In the world of American stylists, no one does not know about Nini Nguyen – who came up with the idea to design, choose costumes and accessories for female singer Rihanna . This 26-year-old Vietnamese-born girl started her career as a janitor.
Nini was born in Vietnam and lived here until the age of 6, after that, she lived for 8 years in Thailand. When she was 14 years old, she moved to the US to live. Nini’s path to a career as a stylist was not easy. When she moved to the US, she applied for a job at a retail fashion store. At that time, she really wanted to be a salesperson, but because of her limited English, she was not employed. However, Nini understands that she needs to have a starting point, even if it’s very low, so she accepts a part-time job at the store and becomes a cleaning janitor who comes here a few times a week on a mission.
Nini is very fond of fashion and the opportunity came to her when once Nini saw a customer awkwardly choosing clothes, she “sneakly” came to advise this person and the customer left with the result. dozens of items on hand. This has made the sales staff greatly admire the maid who cannot speak English very well. Gradually, as her English improved, the manager promoted her to the position of salesperson. At first, she was the one with the best sales at the store, then reached the “top” sales in the area, in the district… At the age of 17, Nini became a famous salesman. She started “jumping jobs”, switching jobs to different famous fashion brands.
The biggest turning point in Nini’s career was when she decided to become a stylist to find the freedom in her work, to unleash her creativity, ideas and combinations of her favorite fashion materials. Gradually, customers came to her more and more, including celebrities, best known as singer Rihanna. When asked about working with Rihanna as a personal stylist, specializing in ideas, designs, and outfits for the famous singer, Nini Nguyen only briefly said that Rihanna is one of the most pleasant customers. hers. Stylist job requires confidentiality for guests, especially celebrities, so she is not allowed to share much about Rihanna.
Currently, Nini Nguyen is a big name in the world of American stylists . For herself, she pursues a simple, youthful, dynamic fashion style but still elegant, luxurious and feminine. Although she always chooses high-end fashion brands for customers who are famous and wealthy, she herself used to work in the high-fashion environment, but Nini is not a brand believer. She still chooses popular products for herself. Nini’s fashion motto is “what you wear is not as important as how you wear it”.
“My number one fashion design rule is to make my clients feel beautiful and confident. Initially, I will give some suggestions, if the customer is satisfied with the products I offer, I will start the next step is to add the “personal seasoning” in the style of the owner. core. Beautiful clothes are clothes that make you feel confident, beautiful and don’t bring into your mind any doubts about yourself. Feeling uncomfortable wearing a suit can be disastrous. Immediately you have the feeling that something is not right and you are not at your best.”