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he can’t help it, really. whether it’s a gown fitting for Kim Kardashian’s red- of college transcripts.
carpet cameo, a freestyle apartment makeover for a gal-pal or simply a casual “i went to ByU [Brigham young University] for a year before i moved
mixer for his fellow stylists, it’s in Gary Samuelian’s inherent nature to do it all with to new york,” Gary explained. “it just wasn’t where i wanted to be; i wasn’t happy
style. it’s no wonder he’s currently gracing our tV screens as the cute brunette about it. i wanted to be at Parsons School of design in new york—it’s one of the
t
o
junior stylist at margaret maldonado agency (mma) on mtV’s best-dressed top design schools in the U.S. So i enrolled in a certificate program there and i took
reality show, Styl’d. classes like fashion design, fashion construction, fashion drawing, etc. it’s a really
On the go and in the know, this visibly driven talent with a refreshing at- great school. it’s where marc Jacobs and donna Karan went.”
Y
ou titude recently showed The Rage Monthly just what drives him, as well as when he’s not making people look more beautiful, we can find Gary getting
some of the obstacles over which he’s had to strut. But first, i simply had to lost in himself doing the same for spaces as well. not surprisingly, Gary’s modus
decipher the surname whose pronunciation eluded me. Sam-well-ian? operandi is always about improving things.
M
uelian
Suh-moo-lee-in? “i just finished decorating lauren [Conrad’s] apartment. i’ve been doing that
“it’s ’Sam-yu-len,’” Gary revealed warmly. “it’s armenian. yes, i’m another for the past eight months now—through the process of filming [Styl’d],” said Gary.
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armenian who lives in los angeles,” joked the laguna Beach native. “lauren let me have carte blanche and the place looks amazing. Just trying to
in an introduction video on mtV, Gary recounted all the creative make the world a more beautiful place from within—whatever i can do to serve.
Gar
branches that he envisioned himself pursuing—which included a (laughter)”
clothing line and a home-accents line among a few others. From what the show’s first few episodes have demonstrated, Gary is very ca-
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utiful
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with “Oh my gosh, i said i wanted to do, like, EVERythnG! that’s so pable of maintaining a high quality of work while still making time to build social
embarrassing,” blushed Gary. “i watched the interview and i was like, relationships—namely, getting to know his fellow cast members on the show.
‘Oh my gosh, Gary.’ (laughter) Seriously, my oldest dream since i was Gary hosted a particularly cute little mixer for the junior stylists. Very extra-mile.
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Smilin
little was to be a fashion designer. ” “well thank you! that’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me! i guess i am the
along with the unwavering support he’s had from his family, homemaker! i’ve been reading martha Stewart since i was like 6.”
’
and
this one-track fascination kept Gary going when the path to his martha hasn’t been around terribly long, so after a few failed bouts with simple
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lin dream career seemed to have become buried under a blizzard arithmetic, i inquired as to Gary’s age.
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