Stylista is an American reality competition television series created by Eli Holzman and produced by Warner Horizon Television and Tyra Banks' Bankable Productions in which aspiring fashion editors vie for a job as a junior editor at Elle magazine.
The series premiered in the USA on The CW on 22 October, 2008. There are nine hour-long episodes in the series.
Stylista premiered in South Africa on DStv's M-Net Series channel on Friday 24 April 2009, at 19h00.
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Synopsis
Designer fashions within arm’s reach, mentorship by one of the most respected editors in the business — a dream come true for any fashion editor wannabe?
From the creators of Project Runway and America's Next Top Model comes Stylista, in which eleven aspiring fashionistas face weekly scrutinous challenges under the leadership of Elle's Fashion News Director, Anne Slowey.
A tough person to please, Slowey will inspect the contestants' performances after each challenge and with the help of her team ultimately choose a winner.
Each week, these aspiring fashion editors perform everything from humbling assistant challenges (who hasn’t had to fetch coffee on her rise to the top?) to social-climbing endeavours.
At the helm of the search is Anne Slowey and Joe Zee, the magazine’s creative director.
Although the work throughout the competition is quite difficult, the winner will be rewarded for their hard work with a paid editorial position at Elle, a paid lease on a New York City apartment, and an allowance at H&M for one year - an overall package with a value of $100,000.
Stylista is produced by 10x10 Entertainment, Bankable Productions, Magic Molehill Productions and Warner Horizon Television.