Emily Cieslak is an assistant editor at Dotdash Meredith and writes about fashion and beauty for Real Simple.

Her work has been published on InStyle, Byrdie, Brides, The Knot, and Treehugger.

She spent two years working as a fashion buyer at one of the largest retailers after college.

Emily Cieslak, Fashion and Beauty Expert

This experience taught her the ins-and-outs of the fashion industry and how to identify style trends early on.

She also helped celebrity stylists with dressing their clients and styling campaigns.

Now she combines both her business and creative knowledge when writing about the latest style trends.

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