Who Am I?

Zena Utsalo is a professional Fashion Assistant and freelance Fashion Stylist with formal education in fashion design, media, and business. Currently based in London, Zena is now pursuing a BA in Fashion Styling and Production at the University of the Arts London. Faithful to the art of storytelling through visual imagery, Zena creates avant content that both challenges and subverts standards of traditionality within race and religion. Outside of producing work, you can find Zena watching foreign horror films, listening to Swedish rap music, and perusing archival Helmut Lang collections.

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WORK EXPERIENCE



Lead Dresser, London Fashion Week - 2022 to Present


Mark Fast, Nadine Merabi, Oqliq



Editorial Fashion Styling, Multiple Publications - 2018 to Present


VSZN Magazine, 17:23 Magazine, Photovogue, Mob Journal



Commercial Fashion Styling, Multiple Brands & Publications - 2018 to Present


The Sports Network, Derschutze, ByVarga, Dyson Vacuums


Luxury Sales Associate, Selfridges - 2021 to 2022


Maria Black Fine Jewellery and Luxury Piercing Studio


Fashion Studio Admin Assistant - 2018 to Present


Juliana Schiavinatto, Mark Fast, Calvin Opaleye, Olga Barsky, Amber Watkins, Sonia Chedli


Social Media Content Creator - 2022 to Present


Head of student content creation for Tiktok & Instagram - University of the Arts London


Costume Designer, Investigation Discovery - 2020 to 2021


Season One release of “Fear Thy Neighbour”



ASSISTING EXPERIENCE



Editorial Fashion Styling, Multiple Publications - 2018 to Present


ELLE Canada, Paper Magazine, Nuvo Magazine, Rain Magazine


Commercial Fashion Styling, Multiple Publications - 2018 to Present


Browns Shoes Canada, Miriam Baker E-Com, Uncuffed Leather E-Com


Celebrity Fashion Styling and Event Dressing, Multiple Clients - 2018 to Present


Winnie Harlow, Tiwa Savage, Zinnia Kumar, Lamar C Taylor, Stephan James, Brooke Lynn Hytes





EDUCATION


BA Fashion Styling and Production - 2021 to Present

London College of Fashion

Certificate in Fashion Media, Business, and Design Studies - 2020 to 2021

London College of Fashion

SKILLS



Editing and Graphic Design

Proficiency using Photoshop, Excel, and all Adobe Suite applications


Coding and Tech Literacy


Experience in soft coding using variety of softwares


Health and Safety Management


CPR certified, Safe-Sets certified, Smart Serve certified