Aastha Sharma has made a name for herself styling Indian and international celebrities. She started out as an editorial stylist before making the big jump to being a commercial stylist. Her philosophy is simple – she lets the personality of her client take over, adding touches that suit the occasion to create a holistic style experience that makes a splash and looks functional at the same time. Her own style choices are quite bohemian but they don’t take precedence over the needs of her clients. She’s aware that today, looking good no longer matters, it’s looking good on social media that counts and she makes sure her clients do get written about, for all the right things, of course.

Did you always want to be a stylist in the fashion industry?

I wanted to become a lawyer because my dad was one but later I changed my mind. My friend was getting into this fashion college. They had these cool fashion courses. I too joined along with her and that’s how I got into fashion marketing and merchandising. When I was doing my masters there; I discovered styling and it was so new and there were mainly editorial stylists in Mumbai. There were only a handful of celebrity stylists. So that’s when I got into it and started enjoying it.