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Stacy London in 2010
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Born |
New York City, New York |
May 25, 1969
Residence |
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Vassar College |
Occupation | Stylist/fashion consultant Author Magazine editor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Employer | Style for Hire (owner) Westfield Group Shape magazine |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Television |
What Not to Wear Today Show Love, Lust or Run |
Stacy London (born May 25, 1969) is an American stylist/fashion consultant, author, and magazine editor known primarily for her time as co-host on What Not to Wear, a reality television program that featured wardrobe and appearance makeovers. After graduating from Vassar College, London started her career as a fashion editor at Vogue and transitioned into being a stylist for celebrities and designers. She moved into television by co-hosting What Not to Wear with Clinton Kelly, and doing fashion reporting for Access Hollywood, The Early Show, and the Today Show. From 2009–2010, she was a brand ambassador for Pantene, Woolite, Dr. Scholl's, and Riders by Lee. She co-owns Style for Hire and is the creative director of Westfield Style.
London was born and raised in New York City. She is of Sicilian descent on her mother's side and Jewish descent on her father's side. Her stepmother, Victoria, is a romance novelist. Her mother, Joy, worked as a venture capitalist, and her father, Herbert London, is the president emeritus of the Hudson Institute. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, she said of her father "We don't see eye to eye on that much politically [but] he did instill a certain sense of propriety and right and wrong in me, which plays into my fashion sensibility." While going to Vassar College, London double majored in 20th-century philosophy and German literature and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. It was during a summer internship in Paris in Christian Dior's PR department that she took a serious interest in pursuing a career in the fashion industry.