Stylist Maeve Reilly has done it again! After creating some of Hailey Bieber’s most unforgettable looks, she’s now working her magic on Megan Fox. Together they’ve created some of the most memorable red carpet look of the year and were recently dubbed by Vogue as entering Fox’s “fashion girl phase.”  Reilly, the recent winner of The Daily’s Fashion Los Angeles Style Curator award, tells us how she got started, what she still wants to do, and how she and Fox started working together.

You went to FIT in New York How was your time there?
Truthfully I went to school to appease my parents who strongly believed in college. I am grateful I went and enjoyed my experience, but I think the majority of what I have learned has been from being on set, and living through real life experiences in the industry.

How did you realize you could be a stylist?
One of my first jobs was in retail at Bloomingdale’s when I was 18. All I knew is that I was obsessed with fashion. I went to FIT and took these high school classes that they offered on Saturdays and throughout the summer. After I got fully accepted to FIT and entered with a business degree. At the time my dad was producing a TV show for the Hallmark Channel. He kindly asked the stylist if she would give me an internship and she kept me on for two years. Ever since that very first day on set, I knew I wanted to be a stylist.

What was your big moment in styling on your own after assisting?
I would say my first big moment was definitely with Janelle Monáe  in 2017 for the Oscars.

What did you learn about fashion from Janelle?
I don’t think I would be the stylist I am today without that experience. She and her team pushed me so hard in the best way on every single job, it was perfect.  I think…