individuality, sustainability, and story-telling.
• Tailoring is a must: Both for stylists and anyone wanting a custom, elevated look.
• Find your own path: There’s no single way into styling; persistence, adaptability, and collaboration set you apart.
• Online presence matters: Instagram is the modern stylist’s portfolio.

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This episode is a trove for fashion enthusiasts, aspiring industry professionals, or anyone curious about the hard work behind "It Girl" style. Maren Taylor’s story is candid, relatable, and packed with practical tips—making it a must-listen, or a must-read summary!

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[Liv Perez]

Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of let's Get Dressed. It's your host Liv Perez. I hope you're all having a great start to your week. Thanks for tuning in for another episode. Today we are answering the question what are all the it girls wearing these days? I decided to go straight to the source and sat down with stylist Maren Taylor, the woman behind the effortlessly chic wardrobes of Paige desorbo, Olivia Culpo, Paige Lorenz and more. After getting her start working for stylist Dani Michelle, the stylist behind Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber, Maren has become the eyes and closet behind some of fashion's best dressed women. We talk about building your client list, the art of the cold email and the process that goes into creating some of, I think we can say all of our most saved outfits on Instagram. We also talk about her best styling tips, the Calzedonia tights that she uses on repeat, her go to trick for the perfect blazer sleeve, and why tailoring for her is a non negotiable. By the way, she's six foot so if you are a tall girl then this episode is definitely for you. I am so obsessed with this episode because I'm equally as obsessed with Maren. I've been following her for a while and she truly has such a good eye. So let's go get dressed with Maren Taylor. Hey Maren.

[Maren Taylor]

Hi.

[Liv Perez]

Welcome to the pod.

[Maren Taylor]

Thanks for having me.

[Liv Perez]

Selfishly, I love having this podcast because all the women that I fangirl over on the Internet. I just invite them to my house for the podcast.

[Maren Taylor]

I mean, yeah, I feel that way about your podcast too. It's like all my. All my girls that I look up to.

[Liv Perez]

Thank you. That's so sweet. You've been, again, someone that I have looked up to, and I love your style and I love your work. So thrilled to have you on. You walked in the door and I was like, oh, my God, she's much taller in person.

[Maren Taylor]

Yes. I'm six foot. What? I know, it's really crazy. I was like a volleyball player. I was a swimmer. Like, I was an athlete my whole life. And everyone said, like, why don't you model? And I was like, because I like to eat and I don't like to work out. But now that I work in fashion and that so many of the designers that I wear make clothes for tall women, I love it.

[Liv Perez]

No, it's really the greatest thing ever that you are six foot. Because I was saying earlier, me and my tailor are best friends.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah.

[Liv Perez]

As a 5 foot 4 girly, I.

[Maren Taylor]

See it a lot with my short friends.

[Liv Perez]

Oh, my God. I'm tailoring every pant that comes in the door. Do you just walk into stores and try things on and they fit you perfectly?

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah. Yes. Sometimes when pants are too long for me, I'm like, who is this made for? Like, if I have to shorten a pant, which happens sometimes.

[Liv Perez]

No way.

[Maren Taylor]

Yes. The Row Gala pant. I had to shorten it.

[Liv Perez]

Well, the RO gets a pass at everything.

[Maren Taylor]

And I was just like, this is so crazy.

[Liv Perez]

Who is this for?

[Maren Taylor]

Who is the Amazonian woman wearing this pant?

[Liv Perez]

Not six foot. You or Nara Smith. But, you know, true. Literally, that's it. Well, I'm excited to talk about your journey. I feel like you have had one of those careers in my mind, that is so. I feel like everybody wants to do what you're doing. And I also love the way that you've gotten to where you are. I think that there's so many teachable moments from that experience.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah.

[Liv Perez]

So I would love it if you could take me back a little bit. Tell me what first made you fall in love with fashion.

[Maren Taylor]

Fashion is definitely something that's always been, like, a huge part of my identity. When. I mean, if you look back at pictures of me from kindergarten, like, I'm wearing sunglasses and a bandana, like, you're.

[Liv Perez]

Going to need to resurface these photos.

[Maren Taylor]

I will. I will send them to you. Accessories have always been so important to Me, like, I was the kid that my parents, they didn't dress me like, they let me have full creative vision, which was great. And then that sort of carried on into high school. I was, like, always the one that was really obsessed with what my friends were wearing for prom and helping them pick their shoes and going shopping with people. Like, I think creating a look is something that I've always been obsessed with, whether it was on me, whether it was on someone else. So I think when I figured out that I could make a career out of that sentiment, like, it was game over for me.

[Liv Perez]

I also know you're a big capsule wardrobe girly.

[Maren Taylor]

I am.

[Liv Perez]

I've seen all over your TikTok that you love a capsule wardrobe.

[Maren Taylor]

What I'm wearing right now is what you will. I don't always wear a heel. It would be like this With a loafer.

[Liv Perez]

Yep.

[Maren Taylor]

But I think that when I was in college, I used to dress a lot more. And even when I first moved to la, I dressed a lot more, like I said in Trends. And I think now I give so much to my clients, like, all of my energy. If I find something amazing, it's not for me. It's for. I have to give it to one of my girls. So when it comes to dressing for me, I just find that dressing in a capsule wardrobe, like, just is so much easier for me. I love. I mean, everything I'm wearing is vintage. Vintage Levi's, vintage belt, vintage blazer. Where's the blazer from a random vintage store in Paris, Love. Yeah. I've had it since I was in college.

[Liv Perez]

Do you have vintage stores that you love to shop at in la?

[Maren Taylor]

I do. I love Scout. I love Recess. I love Decades.

[Liv Perez]

Yes. Literally speaking my language. Keep going.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah, I love. But then. And then there's, like, you know, for my clients, a lot of them shop at Tab. I have, you know, there's these two guys that have the realist. I don't know if you're familiar.

[Liv Perez]

I'm not.

[Maren Taylor]

They're incredible. Like, I've, you know, work. Been working with them for a long time. They're fabulous. And then there's vintage people all around the world. I have people I work with in Oklahoma, Hong Kong. Like, vintage is just such an important part of my job. I love putting my clients in something that someone else couldn't find.

[Liv Perez]

No girl wants to show up somewhere wearing the same thing as myself.

[Maren Taylor]

Oh, my God.

[Liv Perez]

So it's kind of that, like, instant. You're like, oh, this is gonna be a unique hit.

[Maren Taylor]

Yes.

[Liv Perez]

And I also always love wearing something vintage. I could tell the story, be like, oh, this is from this year. This is. You know, I think that there's so much more to it than just that.

[Maren Taylor]

And I find with my vintage pieces, they're the ones that when I go to clean out my closet, I don't get rid of.

[Liv Perez]

Nope, never. I won't get rid of bags that I haven't worn in 10 years.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah.

[Liv Perez]

Like, I had a city bag for a long time.

[Maren Taylor]

Okay.

[Liv Perez]

I didn't wear it for 10 years. Now look where we are.

[Maren Taylor]

I know.

[Liv Perez]

And she's getting all the love and praise, and it's back like we never left.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah. I really feel the exact same way.

[Liv Perez]

Yeah. I love what you were saying about trends. Of course they go to your girls. But what's a trend right now that you're excited about? What's something that you're, like, passing on to your girls?

[Maren Taylor]

We're obsessed with tights right now. I cannot tell every fitting we do. I call Caroline, like, an hour before the fitting and say, we need to go to Wolford and we need to get, like, monochromatic stockings. I. I just always love monochromatic dressing. I think that, like, me as a stylist, I love to match. Like, I love when my bags match my shoes. I love doing that on a client. I love when you're in an all brown look and you have monochromatic brown tights. Like, we live for it.

[Liv Perez]

Let's talk about this, because I get asked this all the time. Instagram, substack, everywhere, people asking me, how do I do the tights? And I have to say, tights are not for me. But I also maybe haven't done it right myself, so I think it also hasn't.

[Maren Taylor]

I think we're just getting into tight season.

[Liv Perez]

Of course. Yeah. We're about to be in the holidays, but. So, okay, walk me through your tight methodology. Like, what colors are you leaning towards and how are you styling them? Because if I. If you gave me a pair of red tights right now, I'd be like, okay, red, maybe with, like, a red dress.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah. Yes. I think that they're also really fun. I think a bright color, like a red. A bright red is really fun for, like, editorial. We just did a really fun editorial shoot that comes out soon. And we did some fun, like, bright colored tights for that. And then I think for more, at least for like, my personal taste, we just did a street style fitting and we incorporated, like, it was like, an all brown look. Like a Brown leather jacket with a brown mini skirt, brown tights, and, like, a brown heel. And it's just. It just looked so rich.

[Liv Perez]

I love this for the holidays.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah. I love making people look rich.

[Liv Perez]

Yeah. You know, I absolutely do.

[Maren Taylor]

I love when everything is cohesive and put together and yummy and expensive. Doesn't have to be expensive, but I like when it comes. Looks expensive. And I feel like something about the tights, they're just.

[Liv Perez]

It's. It's a good move.

[Maren Taylor]

They're tying it all together for me.

[Liv Perez]

Wilford, I love, obviously, because they make great ones, but anywhere else, Caledonia, even better.

[Maren Taylor]

I'm like, sorry.

[Liv Perez]

I love Wolford and less expensive.

[Maren Taylor]

$12 for tights.

[Liv Perez]

Yep.

[Maren Taylor]

And they're so good. They don't rip.

[Liv Perez]

There you go.

[Maren Taylor]

The twenties Calzadone. There's. They come in numbers of the, like, how opaque they are. And the 20s are your go to. Yeah. And if you get the totally invisible, it's like, we'll say it on the box. Yep. There's no, like, seam in the crotch line, so they're just like. They don't. There's. I can't find any other stockings like that that, like, have all the seams. Like, they're just like a band around your waist. And then the clean, tight.

[Liv Perez]

Tory Burch does really good tight styling.

[Maren Taylor]

Yes.

[Liv Perez]

I was just on their website. There's this, like, deer print dress that I really love.

[Maren Taylor]

I know which one you're talking about.

[Liv Perez]

And the way they have it styled is with a chocolate brown tight that matches the dress and a chocolate brown heel.

[Maren Taylor]

I love that.

[Liv Perez]

And that kind of the other. I was like, I think I could do that.

[Maren Taylor]

That would look really good on you.

[Liv Perez]

Because I think that dress needs a tight. Like, I could see it to, like, a cocktail party in the winter, but a black one just wouldn't make sense. It'd be too harsh.

[Maren Taylor]

It wouldn't. Yeah. I agree with you. I think, and I don't know why. For the longest time, I feel like people thought it was either like, black tights or no tights.

[Liv Perez]

Yes.

[Maren Taylor]

And now I love that, like, yeah, same. And I love that color tights are coming into play now. I also feel like on the Runway this season, there was a lot of just generally cobalt blue, and I'm obsessed. I can't pull off blue, but I can't wait to put it on someone else.

[Liv Perez]

Cobalt blue as a color or cobalt blue tight color. Great.

[Maren Taylor]

Just generally as a dress, as a jacket, 100%. I also love all white for the winter.

[Liv Perez]

Oh, the people that will message me and be like, can you wear white past Labor Day? I'm like, let me tell you, white. When white really thrives, it's not in the summer.

[Maren Taylor]

I agree.

[Liv Perez]

It's in the winter.

[Maren Taylor]

Oh, my God. Like, a white fur coat over a white dress with, like, you could even do white tights and white shoes. Fabulous. Yeah. I'm obsessed with.

[Liv Perez]

Okay, let's dive into your career. Thank you so much for this tight tangent. I really appreciated it. You went to Indiana University. You studied fashion merchandising there.

[Maren Taylor]

Yes.

[Liv Perez]

And I know that that's one of the top programs, so talk to us a little bit about why you went there and what that experience was like.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah. So I am from Michigan originally, and I. I didn't want to go. I wanted to stay in the Midwest. I wanted, like, the Big ten college feel. I wanted, like, football, and I just wanted a very normal college experience. I went in as an international studies major, which, looking back, I'm like, I had. Wow. I had no business being there. But I, as someone I like, had heard that the apparel merchandising major at Indiana was really good. So my sophomore year, I transferred into that major, and I definitely was like, this is so much more my speed. But I didn't want to be a buyer. So, like, I think I had kind of known, like, I would love to make a career out of fashion, but I didn't want to be a buyer because I didn't love math and I didn't want to be a designer because I can't draw. Yep. So once I kind of was like, let me just get this general fashion degree. It was such a good program. There was a huge. Like, my classes were. Were huge. There was a ton of amazing professors who worked in the School of Art and Design, and we just had a ton of resources. So I. I was like, I'll just. I'll figure it out. I'll just, like, become a buyer, and then I'll figure it out. And I had a friend who's uncle was. Is still the editor in chief of Paper magazine, and he got me an interview at Paper for the summer between my sophomore and junior year of college. And after I did that internship and I saw a stylist on set, I was like, there it is. That's what I didn't. I didn't know that that was something you could do for a job. Like, I. I think this was right around the same time that, like, Instagram was sort of, like, becoming really big, but. And I started following Danny Michelle, who became my boss, and all of these other amazing stylists, and I just started to realize, like, oh, my God, you can make this a job. And then, yeah, it was that internship that really, like, solidified it for me. And I was like, great, this is it. Like, every thing that I did from that moment on was to, like, make sure I became a stylist.

[Liv Perez]

Was there a time during your intern era? Because I know you went to Parsons Paris, you interned at Oscar de la Renta. I'm wondering if there was a moment that was most formative for you that feels really relevant to what you're doing today.

[Maren Taylor]

I think, like, I realized during those internships, even in this really high fashion world, that seemed really intimidating and exclusive and very foreign to me. Like, I realized it was okay to make mistakes and that at the end of the day, like, we're all just people. And there are so many amazing people who work in these industries that now have become like friends and family to me. So I think just realizing, like, it's okay. It's okay to not be perfect even in this industry, that felt so intimidating. Like, so many people gave me grace and helped me grow. And I'm really grateful for that.

[Liv Perez]

I love that you brought up Dani Michelle, because I know that you started working with her. So how did you guys meet?

[Maren Taylor]

Between my junior and senior year of college, so I did the internship in New York. Then fast forward to my junior year of college. I did. I went to. Studied abroad at Parsons Paris, like you said. And then I came back to Indiana for my senior year. And I was really at that point, like, I think coming back to school for me was a little bit jarring. Like, I had just come from this. I had come from Paris, and I was really eager to just get to work. So I knew that as soon as I graduated, I wanted to move to la and I wanted to do styling. I, like, you know, I. I was like, I'm going to graduate, and then I'm going to move right to la. And then the pandemic hit. I graduated during the pandemic, so I moved home for three months. And then I think it was August. I told my parents, like, I can't do this anymore. Like, I need to just go to la. I will become a nanny. Like, I will figure it out. Because there wasn't. No one was working, especially, like, in this industry. So my parents were like, okay, like, you can move. We'll give you a couple months to figure it out. I was on the plane going to LA, and I had emailed, I think, 20 stylists at that point. I didn't even think to email someone like Dani because I was like, I can't even set my sights on someone like that. Like, she's not. She's just. She doesn't want someone like me with no experience. So I was on the plane and she emailed me back. I decided to email her. She wrote me back, I think, within, like, 10 minutes, and was like, can you start tomorrow? Like, I'm looking for an intern. And, yeah, I was with her, like, every day since then.

[Liv Perez]

The value of a cold email.

[Maren Taylor]

I know I live and die by them.

[Liv Perez]

I know even to this day. I've been doing this for 10 years.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah.

[Liv Perez]

And I think people think that the cold email era is for the beginning. I am cold emailing people every day.

[Maren Taylor]

I mean, yeah, I cold emailed you. You reached out to me on Instagram. Yep. Or, no, it was email. But, yeah, I. Yeah, you.

[Liv Perez]

You. Learning the art of a cold email is what is going to have you persevere through a successful career.

[Maren Taylor]

I completely agree. And I think that what Danny now says and what I now see as I have people reaching out to me is like, cold emailing is amazing. I think there's just such a way to go about it. Like, I came from this, like, very professional college background where, like, we were writing cover letters in my classes. So I sent Danny such a professional email, and I think that really stood out and helped me.

[Liv Perez]

Can you elaborate on that a little bit? I'm curious. Like, for you, what do you think the art is? Like, what's. What's a way to nail it?

[Maren Taylor]

Like, I have girls, which it's okay. Girls and guys that will DM me and just say, like, I would love to work for you, period. And, like, sort of just leave it at that. And for me, it's like, not to say that I get so many of those, but, like, I don't know. That doesn't really tell me anything about, like, you or what your experience is. Whereas sometimes I'll get emails of girls who have, like, attached a full resume, who have attached a cover letter. And I think that this job can be impersonal in a way. Like, it feels. This job feels very cool and fun to people and it. And it is that way, but there still has to be a professional aspect to it. And I think when I see that someone else is taking it as seriously as I took it, I really respond to that.

[Liv Perez]

I think it's say Hi in the DMs. Yes, ask for the email, take it out of the DMs right away.

[Maren Taylor]

Agreed.

[Liv Perez]

Like, I always like to start there because if it's a brand or a person, I'm like, oh, they'll see my work. Maybe we can resonate there. But even if you're not a creative, like, just seeing who you are, I think is important. At the end of the day, all this is about human connection. So, like, let's connect on that human level first, right? And be like, hey, I'm this. Can I get your email? I want to send you. I'm really interested in working for you and want to tell you more about me and send you my resume.

[Maren Taylor]

Right. And I think it's just like being personable and I think that there is definitely an element of, like, weeding out if people want to work with you because they are fans of your clients or if they want to work with you because they love fashion. And I think for me, like, I just love. I love this so much as a job. So I think that that's a really. That's really. You got to. You got to weed those people out.

[Liv Perez]

You ended up being Danny's first assistant.

[Maren Taylor]

Yes.

[Liv Perez]

Can you share for people who might not know what all that looks like, what that entails?

[Maren Taylor]

So the structure is different for everyone. Like, for me, I just have Caroline, she's just my assistant. Dani has a whole team. So I started as an intern for Dani, then I became her, like, second assistant. Actually, before that, I became her studio manager. So I was overseeing, like, all of the shipping, all of the, you know, managing the emails, managing the studio. Then I sort of became there was someone else had been. Was working there. Then I became the second assistant. And then as time went on, I ended up becoming the first assistant. And that basically just meant that I was like, Dani's right hand. So pretty much anywhere that she was, I was or if she wasn't able to be somewhere, I would, like, go in her place. And I think there's just so much trust that comes with that. And I mean, we. We had that. We still have that. I literally talk to her, like, nearly every day and she's such an amazing friend and mentor to me. And, like, I can't imagine doing this without her. Like, I mean, she brought me into this world. I. I would not be sitting here if it wasn't for her.

[Liv Perez]

I really like what you were saying earlier about this business being equal part businesswoman as it is creative.

[Maren Taylor]

Yes.

[Liv Perez]

Can you share a little bit about what she's taught you in that Because I think that's a really important point, that a lot of people who end up succeeding are the ones that get that right. Yeah, you've got to be able to have it both.

[Maren Taylor]

And I think that's with any field. Like, I think with podcasting or with whatever it is. Like, even being an influencer, I think you have to obviously have, like, an amazing team around you. I have an amazing agent, an amazing assistant, an amazing publicist. Like, I'm so grateful for all of the people that are around me that allow me to be creative. And. But, like, at the end of the day, I still go through my credit cards every single day and make sure all of the UPS receipts and all of the, like, you know, FedEx and all of the. Every. We go to Staples, and, like, everything just has to be filed in a specific place. And sometimes you're paying for things for the client, sometimes you're paying for wardrobe, and then all that has to be reimbursed. So there's just a lot of logistics around money and just. Just everything that you have to make sure that all of that is dialed. And I personally can't be creative unless I know that all of that is, like, being taken care of.

[Liv Perez]

I say, in this industry, have a good accountant and have a good lawyer.

[Maren Taylor]

Amen.

[Liv Perez]

The end.

[Maren Taylor]

I just got an attorney, and he's fabulous. Because my.

[Liv Perez]

All you need.

[Maren Taylor]

My philosophy in life is, like, if I can't. If I'm not an expert in something, outsource, Always outsource.

[Liv Perez]

You have to.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah. And I think knowing when to outsource is. Is something that I'm. I'm still learning, but it's. It's important.

[Liv Perez]

So how did you know it was the right time for you to go off on your own?

[Maren Taylor]

It.

[Liv Perez]

First of all, I have to say how wonderful it is to hear you still have this really fruitful and incredible relationship with Danny. In this industry, that's not always the case. I think that's a testament to both of you being wonderful people.

[Maren Taylor]

Thank you.

[Liv Perez]

So what was that moment where you were like, I'm ready to go off on my own.

[Maren Taylor]

It was hard. I, like, I think I started to have the itch. I don't know, maybe like, I worked for her for, I think, four and a half years. I think, like, right around the end, I started to have an itch, and I think that a couple people had reached out to me. So I started working consistently with my now two clients, Paige desorbo and Paige Lorenz. I think when I realized that I Was starting to get busy with the two of them and also just other like one off jobs that I was doing and I felt like I wasn't. It did never got to the point where I wasn't still giving my full time job 100%. But I think when I started to realize, like, okay, this is not sustainable and I'm not going to be able to continue to give Danny 100% was like, that didn't feel fair to me because I know how much like she's put in to building her business. And I was like, you know, there's not, there's no good time to leave. Like, I don't, I don't even really know if I felt ready. My parents were like, what are you doing? Like, everyone around me was like, are you sure? And I was like, I'm just gonna like leap of faith it. And I don't know, I'm kind of like still just day by day. And I think when I had started working with both of my pages was when I kind of realized like, okay, these are two girls who are busy and are like, you know, can keep me busy. And so I was like, I'll just hope that it works out. And then from there I started working. It just kind of started building. And then I signed with my agency who helped me, helps me get jobs, you know, all the time.

[Liv Perez]

To me, styling is a lot about relationships, not just with clients, but with brands, with other stylists. Can you share a little bit about how you grow and maintain those? I feel like every stylist that we've had on the podcast has been like, it's all about the relationships.

[Maren Taylor]

It really is. I mean, I just can't imagine doing this job without having. I know I keep going back to my assistant experience, but like these, when I now, you know, go off on my own and like reach out to a brand, like, these are people that I've been a lot of times. Sometimes I'm forming new relationships, but these are a lot of people that I've been working with for years and years. So I've, you know, I've been talking to them for four years. So now they're really excited to support me now that I'm on my own. And I think that like each client has a different set of brands that they're like, this is sort of like, this is my vibe. These are like my target brands. And then I think just like fostering each individual client's relationships and what they're looking for. And like, there's nothing my favorite Thing is, when you, like, form a new relationship, your client has never work, worked with the brand before, and then they get like this amazing placement and then, like, it all just sort of like snowballs from there. That's the best.

[Liv Perez]

I mean, being a stylist is so much about being a connector. You're connecting people to brands, you're connecting them to. Yeah, the better version of themselves.

[Maren Taylor]

100%.

[Liv Perez]

It really is that you're the glue.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah. And no, it's totally about relationships. And I think, like, I. I'm just. I'm a very extroverted person. And I think that's one of the most fun parts of this job for me is, like, how social it. It really is.

[Liv Perez]

Do you think it's interesting that you say that? Do you think in today's world, a stylist can just be a stylist, or do you think you have to be doing so much more?

[Maren Taylor]

I think that there is definitely something to be said about being like a very behind the scenes sort of stylist and someone that, like, doesn't have an online presence, per se. I don't think it's, like, I don't think it's necessary. I think having social media and having an Instagram is important. I don't think that you have to be someone that's like, sharing and, like, wants to necessarily become an influencer. But I do think, like, that's how clients kind of find you nowadays. Like, I think that we use our social media, Instagram especially, as our portfolios, and obviously we have agents that are constantly pitching us for jobs and they have relationships, and that is extremely helpful. But, like, I think, you know, sometimes clients are scrolling on their own Instagram and they might come across another stylist. I mean, that was how Paige desorbo reached out to me, was just through Instagram.

[Liv Perez]

So she. That's how you guys met for the first time?

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah, we. Yep. She followed me on Instagram. I reached out to her while I was, like, working with Dani and just said, like, I'm obsessed with you on Summer House. Like, I was just like, I want to be friends with this girl. Like, she's fabulous.

[Liv Perez]

I don't know a person who is not obsessed with Paige.

[Maren Taylor]

She's everything and more. Like, she really is.

[Liv Perez]

She is. And I DM her and tell her this all the time. She is my Audrey Hepburn.

[Maren Taylor]

She is. She truly is.

[Liv Perez]

She's Audrey fully the cat, the vibes, the whole thing.

[Maren Taylor]

And yeah, so she. Then she followed me after I DMed her, and then I Think when she saw that I was taking my own client, she reached out to.

[Liv Perez]

She has a really distinctive style. For me, I feel like I can look at something and say, that's so Paige. And it's really fun to hear you say at the beginning of this interview that creating a signature style is something that you've been doing your whole life, back to when you were a kid. How have you worked with Paige to kind of create that like that? So Paige moment.

[Maren Taylor]

I think the thing with Paige that I love so much about her and what makes working with her so fulfilling is that no matter what she's wearing, like, she is going to make it a moment. She could be going on Good Morning America and like, it's 5am and she's doing glam, or she could be going on like Jimmy Fallon or doing something for her book or whatever it is, doing something for Amazon. And she just fully commits. Like, she commits with the bag, with the shoes, with the glam. Like, she just makes everything a moment. She knows how to get the photo. And I think, like, we sort of like to whatever the vibe is, we sort of like to like, create this character and she just leans into it.

[Liv Perez]

I love her style as well because of the fact that she blends high end and low end. Like, I love that I can see her in a look that you style, but then also see her doing an Amazon live the next day. What is your best advice for that mix of high and low?

[Maren Taylor]

I think, like, with Paige specifically, for example, tonight she's going to this event and she's wearing this look that, like, opened a Runway show.

[Liv Perez]

Okay.

[Maren Taylor]

And then she's wearing a pair of $100 shoes with the look, because those were the shoes that were right with the outfit. Like, I think that finding what feels right to you and not being so focused on, like, who makes it and what the label is like, of course there's a time and a place where you want to, like, show off that you're wearing a designer. But I think, like, especially with, you know, if you're wearing a full outfit and you want to mix in like a belt that's a no name brand or sunglasses, like, I love mixing high and low. And I think just don't be so focused on who, who makes it.

[Liv Perez]

I also love Paige Lorenz's style. She's someone who I just think also I can look at and say, that's also so Paige a thousand percent. Specifically, I think something that was. That resonated with me a lot in the last, you know, three Months with her style, obviously. I know everyone's excited for her wedding looks.

[Maren Taylor]

Oh, my God. Yes.

[Liv Perez]

Paige Loren's courtside at the U.S. open in Burberry.

[Maren Taylor]

So good.

[Liv Perez]

Oh, my God.

[Maren Taylor]

I loved that.

[Liv Perez]

Was very iconic. There were a lot of vintage pieces in there that you could tell were her own, but then she was also working with the brand and going to dinner. So can you talk a little bit about how creative moments like that come together? Because I did have a lot of friends being like, did the brand dress her? Is she wearing that on her own? So I think there's a lot of debunking to do in the fashion industry, which is something we love to do on the pod.

[Maren Taylor]

Paige. Lorenzo. And I love. Like, I told Paige, I was doing this today, and Paige is so excited for people to know more about our process, because my process with Paige Lorenz is extremely collaborative, like, because she's based in Connecticut, and we don't always get that, like, in person time together. Everything we do is so extremely collaborative. First of all, we both love vintage. Like, I think you can just tell from her overall vibe of her home and her brand. Like, everything feels very vintage inspired, and I think that's part of the reason that we work so well together. She always jokes with me, like, she can send me something and, like, a vintage piece that she'll see on Pinterest, and I'll have, like, found it within 30 seconds, because, not to say it's easy for us, but it's what we do all day, and it's just been really fun. So Tommy has her fiance, has a partnership, like, has a deal with Burberry. And so we knew that we wanted to lean into that and play off of those vibes. And I think just doing something that felt like vintage Burberry, it felt very, like, organic to what we've already been doing.

[Liv Perez]

No one sold me better on those shoes than her.

[Maren Taylor]

I know.

[Liv Perez]

I was on net the next day being like, do I need Burberry plaid sandals?

[Maren Taylor]

I know.

[Liv Perez]

I guess I do.

[Maren Taylor]

I. I completely agree.

[Capital One Announcer]

Yeah.

[Maren Taylor]

And then that look she did for.

[Liv Perez]

That dinner was amazing.

[Maren Taylor]

Yes. We had fit. That look, actually, I think for Wimbledon, and it never ended up getting its moment at Wimbledon. So then when we found out we had this dinner, it was just perfect.

[Liv Perez]

I truly love your style, Paige. If you're listening, please come on this podcast.

[Maren Taylor]

Oh, my God.

[Liv Perez]

We love you here.

[Maren Taylor]

We love you, Paige. Like I said, it's very collaborative. I would say the US Open is at the end of August. We start, I think, I started making mood boards for that end of June, so, like two months out of the US Open, and then I'll send her the mood boards and then she sort of like zooms in on specific vibes and is like, let's lean into this sporty vibe. Let's lean into this vintage world. And she. Yeah, it's, it's. There's a lot of back and forth when she walks into a fitting. She, more so than anyone, has a really good idea of what's going to be on the rack. Because we've been, we've been chatting about it for a while. So.

[Liv Perez]

So is that the process? Because, I mean, for both of these amazing women, they have such a distinctive sense of style. Obviously you bring in a stylist who can help amplify these things. But one piece of commentary that I see going around that I absolutely hate is why do we have influencers who are fashionable getting stylists? That just means you're not stylish. I hate that. Can you walk us through kind of the process when you are putting looks together to kind of share with the audience about what that process is actually like, it's more than just, hey, put this on your body.

[Maren Taylor]

Definitely. I think there is such a level of trust. It's really fun to work with someone who is down to take a risk and trust you. Like, I think when you've worked with someone, like I've worked with these two amazing women for so long and I do think now there's a level of trust, like if maybe they look at something and they don't understand it at first, but, like, then they try it on and we're all obsessed with it. Like, I think that's always a really fulfilling and fun moment. And, and like I said, like, how I outsource if I'm not the expert. I think both of these two women just are so busy in their day to day lives and so, like, they don't have time to be dealing with the vintage dealers that are in Oklahoma and Utah and all the people that I'm working with. And so I think that, like, just bringing, like I said, bringing them things that they would not be able to find themselves is always the most challenging. But the best part of our job.

[Liv Perez]

Yeah, you need someone who's dealing with all that back and forth. But putting together a look, guys, is not easy.

[Maren Taylor]

Oh, my God, it's so not easy.

[Liv Perez]

No, it's not just the dress. It's the shoes, it's the bag, it's the makeup, it's the hair, it's the jewelry, it's everything.

[Maren Taylor]

Oh, my God. For a fitting. Sometimes for a fitting, we will be emailing. We make these crazy spreadsheets. We'll be emailing, like, over 100 brands at one time. And they're all like, we'll stay up until 2am because we're emailing the brands that are in Paris and we make sure we're awake. There's a lot that goes into it, and I think that it's, like, for us, it's really fun. I, like, cannot believe that I do something for work that I think is so fun. And I love when I am at a fitting and I can tell that they're also having fun with the process and they don't feel like it's this chore. I love that working with someone who gets really into it is really fun.

[Liv Perez]

I get a lot of questions about on camera tips. And even for your girls who are on camera, frequently, I will get questions of, like, what should I wear for a zoom interview? So what's your best piece of advice for styling a look? If you are going to be on.

[Maren Taylor]

Camera, I think, like, for, okay, so say my client is going on Jimmy Fallon. Okay, so what are they doing on Jimmy Fallon? They're going to be sitting the whole time. Like, if they're going on a podcast, are you going to be sitting? If you're going. If you're doing. I don't know, if you're going on a carpet and you're going to be standing, like, I think knowing what is the photo that's going to live, like, what are you going to be doing in that photo and how is it going to look while you're sitting? So if we're doing a look for Jimmy Fallon, we'll pull over a chair and rather than just doing fitting photos standing up, we'll see how the look sits. And I think really understanding, like, okay, what is it that I'm going to be doing in this outfit? And sometimes you could love an outfit, but it doesn't sit right. And if you're going to be sitting, then like, okay, maybe this outfit is better for a carpet where there's just going to be a standing photo.

[Liv Perez]

Perfect example was Dakota Johnson on Jimmy Fallon.

[Maren Taylor]

Yes.

[Liv Perez]

That was crazy.

[Maren Taylor]

Oh, my God, it was so crazy.

[Liv Perez]

For those of you who didn't see it, this was like a month ago. She was on Jimmy Fallon wearing a dress that was, like, incredibly low cut around the bust, like, basically like a U down to her boobs pretty much. And she couldn't sit a thousand.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah, I mean, definitely. Like, I love a short skirt, by the way.

[Liv Perez]

She looks so hot. Fabulous outfit. I have no qualms with the outfit, 100%, but you could tell in that moment that she was uncomfortable.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah.

[Liv Perez]

Yeah.

[Maren Taylor]

And so, like, today, Paige is going to this event where she's going to be interviewing someone and sitting down. And so the look we ended up with her wearing is just a very, like, clean, flat dress that we both said, like, this is going to sit really well.

[Liv Perez]

Another piece of advice I have to ask from you. You are a stylist, and you're six foot. Talk to me about tall girl styling tips.

[Maren Taylor]

I just think, okay, well, we can get more specifically into tall girl styling. I just think, generally, I cannot imagine doing what I do, like we talked about earlier, without tailoring. Like, I cannot do my job unless without the help of these amazing tailors that I work with. Like, they make a. They can completely change an outfit. They make it come to life. Like, shortening and hemming and knowing when to take it in is so such an important part of an outfit. So just generally tailoring. If you don't, like, why are you spending all this money on clothes and then not tailoring them? I would never go to a fitting with a client and not bring a tailor. Honestly, like, I've just kind of always been this way my whole life. Like, people will say to me, oh, my God, I love that you wear heels. I'm like, yeah, like, go for it. I. Being tall is hot and cool. I think that, like, just being confident and owning it. If there's a brand that makes a shoe, like, these row shoes, I'm not gonna miss out on them because I'm tall, and I don't want to be even taller.

[Liv Perez]

No, wear the shoes are the shoes. Where are the shoes? Is there somebody out there right now who you think has impeccable style?

[Maren Taylor]

I would say my. Like, like, they are the most dynamic duo, I think, right now is Jenna Ortega and her stylist, Enrique Melendez. He and her are, I think, every carpet that she steps out onto. She looks so insanely fabulous. Like, everything is tailored so well. I think they do such a good job of bringing her vibe, especially, like, when she plays into, like, the Wednesday Addams vibes. I think they just do such a good job of making her look so.

[Liv Perez]

Cool, and it's different, which I love.

[Maren Taylor]

Like, I thought her Academy gala look. Fabulous was insane.

[Liv Perez]

What was that?

[Maren Taylor]

Grace Lang.

[Liv Perez]

Grace Lang.

[Maren Taylor]

I actually put Paige in a Lorenz in a Grace Lang look a couple years ago, but love them. Love Jenna. I just think, like, they just get each other, and you can tell.

[Liv Perez]

What is your best advice for somebody who wants to be a stylist? Obviously, we've heard so much about your journey here, but, you know, you've gone from studying fashion in college, working for Danny, Michelle, now being off on your own and having incredible clients. What would you say to somebody who wants to be in the same career as you?

[Maren Taylor]

I just feel like you can't take no for an answer. Like, if you really want to do this and you reach out to people to assist them or to help out on a shoot and, like, you keep getting no for an answer, then, like, email someone else. Like, I think it was Kris Jenner who said on, like, an episode of the Kardashians before, like, if someone tells you no, you're talking to the wrong person. And, like I said, so agree with that. I think that, like, for me, I knew that this was the end goal, and I was just not gonna settle until I did it. And just truthfully, I can't imagine doing this without having been an assistant. I think knowing what all the different showrooms have and knowing. I think that's a huge part of working with a stylist is not only are you getting their vision, but you're getting their expertise of knowing where to get things and then again, just knowing. Knowing how to be, like, a savvy business person.

[Liv Perez]

Okay, little stylist lightning round to close this out. Okay, what's your favorite brand to pull right now?

[Maren Taylor]

Courage. Ooh, Vintage Courage.

[Liv Perez]

I was not expecting that.

[Maren Taylor]

I'm so obsessed with anything that feels 60s. Like, I do love new courage, but specifically vintage Courage. Every time I see it, I'm like, that's the cutest thing I've ever seen.

[Liv Perez]

What's your go to styling hack?

[Maren Taylor]

Kind of random, but I wear a lot of button downs, so the. You know what I'm gonna say? Putting hair ties underneath my cuffs. Like, I'm honestly surprised I didn't do it today. I. I do it every day.

[Liv Perez]

Just make sure you get a soft rubber band.

[Maren Taylor]

Yes.

[Liv Perez]

I, for a long time was using hard ones, and I was like, oh, my God, I'm cutting off the circulation.

[Maren Taylor]

Why do I have rug burn?

[Liv Perez]

No, literally. But it is the best hack. And then you would. So basically, guys, you put a rubber band at kind of like the elbow point.

[Maren Taylor]

Yeah.

[Liv Perez]

Like, right here of your blazer, and then roll it up over. The rubber band will know the rubber band's there. But you will have a perfectly kind of rolled up sleeve.

[Maren Taylor]

Yep.

[Liv Perez]

Who's your dream client?

[Maren Taylor]

Honestly? Victoria Beckham. I'm just so obsessed with her. She's everything to me.

[Liv Perez]

Did you watch the documentary?

[Maren Taylor]

Yes.

[Liv Perez]

Did you love it?

[Maren Taylor]

Couldn't look away.

[Liv Perez]

Couldn't look away. I wish there was, like, a little bit more.

[Maren Taylor]

No, I agree. Like, I could have had 20 episodes.

[Liv Perez]

I wish there was more because I feel like with David's one, we really got, like, so I, like, didn't really care about him before, and now I'm like, I love that man.

[Maren Taylor]

And I also know I love it. Victoria Beckham, beauty. I love Victoria Beckham as a brand and I love Victoria Beckham as a human. So I just, like, I wanted more on all of it.

[Liv Perez]

Does she use a stylist?

[Maren Taylor]

You know, I don't know the answer. I'm sure she does, yes. I think she probably has someone that's, like, London based, but. Oh, my God, I would just die to work with her.

[Liv Perez]

I love that. What's one trend you want to see gone forever?

[Maren Taylor]

I hate logos.

[Liv Perez]

Yeah.

[Maren Taylor]

Oh, my God. Like, yeah. Yes. I want them gone forever.

[Liv Perez]

Like, thrilled.

[Maren Taylor]

I now, because I'm someone that's, like, starting to, like, accumulate more of a capsule wardrobe. Like, I'm just so obsessed, not even necessarily with quiet luxury, but, like, I find myself gravitating towards, like, I love Bottega because, like, if, you know, you know, with, like, the way the bag looks. But I love that it doesn't say Botega on it. Like, sometimes I wish with Prada that, like, the logo wasn't so big.

[Liv Perez]

What's one thing in your closet you will never stop wearing?

[Maren Taylor]

A blazer.

[Liv Perez]

Yeah.

[Maren Taylor]

I just love them. I feel so confident when I wear a blazer. Most recent splurge, a pair of Chanel flats that was sourced by the coveted. They're burgundy and brown suede. They actually arrived tomorrow and I'm so excited about them.

[Liv Perez]

I'm really excited for you.

[Maren Taylor]

Thank you. I'll send you a picture.

[Liv Perez]

Thank you so much for coming on the pod. This was so fun and I. I loved hearing your story. Truly. So incredible. So thank you so much for sharing.

[Maren Taylor]

Oh, my gosh. Thank you. Anytime.

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