LEILA BANI STYLIST : BIO

Leila Bani’s groundbreaking sense of style and chilled, charming personality has launched her career as one of the hottest stylists in Canada . Leila is the very much sought after editorial stylist and in the past year alone has styled fashion editorials for magazines such as CHATELAINE, FLARE, NUVO, INTERVIEW, ZINK, PEOPLE, UMM, ION, WESTERN LIVING, VANMAG, PYRAMID POWER, ELEMENTE, FITNESS, DIVA, MORE, ZOOMER, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, TV WEEK, ALIVE, UNLIMITED, CHEEK, PIG, SNEEZE, and DRESS TO KILL.

Leila studied fashion merchandising at the Blanche MacDonald Institute and has since applied her keen creative eye to styling fashion campaigns for OBAKKI, LEONE, PARK ROYAL, DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY, ORB CLOTHING, and SOUTHGATE MALL. She also styled the ad campaigns for SOLO MOBILE, CRIME STOPPERS, BODOG CASINOS, VANOC, and the BC LOTTERY CORPORATION. 

Leila recently had the honour of styling DIANA KRALL for several editorials including CHATELAINE’S cover story, as well as shopping & styling for Diana’s various prestigious events such as the VANITY FAIR OSCAR PARTY, the JUNOS & DIANNA KRALL’S GALA FUNDRAISER. She has also styled personalities such as ELLEN PAGE, ANNE HECHE, GILLIAN ANDERSON, KATIE SACKHOFF, JAMIE KENNEDY, LISA BROKOP, JESSIE FERRELL, THE RAVEONETTES, DANDI WIND, LISSY TRULLIE, and Leila’s personal thrill: supermodel COCO ROCHA.

Leila is often requested for interviews and fashion advice. She has recently been featured in FLARE magazine’s OF THE MINUTE article, FASHION EZINE, and is the feature speaker for the WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION. Leila was also a guest stylist on two episodes of the reality show CANADA’S NEXT TOP MODEL.